Awards

Members of John Jay’s Class of 2020 were honored for their achievements in academics, athletics, and the arts; for their citizenship and service; as well as independent thinking, environmental stewardship and more. John Jay High School Recognition Awards, given each year on behalf of community groups, in honor of heroes who passed too soon and in memory of loved ones, represent the strong ties that connect one Katonah-Lewisboro generation to the next.

Dr. Steven Siciliano and other school administrators and counselors named the recipients of more than 100 awards in a Zoom presentation.

 

The American Red Cross High School Scholarship Program

• Jessica Leff
• Morgan Johnson

Amy’s Kisses Foundation Memorial Scholarship

• Emma Finne

ArtsAlive! Scholarship

• Music: Sash Medile
• Technical Theatre:  Jackie Roche
• Theatre Arts: Kate Gebbia
• Visual Arts: Anne Kennedy

Bedford Police Benevolent Association

• Jessica Brandt

Class of 1980 Scholarship

• MacKenzie Rieger

The Katherine A. Courreges Art Award

• Andrew Shapiro

The John Cunniffe John Jay Youth Lacrosse Scholar – Athlete Award

• Luke Mercer
• Charlotte Wilmoth

Antonio and Mary Felice Citizenship Award

• Alexandra Johnson

Walter Alan Finlayson Music Award

• Daniel Zitomer

Future Problem Solvers

• Ashley Stagnari

Goldens Bridge Community Association – Judith Fast Memorial Art Scholarship Award

• Anne Kennedy

Goldens Bridge Community Association - Social Justice Award

• Ashley Stagnari

Goldens Bridge Fire Department – Paul R. Daur Continued Education Grant

• Ashton Touzeau

Goldens Bridge Fire Department – Henry T. Martin Memorial Scholarship

• Caroline Mardirossian

Charles T. Helmes Memorial Scholarship

• Mariel Richardson

Increase Miller Faculty and Staff Award

• Isabel Stobin

Increase Miller PTO Scholarships

• Jessica Leff
• Tara Curran

Corporal James Jackowski Marine Memorial Scholarship

• Jackson Neu

John Jay Futbol Club Outstanding Youth Award 

• Caroline Ettlinger
• Joseph Pink

John Jay High School Faculty Association Awards

• Kitanya Brown
• Emma Finne
• Isabella Giner
• Zachary Schuberg

John Jay High School PTO Scholarship

• Tyler Leitner
• Tyler Petschek
• Henry Shapiro
• Robert Skriloff

John Jay High School Retired Teachers Award

• Lily Buckley

John Jay Middle School PTO Scholarship

• Kristen Scarfone
• Aidan McGroary

John Jay Youth Football Scholarship

• Nicholas Caviola

Linda Kandel Memorial Scholarship

• Evan Schwartz

Katonah American Legion Scholarship

• Charlotte Newman
• Tyler Petschek

Katonah Chamber of Commerce – Donald M. Foulke Memorial Scholarship

• Ashley Stagnari

Katonah Chamber of Commerce – Ian Doyle Baren Scholarship

• Alexandra Kasel

Katonah Elementary School PTO Award

• Isabella Bettencourt
• Rachel Laemle
• Carmel McDermott

Katonah-Lewisboro District Association of Administrators and Supervisors

• John Flynn

Katonah-Lewisboro District Teachers’ Association

• John Jay’s valedictorian Jessica Leff
•  and salutatorian Sydney Aronson

Students who are planning to pursue a career in education:

