001hi everyone please rise i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you trem a quick note about the restructure of tonight's evening of the event tonight we traditionally have done something where we used to do a undergraduate award during the school day we did a senior awards in athletic awards and given the number of nights out and all the things that are involved with making that happen the difficult things that we all have in our lives these days we decided to take a look and say our students are pretty awesome at a lot of different things so the celebration of excellence they're giving the thumbs up is what we came up
002with tonight we realized that some of our undergraduates some of our students are going to receive some of the book awards tonight uh typically weren't recognized as a whole group in front of uh the students that really cared about what they did so that's why we invited them here tonight senior rewards athletics it was important to incorporate that as well and then we're going to give away some money today so let's talk about the money it's pretty important between academic and athletic scholarships we'll give away close to 80 000 tonight [Applause] [Music] i think more impressive and this is really for the juniors um they could potentially walk away if some of our juniors choose to go to the universities they get their awards for they could walk away with close to 154 which makes
003a total potential with guaranteed almost 229 178 dollars that students could get let's talk a little bit about the process how this is going to work we have a set up we're going to start with undergraduates and i'll see if i can advance this slide here we'll start with undergraduates then we'll move to athletic awards then senior awards and scholarships we'll move to department scholars salutary valedictorian and closing remarks which i promised to be relatively quick so let's jump right to the class of 2023 book awards medals and scholarships this is for juniors so the way this is going to work is you're going to come up when you hear your name come up to the left side of the stage you're going to walk across have your moment in front to see your picture
004pretty awesome gianna you're coming up not yet though you're not 20 23. come across i'll shake your hand you're going to come down the stage this side and around in front you're going to actually get your award whatever that may be from one of the people over here whether it be mrs griffin she mr hill mr baldwin hot cross genevieve supported me all right so let's start with the first one let's see we got all right so this is the brandeis book award brandeis university is proud to sponsor this book award given to a high school junior who is committed to social action community service political activism social justice or volunteer work the recipient for this year's brandeis book award for social action and civic engagement engagement is trisha channel [Applause] [Music] [Applause] it'll move
005a lot quicker [Music] next up is the columbia university book award columbia university founded in 1754 as the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of new york and the 5th oldest in the united states this award is presented to a student who was in their junior year and has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement the recipient of this year's columbia university book award is rachel tang [Applause] [Music] so in any given night where i worked two for two so far both award recipients are here there will be a few recipients that aren't able to make it and that's okay we'll still read their name and show their picture next up is the cornell university book award cornell university is proud to sponsor this book award given to a junior class member who demonstrates not only
006academic excellence but also the cornell spirit by showing good citizenship innovative thinking and awareness of cultural diversity the recipient of this year's cornell university book award is casey katz [Music] okay [Applause] [Music] up next is the dartmouth college book award dartmouth college welcomes the opportunity to recognize an outstanding member of the junior class who demonstrates strong character and has made a positive contribution to the school community the recipient of this year's dartmouth college book award is matthew esther [Applause] [Music] whoa next up is the gettysburg college book prize the gettysburg college book award recognizes a member of the junior class who has distinguished themselves in the study of american history students eligible for this award must demonstrate a dedication to scholarship and be among the top 10 of their class the recipient of this year's
007gettysburg college book award is grace priscilla also greatly appreciate the rearranged seating so students aren't all the way in the back everybody's able to come up nice and quick [Applause] up next is the harvard book award get some exciting kids for harper the recipient of the harvard book award is a junior who displays excellence in scholarship and character combined with achievement across multiple fields the recipient of this year's harvard prize book award is [Applause] please uh our stem department chair mr hill who might have a slight connection to some of these next awards mr hill [Applause] [Music] it's always nice to have flowers when the stem department chair comes up it's as good as it gets i'm sorry [Applause] rensselaer polytechnic institute is the oldest technical university in the united states the rensselaer medal is
008awarded to a junior whose displayed outstanding achievement in both math and science is in the top 10 of their graduating class and shows a strong interest in pursuing stem after high school should this student choose to enroll at rensselaer they will receive a merit scholarship with a value of 120 000 over four years that's right we're proud to say that the recipient of this year's rensselaer medal award is a bts shonker [Music] thank you [Applause] the innovation and creativity award program of rochester institute of technology recognizes high school juniors who have distinguished themselves academically are involved members of their school and community and demonstrate outstanding achievement in innovation creativity and entrepreneurship students selected to receive this award are eligible for a 32 000 rit scholarship over their four years the recipients for this year's rit
