Full list and ceremony video: 2021 PMHS senior awards and scholarships
Editor’s note: This list and video was provided by the Pelham Union Free School District.
Congratulations to the many PMHS seniors who won the many awards and scholarships announced at a virtual ceremony held on June 8. We would like to thank the many families and organizations for their generosity in providing these incredible opportunities to our students.
The Lower Hudson Council of School Superintendents Award
(Editor’s note: Awarded to the two seniors with the top grade point averages. PMHS will not say which is the valedictorian and which is the salutatorian.)
Lucia Lavallee
Emily Kalyvas
Arnold M. Albero Memorial Patriotism Award
Michael Mazzaro
Honorable Mention
Nevan Malwana
Colonial School PTA Award
Nya Haseley-Ayende
Doris Carson Jackson Scholarship
Sophia Leung
Dr. Lori A. McQueen, Ed.D. Memorial Award
Jamie Burke
Ernest H. Wood Memorial Scholarship
William (Emmett) Doyle
Julia Goode
Nya Haseley-Ayende
Isabella Louro
Thomas Roche
Brianna Valencia
Hutchinson Elementary PTA Scholarship
Lucia Lavallee
Hutchinson School- Mary Deck Award
Nevan Malwana
Hutchinson School- Nancy Thompson Service Award
Nathaniel Bloom
Junior League of Pelham Scholarship
Caroline Spana
Lt. Joseph G. Leavey Foundation Scholarship
Isabella Louro
Anthony Vermes
Manor Club Scholarship
Timothy Fields
Dale Martin
Marjorie Linn Strong P.E.O Scholarship
Isabella Louro
PEO Star Scholarship
Caroline Spana
The Mimi Buckley Pelham Preservation & Garden Society Scholarship
Caroline Spana
Pelham Children’s Theatre Vange Gorsline Scholarship
Vanessa Rosado
Pelham Civics Association Scholarships
Vincent Lopardi Award
Sophia Leung
Camillo D’Urso Award
Nya Nyleve Haseley-Ayende
Joseph L. Nunziata Award
Vanessa Rosado
Anthony Senerchia Memorial Service Award
Giovanna Vitale
Philip J. Colicchio Award
Caitlin Winston
Honorable Richard J. Daronco Award
Olivia Pollock
Ulysses Conrad
Pelham Democratic Club Michael Schwerner Social Action Award
Nadine Leesang
Pelham Girl Scouts Award
Caroline M Spana
Pelham Police Benevolent Association
Mya Davis
Pelham Women’s Club Award
Isabella Louro
PMHS PTA Scholarships
Shanya Edmond
Aidan Cocuelle
Collins Mbonu
Prospect Hill – Deborah Karson Award
Benjamin Schneider
Prospect Hill – Marian St. Clair Award
Vanessa Rosado
Rotary Club of the Pelhams Scholarship
Caroline Spana
Maggie Klein Scholarships for Excellence in Local Journalism
Nevan Malwana
Sophia Leung
Siwanoy School PTA Scholarship
Gabrielle Chavez
SOOP Theatre Company “Inez L. Romanello Memorial Scholarship”
Allison Feldman
Vikram Jallepalli
Dale Martin
Vanessa Rosado
The Project Community, Inc. Charles Fazzino Award of the Heart
Molly Terraciano
Andrew Terraciano
Houlihan Lawrence Theatre Arts Award
Timothy Fields
Danny Fund
Julianne Borsella Scholarship
Isabella Louro
John Graham Memorial Scholarship
Collins Mbonu
Jeanne Serocke & Joseph Stavola Scholarship
Nicholas Cross
New York State Office of The Attorney General Triple C Award
Chloe Gonzalez
Nadine Leesang
New York State Comptroller Achievement Award
Aiden Levy
Allie Feldman
Andy Terraciano
Christian Shiels
Haley Wall
Irene Beldiman
Katja Fair
Jamie Burke
