Wakefield High School Senior Awards

The following Wakefield High School seniors were presented awards at the annual WHS Awards Night on May 24:

Graduation Honors:                                               

Valedictorian -Ann Lee Award: Yue Ren

Salutatorian: Marc Bucchieri

Class Essayist: Nicole Wu           

Awards:

Excellence in English: Alison Doherty, Marc Bucchieri  

 Excellence in Visual Arts: #1 Jordan Ringdahl  #2 Elke Nordeen 

Excellence in Business/Technology: #1 Kyle McGrail,  #2Kerry Synan  

Excellence in American Government: Mary Martin

 Excellence in Math:Yue Ren 

Excellence in Science: Yue Ren

 Excellence in French: Kerry Synan

 Excellence in Spanish: Michael Russo

 Excellence in Italian: Hannah D’Arco 

Excellence in Theater Arts:  Morgan Flynn 

Jerry Boisen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music:  Michael Russo 

Outstanding Contribution to WHS (student vote):  Michael Russo, Vanessa Nason

U.S. Marine Corp Scholastic Excellence Award: Male- Christopher Haddad,  Female- Lisa Kenny

U.S. Marine Corp Distinguished Male Athlete Award: David Morales

U.S. Marine Corp Distinguished Female Athlete Award: Lauren Archambault

U.S. Marine Corp Semper Fidelis Male Award: Marc Bucchieri 

U.S. Marine Corp Semper Fidelis Female Award:  Emily Miller                  

Rhudine Johnson Unsung Hero Award:  Male –Matthew Lamattina, Female-Grace Quinn           

Dollars for Scholars Certificates:  James Bourque, Erin Cook, Shira Faigel, Andrea Fanikos, Maria Gordon, DeAnna Griffin, Jade LaRochelle, Danielle Leahy, Patricia Malone, Mary Martin, Kayla Milburn, Emily Miller, Vanessa Nason, Caitlyn O’Halloran, Kathleen Pinette, Rebecca Quirk, Erin Riley, Andrew Russo, Michael Russo, Lynsie   Sabbatelli, Jennifer Saponaro, Neal Suh, Elizabeth Tan, Michael Winsor, Nicole Wu

Bill Spaulding Merit Award:  Shira Faigel, Paul Maschoff, Emily Miller, Yue Ren, Andrew Russo,  Michael Russo, Nicole Wu  

B.C. Scholarship Award:  Nicole Wu

 Dan Blanchard History/Athletic Award:  James  Bourque

The Center for Performing Arts Scholarship:  Morgan Flynn

Rotary Club Unsung Hero Award:  Erin Cook

American Legion Awards: Tim Marshall, RickieLee Collins, Brian O’Callahan, Victoria Fabbo

Wakefield Memorial High School Alumni Association Award:   Evan Kenney

Excellence in Business Awards:   Ryan Doherty, Brian Melanson, Robert Mogni, Samantha Morris

Excellence in Technology Awards:  Hubert Walkowski

Business /Technology Department Scholarship: Jonathan Miksis

Culinary Arts Award: Elizabeth Bray

Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Awards for Excellence:

French –Hubert Walkowski   Spanish –Elizabeth Tan                            

 Excellence in Foreign Language Awards:                                               

Achievement in French – Meghan Warchol, Yue Ren, Francesca Marino

Achievement in Spanish – Alison Doherty, Jennifer Saponaro, Marc Bucchieri, Caroline Fernandes, Mary Martin, Emily Miller, Andrew Russo, Nicole Wu, Jade LaRochelle, Taylor Yasi

Achievement in Italian-  Julia Raso           

Excellence in English Language Arts Awards:  Alexis Beaton,  Laura Caton , Ryan Carey, Jess Downing,Lisa Danca, DeAnna Griffin, Brian Melanson, Emily Miller, Robert Mogni,  Elke Nordeen,  Stephen Robertson,  Michael Russo, Nicole Titus                                          

Achievement in Math Award ( A- or better for 4 years):  Tori e Berg,  Marc Bucchieri, Alison Doherty,Ryan Doherty,  Caroline Fernandes, Morgan Flynn, Jade LaRochelle, Josh Mader,Paul Maschhoff, Emily Miller, Samantha Morris, Yue Ren, Andrew Russo,Kerry Synan, Nicole Wu

