CAS Presents High School Performing and Fine Arts Awards

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A total of 286 students representing 143 state high schools were recently honored for their achievements in the areas of the performing and fine arts at the 24th annual Connecticut High School Arts Banquet, presented by the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.

A capacity crowd listened to an engaging and humor-filled keynote presentation by Dr. Gina Barreca, noted columnist and author. Caroline Gwara, a student at the Metropolitan Learning Center in Bloomfield, was also honored with the 2019 Heart of the Arts Award.

Here are the award recipients from CAS member schools in Patch towns in New Haven County. Click here for a full listing of all honorees statewide.

• Amity - Madison Tom, Sam Zhang
• Branford - Sophia Irzyk, Adam Jackson
• Cheshire - Elizabeth Feest, Rachel Mola
• Daniel Hand - Gabriella Dollahite, Carson Nietlisbach
• East Haven - Amanda Pascale, Calib Barbera
• Foran - Ryan Farrell, Lucia Mikan
• Guilford - Samuel Hao, Kelly Yeung
• Hamden - Zoe Bassett, Miles Singer
• Jonathan Law - Kruttika Gopal, Hannah Swenning
• Lauralton Hall - Amelia Koch, Alanna Murphy
• Lyman Hall - Angela Focareto, Antonio Collins-Evans
• Maloney - Madison Wilson, Natasha Schweiger
• Naugatuck - Brianna Soubannarath, Jason Pimpinelli
• North Branford - Candice Opie
• North Haven - Jackson Tubis, Summer Christoforo
• Notre Dame-West Haven - Christopher Bradley, William Fryer
• Oxford - Aimee Bachman, Ariana Keller
• Platt - Photini Constantinou, Evalise Rodriguez
• Pomperaug - Chloe Zilkha, Benjamin Bernard
• Sacred Heart Academy - Samantha Dorsi, Xiaoxiao Crystal Long
• Sheehan - Samantha Hart, Koe Bolat
• West Haven - Courtney Skeens, Richard Zayas
• Wilbur Cross - Urim Choi, Gian Melendez