Dozens of students received various awards and honors for their performance in the classroom and in extra curricular activities as part of the O’Donnell Middle School’s annual 8th Grade Class Day on June 26.
See the list below for award recipients from team 8A, 8B and 8C, as well as National Spanish and French Exam and OMS music department honorees.
Emile Farrington Award winners and nominees, for the best all around student in grade 8 can be found by clicking here.
NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM HONOREES
Native Speaker in Spanish:
Milgely Perez
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Outside Experience in Spanish:
Luis Nacimento
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Larissa Oliveira
1st PLACE:
Rebecca McSweeney (placed 4th in state)
2nd PLACE:
Jonathan Julien (placed 7th in state)
3rd PLACE:
Caroline Tobin (placed 8th in state)
4th PLACE:
Stevens Bontemps (placed 10th in state)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Jonathan Podesta
Anthony Jordan
Leanne Cross
Lino Azul
Caitlin Jung
Maria Yaitanes
Milena Pinto
***NATIONAL FRENCH EXAM HONOREES
Outside Experience in French
Ann-Sashell Thebaud (placed 8th nationwide)
1st PLACE:
Marco Antunes (placed 10th nationwide)
2nd PLACE:
Angel Camilo (placed 11th nationwide)
Amelia Cochran (placed 11th nationwide)
3rd PLACE:
Noah Schulze (placed 14th nationwide)
Thayna Oliveira (placed 14th nationwide)
Janelle Gibson (placed 14th nationwide)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Josh Roos (placed 15th nationwide)
Conor Kavanagh (placed 15th nationwide)
Christina Gelin (placed 16th nationwide)
Samantha Beaudette (placed 16th nationwide)
***BAND & CHORUS AWARD WINNERS
Samantha Roane - Massachusetts Music Educators Association Southeast Jr. District Honor Choir participant
Samantha Roane, Courtney Weiner - Southeastern Massachusetts Band Masters Association Honors Choir participants
Jonathan Podesta, Vandy Bontemps, Stevens Bontemps - Southeastern Massachusetts Band Masters Association Honors Band participants
Janelle Gibson, Angel Camilo - Massachusetts Association for Jazz Education Outstanding Musicianship Award Winners
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Hannah Araujo
Most Improvement in French
Most Improvement in PE
Extra Effort in Social Studies
President’s Education Award
Marco Antunes
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Academic Excellence inScience
Academic Excellence in French
Extra Effort in Band
President’s Education Award
Lino Azul
Extra Effort in PE
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Computer
Excellence in School Spirit
President’s Education Award
Bertia Barbell
Academic Excellence in World Language
Extra Effort in Art
Extra Effort in Computer
Cameron Bean
Extra Effort in Computer
Academic Excellence in English
Samantha Beaudette
President’s Education Award
Angel Camilo
Most Improvement in Health
Most Improvement in Band
President’s Education Award
Jennifer DeFreitas
Academic Excellence in World Language
Ryan Dolinsky
Extra Effort in Spanish
Most Improvement in Spanish
Extra Effort in PE
Meghan Eosco
Extra Effort in Chorus
Academic Excellence in Health
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Excellence in School Spirit
Extra Effort in English
President’s Education Award
Zachary Ferreira
Most Improvement in Algebra
Michael Flynn
Most Improvement in Spanish
Juliana Fortes
Most Improvement in Spanish
Peer Leadership
Jeanice Fortes
Peer Leadership
Kyle Fraga
Excellence in School Spirit
Cody Fraga
Extra Effort in World Language
Extra Effort in Math
Excellence in School Spirit
Janelle Gibson
Academic Excellence in Band
Extra Effort in French
Morning Announcer
Alexis Jackman
Extra Effort in Spanish
Cameron Gomes
President’s Education Award
Christelle Guerrier
Extra Effort in Chorus
Most Improvement in Spanish
Extra Effort in English
Nicholas Hardy
Academic Excellence in PE
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Extra Effort in Social Studies
President’s Education Award
Nyesha Johnson
Most Improvement in Chorus
Christelle Joseph
Most Improvement in World Language
Academic Excellence in Art
Jonathan Julien
Academic Excellence in PE
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
President’s Education Award
Tesla Kalinowski
Most Improvement in Art
Justin Kelleher
Most Improvement in Algebra
Loubensky Lucas
Extra Effort in Spanish
