Celebrating Student Achievement at Honors Night (2024)

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 23.

Valedictorian: Lyla Solway

Salutatorians: A tie between Robert (Huck) Moore and Alexa Schroeder

Top Twenty Seniors: Lyla Solway, Robert (Huck) Moore, Alexa Schroeder, Jack deBettencourt, Olympia Hall, Emma Burt, Marin Gillis, Thomas (Tate) Fairchild-Coppoletti, Sophia Cutrer, Maia Donnelly, Jahzarah McIntosh, Nicholas Carpenter, Georgia Magden, Clara Mikos, Charles Porterfield, Caroline Dolby, Bryce Cioffi, Katherine Ogden, Sydney Emerson, Samson Zack.

Art, Design And Technology

Excellence In Drawing And Painting: Adriana Young.

Excellence in Photography and Graphics: Brady Vought.

Excellence in 3D Design and Architecture: Odin Robinson.

Excellence in Crafts and Sculpture: Peter Miller and Simon Hammarlund.

Excellence in Game Design: Enzo Reis.

Excellence in Programming: Vytas Alexander and Elliot Stead.

Excellence in Interactive Art: Owen Mclean.

Excellence in Fashion and Sewing: Geuvana Ferreira.

Effort and Leadership: Grade 9: Audrey Atkins, Zeb Athearn, Katelyn Tankersley. Grade 10: Brody Royal, Carron Marson, Soraya Randolph; 11th Grade: Camille Brand, Rodeo Purves Langer, Emily Gilley; 12th Grade: Rayssa Lacerda, Samantha Warren.

Athletics

Sportsmanship Award: Chase Grant, Georgia Magden.

Unsung Heroine Award: Samantha Warren, Nathaniel Story.

Outstanding Student Athlete in Academics: Alexa Schroeder, Jack deBettencourt.

Outstanding Student Athlete in Competition: Aiden Conley, Marin Gillis. MIAA Pillar Awards Leadership: Hunter Johnson.

Community Service: Jacksun Engler.

Coaches’ Education: Delilah Oliver.

Sportsmanship: Robert Pacheco.

Wellness: Felicity Lepine.

US Figure Skating Award, Silver Achievement: Maia Donnelly.

Career And Technical Education

Excellence in Automotive Exploratory: Lejaun Webb; Level 1: Hunter Bolduc; Level 2: Theodore Pacheco; Level 3: Jack Chronister.

Excellence in Business and Marketing Entrepreneurship: Brooke Ward.

Business & Marketing: Hope Federowicz. Marketing: Michael (Vinny) Paciello.

Excellence in Carpentry Exploratory: Alyssa Vieira. Level 1: Joao Nunes. Level 2: Liam Welch. Level 3: Evan Bettencourt.

Excellence in Culinary Arts Exploratory: Talulah Powers. Level 1: Nola Savard. Level 2: Jessica Arruda. Level 3: Molly Sylvia.

Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care Exploratory: Maisy (Naomi) Winters. Level 1: Matilda Backus-Clement. Level 2: Kileigh Holway.

Excellence in Health Assisting Exploratory: Madelyn Huffam, Olive Corcoran. Level 1: Penelope Haddad. Level 2: Elena Giordano. Level 3: Norah Prestley.

Excellence in Horticulture Exploratory: Zachary Biorci. Level 1: Brady Vought. Level 2: Jean Carlos Abreu. Level 3: Legend Silva Goodwin.

Excellence in Sail MV Exploratory Maritime: Madelyn Crowell. Maritime 1: Syius Rivera Rigali. Maritime 2: Peter Miller.

MVA Presidential Award: Antori Green.

English

Excellence in English. Grade 9: Diego Valentim, Olive Corcoran, Nevah Fitzgerald. Grade 10: Nola Savard, Georgia DeRoche, Penelope Haddad, Matilda Backus-Clement. Grade 11: Arianna Edelman, Holden Brew, Victor Valentim, Nyoka Walters, Lavinia Corcoran. Grade 12: Alexandria Gromoshak, Emma Burt, Lyla Solway, Jahzarah McIntosh, Sophia Cutrer, Jack deBettencourt.

Morelli Award: Nikeya Tankard.

Effort and Leadership in English: Grade 9: Eduarda Rodrigues, Maximus Metell. Grade 10: Brody Royal, Isaac Lefebvre, Teagan D’Arcy, Hannah McCormick. Grade 11: Kyle Levy, Ellen Neergaard-Kofod, Hannah Landers-Saunders. Grade 12: Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre, Robert (Huck) Moore, Charles Porterfield.

