Canton High seniors honored at awards night

Harshitha Valluri accepts an award from Principal David Turcotte. (Kylee Sheehan photo)

Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Fischer-Mueller is pleased to announce that 77 seniors were honored at the annual Canton High School Scholastic Honors Night on May 18.

The annual event provides distinction to students who have demonstrated outstanding creativity, scholarship, leadership and citizenship.

“We are proud of each of these students for their outstanding achievements in academics, service and leadership,” Dr. Fischer-Mueller said. “We are pleased to be able to recognize the dedication and success of so many students each year with these awards.”

Among the award winners were seven students who received National Merit Letters of Commendation: Emma Cao, Anisha Cherukuri, Jack Hernon, Harshitha Valluri, Sean Isaac, Holly MacMullen, and Amanda Signorini.

CHS Citizenship awards went to Abigail Dimock, Renee Dooley, Nicole Desjardins, Marie Messinger, Mary Kelley, Maria Femia, William Keefe, Alexis Newton, Matthew Giglio, Amanda Signorini, Faith Nelson, Eric Poole, Allie Gefteas, Meghan LaBelle, Jacqueline Morrissey, and Amy Hylen.

Also presented were the Ralph Clough Awards, named in honor of a longtime CHS teacher and administrator and given to students who have excelled in a specific subject area and demonstrated passion and skill in that discipline. Winners included Alexis Newton (English), Michael Gaffney (Mathematics), Harshitha Valluri (Science), Ryan Mullen (Tech Engineering), Marek Broderick (Social Studies), Kanitta Conard (American Sign Language), Michael Bornstein (French), Kathryn Benson (German), Rachel Kupferman (Mandarin), Caitlyn Cahill (Spanish), Kaitlyn Sullivan (Studio Art), Skyler Lam (2D Design), Laura Miranda (3D Design), Natalie Nguyen (Photography), Kendal McCloud (Video Production), Maxwell Schnock (Band), Eric Yang (Orchestra), Valerie Casimir (Chorus), Laura Emde (Drama), Michael Donovan (Jazz Band), Stephanie Trendell (Wellness Achievement), Steven Burbank (Wellness Academic), Aiden Toy (Guidance), and Siobhan Sutherburg (Student Services).

In addition, Century Club awards were distributed to the following seniors who were at the top of their class based on unweighted GPA: (asterisk indicates students who have been in Century Club all four years): Kathryn Benson, Michael Bornstein, Isabella Botelho, Caitlyn Cahill*, Emma Cao, Anisha Cherukuri, Olivia Chinsen, Teah Claiborne, Genevieve Cordeiro, Sarai Costello, Dan Do , Paige Drury, Amanda Duffin, Adam Elkadi, Laura Emde, Michael Gaffney, Grace Hannigan, Lily Hazam, Jack Hernon*, Amy Hylen*, Rachel Kupferman, Skyler Lam, Katherine Larsen, Alexandra Lopez*, Holly MacMullen, Jacqueline Morrissey, Alexis Newton, Patrick O’Leary*, Nam Pham*, Tristan Phan*, Anna Reilly, Jaime Reynolds*, Nathan Rose, Maxwell Schnock, Amanda Signorini*, Stephanie Trendell*, Harshitha Valluri, Kayla Weddleton, Megan Winkler, and Sarah Zhong.

Other 2021 award winners are as follows:

MASS Certificate of Academic Excellence: Amy Hylen

Scholastic Art Silver Key: Brandon Vinh

Scholastic Writing Gold Key: Kyra Coughlin

Scholastic Writing Silver Key: Alexis Newton

Scholastic Writing Honorable Mention: Alexis Newton

Youth Art Month President’s Choice Award: Kaitlyn Sullivan

Japan Cultural Filmmaking Exchange – Tenacious Problem Solver Award: Kendal McCloud

Canton Community Television Producer Award: David Riviere

CCTV Documentary Award: Meghan LaBelle

CCTV Vodcaster Award: Minh Duong and Matthew Giglio

CCTV Music Video Award: Dylan Coyne

National Orchestra Award: Kayla Camille

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Jin Lee

National Choral Award: Joanne Octave

MSAA Student Achievement Award: Anisha Cherukuri

Principal’s Service and Leadership Awards: Kathryn Benson, Anisha Cherukuri, Jack Hernon, Elias Jabbour, Meghan LaBelle, Gabrielle McDuffie, Alexis Newton and Abigail Nix

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