FALLS VILLAGE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School announced June 12 the winners of various awards and scholarships in 2025.
Dedication of White Oak: Rosemarie Nanni, Katherine Wood
Molly McDowell Award / Academic Bowl MVP: Daniela Brennan, Tess Marks, Manasseh Matsudaira, Elinor Wolgemuth, Harper Howe, Sara Huber, Jassim Mohydin, Junxin Zhang, Katelin Lopes, Leontine Galvin, Lola Moerschell
Norma Lake Award: Tess Marks
Frank N. Ruotolo Award: Elinor Wolgemuth
Taconic Learning Center Adina Simonson Award: Junxin Zhang
Robert Rumsey Memorial Award: Harper Howe
Gordon P. Heyworth Award: Sara Huber
Le Prix Sandi Vanausdal: Lola Moerschell
Seal of Biliteracy for French: Sara Huber, Katelin Lopes, Tess Marks, Lola Moerschell
Seal of Biliteracy for Spanish: Daniela Brennan, Manasseh Matsudaira, Diana Portillo, Elinor Wolgemuth
Ron Viafore ArtsAlive Award: Mikayla Pfeifer
David B. Armstrong Memorial Art Prize: Ava Gandarillas
Jack Sparling Memorial Award: Bernice Boyden
Holly Adams Award: Lola Clayton
Frida Kahlo Memorial Award: Rosemary Koller
Housatonic Musical Theatre Society Award: Katelin Lopes, Andy Delgado, Tess Marks, Niya Borst, Elinor Wolgemuth
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Tryston Bronson
Eric Whitacre Student Composer Award: Lou Haemmerle
National Choral Awards: Austin Bachman, Niya Borst
John Philip Sousa Award: Katelin Lopes
Director’s Award for Band: Manasseh Matsudaira
CAS Arts Awards: Harper Howe, Kaylin Clark
Kent Center School Scholarship Fund
Moira Dolan Award: Lola Moerschell
James Gadiel Award: Junxin Zhang
Grohmann Award: Patrick Money
Yovanovitch Award: Zachary Bezzera
Kent Quilters Award: Mikayla Pfeifer
Ruth Mainland Award: Kyle McCarron
I. Kent and Fulton Scholarships: Tess Marks, Sara Huber, Lola Clayton
Kara Zinke Memorial Scholarship: Junxin Zhang
HVR Faculty Association Scholarship: Harper Howe, Daniela Brennan, Sara Huber, Amelia Dodge, Junxin Zhang, Katelin Lopes, Tyler Anderson, Bakary Toure
HVR Faculty Association Val Bernardoni Scholarship: Gabriela Titone, Tess Marks
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau: Taylor Terwilliger
Pat Pallone Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Kaylin Clark, Dylan Deane, Amelia Dodge, Abigail Hogan, Ellanor Karcheski, Rosemary Koller, Katelin Lopes, Liam MacNeil, Taylor Terwilliger
Knights of Columbus Council #1520 Scholarship: Daniela Brennan
Adam S. Michalek Scholarship: Amelia Dodge
St. Joseph’s Circle #650, Daughters of Isabella Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Amelia Dodge
Canaan Northwest Lions: Taylor Terwilliger
Cranford Book Club Award: Liam MacNeil
Kent Lions Club Scholarship: Junxin Zhang, Zachary Bezerra
J. Kenneth Athoe Memorial Scholarship Montgomery Lodge #13: Amelia Dodge, Daniela Brennan
Berkshire Litchfield Environmental Council Scholarship: Manasseh Matsudaira
Mad Gardeners Scholarship: Tyler Anderson, Madeline Collingwood
Henry P. Becton Scholarship: Lola Moerschell
Burkhart, Lindsay, Brockway Robotics Scholarship: Jassim Mohydin
Ben Guy Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Anderson
Sharon Woman’s Club Scholarship: Tyler Anderson, Katerin McEnroe, Olivia Peterson
North Canaan Elementary School PTO Scholarship: Ellanor Karcheski, Diana Portillo, Abigail Hogan, Amelia Dodge, Kylie Leonard, Daniela Brennan, Harper Howe, Dylan Deane
Suzanne Dunn Memorial Scholarship: Sara Huber
Elliott Family Foundation Scholarship: Sara Huber, Daniela Brennan, Amelia Dodge, Gabriela Titone
Couch Pipa Post #6851 VFW Scholarship: Amelia Dodge, Kyle McCarron, Liam MacNeil, Daniela Brennan
HVRHS Student Government Association Scholarship: Lola Moerschell
Falls Village Scholarship Association: Tessa Dekker, Justin Diaz, Katelin Lopes, Olivia Robson
FFA Alumni Scholarship: Tyler Anderson, Olivia Robson, Madeline Collingwood
