001mr five [Music] hey [Applause] foreign there you go good evening if everybody can find their seats we're gonna get the program started isn't it great because everybody to take their seats and the two superintendents keep talking in front of the room oh i'm sorry dr verrell dr lutzy you're allowed i've been working hard this year um good evening and welcome to our in person which i can't believe senior scholarship awards in the class of 2021 today is a very unique opportunity we're actually combining not just the scholarship awards but also the athletic awards to try to get it all done in one shot it is amazing to look out and see all these faces a couple questions people ask about mass how this works clearly i'm up here without my mask i do appreciate even
002though it can be confusing based on the cdc local health department and guidelines we have to follow everybody's favorite mitigation strategies a word we all hope we never hear again so yes mask wearing is expected within your family pod i understand you can certainly take them down but as you see with the exception of me speaking at the microphone everybody else has masks on uh a little bit about tonight we're gonna do a quick introduction i'll do a welcome uh and when it comes time for rewards i want everyone to know that the expectation is the students are going to come to the stage they're going to come to the left side of the stage walk across right in front they'll get their award and they'll head back down this way so i will be
003your mc uh my name for those of you that don't know is mark bellanda i am the proud brookfield high school principal cannot believe that we'll be seeing you again in four short days on the football field or sorry top football here for graduation i want to say some really quick thank yous i know he's sitting in the booth bob but mr st george uh and mr lomendola today they had their concert at two o'clock their concert originally was supposed to be outdoors last week uh then weather was not cooperating so they moved it to today and shockingly this evening the weather wasn't going to cooperate and so they moved to two o'clock this afternoon they flipped it so mr st george i know you said a thank you to me but right back at
004you for being flexible and doing a wonderful job today so thank you also thanks to uh lisa genovese uh who's up here at state stage right looking at me really happy that she's on center stage along with mrs negri who helped to arrange these awards so a big round of applause for the two of them obviously a welcome to our superintendent dr john barrell and our board members were also here tonight so thank you for coming tonight this evening and throughout the course of the evening you also hear from some of our department heads and administrative team leaders they're over there and i'll introduce them as the night progresses so thank you again everyone for being here tonight i don't want to take too much longer you don't want to hear me talk let's start
005getting to some awards but before we do that i want to invite the class president matagi nella cherry to come up [Applause] good evening everyone please rise for the pledge of allegiance 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 also special thanks for the artwork here done by tanya segura as you can see highlighted there on the screen well done tanya thank you and we have an addition so you can see the flowers on each side of the stage were donated by hollandia nursery so thank you to them but also thank you yeah and also to the music departments those uh parents i can't remember who it was this is
006me and jamie somebody out there suggested that we could continue to use these flowers so thank you for providing them it's not time to award the money just yet so parents said are you reaching to see what money kids get i know but we're going to start with some departmental awards and scholar awards for different departments so the first person i'm going to ask to come to the podium tonight will be mr hill who is the stem department chair mr [Applause] hill good evening for the math department for applied math for applied matter lauren red silva for algebra 2b matthew there we go physics sound waves all that fun stuff uh for pre-calculus xavier peranda [Applause] for algebra 2 angela mangini for statistics one gia shu and olivia destefano for statistics 2 noel palazzo and
007kailyn ganga 4 ap statistics tanvi cheneru for ap computer science noah tchaikovsky for honors calculus zachary drucas for ap calculus a b emma bets for ap calculus bc hanger the math league senior career award goes to a senior who has given outstanding dedication to the math team and this goes to adarsh kandula finally for mathematics the mathematics departmental scholar for this year is every one [Applause] for science anatomy and physiology one haley kensek belonger for anatomy and physiology 2 angela mangini for ap biology teresa leopold for physics andrew golly for honors physics ian bells for ap physics 1 jessica wong for dna biotechnology alyssa mitchell for environmental science lauren rutzel for zoology one alexander morissette for zoology 2 andrew meneses [Applause] for intro to veterinary technology kaelin gonda [Applause] and the science departmental scholar for
