The following is a list of students honored during Watertown High School’s Senior Awards and Scholarship Night, and the Undergraduate Awards.
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 2022
Margaret Cavanaugh, Philip Centola, May Cort, Catherine Fabian, Claire Fabian, Merideth Greene, Manka Hadzhieva, Benjamin Heep, Mona Houjazy, Viktorya Hovhannisyan, Eleni Hum, Jack Jones, Teju Kim, Leah Knipper-Davis, Niv Krasnow, Anthony Lampasona, Carly MacCormack, Nathan Theodore, Mariana Urizar
Academic Excellence: Salutatorian
Zachary Paquette
Academic Excellence: Valedictorian
Taylor Lambo
R.E.A.C.H. Award
Theresa Cabral, Philip Centola
School Committee Recognition
Emma Fallon, Eleni Hum
Agnes Barry Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Anna Michaelidis
Alfred Della Paolera Memorial Scholarship
Claire Fabian, Zachary Paquette
Allison Donovan Memorial Scholarship
Alexandra Thuene
Amvet Post 14
Catherine Fabian, Da’jon Offut
Anthony R Grassia National Honor Society/Cum Laude Scholarship
Madison Cummings
Anthony S. Ciulla Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Lambo
Armenian American Veterans Memorial Scholarship
Gabriel Avakian, Lena Karaguesian, Sargis Sedrakyan
Armenian Relief Society Leola Sassouni Scholarship
Gabriel Avakian, Sargis Sedrakayn
Aurora Pane Memorial Scholarship
Theresa Cabral
Beverly DiMascio Scholarship
Mona Houjazy, Anthony Lampasona, Gianna Mariano
Eileen Sheehan Olsen Memorial Scholarship
Dayra Jimon
Erald Sawyer Scholarship
Kara O’Neil
Fleming Scholarship Fund
Manka Hadzhieva, Catherine Jumba
Frank Peros Memorial Scholarship
Dayra Jimon
Frank T. Capaldi Memorial Scholarship
Philip Centola, Sargis Sedrakyan
Friends of Mary Kostikian Scholarship
Sean Anthony McCusker
Glen R. Mastrangelo Memorial Scholarship
Mason Andrade, Madison Cummings, Gregory Davidian
Heather Zarkardas Education Scholarship
Philip Centola
Hsu-Balzer Family Drama Award
Philip Centola
Isgouhi Khalarian Memorial Scholarship
Lena Karaguesian
Jack Hahn Music Award: Band
Claire Fabian
Jack Hahn Music Award: Strings
Catherine Jumba
John Hayward Scholarship
William Connolly, Pierre Paul Labossiere, Alexandra Thuene
John Philip Sousa Band Award
Claire Fabian
Karen Eaton Norton Memorial Scholarship
William Connolly, Eleni Hum, Gianna Mariano
Lt. Paul J. Sullivan Scholarship
Catherine Fabian, Claire Fabian, Merideth Greene
Martha Fitzpatrick Memorial Scholarship
Emma Fallon
Michael & Vincenza Vinciullo Scholarship
Gregory Venizelos
Michael E. Avtges Memorial Award
Mason Andrade
Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Burns
Catherine Fabian
Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Laughrea
Jack Jones
Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Mooney
Claire Fabian
Middle School Memorial Scholarship: Oates
Philip Centola
Miller/Tracy Children’s Foundation Scholarship
Devin Diaz, Lucy Simonian, Erik Tonyan, Steven Yu
Mosesian Center for the Arts -Sloane Scholarship
Dayra Jimon
Nancy Pipito Memorial Scholarship
Patrick Nsubuga
National School Orchestra Award
Nathan Theodore
Peter B Clough Memorial Scholarship
Mona Houjazy
Republic Services
Eva Kelleher, Michael Macneill
Rotary Club of Watertown: Stephen C. Everett Award
Philip Centola
Rotary Club of Watertown: Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship
Mason Andrade, Taylor Lambo
Rotary Merit Scholarship
Theresa Cabral, Erik Tonyan
Rotary Merit Scholarship: Dr. Kuhn Lee Memorial Scholarship
Claire Fabian
Rotary Merit Scholarship: H Nish Boyajian Memorial Scholarship
Mona Houjazy
Salvatore and Maria Pizzi Foundation Scholarship
Melissa Escamilla
Setrak and Anne DerBoghosian Memorial Scholarship
Gabriel Avakian, Gregory Davidian, Sargis Sedrakyan
Sgt. Thomas J. Cannalonga/Sons of Italy Visual Arts Award
Andrea Penalis
Spiro and Efrosina Christo Memorial Scholarship For ELL
