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“Great minds have great purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by — Washington Irving misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”
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The Cheshire High School Class of 2015 received their diplomas on Thursday evening.
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Jill Durso was one of more than 380 seniors to receive a diploma during the Cheshire High School Class of 2015 graduation ceremony on Thursday, June 18. Photo by Michael Torelli
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ood evening friends and family, faculty and staff, and, most importantly, my fellow classmates of the Class of 2015. I’d like to start by saying that it’s a huge honor for me to stand here today. I most definitely wouldn’t be (here) if not for my family, my friends, my teachers, and my EpiPen. Without too many exceptions, the past few weeks have been a relaxing time for us all. There’s been plenty of time to reflect on the last four years, which we’ve spent largely in high school. Ah yes, CHS. We’ve all had bad times and good times, but whether those times were more bad than good or more good than bad for any of us, I think that we can all agree that we’ll look back on them as personally significant. I know that I’ll always fondly recall band class shenanigans, making video projects, cross country meets, math meets, secretly making bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches in school with some physics class friends, and editing the American classic “Quiet in the Library.” Anyways, I was told to give a speech on a topic of my choice. Unfortunately, I’m not half the Pokémon master that my predecessor was. I also don’t think that I have any authority to give any type of inspirational advice just because I bribed all of my teachers these past four years. Instead, I’m just going to talk about how I really feel about graduating. I’m sure there’s a part of us all that wants to get out of here. But, quite frankly, the prospect of the next few years of life terrify me to the point where I’ve considered becoming a super-senior. Eighteen is when Lebron James made his NBA debut, 20 is when Bill Gates dropped out of college to
ger world, but that doesn’t make us any smaller. Ultimately, yes, I’m still terrified but, at the same time, I’m going to do my best to stay optimistic . We value human lives well lived not for the completed narrative, but because they embody a performance—a rising to the challenge of having a life to lead. The final value of our lives is adverbial, not adjectival—a matter of how we have actually lived, not of a label applied to the final result.
It is the value of the performance, not anything that is left when the performance is subtracted. It is the value of a brilliant dance or dive when the memories have faded and the ripples died away. So, Class of 2015, as we go on our separate paths, no matter what we end up doing or achieving in our lives beyond high school, I hope that we’ll all live such that we make each other proud to have been Rams together. Thanks for all the great times.
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Jeffrey Wang found Microsoft, and 21 is when Newton began developing calculus. I’m not saying in any way that I or anyone should aspire to be like these achieved people, but it sure is weird knowing that we’ll all very soon be of the age when people start to get so intimidating. In this graduating class, we have incredible musicians, athletes, artists, academic whizzes of various subjects. But we’re moving on to a world where there will be countless people who will undoubtedly be similar to even those of us that shine the brightest. I know that, at least personally, I fear that I’m going to become irrelevant. The accomplishment I’ve felt the most proud of in my life happened in the third grade, when I won the schoolwide spelling bee against 30 or so
fellow pools of sweat, and it’s all been downhill from there. But as I walked through the halls of Cheshire High for the very last times as a senior, I noticed something. Everyone I know in our grade has added to my high school experience. Everyone has played some role in everyone else’s time here, whether as classmate, teammate, or even just hallway acquaintance. We’ve watched each other grow from frightened freshmen into the kings and queens of the school. We may be uncertain about who we are or how we measure up against others, but we’ve all been personally important to each other in one way or another, probably more so than Lebron or Bill Gates will ever be. Sure, we’re moving on to a big-
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Guan, Hudson Recall Days Spent At Cheshire High Shuang Guan’s Speech:
“785612, yes, first lunch!” In all seriousness, though, in ood evening teachers, these past four years, I’ve learned administration, fami- a lot about and from CHS. Freshlies and fellow class- man year, I had no idea what B1 mates. I’m incredibly honored to Day was, and my first experience have the chance to speak to you of it was beautiful. The way the as one of the salutatorians of the school came together, the overClass of 2015. I remember enter- whelming feeling of trust and uniing the Cheshire Public School ty when we all shared tears during System in eighth grade. A few the panel and laughs during the weeks before school started, I had student-made video. I deeply felt a meeting in the summer with one the presence of a community, and of the Dodd guidance counselors that feeling kept growing. Sophoso he could tell me what to expect. more and junior years were filled His explanation of the ABCD with fun memories as I got more schedule left me so confused— involved in clubs. Through Ramlike what happens on the fifth day page and Science Bowl, Future of a school week? I remember I Educators of America and Math was tempted to ask, “Is there an League, I made connections with E day?” but I thought that might people I wouldn’t have met otherbe a stupid question. Jump to se- wise, as well as learned the joy of nior year and this ABCD business being on a team with others. is second nature. If anyone says Finally, senior year, which has D-day, I’ll automatically think, been quite the ride. It’s been defined by very opposite states of wakefulness, the intense frenzy that is the colWe are so proud lege process, and the slow of you. Good Luck at Endicott! deterioration that is senioritis. Yet, both of these experiences showed me the support systems I could count on at CHS, whether it was
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the teachers who dropped everything and helped speed-edit my college essay the afternoon before it was due, or the teachers who let the definition of “due Monday” go from “due Monday in class” to “due Monday by the end of school” to “due Monday at midnight shared over Google docs.” This brings me to gratitude. In addition to the reflection and nostalgia tonight, there’s also an unpayable debt of gratitude. We haven’t gotten here all on our own. We owe our standing here to teachers. Thank you for the knowledge and guidance. Thank you for being professors of your subject, generous landlords after school, and extra-hardworking advisors for clubs. To the guidance counselors and administration, thank you for providing the behind-the-scenes work and support. To friends, thank you for keeping me sane sometimes, and giving up and crashing and burning with me at other times. I’m so lucky to have had your shoulders to lean on. To peers, I strongly believe that more than half of the thinking and learning I’ve done has been inspired by being with you smart, thoughtful people. Thank you. It’s exciting and scary at the same time to realize that tonight is a turning point. In a couple of hours we will no longer be students at Cheshire High School, but free-floating graduates in that
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ood evening administrators, faculty, family, friends and, especially, graduates. I extend my congratu-
lations to all of us, Class of 2015. Over the last four years, we have spent so many hours learning formulas, philosophies, and
facts. We have been focused on our goals of getting those good grades. But I hope that, along the way, you didn’t forget that high school is not only about memorizing random facts or staying up all night to cram in that essay. More than that, high school is about finding your voice, and by now I am sure each one of you has a unique and special one. Our voices are more than how loudly or softly we speak. They are more than how distinctly we pronounce our words. Instead, our voices define who we are, what we believe, and what we hope to become. You might be wondering, “But how, at some point during these four hectic years, did we manage to find these voices?” To that I say, your voice has been found in many different places. You have found it on the athletic field, on the stage, on the tip of a pencil or paintbrush, in between the pages of a book, or through the lens of a camera. You may have stumbled upon it without even knowing. We have not found our voices all by ourselves. I am sure that,
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for all of us, at least one person helped us along the way. Throughout the past four years it has been our families, friends, and teachers who have helped us find these voices. Whether it was through a heated political debate at the dinner table, through a genuine heartto-heart with a supportive friend, or during a classroom discussion, each and every one of our voices has been shaped by our loved ones. Our graduating class is filled with truly amazing people and, in turn, truly amazing voices. These voices have spoken through academic growth, athletic victory, artistic achievement, and more. Over time these voices have helped us achieve new heights, and I am confident that you agree our class, the Class of 2015, is the one that has spoken the loudest. As we take our places in the world beyond high school, we must all continue to speak excitedly about which we are passionate. We must use our words wisely when we hope to make a powerful impact on those around us.