Descartes Award: Marc Bucchieri                  

l'Hopital Award:  Kerry Synan             

Society of Women Engineers:    Kerry Synan-Highest Honor, Emily Miller-High Honors, Nicole Wu-Honors

Oceanography Awards:  Danielle Joly, Samantha Morris, Erin Riley, Jackie Mansfield                                                                               

Astronomy Awards: Abby McGrath, Christina Gelardi

Project Physics Awards: Christina Gelardi, Paige Maguire

Catalyst Awards in Chemistry:            Yue Ren, Michael Russo

 Einstein Award in Physics: Tyler MacGroggan, Andrew Russo,              

Modern Physics Awards: Caroline Fernandez, Ryan Doherty, Joshua Mader, Joseph O’Neill,   Jonathan Miksis                                    

Genetics and Microbiology Awards:  Meghan Warchol, Francesca Marino

Biology Awards:  Yue Ren, Meghan Warchol, Paul Maschhoff

Anatomy and Physiology Award: Alison Doherty,Taylor Yasi, Meghan Warchol, Jennifer Saponaro

Community Service Awards: Craig Carlson, Tyler MacGrogan, Neal Suh, Liz Tan, Hubert Walkowski, Stephanie Wallace  

Excellence  in Justice & Criminology:  Lily Dawson                       

Freudian Award in Psychology:  Julia Raso

Excellence in Sociology:  Sarah Mullen

Student Government Day Representatives: Evan Kenney, Jonathan Miksis                                               

Wakefield Historical Association Prize:  Marc Bucchieri, Yue Ren     

Frank Favorat Memorial Award:  Elizabeth Tan

Dr. Robert Dutton Scholar-Athlete Awards: 

Male Winner –  Yue Ren  Runner-up – Marc Bucchieri

Female Winner– Emily Miller  Runner-up– Alison Doherty                       

Charles J. Doyle Award:

Most Outstanding Male Athlete: Stephen Robertson

Katherine Nichols Award:
Most Outstanding Female Athlete:  Colleen Doucette                             

Coaches Award:  Male -  Joseph Cerulo, Female – Patty Malone              

Sports Medicine Award: Sam Bridges                                                       
Sportsmanship Award:   Kevin Doherty

Bernie Plansky Memorial Award:  Ashley Carney                       

Marjorie Boyages Wakefield Basketball Association Award:  James Bourque

Wakefield Basketball Association  President’s Award:              Justine Carlson           

Coach Bill Tighe Scholarship – Gift from the Class of 1962:  Josh Puccio           

Rhode Island School of Design Book Award: Caitlin Wiltshire

American Visions Award: James Whalen 

Boston Globe Art Exhibit Award:  Jordan Ringdahl                                  

Visual Arts Appreciation Award: Conor Harrington

TV Producers Award:  Brennan Cameron, Jacqui Carriere, Evan Kenney, James Whalen

TV Spirit Award: Rob DiNanno, Morgan McCauley

Ceramics Appreciation Award:  Samantha Morris                           

WHS Instrumental Music Awards:  Marc Bucchieri, Shira Faigel                   

WHS Director's Highest Awards:

Band  - Elizabeth Tan                                   

Jazz –  Michael Winsor

Orchestra – Emily Wright

Chorus –  Angela Margherita                                   

WHS Theatre Performance Awards: Morgan Flynn, Connor Harrington

WHS Theatre Production Awards:  Lauren Tryder, Jordan Ringdahl

Dr. Stephen F. Maio Award:  Michael Russo           

Wakefield Repertory Theatre Joe Green Memorial Award:  Shawna Spillane,  Morgan Flynn                        

Spaulding Memorial Award:  Laura Caton

Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Auxiliary Award: Meghan Warchol

Joshua Hoare Scholarship:  Josh Puccio           

Honey Dew Associates Award: Kevin Doherty

Active Motion Physical Therapy Scholarship:  Jennifer Saponaro, Marc Bucchieri

John Cerra Memorial Scholarship:   Lisa Danca, Brennan Cameron

Guidance Appreciation Awards:  Elke Nordeen, Meghan Warchol, Tess Brooks, Alison Devlin,Victoria Fabbo, Sean Farrell, Allison Hakioglu, Kayla Scalfani , Robert Wardwell                                                           