008this year is chris estinal [Applause] so now as science finishes up we will transition to the english departmental awards thank you mr hill unfortunately dr spencer could not be with us here tonight uh the department chair of the humanities department she's actually teaching a graduate class at college she could not be here so stepping in for her will be our one of our sister principals mrs jules scheider good evening everyone we'll start with the english department awards for creative writing we have megan mindy english for sarah jackson english for ap lit chris esnald and for apply to english diego gonzalez english 4 honors caitlyn preston and the english department scholar is kate jurgen congratulations all right social studies department awards for american government we have michael tyshera for honors american dog kate yergen u.s government
009and politics ap ian [Applause] bellows [Applause] for sociology megan minji [Applause] psychology sarah jackson psychology ap emily capelle [Applause] applied social studies lauren retzel [Applause] for outstanding achievement in social studies ricardo dos santos and the social studies department scholar for the year is that's right thank you mrs sheidy ian's comment to me was he probably should have sat a little closer so moving on to the career and technical education awards um we're also pleased to bring back to the stage mr andrew hill mr hill come on [Applause] up we can joke around during the math and science but when it's time for cte it's all business thank you i'm here all week for marketing one grace hajnasto for sports and entertainment marketing christina with zico for business management zachary drucas for accounting one we have
010two students julia bednarik and rebecca cacase for personal finance also two students andrew lott and carl connor carlson for intro to business christina wiscico deca leadership awards go to matangi nellicherry and tom b general we also have some deca recognition awards and those are going to matangi nellicherry tanvi cheneru tanya sakura ariana lonzbaum grace hajnasto and katherine mayhem for culinary art ii sarah faye for child development christina elephant fennec for architecture and design one ethan shapiro [Applause] all right you're good i threw everybody off sorry i'll take the play um electronics gia shoe [Applause] for stem tools materials and processing seraphia [Applause] for computer aided drafting danny drysdale for video production jed rachela the cte departmental scholar for this year is rebecca case chef i'm really i'm i'm at a loss of words after that
011joke from mr hill i'm not sure where to go so i'm just going to turn it over to world languages we're going to move right along uh and turn it over to uh mrs kevin holly the department chair for world languages this is holly come on up thank you mr berlanda um now seniors i know we're here to uh commemorate you tonight right and celebrate you but i really want you to take the time to say a big thank you gracias medici to your families and your loved ones for that you would not be here for them tonight all right for a spanish four lord russell red spanish prize jacqueline rossigno [Applause] for spanish for honors avery juan for ap spanish language and culture catherine yergen for french cinema honors christina elfanik for asl one
012alexa downs [Applause] for asl ii angela mangini and for critical literacy skills leslie loja [Applause] the following seniors will receive the connecticut seal of by literacy on their diploma the seal of biliteracy recognizes the value of students academic efforts and the tangible benefits of being bilingual and biliterate 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 primary language for chinese spanish and english avery huang you could argue that's tri-literacy right there yeah french and english christine alfanic and sarah [Applause] another tri literacy here portuguese spanish and english yeshida fernandez for portuguese in english
013lucas montero and gabriela soto for spanish and english the list is a little longer ian bells michelle benitez helena burke liv casey tanveet chanunu christopher esla kailyn gonda adarsh kandula theresa kergey mangold kylie moody sam weigel and kate ursus absolutely here all right we've got a lot of bi-literacy here in the district don't lose it when you go to college all right each year our world language teachers not many 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 condo their attainment of the sale by literacy and their commitment to a life-long language learning journey the committee votes to choose an award recipient felipe benjamin jurgen all right in addition to being the
014world language department scholar student has received the national spanish exam bronze medal for the nation this student is kate jerkinson thank you everybody all right i know it's been a while since we've actually like had human contact with each other it's going to help students my graduating seniors come graduation you actually will get a diploma and right so here's how it works you actually shake with your right hand take with you like no it's not a joke like it takes a while to learn that shake with your right hand take with your left i got a lot of like a knuckle a couple of fingers they're not really sure how to go so shake with your right hand and i'll give you with your left alright so we'll practice that you'll be graded a little
015bit later um so moving on uh to the next set of awards uh we're gonna go to the find a fine and performing arts visual performing arts it's called about 17 different things in this building but for those of you that want to know exactly what it is it's our music and our actual art classes so mr st george who is our team leader will come up and present those awards mr st george [Applause] thanks very much and hello we'll start with the band awards are going to go this year to ben hergen and tara burns for jazz band ben mangold and caroline morton for beginning guitar alexa downs for percussion workshop daniel gregory for ap music theory avery huang for special chorus honors kate yergen annatino and vince fiesta report chamber singers ashley lynch
