Chelmsford Honors Class Of 2021 Students Of The Year

Chelmsford MA

30 June, 2021

4:56 PM

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CHELMSFORD, MA —Three graduating seniors were named students of the year, one for each house at Chelmsford High School, school officials said in a release June 30. Students of the year Peter Mitchell, Kate Krueger and Josh Timmins, along with Class of 2021 award recipients were honored earlier this month, at the school's Carl J. Rondina Performing Arts Center. Mitchell, who was the senior class president and will enter the U.S. Naval Academy in the fall, and earned four awards on the day. In addition to winning Student of the Year honors, Mitchell was presented with the U.S. Naval Academy Appointment from Commander David Grim. He was also the recipient of the Class Representatives Above and Beyond Award as well as the Prudential Spirit of Community Certificate of Merit. Timmins was among 14 students who received at least three honors. He received the National School Choral Award roughly one month after he led The Thursdays to the International Championship of High School A Cappella national final. He was also the recipient of the English Department Award and recently helped lead the volleyball team (11-1) to the Merrimack Valley Conference title and the MIAA North Region Quarterfinal round. In addition to earning Emerson House Student of the Year honors, Krueger recently helped the CHS lacrosse team (17-0) to the MIAA Division I North Region Championship and a bid to the MIAA Tournament semifinal round. Other students who earned three honors at the ceremony included valedictorian Michelle Ly, Drema Uttecht, Kaili Lamb and Emily Arpino, along with Mary Hamilton, Emma Keohane and Parnika Koppana. Aidan Hennessey received four honors. Salutatorian Connor Mitchell and Ethan Meltzer received three each. Congratulations to the Class of 2021 A look at the list of award winners: Students of the Year Kate Krueger (Emerson House)Peter Mitchell (Hawthorne House)Josh Timmins (Whittier House) Gold Medal Scholars (Recognition of the top scholars of the Class of 2021) James Barrett – 5th in classPraneeth Abburi – 4th in classEthan Meltzer – 3rd in classConnor Mitchell – SalutatorianMichelle Ly – Valedictorian U.S. Naval Academy Appointment Peter Mitchell 2021 Class Representatives Above and Beyond Awards Jackie RigazioPeter Mitchell LIME (Leaders In Motion Everywhere) Above and Beyond Award Maya Chan Advanced Placement Diploma Candidates Samuel RogersPaul TuckerDrema UttechtRebello ScholarshipHannah Nettikadan Art Achievement Awards Digital Art: Drema UttechtStudio Art: Amanda Waters Emerson House Students of the Month September: Srija Chereddy & Ethan Meltzer October: Kate Krueger & James Mieszczanski November: Jenna Ward & James Barrett December: Zoe Adoniou & Michael Schwamb January: Skyla Garrigan & Tarmo Tari February: Chelsea Moody & Adam Fielding March: Rachel LaLmiere & Logan Bruce April: Sofia D'Agostino & Yash Sahoo May: Kyla Constantino & William Ward June: Lily Hoyt & Cameron Petullo Child Development/Community Education Award Kaili Lamb Louis Armstrong Jazz Award Alex Moore John Phillip Sousa Award Ryan Moore Director's Award for Band Amelia Hughes Director's Award for Chorus Danny Sousa National School Choral Awards Zoe AdoniouJosh Timmins Director's Award for Orchestra Chelsea Moody National School Orchestra Award Lily Hoyt Hawthorn House Students of the Month September: Michelle Ly & Connor Mitchell October: Allison Dorsey & Peter Mitchell November: Gayathri Mantha & Aidan Hennessey December: Emma Keohane &George Haywood January: Emma Walsh & Joshua Jordan February: Emily Arpino & Nicholas Bottomley March: Brynn Murray & Joseph Sturzo April: Mary Hamilton & Sammy Kettani May: Katelyn Fox & John Nickerson June: McKayla Hardy & Daniel Sousa Commonwealth Award for Exemplary Community Service Emily Arpino American Sign Language (ASL) Above and Beyond Awards Kaili LambMary Hamilton Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) Above and Beyond Award Adam Fielding Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Program: Those who demonstrate outstanding commitment to serving the community and are recognized as the top student volunteers at the ghigh school. Emerson House Zoe Adoniou Adam Fielding Chelsea Moody Jenna Ward Michael Schwamb Hawthorne House Emily Arpino Mary Hamilton Peter