The following graduation prizes were announced during commencement exercises for Ansonia High School Class of 2015, held on June 18.
Class of 1940 Award: Amanda Diurno
Class of 1945 Award: Laurence Cafaro
The Michael J. Adanti Memorial Community Fund: Ryan Cafaro
The Carl R. Ajello Prize: Jennifer Godfrey
Ronald J. Aldo Memorial Award: Nicholas Forleo
American Legion Post #50 Graduation Prize: Jeffrey Glazer
The Joseph ​“Jay” Amico Artistic Memorial Scholarship Fund: Cheyanne Rodriguez and Jennifer Godfrey
The Ansonia Federation of Teachers, Local 1012: Andrew Godfrey
AHS Faculty & Staff Prize: Jacob May
Ansonia High School Faculty and Staff Charger Forever Award: Henry Pauley
Ansonia High School Principal’s Award: Pablo Suarez
Ansonia Rod & Gun Club: Kyra Robinson and Paul Makinano
Ansonia Rotary Club Scholarship: Paul Makinano
Assumption Home-School Association: Joseph Hennessey and Karleen Guluzzy
The John F. Blake, Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Todd Copeland
The Robert Blouin/AFT Spanish Prize: Sanjida Shamim
John Coughlin Memorial Prize: Laurence Cafaro
The Alfred R. Cox, AHS Gridiron Memorial Prize: Jai’Quan McKnight
John Smolen Danielsky Business Award: Laurence Cafaro
The Frank Erlingheuser Memorial Award: Jeffrey Glazer
The Williams Evans Sr. Memorial Award: Kendra Spencer
The Salvatore Ferla Memorial Award: Jonathan Bustamante
The Ruth H. Feinberg Connors Principal’s Award: Samantha Belenchia
Major Frank H. & Mary Alice Ferdian Memorial Prize: Brittany Dainiak
The Anna May Finnucan Award: Karleen Guluzzy
The Ann Marie Glenn Memorial Award: Tina Person
The Nancy Crowley Golino Memorial Prize: Alyssa Mellone
The Peter S. Goumas Presidential Award: Pablo Suarez
Arthur Gray, AHS Gridiron Club Award: Tyler O’ Connell
Coach John Hunt Memorial Scholarship: Laurence Cafaro
The Charles J. ​“Boots” Jarvis Prize: Witold Gul
The Dennis Keller Memorial Award: Laurence Cafaro
The John J. Kevalis Memorial Prize: Justin Auger
A.C. King Memorial Award: Danny Kichar
Knights of Columbus Council #10537, Holy Rosary: Hatice Bolat
Winifred Bennett Kerins Memorial Prize: Sydney Sulkowski and Robert Douglass
The Russell & Joanne Kiley Kulawiz Fund: Alyssa Mellone
The Class of ​’52 Robert A. Kyasky & John W. Shortell Prize: Jeffrey Glazer
Class of 1990 – Shannon Renker Lelacheur Memorial Scholarship: Katarzyna Blaszcyk
The Allison Mancini-Hlavna Memorial Prize: Juan DelaRosa
The Patrick Macnamara Memorial Prize: Laurence Cafaro and Witold Gul
Irene McAllister Memorial Prize: Jesse Oppel
Miss Ansonia Softball League Award: Samantha Belenchia
Ann O’Neil Award: Kimberly Robayo
The Patricia Ann Panitz Memorial Award: Brittany Dainiak
The Gordon C. Parker Memorial Scholarship: Laurence Cafaro
The Anthony Piccolo – Boy Who Gave It All – Memorial Award: Tyler Doy
The Anthony Piccolo – Girl who Came To Play – Memorial Award: Samantha Belenchia
The Anthony Piccolo – Inspiration – Memorial Award: Jevonne Lashley
The Joseph E. Potter Memorial Award: Tyler Doy
The John Quake Memorial Scholarship: Cheyanne Rodriguez
The Dusty Rhodes Memorial Award: Nicholas Forleo
The Charleen Riccio Memorial Prize: Laurence Cafaro
The V. Gerard Ryan Scholarship: Allison Hronec
The John A. Sabulis, Pine Class of 1944, Memorial Award: Daniel Cota
Edith Schoonmaker Memorial Prize: Sanjida Shamim
The Dorothy Shortell Memorial Award: Shayllah Dobson
Matthew ​“Pop” Shortell, AHS Gridiron Club Athletic Award: Tyler Reese
The Luba Soldra Memorial Graduation Prize: Ryan Cafaro
The Mary Haussler Soukup Memorial Art Award: Peter Wojewodzki
The Jeanne Sovinski Memorial Award: Karleen Guluzzy
Julian A. Taylor Memorial Scholarship: DeQuan Thomas
Minnie Tolles Scholarship: Kimberly Robayo
UNICO Sscholarship: Laurence Cafaro
The George Vartelas Memorial Scholarship: Witold Gul
The Peter Vartelas Memorial Scholarship: Hatice Bolat
Vocational Education Scholarship: Henry Pauley
James Wilkins Lodge #9 Graduation Prize: Pablo Suarez
The Yudkin Family Scholarship: Alyssa Mellone, DeQuan Thomas, Samantha Belenchia, Paul Makinano, Brittany Dainiak, Steven Bernard, Katarzyna Blaszcak, Saskia Cesar, Dan Kichar, and Jacqueline Daniels
The Albert J. Yuravich Memorial Award: Laurence Cafaro
The Robert E. Zuraw Scholarship Award: Kimberly Robayo
The Stephen F. Zuraw Memorial Scholarship: Bryan Vano
ECMC Scholarships: Marc Benavides, Hatice Bolat, Brittany Dainiak, Witold Gul,
Karleen Guluzzy, Jukeem Mullins,Kyra Robinson, Sanjida Shamim, DeQuan Thomas, Omario Williamson
The Herman and Bess Glazer Scholarship: Laurence Cafaro
