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05/30/2024 01:37 PM

NBHS Recognizes Top Seniors


Class of 2024 Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Essayist, Class President
North Branford High School (NBHS) recognizes Class of 2024 top students (left to right): Essayist Sienna Brigance; Valedictorian Kiley Mullins; and Salutatorian Christiana Carusone. Photo courtesy Todd Stoeffler, NBHS.

Press Release, North Branford High School

North Branford High School (NBHS) recognizes the Class of 2024 top students: Valedictorian Kiley Mullins; Salutatorian Christiana Carusone; and Essayist Sienna Brigance - Essayist

Valedictorian Kiley Mullins is a very accomplished and involved senior at NBHS. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is taking several challenging courses, including UCONN ECE: Seminar in Academic Writing, SCSU ECE: Creative Writing, AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP Spanish and AP Psychology. During her junior year and prior, Mullins excelled in several demanding courses, including AP US History, AP Language and Composition, AP US Government, and several honors-level courses. As an accomplished student-athlete, she has been a member of the NBHS Indoor Track and Softball teams. She has also been a member of the Art Club and the Unified Circle Organization. She has volunteered in the community at several summer camps while working with intellectually disabled children. Mullins has also served as coach at the USA Elite North Branford summer clinic (softball) working with students ages 7 to12. She will be attending the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania as a nursing major and will be a member of the varsity softball team.

Salutatorian Christiana Carusone is a very accomplished and involved senior at NBHS. She is a member of the National Honor Society and is taking several challenging courses, including AP Calculus, UCONN/ECE Seminar in Academic Writing, SCSU ECE: Creative Writing, Art Honors/AP, Human Anatomy and Physiology Honors, and Advanced TV/Video Production. During her junior year and prior, she excelled in several demanding courses, including AP Language and Composition and several honors-level courses. She is a member of the NBHS Spanish Honor Society and has been involved with many school sponsored clubs and community organizations. Carusone a is a member of the NBHS Dream Team and has provided presentations at NBIS along with volunteering for events at JHS and TVES. She is a member of the GSA, the Sign Language Club and the Student Union. Carusone has volunteered during food drives, bulk pick up and for youth spo1is events in the town of North Branford. She plans on majoring in the field of education and will be attending Southern Connecticut State University this fall.

Essayist Sienna Brigance is a very accomplished senior at NBHS. She is the Treasurer of the NBHS National Honor Society and is currently taking several challenging courses including, AP Biology, AP Statistics, UCONN/ECE Seminar in Academic Writing and SCSU ECE: Time and Place in Literature. During her junior year and prior, she successfully completed AP History and several honors level courses in all disciplines. Brigance was a member of the NBHS Field Hockey Team during 2023 and volunteered at local food drives. She is an avid dancer and has performed with several dance companies. She will likely attend UCONN this fall and plans on majoring in the sciences as a pre-med major.