ConVal High School celebrated student achievement with its traditional Scholarships and Awards Night on June 14. Director of School Counseling Kim Chandler and Principal Gib West served as Masters of Ceremonies for the evening.
More than 130 students were recognized for their accomplishments and received departmental awards, recognitions by outside organizations, and scholarships totaling more than $100,000 and covering more than 70 different categories.
The recipients of recognitions, monetary awards, and scholarships were:
- Olivia Adams (ATC Award – Automotive)
- Ingrid Aho (ATC Award – Graphic Design)
- Kelley Akerley (Science Award – Junior, World Language Award – German 2)
- Daniel Allen (NH Scholar, US Army Montgomery GI Bill, Yale University Book Award)
- Shannon Allen (PE Award – Grade 9)
- Kara Ammon (Athletics – Sportsperson Award, NH Scholar, NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards)
- Anita Anable (Greater Manchester Black Scholarship Foundation, NH Scholar, Raymond Edwards Memorial Scholarship)
- Isaac Bacon (CV Basketball Alumni Tournament Award)
- Liam Baldwin (Athletics – Male Athlete of the Year, CV Basketball Alumni Tournament Award, CVEA Scholarship Award, NH Scholar)
- Noah Bell (Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, NH Scholar, Osram Sylvania Scholarship, Peter Michael Abbott Scholarship, Spanish National Honor Society, Sue Kukish Memorial Award)
- Marisa Bernabeo (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars, NH Scholar)
- Zachary Beymer (Edward E. French Scholarship, NH Scholar)
- Isaac Blake (NH Scholar, Social Studies Achievement Award – Senior)
- Anthony Brothers (PE Award – Grade 12)
- Emma Brown (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars – John Vance Scholarship, Doris Belcher Scholarship, English Award – Most Improved Grade 12, Ian Richardson Goodwin Scholarship)
- Casey Burgess (Math Award – Junior, NH Humanities Council Book Award, World Language Award – Spanish 4)
- Jamilla Buzzell (NH Scholar)
- Sage Cawthern (National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
- Sawyer Cawthern (National Honor Society, NH Scholar, NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards, Co-Salutatorian, Science Senior Book Award)
- Alexzander Chambers (Daniel A. Blanchette Memorial Scholarship)
- Hannah Cheneau (French National Society, NH Scholar)
- Chloe Cheviot (French National Society, Hancock Guild Scholarship, NH Scholar)
- Christopher Clark (Art Achievement Award)
- Clara Colby (ATC Award – Computer Programming/Software Development)
- Liam Costello (Edith Bird Bass Essay Contest)
- Tiffany Cote (Contoocook Valley Board of Realtors, Corporal Brandon Garabrant Memorial Scholarship, Edward E. French Scholarship, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship)
- Emalee Coutu (NH Scholar)
- Dylan Coyne (Athletics – Cougar Courage Award)
- Carly Cresta (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars-Peterborough Garden Club Scholarship, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, Service to Others Scholarship)
- Leah Danforth (PE Award – Grade 11)
- Angellyna Davis (ATC Award – Business Education)
- Thomas Donahue (PE Award – Grade 10)
- Oliver Ellerkamp (German National Honor Society, National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
- Lucy Freeman (National Honor Society, Edith Bird Bass Essay Contest)
- Caitlin Galea (NH Scholar)
- Maria Gapp (NH Scholar)
- Hannah Garfinkle (NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards, Peter Michael Abbott Scholarship)
- Alisha Germaine (PE Award – Grade 12)
- Kaitlyn Giza (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars, French National Society, NH Scholar)
- Becket Gourlay (German National Honor Society, World Language Award-German – Senior Award)
- Bridget Grady (Music-National Choral Award, NH Scholar)
- John Grossi (Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce Chester S. Bowles Career Development Technical Scholarships)
- Keegan Harris (Bruce Edes Award)
- Sylvie Holding (German National Honor Society, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, Harris Center Award, NH Scholar, Sue Kukish Memorial Award, World Language Award – German 4)
- Juliet Hunt (NH Scholar)
- Rachel Hurley (World Language Award – Spanish 2)
- Cameron Ibach (Music-National Choral Award)
- Molly Janoch (Dartmouth Book Award)
- Michelle Jarest (Bruce Edes Award, National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Peterborough Rotary Club Scholarship, Spanish National Honor Society)
- Emma Johnson (Greenfield Woman’s Club Award, Math Award – Senior)
- Sarah Johnson (National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Preston R. Clark M.D. Scholarship, Valedictorian)
- Gwendolyn Jones (Art Achievement Award, French National SocietyJohn Sullivan Book Award)
- Jordan Kania (National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society, Sue Kukish Memorial Award)
- Deanna Kashulines (World Language Award – Spanish 3)
- Harrison Kim (Math Award – Freshman)
- Matthew Kimball (English Award – Most Improved Grade 10)