Ella Burns
Mya Davis
Eliza Bratone
Marlen Mendez-Singh
Matt Cannella
Nadine Leesang
Nya Haseley-Ayende
Shanya Edmond
Sophia Leung
Georgia Connolly
Joseph Longobardi Scholarship
Ella Burns
Lucy Edmunds
“Big John” Von Bargen Scholarship
Timothy Fields
Chloe Golden
Fitzgerald Brothers Scholarship
Daniel Dusevic
Kerry Clare Kennett Scholarship
Sofia Tahan
Sandy Stephens Award
Natalia Cherner
Walter Alan Arrington Sr. Award
Ladan Graves
Joe Reda Memorial Scholarship
Alexandra Orlando
Anthony Leak
American Association of University Women Outstanding Student Award
Sophia Leung
American Association of University Women Excellence in Writing Award
Laila Polito
National Merit Scholarship Program 2021 Awards
Isaac Blackburn
President’s Award for Educational Excellence
Emma Almo
Sara Almo
Aron Barr
Lilly Baxter
Irene Beldiman
Asia Bertuccioli
Isaac Blackburn
Brett Bober
Amanda Boiano
Eliza Bratone
Noah Breskin
Flynn Bryan
Madeline Buehrer
Jamie Burke
Ella Burns
Soren Bushong
Lila Caminiti
Matthew Cannella
Virginia Capeci
Nicholas Caruso
Sofia Cedeno
Gabrielle Chavez
Natalia Cherner
Emma Colkin
Georgia Connolly
Brianna Connolly
Finn Cork
Daniel D’Adamo
Jack D’Angelo
Katherine D’Angelo
Joseph DaProcida
Julia Davis
Claire Deeney
Jack Denison
Arthur Denner
Myles DiFrisco
Jack Dougherty
William Doyle
Jane Dunbar
Honor Durham
Lucy Edmunds
Aidan Emery
Anna Esteverena
Katheryn Fair
Allison Feldman
Hunter Fleming
Thomas Fontanella
Shannon Gardner
Brooke Gates
Mark Genovesi
Grace Gilman
Jack Golden
Joshua Goldman
Julia Goode
Marco Gracie
Stephanie Gristina
Nya Haseley-Ayende
Calvin Hoeh
Emma Hupprich
Vikram Jallepalli
Emily Kalyvas
Cole Keough
Aidan Kiernan
Oleksandr Kozytskyi
Lucia Lavallee
Jenna Lavan
Dylan Lee
Ethan Lee
Nadine Leesang
Sophia Leung
Aiden Levy
Gabriel Longoria
Isabella Louro
Emily Maher
Emmett Mallach
Nevan Malwana
Dale Martin
Juan Matos
Conor Matz
Collins Mbonu
Elise McCarthy
Javier Mendez
Marlen Mendez-Singh
Alison Milanese
Steven Munn
Juliana O’Connor
Alexandra Orlando
Mila Panchich
Josephine Paterra
Caleb Persanis
Cristian Pesante
Margot Phillips
Nell Plunkett
Laila Polito
Alyssa Purcea
Jeremiah Reen
Gian-Carlo Riehl
Thomas Roche
Vinicius Rodrigues
Katherine Roll
Vanessa Rosado
Omar Royer
Benjamin Schneider
Christian Shiels
Ava Shotkoski
Sophia Shulzhenko
Katharine Smith
Audrey Snarr
Alena Sober
Caroline Spana
Samuel Sucena
Sofia Tahan
Andrew Talamas
Thomas Tapogna
Andrew Terraciano
Molly Terraciano
Brianna Valencia
Rafael Varela Martens
Caroline Veteri
Giovanna Vitale
Carlo Volpe
Haley Wall
Margot Wies
Zoe Winburn
Caitlin Woods
Jasmine Zaman
President’s Award for Educational Achievement
Aron Barr
Noah Breskin
Jamie Burke
Lila Caminiti
Matthew Cannella
Aidan Cocuelle
Georgia Connolly
Nicholas Cross
Grace DaProcida
Mya Davis
Claire Deeney
Arthur Denner
Timothy Fields
Thomas Fontanella
Nadine Leesang
Sophia Leung
Marc Madeira
Nevan Malwana
Dale Martin
Amanda Martinez
Michael Mazzaro
Collins Mbonu
Javier Mendez
Patrick Millard
Steven Munn
Akaylah NgSaye
Jamaal Pucci
John P. O’Meara
Josephine Paterra
Vanessa Rosado
Tyler Ryan
Sanjay Seecharran
Marlen Singh
Thomas Tapogna
Andrew Terraciano
Amauri White
Zoe Winburn
Jasmine Zaman
Department Awards
