Ridgefield High School Class Of 2025: Awards, Colleges & Scholarships

RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Ridgefield High School Class of 2025 will hold its Commencement on June 13, at 6:00 p.m. at Tiger Hollow Stadium.

William Carter is the valedictorian.

In alphabetical order, the class of 2024 top ten scholars are:

Maya Kailing Blackman
Carter Scott Brown
William Henry Carter
Zoe Elizabeth Daigle
Riley Elizabeth Keane
Julia Claire Knispel
Hannah Avery Levine
Lloyd Aaron Mills
Pranati Ramaa Sathyagal
Molly Jane Williams

Ridgefield High School Senior Class of '25 Scholarships and Awards:

Alma Abraham

Ridgefield Historical Society Scholarship

Hannah Agwu

American Legion Girls State Award, Delegate

Federal Reserve Bank Challenge Scholarship

Dean Albis

The Thomas John Bergeron, III Memorial Scholarship

Tiger Touchdown Club Scholarship Award

Isabella Amendola

Family and Consumer Sciences Department Award - Outstanding FCS Student

Grace Ayala Lanzo

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Art

Ridgefield Lions Club Vocational Scholarship

Tanner Badeer

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Siena Baglio

The Princess Ball Scholarship

Caroline Baker

Scholar Leader

The Dr. Stacey Gross RHS Spirit Award

Ridgefield Youth Cheer Scholarship

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Alexis Barrett

Connecticut PTA Scholarship

2025 SPHERE Leadership Award

James Barrett

PTSA Department Award - English

Olivia Barrientos

National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution-Cannon Ridge Chapter Scholarship

Alyssa Bello

Harold Hval Scholarship

Robert and Catherine Wilder Fund

Talia Bender

Reading Department Award

Carolina Bergagnini

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

Sebastien Bernard

Elizabeth Bigelow Ballard Memorial Scholarship

Sophia Bianco

Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship

Alexis Bitner

PTSA Department Award - Science

Maya Blackman

American Legion Post 78 Essay Contest

Sophie Bragg

RHS Ski Booster Club Scholarship

William Britton

Lee W. Johnson Scholar-Athlete Scholarship

Parker Brooks

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - Band

Carter Brown

Service Recognition to Math Team

Math Department Award

Science Department Award

PTSA Department Award - Math

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Pearla Brown

McGroddy-Goetz Scholarship

Michael Caramadre

PTSA Department Award - Reading

Jake Carney

Ridgefield Old Timers Association-Tom Belote Memorial/ROTA

Ace Carpenter

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - 3D-Design

Friends of Weir Farm Student Art Scholarship

William Carter

Service Recognition to Geography Team

Service Recognition to Science Olympiad

Math Department Award

Social Studies Department Award - Most Outstanding Student

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Robert Scalzo Memorial Scholarship

Roma Pizzeria Scholarship

Miles Cherico

Billy Fuess Memorial Scholarship

Trevor Chojnacki

Ridgefield Youth Football Scholarship

Angelo Ciminiello

American Legion Post 78 Essay Contest

Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship

Tiger Hollow Scholar Athlete and Community Leadership Award

Blake Cohen

Social Studies Department Award - Student Growth Award

Micah Cohen

Service Recognition to Mock Trial

American Legion Boys State Award, Delegate

Domenic Colabella

Richard DiSalvo Engineering Scholarship

Ashley Collins

PTSA Department Award - Counseling

Rohan Connally

RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Blake Consentino

Anne S. Richardson Award

Linda Lupinacci Pride in Scotland Elementary School Scholarship

Ridgefield Rotary Club Scholarship

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

The Thomas John Bergeron, III Memorial Scholarship

Addison DeBrino

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Zoe Desmarais

CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Award

Dimitri’s Athletic Scholarship

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship

Zahra Doku

Service Recognition to the Geoscience Club

Sullivan Dunn

Dr. Blaine Langberg Orthodontics Scholarship Award

McGroddy-Goetz Scholarship

Elif Durmus

World Language Department Award - Mandarin

PTSA Department Award - World Language

PTSA Scholarship Award

Zenepe Dzaferovic

NCL NUTMEG Scholarship

Addis Engel

Engineering Department Award

Alexis Faulkner

Anne S. Richardson Award

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Natalia Feliciano

Service Recognition to Heritage Club

Steven M. Scott Excellence in Economics Award

Amanda Filippelli

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Bryan Fitzpatrick

Service Recognition to Student Government

Western Connecticut Superintendents Association Award

RHS Student Government Scholarship

Nora Foley

Service Recognition to RHS Save the Children

Ava Forgione

Service Recognition to Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

Mara Furneri

World Language Department Award - Italian

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Lacrosse

Cowin-Chapman Lacrosse Scholarship

Pamela F. and Robert J. Morganti Memorial Scholarship

Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship

Tiger Hollow Scholar Athlete and Community Leadership Award

Casey Gaughran

Booster Rugby Boys Senior Scholarship

RHS Ski Booster Club Scholarship

The Logan Hale “Fight Like a Hale” Memorial Ridgefield-Youth Football & Cheer Scholarship