009innovation and creativity award are madison preston and nathan schmidt [Music] um [Applause] recognized as a leader in computer education rochester institute of technology established a computing metal scholarship program to recognize high school juniors who have distinguished themselves academically are active involved members of school and community and apologize and active members of their school and community and they have to have demonstrated an interest in computing students selected to receive this award are eligible for 32 000 rit scholarship over their four years the recipients for this year's rit computing medal and scholarship are anna lynn and umkar marla pompa [Applause] [Music] i will now return the student the festivities over to mr berlin [Applause] up next is the sacred heart university book award this is a new award for us this year sacred heart university is honoring
010a high school junior who has an outstanding academic record and has made significant extracurricular contributions to school and community the recipient of this year's sacred heart university book award is evangel sebastian [Applause] [Music] [Applause] up next is the st michael's college book award for academic achievement and social conscience the saint michael's book award for academic achievement and social conscience seeks to recognize students who demonstrate a strong commitment to academics and show a commitment to community service issues of peace and justice and concern for others this award comes with significant scholarship opportunities ranging from seventeen thousand dollars a year to full tuition recipients of this year's saint michael's college book award are kyle dapner and sophia sent [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next up is the society of women engineer certificate of achievement for excellence in
011mathematics and national sciences it's important to note that even though this is the science the society for women engineers they do not discriminate in terms of gender so you'll hear both a male and a female recipient tonight the society of women engineers is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1950 for the purpose of informing the public about the availability of qualified women from engineering positions and to foster a favorable attitude to the industry toward women engineers the society of women engineers is proud to recognize two junior students who have been identified for excellence in mathematics and natural sciences the recipients for this year's society of women engineers achievement award are ethan mettler and rachel time [Music] next up is the university of rochester's bausch lomb honorary science award the university of rochester is pleased
012to sponsor the bow shalom honorary science award this award recognizes a high school junior's outstanding achievement and rigor in science and math while making positive contributions to our school and within the larger community the recipient of this year's bau shalom honorary science award is matthew estill oh up next is the university of rochester's frederick douglass and susan b anthony award the university of rochester is pleased to sponsor the frederick douglass and susan b anthony award this award recognizes a high school junior's outstanding academic achievement and rigor in the humanities and social sciences while demonstrating commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues leading to community action the recipient of this year's frederick douglass and susan b anthony award is elysee [Applause] [Music] give another award from the university of rochester this is the george eastman
013young leaders award the university of rochester is pleased to sponsor the george eastman young leaders award this award recognizes a high school junior's outstanding achievement in extensive involvement in extracurricular activities in the school and community at large the recipient of this year's george eastman young leaders award is owen lafosa [Applause] another university of rochester award they're very generous this is the xerox award for innovation and information technology the university of rochester is pleased to sponsor the xerox award for innovation and information technology this award is presented to a student who shows strong interest in innovation and or information technology and a high level achievement in this area this award winner will be eligible for merit scholarships worth ten thousand dollars per year at the university of rochester the recipient of this year's xerox award for
014innovation information technology is omar okay here we go omar allah [Applause] i apologize [Applause] the wells college 21st century leadership award recognizes a student's leadership ability community involvement and academic excellence these two students embody the spirit integrity and intellectual qualities of a strong leader students selected for this award can begin their senior year knowing they have guaranteed financial support of ten thousand dollars a year at wells college if they are accepted and choose to attend the recipients of this year's wells college 21st century leadership award are katya anakin and elisa [Applause] [Music] it's important to note that those all these previous awards were selected by the faculty we're going to transition a bit to the language contest this is the national spanish exam so we're going to talk about this and the national spanish exam
015is an online standardized assessment tool for grades 6 through 12 given voluntarily by about 4 000 middle and high school teachers throughout the united states to measure performance which is interpretive communication and achievement of students who are studying spanish as a second language we are proud to announce that these brookfield high school students excelled and are proud excelled in the area of performance and interpretive communication so the first person we're going to recognize for a silver medal is isabella [Applause] percentile so [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next up is bronze medal with the 75th through 84th percentile we have anna cabral louisa carrera adam nieves and isabella pinero [Applause] but we wanted to recognize multiple students across grade levels so congratulations [Applause] [Music] and then we have several honorable mentions scoring from the 50th through 74th percentiles