Bridge Academy Scholarships
Colin Paparelli
Amauri White
Nathaniel Hetzer
Fine Arts Department
Excellence in Advanced Placement Studio Art
Ella Burns
Omar Royer
Excellence in Design
Leo Kuehlwein
Audrey Snarr
Excellence in Advanced Placement Art History
Zoe Winburn
Excellence in Photography
Layla Paras
Isabella Louro
Yearbook
Josephine Paterra
Mia Baccei
Amanda Boiano
Nicholas Cross
Shannon Gardner
Chloe Golden
Leo Kuehlwein
Daniella Letizia
Michael Mazzarro
Ava Shotkoski
English Department
Excellence in English
Emma Almo
Sara Almo
Lila Caminiti
Matthew Cannella
Dan D’Adamo
Jack D’Angelo
Lucy Edmunds
Vikram Jallepalli
Emily Kalyvas
Lucia Lavallee
Dylan Lee
Sophia Leung
Aiden Levy
Elise McCarthy
Mila Panchich
Laila Polito
Thomas Roche
Andy Terraciano
Giovanna Vitale
Jasmine Zaman
Marco Gracie
Virginia Capeci
Katherine D’Angelo
Anna Esteverena
Zoe Winburn
Achievement in English
Irene Beldiman
Aidan Cocuelle
Georgia Connolly
Cristian Pesante
Katherine (Grant) Roll
Katharine Smith
Joseph DaProcida
Steven Munn
Thomas Tapogna
Sofia Tahan
Calvin Hoeh
Alyssa Purcea
Juan Carlos Matos
Brett Bober
Allison Feldman
Shannon Gardner
Commitment in English
Ella Burns
Sofia Cedeno
Honor Durham
Nate Hetzer
Isabella Louro
Margot Phillips
Vanessa Rosado
Excellence in Journalism
Lucy Edmunds
Nevan Malwana
Irene Beldiman
Asia Bertuccioli
Lila Caminiti
Sofia Cedeno
Yale Westchester Alumni Association Book Award
Georgia Russello
World Language Department
Northeast Conference Award for Excellence in Language Study
French
Lila Caminiti
Spanish
Anna Esteverena
Italian
Matthew Cannella
Mandarin
Sophia Leung
SUPA (Syracuse University Project Advance) Award
French
Zoe Winburn
Spanish
Brianna Valencia
Italian
Joseph DaProcida
Ruth Yergin Award for Excellence in Latin
Grant Roll
Fieri Italian Language Achievement Award
Laila Polito
World Language Dedication Award
Jenna Lavan
World Language Plaque Award
Jenna Lavan
Alexandra Orlando
Grace Gilman
Flynn Kavanagh Bryan
Anna Esteverena
Music Department
Chorus Awards
National School Choral Award
Dale Martin
Vikram Jallepalli
Director’s Award for Chorus
Ella Burns
Allison Feldman
Nya Haseley-Ayende
Ethan Lee
Sophia Leung
Choral Collaboration Award
Isaac Blackburn
Orchestra Awards
Orchestra Citizenship Award
Honor Durham
Isaac Blackburn
National School Orchestra Award
Juan Carlos Matos
Mila Panchich
Band Awards
Amy Geissinger Music Award
Emma Almo
John Philip Sousa Award
Sara Almo
Patrick Gilmore Band Award
Dan D’Adamo
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Max Cuomo
Campbell Whitford Scholarship
Sophia Leung
Physical Education Department Awards
Excellence in Physical Education Awards
Matthew Cannella
James Rebholz
Anthony Mota Flippen
Killian Whalen
Ethan Paragas
Javier Mendez
Atiba Alexander
Alex Orlando
Ali Milanese
Nell Plunkett
Irene Beldiman
Allison Brown
Molly Terraciano
Emily Maher
Science Department Awards
Science Teachers Emeritus’ Award
Sydney Barreto
Achievement in Science Courses
Marlen Singh
Elise McCarthy
Dylan Lee
Achievement in Advanced Placement Biology
Matthew Cannella
Conor Matz
Lucia Lavaelle
Achievement in Advanced Placement Chemistry
Emily Kalyvas
Lucia Lavallee
Matthew Cannella