016and andrew lott [Applause] for music appreciation one carl henke for music appreciation to joseph mcnaryk and our department scholar for the music department is katie eargan moving to the visual art department for ceramics one tambie cheneru [Applause] for ceramics ii connor carlson for art one ian bellis for art two tanya sakura for digital photography lauren russell for design lucas montero for yearbook isabel martirano [Applause] for ap studio art jenna durazio [Applause] and the visual arts department scholar is julia benarek [Applause] a nice gym well done thank you to be fair i wasn't really modeling well for the kids i had to my hands were close they couldn't tell which one this one's much better i'm reaching out and giving i'm learning i'm learning uh we're going to move on to the athletic department and it's
017my pleasure now to introduce our athletic director mr stephen baldwin good evening everybody and congratulations to all so what mr belander just told you about receiving your diploma throw out the door when you come up here for these um each each award winner for athletics will receive a plaque a pullover and a check all donated from chick-fil-a the brookfield high school southwest conference leadership award is given to a highly decorated athlete recognized by the swc these athletes are leaders on and off the field congratulations to mia lutzy and logan white the brookfield high school southwest conference unified leadership award this award is presented to an athlete and a partner in requisition of their positive contributions to brookfield high school and the southwest conference congratulations to grady obama jack queen is also recipient and um he's
018a junior so we'll present him at the award ceremony next year the ciac scholar athlete is presented to the students who are athletes with the highest gpa and participate in sports their senior year congratula congratulations to adarsh kandula and matangi military the ciac unified sports award is presented to athletes and their partners in recognitions for positive contributions to brookfield high school and the ciac unified sports program congratulations to nicholas santos and hudson greenberg [Applause] the brookfield high school athletic director's award is presented to student athletes who best personified what it means to be a bobcat the athletic director looks at athletic participation cochlear activities leadership integrity and community service congratulations to susan rounding and stephen chaffee the bobcat ultimate teammate award is given to the athletes who best exhibit the quality of sportsmanship team spirit
019perseverance and kindness congratulations to jack carroll and abby down yeah the brookfield high school frank gravel gavels excuse me sportsmanship award celebrates former bhs principal and coach frank gavel it is presented to athletes who take who are take charge leaders that display good sportsmanship and show respect to self teammates coaches opponents [Applause] the brookfield high school robert brown leadership award celebrates former brookfield high school coach and physical education teacher robert brown it is presented to athletes who demonstrate what it means to be a captain and a leader these athletes also demonstrate passion for their sport respect for others and are honest and trustworthy encouraged teammates and work tirelessly at their sport congratulations to megan mingy and stan wise [Applause] the army reserve athletic award is created was created in 1981 by the army reserve to
020honor top students this prestigious award is presented annually by the u.s army reserve to high school students who have shown outstanding ability in both academics and athletics congratulations to kaylee gunn and harrison albanese [Applause] the city adamski award is provided it's provided to the best overall athlete in class of 2021. these athletes have participated in sports for four years and attended bhs and we're very committed to their teams this award is it goes to the person who is highly regarded as the best senior athlete and congratulations to zach drukas and kate mcgrath [Applause] the respectful athlete prevails scholarship a 500 scholarship donated by a member of the community there was application process this person had stamina to stand through any storm when life brought little their way they have the tenacity to triumph even in
021moments of great turbulence they are unshaken in moments of uncertainty congratulations to ariana moody and kate lintola the brookfield high school physical education department scholar chosen by the high school physical education teachers stephen chaffey congratulations to everybody i almost made it through an award ceremony without crying i'm michelle thank you mr baldwin i will i want to make sure i didn't really name the board members that are here and they gave up their nights i want to make sure other than dr burrell we have uh joy greenstein rosa fernandez that book deb brooks bob belden and amy foster here with us tonight between the uh stand-up show of mr hill uh mr baldwin giving away chick-fil-a money and almost crying like i i got nothing um but i do want to say to the parents
022out there um you know thank you for doing such a wonderful job with your children it is certainly my pleasure to be here uh every day to work with them and to see their faces and to be able to interact with them on a daily basis you may not have noticed something it was something really small um but i'm going to embarrass him but stephen trophy he was like it was his turn to get an award and he waited for the girl to go first and then let her go first so that is fantastic so um stephen yeah he's very proud of yourself you got a pin too soon right really yeah nice congratulations all right so on to uh this thing called the principal's awards i might know a little bit something about that