And perhaps the most important piece of advice I can give you, never forget to use your voice to speak up for someone who might not be given one. The 17-year-old human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai once said, “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” Here, today, we have 389 graduates. That means we have 389 voices at the ready. All it will take is at least one of us to make a difference, but I am confident that many of us will. Remember that, as you move on to the next chapter, your voice can be that difference. I have no doubt that each and every one of us will excel next year, whether it be in college, a career, or the military. This is truly an exceptional group of students and, together, we can use our voices to change the world. I am so proud of this graduating class. It has truly been an honor to serve as your class president. I am now a better person for having known you all. Thank you.
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ello, I’m Charles Biddiscombe and I’ve spoken to my class several times—from failed presidential campaigns to surprise plugs for my less-than-appropriate novel. Today will be the last time I address my classmates as students, and it will certainly be the most meaningful. It’s been said that the world is changed not by individuals but by people acting together—by the force of communities. The Cheshire High School community is part of a unique generation that is occasionally misunder-
stood. But I see our generation as something of amazing potential. In the past four years I have been awed by students whose minds rival those of historical heroes. We’ve been produced by tumultuous times, but along the way have been cradled by the hands of our community and our dedicated parents. Our generation, unique in its progress, is overflowing with activists, scholars, and innovators, who possess an unabashed want for discovery. This is so abundantly clear in the accomplishments and aspirations of our class.
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I’ve always been amazed at how talented and hardworking my peers are. We’ve become nationally recognized musicians, champion debaters, star athletes, and social justice warriors. And within our student body we have always promoted these ambitions, congratulated each other on successes, and assisted each other in
times of mistake. Cheshire High is truly a wonderful community and I could not be more grateful to have had the privilege to spend the last four years here. But now we’re all gathered to say goodbye to our school, to move on to the next chapter. When I think of the future and what may await us, I often look to the past. My great-grandmother was born in 1917 and, 98 years later, she’s still Glam Kitty Squad Saturday, April 13 at 11 AM going strong! Followshad A great show for the kids!You three 4 great years mild-mannered kittens by day who, So think, for become Academics through the power of glam, at CHS, a moment, of crime-stopping cats by night on a mission to save the world. Going all the things •••••••••••••••••and •••••Athletics. ••• Before the show from Sundae Spa: Amherst is a great she saw in her whiskers Free face-painted kittyto or lifetime and all Choose to glam it up with Free glam strands start for your future, the change that to take you to Infinity occurred. She lived through & Beyond. the Roaring LVU, 20s, WWII, Space Grammy and Poppy the
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Race, the invention of the computer, and now we have twerking and Kanye and “Quiet in the Library! “ Now, look forward into the adult lives we’ve yet to live you’ll see that incredible change awaits us! The possibilities are endless, and I know that we here at Cheshire High will lead the way into this beautiful future. In the last century we sent men to our moon and, in the next, we’ll stand on every moon. Decades ago the world was cured of smallpox. In the future, we’ll do away with all illness. In the past, food was brought to many. In years to come, we will feed the world. That’s the future waiting to be made and brought to life by us. Wherever we go, whatever role we play, we will always know that it all began here. It began with our parents constantly checking POWER school, our parents driving us to school, then panicking as we began to drive ourselves. It began with teachers who sparked our academic curiosity with riveting lessons and discussions: With the literature teacher who volunteered to help run an off-beat club or the Latin teacher who went out of her way to host an annual Roman banquet for the past four decades. From the class of 2015 I say thank you to all the teachers, administrators, custodians, and hall monitors who were doing their job. And thank you to the parents and families who helped bring us this far! To conclude, in many years time when we think back to our youth in Cheshire, from our beautiful school, to the not-sofunctioning pool, to our neverending supply of pizza places and pharmacies we’ll smile and think, that’s where it all began. Regardless of where we travel in the next months, years, decades, we’ll be grounded by this community who shaped us to greatness. So, congratulations CHS class of 2015. The future is ours and
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Several Cheshire High School athletes made their marks on the court, ďŹ eld, ice, and in the pool this past year. Some of them included (top left) volleyball player Spencer Senior, (top right) softball player Mackenzie Juodaitis, (middle left) ice hockey player Ben Klanica, (middle right) basketball player Kya O’Donnell, (far left) football player Jack Cunningham, (left) and swimmer Morgan Fountain.
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Top: Joe El-Sharnouby, Ben Klanica, Jack Santoro, and Nate Rockwell were happy to be graduates. Middle left: It was party time for Matt Skydel, Kathleen Castrilli, and Olivia Villecco after graduation ceremonies had ended. Middle right: Senior members of the Choral Ensemble sang “Somewhere Only We Know.” Right: Brandon Caterino walked to the stage at the Maclary Athletic Complex to receive his diploma. Left: Romar Blake couldn’t help but smile widely while walking back to his seat. Bottom right: Before the ceremony officially began, students walked out to “Pomp and Circumstance.”
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Top left: Caroline Hague, Maggie O’Reilly, and Emma Gaudio were in a very good mood immediately after graduation. Top right: Miranda Cuddy is looking forward to her summer. Middle left: Shawn Germain and Carter Blake posed together for a picture after the ceremony had concluded. Middle right: The entire Class of 2015 threw their caps into the air after each student had received diplomas. Above left: Kristen Pearsall (left) and Mario Leigh (right) were congratulated by friend LaRae MaysHardy (middle). Above right: Christopher Owen, Adam Mendelsohn, Thomas Messeder, and Justin Ragozzino celebrated their last day as high school students. Left: Sawyer Hurst, Amber Pasha, Abigail Rapillo, and Jasmine Calhoun were anxious for things to begin on Thursday evening before graduation.