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Science
Academic Excellence in English
Colleen LeBlanc
Most Improvement in French
President’s Education Award
Owain McCarthy
Extra Effort in World Language
Rebecca McSweeney
Extra Effort in Art
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Morning Announcer
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Computer
President’s Education Award
Kayla Medeiros
Most Improvement in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Chorus
Extra Effort in Spanish
Excellence in School Spirit
Rayquan Nelson-Bradford
Extra Effort in Computer
Most Improvement in Social Studies
Benjamin Monahan
Most Improvement in Spanish
Luis Nascimento
Most Improvement in English
Gina Resendes
Most Improvement in Spanish
Peer Leadership
Most Improvement in English
Elizabeth Noe
Most Improvement in Art
Extra Effort in Spanish
Extra Effort in Health
President’s Education Award
Aarti Patel
Academic Excellence in French
Academic Excellence in Science
President’s Education Award
Bhumi Patel
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Health
Extra Effort in English
Janessa Quintana
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Most Improvement in PE
Morning Announcer
President’s Education Award
Joshua Roos
Extra Effort in French
President’s Education Award
Megan Reid
Extra Effort in English
President’s Education Award
Maylin Rutherford
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Aliay Robinson
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Kristalyn Selden
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Most Improvement in Chorus
Peer Leadership
Rayna Ryan
Extra Effort in Science
Ivy Salley
Most Improvement in Spanish
Elizabeth Settlers
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Extra Effort in Health
Extra Effort in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
President’s Education Award
Dalyza Simpson
Most Improvement in Science
Idrese Soares
Extra Effort in Computer
Miranda Sousa
Most Improvement in Health
Rashaad Thomas
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Science
Hunter Sprague
Academic Excellence in Art
Peer Leadership
Jasmin Veerapen
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Chorus
Peer Leadership
President’s Education Award
Ryan Struck
Extra Effort in Band
Brian Tucker
Extra Effort in Science
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Manik Tyagi
Most Improvement in World Language
Jada Watson
Most Improvement in Social Studies***
TEAM 8B AWARDS
Nora Almajed
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Alexander Barros
Morning Announcer
Excellence in School Spirit
Extra Effort in Band
President’s Education Award
Liam Ayers
Most Improvement in Band
Michael Batte
Most Improvement in English
Emily Barry
Extra Effort in Algebra
Alyssa Berkowsky
Extra Effort in Health
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in World Language
President’s Education Award
Stevens Bontemps
Academic Excellence in Band
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Outstanding Effort in Computers
Peer Leadership
JFK Award
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Vandy Bontemps
Excellence in School Spirit
Extra Effort in Science
Extra Effort in Band
President’s Education Award
Nia Brewster
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in English
Extra Effort in Art
Extra Effort in World Language
President’s Education Award
Lucas Campos
Extra Effort in Art
William Carreiro
Most Improvement in World Language
Cameron Carpenter
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
David Cellucci
Academic Excellence in Health
Academic Excellence in English
President’s Education Award
Jack Connelly
Academic Excellence in Physical Education
Shannon Colbath
Most Improvement in English
Most Improvement in Science
Academic Excellence in World Language
President’s Education Award
Megan Connor
Most Improvement in Art
Academic Excellence in French
President’s Education Award
Angela Connolly
Extra Effort in French
President’s Education Award
Nicholas Corrigan
Extra Effort in English
President’s Education Award
Kelly Corrigan
Most Improvement in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in Health
Sydney Cummings
Most Improvement in Chorus
Academic Excellence in Computers
Patrick Corrigan
Extra Effort in Science
Kyle DeRuisseau
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Matthew DeIorio