023so each year i do recognize two students that have proven themselves to be productive reliable and hardworking members of our school they are models for how we expect students to conduct themselves in school and the community it is my pleasure to present this year's brookfield high school's principal awards to emma sands and logan white thank you so logan actually works for the school like i'm pretty sure i'd give him the keys to my car if i needed to so all right moving on to the most improved student award how do i not give this right at this time i want to acknowledge a student's growth during this school year this particular student has become an independent he's advocates for himself and he puts forth so much effort in everything that he does he has become
024a great problem solver i just missed that smile so i got to get him up here one more time congratulations grady bamboo oh performer to the end i love it congratulations grady and then to a student that i will certainly um miss dearly um the bhs biggest heart award this student is kind empathetic always has a half energy about him and makes everyone around him smile i'm gonna miss him dearly next year so congratulations to nicholas santos come on up nikki [Applause] michelle i have to tell you it was the best this is the quote of the night shake nikki's hand i didn't shake his hand but i came he looks at me and says wait a minute the show's over nikki it's over you can go home thank you nicki all right so we
025have next up is the brookfield bobcat character for life scholarships so what qualities were considered when choosing the recipients of the bobcat character for life scholarship we look for students that possess a strong work ethic demonstrate exemplary citizenship consistently keep a positive attitude in our role models for their peers during their time at brookfield high school congratulations to alexa downs and sam weigle [Applause] sam you gotta have character if you're a red sox fan so can you notice how sam waited and logan now is going backwards waiting for emma he's gonna he's gonna think about that tonight says me tomorrow moving on to the fayetteville overheal overhaul memorial scholarships mrs fayette l overhaul was a former teacher in danbury and at western connecticut state university prior to her passing she established a charitable foundation to
026provide scholarships for area graduating high school seniors this is the 14th 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 just two students this year congratulations to izan khan and christina [Applause] at this time of year it's always important to make sure we pronounce names right so one of my favorite movies is elf you've probably seen it and uh he sits there in the office and he says francisco and that's how christina's uh told me to say her name was cisco francisco that's so i'm just thinking of welfare i was sitting in a full suit with a cup of coffee going francisco you really don't want to get in here it's scary so we have several awards to
027give from the united states marine corps the first one is the semper fidelis awards 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 recipients are tara burns and ben maple [Applause] good job so next up is the united states marine corps athletic achievement award which are designed to recognize high school varsity athletes who display courage poise self-confidence and leadership on and off the field and who are also 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 haley carlusi
028and roy cafone um next up are the united states marine corps scholastic achievement awards the united states marine corps scholastic achievement award 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 grace hodginosto and ian bellis all right up next is a new scholarship this is the service academy reserve officer training course scholarships funded by the harteny family charity fund so this is for a student with an accepted appointment to a service academy or accepted into selection for any rotc program this year's particular recipient will be in the army national guard please join me in congratulating jenna de rossi congratulations brookfield threat of the arts the brookfield arts commission was chartered by the town of brookfield to engage in
029activities intended to promote understanding and appreciation of the arts encourage community participation in arts activities coordinate information concerning artists and the arts and to act as a liaison between artists schools and the community to engage in activities designed to encourage local artists there's a lot of art in that statement and demonstration of their talents and promote activities that both entertain and enlighten congratulations to i know this is the least surprising award jenna ross [Applause] i didn't want to have to make her walk all the way back around up next is the vhs choral award so this comes directly from mr lamendola this is what he wrote entering as a freshman in our general chorus from day one mr lamendola knew this singer had a special talent the natural track for a serious singer at bhs