English as a Second Language Excellence in ESL 1: Kaua Cruz. Phoenix Award ESL 1: Josselin Vasquez.

Excellence in ESL 2: Yasmym Da Silva. Phoenix Award ESL 2: Adamastor Lins.

Excellence in ESL 3: Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre.

Phoenix Award ESL 3: Pedro De Melo.

Excellence in ESL 4: Maria Barros. Phoenix Award ESL 4: Joao Victor Araujo.

ESL Completion Certificates: Renato Araujo, Emanuelly Assis, Maria Barros, Arthur Campos, Leticia Costa, Ana Julia Da Silva, Ana de Paula, Edu Dos Santos, Laura Feliciano, Gustavo Gonçalves, Matheus Lacerda, Kharich Dayanna Ruiz, Daniel Soares Filho.

History

Excellence in History: Global Grade 9: Katelyn Tankersley, Lara Sedlier, Margaret Moehnke, Maria Barros, Zoe Treitman, Tessa Schulz.

Excellence in American Studies: Shevaun Brown, Grazina Biskis. Excellence in Global Grade 11: Josephine Powers. Excellence in AP US History: Penelope Haddad.

Excellence in AP World History: Arianna Edelman. Excellence in Grade 10

Humanities: Hunter Bolduc.

Excellence in Grade 11 Humanities: Lavinia Corcoran and Kaua De Assis.

Excellence in AP Modern Euro: Calahan D’Arcy, Reese McCracken.

Excellence in Civics and Current Issues: Connor Graves, Fernanda Rosa, Emma Burt.

Excellence in AP African American Studies: Nazare McIntosh, Victor Valentim.

Effort and Leadership in History: Grade 9: Lauren Sedlier, Humberto McGroarty Sampaio, Arthur Campos. Grade 10: Brody Royal, Lucas Ferreira, Dengeca Scarlett. Grade 11: Louisiana White, Kaden Mercier, Daniela Alves. Grade 12: Marin Gillis, Jack Zheng.

Math

Excellence in Math: Algebra I: Alyssa Vieira, Mackenzie Picco Flanders Heyman Tuminaro.

Honors Algebra I: Olive Corcoran, Maisy (Naomi) Winters.

Algebra II: Ana Julia Da Silva, Camily Fonseca.

Honors Algebra II: Lucy Magden, Hunter Bolduc, Tripp Arciaga.

Advanced Algebra II: Penelope Haddad, Syius Rivera Rigali. Geometry: Victoria Oliveira Dias.

Honors Geometry: Odin Robinson, Tripp Arciaga.

Advanced Geometry: Zoe Trietman, Judah Levy.

Pre-Calculus: Anecia Scarlett.

AP Pre-Calculus: Kevin Peres.

Honors Pre-Calculus: Katherine Chvatal, Shevaun Brown.

Intro. to BC Calculus: Molly Crawford.

Honors Calculus: Marin Gillis.

AP Calculus (AB): Nicholas Carpenter.

AP Calculus (BC): Jack deBettencourt.

Financial Literacy: Fernanda Rosa, Emily Gilley.

Statistics: Samantha Caldwell.

AP Statistics: Emma Burt.

Explorations in Engineering: Odin Robinson, Zeb Athearn.

Effort & Leadership: Grade 9: Dejana Gentry, Maple Martone, Eliza Belle Carestia, Madelyn Crowell, Hailey Smith. Grade 10: Haile Barbosa, Teagan D’Arcy. Grade 11: Angelique Figueroa, Ana de Paula, Kyle Levy, Emily Freeman, Grady McCracken. Grade 12: Bryonie (Destiny) Brown, Emma Burt, Clara Mikos, Elena Giordano, Sophia Cutrer, Bryce Cioffi, Katherine Ogden, Samson Zack.

National Honor Society Spring Inductees: Vytas Alexander, John (Will) Baliunas, Sylvia Carroll, Elizabeth Chvatal, Kaua De Assis, Caleb Dubin, Emily Freeman, Emily Gilley, Sara Goodale, Miles Hayes, Ellie Horrigan, Malika Khelalfa, Volkert Kleeman, Felicity Lepine, Wyatt Loughman, Finnegan MacLeod, Sophia Roads, Kharich Dayanna Ruiz , Isabella Silva, Nyoka Walters, Henry Wansiewicz, Mason Warburton, Beatrice Welch, Xavier Clarke.