Nicolas Genna

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Remington Gill

PTSA Scholarship Award

Haley Gilland

Michael J. Liberta Scholarship

Ridgefield Old Timers Association-Tom Belote Memorial/ROTA

Robert and Catherine Wilder Fund

Hannah Gilland

American Legion Post 78 Essay Contest

Dimitri’s Academic Scholarship

Ridgefield Old Timers Association-Tom Belote Memorial/ROTA

Sam Gonzalez

PTSA Department Award - Economics

Southridge Technology Gary Tiger Memorial Scholarship

Charlotte Gray

Service Recognition to Future Medical Professionals

Dr. Blaine Langberg Orthodontics Scholarship Award

RHS Theatre Boosters Club Scholarship

Emma Gythfeldt

RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Alexander Hickey

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

Tyler Ugolyn Award

Kate Holbert

Service Recognition to Ridgefield Friends Club

RHS Unified Award

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Roman Holian

PTSA Department Award - Engineering

Sebastian Huitron

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Rose Idone

Service Recognition to Environmental Sustainability/Garden Club

Dr. Blaine Langberg Orthodontics Scholarship Award

Edward L. Ballard Memorial Scholarship

Ridgefield Old Timers Scholarship

The Creagh Family Scholarship

Peter Iwasiutyn

World Language Department Award - Latin

Ridgefield Garden Club

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Matt Jang

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Adam Janzon

Service Recognition to The Statistics Club

Dimitri’s Academic Scholarship

Julia Jolly

Service Recognition to Key Club

Melody Jones

Theatre Department Production Scholarship

Peter Karloutsos

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - Chorus

Health Department Award

Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship

Western CT Military Officers Association-Young American Award (YAA)

