What follows is the list of awards given to Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School students at the annual honors night ceremony held on Thursday, May 25.
Valedictorian: Annabelle Brothers
Salutatorian: Jacob Glasgow
Class Essayist: Daniel Serpa
Top Twenty Seniors: Annabelle Brothers, Jacob Glasgow, Daniel Serpa, Clyde Smith, Isabella Merriam, Josephine Welch, Jack Crawford, Madeleine Bengtsson, Julia Sayre, Linus Munn, Eloise Christy, Jack Walsh, Grace Gallagher, Sophia Kokoszka, Aileen Mahoney,Juliet Morse, Adrienne Christy, Cali Giglio, Ella Keene, Penelope Long, Hannah Hoff.
Departmental Awards
Art, Design & Technology
Excellence in Drawing and Painting, Nazare McIntosh; Excellence in Photography and Graphics, Samantha Warren, Excellence in 3D Design and Architecture, Fernanda Rosa, Cecilia Prata; Excellence in Crafts and Sculpture, Tegan Gale; Excellence in Game Design, Brody Royal; Excellence in Programming, Senique Wilson; Excellence in Interactive Art, Hannah Costa. Effort and Leadership in Art, Design Technology. Grade 9: Jason Jarrell, Highley Marsh, Brady Vought, Xeandre Miller. Grade 10: Jean Abreu, Louisiana White, Quinlan Slavin. Grade 11: Jack Zheng, Ryassa Lacerda. Grade 12: Paige Alley, Lorhana Souza, Kamar Dehaney.
Athletics
Sportsmanship Award: Camden Napior, CJ Walsh; Unsung Heroine Award: Lily Moran, Daniel da Silva, Daniel Serpa; Outstanding Student Athlete in Academics: Josephine Welch, Jacob Glasgow; Outstanding Student Athlete in Competition, Penelope Long, Matheus Rodrigues. MIAA Pillar Awards: Leadership, Maia Donnelly; Community Service, Zach Mathias. Coaches’ Education, Vinny Paciello; Sportsmanship, Sophia Balsas; Wellness, Rebecca Mandelli. US Figure Skating Award, Gold Achievement, Mya O’Neill.
Career and Technical Education
Xeandre Miller accepts a 9th grade effort and leadership in art design and technology award.
— Ray Ewing
Excellence in Automotive: Exploratory, Hunter Bolduc; Level 1, Christie Chrisgerad; Level 2, Jack Chronister; Level 3, Matthew Pouliot. Excellence in Business and Marketing Entrepreneurship, Francis Paciello; Business & Marketing, Ronan Kelly; Marketing, Nathaniel Story. Excellence in Carpentry: Exploratory, Joao Nunes; Level 1, Aizack DaSilva; Level 2, Evan Bettencourt; Level 3, Arthur Da Silva, Everthon Da Silva, Kaio Da Silva. Excellence in Culinary Arts: Exploratory, Kylee Brasefield; Level 1, Mason Cron; Level 2, Molly Sylvia; Level 3, Jaheem Richards. Excellence in Health Assisting: Exploratory, Hannah McCormick; Level 1, Jahzarah McIntosh, Elena Giordano; Level 2, Kimberly Marques; Level 3, Kinley Rinzin, Alexia Campbell. Excellence in Horticulture: Exploratory, Brady Vought; Level 1, Jean Abreu; Level 2, Legend Silva Goodwin; Level 3, Luke Yuhas. Excellence in Sail MV: Maritime 1, Peter Miller; Maritime 2, Kaio daCosta. MVA Presidential Award: Massachusetts Outstanding Vocational Technical Student Award, Evelyn Brewer.
English
Effort and Leadership, Grade 9: Sarah Barros, Ashley Rose Silva, Walter Prescott; Grade 10: Teddy Pacheco, Beth Jennings, Mason Cron, Rodeo Purves Langer; Grade 11: Jack deBettencourt, Samantha Caldwell, Chrisgerad Christie, Norah Prestley; Grade 12: Mikaelly Ribeiro, Nolan Carreiro (dual enrollment), Madeleine Bengtsson, Daniel Serpa, Jocelyn Baliunas. Excellence in English, Grade 9: Lucas Souza, Gabriel Arado, Teagan D’Arcy, Anina Garvin; Grade 10: Hannah Landers-Saunders, Holden Brew, Emily MacMillan, Louisiana White, Tayna Silva; Grade 11: Sydney Emerson, Tatum Thomas, Lillian Duarte, Sophia Cutrer, Maja Nielsen, Lyla Solway; Grade 12: Sydney Rydzewski, Penelope Long, Clyde Smith, Annabelle Brothers, Jacob Glasgow. Morelli Award, Julia Sayre.