Mitchell Michelle Ly Emma Walsh Whittier House Kathleen Dolan Gabriella O'Connor Carinao Parnika Koppana Jenna LaRochelle Hope Zouzas Give Club Above and Beyond Awards Emily ArpinoKatelyn Fox Society of Women Engineers Boston- Certificates of Merit Honors: Drema Uttecht High Honors: Emma Keohane Highest Honors: Krish Bhut Michael Tate Honorary Awards for Science Excellence Connor MitchellAlisha PeerizRalph Sherwood Honorary Science AwardSona Hanslia Interact Club Above and Beyond Award Parnika KoppanaWilliam Casaletto Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Awards, which are conferred upon the student who has demonstrated the highest achievement in the most advanced course of each language taught ASL: Aidan Henessey French: Niyati Shroff Spanish: Cassandra Larkin Seal of Biliteracy Awards, which recognizes seniors who have demonstrated proficiency in English and a world language. Sachi Joshi (Spanish)Kaili Lamb (Spanish)Cassandra Larkin (Spanish)Diya Panchal (Hindi)Nicolle Reyes (Spanish)Anirudh Singh (Hindi)Youssef Soliman (French, Arabic) Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction Awards Tarmo Tari (Estonian)Giovana Vieira (Portuguese) Language Opportunity Coalition Biliteracy Achievement and Attainment Awards Aaliyah Scott (Spanish)Alexander Haverty (Spanish)Ameer Haidar (French)Amelia Carol-Ann Hughes (French)Andrew Kochhar (French)Ethan Meltzer (French)Gabriel Stafford (French)Jenna Ward (French)Julia Elizabeth Bates (French)Leticia Toledo (Portuguese)Michael Schwamb (French)Parnika Koppana (French, Telugu)Sachi Joshi (Hindi)Sana Patel (Spanish)Serena Pan (Mandarin)Shreyas Chaturvedula (Telugu) Whittier House Students of the Month September: Praneeth Abburi & Krish Bhut October: Haley Ruccio & Josh Timmins November: Jackie Rigazio & Luke Abraham December: Julianne Clark & Cole Schaefer January: Drema Uttecht & Sudeep Gubbala February: Kathleen Dolan & Liam McCafferty March: Jennifer Coleman & Shreyas Chaturvedula April: Jenna LaRochelle & Zachary LaRochelle May: Joseph Connelly & Noah Luke June: Kathryn Slattery & Liam Wagner Theatre Guild Above and Beyond Awards Skyla GarriganPierce MagnantMusical Theatre AwardAllison DorseyAndrew Pasquale Honorary Math AwardsEthan MeltzerSrija Chereddy Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association Student Achievement Award (In recognition of outstanding contributions to the school) Jackie Rigazio Project Lead the Way Above and Beyond Awards Benjamin LarsenSachi Joshi Robotics Above and Beyond Award Jack Gourley UMass Lowell Business School Award Zachary LaRochelle Lions Locker School Store Award Mackenzie Stacy CHSTv Above and Beyond Awards Haley RuccioLuke Stahl Chelmsford Telemedia Service Awards Jillian Brennan-BarbeauEric CorreaKenneth GoodwinEmma HebertKristina ReynoldsHaley RuccioLindsey SniderRyan SalibaEmma WalshJosh WalshShane Williams Technology Trouble Shooting Above and Beyond Awards Jack SheaKaela Tracy Lead Like a Girl Club Above and Beyond Award Parnika Koppana Best Buddies Club Above and Beyond Award Evan Coady Math Team Above and Beyond Awards Aidan HennesseyRudra SettAndrew Kochlar Yearbook Above and Beyond Awards Mary HamiltonEmma Keohane Mock Trial Above and Beyond Awards Laura LathamLindsey Snider PRIDE Awards: Students who have exemplified one or more of the attributes of our PRIDE values of Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Empathy Luke AbrahamMorgan BoudreauYabdiel Gonzalez CruzKate DohertyJohnathan DurhamAvi EricksonJack GalloSudeep GubbalaAmeer HaidarLuke HarrisonMadison HarperGeorge HaywoodBenjamin HelmarJane Irene JasminShannon KempnerEvan KinneyLaura LathamAidan MaguireTaeshawn McKinneyTerry McKinneySean MescallShea O'LearyKate PaquetteKaitlyn PawlNicolle ReyesBryan SmithLanny TsengWill WardKarina ZafarLion Service AwardsKatelyn FoxEmma KeohaneAllison DorseyGayathri ManthaAbigail PrzybylowiczNational Merit Scholarship ProgramPraneeth AbburiAidan HennesseyConnor MitchellRudra SettCHS Department AwardsMeghan Goode (Business Education)Emma Walsh (CHSTv)Karina Zafar (Computer ScienceJosh Timmins (English)Taeshawn McKinney (Health Education)Aidan Hennessey (Mathematics)Ethan Meltzer (music)Adam Fielding (Physical Education)Lanny Tseng (Science)James Barrett (Social Studies)Shannon Kempner (Technology-Architecture)Zane Meikle (Technology-Engineering)Hannah Nettikadan (Visual Art)Anna Adinolfi (World Language)