Scholarships awarded to HVRHS students

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

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