Maria Vitoria Lima DaSilva, Edgardo Raul De La Cruz Chabergo
Thomas McGovern Scholarship
Merideth Greene, Pierre Paul Labossiere
United Electric Controls Scholarship
Marc Abi Zeid Daou
Upit Family Memorial Scholarship
Lucas Rogge
VFW Post 1105 Scholarship
Daniella Hagopian, Colin Owens
Watertown Art Association Scholarship
Dayra Jimon
Watertown Baseball Scholarship
Michael Cormier, Jack Jones, Colin Owens
Watertown Educators Association Scholarship
Jesse Cavarretta, Philip Centola
Watertown Knights of Columbus Council #155 Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Lambo
Watertown Police Association Scholarship
Theresa Cabral, Dajon Offutt
Watertown Softball Scholarship
Theresa Cabral, Lara Cordeiro, Mona Houjazy
Watertown Women’s Club Scholarship
Lena Karaguesian, Sargis Sedrakyan
Watertown Yacht Club Memorial Scholarship
Carly MacCormack
Watertown Youth Basketball Scholarship
Gregory Davidian, Merideth Greene, Jack Jones, Pierre Paul Labossiere, Taylor Lambo, Carly MacCormack, Sean Anthony McCusker
Watertown Youth Soccer
Gabriel Avakian, Claire Fabian, Carly MacCormack, Sean Anthony McCusker
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Sal Ciccarelli Class of 1959 Memorial Award
Sean Anthony McCusker
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Art Venezia Class of 1962
Nathan Master
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Bob Kaprelian Class of 1953 (Founder’s Award)
Mason Andrade
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship: Chris Berardi Class of 1978 in memory of Joan and Joseph Berardi Award
Pierre Paul Labossiere, Taylor Lambo
WHS Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship in memory of Norma Ciccarelli Class of 1959
Theresa Cabra
WHS General Scholarship
Alishba Amin, Jesse Cavaretta, Eleni Hum, Isabella Nitschke
WHS P.T.S.O. Scholarship
Theresa Cabral, Mona Houjazy
WHS Pride Committee
Theresa Cabral, Madison Cummings, Emma Fallon, Berfin Yalcin
William C. Powell, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Jack Jones
William D. Corbett Scholarship
Jack Jones
World War II Scholarships
Fathema Heidari, Berfin Yalcin
Beatrice Leeder Community Service Award
Lena Karaguesian
Community Service Century Award
Mahera Ahmed, Mashaim Ahmed, Ariana Aufiero, Theresa Cabral, Lara Cordeiro, May Cort, Merideth Greene, Mona Houjazy, Eleni Hum, Teju Kim, Leah Knipper-Davis, Pierre Paul Labossiere, Taylor Lambo, Malcolm MacDonald, Sargis Sedrakyan, Tyler Timperio
Art: Excellence in 2 Dimension
Patrick Nsubuga
Art: Excellence in 3 Dimension
Lena Karagusian
Art: Excellence in Graphic Design
Marc Abizeid Daou
Art: Excellence in Painting
Sydney Zoberg
Art: Excellence in Photography
Leah Knipper Davis
Art: Excellence in Studio Art
Dayra Jimon
Art: Excellence in AP Art
Kara O’Neil
Art: Excellence in Drawing
Sadie Currier-Brown
Business: Shop Citizenship
Leah Knipper-Davis
Career & Technical Education: Edward J. Francis, Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence in CTE
Gregory Venizelos
Construction Technology: Above & Beyond
Jared Norton
Culinary Arts: Above & Beyond
Joseph Haggerty
Engineering: Above & Beyond
Marc Abizeid Daou
English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (AP)
Emma Fallon
English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (H)
Jasmine Affany
English Language Arts Award: 12th Grade (L1)
Isabella Nitschke, Sargis Sedrakyan, Cesar Torres
ESL Achievement Award
Ana Ruth Duarte Cordero, Maressa Meireles
Excellence in Drama: Foundations of Drama
Cesar Torres
Excellence in Drama: Inclusive Theatre
Andrea Penalis
Excellence in Drama: Theatre for Social Change
Matthew Diducca
Excellence in Music: Orchestra
Catherine Fabian, Jenna Johnson, Alexandra Thuene, Justin Wu
Excellence in Music: World Percussion
Emanuel Filipe De Oliveira Carvalho
Family & Consumer Sciences: Shop Citizenship