030is to start with general chorus move to honor special chorus and audition for the elite group of chamber singers this was the course for our award winner who excelled and led the way in each choir always arts minded this student took advantage of all that bhs had to offer on stage as well as in the choir room performing in our fall and spring cabarets as well as our main stage musicals we want to thank her for her tireless dedication to our program and wish her well as she plans to attend eastern connecticut state university with a double major in music and psychology congratulations to anna tino yeah students i don't expect you to break out into a jogger and if you don't have to run up here this is your time take your time walk
031up i mean grady did slow walk us a little bit but you know take your time come on up and enjoy the process we're congratulating you so take your time so no rush okay next up is the vhs longmeadow player scholarship again from mr lamondola he shares in the fall of 2013 mr zlamondola held auditions for our bhs mainstage musical musical excuse me the sound of music the show had several children's roles and there were special auditions for brookfield students but they introduced uh sorry between the ages of 5 to 11. 80 children auditioned 80. sorry he had a lot to say in this one um this is a long one it was a long day i'm not sure you might have mentioned what color he was wearing um naturally mr la manila was looking
032for children who possessed the it factor needless to say our bhs drama award winner has the it factor and she was most certainly cast in the sound of music once in high school she immediately joined the chorus and drama club and gave her a ball to both programs as a freshman she was cast as young fiona and shrek the musical her sophomore year she was cast as understudy for the role of julian the wedding singer and last year she was cast in the lead role as rosemary pinkle pilkington and how to i can't even scroll there's just so much i am so proud of her this does not take away from anything katie irrigate congratulations congratulations to be honest it was my i pride myself in my ability to work with technology and i can't
033at this point figure out how to scroll over and scroll down to the pages of stuff so that's why i just moved on but katie we're very proud of you so thank you up next is the ben jordan memorial scholarship dr ben jordan was a beloved member of the brookfield high school mathematics department students and staff alike enjoyed his teaching appreciated his collegial contributions looked to him for advice laughed at his comedic timing and miss him dearly dr jordan worked with students at all levels from ap calculus and differential equations to algebra and geometry he took joy in watching a student persevere through to the solution of a problem they found difficult this award will be given to a student who has overcome challenges to succeed in mathematics this scholarship recognizes hard work and persistence
034not just achievements this year's recipient of the ben jordan memorial scholarship is lance lawnguard up next is the brookfield education association and eugene l mcgowan memorial scholarships each year the brookfield education association awards three scholarships to graduating seniors who have consistently displayed excellence in leadership in both academics and extracurricular activities these 500 scholarships are fully funded by the faculty and staff of the brookfield public schools it's an honor to announce this year's three recipients kylie moody tanya seguera and logan [Applause] white [Applause] congratulations so any person who's well prepared should have a backup paper copy here's the master i'm going to finish your statement katie you're good so where i left off was and last year she was cast in the lead role as rosemary pickleton and how to succeed in business sadly we did
035not get to see her on stage this past spring however we know her performance would have been amazing in 2021 she was elected as president of the honors special chorus and is a member of the chamber singers as well as participated in the drama's club's online virtual cabaret mr lomando would like to thank her for all she has given to the bhs drama club and he will miss seeing her on our stage in the years to come let's all wish her the best of luck next year she plans to attend malloy college conservatory majoring in musical theater congratulations katie here up next is the brookfield animal hospital scholarship it's an aaha accredited animal hospital proudly serving the brookfield connecticut community they're committed to quality veterinary care and this is the second year they're offering their
036scholarship to a senior who is graduating from bhs that intends to pursue a career working with animals please join me in congratulating this year's recipient andrew vanessa thank you moving on to the daniel burkhart first generation scholarship the daniel burkhart first generation scholarship is awarded to a senior who was a first generation college student and demonstrates national demonstrates natural aptitude for learning and critical thinking as a first generation college student we are proud to announce that this student will attend western connecticut state university in the fall congratulations to lane phillips moving on to our next award the danbury old timers athletic association scholarships in memory of raymond alexander kozak and anthony v barello the danbury old timers athletic association is an organization that was founded by the athletic communities of the greater danbury area in