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“Show me a person who doesn’t make any mistakes and I’ll show you a person who doesn’t do — Leonard Rubino anything at all.”
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mily Acquavita — Cheshire Community Chorus Scholarship; Douglas Chase Memorial Scholarship. Russell Adam — Church of the Epiphany Scholarship. Raymond Aguiar — Cheshire High School Band Parents’ Association Scholarship. Jackson Ajello — Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Deanna Arisco — Jon Rodgers Memorial Scholarship. Connor Baker — Cheshire High School Friends of Choral Music Scholarship. Madison Barone — Class of 1996 Scholarship in Memory of Melissa Buono; One-Acts Scholarship. Ryan Barto — Kathy Mordente Solli Foundation Scholarship. Blake Bassett — Cheshire High School Band Parents’ Association, Pete Gode Memorial Scholarship. Angelina Batista — Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Matthew Beck — Christopher Wilby Memorial Fund for the Arts Scholarship; Jon Rodgers Memorial Scholarship; Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Sharon Bian — Cheshire’s Lights of Hope Scholarship. Hannah Bonitz — Cheshire Soccer Club Scholarship. Jennifer Brown — Cheshire Community Theater, Alvah I. Root Memorial Scholarship (Honorium). Sara Bruce — Cheshire Junior Women's Club, Jeannette Richardson Memorial Scholarship; Cheshire Lions Club Scholarship; Douglas Chase Memorial Scholarship; Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Gregory Brumleve — Cheshire Police Benevolent Association Community Foundation - Chief's Memorial Scholarship. Claudia Buszta — Kiwanis Club of Cheshire Scholarship; Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire Scholarship. Matthew Calbo — High School Band Parents' Association Jazz Studies Scholarship. Meaghan Carroll — BALSO Foundation Scholarship; Booster Club Athletic Scholarship; Cheshire Education Foundation General Scholarship; Henry E. (Hank) Carson V.F.W. Memorial Scholarship; John E. Delane Memorial Scholarship; Meaghan Welch Memorial Artistic Scholarship; Rotary Club of Cheshire Scholarship. Kathleen Castrilli — Booster Club Athletic Scholarship; Cheshire High School Girls Soccer Parents’
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Marilady Garcia — Daniel P. Martinook Memorial Scholarship. Alicia Gray — Damian T. Romano Memorial Scholarship. Justin Greenwood — St. Bridget's Guild Scholarship. Casey Harding — Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Connor Hill — Cheshire Fire Department, William M. Grove II Memorial Scholarship; Cheshire Newcomers & Neighbors Club Scholarship; Cheshire Youth Baseball & Cheshire Youth Softball Scholarship; Don Wailonis Dodd PTA Scholarship; Education Association of Cheshire Scholarship; Greg Schena Memorial Scholarship; John E. Delane Memorial Scholarship; Kiwanis Club of Cheshire Scholarship; Mary S. Bates Memorial Scholarship; Michael Pulisciano, Sr. Memorial Scholarship; Rotary Club of Cheshire Scholarship; Victoria D’Addio Memorial Scholarship. Frank Ilnicki — Cheshire High School Hockey Parents’ Association Scholarship. Matthew Jordan — Cheshire High School Hockey Parents’ Association Scholarship. MacKenzie Juodaitis — Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Bethany Kalach — Michael Pulisciano, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. Radhika Kanaskar — Rotary Club of Cheshire Scholarship; Ryan Farley Memorial Student Senate Scholarship. Nicholas Kavadas —
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“Don’t wait for something big to occur. Start where you are, with what you have, and that will always — Mary Manin Morrissey lead you into something greater.” SCHOLARSHIPS continued from page 13 Friends of Softball Scholarship. Paige Parlier — Cheshire Art League Scholarship; Cheshire Performing & Fine Arts Committee Scholarship in Memory of Richard W. Conrad - Gold Recipient; Lombardo Family Scholarship. Amber Pasha — Cheshire Chamber of Commerce Educational Assistance Grant, Sponsored by MidState Medical Center. Kristen Pearsall — St. Thomas Becket Men's Club Scholarship. Alexandra Pelletier — Henry E. (Hank) Carson V.F.W. Memorial Scholarship. Ryan Pierpont — Alphonse M. Grasso Memorial Scholarship; Baseball Parents’ Association of Cheshire Scholarship. Samantha Price — Cheshire Performing & Fine Arts Committee Scholarship in Memory of Richard W. Conrad - Silver Recipient. Jill Pulek — Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Emma Purtell — Brendan McQuade Memorial Scholarship, Sponsored by the Dodd PTA; Cheshire Community Theater, Alvah I. Root Memorial Scholarship (Honorium). Arati Rajeevan — Ryan Farley Memorial Student Senate Scholarship. Matthew Rand — BALSO Foundation Scholarship; Jon Rodgers Memorial Scholarship; Kiwanis Club of Cheshire Scholarship; Mark S. Jardim Memorial Scholarship; Parent Teacher Organization Student Spirit Award. Abigail Rapillo — Cheshire High School Band Parents' Association Scholarship. Alyssa Romano — Cheshire Junior Women's Club, Jeannette Richardson Memorial Scholarship;
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Members of the Class of 2015 participated in the ceremonial turning of the tassels at the end of their graduation ceremony.
Cheshire's Lights of Hope Scholarship. Andrea Russo — Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Abigail Salvietti — Kathy Mordente Solli Foundation Scholarship; Ray Delouise Friends of Softball Scholarship. Rebecca Schaffer — Church of the Epiphany Scholarship. Ellie Senft — Alphonse M. Grasso Memorial Scholarship; Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Spencer Senior — Cheshire High
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Manush Shah (center) was joined by his parents Jigna (left) and Piyush (right) Shah after receiving his diploma.