John Rich Scholarship: Tyler Anderson
Clarke B. Wood Scholarship: Madeline Collingwood
FFA Chapter Scholarship: Madeline Collingwood, Dylan Deane, Tyler Anderson, Olivia Robson
Katie Gannett Scholarship: Madeline Collingwood
Northwest Conservation District Scholarship: Tyler Anderson
Sharon Woman’s Club Art Award: Hyde Beach, John Orellana Garcia
Greater New Milford Board of Realtors Jay Solomon Memorial Award: Lola Moerschell, Junxin Zhang
Cornwall Woman’s Society Educational Grant: Manasseh Matsudaira, Rose Fitch
Northwest Community Bank Scholarship: Jassim Mohydin
Salisbury Rotary Club Foundation Scholarship: Amelia Dodge, Sara Huber, Tyler Anderson, Daniela Brennan, Junxin Zhang
Isaiah Lamb Scholarship: Dylan Deane, Rosemary Koller
Sharon Land Trust Scholarship: Manasseh Matsudaira
NBT Bank William Ash Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Amelia Dodge, Liam MacNeil, Jayme Walsh, Kyle Leonard, Tess Marks
Harry Hyatt Memorial Scholarship: Dylan Deane, Sara Huber, Tyler Anderson, Katelin Lopes, Kyle McCarron
Rhoades-Robinson Fund Scholarship: Tyler Anderson
R. Frederick Perkins Scholarship: Junxin Zhang
Jean Perotti Scholarship: Katelin Lopes
Berkshire Bank Eleanor S. Sellew Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Dylan Deane, Liam MacNeil, Amelia Dodge
Magda M. Johnson Scholarship: Dylan Deane, Liam MacNeil, Amelia Dodge,Daniela Brennan
Mary S. Trant Scholarship: Dylan Deane
Anthony Dichello Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Kylie Leonard, Tessa Dekker, Khyra McClennon, Amelia Dodge
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
Frances H. Ducci Scholarship: Junxin Zhang, Gabriele Titone
Healthcare Auxiliary Scholarship: Gabriela Titone, Muireann Kelliher
Warren Prindle Visual Arts Scholarship: Elinor Wolgemuth
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
George and Lucille Buterbaugh Scholarship: Gabriela Titone
Margaret Derwin Scholarship: Katerin McEnroe
Teddy Lee Drumm Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Anderson, Bernice Boyden, Andy Delgado, Olivia Peterson
John and Mary Finn Memorial Scholarship: Patrick Money
Charles and Antoinette Picken Memorial Scholarship: Harper Howe
Diane Knox Cable TV Advisory Council Scholarship: Sara Huber
Ann and Stan Segalla Family Scholar-Athlete Scholarship: Amelia Dodge, Patrick Money
Housatonic Valley Institute Silas C. Beers Scholarship: Manasseh Matsudaira
Keri Perotti Memorial Sports Scholarship: Gabriele Titone
Keri Perotti Memorial Community College Scholarship: Olivia Robson
HVRHS Alumni Scholarship: Tess Marks
Canaan Fire Company Scholarship: Brandt Bosio
Claudia and Stephen J. Segalla Memorial Scholarship: Daniela Brennan, Jassim Mohydin
Sharon Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary Scholarship: Tyler Anderson
Edward M. Kirby Scholarship: Tyler Anderson, Bernice Boyden, Amelia Dodge, Harper Howe, Sara Huber, Manasseh Matsudaira, Gabriela Titone, Elinor Wolgemuth
Hausman Fund: Sara Huber
Salisbury Pythian Building Fund: Elinor Wolgemuth, Gabriela Titone
Clyde G. Skelly Scholarship: Khyra McClennon
John Hoffman Scholarship: Junxin Zhang
Dr. Paul W. Stoddard Scholarship: Manasseh Matsudaira, Tess Marks, Jassim Mohydin, Katelin Lopes
The Henry W. and Lou V. Burgess Award: Bradyn Holst-Grubbe
U.S. Air Force Outstanding Achievement in STEM Award: Jassim Mohydin
Jacobs Garage Technical Studies Scholarship: Liam MacNeil, Tyler Anderson
Olde Yankee Street Rods & Classic Cruisers and Kiwanis Club of Sheffield: Liam MacNeil
EdAdvance Scholarship: Tess Marks
Litchfield County Tax Collectors’ Association Scholarship: Tess Marks
Citation Awards: Manasseh Matsudaira (Valedictorian), Tess Marks (Salutatorian)
Senior Class Council:
President: Tess Marks
Vice President: Katelin Lopes
Secretary: Tessa Dekker
Treasurer: Lola Moerschell
Senior Class Advisors:
Kurt Johnson and Anne MacNeil