037an effort to raise money for school teams and to award scholarships to local high school students this year's deserving deserving recipients are dylan kaifus and caitlin preston up next is the robert j khan memorial scholarships the robert j khan senior scholarship was designed to acknowledge a graduating senior who demonstrates the commitment of volunteering to help a person or a group of people who have some type of special need and require help navigating everyday tasks since mrs khan and her husband were in high school they both gave their time to help individuals with special needs as well as raising their children to follow in their footsteps congratulations to izan khan our next award is the dorothea angstrom scholarship award dot angstrom was a brookfield girl scout leader for 50 years this scholarship was established to honor
038her the committee set out to choose a worthy recipient whose values and love of girl scouting closely match dots this student has been a girl scout for 12 years she wishes to be a pediatric dietitian and will be attending university new hampshire this fall she earned her silver award and scouting while with troop 50286 congratulations to alexa downes so up next is the brookfield pop water scholarship each year pop warner awards scholarships for higher education to the most deserving seniors eligible students must have completed one full season as a pop warner football player cheerleader and or completed two years as a pop corner student demonstrator coach or volunteer these students are also involved in service of the community and to the brookfield public schools pop warner is proud to have awarded over 1 million dollars
039in scholarships since and this year they are proud to present their scholarship to julia benard up next is the brookfield lacrosse cubs scholarships the brookfield lacrosse club will be awarding a 1 000 scholarship to one senior boy and one senior girl from the brookfield high school lacrosse programs there to be a senior in brookfield high school lacrosse team they need to be recommended by the brookfield lacrosse head coach in good academics standing at brookfield high school and plan on attending a higher education institution these students were required to submit to the brookfield lacrosse club board a one or two page to two page essay describing why they should be selected to receive the scholarship the essay also needed to include leadership roles within the brookfield lacrosse community and the greater brookfield community volunteer roles and
040hours completed through the year with the brookfield lacrosse club as well as the academic achievements at brookfield high school so quite a lot congratulations to this year's awards win award winners nicholas schilling and susan rotter [Applause] that's my goalie thank you up next is the newtown 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 primary goal is to invest in the health of the communities where the bank branches do business and to provoke and to provide 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 this year's award recipient is lauren daly congratulations all right i'm going to take a break from reading some
041of these catch my breath a little bit but i want to introduce our next presenter who will give the several next several set of scholarships away that'll be our assistant principal mrs susan griffin who is also the assistant principal for 12th graders so mrs griffin good evening my first award is the don lynn award he was a field high school graduate excuse me and a typical american teenager he loved playing video games eating at wendy's and hanging out with his friends he never shied away from hard work and he managed to work at his parents restaurant while he went to school he was determined to attend college he would be the first in his family and he was accepted at western connecticut state university he enrolled there knowing that he was going to have to
042take two buses to get there but he really wanted to go on tuesday november 22nd 2011 don was killed by a distracted driver in front of the westcon campus where he was rushing to catch his bus in honor of his memory this scholarship is being awarded to a deserving young woman kimberly hernandez right the robbie shatner memorial scholarship ravi shatner graduated from brookfield high school in 2013. on october 9 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 a friend to everyone to many and he's remembered for always smiling he personified kindness and was known to say never leave your smile at home this scholarship is going to be awarded to a senior with the most welcoming
043smile and a very kind way with peers as recognized by the staff at workfield high school congratulations to andrew love yes the robert warren lundqvist memorial scholarship robert lundqvist attended longmeadow junior high and danbury high school and in 1968 he graduated from western connecticut teachers college he was a veteran educator who taught mathematics for his entire career he also was a tutor with students here at brookfield high school to robert teaching was not a career but a passion he truly cared about his students and was well respected by staff and students to preserve the ongoing memory and legacy of robert warren lugenquist this scholarship was established to recognize outstanding and successful mathematics students who exemplify good citizenship as well congrats to mario tomena so the dex maniac memorial scholarship is being presented in honor of
044dex spaniard a former brookfield high school student dex was known for his good nature his friendly disposition and his ability to be a good 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 good friend one caring soul to make a difference fern spinach dex's mom billy and kate his best friends would like to congratulate tom b cheddar and they wish her the best of luck after high school the jada sierra lewis memorial scholarship i get all the memorial ones okay this scholarship is being presented because on december 2002 jada's life ended prematurely by way of violence this memorial scholarship is mr lewis's way of healing and giving back the recipient of this scholarship is pursuing a college education focused