School Boys Soccer Parents' Association Scholarship. Ryan Shalagan — Cheshire Fire Department, William M. Grove II Memorial Scholarship. Jenna Shankman — Cheshire High School Band Parents' Association Scholarship; Dr. Lois M. Bernier Memorial Scholarship; Edward R. Aston Memorial Scholarship Fund. Skyler Sklenarik — Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation Scholarship. Matthew Skydel — Cheshire High School Boys Soccer Parents' Association Scholarship; Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Thomas Sokoloff — Bruce B. Humphrey Memorial Scholarship; Cheshire High School Hockey Parents' Association Scholarship; Greg Schena Memorial Scholarship. Emily Sprankel — Cheshire Chamber of Commerce Educational Assistance Grant, Sponsored by MidState Medical Center; Parent Teacher Organization Scholarship. Taylor Stauffer — Booster Club Athletic Scholarship; Cheshire Soccer Club Scholarship. Caroline Thompson — Cheshire High School Band Parents’ Association Scholarship. Peyton Tiriolo — Education Association of Cheshire Scholarship. Sidney Tomko — Parent Teacher
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Organization Scholarship. Dana Troiano — Michael J. Pintek, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. Rachael Tyrrel — Doolittle School Scholarship. Joseph Urbano — Booster Club Athletic Scholarship. Ricardo Valentin — Cheshire High School Band Parents’ Association, Ray Mancinelli Scholarship. Lauren Velleca — Lois Rho Memorial Scholarship; Osterman Community Foundation Scholarship. Baillie Violano — Cheshire High School Hockey Parents' Association Scholarship. Anthony Vitale — Booster
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Honor Cords
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will — Mary Anne Radmacher try again tomorrow.’” continued from page 14 Miller, Shannon Mitchell, Erin Mostoller, Adaobi Okoro, Brittany Panuzio, Paige Parlier, Jennifer Paulsen, Christian Pellegrino, Thomas Pfaff, Allison Pito, Kyle Rearick, Ally Scaramozza, Skyler Sklenarik, Allison Sobolewski, Emily Sprankel, Brad Stanek, Erica Stauffer, Peyton Tiriolo, Faith Tracey, Dana Troiano, Rachael Tyrrel, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Rachel Wallinger, Caitlin Whalen, Karen Yang, Charles Zhu Drama: Rachel Bogan, Jennifer Brown, Kinsley Clark, Emily Huminski, Gabriella Martone, Alyssa Matz, Kristen Pearsall, Samantha Price, Emma Purtell, Jenna Shankman, Caroline Thompson English: Emily Acquavita, Russell Adam, Connor Baker, Sharon Bian, Kelly Bickell, Natalie Bigler, Margaret Blume, Hannah Bonitz, Kendra Brown, Sara Bruce, Claudia Buszta, Luke Cai, Matthew Calbo, Meaghan Carroll, Sabriya Chaudhry, Alice Chen, Angela Chiaravalloti, Cullen Clairmont, Marissa Cohen, Katherine Conlon, Katherine Coombs, Leah DeFusco, Katharine DePalma, Henry Drescher, Jill Durso, Jiamei Feng, Justin Frazier, Carolyn Giusti, Kelly Glatt, Francesca Go, Jessica Goul, Alicia Gray, Shuang Guan, Jillian Haberli, Megan Hannon, Jill Howard, Emily Huminski, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Radhika Kanaskar, Justin Kunz, Hudson Lee, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Caroline Lurz, Gabriella Martone, Savannah Matcheson, Alyssa Matz, Liam McCaffery, Erin Mostoller, Maraide O’Reilly, Olivia Palmer, Amber Pasha, Christian Pellegrino, Ryan Pierpont, Samantha Price, Emma Purtell, Arati Rajeevan, Matthew Rand, Alicia Remillard, Andrea Russo, Re-
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Sign Language Class members signed during the musical selection “Pure Imagination.”
becca Schaffer, Victoria Schoenwald, Ellie Senft, Jenna Shankman, Skyler Sklenarik, Lindsay Smalec, Taylor Stauffer, Molly Steele, Diana Tai, Caroline Thompson, Sidney Tomko, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Jeffrey Wang, Katherine Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin, Karen Yang, Dana Zappone, Michael Zarra French: Sharon Bian, Alice Chen, Katherine Coombs, Henry Drescher, Francesca Go, Shuang Guan, Jillian Haberli, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Caroline Thompson, Karen Yang German: Russell Adam, Connor Baker, Margaret Blume, Katerina Bratke, Christopher Bush, Jeffrey Dickinson, Connor Fountain, Brittany Galko, William Griffin, Kira McCaffrey, Kelsey Miller, Michael Nedoshytko, Olivia Odermatt, Amber Pasha, Ellie Senft, Nicholas Tracey Health/PE: Hannah Bonitz, Gregory Brumleve, Maria Buzzelli, Meaghan Carroll, Cullen Clairmont, Sara Como, Katherine Conlon, Matthew Covel, Jack Cunningham, Tyler D’Errico, Emory Farb, Connor Fountain, Morgan
CONGRATULATIONS MATT!
We are really proud of you. Good luck at Arizona State.
Love,
Mom, Dad & Maria
Congratulations Katelyn! Enjoy your adventure at University of New Hampshire
Fountain, Justin Frazier, Kelly Glatt, Casey Harding, Hudson Lee, Shannon Mitchell, Erin Mostoller, Cooper Mrowka, Kya O’Donnell, Maraide O’Reilly, Olivia Palmer, Kristen Pearsall, Alexandra Pelletier, Hannah Perez, Ryan Pierpont, Sarah Proto, Matthew Rand, Sarah Rodgers, Drew Schwarz, Ellie Senft, Christopher Simione, Matthew Skydel, Lindsay Smalec, Erica Stauffer, Taylor Stauffer, Rachael Tyrrel, Joseph Urbano, Anthony Vitale, Jeffrey Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin Latin: Claudia Buszta, Sabriya Chaudhry, Cullen Clairmont, Jeffrey Dickinson, Alicia Gray, Hudson Lee, Savannah Matcheson, Liam McCaffery, Katherine Wang Math: Russell Adam, Mark Ambert, Connor Baker, Sharon Bian, Margaret Blume, Hannah Bonitz, Christopher Bush, Claudia Buszta, Luke Cai, Matthew Calbo, Alice Chen, Cullen Clairmont, Katherine Conlon, Henry Drescher, Jill Durso, Ryan Ferraro, Justin Greenwood, Shuang Guan, Jill Howard, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Hudson Lee, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Olivia Palmer, Amber Pasha, Christian Pellegrino, Ryan Pierpont, Matthew
Rand, Dennis Ryley, Manush Shah, Skyler Sklenarik, Rachel Smullen, Taylor Stauffer, Molly Steele, Diana Tai, Nicholas Tracey, Joseph Urbano, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Jeffrey Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin, Karen Yang Music: Emily Acquavita, Raymond Aguiar, Benjamin Alexander, Connor Baker, Angelina Batista, Margaret Blume, Rachel Bogan, Jennifer Brown, Matthew Calbo, Alice Chen, Olivia Cosenza, Katelyn Crooker, Alexandra Delage, Alyssa DeLaubell, Sara DiBenedictis, Jacob Dixon, Jill Durso, Emory Farb, Jiamei Feng, Emma Gaudio, Carolyn Giusti, Jordan Gomes, William Griffin, Kira Hartman, Emily Huminski, Jessica Kosciuk, Hudson Lee, Mario Leigh, Rujia Lian, Gabriella Martone, Savannah Matcheson, Kira McCaffrey, Thomas Messeder, Kellie Moran, Stephen Mulholland, Emily Nicastro, Amanda Nowak, Amber Pasha, Kristen Pearsall, Thomas Pfaff, Taylor Plumley, Nicholas Poling, Samantha Price, Emma Purtell, Arati Rajeevan, Abigail Rapillo, Alicia Remillard, Thomas Ruszczyk, Jenna Shankman, Juhwan Shin, Molly Silverman, Kyle Simonetta, Matthew Skydel, Rachel Smullen, Matthew Spadola, Rachel Spalding, Peyton Spataj, Diana Tai, Caroline Thompson, Joseph Urbano, Ricardo Valentin, Bethany Wicks, Moira Wynne National Honor Society: Emily Acquavita, Connor Baker, Sharon Bian, Natalie Bigler, Margaret Blume, Hannah Bonitz, Kendra Brown, Sara Bruce, Claudia Buszta, Matthew Calbo, We are so Meaghan Carroll, Kathleen Casproud of you! trilli, Sabriya Chaudhry, Alice Good luck at Chen, Angela Chiaravalloti, Abdullah Choudhry, Marissa CoQuinnipiac (and law school)! hen, Sara Como, Katherine Conlon, Katherine Coombs, Katelyn Love, Crooker, Jeffrey Dickinson, Jill Mom, Dad, Arielle Durso, Reilly Eldredge, Dan& Jordan iel Epstein, Emory Farb, Jiamei Feng, Ryan Ferraro, Connor Fountain, Carolyn Giusti, Kelly
Congratulations Jenna Shankman!