Riley Keane

Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship

Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship

Christopher Keating

Rick Ligi Memorial Scholarship

Phoebe Keidel

English Department Award

National Charity League Scholarship

Bridget Kelly

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Declan Kelly

Technology Education Department Award

PTSA Department Award - Technology

Baila Kessler

Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship

Julia Knispel

Service Recognition to Debate Team

English Department Award

Scholar Leader

Ms President US Mentor Recognition

Jake Kurtz

The John Moriarty Memorial Scholarship

Juliette Langberg

Service Recognition to Robotics Club

Lawrence Lanzilli

The RHS Wrestling Alumni Scholarship in Honor of Ed Coviello

Mason Latauska

Service Recognition to Future Business Leaders of America

Gabriella Lauretani

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Lacrosse

Lee W. Johnson Scholar-Athlete Scholarship

Wadsworth Russell Lewis Fund Scholarship

Connor Lawrence

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

Hannah Levine

Science Department Award

Georgiana Lewis

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Katherine Lombardo

PTSA Scholarship Award

Harrison Lovett

The Jim Murphy Ridgefield Youth Wrestling Scholarship

Matthew Lycoyannis

Family and Consumer Sciences Department Award - Outstanding Culinary Student

Frances Demrick Scholarship

Magnus Manley

CAS-CIAC Scholar Athlete Award

Dimitri’s Athletic Scholarship

Krithika Marepalli

Service Recognition to Diversity Book Club

Caleb Mariakakis

PTSA Department Award - Family Consumer Science

Ella Margolus

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Cross Country

Alexandra McCausland

Service Recognition to RHS Gives

Theo McCue

RHS Theatre Boosters Club Scholarship

William McKerracher

The Ed Brennan Memorial Ridgefield Youth Football Scholarship

Ava McKiernan

Ridgefield Ladies Golf Association Award in Memory of Ann Powers

Ryan McNicholas

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

The Ridgefield Boys Hockey Booster Club Scholarship

Lloyd Mills

Service Recognition to The Company

Service Recognition to Unified Theater

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - Theatre Arts

Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Award

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

RHS Theatre Boosters Club Scholarship

Theatre Department Production Scholarship

Roma Pizzeria Scholarship

Saimon Moncayo

Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship

Sofia Mongardi

Math Department Award

Ridgefield Arts Council Scholarship

Rose M. Antonucci Scholarship Award

John William Mooney

PTSA Department Award - Social Studies

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Brandon Morales

Armando “Matty” Pambianchi Memorial Scholarship

Braelyn Muldoon

Emma Sandhu Memorial Scholarship Award

Girls Field Hockey Booster Club Athletic/Citizenship Scholarship

Zoe Munoz Rojas

Anne S. Richardson Award

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Ava Murdock

Service Recognition to the National Honor Society

World Language Department Award - French

Anne S. Richard Award

Rena Principi Memorial Scholarship

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Vivienne Namiot

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Cross Country

Lisa M. Rodden Memorial Guidance Scholarship

Sophia Nardi

Health Department Award

Science Department Award

Carey V. Depuy Kindness Scholarship-Science Research

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Isabella Nguyen

Anne S. Richardson Award

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

James Nickles

PTSA Scholarship Award

Charlotte Overs

Service Recognition to Madrigals

PTSA Department Award - VPA Music

Madeline Padilla

Diane Caggiano Memorial Scholarship

Andrew Pearl

World Language Department Award - Spanish

American Legion Post 78 Essay Contest

RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship Award

Soccer Club of Ridgefield (SCOR) Scholarship

Mazie Pelusio

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Brandon Penn

Ridgefield High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club Scholarship

Dylan Penn

RHS Soccer Booster Club Scholarship

Ridgefield High School Boys Lacrosse Booster Club Scholarship

Nola Peressutti

Girls Field Hockey Booster Club Athletic/Citizenship Scholarship

Coleridge Petersen

Service Recognition to the Astronomy Club

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Ridgefield Rotary Club Scholarship

The Thomas John Bergeron, III Memorial Scholarship

Aleah Petroccio

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Parker Prokopczyk

Service Recognition to Pep Band

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Christopher Provenzale

Tiger Touchdown Club Scholarship

Lilah Queenan

Linda Lupinacci Pride in Scotland Elementary School Scholarship

Dylan Rainbeau

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Charlotte Raissis

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Aaron Rattner

Caudatowa Garden Club Scholarship

Lucas Reiner

PTSA Department Award - Health

Michael Riccio

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

PTSA Department Award - Business

Alec Rogers

The RHS Wrestling Booster Club Scholarship

Adam Rosenfield

PTSA Department Award - Physical Education

Rocio Sanz

Roar Animal Welfare

Pranati Sathyagal

Math Department Award

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

Kayla Scatterday

Ridgefield Women’s Club Scholarship

The Princess Ball Scholarship

Zoe Schaffel

The Diamond in the Rough Scholarship

Nori Schreiber

Ridgefield Basketball Association Leadership Award

Jack Schoenherr

Cowin-Chapman Lacrosse Scholarship

Emily Seal

Girls Field Hockey Booster Club Athletic/Citizenship Scholarship

Charlott Seligman

Bryan C. McCarthy Spirit of the Game Award

Jay Shim

The Thomas John Bergergon, III Memorial Scholarship

Dakota Smith

Ridgefield Administrators Association Scholarship

Nikolozi Subeliani

Leona Bedient Crouchley and Charles D. Crouchley Jr. Scholarship

Charlotte Suozzi

RHS Theatre Boosters Club Scholarship

Niall Tantary

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - Digital

Matthew Tasch

Service Recognition to Investment Club

Business Department Award

Business & Finance Technology Department Award

Ridgefield Police Benevolent Association Scholarship

Christian Terzis

RHS Unified Award

Catherine Thompson

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

American Legion Girls State Award, Delegate

Colonel Romine Scholarship of the Marine Veterans of Fairfield County, Inc.

