Wallingford Students Receive SCC Honors

Lyman Hall’s Robert Driscoll and Julia Neri were among the 12 student-athletes from six high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for November 2015.

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.

Driscoll, a three-sport (cross country, swimming and outdoor track) performer for the Trojans, has been stellar in the classroom.

Ranked fourth in his class, Driscoll sports a 4.2 grade-point average.

An AP Scholar with Distinction, he has earned recognition in Latin, Pre-Calculus and Statistics.

“Robert is a pleasant, hard-working All-American boy who reflects the lofty principals than American Education strives for,” Lyman Hall athletic director Steve Baker said.

Neri, a two-sport (cross country and outdoor track) captain for the Trojans, has also been a standout in the classroom.

Ranked first in her class, Neri sports a 4.35 grade-point average. She recently won the Harvard Book Award, and is a Governor’s Scholar semifinalist.

“Julia is an organized, dedicated and focused leader and student athlete who sets the bar high above what most other athletes can attain,” Baker said.