Glatt, Francesca Go, Jordan Gomes, Jessica Goul, Alicia Gray, Justin Greenwood, William Griffin, Shuang Guan, Jillian Haberli, Megan Hannon, Jill Howard, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Justin Kunz, Hudson Lee, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Caroline Lurz, Gabriella Martone, Alyssa Matz, Kira McCaffrey, Liam McCaffery, Shannon Mitchell, Erin Mostoller, Michael Nedoshytko, Olivia Odermatt, Maraide O’Reilly, Olivia Palmer, Paige Parlier, Amber Pasha, Ryan Pierpont, Nicholas Poling, Samantha Price, Arati Rajeevan, Matthew Rand, Sarah Rodgers, Andrea Russo, Dennis Ryley, Rebecca Schaffer, Victoria Schoenwald, Ellie Senft, Spencer Senior, Manush Shah, Jenna Shankman, Molly Silverman, Kyle Simonetta, Skyler Sklenarik, Lindsay Smalec, Rachel Smullen, Emily Sprankel, Taylor Stauffer, Molly Steele, Caroline Thompson, Peyton Tiriolo, Sidney Tomko, Joseph Urbano, Ricardo Valentin, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Jeffrey Wang, Katherine Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin, Dana Zappone, Michael Zarra Science: Emily Acquavita, Mark Ambert, Connor Baker, Sharon Bian, Margaret Blume, Hannah Bonitz, Claudia Buszta, Luke Cai, Matthew Calbo, Sabriya Chaudhry, Alice Chen, Jeffrey Chen, Cullen Clairmont, Marissa Cohen, Katherine Conlon, Henry Drescher, Daniel Epstein, Ryan Ferraro, Francesca Go, Shuang Guan, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Hudson Lee, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Caroline Lurz, Alyssa Matz, Olivia Palmer, Ryan Pierpont, Arati Rajeevan, Matthew Rand, Andrea Russo, Dennis Ryley, Rebecca Schaffer, Ellie Senft, Manush Shah, Skyler Sklenarik, Rachel Smullen, Taylor Stauffer, Diana Tai, Nicholas Tracey, Joseph Urbano, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Jeffrey Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin, Dana Zappone Social Studies: Emily Acquavita, Russell Adam, Sara Barlok, Austin Beaudoin, Kelly Bickell, Natalie Bigler, Margaret Blume, Hannah Bonitz, Sara Bruce, Tristan Byrnes, Luke Cai, Matthew Calbo, Meaghan Carroll, Sabriya Chaudhry, Abdullah Choudhry, Cullen Clairmont, Marissa Cohen, Sara Como, Katharine DePalma, Jeffrey Dickinson, Henry Drescher, Jill Durso, Reilly Eldredge, Daniel Epstein, Ryan Ferraro, Justin Frazier, Brittany Galko, Carolyn Giusti, Kelly Glatt, Francesca Go, Jessica Goul, Alicia Gray, William Griffin, Jillian Haberli, Megan Hannon, Sommer Henderson, Jill Howard, Melek Hursid, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Radhika Kanaskar, Justin Kunz, Hudson Lee, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Liberti, David Light, Savannah Matcheson, Kira McCaffrey, Liam McCaffery, Kelsey Miller, Shannon Mitchell, Maraide O’Reilly, Paige Parlier, Amber Pasha, Christian Pellegrino, Hannah Perez, Ryan Pierpont, Nicholas Poling, Samantha Price, Emma Purtell, Arati, Rajeevan, Alicia Remillard, Sarah Rodgers, Andrea Russo, Dennis Ryley, Rebecca Schaffer, Victoria Schoenwald, Ellie Senft, Manush Shah, Kyle Simonetta, Skyler Sklenarik, Thomas Sokoloff, Brad Stanek, Taylor Stauffer, Molly Steele, Caroline Thompson, Peyton Tiriolo, Sidney Tomko, Faith Tracey, Nicholas Tracey, Joseph Urbano, Ancontinued to page 18
THE CHESHIRE HERALD, JUNE 25, 2015
Seventeen
Graduation 2015
Destinations
“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around — Margaret Thatcher doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.” continued from page 12 shire; Sara DiBenedictis— Southern Connecticut State University; Jeffrey Dickinson—College of the Holy Cross; Keyes Dorsey—University of Mississippi; Henry Drescher—University of Miami; Tomasz Drezek— Naugatuck Valley Community College; Zachary Dubois—Eastern Connecticut State University; Jill Durso—Bryant University; Tucker Ecke—Ursinus College; William Eddy—Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Joseph El-Sharnouby— Bowling Green State University; Reilly Eldredge—University of Connecticut; Daniel Epstein—University of Connecticut; Zachary Evans—Quinnipiac University; Emory Farb— Southern Connecticut State University; Kulsoom Farid—Southern Connecticut State University; Jiamei Feng—Bentley University; Ryan Ferraro—College of the Holy Cross; Brian Fischer—University of New Haven; Connor Fountain—University of Maryland, College Park; Morgan Fountain—Manhattan College; Justin Frazier—University of Miami; Joseph Frugale—Porter and Chester Institute (Branford); Frank Fusco— Bates College; Mark Fusco—Bates College; Brittany Galko—Bryant University; Julia Garibaldi—University of Rhode Island; Emma Gaudio—Salve Regina University; Carolyn Giusti—Le Moyne College; Kelly Glatt—Bryant University; Owen Glatt—Southern Connecticut State University; Francesca Go—Bates College; Jordan Gomes—University of Connecticut; Jessica Goul—University of Hartford; Alicia Gray— University of Connecticut; Justin Greenwood—University of Connecticut; Brody Griffin—Central Connecticut State University; William Griffin—College of the Holy Cross; Shuang Guan—Swarthmore College; Connor Gunneson—Quinnipiac University; Jillian Haberli—Brandeis University; Melissa Hackerman— University