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Academic and Extracurricular Activities
• Emma Lindsay of Clinton was awarded one of two scholarships from the Middlesex Country Bar Association.
• Lauren Stebbins of Westbrook graduated magna cum laude from Union College with a B.S. in biology and political science
• The following Clinton students graduated from Plymouth State University:
Brittany Nobitz, B.S. in early childhood education
Hannah Scarpace, B.S. in elementary education
• The following area students graduated from Quinnipiac University:
Clinton: Alex Alfano, B.S. in psychology; Olivia Amendola, B.S. in marketing; Shelby Church, M.A. in teaching; Nina Kelly, B.A. in film, television, and media arts; Kristin Martin, B.S. in nursing; MacKenzie Miller, B.S. in radiologic sciences; Jenna Morello, B.S. in nursing; Alexa Schmidt, B.S. in radiologic sciences; Kaitlin Sweet, MBA; and Cooper Westerkamp, M.S. in organizational leadership.
Old Saybrook: Ryan Hilton, B.S. in marketing; Tiffany Kiako, B.S. in biomedical sciences; Katrina Meni, B.S. in health science; and Elton Purvis, B.S. in nursing — accelerated.
Westbrook: Kristen Meyer, M.S. in business analytics; Theodore Steele, B.S. in health science studies; and Caleb Wood, B.A. in communications and B.A. in film, television, and media arts.
• Jeffrey Dicker of Old Saybrook graduated from Lehigh University with a master of engineering degree with a major in healthcare system engineering.
• Fletcher Comment of Westbrook graduated from Springfield College with a doctor of physical therapy degree.
• Colby Dowd of Clinton was awarded a scholarship from the Hillard-Jones-Cookson American Legion Post 66.
• Colin O’Donnell graduated from Marquette University with a masters in business administration.
• Bailey Kuskoski of Old Saybrook graduated summa cum laude from Western New England University with a B.S. in forensic biology.
• Jack Bugg of Clinton graduated from Coastal Carolina University.
• The following area students graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University:
Clinton: Kevin Lafrance, summa cum laude with a B.A. in English
Old Saybrook: Christian Gilberto cum laude with a B.A. in philosophy
Wetbrook: Matthew Gallagher, B.A. in history; Sabrina Martins, magna cum laude with a B.S. in psychology; and Marissa Nardone, magna cum laude with a B.A. in criminology
• Mary Czarzasty of Old Saybrook will attend Kutztown University for the fall 2021 semester.
• Jacqueline Early of Clinton graduated cum laude from Saint Michael’s College on May 13 with a B.A. in psychology.
• Erica DeBarge of Westbrook graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a B.S. in computer science.
• Anne Cunningham of Clinton graduated from Washington and Lee University on May 27 with a B.S. in accounting and German.
• Jeffrey Miller of Westbrook graduated from Wyoming Seminary on May 29.
• Benjamin Molesky of Old Saybrook graduated from Nichols College with a B.A. in sports management.
Dean’s List
• Phoebe Sullivan of Clinton was named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the Fall 2020 semester.
• Samuel Curtis of Clinton and Leah Cherry of Westbrook were named to the Massachusetts College of Pharmacology and Health Sciences University Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester.
• Sydney Church of Clinton and Nathan Brown of Old Saybrook were named to the James Madison University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Southern Connecticut State University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Andrew Lucas, Chelsea Turner, Court Viglione, Gabrielle DeRusha, Haley Smith, Hayden Saranich, Heather Vollhardt, Joshua Moro, Mikayla Mancini, Nicholas Bradley, Ryan Miller, Syanne Lassen, Susannah Goeters, Thomas Southwood, Vicky Hu, and Xavier Carradero-Hasting
Old Saybrook: Brittany Wade, Hannah LeMire, Leon Bardwell, Liam Welsh, Melissa Howley, and Robert Hanley
Westbrook: Angelyn Graves, Anna Marvin, Callie Newberg, Fausto Rivadeneira, Jay Donlan, and Katherine Giangrande
• The following area students were named to the University of Rhode Island Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Davis Coniff, Melanie Coretti, Tony Coretti, Sean Fitzgerald, Grace Hull, Jordan McMIllan, Carly Tortora, and Jeremy Zarro
Old Saybrook: Alex Bosco
Westbrook: Sarah Cruz, Hayden Davis, Kyle Higgins, Maxwell Morris, and Sean Scully
• The following area students were named to the Northeastern University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Amanda LaRiviere
Old Saybrook: Adam Nucci, Kathryn DeAntonis, Cassidy Hallowell, and Bailey Noack
• Maggie Guba of Clinton was named to the University of Alabama Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Alexander Amendola of Clinton and Benjamin Molesky of Old Saybrook were named to the Nichols College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Jack Bugg of Clinton was named to the Coastal Carolina University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Western New England University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Alyssa Smith
Old Saybrook: Allison Bruehwiler and Nathan Lampo
Westbrook: Skyler Jacobs and Emily Vallee
