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 Middlesex and New London counties. Click here for a full listing of all honorees statewide.

• East Hampton - Alexis Hennessey, Victoria Kelpen
• East Lyme - Aiden Paterson, Sarah Singer
• Grasso Tech - Erin Blake, Kyllan Valero
• Haddam-Killingworth - Elizabeth McManus, Zoe Smith
• Ledyard - Hannah Battle, Katherine Desormier
• Lyme-Old Lyme - Britney DeRoehn, Hannah Morrison
• Mercy - Rebecca Chen, Mary Darin
• Middletown - Kendalyn Zipf, Mayland Pettie
• Montville - Holly Richmond, Yu Meng Zhang
• Morgan - Max Hurtubise,Amber Reed
• New London - Hayden Doughty, Jason Jones
• Norwich Free Academy - Madison Marquez, Holly Rust
• Portland - Desmond Cleary, Glenda Black
• Stonington - Ross Lanphere, Grace Gilbert
• Waterford - Catherine Saucier, Dominic Brunaccioni
• Xavier - Sebastian Fazzino, Wylie Malcolm