of Hartford; Caroline Hague—Green Mountain College; Megan Hannon—University of Connecticut; Casey Harding—University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Joseph Havriliak—University of Connecticut; Andrew Heisler—Quinnipiac University; Sommer Henderson— Clemson University; Morgan Hernandez—Western Connecticut State University; Connor Hill—Eastern Connecticut State University; Justin Hollmann—Military; Jill Howard— University of New Hampshire; Emily Huminski—Hofstra University; Melek Hursid—University of Connecticut; Benjamin Iceman—Western New England University; Frank Ilnicki— Employment; Trevor Jackson—Employment; Lovely Jannetty—Sacred Heart University; Tyler Johnson— Naugatuck Valley Community College; Tessa Josenhans—Gateway Community College; MacKenzie Juodaitis—Rowan University; Ardit Kabashi—Central Connecticut State University; Maryam Kakhodaverdi— University of Saint Joseph; Bethany Kalach—Sacred Heart University; Radhika Kanaskar—University of Connecticut; Nicholas Kavadas— University of Connecticut; Samuel
Keaveney—Central Connecticut State University; Jack Keenan—Central Connecticut State University; Brendan Kennedy—University of New Haven; Benjamin Klanica— University of New Hampshire; Peter Klein—Quinnipiac University; Johanna Klimaszewski—Sacred Heart University; Alyssa Kopjanski— Southern Connecticut State University; Jessica Kosciuk—Springfield College; Daniel Kramer—Paul Mitchell The School - North Haven; Margaret Kuehl—Sacred Heart University; Justin Kunz—Colgate University; Evan Langlais—University of Connecticut; Hudson Lee—Yale University; James Lee—University of Connecticut; Brittany LeVasseur— Southern Connecticut State University; Rujia Lian—University of Connecticut; Alexandra Liberti—University of Connecticut; David Light—Tufts University; Stephanie Loda—Lebanon Valley College; Carlos Lopez—University of Connecticut; Caroline Lurz—Springfield College; Joshua MacNiven—University of Rhode Island; Mohammed Mahmud—Southern Connecticut State University; Gavin Malloy— University of Hartford; Olivia Manke—University of Colorado at Boulder; Tony Marcucilli—Utica College; Jaime Markella—Western Connecticut State University; Gabriella Martone—Salve Regina University; Savannah Matcheson—University of Saint Joseph; Alyssa Matz—University of Connecticut; Liam McCaffery—The George Washington University; Kira McCaffrey—University of Connecticut; John McDonald—Naugatuck Valley Community College; Beckett McEwen—Southern Connecticut State University; Adam Mendelsohn— Bryant University; Thomas Messeder—University of Southern Maine; Kelsey Miller—Salve Regina University; Richard Mills—Southern Connecticut State University; Shannon Mitchell—University of Rhode Island; Delaney Molnar—Providence College; Brendan Moran— Eastern Connecticut State University; Eric Moran—Southern Connecticut State University; Kellie
Ann Moran—Central Connecticut State University; Erin Mostoller— University of Delaware; Cooper Mrowka—University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Stephen Mulholland—University of Rhode Island; Joseph Murphy—Naugatuck Valley Community College; Aliyaha Nance—University of Hartford; Michael Nedoshytko—Quinnipiac University; Emily Nicastro—Salve Regina University; Drew Noel—Merrimack College; Amanda Nowak—Elms College; Kya O'Donnell—Southern Connecticut State University; Maraide O'Reilly— Endicott College; Olivia Odermatt— Endicott College; Haley Ogrodnik— Middlesex Community College; Adaobi Chidera Okoro—Southern Connecticut State University; Alessandra Olesen—Northwestern Connecticut Community College; Christopher Owen—Employment; Olivia Palmer—Boston College; Brittany Panuzio—Springfield College; Paige Parlier—Liberty University; Amber Pasha—Cornell University; Jennifer Paulsen—University of Connecticut; Kristen Pearsall—Belmont Abbey College; Christian Pellegrino—Western Connecticut State University; Alexandra Pelletier—Quinnipiac University; Hannah Perez—Merrimack College; Christa Petro—University of New Haven; Thomas Pfaff—Elon University; Ryan Pierpont—Boston College; Taylor Plumley—Marymount University; Nicholas Poling— Allegheny College; Sebastien Preud'homme—Champlain College; Samantha Price—Eastern Connecticut State University; Sarah Proto— University of New Haven; Jill Pulek—Suffolk University; Emma Purtell—Boston University; Justin Ragozzino—Quinnipiac University; Arati Rajeevan—Carnegie Mellon University; Kumaran Rajendran— Boston University; Matthew Rand— Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Abigail Rapillo—Iona College; Jordan Rashba—University of Bridgeport; Erik Ravenberg—Eastern Connecticut State University; Kyle Rearick—Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alicia Remillard—Marist College; Whitney Reynolds—Providence College; Jamiya Richardson—Southern Connecticut State University; Nathan Rockwell—Central Connecticut State University; Sarah Rodgers—
Congratulations to the Congratulations to the Cheshire School Cheshire High High School Class of 2015! 2015! Class of
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Sidney Tomko scanned the crowd after receiving her diploma.