Newspaper
Excellence in Journalism: Julia Sayre. New England Scholastic Press Association Special Achievement Awards: Highest Achievement Award, Class III Newspaper, Editor-in-Chief, Julia Sayre, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Nikeya Tankard, Asst. Editor-in-Chief, Olivia MacPherson. Highest Achievement, Art Editor, Madeleine Bengtsson, Photo Editor, Isabella Merriam. Special Achievement – News Story – “Spanish-speaking students and staff assist migrants”, Julia Sayre. Special Achievement – News Story – “BSA calls for Black History Month every month”, Nikeya Tankard, Hillary Ochoa.
English as a Second Language
Excellence in ESL 1, Matheus Zanelatto; Phoenix Award in ESL 1, Mahiza da Silva Lopes; Excellence in ESL 2, Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre, Roane Escala; Phoenix Award in ESL 2, Victoria Evelyn de Jesus, Kayke Assis; Excellence in ESL 3, Ana de Paula; Phoenix Award in ESL 3, Guilherme Arthur Pereira; Excellence in ESL 4, Priscyla Cruz; Phoenix Award in ESL 4, Sharon da Silva.
AP Spanish class is honored for helping migrants stranded on the Vineyard in September.
— Ray Ewing
World Languages
Effort and Leadership in World Languages, Grade 9: Molly Crawford (Lat 1), Matilda Backus-Clement (Port 1), Walter Prescott (Port 1), Victoria Evelyn de Jesus (SPS), Kellry Aredes (SPS & PHL2), Maeve Cook-Martin (Sp 1C1), Nicholas Mathias (Sp HN 1), Syuis Rivera Rigali (Sp HN 2), Teagan D’Arcy (Sp Hn 2); Grade 10: Arianna Edelman (Lat 1), Aiden Weiland (Lat 1), Raone Escala (SPS), Kayllane Vial (PLA), Grady McCracken (Port 2), Madison Mello (Port 2), Shealyn Smyth (Sp 2C1), Lorrayne Barros (ASL 1), Mathew Fontaine (ASL 1); Grade 11: Alexandra Turner (Lat 1), João Simões (PH4), Rayssa Lacerda (PHL3), Tehya Backus-Clement (Port 3), Reese McCracken (Port 3), Brooke Ward (Sp 3C1), Rebecca Mandelli (AP Span), Lyla Solway (Sp HN 4), Nicholas Carpenter (PreAP 4), Jack deBettencourt (Sp HN 3), Bryce Cioffi (Sp HN 3), Tayla BenDavid (ASL 1); Grade 12: Arthur Da Silva (PH5), Julia Sayre (AP Spanish), Madeleine Bengtsson (AP Spanish), Jack Walsh (Sp HN 4).
MA Foreign Language Association Awards
Award for Excellence in Spanish, Maria Sanchez Roa, Daniel Serpa; Award for Excellence in Portuguese, Rebecca Mandelli; Awards for Leadership in Foreign Language, Andressa Da Trindade.
Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish: Rachel Arruda, Madeleine Bengtsson, Annabelle Brothers, Clara Cabral, Andressa Da Trindade, Rayssa De Oliveira, Kayla Dow, Anna Julia Duarte, Jacob Glasgow, Penelope Long, Eduardo Marques, Laiza Miller, Ianna Oliveira, Julia Sayre, Daniel Serpa, Mackenzie Shaw, Clyde Smith, Lorhana Souza. Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy in English and Portuguese: Kaio Da Silva, Anna Julia Duarte, Arthur Da Silva, Everthon Da Silva, Andressa Da Trindade, Clara Cabral, Laura Gomes, Eduardo Marques, Matheus Rodrigues, Lorhana Souza. State Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction: Maria Sanchez Roa for English and Spanish.
History
Voctoria Evelyn de Jesus, Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre, Priscyla Cruz with their ELL awards
— Ray Ewing
Effort and Leadership in History, Grade 9: Luis Costa; Grade 10: Daniela Alves, Beth Jennings, Raone Escala 11th Grade: Reese McCracken, Alexandra Dyke; Grade 12: Terrence Lett, Jacob Riley. Excellence in History, Excellence in Global, Grade 9: Adriana Young, Nazare McIntosh, Teagan D’Arcy, Penelope Haddad. Excellence in American Studies: Josephine Powers. Excellence in Global 11: Elena Giordano. Excellence in AP US History: Broden Vincent, Kevin Peres. Excellence in AP World History: Jack deBettencourt, Jason Boudreau. Excellence in ELL History Topics: Cecilia Prata. Excellence in 10th Grade Humanities: Holden Brew. Excellence in 11th Grade Humanities: Maia Donnelly, Connor Graves. Excellence in Civics and Current Issues: Daniel Serpa, Gordon Prescott, Cali Giglio. Excellence in AP African American Studies: Olympia Hall, Marin Gillis.