• Gina Cioffi
• Sasha Medile

The Katonah Poetry Series/Billy Collins Poetry and Creative Writing Scholarship

• Alexandra Kasel

The Katonah Village Improvement Society

• Julia Gold

Katonah Village Library Scholarship

• Zachary Kempin

Sonia Lanman Fine Arts Award

• Sophie Morris-Suzuki

Lewisboro Baseball Association Scholarship

• Gregory Fries
• Michael Giardina

Lewisboro Elementary School PTO Scholarship

• Sasha Aronson
• Sebastian Degenhardt

Lewisboro Garden Club - The Seminar in Environmental Studies Course Award        

• Evan Calves

Lewisboro Garden Club - The AP Environmental Science Award

• Anne Kennedy

Lewisboro Garden Club - The Sustainability Club Award

• Catherine Curry

Lewisboro Horsemen’s Association Scholarship

• Natalie Marques

Lewisboro Land Trust Environmental Stewardship Award

• Kelly Nolan

Lewisboro Lions' Robert J. Gallo Scholarship

• Deiron Cardona-Gaitan

Lewisboro Lions’ Stephen Plevka Scholarship

• Sarah Pieratti

Lewisboro Police Benevolent Association

• Emma Finne 

Lions’ Club Nursing Scholarship of Northern Westchester County

• Oona Kerrigan

Meadow Pond Elementary School PTO Scholarship

• Eliza Leddy
• Joseph Pink

The Meadow Pond Spirit Award

• Bobby Chang

Nancy Mongillo Scholarship

• Jonah Linz

William Glenn Monti Scholarship

• Avery Boniface

New York State Comptroller Achievement Award

• Christopher Walsh

Ordinary Wishes

• Emma Finne
• Edilson Ortiz Arana

Pound Ridge Police Benevolent Association

• Ian Gallagher

The Lucie Bigelow Rosen Music Scholarship

• Lily Oyen

Valerie Saldutti Scholarship

• Bobby Chang

Judge Susan C. Simon Award

• Penelope Cespedes-Vargas

State Farm Insurance Company “Good Neighbor Award”

• Brianna Garofolo
• Charles Oestreicher
• Johanna Schechter

The Gratitude for Service Award

• Morgan Fost
• Clodagh McGroary

The Statesman Award

• Emily Altholz
• Kitanya Brown
• Lauren Siegel

Provi R. Svensson Memorial Award

• Jinjee Denner
• Jack Mango

The Arthur and Dorothy B. Talmadge Memorial Scholarship

• Taylor Hoffman

Triple “C” Awards – The State of New York Office of the Attorney General

• Julianna Duva
• Jessica Hooper

The Dr. George Soze Vilakati Memorial Scholarship

• Caroline Ettlinger

The Alison Weingarten Memorial Fund

• Elizabeta Berisha

The David Wheeler Memorial Scholarship

• Tara Curran

Dona Whyte Memorial Scholarship

• Adeline Angelino
• Kaitlyn Weis

The Women’s Civic Club of Katonah

• Lin Carbaugh
• Tara Curran
• Henry DeGrasse
• Oona Kerrigan
• Jenna Luper
• Charles Oestreicher
• Ashley Stagnari
• Gabriella Tuchman
• Elinor Williams

Boosters Club Scholarships

The Lindsay Bates Award

• Kelly Nolan
• Joseph Pink

The George Collins Scholarship

• Linn Carbaugh
• Ian Gallagher

Ronald Lyons Memorial Scholarship

• Bobby Chang
• Melina O’Connor

Lisa Talia Courage Award

• Bobby Chang

Martin Todd Memorial Scholarship

• Jessica Leff
• Joseph McCormick

The John Jay Boosters Club Athletic Scholarship

• Luke Mercer
• Sidney Phillips

The John Jay Boosters Club Scholar-Athlete Scholarship

• Ian Gallagher

The Department Award for EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION goes to:

• Emma Hinkley
• George Lombardi

The State Education Department: 2020 Scholarship for Academic Excellence Award Recipients:

• Sasha Aronson
• Sydney Aronson
• Zoe Averill
• Katie Gebbia
• Jessica Leff
• Henry Shapiro
• Kaitlyn Weis

National Merit Finalist:

• Jessica Leff
• Johanna Schechter

The Principal’s Award:

• Katie Gebbia

 

