RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Ridgefield High School Class of 2023 will hold its Commencement on Wednesday, June 21, at 6:00 pm at Tiger Hollow Stadium.
Ryan Patrick Williams is the valedictorian.
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In alphabetical order, the class of 2023 top ten scholars are Sophie Scarlett Browning, Nathaniel Adams Carter, Liam Luke Edson, Timothy Grove, Ryan Joon Kim-Cogan, Joshua Lin, Kavya Podila, Jacob Kurt Voellmicke, Ryan Patrick Williams and Claire Yue Zhang.
Ridgefield High School Seniors Class of ’23 Awards
Gretchen Baudendistel
Service Recognition to the American Sign Language Club
Service Recognition to Ridgefield Friends Club
Brayden Bloom
Service Recognition to Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Sophie Browning
Math Department Award
Nathaniel Carter
National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Emma Dawson
World Language Department Award – Mandarin
Anna Dinkel
Social Studies Department Award – Student Growth Award
Jackson Fiore
Service Recognition to Future Business Leaders of America
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Award
Elizabeth Garson
Western Connecticut Superintendents Association Award
Service Recognition to Student Government Executive Board
Avery Gay
Service Recognition to Unity Club
Nathan Gaynor
Service Recognition to Chamber Orchestra
Service Recognition to Science Olympiad
Science Department Award
Service Recognition to The Pit Orchestra
Aditi Gupta
English Department Award
Science Department Award
Paul Hickey
Math Department Award
Service Recognition to Drum Line
Ciara Hourihan
Visual & Performing Arts Department Award – Chorus
Audrey Huff
Visual & Performing Arts Department Award – Theatre Arts
Service Recognition to The Company
Service Recognition to Musical Production
Joseph Isaac
Technology Education Department Award
American Legion Boys State Award Delegate
Arthur Kardos
Service Recognition to Mock Trial
Georgia Keller
CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Justin Keller
CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Award
Michelle Kim
National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Ryan Kim-Cogan
Math Department Award
Skylar Kleinman
Social Studies Department Award – Most Outstanding Student
Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Award
Hayden Kokas
Service Recognition to the Astronomy Club
Diana Kovacs
Visual & Performing Arts Department award – Band
Kai Kuwata
Visual & Performing Arts Department Award – 3D-Design
Sophia Lescinskas
Reading Department Award
Asterix Lombardo
World Language Department Award – Italian
Project Lead the Way Department Award
Service Recognition to Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA)
Ruofei Ma
Service Recognition to Madrigals
Avery Marcus
Family and Consumer Sciences Department Award – Outstanding FCS Student
Kirthana Marepalli
World Language Department Award – Latin
Abigail McCormick
Service Recognition to Consoles for Kids Club
Keelan McQuilkin
Service Recognition to the Geoscience Club
Sydney Michel
Service Recognition to RHS Sings
Shane Miller
Service Recognition to Pep Band
Zoe Pecson
Service Recognition to Key Club
Service Recognition to RHS Save the Children
James Pereyra
Visual & Performing Arts Department Award – Digital
Tor Petersen
Social Studies Department Award – Most Passionate Student
Service Recognition to Model United Nations
American Legion Boys State Award Delegate
Kavya Podila
English Department Award
Service Recognition to The Ridgefielder
Sarah Rizzio
World Language Department Award – French
Zachary Rosenblatt
Health Department Award
Milo Rosenzweig
Health Department Award
Jacob Sakdinan
Service Recognition to Senior Class Council
Western Connecticut Superintendents Association Award
Ruby Saloom
Service Recognition to Debate Team
Amelia Schiffer
Visual & Performing Arts Department award – 2D-Design
Samantha Silvestri
World Language Department Award – Spanish
Kayleen Smith
Math Department Award
Service Recognition to Anyone Can Code
Service Recognition to Math Team
Tessa Steffens
Alternative High School Department Award
Matthew Uy
Visual & Performing Arts Department Award – Orchestra
Corrie Vakil
Business Department Award
Service Recognition to Investment Club
Service Recognition to the National Honor Society
Scholar Leader
Samantha Verdejo
Social Studies Department Award – Civic Participation
Science Department Award
Scholar Leader
Heather Wallace
English Department Award
Service Recognition to Robotics Club
Science Department Award
James Young
Family and Consumer Sciences Department Award – Outstanding Culinary Student
Ridgefield High School Seniors Class of ’23 Scholarships
Ridgefield seniors were also the recipients of numerous scholarships:
Ava Anderson
Lisa M. Rodden Memorial Guidance Scholarship
Heidi Atkins