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Cameron Doherty
Most Improvement in French
President’s Education Award
Dylan Flynn
Patriot’s Pen Essay Winner
Zaria Durant
Extra Effort in Chorus
Project 351
Extra Effort in Spanish
Most Improvement in Spanish
Matthew Gallagher
Academic Excellence in Physical Education
President’s Education Award
Jeremy Fishman
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Lamont Holley
Most Improvement in English
Tavish Fogarty
Most Improvement in Algebra
Extra Effort in Spanish
Daniel Houraibi
Most Improvement in World Language
Colin Goodrich
Most Improvement in Social Studies
President’s Education Award
Conor Kavanagh
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
Most Improvement in Band
Academic Excellence in French
President’s Education Award
Justin Hutchinson
Most Improvement in Health
President’s Education Award
Mackenzie Lally
Extra Effort in English
Patriot’s Pen Essay Winner
Ryan Kilday
Most Improvement in English
Jordan Lazarian
Most Improvement in Health
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Rochelle MacNeil
Extra Effort in Algebra
Academic Excellence in English
Extra Effort in French
Lindsey McGrath
Academic Excellence in English
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Anthony McGloin
Extra Effort in Science
Shauna Millican
Most Improvement in Art
President’s Education Award
Meghan McSweeney
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Mariah Nozin
Extra Effort in Chorus
Jason O’Neil
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Milgely Perez Abreu
Extra Effort in English
Academic Excellence in Art
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Milena Pinto
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Jonathan Podesta
Most Improvement in PE
Academic Excellence in Band
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Shawn Povilaitis
Most Improvement in Chorus
Extra Effort in Algebra
Kyle Reis
President’s Education Award
Samantha Roane
Academic Excellence in Chorus
Extra Effort in Computer
Excellence in School Spirit
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Mia Russell
Most Improvement in PE
Extra Effort in Science
Alexis Robinson
Most Improvement in Algebra
Noah Schulze
Academic Excellence in Science
Academic Excellence in Computer
Most Improvement in French
President’s Education Award
Jacob Roman
Academic Excellence in Science
Robert Shaughnessy
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Extra Effort in World Language
Laura Schnitzer
Extra Effort in English
Extra Effort in Science
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Spanish
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Izon Swain-Price
Extra Effort in PE
Extra Effort in Computer
Most Improvement in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Lauren Sears
Extra Effort in PE
Excellence in School Spirit
Academic Excellence in Algebra
President’s Education Award
Patriot’s Pen Essay Winner
James Tarchara
Most Improvement in Spanish
Shayla Shedin
Academic Excellence in Chorus
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
Most Improvement in Algebra
President’s Education Award
Mathew Valle
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Sophie Tamarkin
Extra Effort in Health
President’s Education Award
Preston Wingert
Extra Effort in Algebra
Marissa Wade
Excellence in School Spirit
Morning Announcer
Most Improvement in Spanish
Gia Williams
President’s Education Award
Maria Yaitanes
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Academic Excellence in Science
Academic Excellence in Art
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
***TEAM 8C AWARDS
Samantha Arnott
Most Improvement in Spanish
Extra Effort in Health
Cindy Ambers
Extra Effort in Algebra
Extra Effort in World Lanuguage
Riley Bagley
Extra Effort in English
Most Improvement in Spanish
Jordan Asnes
Academic Excellence in Computer
Extra Effort in English
President’s Education Award
Anaika Boyer
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in PE
Colin Cochran
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in French
Most Improvement in French
President’s Education Award
Jocelyn Brooks
Most Improvement in Algebra
Taylor Cross
Extra Effort in English
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Tyler Cassidy
Most Improvement in English
Most Improvement in World Language
Matheus DePaula
Extra Effort in Computer
Amelia Cochran
