The high school’s annual Awards Night was held in the Galvin Middle School’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Thursday, May 28.
Here is a complete list of award winners.
PTSA Excellence Awards
Excellence in English Language Arts: Nicholas Montanez, Shannon Grady. Excellence in Visual Arts: Stephanie Lucas. Excellence in Business/Technology/Culinary: Joseph Hurton. Excellence in American Government: Armin Palic.
Excellence in Math: Thomas Dascoli
Excellence in Science: Joseph Murray
Excellence in French: Elia Leblanc-Royer Excellence in Spanish: Joseph Hurton
Excellence in Italian: Emily Rose Smith
Excellence in Latin: Micayla Botelho. Excellence in Theater Arts: Julia Blois. Jerry Boisen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music: Lauren Sallade
Outstanding Contribution to WMHS: Joseph Hurton, Mackenzie Collins
U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Ian Ritchie, Kimberly Green
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award: Alexander Mansour
U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Male Award: Michael Mouradian
U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Female Award: Vanessa Chin
Rhudine Johnson Unsung Hero Award: Joanna Hammond, Daniel Bertini
Bill Spaulding Merit Award: Thomas Dascoli, Kayla Geaney, Carolyn Harney, Courtney Hart, Joseph Hurton, Abigail Murphy, Lauren Sallade
TSF of Wakefield Student Directors: Meghan Chapman, Brianna Collard, Grace Fanikos, Taylor Freni, Devon Guanci, Carolyn Harney, Courtney Hart, Daniella Iannuzzi, Shannon Quirk, Courtney Sullivan
Boston College Scholarship Award: Kristina Major
Dan Blanchard History/Athletic Award: Lauren Sallade
The Center for Performing Arts Scholarship: Julia Blois
Bob Crawford Unsung Hero Award: Alisha Veiga
Outstanding Best Buddies Chapter President: Gianna Tringale
American Legion Awards: Alexander Mansour, Armin Palic, Jennifer Sullivan, Gina DiStasio
Wakefield Memorial High School Alumni Association Award: Gabriella Raffaele
Keys to Success Award: Pranali Jadav
Dr. Robert Dutton Scholar-Athlete Award: Nicole Galli, Lauren Sallade, Will Bergendahl, Joseph Hurton
Charles J. Doyle Award – Outstanding Male Athlete: Jackson Gallagher
Katherine Nichols Award – Outstanding Female Athlete: Meghan Chapman
Coaches Award: Daniel Wensley, Shannon Quirk
Sports Medicine Award: Kristina Redmond
Michael Angelo Sportsmanship Award: Emily Hammond, Luke Martin
Bernie Plansky Memorial Award: Amanda Boulter
Marjorie Boyages Wakefield Basketball Association Award: Christopher Calnan
Wakefield Basketball Association President’s Award: Daniella Iannuzzi
Peter Gonnella Memorial Award: Brian Dickey
Visual Arts Appreciation Award: Amy Wilson
TV Producers Award: Daniel Bertini, Nicholas Bassett, Elia Leblanc-Royer, Mathew Roache, Jamison Kenney, Nicholas Montanez
TV Spirit: Daniel Gill, Daniel Rej, Michael Ryan
Ceramics Appreciation Award: Rachel Todisco
Ceramics Most Improved: Sarah Orben
WMHS Instrumental Music Award: Matthew DeBenedictis, Michael Mouradian
WMHS Director’s Highest Awards: Band – Vanessa Chin. Jazz – Lauren Sallade. Orchestra – Paul Simion. Chorus – Adam Tarpey
WMHS Theater Performance Award: Julia Blois, Anna DeGregorio
WMHS Theater Production Award: Stephanie Lucas
Dr. Stephen F. Maio Award: Adam Tarpey
Wakefield Music Boosters Scholarship: Julia Blois, Stephanie Lucas, Michael Mouradian, Adam Tarpey
WRT Theatre Joe Green Memorial Award: Julia Blois, Abigail Carney
Spaulding Memorial Award: Anna DeGregorio
Excellence in Business/Technology Scholarship: Joseph Hurton
Excellence in Banking: Patrick Boodry
Excellence in Human Geography: Mackenzie Collins
Excellence in Economics: Sasha Krutiy
Excellence in Marketing: Alexander Flynn
Culinary Arts Award: Franz Cesar
Excellence in Computer Science: Justin Carlson, Stephen Margiotta, James Stinson-Cerra, Zachary Buffone