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Gretchen Baudendistel
Bettie Jane Third Memorial Scholarship
Harrison Beckenstein
Michael Meltzer Memorial Music & Art Scholarship
Tyler Berman
Rena Principi Memorial Scholarship
Ridgefield Old Timers Association-Tom Belote Memorial/ROTA
Brayden Bloom
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Christopher Brown
Ridgefield Garden Club Scholarship
Sophie Browning
PTSA Scholarship Award-Math
Noel Burra
Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Jacob Cascioli
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Christian Catizone
Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship
Maya Chauhan
Ms President US Mentor Recognition
Ava Cohen
National Charity League Scholarship
Nathan Cohen
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
Ryan Cousins
PTSA Department Award-Art
Brendan Craigen
PTSA Scholarship Award
Ryan Crawford
Federal Reserve Bank Challenge Scholarship
Molly Crist
The Evelyn Peeler Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Crowley
Girls Field Hockey Booster Club Athletic/Citizen Scholarship
Bryan C. McCarthy Spirit of the Game Award
Cowin-Chapman Lacrosse Scholarship
Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Lacrosse
Gabriel Da Costa Campos
PTSA Department Award-Project Lead the Way
Ryder Dadasovich
The Peter Helie Family Scholarship Award
The Jim Murphy Ridgefield Youth Wrestling Scholarship
Miles Deane
RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship Award
Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship
Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship
Caroline Del Giudice
Robert & Catherine Wilder Fund
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Ridgefield Old Timers Association-Tom Belote Memorial /ROTA
Dr. Blaine Langberg Orthodontics Scholarship Award
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
Katelyn DeRaffele
The Max Michael Rosenfield Scholarship
Leila Devoe
PTSA Department Award – Family & Consumer Science
Anna Dinkel
The Dr. Stacey Gross RHS Spirit Award
RHS Service To Student Union Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Science
Liam Edson
McGroddy-Goetz Scholarship
Ridgefield Teacher Recognition Award
RHS Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) Scholar Athlete Award
Brooke Elliott
Anne S. Richardson Award
Jack Federici
The Max Michael Rosenfield Scholarship
Jackson Fiore
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-English
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Cora Fitzgerald
Anne S. Richardson Award
Deidre Flanagan
McGroddy-Goetz Scholarship
ROAR Animal Welfare
Elizabeth Bigelow Ballard Memorial Scholarship
Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Cross Country
Teagan Flynn
Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award
Andrew Forster
PTSA Department Award-Physical Education
Elizabeth Garson
RHS Student Government Scholarship
Avery Gay
Ridgefield Administrators Association Scholarship
Gabrielle Genna
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Isaac Graber
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
Everett Greenwood
PTSA Scholarship Award
Aditi Gupta
Ms President US Mentor Recognition
William Hanna
Robert Scalzo Memorial Scholarship
Billy Fuess Memorial Scholarship
Rick Ligi Memorial Scholarship
Jack Hay
Roma Pizzeria Scholarship
Western Connecticut Military Officers Association Young American Award
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
The Logan Hale “Fight Like Hale” Memorial Ridgefield Youth Football & Cheer Scholarship
Paul Hickey
Richard DiSalvo Engineering Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Robert Hinkle
Ridgefield Rotary Club Scholarship
Dimitri’s Academic Scholarship
Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award
Motria Holian
Robert Stanger/Regan Memorial Scholarship
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Grace Hooker
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Ridgefield Guild of Artists Scholarship
Audrey Huff
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Theatre
The Company Honorary Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Henry Idone
Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Lisa M. Rodden Memorial Guidance Scholarship
Pamela F. and Robert J. Morganti Memorial Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Counseling Department
Erik F. Hoag Memorial Hockey Scholarship
Joseph Isaac
PTSA Department Award-Technology
Michael Jamieson
RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship Award
Jordan Katz
Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award
Tyler Ugolyn Award
Georgia Keller
Dimitri’s Athletic Scholarship
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Justin Keller
Ridgefield Youth Football Scholarship
Dimitri’s Athletic Scholarship
Steven M. Scott Excellence in Economics Award
Charlotte Kemp
Pamela F. and Robert J. Morganti Memorial Scholarship