Theresa Cabral
Outstanding Achievement in Arabic
Mona Houjazy
Outstanding Achievement in Armenian
David Kostikian
Outstanding Achievement in Italian
Jack Jones
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Anatomy & Physiology
Nathan Master
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Biology
Margaret Cavanaugh
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Environmental Science
Teju Kim
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: AP Physics C
Catherine Fabian
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Earth Science
Isabella Nitschke
Outstanding Achievement in Sciences: Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology
Madison Cummings
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Philip Centola
Physical Education Senior Award: Personal Fitness/Wellness
Camndon Reed
Physical Education Senior Award: Team Sports
FathemaHeidari
Radio/Television: Take the Lead
Jenna Johnson
Seal of Biliteracy
Mashaim Ahmed, Mary Ashbahian, Philip Centola, Paula Cepeda, Maria DaSilva, Edgardo De La Cruz, Zineb Drouzi, Manka Hadzhieva, Mona Houjazy, William Jokic, Bianca Lopez Polanco, Maressa Meireles, Caio Negreli, Melissa Orosco Barrios, Lucas Rogge, Mariana Urizar, Maria Belo da Silva Vasques
Seal of Biliteracy with distinction
Livia Brandao, Viktorya Hovhannisyan, Catherine Jumba, Sabrina Lopez, Mercy Mejia Pocon
Social Studies Departmental Award: AP Psychology
May Cort
Social Studies Departmental Award: Civics
Justin Wu
Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors Law
Mariana Urizar
Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors Psychology
Mahera Ahmed
Social Studies Departmental Award: Psychology
Yaren Basboga
The Game of Life — The Art of Communication: Leaps & Bounds
Kainaat Yousuf
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: AB Calculus AB
Taylor Lambo
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: Algebra IIB
Asad Ullah
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: Honors Calculus
May Cort
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: Honors Statistics
Philip Centola
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: Topics in Statistics
Yaren Basboga
Watertown High School Mathematics Teacher Award 2022: AP Calculus AB
Zachary Paquette
Class of 2023 Awards
Book awards
Columbia University – Zuhayr Masud
Dartmouth College – Elizabeth Loftus
Harvard University – Cindy Hong
Massachusetts College of Art – Lucia Glatz
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal – Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick
Saint Michael’s College – Thandiwe Baker, Ashley Leal
Salem State University – Robert Martirosyan
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University – Lilia Mkrtchyan, Kaleigh Stout
Society of Women Engineers – Carina DeLorio, Elizabeth Parmley, Bianca Skraly
Suffolk University – Camilla Guimaraes
Swarthmore College – Teagan Murphy
Syracuse University – Paul Nsubuga
Trinity College – Johnny Abizeid Daou
University of Cincinnati – Gregory Moan
University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Science Award and Scholarship – Mason Smith
Williams College – Shannon Fitzpatrick
Yale University – John Cacace
AP Chemistry
Matthew Marini
Richard Gilder History Prize
Max Burke
Business: Best All Around
Amanda Cosco
Chemistry
Raymond Chen
Construction Technology: Take the Lead
Gregory Moan
English Language Arts Award: 11th Grade Honors
Adrianna Benites
Excellence in Concert Band
Esmeralda Laurore
Excellence in Foundations of Drama
Camilla Guimaraes
Excellence in Inclusive Theatre
Ashley Leal
Excellence in Theatre for Social Change
Alexa Burroughs
Honors Biology
Cindy Hong
Introduction to Medical Sciences
Johanna Hernandez
Math Teacher Award: Algebra IIA
Bo Leitner
Math Teacher Award: Algebra IIA
Gabriel Santos
