2020 Watertown High School senior award and scholarship winners

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Raider Times staff

The following is a list of students honored by Watertown High School with Senior Awards and Scholarships for 2020.

Thank you to all of the organizations for their continued generosity and support, and congratulations to all of the honored students.

Academic Excellence, Class of 2020

Anna Aiello, Kevin Cardosa, Antonina Carton, Liam Carvajal-Janke, Anna Fabian, Evan Fleischer, Helen Gjino, Yeraz Kaligian, Gevork Karapetyan, Ani Manjikian, Anais Markwood, Liam McCurley, Saron Nebiye, Ashley Nygren, Danya Rifai, Lakshmi Thangaraj, Martin Tibets, Siranush Tolmoyan, Maia Vachon, Anthia Vrahliotis, Raymond Whitney, and Crystal Yapoudjian

Adobe Illustrator Certification

Dylan Hickey and Andrea McAdam

Agnes Barry Memorial Nursing Scholarship

Krishna Patel

Alfred Della Paolera Memorial Scholarship

Antonina Carton and Rose Muldrew

Allison Donovan Memorial Scholarship

Isabella Terzian

American Red Cross Scholarship

Jonathon Lucas

Amvets Post 14

David Abrahamyan and Ray Whitney

Anthony R Grassia National Honor Society/Cum Laude Scholarship

Elias Cherry-German

Anthony S. Ciulla Sr. Memorial Scholarship

Alyssa Carroll

Armenian Club

Benjamin Fiorentino, Mishleen Kerio, and Liam McCurley

Armenian Relief Society Leola Sassouni Scholarship

Ani Manjikian and Nicole Topanian

Arsenal Center for the Arts Sloane Scholarship

Helen Margaryan

Art Book Award: Excellence in 2 Dimension

Ella Pastore

Art Book Award: Excellence in 3 Dimension

Sarah Vail

Art Book Award: Excellence in Painting

Anthia Vrahliotis

Art Book Award: Excellence in Photography

Elias Cherry-German

Art Book Award: Excellence in Studio Art

Andrea McAdams

Aurora Pane Memorial Scholarship

Rachael Stokes

Beatrice Leeder Community Service Award

Caileigh Sullivan

Beverly DiMascio Scholarship

Caileigh Sullivan and Brianna Williams

Book Award Drama: Excellence in Technical Theatre

Antonina Carton

Business: Business Leader

Evan Britner

Career & Technical Education: Edward J. Francis Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in CTE

George Gutarov

Cindy Waldron Cannon Scholarship

Sarah Vail

Class of 1949

Jack Edgely, Martin Tibets, Jonathan Lucas, and Mia Zarkadas

Community Service Century Award

David Abrahamyan, Lillian Arzumanyan, Devon Breen, Antonina Carton, Liam Carvajal-Janke, Shant Cimenian, Ryan Da Silva, Olivia DeKoster, Delanie Dunn, Anna Fabian, Helen Gjino, Dylan Hickey, Yeraz Kaligian, Mishleen Kerio, Ani Manjikian, Divya Mannan, Anais Markwood, Vicken Meneshian, Isaac Mugomba, Srinivasa Naraharisetty, Anna Papayannopoulos, Danielle Pellegrini, Madeline Poplawski, Rene Sargsyan, Ashley Shaughnessy, Isabella Terzian, Martin Tibets, Siranoush Tolmoyan, Maia Vachon, Sarah Vail, and Crystal Yapoudjian

Construction Technology Above & Beyond

John Moynihan

Direct Federal Credit Union’s Values in Practice Scholarship

David Abrahamyan, Emily Campbell, and Ashley Shaughnessy

Dora Castrucci Valentine Memorial Scholarship

Marialda Romei

Drama Book Award: Excellence in Drama

Vera Doob and Yeraz Kaligian

Engineering: Best All Around

Henry Hartshorn

English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (AP)

Elias Cherry-German and Anais Markwood

English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (H)

Oliver Eason and Evan Fleischer

English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (L1)

Evan Britner, Jonathan Lucas, Ani Manjikian, Krishna Patel, Isabella Terzian, Siranush Tolmoyan, and Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Erald Sawyer Scholarship