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Social Studies
RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship Award
Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship
Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship
Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Science Research
Michelle Kim
Rose M. Antonnuci Scholarship
Ridgefield Arts Council Scholarship
Skylar Kleinman
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Bettie Jane Third Memorial Scholarship
Sara Klosowski
Girls Field Hockey Booster Club Athletic/Citizen Scholarship
Harold Hval Scholarship
Andrey Kosygin
The RHS Wrestling Booster Club Scholarship
Southridge Technology Gary Tiger Memorial Scholarship
Diana Kovacs
Robert Stanger/Regan Memorial Scholarship
RHS Theatre Booster Club
Northern Fairfield County Retired Teachers Association Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Charles Krsulich
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
Zoe Lockard
PTSA Scholarship Award
Wadsworth Lewis Fund Scholarship
Asterix Lombardo
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Gabriel Martin
Anne S. Richardson Award
Marguerite Regan Nursing Award
Auden Masotta
Dr. Blaine Langberg Orthodontics Scholarship Award
Abigail McCormick
Ridgefield Women’s Club Scholarship
Rose M. Antonnuci Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Reading
Regan McGrath
The Sandy Hoddinott Scholarship
Keelan McQuilkin
Anne S. Richardson Award
Kai Meier
Tiger Touchdown Club Scholarship Award
Kruz Meier
RHS Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) Scholar Athlete Award
Ridgefield High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club Scholarship
Jack Michalowski
Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award
Sydney Michel
Robert & Catherine Wilder Fund
Ridgefield Youth Cheer Scholarship
Shane Miller
American Legion Essay Contest
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
Emma Minardi
Exchange Club of Ridgefield Youth of the Year
Sean Mulhall
Caudatowa Garden Club Scholarship
Colin Nash
Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship
Abigail Nelson
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Ryan O’Connor
Diane Caggiano Memorial Scholarship
Lianie Ochoa
NCL Nutmeg Scholarship
Arianna Odette
Friends of Weir Farm National Historic Site
Matthew Olkoski
Frances Demrick Scholarship
Henry Osher
PTSA Department Award-Health
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
Catherine Patterson
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Zoe Pecson
Roma Pizzeria Scholarship
Jackson Penn
Tiger Hollow Scholar Athlete and Community Leadership Award
Cowin-Chapman Lacrosse Scholarship
The John Moriarty Memorial Scholarship
James Pereyra
RHS Theatre Booster Club Scholarship
ACT of Connecticut’s RHS Theatre Scholarship
Musical Theatre Scholarship
Tor Petersen
Army ROTC Scholarship
Tiger Touchdown Club Scholarship Award
Gianna Petroccio
The Diamond in the Rough Scholarship
Kavya Podila
The Creagh Family Scholarship
Emma Sandhu Memorial Scholarship Award
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Alexander Prokopczyk
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
Christopher Reinhardt
The John Moriarty Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Reyes
Leona Bedient Crouchley & Charles D. Crouchley Jr. Scholarship
Ava Rodgers
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Sophia Rodriguez
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Francesca Rossi
PTSA Department Award-Music
Jacob Sakdinan
RHS Student Government Scholarship
Briony Sekelsky
Dimitri’s Academic Scholarship
Samantha Silvestri
National Charity League Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-World Language
Ridgefield Ladies Golf Association Award in Memory of Ann Powers
Jalen Simpson
Ridgefield High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club Scholarship
HORD Foundation Scholarship
Kayleen Smith
Rena Principi Memorial Scholarship
Marek Sobocinski
Armando “Matty” Pambianchi Memorial Scholarship
Kyle Sonders
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
The Ed Brennan Memorial Ridgefield Youth Football Scholarship
Tessa Steffens
PTSA Alternative High School Award
Kathleen Tebbe
Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship
American Legion Essay Contest
SPHERE Leadership Award
Ridgefield Historical Society Scholarship
Tiger Hollow Scholar Athlete and Community Leadership Award
Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Lacrosse
Isabella Tuccio
RHS Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) Scholar Athlete Award
Ian Uecker
RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship Award
Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship
Matthew Uy
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Corrie Vakil
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Nia H. Simpson Memorial Scholarship
