North Haven Students Named SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month

North Haven’s Janos Kanyo and Emma Dzialo were among the 13 student-athletes from seven high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for November.

Now in its ninth year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2014-15 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 20-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 gets two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference announced 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 Athlete of the Month recipients and receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

Kanyo, a two-sport captain (soccer and tennis) at North Haven, has been a standout in the classroom. Ranked 22nd in a class of 265 students, Kanyo sports a 4.3 grade-point average and is a member of the National Honor Society.

This fall, Kanyo earned SCC All-Oronoque soccer honors as the Indians captured a share of the division crown.

“Dedicated, diligent, modest, loyal, professional and mature are the words that collectively define Janos as a student athlete,” North Haven athletic director Todd Petronio said.

Dzialo, a two-sport captain (swimming and tennis) for the Indians, has been exemplary in the classroom. She ranks fifth in a class of 265 students and sports a 4.6 grade-point average.

A Super CAPT Scholar, Dzialo is a member of French and Science honor societies and is Mu Alpha Theta. She recently won the Wellesley Book Award.

“Emma is the type of athlete and leader that coaches enjoy coaching,” Petronio said. “She is more concerned with the job she has done for her team than for herself.”