Guilford Students Named SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month

Guilford’s Ben Rattet and Sami Clayton were among the 15 student-athletes from eight high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for September.

Now in its 10th year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2015-16 academic year.

“Many thanks to the Sports Center of Connecticut for its support of the SCC and the Scholar Athlete of the Month program,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “This conference has been proud of its success for the last 21-plus years, and to be able to recognize outstanding young men and women who demonstrate the desire and ability to succeed solidifies what the SCC is all about.”

Each SCC member school can nominate up to two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference is announcing the fall recipients in September, October and November.

Student athletes who are selected must be a varsity letter-winner and have a 3.0/B average while demonstrating leadership qualities such as: being a positive role model; helping teammates overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; or putting the needs of the team before themselves.

Sports Center of CT/SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

Rattet, a captain of the Indians’ boys’ soccer team, has been an exemplary student in the classroom. Ranked in the top 20 percent of his class, Rattet sports a 3.9 grade-point average.

A member of the National and Spanish honor societies, Rattet serves as secretary of his class. An All-SCC soccer honoree in 2014, he is also a Tae Kwon Do 1st degree black belt.

“Ben shows great leadership skills and compassion towards his fellow teammates,” Guilford boys’ soccer coach Joe Maher said.

Clayton, a co-captain of the Indians’ field hockey squad, has been an impressive performer in the classroom.

Ranked in the top 10 percent of her class, she sports a 4.06 grade-point average and is a member of the National and Spanish honor societies.

An AP Scholar with Honor, Clayton is a Peer Minister and member of the Women in Science Club.

“Sami leads by example, and has unselfishly changed positions on the field for the good of the team’s performance,” Guilford field hockey coach Kitty Palmer said.