Maia Vachon

ESL Achievement Award

Ryan Da Silva, Gerson Gomez Pocon, Mishleen Kerio, Brandon Latin Hernandez, and Nayara Rocha

Family & Consumer Sciences: Best All Around

Isabella Keuchkarian

Fleming Scholarship Fund

Yeraz Kaligian and Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Frank Peros Memorial Scholarship

Olivia DeKoster

Frank T. Capaldi Memorial Scholarship

Jonathan Lucas and Mia Zarkadas

Friends of Mary Kostikian Scholarship

Caileigh Sullivan

Glen R. Mastrangelo Memorial Scholarship

Juliana Cacia and Brendan King

Hai Guin Scholarship

Shant Cimenian and Isabella Terzian

Heather Zarkardas Education Scholarship

Brianna Williams

Heather Zarkardas Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship

Brittany Catsoulis, Lakshmi Thangaraj, and Mia Zarkadas

Hoyt Thurber Scholarship Award

Anna Fabian and Evan Fleischer

Hsu-Balzer Family Drama Award

Helen Gjino

Isgouhi Khalarian Memorial Scholarship

Siranush Tolymoyan

Jack Hahn Music Scholarship: Band

Kristen Beach and Helen Gjino

Jack Hahn Music Scholarship: Strings

Rachael Stokes

Jerry Cinar Athletic Scholarship

Emily Campbell

Jimma Pomponi Scholarship

Ryan Da Silva and Anna Fabian

John Hayward Scholarship

Lillian Arzumanyan, Victor Ivanov, and Ani Manjikian

John Philip Sousa Band Award

Liam Carvajal-Janke

Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship

Brennan Cook, Anna Fabian, Brian Manning, and Brianna Williams

Martha Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship

Srinivasa Naraharisetty

Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo Scholarship

Liam Carvajal-Janke

Michael E. Avtges Memorial Award

Anna Fabian

Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Burns

Evan Fleischer

Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Mooney

Brianna Williams

Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Oates

Divya Mannan

Miller/Tracy Children’s Foundation Scholarship

Josselyn Gonzalez-Teo, Dylan Hickey, Victor Ivanov, and Milagros Ortiz

Music Book Award: Excellence in Orchestra

Maia Vachon

Music Book Award: Positivity and Dedication in Concert Band

Devon Breen and Madeline Poplawski

Nancy Pipito Memorial Scholarship

Yeraz Kaligian

National Choral Award

Vera Doob

National School Orchestra Award

Anais Markwood

Outstanding Achievement in Arabic

Anais Markwood

Outstanding Achievement in Armenian

Anna Papayannopoulos

Outstanding Achievement in Italian

Evan Fleischer

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Anatomy & Physiology

Olivia DeKoster

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Biology

Rachael Stokes

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Environmental Science

Yeraz Kaligian

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Physics C

Anthia Vrahliotis

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Chemistry

Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Siranush Tolmoyan

Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Introduction to Medical Sciences

Krishna Patel

Outstanding Achievement in Spanish

Elias Cherry-German

Physical Education Senior Award: Individual Activities/Sports

Hakeem Hirji and Ashley Shaughnessy

 Physical Education Senior Award: Personal Fitness/Wellness

Carlo Vosbigian

Physical Education Senior Award: Reach Out

Caileigh Sullivan and Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Physical Education Senior Award: Team Sports

Isaac Mugomba

R.E.A.C.H. Award

Delanie Dunn, Ryan Da Silva, Allison Kennedy, Nayara Rocha, Caileigh Sullivan, Carlo Vosbigian, and Mia Zarkadas

Radio/Television: Best All Around

Antonina Carton

Republic Services

Kristen Beach and Duncan Lepera

Rotary Club of Watertown: H. Nish Boyajian Memorial

Divya Mannan

Rotary Club of Watertown: Stephan C. Everett Award

Anna Fabian

Rotary Club of Watertown: Student Speaker Award

Antonina Carton

Rotary Club of Watertown: Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship

