2 Norwich Free Academy Students Win Arts Prizes

NORWICH, CT - From Norwich Free Academy: Norwich Free Academy seniors Katelyn VanLanen and Max Wawrzynowicz were among 292 top Connecticut seniors who excel in the arts honored at the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) High School Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet, April 3 at the Aqua Turf in Southington. VanLanen was recognized for excellence in visual and performing arts, and Wawrzynowicz was recognized for visual arts. Norwich Free Academy Art Department Head Alysha Carmody and Choral Director Tonya Laymon were present for the event.

The CAS Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet annually recognizes two seniors in each member high school for their outstanding ability in the performing or visual arts. The students are selected by their school to receive this honor. The banquet, with over 1,400 in attendance, is sponsored by Jostens and Horace Mann. This year’s emcee was Tim Lammers of Fox 61, and the Keynote Speaker was Jimmy Greene, Grammy Award-nominated Saxophonist and Co-coordinator of Jazz Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University.

The Connecticut Association of Schools serves Connecticut’s K-12 public and parochial schools in all areas of inter-school activity. CAS has emerged as an informed leader in Connecticut’s educational system, providing services to Connecticut’s schools in areas ranging from academics to athletics. The association represents approximately 900 schools in the state. The Connecticut Association of Schools is a non-profit organization located in Cheshire, Connecticut.

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