5 Rhode Island Students Making The Ocean State Proud

RHODE ISLAND — Rhode Island is full of bright, driven young people making a difference in and out of the classroom. That’s why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to spotlight students excelling in academics, athletics and community service.

Check out five exceptional Rhode Island students making a big impact. And if you know a student who deserves a shoutout, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them for a chance to be featured as a Star Student on Patch!

Bobbi Calder, Abigail Grullon, and Aliyah Dantzler (Lincoln) — The Boat House, a popular restaurant in Tiverton has featured a special dish created by culinary students at William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School. The dish is rosemary lemon pan-roasted lamb hops with a fondant potato, beets, and asparagus medley, and a lemon thyme cream sauce. This particular dish is special not just because it came from talented high school students, but also because it won the culinary arts portion of the 13th Annual Rhode Island ProStart High School Culinary, Food Service & Hotel Management Competition. The winning culinary team, composed of Bobbi Calder, Abigail Grullon, and Aliyah Dantzler, was led by Chef Santos Nieves. Their skills, creativity, and technical precision earned them first place at this year’s event, which featured the top student chefs from across the state. Read more here.

Joziah Fry (Coventry) — The Johnson & Wales University wrestling team won the NCAA Division 3 National Championship, with the help of a student athlete from Coventry. Senior Joziah Fry captured his third-straight national championship and closes his collegiate career with an incredible 121-1 record – including a 42-0 record this season. Fry took down No. 4 seed Mason Barrett (Averett) in the semifinals and wrapped up the championship for Johnson & Wales in the final match of the night with a 10-5 win over No. 2 seed Christian Guzman of North Central (IL). Read more here.

Hudson Bowley (Newport) — An elementary school student in Newport will have a poem he wrote published. Hudson Bowley, a second-grader at Claiborne Pell Elementary School, wrote the poem "Boy Pirate Ghost of Newport." It was among six poems selected to be published in the Rhode Island KIDS COUNT Factbook. According to Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, Hudson’s poem was selected for being "a beautiful and creative expression of the many topics and issues we advocate for at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT." Read more here.

These exceptional students are just a glimpse of the incredible talent in Rhode Island. The future is certainly looking bright! If you know a Star Student making an impact in your community, nominate them today to be featured on Patch!