Saint Michael's College; Alyssa Romano—Florida Gulf Coast University; Matthew Rosano—Central Connecticut State University; Salvatore Rubano—Quinnipiac University; Andrea Russo—Bates College; Chistian Russo—Dean College; Thomas Ruszczyk—Sacred Heart University; Dennis Ryley—Bentley University; Jack Santoro—University of Central Florida; Thomas Saraceno—Adelphi University; Ally Scaramozza—University of Rhode Is-
land; Rebecca Schaffer—Clark University; Victoria Schoenwald— Sacred Heart University; Drew Schwarz—University of Connecticut; Alice Selipanov—Purchase College State University of New York; Ellie Senft—United States Military Academy; Spencer Senior—University of Connecticut; Manush Shah—University of Connecticut; Ryan Shalagan— University of New Haven; Jenna continued to page 18
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Eighteen
Graduation 2015
Salutatorians
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the — Harriet Tubman patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
Lee Encourages Classmates To Make Promises To Selves Class of 2015, I’m sure that you can agree that getting to this scary place people call “the real point, sitting here with our caps world.” Some of us will be startand gowns on the turf, was no ing all over as rising freshmen in walk in the park. The diplomas college, some of us will be boldly we’ll receive today are more entering the workforce, some of than just pieces of paper. These us will be bravely serving our diplomas are the culmination of country. Whichever path you four years’ worth of blood, sweat, have chosen, dear Cheshire High and tears. Walk in the park? High School Class of 2015, thank you school was more like a slow wade for the memories, congratulations through a piranha-infested river. on all your achievements, and But along the way, we’ve met good luck with what’s to come! friends with whom we’ve shared memorable experiences; we’ve Hudson Lee’s Speech: discovered ourselves and our pasarents, relatives, fac- sions; and we’ve grown as stuulty and administrators: dents and as people. I’ll be honest, there’s a lot of Good evening, and welstuff we’ve learned these past few come. My name is Hudson Lee, years that isn’t exactly at the foreand I’m honored to be your Safront of our memory. You hear lutatorian - in other words, the people say things like, “We’re first/next in a series of obliganever going to use half the things tory speech-giving Asians durwe’ve learned” or, “High school ing today’s ceremonies. To start is pointless, I’ve already forgotoff, a big congratulations to the ten what my test last week was Cheshire High Class of 2015! We on.” But is our education really did it, fam. measured by the facts and formuFor some reason, the administrators have chosen to give me las we’ve managed to cram into five minutes behind this podium, our heads? As my good friend a decision I’m confident that they Rosa Parks once said, “No.” will regret. But I’ll do my best to Our Cheshire High education is make this speech bearable for you gauged by much more than what we’ve learned: It’s gauged by the all. No guarantees. success skills we’ve picked up during our time in high school. Skills relating to much more than simply the process of learning. Skills having to do with managing our busy schedWe are, as always, SO proud of you. ules, maintainBecome who you want to Become. ing friendships You truly can. and relationAOL - To Infinity & Beyond, ships, and excelling in our LLAMA & FUZZ athletic, artis-
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Congratulations Mikayla!
tic, or other extracurricular pursuits. These skills reflect the true value of our Cheshire High education, and these skills are what we will carry with us throughout the rest of our lives. Starting today, we can truly begin to map our own routes through life’s uncertain terrain. Starting today, we can begin to strive for our greatest goals as full-fledged members of society. In “The Alchemist,” Paulo Coelho writes “When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” In the years to come, we can achieve the things we wish to achieve by pouring 110 percent of ourselves into whatever we decide to pursue, whether it’s becoming a doctor, starting a new company, or getting a job as a backup dancer for world-class superstar Nicki Minaj. It’s a strange thing: If you want success bad enough, eventually it just seems to gravitate towards you. But to become a doctor, you have to be willing to endure medical school. To open your company, you have to be willing to know economic theory
like the back of your hand. And to become one of Nicki Minaj’s esteemed backup performers, you have to be willing to practice popping that booty for a minimum of ten to twelve hours a day. No longer can we get away with making excuses to ourselves. Whenever we decide, “I want to get to there, to that certain point in this aspect of my life,” we make a promise to ourselves, a promise we should strive to keep. We have to want to invest the time and energy despite defeats and discouragements and disappointments. That’s what Coelho meant by “wanting” something. Wanting means doing—making productive, well thought out steps towards your goal against all odds. “But Hudson,” you might be thinking, “I don’t want to think about my future yet. I want to think about this summer and parties and trips and the beach and hanging out with my BFFs.” Well, alright, let’s shift focus back to the present. Graduation may mark our transition out of high school and into the real world, but it takes a commence-
ment ceremony for us to prepare ourselves, mentally and emotionally, to make that transition smoothly. So, let us celebrate. Let us celebrate our successful completion of high school - a significant personal and academic milestone along the paths of our life journeys. Let us acknowledge our accomplishments, and let us also acknowledge the contributions of our ever-supportive teams of family, friends, and faculty that have made those accomplishments possible. And let us remember that our Cheshire High education has indeed shaped us into the people we are today - whether we realize it or not. Now, what better way to end a speech than with the dank rhymes of Dr. Seuss? Here’s the last page of “Oh the Places You’ll Go!” So...be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray ... or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea ... You’re off to Great Places! ... Today is your day! ... Your mountain is waiting, so...get on your way! Thank you and, again, congratulations to the Cheshire High Class of 2015.
Destinations Continued ... continued from page 17 Shankman—Quinnipiac University; Juhwan Shin—Central Connecticut State University; Molly Silverman— Northeastern University; Christopher Simione—Bentley University; Kyle Simonetta—Fairfield University; Skyler Sklenarik—University of Connecticut; Matthew Skydel—Assumption College; Lindsay Smalec— Bucknell University; Allison Smith— Quinnipiac University; Natasha Smith—Naugatuck Valley Community College; Rachel Smullen—Ithaca College; Thomas Sokoloff—University of Connecticut; Matthew Spadola—Loyola University Maryland; Rachel Spalding—University of Hartford; Howard Sparks—Curry College; Peyton Spataj—Central Connecticut State University; Jonah Spector—Tunxis Community College; Emily Sprankel—Ithaca College; Brad Stanek—University of Florida; Erica Stauffer—Keene State College; Taylor Stauffer—University
of Connecticut; Molly Steele—Hofstra University; Connor Strickland— University of Connecticut; Jason Strollo—Roger Williams University; Ruth Sussman—University of Maine at Farmington; Diana Tai—Northeastern University; Sean Tenedine— University of New Hampshire; Caroline Thompson—Pace University, New York City; Colin Thorne—Suffield Academy; Peyton Tiriolo— Southern Connecticut State University; Sidney Tomko—University of Connecticut; Faith Tracey—Southern Connecticut State University; Nicholas Tracey—Bentley University; Anthony Trasacco—Dean College; Dana Troiano—Johnson & Wales University (Providence); Saryh Trudel—The University of Tampa; Stephanie Turcotte—Southern Connecticut State University; Rachael Tyrrel—Southern Connecticut State University; Sierra Ubertalli—College of Charleston; Joseph Urbano— Rochester Institute of Technology; Ricardo Valen-
CONGRATULATIONS
SIERRA!