Math
Effort & Leadership in Math, Grade 9: Leah deBettencourt, Hunter Bolduc, Eleanor Mone; Grade 10: Ana de Paula, Kevin Peres, Kayllane Vial; Grade 11: Emma Burt, Sophia Cutrer, Robert Moore, Destiny Brown, Bryce Cioffi, Fernanda Rosa; Grade 12: Linus Munn, Clyde Smith, Lorhana Souza, Rayssa De Oliveira, Nolan Carreiro, Jack Walsh, Josephine Welch. Excellence in Math, Excellence in ESL Math, Pedro Furtado; Excellence in Sheltered Algebra I, Rhayanne Oliveira Beca; Excellence in Algebra I, Ana Julia Da Silva; Excellence in Honors Algebra I, Zyler Flanders; Excellence in Algebra II, Fernanda Rosa, Jack Zheng; Excellence in Honors Algebra II, Josephine Powers, Kestutis Biskis; Excellence in Advanced Algebra II, Molly Crawford, Francis Paciello; Excellence in Geometry, Agata Rodrigues; Excellence in Honors Geometry, Lucy Magden; Excellence in Advanced Geometry, Teagan D’Arcy, Syius Rivera Rigali; Excellence in Pre-Calculus, Kinley Rinzin; Excellence in Honors Pre-Calculus, Elena Luciano, Marin Gillis, Jack Chronister; Excellence in Pre-AP Calculus, Jack deBettencourt; Excellence in Honors Calculus, Madeleine Bengtsson; Excellence in AP Calculus (BC), Lyla Solway, Daniel Serpa; Excellence in Financial Literacy, Maria Sanchez Roa, Ryan Harding; Excellence in Statistics, Dyana Burke, Violette Wetterhahn; Excellence in AP Statistics, Jacob Glasgow.
Project Vine Awards: Our “Vintage” Award: Henry Shank and Nathaniel Regan; The Big Sibling Award: Kyle Marchand and Caiden Gardner; Our “Rookies” of the Year: Jonah Mafcher and Cayhana Williams; The “Vine Friday” Hero Award: Renato Araujo and Lillie Cabral
Navigator Award: Humanity Award, Jamie Rivard.
Performing Arts
Effort & Leadership in the Performing Arts, Grade 9: Ana Julia Da Silva, Zyler Flanders, Georgia DeRoche, Ella Ehrman; Grade 10: Josephine Powers, Louisiana White, Aiden Weiland; Grade 11: Gabriella Silveira, Sydney Emerson; Grade 12: Ava McGee, Maya Tomkins, Annabelle Brothers, Isabella Merriam. Excellence in the Performing Arts: Excellence in Chorus: Genevieve Hyland; Excellence in Band: Hyunki Seonwoo, Eli Friedman; Excellence in Orchestra: Linus Munn, Tayna Silva; Excellence in the Musical: Madeleine Bengtsson, Emma Burt; Excellence in Acting: Jack Tully. Jim Novak Where the Heck Did That Come From? Award: Luiz Lacerda, Bryan Fernandes Department Service Award: Jameson Whitmarsh. Department Award: Jack Crawford
Jaheem Richards recieving an award for Culinary arts from Jack O’Malley
— Ray Ewing
Physical Education
Effort & Leadership in Physical Education, Grade 9: Joao Victor Araujo, Nola Savard; Grade 10: Matthew Fontaine, Charlotte Watts; Grade 11: Samantha Warren, Kestutis Biskis; Grade 12: Jaheem Richards, Annabelle Brothers.
Science
Effort & Leadership in Science, Grade 9: Rhayanne Oliveira Beca, Hannah McCormick, Sarah Barros; Grade 10: Kayllane Vial, Arianna Edelman, Vytas Alexander, Calahan D’Arcy; Grade 11 Maia Donnelly, Emma Burt, Jack deBettencourt; Grade 12: Jack Crawford, Madeleine Bengtsson.
Recipients of the Excellence in English awards.