National School Development Council: Avery Mulvey and Arianna Edelman.

Navigator Excellence and Achievement: Alyssa Sylvia.

The Great Optimist Award: Jhonatha De Oliveira.

Newspaper

Excellence in Journalism: Nikeya Tankard.

New England Scholastic Press Association Special Achievement Awards. All-New England Award - Class III Newspaper. Highest Achievement Award, Class III Newspaper: Editor-in-Chief, Nikeya Tankard, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Olivia MacPherson, Art Editor, Louisiana White, Photo Editor, Brady Vought. Special Achievement, Feature Story: Community Chess Night promotes competition across all ages by Runar Finn Robinson. Special Achievement, News Story: Vineyard Wind visits career pathways class by Runar Finn Robinson. Special Achievement, News Story: Seniors face FAFSA delays by Nikeya Tankard.

Performing Arts

Excellence in the Musical: Gabriella Silveira.

Excellence in Acting: Alexandra Turner and Robert (Huck) Moore.

Excellence in Theatre Tech: Sydney Emerson. Jim Novak

Where the Heck Did That Come From? Award: Kaniel Morgan.

Department Service Award: Jameson Whitmarsh. Department Award: Emma Burt.

Effort & Leadership: Grade 9: Dani Grow, Katelyn Tankersley, Zoe Treitman. Grade 10: Anthony Smith, Jason Jarrell, Xeandre Miller, Katherine Becker, Emily Boyd. Grade 11: Louisiana White, Sasha-Lee Garrick, Ellie Tomkins, William Thornton, Aedan Coogan. Grade 12: Payton Polleys, Connor Graves, Bryonie (Destiny) Brown.

Excellence in Chorus: Gabriella Silveira. Excellence in Band: Aizack DaSilva and Syius Rivera Rigali. Excellence in Orchestra: Holden Brew and Aiden Weiland.

Physical Education Effort & Leadership: Grade 9: Eliza Belle Carestia, Davi Coutinho. Grade 10: Nora Motahari, Jacoby Harris. Grade 11: Tristan Pinelli, Laura Feliciano. Grade 12: Alexandria Gromoshak, Nicholas Da Silveira.

President’s Awards Educational Excellence: Lyla Solway, Robert (Huck) Moore, Alexa Schroeder, Jack deBettencourt, Olympia Hall, Emma Burt, Marin Gillis, Thomas (Tate) Fairchild-Coppoletti, Sophia Cutrer, Maia Donnelly, Jahzarah McIntosh, Nicholas Carpenter, Georgia Magden, Clara Mikos, Charles Porterfield, Caroline Dolby, Bryce Cioffi, Katherine Ogden, Sydney Emerson, Samson Zack, Elena Giordano, Samuel Hines, Jack Chronister, Sabrina Paracchino, Nathaniel Story, Angelica MacFarlane, Simon Hammarlund, Violet MacPhail, Olive MacPhail, Eli Friedman, Jason Boudreau, Alexandra Dyke, Rebecca Mandelli, Nikeya Tankard, Rayssa Lacerda, Liam Conley, Brooke Ward, Camden Townes, Emmett Silva, Michael (Vinny) Paciello, Wyatt Nicholson, Joshua Lake, Zachary Mathias, Kaitlin Fingado.

Educational Achievement: Hevelyn Dias, Connor Graves, Aiden Conley, Porter Moehnke, Fernanda Rosa, Chandler Strelecki, Olivia MacPherson, Cecilia Prata, Tobias Russell Schaeffer, Molly Sylvia, Jack Zheng, Sophia Roads, Caroline Bettencourt, Walker Brescia, Samantha Caldwell, Jenna Hathaway, Norah Prestley.

Project Vine

Vintage Award: Cecilia Prata & Haile Barbosa.

The Big Sibling Award: Mackenzie Duart & Cayhana Williams.

Rookies of the Year: Lucas Martins, Brett Regan, and Alyssa Vieira.

The Vine Friday Hero Award: Caiden Gardner & Zachary Benoit.

Science

Excellence in Science.

Biology: Alexis Lavigne, Margaret Moehnke, Judah Levy, Shevaun Brown, Raone Escala, Lucas Ferreira.

AP Biology: Penelope Haddad, Teagan D’Arcy, Elena Giordano. Chemistry: Shevaun Brown, Molly Crawford, Teagan D’Arcy.