016again this is nationally uh it's fratega ahmed katya anakiev louis fernandez jenna mix soho norman aditya schunker nikki steranovsky and nikhil vudata [Applause] [Music] so up next we're going to transition to the ptso persistence and grid award we don't have a very active ptso here at brookfield high school we still continue to give this award because it's important it was established by the brookfield high school ptso in 2019 the persis persistence and grid award recognizes two students from each grade level and tonight before we go into our athletics we're going to recognize our freshman sophomore and junior students who have an excellent work ethic determination persistence positive attitude and demonstrate a consistent desire to improve academically the recipients of this year's award receive a gift card and freshmen and sophomores will receive the book grit
017the power of passion and perseverance by angela duckworth the juniors and seniors receive a different book the mental toughness handbook a step-by-step guide to facing life's challenges and you'll be able to read the rest of it's a long title so let's move on to our two freshmen who received this award this year we're so proud to recognize frankie lupo and ayanna [Applause] [Music] next for the sophomores the two recipients of the sophomore class are matthew and isabella [Applause] [Music] see there's a lot of little words in that title over there so these two students have to tell you what it says so our junior students for the class of 2023 are anoree jones and eddie barbosa [Music] [Applause] [Music] and while we're at it let's kind of roll into some seniors while we're here our
018two seniors that received this book award are ruby cafone and otavio xavier [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] he said to me what is again you're hard worker kid you're a hard worker [Applause] this definitely concludes our undergraduate portion of the ceremony we're now going to move on to some athletic awards as we transition mr baldwin or mrs negri will be here to work through some of those some of these awards were actually given at ceremonies earlier in the year as mr baldwin and i like to call the banquet season where we bounce around different banquets this one was the swc leadership award the portfield high school southwest conference leadership award is given to decorated athletes recognized by the southwest conference these students are leaders both on and off the field congratulations to and they
019already got their food jack queen and ruby capone [Applause] [Music] [Applause] i know we didn't really have food because mr baldwin sent the letter from last year so there wasn't actually there we had like light hors d'oeuvres so sorry [Applause] next up is the ciuc scholar athlete award is presented annually to students with the highest gpa who participate in sports in their senior year they joined what was it 1700 of their closest friends and family there was tables there was 178 tables of 10 at the aqua turf a couple weeks ago yeah that wasn't a covet starter um congratulations to noor gravgaard and jackson sharpe oh [Applause] [Music] next as well as my programs congratulations to jillian mitchell [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the brookfield high school athletic directors award this award is presented
020to student athletes who best personify what it means to be a bobcat the athletic director looks at athletic participation co-curricular activities leadership integrity and community service congratulations this year go to jake machelle and alexander [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we don't let them out much up next is the bobcat ultimate teammate award the ultimate teammate award is given to athletes who best exhibit the quality of sportsmanship team spirit perseverance and kindness congratulations go to she carries [Music] [Applause] ultimately [Applause] [Music] [Applause] brookfield high school robert brown leadership award celebrates former forkfield high school coach and physical education teacher robert brown it is presented to athletes who demonstrate what it means to be a captain and leader these athletes also demonstrate passion for their sport respect for self and others are honest and trustworthy encourage teammates
021and work tirelessly at their sport congratulations to chairman poloccio [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you're right okay okay i'm glad you're okay [Applause] [Music] up next is the army reserve scholar athlete award it was created in 1981 by the army reserve to honor top students this prestigious award is presented annually to by the u.s army reserve to high school students who have shown outstanding ability in both academics and athletics congratulations go to sami jose [Music] [Applause] yes [Applause] up next is the sydney adamski award the cindy adamski award is provided to the best overall athletes in the class of 2021. these athletes participated in sports all four years they attended brookfield high school and were committed to their teams there are three being recognized here tonight congratulations to drew martin michaela lavery oh [Applause] now we move
022into a couple awards that where students have to apply for and it was an application process and selection process by outside the organization at brookfield high school so respectful athletes prevail is a scholarship provided to athletes who have overcome adversity they have the stamina to stand through any storm that life brought their way as well as the tenacity to triumph even in moments of great turbulence they are unshakable even in moments of uncertainty congratulations to kyle rosa [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next up is the brookfield pop warner scholarship each year pop warner awards scholarships for higher education of the most deserving seniors eligible students must have completed one full season as a pop quarter football player cheerleader and are completed two years as a pop warner student demonstrator coach or volunteer these students are also involved
023in service the community in the brookfield public schools pop warner is proud to have awarded over 1 million scholarship 1 million of scholarships since 1993 and this year their center presented this year's scholarship to guess who he's still up here kyle rosa [Music] huh [Applause] up next is the frank gavel sportsmanship award which celebrates former brookfield high school principal and coach frank gavin it is presented athletes who are take charge leaders that display good sportsmanship and show respect for self teammates coaches opponents referees and officials congratulations go out to jackson burel and isabella [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the next scholarship is the brookfield lacrosse scholarship we're joined here tonight by mr greenstein could you come on up come over here to the table and help present the award as i read the description the
