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