Foreign Language Association Excellence in French: Elia Leblanc-Royer
Foreign Language Association Excellence in Spanish: Joseph Hurton
Foreign Language Association Excellence in Italian: Micayla Botelho
Foreign Language Association Excellence in Latin: Micayla Botelho
Foreign Language Association Leadership Award: Micayla Botelho
Excellence in French: Sophia Paarz
Excellence in Spanish: Thomas Dascoli, Nicole Galli, Kayla Geaney, Kyle Geaney, Carolyn Harney, Courtney Hart, Joseph Hurton, Megan McCarthy, Lauren Sallade, Will Bergendahl, Grace Fanikos, Shannon Grady, Waverly Stanfield, Taylor Freni, Hannah Melanson, Colleen Perry
Excellence in Italian: Onyeris Milagros Lopes Maldonado, Caroline Donovan, Anna DeGregorio
Mark Twain Award for Best Storyteller: Anna DeGregorio
Edgar A. Poe Award for Best Fiction Writer: Colin McGovern
Ralph Waldo Emerson – American Orator Award: Nicole McRae
James Jackson Jarves American Newspaper Editor Award: Joseph Hurton
Jean-Louis “Jack” Kerouac Award for Best Poet: Allison Root
Achievement in Math (A- or better for 4 years): Julia Cleary, Thomas Dascoli, Grace Fanikos, Taylor Freni, Kayla Geaney, Shannon Grady, Devon Guanci, Courtney Hart, Megan McCarthy, Hannah Melanson, Abigail Murphy, Joseph Murray, Colleen Perry, Julia Puccio, Lauren Sallade, Andrew Wallace
Descartes Award: Matthew DeBenedictis
l’Hôpital Award: Will Bergendahl
Society of Women Engineers Highest Honors: Grace Fanikos
Society of Women Engineers High Honors: Sasha Krutiy
Society of Women Engineers Honors: Waverley Stanfield
Oceanography Award: Jack Healey
Astronomy Award: James Stinson-Cerra
Catalyst Awards in Chemistry: Joseph Murray, Courtney Hart
Einstein Award in Physics: Matthew DeBenedictis, Grace Fanikos
Modern Physics Award: Jillian Raso, Shannon Grady
Conceptual Physics Award: David Piracini
Genetics and Microbiology Award: Kayla Geaney, Julia Cleary
Biology Award: Will Bergendahl, Colleen Perry
Anatomy and Physiology Award: Julia Cleary, Waverley Stanfield
Friends of Lake Quannapowitt Community Service Award: Andrew Wallace
Excellence in Justice & Criminology: Will Bergendahl
Excellence in Sociology: Emily Nardone
Freudian Award in Psychology: Anna DeGregorio
Student Government Day Representatives: Rachel Hinchey, Kristina Major
Wakefield Historical Association Prize: Will Bergendahl
Frank Favorat Memorial Award: Abigail Murphy
Excellence in Health and Life Skills: Matthew Raposo
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital Auxiliary Award: Kayla Geaney
Joshua Hoare Scholarship: Nicole Amalfitano
Honey Dew Associates Award: Kathryn Rollins
Active Motion Physical Therapy Award: Courtney Hart, Jackson Gallagher
The Lov3 Life Scholarship: Nicole Abreu
Guidance Appreciation Awards: Julia Blois, Conor Burns, Matthew Ciampi, Samantha Coburn, Brianna Collard, Matthew DeBenedictis, Meghan Guarino, Carolyn Harney, Timothy Ingemi, Shannon Livingston, Kristina Major, Lucia Martin, Edward Massabni, Olivia McGrath, Emily Nardone, Sophia Paarz, Bailey Perkins, Sumbal Shahzadi, Adam Tarpey, Leah Vlahakis, Caroline Warchol, Avery York
Student Council Officers: Mackenzie Collins, Michael Mouradian, Hannah Melanson, William Sheerin
Student Representatives to School Committee: Meghan Chapman, Samantha Coburn
Two-Year Diversity Leaders: Brianna Collard, Brian Dickey, Grace Fanikos, Nicole Galli, Emily Hammond, Joseph Hurton, Daniella Iannuzzi, Tyler Strauss, Courtney Sullivan
METCO Excellence Award: Onyeris Milagros Lopez Maldonado
METCO Senior of the Year: Franz Cesar
Principal’s Appreciation Award for Perserverance: Nicholas Paiva
Principal’s Appreciation Award for Character: Courtney Sullivan
Class Banner & Commencement Cover Design: Stephanie Lucas
Morning Announcements: Gianna Tringale
Presidential Education Award for Achievement: Kenzie Brini