024brookfield lacrosse club is a non-profit organization run solely by parent volunteers the brookfield lacrosse club provides youth across over 300 children of brookfield and surrounding communities brookfield lacrosse club provides a sports program that emphasizes the importance of academics sportsmanship teamwork good character community service and parental involvement the blc board of directors and coaches work hard to instill the qualities that promote the growth of our youth as they transition into adulthood the blc will be awarding 1 000 scholarship to one senior boy brookfield high school lacrosse athlete and one senior girl brookfield high school lacrosse athlete for the graduating year of 2022. these scholarships are awarded to students who have exhibited exceptional ethical and moral traits engaged in volunteer roles within the brookfield lacrosse club and demonstrated leadership roles [Music] [Applause] and this time i'd like
025to invite kelly martone to come up for the booster club community spirit scholarship [Music] the following student is very active in the brookfield high school athletic community whether it's an athlete team manager spectator or fan overall high school experience has been enhanced by various roles in our athletic community making her the winner of this year's bhs community spirit scholarship clean it up tonight bella check out [Music] [Applause] at this time i'd like to invite kristen bach to come up and help present the award for the class act sportsmanship scholarship provided by mr norah [Music] this award recognizes students that actively demonstrate the principles of the ciac class act initiative brookfield strives to follow an established set of guidelines for behavior at sporting events and has a student-led group to monitor and address sportsmanship concerns within
026the school the ciac serves as a sponsor program which aims to provide a framework enabling schools to promote encourage and monitor positive sportsmanship within their departments congratulations to this year's recipients ruby capone [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] congratulations now we move on to the remainder of the class of 2022 scholarships we transition from athletics back to academics and other characteristics started with the principles awards know a little bit about this one each year i recognize two students that have proven themselves to be productive reliable and hardworking members of our school they are role models for how we expect students to conduct themselves in the school and the community it is my pleasure to present this year's brookfield high school's principal awards to carolina vicali and benjamin she's [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up are the bobcat
027character for life scholarships what qualities are considered when choosing the recipients of the bobcat character for life we look for students that possess a strong work ethic model exemplary citizenship consistently keep a positive attitude and are role models for their peers during their time at brookfield high school congratulations go out to haisa and [Applause] moving on fern and kate would you come on up next up is the dex maniac memorial scholarship the dex maniac foundation scholarship is presented in honor of dex meniac a former brookfield high school student dex was known for his good nature friendly disposition and his ability to be a great friend this year's recipient is someone who embodies those traits these distinguished characteristics deserve to be recognized and rewarded sometimes all it takes is one friend one caring soul to make
028a difference ferns magnet dex's mom and kate cheering his dear friends would like to congratulate isabella checkout [Applause] this [Applause] next up is the united states marine corps award scholastic achievement is designed to recognize noteworthy academic achievement and leadership in high school students nominees are exemplary young citizens and role models for their peers congratulations to carolina [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the united states marine corps award the semper fidelis award for musical excellence it is sponsored by the united states marine youth foundation a non-profit organization established to provide incentives for achievement in our nation's schools the foundation has provided an award for musical excellence for student musicians throughout the country this year's recipient is linda [Applause] [Music] we'll continue with the united states marine corps this is the athletic achievement awards the athletic
029achievement awards are designed to recognize high school varsity athletes who display courage poise self-confidence and leadership on and off the field and who are exemplary citizens and positive role models for younger students award recipients inspire others or display the greatest determination and will to win all of which are essential marine attributes this year's winners are kathryn really and matthew [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the ben jordan memorial scholarship ben jordan was a beloved member of the brookfield high school mathematics department by the pleasure of knowing him for two years my first three years here as principal students and staff alike enjoyed his teaching appreciated his collegial contributions looked in for advice laughed at his comedic timing and missed him dearly dr jordan worked with students at all levels from ap calculus and differential equations
030to algebra and geometry he took joy in watching a student persevere through to a solution of a problem they found difficult this award will begin to a student was overcome challenges to succeed in mathematics this scholarship recognizes hard work and persistence not just achievement although it recognizes that as well this year's recipient of the ben jordan memorial scholarship is christopher brooks [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the fayette overhaul memorial scholarships mrs fayette overhaul was a former teacher in danbury and at western connecticut state university prior to her passing she established a charitable foundation to provide scholarships for area graduating high school seniors this is the 15th year brookfield high school students will receive this scholarship i am pleased to present the fayette l overhaul memorial scholarship in honor of high academic achievement to