Achievement in Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Brett Bober
Achievement in Advanced Placement Physics
Juan Carlos Matos
Joe DaProcida
Sophia Leung
Achievement in Advanced Placement Computer Science
Dylan Lee
Jack D’Angelo
Achievement in SUNY Forensic Science
Lucy Edmunds
Alexandra Orlando
Isabella Louro
Excellence in Science
Matthew Cannella
Harvard Radcliffe Club of Westchester Book Award
Andrew Kelly
Wellesley College Book Award
Georgia Russello
Social Studies Department
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Award
Aiden Levy
Dale Martin
Excellence in Social Studies
Calvin Hoeh
Vikram Jallepalli
Nadine Leesang
Sophia Leung
Joseph DaProcida
Sara Almo
Lila Caminiti
Lucia Lavallee
Honor Durham
Emily Kalyvas
Aiden Levy
Zoe Winburn
Nevan Malwana
Thomas Roche
Isaac Blackburn
Jasmine Zaman
Brett Bober
Eliza Bratone
Jack D’Angelo
Steven Munn
Emma Almo
Matthew Cannella
Conor Matz
Caleb Persanis
Achievement in Social Studies
Andrew Terraciano
Asia Bertuccioli
Thomas Tapogna
Christian Shiels
Natalia Cherner
Daniel D’Adamo
Emma Hupprich
Sofia Tahan
Julia Davis
Jack Dougherty
Lucy Edmunds
Anna Esteverena
Marco Gracie
Joshua Goldman
Gabriel Longoria
Juan Carlos Matos
Soren Bushong
Caroline Veteri
Georgia Connolly
Dylan Lee
Jamie Burke
Laila Polito
Margot Wies
Isabella Louro
Commitment to Social Studies
Nicholas Caruso
Daniel Dusevic
Jacob Campo
Brandon Crivillaro
Arthur Denner
Katheryn (Katja) Fair
Sanjay Seecharran
Stefano Grammatica
Alison Milanese
Gian-Carlo Riehl
Ava Shotkoski
Caroline Spana
Nicholas Cross
Mathematics Department
Rensselaer Award for Mathematics & Science
James Findikyan
Ralph E. Roberts Mathematics Award
Emma Hupprich
Math Team Award
Dyllan Hofflich
Ann Liu
Timothy Lyons
Excellence in Mathematics Award
Isaac Blackburn
Matthew Cannella
Smith Book Award
Olivia Pollock
School Awards
Kathleen McGrath STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Award
Brett Bober (AP CSP)
Despina Patsoulakis Memorial Scholarship
Joe DaProcida
Larry C. Ryan Prize
Collins Mbonu
Pelham Teachers’ Association Scholarship
Amauri White
Lucia Lavallee
Mildred Zimmerman Award
Nate Bloom
Princeton Book Award – Model U.N. Club
Olivia Pollock
Dorina DiLullo Scholarship
Vanessa Rosado
Allison Feldman
Ella Burns
Chloe Catana
John A. Orefice Jr. Scholarship
Vikram Jallepalli
Sophia Leung
Excellence in Forensic Speech
Isaac Blackburn
Georgia Connolly
Sofia Tahan
Margot Phillips
David Pentz Memorial Scholarship
Dale Martin
Janet E. Keiser Memorial Scholarship
Sara Almo
John M. Conroy Scholarship
Sophia Leung
Dr. Suzanne T. Megahan Scholarship
Layla Paras
Yvonne Bornholz Award
Grace DaProcida
American Legion Award
Aiden Levy and Sophia Leung
Faculty Service Awards
Allison Feldman
Andrew Terraciano
Brett Bober
Caleb Persanis
Caroline Spana
Caroline Veteri
Christian Shiels
Dale Martin
Ella Burns
Evan Sefchick
Georgia Connolly
Haley Wall
Irene Beldiman
Jack D’Angelo
Jack Denison
Jack Dougherty
James Rebholz
Jamie Burke
Katherine D’Angelo
Katheryn Fair
Marlen Mendez-Singh
Matthew Cannella
Nathaniel Bloom
Nell Plunkett
Nya Haseley- Ayende
Shanya Edmond
Sophia Leung
Soren Bushong
Thomas Roche
Zoe Winburn
School Spirit Award
Steve Rovida