Nicole Topanian

Rotary Merit Scholarship

David Abrahayman, Liam McCurley, and Crysta Yapoudjian

Salutatorian

Elias Cherry-German

Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Foundation Scholarship

Ryan Da Silva

Seal of Biliteracy

Pargol Akbari, Elias Cherry-German, Guilherme De Oliveira, Josselyn Gonzalez-Teo, Ivan Kalachev, Mishleen Kerio, Brandon Latin Hernandez, Isaac Mugomba, Srinivasa Mahidhar Naraharisetty, Nayara Rocha, and Siranush Tolmoyan

Seal of Biliteracy with distinction

Liam Carvajal Janke and Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Setrak and Anne DerBoghosian Memorial Scholarship

David Abrahayman and Nicole Topanian

Sgt. Thomas J. Cannalonga/ Sons of Italy Visual Arts Award

Dylan Hickey

Social Studies Departmental Award: AP Psychology

Anna Aiello

Social Studies Departmental Award: Civics

Juliana Lavery

Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors Law

Evan Britner

Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors Psychology

Evan Fleischer

Social Studies Departmental Award: Psychology

Jonathan Salem-Chacon

Spiro and Efrosina Christo Memorial Scholarship For ELL

Mishleen Kerio and Hatydzha Yelliyeva

Thomas McGovern Scholarship

Gevork Karapetyan and Ashley Shaughnessy

United Electric Controls Scholarship

Evan Fleischer

Upit Family Memorial Scholarship

Crystal Yapoudkian

Valedictorian

David Abrahayman

VFW Post 1105 Scholarship

Oliver Eason and Madeline Poplawski

Watertown Art Association Scholarship

Olivia DeKoster and Andrea McAdam

Watertown Baseball Scholarship

Brennan Cook

Watertown Boys Youth Lacrosse

Liam Connelly, Brendan King, Liam McCurley, and Carlo Vosbigian

Watertown Educators Association Scholarship

Brendan King

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Alg II B

Relfa Amador Proano and Laura Howe

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: AP Calculus

David Abrahamyan

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Calc H

Ani Manjikian, Siranush Tolmoyan, and Crystal Yapoudjian

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Math 12

Victor Ivanov and Brian Manning

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Statistics

Ryan Da Silva

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Stats H

Anaïs Markwood

Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2020: Topics in Algebra

Liam Connelly

Watertown Knights of Columbus Council #155 Memorial Scholarship

Mishleen Kerio

Watertown Police Association Scholarship

Cameron Carr and Anna Papayannopoulos

Watertown Softball Scholarship

Alyssa Carroll

Watertown Women’s Club Scholarship

Delanie Dunn and Jake Monahan

Watertown Yacht Club Memorial Scholarship

Danya Rifia

Watertown Youth Basketball Scholarship

Devon Breen, Brittany Catsoulis, Brennan Cook, Gevork Karapetyan, Ashley Shaughnessy, and Brianna Williams

Watertown Youth Soccer

Maximo Archila, Julianna Cacia, Anna Fabian, and Gevork Karapetyan

WHS Art Scholarship

Oliva Dekoster

WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Sal Ciccarelli Memorial Award

Devon Breen

WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Art Venezia

John Moynihan

WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Bob Kaprelian (Founder’s Award)

David Abrahayman

WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: In memory of Norma Ciccarelli

Mia Zarkadas

WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Joan and Joseph Berardi Award

Brittany Catsoulis, Liam McCurley, and Brianna Williams

WHS P.T.S.O. Scholarship

David Abrahayman, Caileigh Sullivan, and Crystal Yapoudjian

WHS Pride Committee

Lauren Amedio, Emily Campbell, Alyssa Carroll, Brittany Catsoulis, Emma Dickie, Juliette Keuchkarian, Andrea McAdam, Anna Papayannopoulos, Ashley Shaughnessy, Caileigh Sullivan, Lakshmi Thangaraj, Brianna Williams, and Mia Zarkadas

William C. Powell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

Devon Breen

William D. Corbett Scholarship

Anna Aiello

World War ll Scholarships

George Gutarov and Brian Manning

–July 1, 2020–