031julia roberto and gregory [Music] [Applause] i can give you a 10 out of my wallet all right up next the bhs longmeadow players scholarship mr lomondo you want to come down as we start to describe this particular student i'm going to do my best to paraphrase mr lomandola this year's recipient of the bhs drama award was the stuff of whiskenier legend mr lamandola had seen the student down wisconier and was excited for him to join our theater squad at brookfield high school as a freshman the student auditioned for the spring musical the wedding singer rarely does mr lamadol encounter a student with such poise on stage from a 14 year old the student was classed as was cast as glenn julia julia a lead role another rarity for a freshman the student's acting abilities and
032terrific singing voice led them to the next lead role as jb bigly in how to succeed in business sadly did not get to see this student perform on stage that year i was in that one too right first time ever you get to see it or the next because of the pandemic finally returning to school in person this year our award recipient was cast the musical grease for the lead role of danny what a performance the student led the cast to one of the most successful shows in mr la mendula's 15th year tenure as theater director here at brookfield high school he would like to thank the student for all he has given to the bhs drama club and choir and will miss seeing him on stage let's all wish miles snyder [Applause] up next
033is the bhs choral award again from mr la mendola this year's recipient of the bhs choral award is a person who has become synonymous with dedication and success in our district's vocal program mr lamadou has seen the students grow throughout their vocal career and is excited for them to join both our choral and theatre squads at vhs the leadership roles from the student over the last four years especially this year's growth have been amazing the return to public performances has been a renewal of our collective love for the arts and this student worked harder than ever to ensure not only a display for audiences but ones of such quality as to move audience members emotionally through passionate interpretation of both their choral and theater roles this year the students serve as the president of our
034honors special chorus program received the performing artist award from the connecticut association of schools and was cast as a lead role in sandy in greece truly one of the best performances mr lamadoula has seen on the bhs stage we want to thank this student for all she has given to the bhs choir and drama club and we'll miss seeing her every day but we wish her the best of luck next year she plans to ascendancy attend saint joseph's college in brooklyn congratulations to jamie lomando [Music] okay [Applause] because he's shaking his daughter's hand at this point in time i'd like to welcome gary blue of black and blue fame also the uh our sound engineer for our graduation ceremony in a few weeks to come up for the brookfield arts commission friends of the arts
035scholarship the brookfield arts commission arts scholarship is given each year to a student or students who have clearly demonstrated a commitment to the pursuit of a future in the arts either through studies practice or involvement in community arts activities students pursuing an education and a career in the arts are eligible for this award the funds for this award are raised with the work of the brookfield arts commission primarily from donations to the brookfield film festival shorts and to the point which held its 14th anniversary of the brookfield playhouse in april no public funds are used for this award the brookfield arts commission is pleased to present award with two thousand dollars to elizabeth grossman [Music] i'll make sure up next is the robert warren lundqvist memorial scholarship robert lundqvist attended longmeadow junior high and danbury
036high school and in 1968 graduated from western connecticut teachers college he was a veteran educator who taught mathematics for his entire career to robert teaching was not a career but his passion he truly cared about his students and was well respected by them to preserve the undone gamora memory and legacy of robert warren lundqvist this scholarship was established to recognize outstanding and successful mathematics students who exemplify good citizenship citizenship traits as well congratulations to benjamin bogus [Music] [Applause] childhood ships are fully funded by the faculty and staff the brookfield public schools if you've been here on a payday on a friday you might have heard mr brenna talk about a pool thing it's an honor to announce this year's three recipients two of the recipients will receive five hundred dollars and the third recipient will
037receive one thousand dollars so the two five hundred dollar recipients jackson sharp and parker iu and haley morales will receive thank [Applause] [Music] the next scholarship is one of my favorites in terms of names [Music] the dq grill and chill brookfield scholarship this is not a shameless plug for the soon-to-be dairy queen that will be located at whenever whatever federal road but the first annual dairy queen scholarship will be awarded to an all-around hard-working student this senior is dedicated to his academic performance involved in athletics and gives back to the community by volunteering his free time to help others the senior has found the balance of hard work and determination to reach its fullest potential congratulations to ryan scribner [Music] thank you [Applause] in there too next up is the goddard school scholarship this is