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way!” Congratulations, We Love You! Mom, Dad, Luke & Sam
tin—University of Connecticut; Anirudh Vedere—University of Connecticut; Olivia Villecco—University of Connecticut; Baillie Violano— Florida Atlantic University; Anthony Vitale—Marist College; Adam Volpe—Tunxis Community College; Adam vonFischer—Western New England University; Rachel Wallinger—Central Connecticut State University; Jeffrey Wang—Harvard University; Katherine Wang— Wellesley College; Daniel Ward—Sacred Heart University; Caitlin Whalen—Elon University; Natalie Wickenheisser—University of Connecticut; Bethany Wicks—University of Maine at Farmington; Zachary Winch—University of South Carolina; Moira Wynne—Southern Connecticut State University; Andrew Yamin—Amherst College; Karen Yang—University of Cincinnati; Dana Zappone—Bentley University; Michael Zarra—Trinity College; Charles Zhu—Quinnipiac University.
Honor Cord Continued ... continued from page 16
irudh Vedere, Lauren Velleca, Jeffrey Wang, Katherine Wang, Andrew Yamin, Karen Yang, Dana Zappone, Michael Zarra Spanish: Emily Acquavita, Natalie Bigler, Hannah Bonitz, Luke Cai, Matthew Calbo, Sabriya Chaudhry, Katherine Conlon, Katherine Coombs, Sommer Henderson, MacKenzie Juodaitis, Caroline Lurz, Olivia Palmer, Christian Pellegrino, Arati Rajeevan, Matthew Rand, Dennis Ryley, Manush Shah, Jenna Shankman, Skyler Sklenarik, Lindsay Smalec, Rachel Smullen, Emily Sprankel, Taylor Stauffer, Molly Steele, Diana Tai, Joseph Urbano, Ricardo Valentin, Lauren Velleca, Olivia Villecco, Jeffrey Wang, Natalie Wickenheisser, Andrew Yamin, Dana Zappone.
THE CHESHIRE HERALD, JUNE 25, 2015
Nineteen
Graduation 2015
Graduates
“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the — Jim Rohn wind, but you can change yourself.” continued from page 2
Klein, Johanna Baptista Klimaszewski, Alyssa Raye Kopjanski, Jessica Lynn Kosciuk, Daniel Kramer, Margaret Catherine Kuehl, Justin Robert Kunz, Michael Labagnara, Evan Andrew Langlais, Michael Edward LaPointe, Jr., Hudson Sunki Lee, James Lee, Mario Alexander Leigh, Brittany Nicole LeVasseur, Rujia Lian, Alexandra Nicholle Liberti, David Allen Light, Stephanie Marie Loda, Cole B. London, Devin V. London, Carlos Alberto Lopez, Julitza Marie Lopez, Caroline Elizabeth Lurz, Joshua Kyle MacNiven, Mohammed Mozoor Mahmud, Gavin Jorma Malloy, Olivia Scott Manke, Tony Herbert Marcucilli, Jaime Crew Markella, Gabriella Jane Martone, Christopher Massaro, Michael A. Massimino, Savannah Kathleen Matcheson, Alyssa Joyce Matz, Devin Mazzacane, Liam Christopher McCaffery, Kira Celeste McCaffrey, John Wood McDonald, Jr., Beckett James McEwen, Adam Carl Mendelsohn, Thomas Alan Messeder, Anthony Peter Migliozzi, Kelsey Elizabeth Miller, Richard Thomas Mills, Kaitlin Thérése Mines, Shannon Harriet Mitchell, Delaney Lyons Molnar, Brendan Cox Moran, Eric Jae Moran, Kellie Ann Moran, Erin Kathryn
Mostoller, Cooper Richard Mrowka, Stephen Patrick Mulholland, Joseph Robert Murphy, Matthew Edward Muzyka, Aliyaha Tattiyana Nance, Michael Nedoshytko, Emily Nicastro, Donald Nicoletti, Drew Philip Noel, Amanda Marie Nowak, Teala Marie O'Brien, Olivia Morgan Odermatt, Kya Lee O'Donnell, Haley Paige Ogrodnik, Adaobi Okoro, Alessandra Elizabeth Olesen, Maraide O'Reilly, Christopher Jon Owen, Olivia Jayne Palmer, Brittany Kelly Panuzio, Paige Mekenzie Parlier, Amber Maryam Pasha, Jennifer Elise Paulsen, Kristen Ann Pearsall, Christian Enzo Pellegrino, Alexandra Lyn Pelletier, Hannah Perez, Daniel Raymond Perry, Amanda Marie Persico, John Thomas Pertoso, Jr., Christa Madison Petro, Jakob Pezzo, Thomas Michael Pfaff, Ryan James Pierpont, Allison Ann Pito, Taylor Jean Plumley, Alexander Poling, Nicholas Edward Poling, Sebastien Henri Preudhomme, Samantha Alice Price, Sarah Joan Proto, Jill Kathleen Pulek, Emma Elizabeth Purtell, Justin James Ragozzino, Arati Rajeevan, Kumaran M. Rajendran, Matthew Christopher Rand, Abigail Mae Rapillo, Jordan Samuel Rashba, Erik Ravenberg, Kyle Andrew Rearick, Alicia Grace Remillard, Whitney Marie Reynolds, Jamiya Richardson, Nathan Rockwell, Sarah Margaret Rodgers, Alyssa Ann Romano, Matthew Rosano, Haley Lynn Rosenbeck, Asadi Raziya Rountree, Salvatore Anthony Rubano, Andrea Russo, Christian Jameson Russo, Thomas Edward Ruszczyk, Dennis Thomas Quinn Ryley, Abigail Lillian Salvietti, Jack Leonard
Santoro, Thomas Francis Saraceno, Ally Rose Scaramozza, Rebecca Anne Schaffer, Victoria Schoenwald, Drew Richard Schwarz, Alice Selipanov, Ellie Marie Senft, Spencer John Senior, Manush Shah, Ryan Thomas Shalagan, Jenna Ariana Shankman, Juhwan Shin, Molly Brooke Silverman, Christopher William Simione, Kyle Primo Simonetta, Skyler Marie Sklenarik, Matthew Tyler Skydel, Lindsay Smalec, Allison Caroline Smith, Natasha Marie Smith, Rachel Elizabeth Smullen, Allison Elizabeth Sobolewski, Thomas Edward Sokoloff, Matthew Joseph Spadola, Rachel Spalding, Howard James Sparks IV, Peyton Elizabeth Spataj, Jonah Spector, Emily Sprankel, Brad Stanek, Erica Ally Stauffer, Taylor Patricia Stauffer, Molly Sophie Steele, Connor C. Strickland, Jason Victor Strollo, Ruth Jillian Sussman, Diana Dingxin Tai, Sean Michael Tenedine, Caroline Elisabeth Thomp-
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