CONTRIBUTED PHOTO From left to right: Megan Pattyson-Culmo (Former UConn BB Player and sports announcer), Rachel Deane (McDonald’s owner), Kelly Ferris (Seymour High School), Dylan Sadick (Seymour High School) and Dr. Karissa Nichoff (Executive Director CAS-CIAC)
The CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors — one boy and one girl — from each member high school whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.
A banquet is held at Aqua Turf the first weekend in May to honor roughly 340 student athletes.
The following students from the Valley were recognized by CAS-CIAC:
Ansonia
Albert Kwaskiewicz
Mary Kraynak
Derby
Raymond Kreiger
Abbey Monaco
Emmett O’Brien Technical High School
Tom Buckles
Leah Barker
Oxford
Joseph Carbonaro
Caylee Richardson
Seymour
Dylan Sadick
Kelly Ferris
Shelton
Stephen Arena
Angela Ferro