038the first annual goddard school scholarship is awarded to a deserving senior with an interest in attending an establishment of higher education in the field of education the recipient of the scholarship will demonstrate them work ethic and perseverance that exemplifies their commitment to their career and community we are very proud to offer this year's scholarship to jamie spagnum [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the daniel burkhart first generation scholarship the daniel burkhart first generation scholarship is a work to a senior who's a first generation college student and demonstrates natural aptitude for learning and critical thinking as a first generation college student we are proud to announce that the student will attend western connecticut state university in the fall congratulations to nicholas pachuca [Music] [Applause] [Music] next is the robert j khan memorial scholarship this scholarship is
039designed to acknowledge a graduating senior who demonstrates the commitment of volunteering to help a person or a group of people who've had some type of special need and require help navigating everyday tasks since mrs khan and her husband were in high school they both gave up their time to help individuals with special needs as well as raising their children to follow in their footsteps congratulations and a well-deserved award for jack queen [Music] [Applause] [Music] fight to remove the barriers and biases that stand in the way of gender equity they train women to negotiate for pay and better benefits and pursue leadership roles and they advocate for federal state and local laws and policies to ensure equity and discrimination it is with great pride that the aauw danbury branch is awarding sophia kemp with his first
040year [Applause] [Music] [Applause] this is not a name that i've given them this is the actual name of the group the danbury old timers athletic association scholarships in memory of harry shushner and ann coffey choppy the danbury old-timers athletic association is an organization that was founded by the athletic communities of the greater danbury area and an effort to raise money for school teams and to award scholarships to local high school students this year scholarships are being provided in memory of harry shushner and anc chaffey and the recipients of this year's scholarships are bailey orvin and benjamin bogus [Music] yes [Applause] [Music] moving on to the robot judith boudreau scholarship i'd like to invite dottie dory oh and katherine i know yep that's youtube so the judy boudreau judy padre was a dedicated register of voters
041in the town of vernon during the nearly 30 years she served as a registrar she served not only her town but also worked with robac which is the registration registrar of voters association of connecticut to provide training and resources to her fellow registrars throughout the state when she passed away in 2014 roback started a scholarship fund in her memory the scholarship is awarded annually to students who work as election officials since there are so many names are chosen by lottery at the rovack annual meeting dotty dory democratic register for our voters and mount utau republican registrar voters are pleased to announce that carolina vicali has received [Applause] all right like to invite carol zinser and joanne williams to come to the front as we start to talk about the dorothea angstrom scholarship i have been
042asked a special request which i'm happy to acknowledge i'm going to ask the following students if they're here to please stand up who all participated in scouting girl scouts so if you hear your name please stand up this is the request of mrs zinzer not me so you have to answer her if you don't alexis gosden riley adams abigail lutzy bailey orban caitlin sternhart warren huffer jamie spagnolo gary birdsall catherine carvel skyler chaletnik paulie steffen olivia lutzy madison powers hayley ray chloe ray kayla rushforth and olivia steffen if you're here please stand [Music] congratulations [Applause] on to the award the brookfield girl scout partnership is presented in honor of dot angstrom who was a beloved girl scout leader for 50 years this evening's recipient has been a girl scout for 13 years she presented her
043project for the gold award the highest award in girl scouting this past weekend her project focused on disability awareness and in specific invisible disabilities she worked with her team to author and illustrate a book on the topic the college coalition against pediatric pain has agreed to sustain the book on their website she will be attending the university of hartford in the fall to study research biology we are proud to award the scholarship to anna keith [Applause] [Music] hmm up next is the robbie sharpener memorial scholarship robbie sharpener graduated from brookfield high school in 2013 on november 9th 2016 the fall of his junior year at manhattanville college he was walking back to school when he was tragically killed by a drunk driver robbie was friend to many and remembered as always smiling he personified kindness
044and was known to say never leave your smile at home this scholarship is to be awarded to the senior with the most welcoming smile and kind way with peers as recognized by the staff at brookfield high school take a look at this smile and how could you forget tremendous [Music] thank you [Applause] [Music] next up is the new newtown's savings bank scholarship the newtown savings bank foundation traditionally provides college scholarship donations annually within each of the bank's primary communities that it serves their goal is to invest in the health of the communities where the bank branches do business and provides support and financial resources that benefit social services affordable housing initiatives education community economic development health and human services as well as arts and culture congratulations to this year's recipient vicky [Applause] [Music] next up
045is the genetic association of schools fine arts awards the kinetic association of schools fine arts award program and elite honors honors two seniors from each of the member schools in the state who excel in performing or visual arts these students must also possess the supporting qualities of scholarship and leadership they've already received their certificates and their plaques at a dinner i think in eight well it was but congratulations to elizabeth grossman and jamie lomando [Music] up next is the kelly martone scholarship for outstanding leadership i wonder what i want to have come up kelly loves every year the committee has so many impressive applications this year's recipient was especially remarkable during the pandemic he put his stem robotic skills to use spending 180 hours making face shields for our first responders and his own warrants