Pamela F. and Robert J. Morganti Memorial Scholarship

Rose M. Antonucci Scholarship

Grant Thorburn

Science Department Award

Service Recognition to Lodestar Magazine

Ridgefield NewComers Scholarship

Anna Touchard

Ryan Meegan Memorial Scholarship

Catherine Travaglini

The Max Michael Rosenfield Scholarship

Jake Travaglini

American Legion Boys State Award, Delegate

The Max Michael Rosenfield Scholarship

Dean Trevisani

English Department Award

A.C.T. of Connecticut’s RHS Theatre Scholarship

William Trotman

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

River Trotter

Visual & Performing Arts Department award - 2D-Design

PTSA Department Award - VPA Art

Luciano Tumminello

The RHS Wrestling Booster Club Scholarship

Naomi Vakil

Service Recognition to Student Government Executive Board

Social Studies Department Award - Civic Participation

Western Connecticut Superintendents Association Award

Lisa M. Rodden Memorial Guidance Scholarship

Rena Principi Memorial Scholarship

RHS Student Government Scholarship

Susan D. Cocco Scholarship for Civic Engagement

Elizabeth Vanni

Exchange Club of Ridgefield Youth of the Year

Benjamin Voellmicke

Christopher Manno Memorial Scholarship for Academic and Athletic Excellence

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Rutvi Vohra

Ridgefield Thrift Shop Scholarship

Kiril Volkov

Service Recognition to Chamber Orchestra

Visual & Performing Arts Department Award - Orchestra

Maxwell Weisman

Michael Meltzer Memorial Music & Art Scholarship

The Tim Dent Team Scholarship

Isaac Weng

Service Recognition to Chess Club

Ian Whitehurst

Service Recognition to Frisbee Club

Service Recognition to Symphonic Winds

The Peter Helie Family Scholarship Award

Molly Williams

Service Recognition to The Caudatowan Yearbook

English Department Award

Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Award

RHS Service to Student Union Scholarship

Alden Yu

Tutoring Club of Ridgefield Scholarship

Elijah Yurkovsky

National Merit Scholarship Finalist

David Zaslavsky

Social Studies Department Award - Most Passionate Student

Bettie Jane Third Memorial Scholarship

PTSA Department Award - VPA Theater

Sophie Zezula

David E. Nichols Memorial Fund

Katherine Zipkin

National Charity League Scholarship

Members of the Ridgefield High School Class of 2025 will be continuing their academic careers at numerous prestigious colleges, which include:

• Adelphi University
• Albertus Magnus College
• American University
• Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
• Arcadia University
• Auburn University
• Bates College
• Bentley University
• Berklee College of Music
• Binghamton University
• Boston College
• Boston University
• Brandeis University
• Brigham Young University
• Brown University
• Bryant University
• Bucknell University
• Cardiff Metropolitan University
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Clemson University
• Coastal Carolina University
• Colby College
• Colgate University
• College of Charleston
• Connecticut College
• Cornell University
• CT State Community College
• Dartmouth College
• Davidson College
• Denison University
• DePaul University
• Dickinson College
• Drew University
• Drexel University
• Eastern University
• Elon University
• Emmanuel College
• Emory University
• Fairfield University
• Florida International University
• Fordham University
• Franklin and Marshall College
• Georgetown University
• Hamilton College
• Hampden-Sydney College
• High Point University
• Hobart and William Smith
• Holy Cross College
• Hudson Valley Community College
• Indiana University-Bloomington
• Ithaca College
• James Madison University
• Johnson & Wales University-Providence
• Kent State University at Kent
• Lafayette College
• Lasell University
• Lehigh University
• Louisiana State University
• Loyola University Chicago
• Loyola University Maryland
• Loyola University New Orleans
• Maricopa Community College
• Marist University
• Marymount Manhattan College
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• McGill University
• Miami University-Oxford
• Michigan State University
• Middlebury College
• Monash University Australia
• Monmouth University
• Montana State University
• Montclair State University
• Mount Holyoke College
• Mount St. Mary's University
• New England Institute of Technology
• New York University
• North Carolina State University at Raleigh
• Northeastern University
• Northwestern University
• Ohio State University-Main Campus
• Pennsylvania State University
• Providence College
• Queen's University Kingston
• Quinnipiac University
• Radford University
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Rice University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rutgers University-New Brunswick
• Rutgers University-Newark
• Sacred Heart University
• Saint Joseph's University
• Salisbury University
• Salve Regina University
• San Diego State University
• Santa Clara University
• Siena College
• Simmons University
• Skidmore College
• Smith College
• St. John's University-New York
• Syracuse University
• Tallahassee Community College
• Texas Christian University
• The University of Tampa
• The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Trinity College
• Tufts University
• Tulane University of Louisiana
• U.S. Marine Corps
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• University at Albany, SUNY
• University at Buffalo
• University of Central Florida
• University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Connecticut
• University of Delaware
• University of Florida
• University of Georgia
• University of Hartford
• University of Maryland-College Park
• University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• University of Miami
• University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
• University of Mississippi
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of North Dakota
• University of Notre Dame
• University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
• University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
• University of Rhode Island
• University of Richmond
• University of Rochester
• University of San Francisco
• University of South Carolina-Columbia
• University of Southern California
• University of St Andrews
• University of Vermont
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Vanderbilt University
• Vassar College
• Vermont State University
• Verto Education
• Villanova University
• Virginia Tech
• Wake Forest University
• Washington University in St Louis
• Western Connecticut State University
• Western New England University
• Williams College
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Xavier University
• Yale University