— Ray Ewing
Excellence in Sheltered Biology, Raone Escala; Excellence in Biology, Teagan D’Arcy, Syius Rivera Rigali, Nola Savard, Quinlan Slavin, Rickel Smith; Excellence in AP Biology, Joshua Salop, Broden Vincent; Excellence in Chemistry, Elena Luciano, Broden Vincent, Sophie Winters, Quinlan Slavin; Excellence in AP Chemistry, Robert Moore; Excellence in Earth Science, Jason Jarrell, Gianni Navarrete, Lucy Magden, Chloe Nicotera; Excellence in Physics, Caroline Dolby, Jack Hayden, Olympia Hall, Lyla Solway; Excellence in AP Physics, Clyde Smith; Excellence in Anatomy and Physiology, Elena Luciano; Excellence in AP Environmental Science, Daniel Serpa, Lyla Solway; Excellence in Science Research, Maia Donnelly, Molly Crawford; Excellence in Marine Biology, Bryce Cioffi
National Honor Society Spring Inductees: Violet MacPhail, Samantha Caldwell, Molly Sylvia, Brooke Ward, Walker Brescia.
National School Development Council Awards: Lyla Solway and Alexa Schroeder
Book Awards
Luiz Lacerda, Bryan Fernandes (recipients of the Jim Novak Where The Heck Did That Come From? Award)
— Ray Ewing
Harvard University, Lyla Solway; Smith College, Emma Burt; Dartmouth College, Marin Gillis; Yale University, Alexa Schroeder; Saint Michael’s College, Georgia Magden, Thomas Fairchild-Coppoletti; University of Notre Dame, Sophia Cutrer; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert Moore; Suffolk University, Olympia Hall; Western New England University, Jack deBettencourt, Lasell University, Jahzarah McIntosh; Martha’s Vineyard Bank, Molly Sylvia, Nikeya Tankard.
President’s Award for Educational Excellence: Annabelle Brothers, Jacob Glasgow, Daniel Serpa, Clyde Smith, Isabella Merriam, Josephine Welch, Jack Crawford, Madeleine Bengtsson, Julia Sayre, Linus Munn, Eloise Christy, Jack Walsh, Grace Gallagher, Sophia Kokoszka, Aileen Mahoney, Juliet Morse, Adrienne Christy, Cali Giglio, Ella Keene, Penelope Long, Hannah Hoff, Nikola Nikolov, Griffin Stead, Matthew Littlefield, Annabel Eddy, Rayssa De Oliveira, Laiza Miller, Gabriella DeBlase, Aubrey Holmes, Hannah Murphy, Jocelyn Baliunas, Mackenzie Shaw, Andrea Morse, Isabelle Ribeiro, Margaret Bernard, Samuel Gurney, Kinley Rinzin, Nicole Menton.
President’s Award for Educational Achievement: Eamon Savard, Lily Moran, Lily Shaughnessy, Alana Nevin, Maria Sanchez, Roa Anna Duarte, Trevor Gullotta, Clara Cabral, Daniel da Silva, Genevieve Hyland, Eduardo Marques, Kayla Dow, Ava McGee, Evelyn Brewer, Micah Simmons, Nolan Carreiro, Marcos Rodrigues, Ryan Harding, Alexander Walsh.
Character Awards
Community: Grade 9: Kiara Alves, Brody Royal, Nora Motahari, Hunter Bolduc. Grade 10: Agata Rodrigues, Avery Mulvey, Josephine Powers, Miles Hayes. Grade 11: Zachary Mathias, Bryan Sornas, Michael Vincent Paciello. Grade 12: Matthew Littlefield, Clara Cabral, Lucas Cacique. Curiosity : Grade 9: Ana Julia Da Silva, Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre, Gannon Magden. Grade 10: Aedan Coogan, Daniela Alves, Rodeo Purves Langer. Grade 11: Samantha Caldwell, Juliana DeSouza, Matheus Magri. Grade 12: Romain Lyn, Sandy Da Silva, Nikola Nikolov. Resilience: Grade 9: Leah deBettencourt, Matthew Day, Dalvin Titus. Grade 10: Jessica Arruda, Sierra Flanders, Theodore Pacheco, Nicholas Rabeni. Grade 11:Caleb Guerrero, Makayla Landers, Emanuel Oliveira. Grade 12: Kamar Dehaney, Carlos Burgos, Eduardo Marques. Accountability: Grade 9: Larissa Klein, Aidan Christensen, Sophia Alves. Grade 10: Jonathan Cardoso, Natalie Wambui, Robert Pacheco. Grade 11: Camden Townes, Dragomir Langhammer, Charles Porterfield. Grade 12: Evelyn Brewer, Hanna Maria Santos, Nicholas Rego. Compasssion: Grade 9: Ella Ehrman, Elizabeth Carbon, Rhayanne Oliveira Beca. Grade 10: Renny Smith, Anthony Pruciano, Sofia McGroarty Sampaio. Grade 11: Jenna Hathaway, Antori Green, Sarah De Oliveira. Grade 12: Jayden Baird, Lucas Belain, Luis Funes Seren.