046he stated as i've grown older and more so through covet i've learned that leadership is truly about taking action when is needed my philosophy about leadership is built around assisting others in aspects that a community is lacking in and others had this to say a record of achievement in leadership and an exceptional sense of community an intelligent focused poised and mature his character is of the highest caliber self-motivated diligent and hard-working he demonstrates grit and tenacity the kelly martinez scholarship for outstanding leadership goes to christopher villanueva let's see [Applause] [Music] [Applause] next up is the jade sierra lewis memorial scholarship mr tyrell i'm not sure if you're here he is great all right the jade sierra jada sierra lewis memorial scholarship on december 27 2002 jada's life ended prematurely by way of violence this memorial
047scholarship is mr lewis's way of healing and giving back the recipient of the scholarship is pursuing a college education focused on a career that encompasses working with children and may include but are not limited to social work education mental health and or any other field that involves working directly with children we're thankful for mr lewis for being here today and congratulations to benjamin bogus [Applause] [Music] [Applause] i'd like to invite grace chery to come forward please for the women's club of brookfield awards the women's club is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote interest and pride in our community to stimulate participation in civic and cultural activities and to encourage friendships the women's club is recognizing several well-deserving students in their annual award thanks to the commitment to supporting the community congratulations to isabella
048checkout benjamin bogus [Music] yes [Applause] next up is the american red cross high school scholarship the american red cross high school scholarship program recognizes graduating seniors who've been active participants in the school's blood drive program their involvement builds goodwill and improves team spirit by working together to help others for a good cause this year brookfield high school collected 56 units of life-saving blood potentially impacting 168 lives and appreciation for these students efforts the red cross is proud to award a scholarship to each of the two blood drive coordinators congratulations to olivia paul and trudy calvin [Applause] next up is the nephews scholarship the j s kaiser foundation is offering a scholarship to a brookfield high school senior in loving memory of their sister nafisa who's a graduate of western western connecticut state university this year's
049recipient is also planning to attend western connecticut state university and the foundation is very happy to award christian mangini with this year's scholarship so [Applause] [Music] next up is the empathy awareness and compassion the empathy awareness and compassion grant was established by the dads against depression foundation this award is attendant intended to help a graduating senior as they pursue higher education this year's recipient is the ambassador of the psychology and mental health awareness club here at brookfield high school she organizes all aspects of the club and presented the proposal to our school principal to create this club the club focuses on topics in psychology invoking positivity and self and others and encourages learning about careers in the field it's a great pleasure that the dads against depression foundation is presenting this scholarship to caitlin sternham
050[Applause] so [Applause] [Music] next up is the cave student leadership awards students who receive the connecticut association of boards of education leadership award exhibit skills including willingness to take on challenges capability of making difficult decisions concern for others ability to work with others willingness to commit to a project diplomacy and the ability to understand issues clearly and honor a commitment congratulations goes to this two years r2 of recipients this year benjamin bogus and julia roberta [Music] [Applause] [Music] next up is the connecticut association of public schools superintendents western connecticut superintendent association certificates of excellence i like your titles you like your acronyms dr barrel um it's not really his fault he just has to be part of that organization but on behalf of our superintendent dr perrill we like to congratulate two students for receiving
051certificates of excellence and special recognition from senator richard blumenthal based on community service and service to others academic prowess and leadership service in the school community we recently attended a event in may where these two students were recognized were supposed to get their certificates but uh mr rhonda forgot them so they're here tonight hopefully oh they are there they're nice and i'd like to welcome tremendous [Applause] now we transition to some world language awards so the brookfield spanish honor society scholarship each year in spanish we our world language teachers nominate high achieving senior members of the spanish honor society for the shs scholarship after the scholarship committee evaluates the nominees on their academic achievement throughout high school their performance in the national spanish contest their attainment of the seal of by literacy and their commitment
052to a lifelong language learning journey the committee votes to choose an award recipient congratulations to picking he wasn't even looking [Applause] okay [Applause] the next several slides we're going to talk about the connecticut seal of biliteracy and so we have some students that received it in spanish and english but other students that received it in other languages so we're going to start with those the connecticut seal of by literacy recognizes the value of students academic efforts and the tangible benefits of being bilingual and bi-literate it prepares students to be 21st century global citizens in a multicultural multilingual world the seal acknowledges that mastery of two or more languages is a valuable asset for both individuals and their communities it also provides recognition to english learners for the great value of developing english and maintaining their