• Delaney Mastriano of Clinton was named to the Springfield College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Chris Thomson of Old Saybrook was named to the Tufts University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Saint Michael’s College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Margaret King and Jacqueline Early
Old Saybrook: Jack Colella and Kaitlin Woolery
Westbrook: Marie Bavely
• Lindsey Johnson of Old Saybrook was named to the University of Tampa Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Olivia DeCapua of Old Saybrook was named to the SUNY Morrisville Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• James Nye of Clinton was named to the Muhlenberg College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Central Connecticut State University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Alexandra Iaquessa, Cara Morello, Sophia Muce, Matthew Newfield, Gregory Thomas, and Robert Turner
Old Saybrook: Rory Ballachino, Matthew Cartroll, Matthew Martino, Megan McNivens, James Pergolizzi, Annea Thaci, Tammi Welge, and Ashley Ziegler
Westbrook: Elnora Amenta, Sara Knudsen, Hannah Martin, and Courtney Parrish
• The following area students were named to the Fairfield University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Julianne Abbatello
Old Saybrook: Serena Eldredge, Maeve Foley, and Samantha Fucci
• The following area students were named to the Endicott College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Blake Braman
Old Saybrook: Grace Mclaughlin and Grace Scherber
Westbrook: Erin Metcalfe
• Rachel Flanagan and Matthew Zoner of Clinton were named to the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the University of New Hampshire’s Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Ryan Saputo, Rachel Schmardel, Ella Franzoni, Keegan Eveland, and Samantha Edwards
Old Saybrook: William Curran
Westbrook: Kendall Orlowski, Christine Banks, and Katelyn Wallace
• Elizabeth McCann of Old Saybrook was named to the Ithaca College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Luke Clarke Bassett of Westbrook was named to the Wentworth Institute of Technology Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Quinnipiac University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Alexis Alfano, Olivia Amendola, Nicholas Bussiere, Emma Farrell, Garrett Johnson, Lauren Kuever, Sarah Kuever, Kristin Martin, Rory McGowan, Jenna Morello, Lucas Morello, Chad Paradis, Antonia Pizzimenti, and Madison Seeger
Old Saybrook: Aliana Castro, Charles Dunn, Robert Holt, Tiffany Kiako, Elton Purvis, and Rachel Reed
Westbrook: Brandon Jacques
• Amanda Wilderman and Riley Millburne of Westbrook were named to the College of the Holy Cross Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Phoebe Sullivan of Clinton was named to the Emerson College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Allison Goguen of Clinton was named to the Hollins University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Goodwin University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Melanie Emack, Christopher Jump, Makayla Kokai, Christopher Lussier, Maria McNamara, Madison OFlynn, Larissa Pucillo, Heidi Rogers, and Katherine Verity
Old Saybrook: Brianna Kenney, Jurita Strazda, and Tonya Ziegler
Westbrook: Catherine Bragaw and Hallie Bromson
• Chris Thomson of Old Saybrook was named to the Tufts University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Madeline Bradley of Old Saybrook was named to the Emmanuel College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Brett Bjorkman of Old Saybrook, Brendan Elrick of Clinton, and Victoria Holton of Westbrook were named to the Hofstra University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following area students were named to the Bryant University Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Clinton: Meghan Schulze and Isabella Reecine
Old Saybrook: MaryKate Marshall, Zhilin Jiang, and Noah D’Ambrosi
Westbrook: David McCain
• The following area students were named to the University of Hartford Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester:
Old Saybrook: Reena Odedra, Griffin Alden, and Molly Holmes
Westbrook: Daniel Cote and Jonathan Diehl
• Mckael Jakober of Clinton was named to the Saint Anselm College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester. • Abby Somosky of Old Saybrook was named to the Bates College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Olivia Statile of Clinton and Eric Sultini of Old Saybrook were named to the Dickinson College Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
Provost’s List
• Marcus McDermott of Clinton was named to the Hofstra University Provost’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
President’s List
• Bailey Kuskoski of Old Saybrook was named to the Western New England University President’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Corinna Hofler of Westbrook and Kelly Smith of Clinton were named to the Siena College President’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• The following Clinton students were named to the Goodwin University President’s List for the spring 2021 semester: Melanie Emack, Makayla Kokai, Maria McNamara, Madison OFlynn, and Heidi Rogers
• MaryKate Marshall of Old Saybrook was named to the Bryant University President’s List for the spring 2021 semester.
• Griffin Alden and Molly Holmes of Old Saybrook were named to the University of Hartford President’s Honor’s List for the spring 2021 semester.