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in French
Extra Effort in PE
President’s Education Award
Megan Dogerty
President’s Education Award
Leanne Cross
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Aaron Edwards
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Band
Mackenzie Cull
Academic Excellence in World Language
Academic Excellence in Health
Shannon Flaherty
Extra Effort in Computer
Student Council
Academic Excellence in English
Most Improvement in Art
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Extra Effort in Health
President’s Education Award
Elaana DePina
Extra Effort in Chorus
Most Improvement in Band
Amanda Gallant
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Kaylee Ferreira
Academic Excellence in Health
Christina Gelin
Excellence in School Spirit
Student Council
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Health
President’s Education Award
Anthony Foley
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Sydney Gillis
Morning Announcer
Excellence in School Spirit
Most Improvement in PE
Jordan Hopkins
Most Improvement in Science
Most Improvement in Social Studies
Danielle Harr
Extra Effort in English
Alexander Jarasitis
Extra Effort in Band
Corey Ingemanson
Most Improvement in English
Most Improvement in World Language
Kristen Jolley
Extra Effort in French
President’s Education Award
Luke Johnson
President’s Education Award
Kelli Joyce
Extra Effort in Algebra
Anthony Jordan
Extra Effort in English
Extra Effort in Art
Academic Excellence in Band
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Outstanding Effort in Computer
President’s Education Award
Kaila Keaney-Hayes
Extra Effort in Art
Outstanding Effort in Computer
Caitlin Jung
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in Science
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Gino Lanzillo
Extra Effort in Spanish
Harrison Kimball
Morning Announcer
Most Improvement in English
Daniel Longwe
Most Improvement in English
Extra Effort in World Language
Alecia Nunes
Extra Effort in English
Extra Effort in Algebra
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Hannah Morgan
Extra Effort in Science
President’s Education Award
Larissa Oliveira
Academic Excellence in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Kayla Oliveira
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Thayna Oliveira
Extra Effort in English
Extra Effort in French
Most Improvement in Art
Academic Excellence in PE
President’s Education Award
Millenia Oliveira
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Evelyn Pereira
Extra Effort in English
Extra Effort in Algebra
Most Improvement in Chorus
Academic Excellence in World Language
Stephanie Ortiz
Extra Effort in Science
Most Improvement in French
Academic Excellence in PE
Kelan Queenan
Academic Excellence in Algebra
Extra Effort in Social Studies
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Science
Extra Effort in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Timothy Raeke
Extra Effort in PE
Stephanie Roberts
Academic Excellence in Art
Nicholas Rego
Extra Effort in Chorus
Extra Effort for Study Island
Marissa Romano
Academic Excellence in Chorus
President’s Education Award
Jacqueline Silva
Most Improvement in Algebra
Most Improvement in Spanish
Ally Swartz
Most Improvement in Spanish
Ryan Sulivan
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Caroline Tobin
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Extra Effort in Band
President’s Education Award
Ann Thebaud
Peer Leadership
Excellence in School Spirit
Morning Announcer
Most Improvement in English
Extra Effort in Algebra
Academic Excellence in French
Academic Excellence in Art
Most Improvement in Chorus
David Twerago
Most Improvement in Algebra
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Jacob Trieber
Most Improvement in Spanish
Valkyrie Vernon
Extra Effort in English
Nicholas Vallas
Most Improvement in Science
Extra Effort in Spanish
Courtney Weiner
Excellence in School Spirit
Academic Excellence in English
Academic Excellence in Spanish
Academic Excellence in Chorus
President’s Education Award
Jordan Watson
Excellence in School Spirit
Morning Announcer
Extra Effort in Algebra
Caroline Woodard
Academic Excellence in Computer
Most Improvement in Health
Academic Excellence in Spanish
President’s Education Award
Thomas Williams
Most Improvement in Social Studies
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