Westfield High School Seniors Awards 2020
At Westfield High School’s annual Awards Night on May 28, which was held virtually due to COVID-19, approximately 145 awards were presented to the following graduating seniors:
- FMBA Local 30 Westfield Firefighters Scholarship – Emily Ensslin
- Westfield High School Blue Devil TV Award – Jakob Tannenbaum
- Italian-American Club of Westfield Terry DiFalco Scholarships – Mark Falletta, Julia Gagliardi, Jackie LaMastra, and Theresa Lizzo
- Westfield Young Republican Committee Public Service Award – Patrick Mullen
- John Byrne Memorial Scholarships – Emily Ensslin and Jeremy Kronheimer
- Kathryn Brennan Memorial Award – Paul Romeo
- Katherine E. Cuthbertson Memorial Achievement Awards – Helen Chinn, Ian Gurland, Jakob Tannenbaum, and Henry Vierschilling
- Bruce G Dunning Memorial Award – Greta McLaughlin
- Edmund K. Faltermayer Journalism Scholarship – Abigail Jarecki
- Mark & Debra Friedman Innovation Scholarship – Samantha Shih
- Ezra Kennedy Memorial Scholarships – William Litchholt, Sara Miller, and Anna Saber
- Dorothy Kirkley Memorial Scholarship – Viggo Jabon
- Lightbridge Academy Scholarship – Lindsay Sherman
- Laurence F. Greene Achievement Awards – Inti Araya and Nicholas Robinson
- The Douglas J. Odenkirk Memorial Award – Inti Araya
- The Franklin School Jake Tooley Scholarship – Sara Saber
- Dr. Derrick Nelson Service & Leadership Award – Kevin Yucetepe
- Spencer Savings Bank Scholarship – Paul Romeo
- The Matthew Thomas Toriello Memorial Award – Sophia Powell
- Adult School Scholarship – Madeline Katz
- Westfield Art Association Award – Sophia Wayner
- Westfield Chapter UNICO National Awards – William Loggia, Andrew Principato, and Demi Tsavekou
- The Westfield Future Achievement Scholarships – Ryjon Burke, Juan Castillo, Roselyne Garabete, and Jack Ruckman
- Westfield Jaycees Scholarship – Anastasia Fowler
- Ailish Campanile Scholarship – Catharine Miller
- The Kelly Mazzucco Scholarship – Mikaela Buoscio
- Barbara Philpot Memorial Spirit Awards – John Czarnecki, Anastasia Fowler, and Roselyne Garabete
- The Barry Judd Memorial Scholarships – Anastasia Fowler and Arthur Robbins-Geller
- Charles Ropars Memorial Scholarships – Gianni Pizzi and Rachel Seigerman
- The Westfield Education Association Scholarships – Ava Feldman, Emma Karp, and William Loggia
- Ann & Victor Frette Memorial Scholarships – Remi Shendell and Jakob Tannenbaum
- Charles E. Brown History Prize Award – Greta McLaughlin
- Westfield PAL Allen Chin Memorial Scholarships – Emma Karp and Paul Romeo
- Westfield PTC Scholarships – Jeremy Kronheimer, Casimir Malak, Remi Shendell, Kevin Vricella-Stokes, and Amanda Wagner
- The Anne & Douglas Yearley Memorial Scholarships – Alana Allen-Jones, Sophia Mirrione, and Amanda Wagner
- Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizens Award – Ava Feldman
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
- English Department Award for Excellence in Language – Logan Calder
- English Department Award for Excellence in Literature – Morgan Rollins
- English Department Book Lover’s Award – Ava Feldman
- Margaret Dietrich Award – Etan Zeller Maclean
- The Senior Growth & Perseverance Award – Madeline Ripper
- Kelly Mazzucco Journalism Award – Caroline Dwyer
- The Andrew Karp Award – Jessica Schlewitt
- The Gail Trimble Memorial Award – Kathryn Bartlett
- The Buriss Music & MacRitchie Technology Award – Helen Chinn
- Jean M. McDermott Fine Arts Award – Emily O’Connell