AP Chemistry: Broden Vincent.

Earth Science: Nevah Fitzgerald, Kayo De Oliveira, Arthur Campos, Rhys Floyd, Olive Corcoran, Neve Jackson, Alyssa Vieira. Physics: Kevin Peres, Bryonie (Destiny) Brown, Arianna Edelman.

AP Physics: Caroline Dolby.

Anatomy and Physiology: Nora Motahari, Sophia Cutrer, Sabrina Paracchino.

AP Environmental Science: Emma Burt. Marine Biology: Paula Geschke.

Astronomy: Malika Khelalfa. Island Natural History: Charles Porterfield, Caiden Gardner.

Environmental Science: Shevaun Brown, Hayden Higgins.

Effort & Leadership in Science. Grade 9: Nala Pitman, Abigail Henry, Beatriz Silva, Floreana Greene. Grade 10: Leah deBettencourt, Syius Rivera Rigali. Grade 11: Shevaun Brown, Sebastian Garcia, Sophie Winters, Vytas Alexander, Emily Freeman, Lucas D’Antonio, Jean Carlos Abreu. Grade 12: Caroline Bettencourt, Jahzarah McIntosh, Elena Giordano, Jack Chronister.

World Languages

Foreign Language Association Awards: Excellence in Spanish: Nicholas Carpenter. Excellence in Latin: Arianna Edelman. Excellence in Portuguese: Heyttor Nunes. Excellence in ASL: Tayla BenDavid. Excellence in French: Holden Brew. Leadership in Foreign Language: Sofia McGroarty Sampaio. Effort and Leadership. Grade 9: (Latin 1) Alexis Lavigne and Theodore Moore; (Portuguese 1) Keira Welch; (Portuguese 1) Addison McDonough; (ASL 1) Olive Corcoran & Alyssa Vieira; (Spanish 1CA) Franchesca Carlos; (PLA Essay) Marina Gabriela Soares; (PLA Narrative) Kauã Cruz; (Portuguese 2 for HS) Kimberly Peres; (PHS2) Isadora Cordeiro; (PHS3) Aizack daSilva; (SPS) Lethicia Diniz; (Spanish 2C1) Judah Levy and Talia Young; (Honors Span 2) Nevah Fitzgerald and Alexis Lavigne. Grade 10: (Latin 1) Nola Savard; (Latin 2) Grace Bennett-Rock; (Portuguese 1) Nazare McIntosh; (Portuguese 2) Matilda Backus-Clement; (Portuguese 2) Walter Prescott; (PHS3) Jennifer Dias; (PLA Essay), Gabriel Soares Arado; (ASL 2) Grazina Biskis & Emily Boyd; (Spanish 1 CA) Brady Vought & Maeve Cook-Martin; (Honors Span 2) Louisiana White and Hunter Bolduc; (Honors Span 3) Penelope Haddad & Nova Smith. Grade 11: (Latin 1) Lavinia Corcoran; (Latin 2) Sebastian Garcia and Charlotte Watts; (Portuguese 1) Savannah Wey; (PLA Narrative), Kevin Peres; (PLA Essay), Laura Feliciano; (Portuguese 3), Calahan D’Arcy;(Portuguese 3) Runar Finn Robinson; (Spanish 2C1) Shevaun Brown; (Pre AP Spanish) Kyle Levy & Zoe Treitman; (ASL 1) Victor Valentim; (ASL 2) Nyoka Walters & Matthew Fontaine; (Honors Span 3) Quinlan Slavin; (Span 3C1) Nicholas Rabeni. Grade 12: (Latin 2) Emmett Silva and Alexandra Turner; (PLA) - Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre; (ASL 2) Lillian Duarte & Norah Prestley; (Honors Spanish 4) Sophia Cutrer & Charles Porterfield; (AP Spanish) Marin Gillis. Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish: Rebecca Mandelli, Nicholas Carpenter. Maia Donnelly, Marin Gillis, Violet MacPhail, Robert (Huck) Moore, Alexa Schroeder, Olympia Hall, Jahzarah McIntosh, Joshua Pereira.

Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy in English and Portuguese: Cecilia Prata, Reuel Dos Santos, Heyttor Nunes, Kaio daCosta, Leiliane Dias, Hawanny Ribeiro, Ashley Cardoso, Hevelyn Dias, Alessandra De Oliveira Milagre, Gabriella Silveira, Rayssa Lacerda.