045on a career that encompasses working with children and may include but is not limited to social work education mental health and or any field that involves working directly with children our congratulations to katherine collum [Applause] a former graduate kelly martin established this scholarship in 2006 to commemorate the positive role that brookfield played in her life through school community and career achievements she learned how one's actions can have a meaningful impact on others with this scholarship she hopes to inspire other young adults to develop their unique strengths this year's recipient of the kelly martone scholarship is tanya's queer [Applause] the women's public work field is a non-profit organization whose mission it 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
046recognizing this young lady for their annual award thanks to her commitment to supporting her community congratulations to grace hex manasseh the next award is the exhibiting empathetic social awareness scholarship it's in memory of rich nellischer the exhibiting empathetic social awareness scholarship is being provided in the memory of marish who graduated from brookfield high school in 2018. mauricio's family would like to recognize these two students for exhibiting empathetic social awareness in the community this scholarship is funded through the deaths against depression non-profit organization which the family has started to create a larger awareness of teen depression congratulations to andrew luck and katherine the ptso persistence and grit award was established by forkfield high school ptso in 2019 the persistence and grid award recognizes two senior students with an excellent work ethic determination persistence positive attitude and
047they demonstrate a consistent desire to improve academically the recipients of this award will be receiving a fifty dollar gift card along with a book by angela duckworth entitled rick the power of passion and perseverance congratulations to lizzy gomez and ching bang's son [Applause] the next scholarship is from the vhs booster club community spirit scholarship the following student is very active within the brookfield high school community and the athletic community in particular whereas in a whether as an athlete team manager spectator or fan his overall high school experience has been enhanced by various roles in our athletic community making him the winner of this year's bhs community spirit scholarship congratulations to logan wayne uh the next scholarship is the bhs booster club class act sportsmanship scholarship this award recognizes a student that actively demonstrates the principles
048of the cia city 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 the school the ciac serves as the sponsor for the program which aims to provide a framework enabling schools to promote encourage and monitor positive sportsmanship within their department congratulations to this year's recipient brazen sylvester great [Applause] thank you mrs griffin i appreciate your time and effort coming up here i know this is not the easiest thing and as my team up is sitting up in front of the stage i know they can't wait to get off we're in the home stretch we're moving now uh let's be thankful for the air conditioning working uh one thing that uh some people certainly have learned
049over uh the kovitz stay at home don't doom scroll on facebook it's probably not worth it you know there's a lot of stuff out there that's negative don't believe everything you read air conditioning works well moving forward [Applause] the connecticut association of school fine arts awards is a program annually that honors two outstanding 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 so these two students actually have already been recognized they don't have a certificate for them but i'd ask them to stand at this time and we can recognize jenna dorazio and katie jorgensen there you are there's katie and i can't see the gemini others congratulations something dr burrell knows about the connecticut association
050of public school superintendents certificate of excellence on behalf of our superintendent dr john barrell we would like to congratulate two students who receive certificates of excellence and special recognitions from senator richard blumenthal based on community service and service to others academic prowess and leadership service to the school community congratulations to lila stubey and benjamin jurgy [Applause] in the home stretch right hour and a half right now not too bad the next scholarship is the viola martini wildlife scholarship it's one of the largest scholarships that we do give out every year viola martini widely became the 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 society the people that remember viola best describe her as being
051an amazing caregiver she enjoyed baking and sewing and even conducted much of the town's business out of her own home don't do that anymore the viola martini scholarship is presented to a student who embodies these exemplary qualities this recipient should intend to pursue an education in the health care profession have a good work ethic and show enthusiasm for taking care of others this year's recipient will receive a 5 000 annually renewable scholarship do the math quickly that's twenty thousand over four years congratulations to angela mangini [Applause] and certainly not to be outdone is the raymond g wydleck scholarship he's the son of george and viola widely he 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