Math Teacher Award: AP Calculus BC
Johnny Cacace
Math Teacher Award: AP Statistics
Robert Martirosyan
Math Teacher Award: Precalc H
Matthew Marini
Math Teacher Award: Precalculus
Kaleigh Stout
Math Teacher Award: Sheltered Math
Valentina Pasuy
Outstanding Achievement in Armenian
Isaiah Etienne
Outstanding Achievement in Arabic
Jen Rimal
Outstanding Achievement in Italian
Iris Egan
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Zuhayr Masud
Project Adventure Award
Emma Griffith
Sheltered Science
Valentina Pasuy
Social Studies Departmental Award: AP European
Thandiwe Baker
Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors World History
Matthew McGoldrick
Social Studies Departmental Award: World History
Emmalina Devoy
Class of 2024 Awards
AP Physics I
Krikor Iskenderian
Applied Chemistry
Daniel Rogge
Biology
Katey Cabral, Annie Ohannessian
Culinary Arts: Team Player
Lana Bekdash
Engineering: Above & Beyond
Laura Biagiotti
English Language Arts Award: 10th Grade
Naomi Fandetti, Connor Jones, Emma Macomber
English Language Arts Award: 10th Grade Honors
Sidney Hackett, Grace Theodore
ESL Achievement Award for Mentoring
Nayara Dos Reis
Excellence in Art1 2D
Anna Lonergan
Excellence in Art1 3D
Natalie Yusem
Excellence in Art2 3D
Naomi Fandetti
Excellence in Chorus
Vivan Flan
Excellence in Concert Band
Sidney Hackett
Excellence in Painting
Annie Ohannessian
Foundations of Biology
Deiber De Souza Filho
Honors Chemistry
Mason Poilucci
Math Teacher Award: Algebra I
Robert Haggerty
Math Teacher Award: Algebra II
Adelle Sheynkman
Math Teacher Award: Exploring Mathematical Practices
Katey Cabral
Math Teacher Award: Geometry
Deiber De Souza Filho, Emma Garapetian
National Choral Award
Vivian Flan
Outstanding Achievement in Armenian
Tiffany Santourian
Outstanding Achievement in Arabic
Natalie Yusem
Outstanding Achievement in Italian
Grace Theodore
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Rosha Saeb
Radio/Television: Best All Around
Marwa Kabir
Social Studies Departmental Award: AP US History
Nina Paquette
Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors US History II
Tim Powderly
Social Studies Departmental Award: US History I
Adelle Sheynkman
Social Studies Departmental Award: US History II
John Pavlidis, Robert Haggerty
The Art of Communication: Above & Beyond
Ava Hayward
Transitional Biology
Mario Mejia Gavarrete
Class of 2025 Awards
Conceptual Physics
Kaeden O’Loughlin
English Language Arts Award: 9th Grade
Nairi Davidian, Shannon Gilman, Mufleha Hossain, Isadora Krasner, Sylvia Sakata, Adrian Schick, Katherine Schick, Jeylani Thiam
ESL Achievement Award for Academic Performance
Maria Vitoria Machado
ESL Achievement Award for Mentoring
Lola (Lorrany) Soares
ESL Achievement Award for Most Improvement
Mario Gavarette
Excellence in Concert Band
Isadora Krasner, Sylvia Sakata
Excellence in Drawing
Nelli Margaryan
Excellence in Foundations of Drama
Dante Cosco
Excellence in Graphic Design
Payton Farrar
Excellence in Guitar
Arfan Heidari
Excellence in Photography
Mufleha Hossain
Health Education Award
Gianna Sanchez Kohler
Honors Introduction to Physics
Jeylani Thiam
Introduction to Physics
Nabila Abenaou
Math Teacher Award: Algebra I
Emma Foley
Math Teacher Award: Algebra II Honors
Faith Toukmaji
Math Teacher Award: Geometry Honors
Arfan Heidari
Math Teacher Award: Transitional Algebra
Gabrielli Rogge
Outstanding Achievement in Armenian
Christopher Papazian
Outstanding Achievement in Arabic
Amra Ali
Outstanding Achievement in Italian
Caroline Fleming
Outstanding Achievement in Spanish
Elvis Diliberto
Personal Fitness and Wellness Award
Arfan Heidari
Physics
Anjabin Hossain
Physics with Algebra
Domenic Tocchio
Social Studies Departmental Award: Honors US History I
Campbell Pelton-Cairns
Social Studies Departmental Award: US History I
Christian Demis
–July 1, 2022–