Rebecca Vanni
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship
Samantha Verdejo
RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship
Ms President US Mentor Recognition
Jacob Voellmicke
Christopher M. Manno Memorial Scholarship for Academic & Athletic Excellence
Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship
Jude Vucci
Nia H. Simpson Memorial Scholarship
Cheyla Williams
Anne S. Richardson Award
HORD Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Winkeleer
PTSA Scholarship Award
Kimberly Wirth
Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Art Award
Kayla Yi
Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship
Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship
Tiffany Yin
David E. Nichols Memorial Fund
Nubia Fonseca Zamudio
Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship
PTSA Department Award-Business
RHS Athletic Advisory Council (AAC) Scholar Athlete Award
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Julia Zvon
Business & Finance Technology Department Award
Members of the class of 2023 will be continuing their academic careers at numerous prestigious colleges, which include:
- American University
- Arizona State University-Tempe
- Auburn University
- Bard College
- Bentley University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Brigham Young University-Provo
- Bryant University
- Bucknell University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Clemson University
- Coastal Carolina University
- Colgate University
- College of Charleston
- Cornell University
- Culinary Institute of America
- Dartmouth College
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- Elon University
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
- Emmanuel College
- Emory University
- Emory University-Oxford College
- Fairfield University
- Florida State University
- Fordham
- Franklin and Marshall College
- Hamilton College
- Hobart William Smith Colleges
- Indiana University-Bloomington
- Iona University
- Ithaca College
- James Madison University
- Kenyon College
- Lafayette College
- Lake Forest College
- Le Moyne College
- Lehigh University
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola Marymount University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Marist College
- McGill University
- Miami University, Oxford
- Michigan State University
- Middlebury College
- Moravian University
- Morehouse College
- Mount Holyoke College
- Nascar Techincal Institute
- New York University
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Northeastern University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Oberlin College
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
- Providence College
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- Quinnipiac University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhode Island College
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Roger Williams University
- Rollins College
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- Sacred Heart University
- Salve Regina University
- San Diego State University
- Santa Clara University
- Savannah College of Art & Design – SCAD
- Siena College
- Skidmore College
- Southern Connecticut State University
- Southern Methodist University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- Texas Christian University
- Texas State University
- The George Washington University
- The University of Alabama
- The University of British Columbia
- The University of Tampa
- The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Trinity College
- Trinity College Dublin
- Tufts University
- Tulane University of Louisiana
- University at Albany, SUNY
- University of Applied Sciences-Netherlands
- University of Arizona
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of California-San Diego
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Denver
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Maine
- University of Maryland-College Park
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Miami
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of Minnesota
- University of Mississippi
- University of New England
- University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina Wilmington
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Richmond
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
- University of South Florida
- University of Utah
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia-Main Campus
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Ursinus College
- Villanova University
- Virginia Tech
- Wake Forest University
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington College
- Washington University in St Louis
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Western Connecticut State University
- Widener University
- William & Mary