052for 30 years many of ray's stories about growing up in brookfield are documented in his book titled the ironworks district which can be purchased at the brookfield historical society the raymond g widely scholarship is presented to a student who plans to pursue an education in aerospace research scientific research or mathematics the recipient must have a good work ethic and possess excellent critical thinking skills this year's recipient will as well receive a five thousand dollar annually renewable scholarship for up to twenty thousand dollars congratulations to alyssa mitchell [Applause] all right next up is the president's award for educational excellence this is a letter from uh president joe biden and dr jill brighton it says congratulations on receiving the 2021 president's education award america is a country where we are one and unite through tough times you
053are the future leaders of this great nation and through your determination and resilience to push forward you have reached this ultimate accomplishment of being recognized for this prestigious award dr biden and i are pleased to congratulate you in receiving the 2021 president's education award we are honored to join your family friends school and community in celebrating your wonderful achievement jill and i send our best wishes and blessings keep challenging yourself be kind and while we continue to fight the coven 19 pandemic be sure to wear a mask [Applause] okay i've got to get my list because this is where i really get tested so students that are awarded this presidential award for educational excellence there's a couple qualifying factors you have to have a gpa of 4.0 or higher also have excellent sat scores we
054have several students to award tonight typically how this goes i say a name and then i try to space it out and then i tend to hear a clap and then i have to go faster and faster so what i'm going to ask everybody to do is as i read these names please come up front there are so many kids that do so well in our district that have such great grades i couldn't possibly spend the time handing them out right away so what we're going to do is have everybody when i call your name come up we're going to line up across the front of the stage right and at the end of this program you can come up and mrs genovese and mrs negre will give you your actual certificate so here goes
055here's all the names batangi nellicherry christopher essino adarsh [Applause] jessa wong emily capel alexander gorsetz kaitlyn catherine jurgen katherine mcgrady azza henner david zabarelli emma bess connie seguerra kylie moody daniel drysdale zoe garvez brade sylvester [Music] helena burke [Applause] katya kirsten uh gia zoo ariana landsbot nicholas schilling ezon khan nicole circa theresa kirchey connor carlson benjamin yerrigan vince diesta susan roddick hayley orbindorfer logan white shawn adams oh this is such a small print i don't know what happened i lost it uh lila stooby michael texera sam weigel abby ashley lynch julie bendarick dana darwish mariella nella nathan darnell rachel thomas joseph bernard benjamin mangold theresa leupold mason polsslar buschlar sorry rebecca case chloe palagonia ethan shapiro and faith best name i asked faith today in the hallway how to say her name correctly and she
056told me mr bellanda it's mechanic without the mug so faith canic and that's it come on up come on up here i want you all to line up if you heard your name we got to get a picture just line up right in front of the stage it's pretty impressive when you look at this all our students in a 4.0 or higher wow look at that it's good for the camera all right dr burrell's got the camera out he's got the wide-angle lens everybody look at dr gorill he's over here on this left side sorry left side everybody's smart there you go all right thank you congratulations i'm gonna have you come up at the end and get your awards and our last two awards of the evening to give out um are our class
057of 2021 salutatorian and valedictorian first up is our class of 2021 salutatorian christopher eston come on congratulations chris another great comment when he gets his medal oh it's heavy it is heavy and last but certainly not least our valedictorian for the class of 2021 the thangy nellicherry christmas tanki verified it is heavy so i leave you with a few last words i want to send a special thank you to our local scholarship providers who generously support our brookfield high school students it's so appreciated let you know that scholarship checks certainly will be mailed home for those who do not get them already tonight um and then leave you with a couple other quotes you can read these as you as you head out tonight before we call students up to get their presidential awards i
058will say a few more things i'm so looking forward to seeing everyone on saturday knock on wood weather looks good folks like cool so we're excited about that to my seniors make sure you get all your stuff in tomorrow so that you get your cap and gown at 1 30 in the cafeteria you'll see mrs uh dark angelo mrs griffin and mrs sheidy there handing out caps and gowns tomorrow along with your tickets uh and your parking passes so make sure you get that stuff in um what i did it was a last minute decision i don't want anybody to to be feel left out um but uh i left out the forks congratulations have a good night so anybody that's eight l is the company misses genevieve's a to l for your presidential certificates
059and m to z can go see mrs negri a to l mrs genevieve and m to z point c mixes negri thank you and have a great night you go