Peer Leaders Certificates:  Blair Boghos, Brennan Cameron, Sean Farrell, Christiana Funicella, Victoria Haley, Danielle Joly, Josh Mader, Patty Malone, Ally McGuinness, Andrew Russo, Kayla Scalfani

 Elks “Most Valuable Student” Scholarship Awards: Yue Ren, Marc Bucchieri, Emily Miller, Andrew Russo, Michael Russo, Paul Maschoff, Morgan Flynn, Laura Caton

Wakefield Lodge Member Elk Scholarship Awards:Connor Beebe, Kevin Doherty, Victoria Fabbo Massachusetts Elks Scholarship Award:  Connor Beebe, Adrianna Caraglia, Justine Carlson, Jacquelyn Carriere, Alison Doherty, Kevin Doherty, Andrew Russo

Principal’s Leadership Awards: 

Class Officers:

• President – Vanessa Nason
• Vice President – Andrew Russo
• Secretary – Lydia Noonan
• Treasurer-            Michael Russo

Student  Council Officers: Tori Martin, Rebecca Quirk, Josh Mader, Erin Cook

Student Rep. to School Committee:  Evan Kenney, Nicole Carino                                                              

 Two-Year Diversity Leaders: R.J. Archibald, Carolyn Barrett, Adrianna Caraglia, Connor Beebe, Blair Boghos, Tess Brooks, Erin Cook, Victoria Fabbo, Christiana Funicella, Michael  Hartrey

METCO Excellence Award:  Cassandra Bernabel

  Principal’s Appreciation Awards:

• Spirit of Community Award:  Nicholas Calderone
• Spirit:  Elizabeth Tan
• Character:              Anthony Ferretti, Emily Wright  

Presidential Education Award for Achievement: Corey McGee

Class Banner & Commencement Cover Design:  Jordan Ringdahl

Morning Announcements: Rob DiNanno

Presidential Education Award for Academic Excellence – NHS 

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Archibald

Nicole

Badia

Carolyn

Barrett

Connor

Beebe

Cassandra

Bernabel

Blair

Boghos

James

Bourque

James

Bridges

Marc

Bucchieri

Ryan

Carey

Nicole

Carino

Craig

Carlson

Ashley

Carney

Jacquelyn

Carriere

Laura

Caton

Michael

Conroy

Erin

Cook

Lisa

Danca

Lily

Dawson

Julia

Deane

Lindsay

DiBenedetto

Alison

Doherty

Kevin

Doherty

Ryan

Doherty

Kayla

Donnelly

Colleen

Doucette

Jessica

Duffy

Shira

Faigel

Andrea

Fanikos

Caroline

Fernandes

Morgan

Flynn

Christina

Gelardi

Alexander

Guletsky

Christopher

Haddad

Victoria

Haley

Conor

Harrington

Chloe

Harrison

Michael

Hartrey

Jenelle

Herman

Alexandra

Hern

Danielle

Joly

Lisa

Kenny

Matthew

Lamattina

John

LaPlaca

Jade

LaRochelle

Danielle

Leahy

Samantha

Lucas

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Lucey

Tyler

MacGrogan

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Joshua

Mader

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Angela

Margherita

Francesca

Marino

Mary

Martin

Seth

Martin-Wick

Paul

Maschhoff

Casey

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Morgan

McCauley

Kyle

McGrail

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McGrath

Allison

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Melanson

Brian

Melanson

Jonathan

Miksis

Kayla

Milburn

Emily

Miller

Robert

Mogni

Samantha

Morris

Vanessa

Nason

Lydia

Noonan

Elke

Nordeen

Caitlyn

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Pinette

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Quirk

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Ren

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Kerry

Synan

Elizabeth

Tan

Brett

Tassinari

Lauren

Tryder

Nicole

Valeriani

Hubert

Walkowski

Stephanie

Wallace

Meghan

Warchol

Robert

Wardwell

Brittany

Whipple

Caitlin

Wiltshire

Michael

Winsor

Emily

Wright

Nicole

Wu

Taylor

Yasi