State Seal of Biliteracy in English and French: Sofia Ines Balsas Fuentes, Samuel Hines.

State Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction: Otavio Mendes and Rebecca Mandelli (English and Portuguese); Sofia Ines Balsas Fuentes and Clara Mikos (English and Spanish).

Book Awards

Harvard University: Arianna Edelman; Smith College: Louisiana White; Dartmouth College: Kevin Peres; Yale University: Broden Vincent; Saint Michael’s College: Tayna Silva; Charlotte Watts; University of Notre Dame: Avery Mulvey; Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Quinlan Slavin; Suffolk University: Rodeo Purves Langer; Western New England University: Zak Potter; Lasell University: Hope Federowicz. Martha’s Vineyard Bank Hope Federowicz, Nyoka Walters.

Character Awards

Community: Grade 9: Marina Gabriela Soares, Lucas Landry, Kelly Pacheco, Rohan Hamilton, Lejaun Webb, Amos Sauer. Grade 10: Kaua Cardoso, Jacoby Harris, Eva Giordano, Samilly Guimaraes. Grade 11: Rickel Smith, Kathleen Vieira Da Silva, Jessica Arruda, Daniela Alves, Sophie Winters, Anne Guimaraes. Grade 12: Rayssa Lacerda, Cecilia Prata, Antori Green, Joao Simoes, Caroline Bettencourt, Nicholas Da Silveira, Clara Mikos, Dragomir Langhammer, Parker Bradlee.

Curiosity: Grade 9: Isaac Belo, John (Jack) Lynch, Eduarda Rodrigues, Humberto McGroarty Sampaio, Isadora Cordeiro. Grade 10: Milo Sullivan, Xeandre Miller, Ella Ehrman, Maeve Cook-Martin, Adriana Young. Grade 11: Liam Welch, Zak Potter, Tayna Silva, Sawyer Schaefer, Senique Wilson, Runar Finn Robinson, Mattie Wolverton, Laura Feliciano. Grade 12: Emmett Silva, Eli Friedman, Kaitlin Fingado, Angelica MacFarlane, Brendyn Cimeno, Michael Mello, Maia Donnelly.

Resilience: Grade 9:Luis Eduardo Freitas, Claire Proctor, Eliza Belle Carestia, Jackson Munson, Decordo (Anthony) Cameron, Luiza Gergen, Estella Kirk, Rhys Floyd, Talia Young. Grade 10: Adam Mendez, Joao Nunes, Alexis Cunha, Carron Marson, Tatiane Marcelino, Jonah Mafcher, Gianni Navarrete. Grade 11: Adamastor Lins, Lily Haynes, Ellie Tomkins, Caique Ferraz, Liam Bruni, Ana Paula Costa, Seamus McKeon, Josephine Powers, Kevin Almeida, Rodeo Purves Langer, Natalie Wambui. Grade 12: Laina Benoit, Samantha Caldwell, Kestutis Biskis, Jason Boudreau, Georgia Magden, Tayla BenDavid, John (Jack) Carbon.

Accountability: Grade 9: Beatriz Silva, Neve Jackson, Roan Bettencourt, Franchesca Carlos, Kaua Cruz, Addison McDonough. Grade 10: Kellry Aredes, Danielle Meyer, Anina Garvin, Esme Colon, Holden Graczykowski. Grade 11: Ana de Paula, Mason Cron, Charlotte Watts, Avery Mulvey, Arianna Bonner, Sasha-Lee Garrick, Lorrayne Barros, Shealyn Smyth, Joshua Salop. Grade 12: Caroline Dolby, Jack Zheng, Kimberly Marques, Nathaniel Story, Olympia Hall, Hevelyn Dias, Michael (Vinny) Paciello, Amity Harris.

Compassion: Grade 9: Yasmym Da Silva, Ethan Knight, Josselin Ibeth Vasquez, Maria Barros, Aisla Miller, Eben Solway, Wyatt Tilton, Madis Pitman. Grade 10: Savannah Matthews, Greta Milne, Katherine Becker, Karla Robadel, Elizabeth (Bess) Carbon. Grade 11: Colin Hurley, Kaua De Assis, Sierra Picco Flanders Heyman Tuminaro, Tevin Araujo, Kyle Levy, Nyoka Walters, Priscyla Cruz. Grade 12: Payton Polleys, Molly Sylvia, Camden Townes, Rebecca Mandelli, Joshua Pereira.

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