- Madeline Wild Bristol Awards – Stephen Park and Brooke Walden
- Rachel Mather Sullivan Scholarship – Libby Richardson
- The Charles Addams Memorial Art Award – Adam Wachtel
- AP Calculus AB Award – Emily Isaacman
- AP Calculus BC Award – Aidan Kilbourn
- AP Statistics Award – Michael Catania
- Calculus Award – Kevin Vricella-Stokes
- Computer Science Award – Hasumi Tanemori
- Discrete Mathematics, Probability & Statistics Award – Anthony Butera
- Seminar in College Mathematics Award – Kurt Hu
- The Les Jacobsen “SBATAI” Award – Tia Lemberg
- Physical Education Award (female – Helen Chinn
- Physical Education Award (male) – Henry Shapiro
- Biology 2 AP Award – Jessica Schlewitt
- Chemistry 2 AP Award – Ian Gurland
- Environmental Science Award – Majeed Assadi
- Exercise and Sports Science Award – Abigael McKinney
- Forensic Science Award – Michael Catania
- I.D.E.A. (Introduction to Design, Engineering and Architecture) – Kurt Hu
- Physics AP Award – Aidan Kilbourn
- Noel and Thelma Taylor Memorial Award – Julia Tompkins
- David M. Hart Science Award – Majeed Assadi
- Growth Mindset Award – Kaleb Amarante
- Model United Nations and Youth and Government Awards – Olivia Conti, Adam Schwartz and Brianna Vaca
- Social Studies Department Award – Madeline Katz
- The Excellence in History Award – Remi Shendell
- Steven Lapidus Memorial Scholarship – Elisa Saint-Denis
- Westfield Foundation Awards – Ava Feldman and Madeline Katz
- Col. & Mrs. Henry Bayard McCoy Scholarships – Anthony Butera and Patrick Mullen
- Excellence Award in Mandarin – Liam Jackson
- Star of Progress in Mandarin Award – Aidan Borges
- Excellence in French Award – Greta McLaughlin
- French Elan Award – Lilly Talmont
- Italian Club Achievement Award – Mark Falletta
- Laura Meierhans Memorial Award – Aidan Kilbourn
- Marc Hardy Memorial Latin Award – Caroline Dwyer
- Spanish Club Academic Achievement Award – John Czarnecki
- Spanish Club Service Award – Abbey Zidel
- Most Outstanding World Language Student – Samuel Ertman
ORGANIZATIONAL AWARDS
- The Seeing Eye Puppy Raising Service Scholarship – Tyler Devitt
- State Farm “Good Neighbor” Scholarship – Anastasia Fowler
- Mandeville-Rentrop Scholarship – Anastasia Fowler
- Dr. Derrick Nelson Memorial Scholarship – Roselyne Garabete
- Westfield Welcome Club Scholarship – Emily Ensslin
- J. Isabella Dodds Awards – Ethan Ament, David Broughton, and Remi Shendell
- Charles Frankenbach, Sr. Memorial Scholarship – Mary Weber
- Waldron W. Holck and Sydna Holck Eddy Memorial Scholarship – Gregory Claiborne
- Joel P. Langholtz Memorial Award – Jessica Schlewitt
- Peggy H. Lott Scholarship Fund Award – Rachel Saxon
- Frank A. and Margaret R. MacPherson Fund Award – Katherine Hynes
- John S. and Helen Bell McMartin Award – Abigail Jarecki
- Lisa K. Monteleone Memorial Scholarship – Ava Feldman
- Joseph E. Rood Memorial Award – Camilo Cardenas-Caceres
- Justina V. Taylor Scholarship Award – Roselyne Garabete
- Liesja Tortorello “Carpe Diem” Memorial Award – Lauren Oligino
- Westfield High School Distinguished Student Award – Aidan Kilbourn
Also recognized at the virtual Awards Night ceremony, were four recipients of the WHS Teacher/Staff Awards:
- The Above and Beyond Award – Lillian “Gail” Alston, Special Services
- Robert L. and Linda J. Foose Award – Matthew Gironda, Mathematics
- WHS Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award – Suzanne Glynn, Science
- PTSO Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award – Louis DeAngelo, Mathematics/ Project ’79