- Astrid Kipka (NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society, World Language Award-Spanish-Senior Award)
- Angus Kirkpatrick (PE Award – Grade 9)
- Bailey Kirkpatrick (Harvard Book Award – New Hampshire, World Language Award – AP German)
- Isabelle Laskey-Rigrod (World Language Award-German 1)
- Daniel Learn (NH Scholar)
- Tyler LeBlanc (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars-Kenneth Christian Scholarship)
- Breanna Lester (Hancock Guild Scholarship, National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Red Sox Foundation Scholarship, Spanish National Honor Society)
- Cecilia Lester (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars, French National Society)
- Jared Lewis (Bruce Edes Award)
- Jessica Long (Social Studies Achievement Award – Junior)
- Michael Long (French National Society, NH Scholar, Pops Wescott Scholarship)
- Beck Lorimer (Louis Armstrong Jazz Award)
- Allison MacPhee (Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, Lake Sunapee Bank Citizenship Award, NH Scholar)
- August Marshall (World Language Award – Spanish 1)
- Hunter Mathewson (ATC Award – Fire Science)
- Tim Matthias (Harvard Book Award – Boston)
- Anna McGuiness (Social Studies Achievement Award – Sophomore)
- Emma-Rose Mellon (Athletics – Cougar Courage Award, Bruce Edes Award, Congregational Church of Temple Scholarship, Dr. Herbert Flewelling Scholarship, NH Scholar, NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards, Peterborough Rotary Club Scholarship, Peterborough Women’s Club Scholarship, Souhegan Lions Club Award)
- Schuyler Michalak (Math Award – Sophomore)
- Colleen Minnihan (Daniel A. Blanchette Memorial Scholarship, Derek Witherell Memorial Scholarship, National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society)
- Gracyn Mose (French National Society, Hancock Guild Scholarship, National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
- Maeve Newman (French National Society, Kiwanis Club of Peterborough/Ann Geisel Memorial, National Honor Society, NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society, World Language Award – Spanish 3)
- Barrett Norton (NH Scholar)
- Kelly O’Sullivan (ATC Award – Teacher Education)
- Moriah Pabo (NH Scholar)
- Graham Parker (Athletics – Sportsperson Award, Corporal Brandon Garabrant Memorial Scholarship, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship)
- Trina Parslow (NH Scholar)
- Megan Pelissier (ATC Award – Engineering/Manufacturing, NH Scholar, Osram Sylvania Scholarship)
- Sarah Perreault (Congregational Church of Temple Scholarship, CVEA Scholarship Award, French National Society, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, NH Scholar)
- Jill Pierson (NH Scholar)
- Asia Porter (English Award – Most Improved Grade 9)
- Hannah Reinfrank (Athletics – Female Athlete of the Year, CV Basketball Alumni Tournament Award, NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards)
- Caroline Riffle (NH Scholar, Co-Salutatorian, Spanish National Honor Society, World Language Award – Spanish 5/AP)
- Alexis Robicheau-Hall (NH Scholar)
- Hunter Salamy (English Award – Most Improved Grade 11, ATC Award – Intern of the Year)
- Brett Scharmett (Bausch & Lomb Award)
- Jessica Scharmett (University of Pennsylvania Book Award, World Language Award – Spanish 3)
- Kyle Shearer (World Language Award – German 3)
- Emma Simila (Science Award – Up and Coming Award)
- Bow Smith (ATC Award – Building Trades)
- Felix Smith (Art Achievement Award)
- Marlena Sorbello (NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society)
- Valerie St. Amand (ConVal Community Dollars for Scholars-NHBB Scholarship)
- Carly Storro (NH High School Short Film Festival Award)
- Rachel Sturges (Social Studies Achievement Award – Freshman)
- Jacob Swain (NH Scholar, US Army Montgomery GI Bill )
- Anya Thomas (Smith Book Award)
- Tierney Thompson (Anonymous Donor Scholarship, Greater PeterboroughChamber of Commerce Super Ace Award, Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
- Cole Turner (World Language Award – Spanish 2)
- John Tyle (NH Scholar, Thomas & Eleanor Manning Trust Award)
- Rowan Tyne (French National Society, NH Scholar)
- Oliver Ward (ATC Award – Photo/Video 1, Williams College Book Award)
- David Weber (World Language Award – German 2)
- Tim Whitaker (PE Award – Grade 11)
- Luke Wilson (NH Scholar, Spanish National Honor Society)
- Grace Wirein (Grimshaw-Gudewicz Scholarship, National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
- Samantha Yeaw (NH Scholar, NHIAA 3 Sport Athlete Awards)
- Michael Zrzavy (Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholarship, DAR Good Citizen Award, German National Honor Society, John Philip Sousa Band Award, Lucy Hurlin Theatre Award, National Honor Society, NH Scholar)
In addition to the student awards, the work of three long-term supporters of ConVal Athletics was highlighted at the awards ceremony. Bev Bacon and Margaret Dauphinais were each recognized with a Conval Athletics Volunteer of the Year Award, and Paul Simpson’s long-standing volunteer work involving the volleyball program was honored with a Cougar Courage Award.