053pride their primary language so we have a couple to award tonight we have steve zhu who got it for chinese and english we have julia roberto for french portuguese spanish and english that's four wow and kylie went for french portuguese and english if you're here [Music] that's impressive [Applause] we also have several students who receive the connecticut sealab by literacy on their diploma for spanish and english now there's a significant number of students that are going to receive this award which is pretty impressive uh given the size of our language program uh so i'm gonna read so it might be hard to see and cursive up here i know we don't teach that anymore um so you might not be able to read it but i'll read the name slowly so pay attention to see
054if your name is up here tremendous parker au puja baskar ben mogus jackson grewell matthew carosa gianna castrani isabella checkout also skyler chaletnik ben cohen mahidohi totally are you come on up like come on up we've got plenty of stuff to give mommy [Applause] samuel cotrane lea lampear andrew lynch joanna ma bailey mahoney andrew arricchio olivia paul zane kaiser chloe ray andre ruiz larreira rivera excuse me aidan sarmir jackson sharp samina sherstock and octavio zebra [Applause] let me count that number [Applause] that's 32 students that are considered [Applause] [Music] we are getting closer to the end a few more scholarships and we lead into department scholars up next is the ronald reagan leadership medal and the words of our nation's 40th president ronald reagan there are no great limits to growth because there are no
055limits of human intelligence imagination and wonder this prestigious award is presented to a graduating student who best exemplifies the characteristics of drive humility and service before self the recipient of this year's award is an outstanding high school student whose drive integrity and citizen citizenship qualities are emblematic of our nation's 40th president this award is provided by john highbush the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation and institute congratulations to this year's recipient christopher villanueva [Applause] [Music] next up we have some renewable scholarships to talk about this one is the viola martini wide lick scholarship the viola martini widely violated martini wylink became brookfield's first town clerk in 1931 her office was in the basement of town hall which later became the joyce memorial library and is now the brookfield museum and historical recipient should
056intend to pursue an education in healthcare have a good work ethic and show enthusiasm for taking care of others this year's recipient will receive a five thousand in five thousand dollar annually renewable scholarship congratulations to who's about [Music] okay [Applause] [Music] moving on to the raymond g widely scholarship uh seen here looking like my fifth grade math teacher when he caught me talking when i wasn't supposed to go over his glasses but raymond g weiland was the son of george and viola wildling was born raised and lived his whole life in brookfield during his working years he was an accountant tree farmer and held the position of brookfield town treasurer for 30 years many of grey's stories about growing up in brookfield are documented in his book titled the ironworks district which can be purchased
057at the brookfield historical society the raymond g wildex scholarship is presented to a student who plans to pursue education aerospace research scientific research or mathematics this recipient must have a good work ethic and possess excellent critical thinking skills this year's recipient will receive a 5 000 annually renewable scholarship congratulations to our seawolf michaela lavery [Applause] [Music] 16. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] now we move on to the class of 2022 department scholars these are nominated by or selected by each individual department we'll start with cte which is career and technical education this year's graduating senior department scholar is gavin cardino [Applause] thank you next up is the humanities uh we have the english department scholar this year's english department scholar is sanvita suresoft [Applause] mix [Music] next up the amenities department is a social studies department scholar
058and that goes to jackson sharp [Music] up next is our physical education department scholar congratulations to matthew destefano [Applause] [Music] next up is the stem department the math department scholar this year is benjamin bogus [Applause] [Music] also the stem department our science department scholar this year is bailey mahoney [Music] so [Music] next up in visual arts our department scholar is brooke garbowsky [Music] in world languages she's quad literate i guess julia roberto [Music] [Applause] our salutatorian valedictorian already know what they are and most of people here already know what it is but we certainly want to recognize the two people who are number one and number two in the graduating class of 2022 so congratulations to nora gravgaard and jackson sharpe [Music] the metal you get kind of looks like that you have to wear
059[Applause] maybe next year no and congratulations to jackson sharper so this does conclude our program for the evening uh what i will tell you is i want to say a special thank you to the people here tonight that attended our scholarship providers uh for getting through it was 93 plus slides in a little over an hour and a half uh that's pretty impressive we call this a celebration of excellence because you truly are excellent and we are so proud of all you accomplished whether you be an undergraduate or a soon-to-be graduate from the class of 2022 uh i have to give another shout out to the flowers shawn they're rated what the highland palani as well number one [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and then i'll leave with these quotes these are some of mr genevieve's favorite
060quote she likes to put them up there uh again i say congratulations seniors i'll see you tomorrow right worst kept secret ever the worst kept secret ever who told me they're all worried who told them tomorrow's senior skip day enjoy listen i know what i will do for everyone else that's here i will bring it back to that first slide that says uh celebration of excellence that first slide you're welcome to come up take pictures uh with your family with your rewards some of our presenters are still here feel free to do that thank you to everyone for attending tonight and have a great evening [Applause] where you going man okay [Applause] ah what's up i think it's