RI High School Seniors Honored for Civics Leadership
Saturday, May 14, 2011
More than 130 students from 70 RI high schools from Barrington to Woonsocket were honored by Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis in the 2011 Civic Leadership Awards at a State House ceremony.
The awards are given annually to members of the senior class who make outstanding contributions to their schools and their hometowns.
“This award recognizes students who show an understanding of the importance public service has in a democratic society,” said Mollis. “These students take the principles of civics and put them into action at home and at school.”
Mollis asked high schools around the state to select one male and one female member of the Class of 2011 who best met the ideals of the award: public service, leadership ability and academic achievement.
"My goal is to encourage young people to get involved," Mollis said. "Their enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the civic life of their school and community are vital to the strength of our democracy. I hope their example inspires next year’s senior class."
The 2011 Honorees
Alvarez High School
Lixis Acevedo, Providence
Jamaree Lopes, Providence
Barrington Christian Academy
Wendy Benjamin, Providence
Jared Sousa, Warren
Barrington High School
Katherine Ellicott, Barrington
Aaron Fiske, Barrington
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Sarah Tellier, Woonsocket
Jesus Velez, Woonsocket
Bishop Hendricken High School
Jeffrey Sabo, Saunderstown
Bishop Keough High School
JaLeisa Luna, Providence
Blackstone Academy Charter School
Sabrina Alvarez, Central Falls
Sebastian Vergara, Central Falls
Block Island School
Megan Mitchell, Block Island
Derek Marsella, Block Island
Burrillville High School
Kerstin Hudon, Harrisville
Michael Bailey-Gates, Harrisville
Central High School
Staci Cherwinski, Providence
Enrique Valencia, Providence
Chariho Regional High School
Kelly Lyman, Hope Valley
Daniel Woyak, Carolina
Charles E. Shea High School
Isaura DosSantos, Pawtucket
Ronald Robitaille, Pawtucket
Classical High School
Sharon Weissburg, Providence
Raudy Perez, Providence
Coventry High School
Mackenzie Clifford, Coventry
Nicholas Paiva, Coventry
Cranston Area Career & Technical Center
Dana Marcotte, Cranston
Christopher Zarlenga, Cranston
Cranston High School East
Kaleigh Greene, Cranston
Daniel Ramirez-Raftree, Cranston
Cranston High School West
Jessica Murphy, Cranston
Patrick Varone, Cranston
Cumberland High School
Kassondra Neumann, Cumberland
Kyle Mardo, Cumberland
East Greenwich High School
Christine Surabian, East Greenwich
Samuel Payette, East Greenwich
East Providence High School
Samantha Carroll, Riverside
Alexander Duarte, Riverside
East Providence High School Career and Technical Center
Kelsey Lima, East Providence
Jeffery Davidson, East Providence
E-Cubed Academy
Jennifer Rosario, Providence
Kevin Pajaro, Providence
Exeter-West Greenwich High School
Juliann Tefft, West Greenwich
Thomas Clements, Exeter
Hope Arts High School
Linda Nanthavong
Esvin Pineda
Hope High School
Nicole Jenkins, Providence
Daquan Harris-Huguley, Providence
Immaculate Conception Academy
Michelle DeRoche, Wakefield
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Emily Santilli, Pawtucket
John DaSilva, Pawtucket
Johnston High School
Nilanda Sutoummalee, Johnston
Joshua Avila, Johnston
LaSalle Academy
Allison Smith, East Greenwich
LaSalle Academy Marc Furtado, East Providence
Lincoln High School
Ariana Lefebvre, Lincoln
Asjed Hussain, Lincoln
Masters Regional Academy
Mollyanne Bryan, Warwick
Joseph Maestri, Coventry
Mount Pleasant High School
Stephanie Estrada, Providence
Michael Minogue, Providence
Mount St. Charles Academy
Hannah Gardella, Milford MA
Zachary Samborsky, North Smithfield
Mt. Hope High School
Victoria Jamiel, Warren
Kevin Oliveira, Bristol
Narragansett High School
Cassandra Couture, Narragansett
Daniel LaBove, Narragansett
New England Laborers' Construction & Career Academy
Karina Alcedo, Providence
Max Dinerman, Scituate
North Providence High School
Caramia Ferrario, North Providence
Patrick O'Donnell, North Providence
North Smithfield High School
Rachael Gonera, North Smithfield
Brian Murphy, Harrisville
Our Lady of Fatima High School
Victoria Harris, Bristol
Gregory Rapoza, Seekonk MA
Pilgrim High School
Katherine Coates, Warwick
Andrew Carter, Warwick
Ponaganset High School
Miranda Jackson, Foster
Aaron Dupuis, Chepachet
Portsmouth Abbey School
Ligia Vela, Washington DC
Sheamus Standish, East Hampton CT
Portsmouth High School
Madison Burns
Providence Academy of International Studies
Skye Nina, Providence
Samibelk Betancourt, Providence
Providence Career and Technical Academy
Elisa Calderon, Providence
Jenkins Cooper, Providence
Providence Country Day
Leah Siegel-Reamer, Pawtucket
Rocky Hill School
Erica Santos, Saunderstown
Daniel Waterman, West Warwick
Rogers High School
Olivia Chaves, Newport
Lukas Chaves, Newport
Saint Raphael Academy
Julianne Tejada, Providence
Andres Taborda, Pawtucket
School One
Sage Buckley, Riverside
Wilson Keithline, East Greenwich
Scituate High School
Caroline Bertram, North Scituate
Pablo Romero, North Scituate
Smithfield High School
Camilla Akbas, Greenville
Brent Barrows, Smithfield
South Kingstown High School
Rose Kenyon, Wakefield
Michael Matthews, Wakefield
St. Andrew's School
Yaritza Encarnacion, Jamaica Plain MA
Brian Volpe, Jamestown
St. Mary Academy Bay View
Victoria Briody, North Kingstown
The Prout School
Sarah Dobson, Westerly
Martin Larson, Wakefield
The Wheeler School
Abigail Zwetchkenbaum, Providence
Alexander Norton, Bellingham
Tiverton High School
Chantal Galipeau, Tiverton
Jordan Darkow, Tiverton
Toll Gate High School
Jenna Moen, East Greenwich
Joseph Sullivan, Warwick
Trinity Christian Academy
Alicia Monroe, North Scituate
Brian Osteen, Cranston
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center
Julia Nacorda, Warwick
Forrest Smith, Warwick
Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
Alexandrea Defreitas, Warwick
John Nunes, Warwick
West Warwick High School
Katelyn Goodson, West Warwick
Mark Villanueva, West Warwick
Westerly High School
Kelssey Clough, Westerly
Robert Laudone, Jr., Westerly
William B. Cooley, Sr. Health, Science, & Technology High School
Sharina Taveras, Providence
Brian Hernandez, Providence
William E. Tolman Senior High School
Veronica Lejeune, Pawtucket
Kevin Coughlin, Pawtucket
William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School
Ana Brunet, Pawtucket
Eli Hebert, North Providence
Woonsocket Area Career & Technical Center
Kelsey Gately, Harrisville
Jamel Williams, Woonsocket
Woonsocket High School
Brittney Keophoxay, Woonsocket
Billy Daophaouthenh, Woonsocket
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