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Excellence in English: 

• Sara Rabinowitz
• Ashley Stagnari  

MATH DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Mathematics: 

• Jinjee Denner
• Zachary Schuberg
• Henry Shapiro
• Ashley Stagnari

Outstanding Performance on the AMC 12: 

• Matthew Collins

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Science:                      

• Ashley Stagnari
• Jack Mango
• Henry Shapiro

Future Scientist Award: 

• Phoebe Shaw

Weinstein’s Science Award: 

• Jessica Leff

SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Social Studies: 

• Matthew Collins
• Jinjee Denner     
• Alexandra Kasel
•  Eliza Leddy

TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Architecture: 

•  Eliza Leddy
•  Jasper Meikle
•  Tyler Petschek
• Excellence in Business:   
• Rachel Laemle

Excellence in Computer Science: 

•  Andrew Matthews

Excellence in Engineering: 

• Jackson Neu

Excellence in Robotics:    

• Jackson Roche

WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Latin: 

• Jack Mango

Excellence in French:

• Alexandra Kasel

Excellence in Mandarin: 

• Adeline Angelino
• Gabriella DeCicco  

Excellence in Spanish: 

• Jenna Luper
• Jessica Leff

ART DEPARTMENT:

Excellence in Art:

•  Morgan Fost
• Alexandra Kasel

PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT:

Director’s Award for Technical Theater:  

• Jackson Roche

Arturo Toscanini Orchestral Studies Award: 

•  Morgan Fost

Sanford Meisner Drama Award: 

•  Kate Gebbia

National School Choral Award: 

• Kate Gebbia

John Philip Sousa Band Award: 

• Johanna Schechter

Excellence in Music History & Theory: 

• Daniel Zitomer

Excellence in Music Technology: 

• Lily Oyen
• Henry Shapiro

OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP TO CAMPUS CONGRESS:

• Alexandra Kasel

 

Brandon Beame

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Baseball

Andrew Boies

• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Audrey Bond

• Women’s Soccer
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Kitanya Brown

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Jack Browne

• Ice Hockey
• Men’s Lacrosse

Faye Chandler

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Bobby Chang

• Cross Country
• Football
• Indoor Track
• Men’s Lacrosse

Samantha Comstock

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Sebastian Degenhardt

• Cross Country
• Football
• Indoor Track
• Men’s Lacrosse

Julianna Duva

• Women’s Soccer
• Wrestling
• Women’s Lacrosse

Ian Gallagher

• Football
• Wrestling
• Men’s Lacrosse

Brianna Garofolo

• Women’s Swim & Dive
• Women’s Lacrosse

Taylor Hoffman

• Volleyball
• Women’s Basketball
• Softball

Connor Jenkins

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track

Morgan Johnson

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Oona Kerrigan

• Indoor Track
• Track & Field
• Ben Konak
• Cross Country
• Men’s Basketball
• Men’s Lacrosse

Jessica Leff

• Women’s Basketball
• Softball

Tyler Leitner

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Jack Mango

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Shane Martinsen

• Football
• Men’s Basketball

Clodagh McGroary

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

James Meikle

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Jasper Meikle

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Luke Mercer

• Football
• Men’s Basketball
• Men’s Lacrosse

Kelly Nolan

• Women’s Soccer
• Women’s Basketball
• Women’s Lacrosse

Melina O’Connor

• Field Hockey
• Women’s Lacrosse
• Nick Petrella
• Ice Hockey
• Golf

Sydney Phillips

• Field Hockey
• Women’s Lacrosse

Joseph Pink

• Men’s Soccer
• Men’s Basketball
• Baseball

Samuel Posner

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Sara Rabinowitz

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Samuel Teich

• Cross Country
• Indoor Track
• Track & Field

Christopher Walsh

• Men’s Basketball
• Golf

Charlotte Wilmoth

• Women’s Soccer
• Women’s Lacrosse