Senior Awards Night

June 2, 2022

Senior Awards Night was held on Thursday evening, June 2, in the auditorium. The awards included scholarship recipients, athletic award winners and academic awards winners. A highlight of the night was the awarding of the Valedictorian Award to Monalisa Almeida and the Yearbook dedication to English teacher, Chad Bigsby.

Below are the recipients and some photos from the evening.

Seniors get ready for awards

Conor Leavitt received Joseph Dondero Award for Top Male Student Athlete; Conor was also the recipient of two memorial scholarships.

Hannah Higgins and Jess Esposito received the Women’s Coaches Award

Jamie Evers and Jordan Stec

Julia Elie received three awards as the top female student athlete in the class.

Kam Christ and Maggie Flaherty received the Charlie Leverone Track Award

Maddie Murphy was one of three recipients of the John Delorey Award; She also won a “Good Guy” Scholarship Award, The James Lawson Foundation Scholarship and the “Share the Spirit” Award

Maddie Murphy, Tyler Beatrice and Justin Cronin received the John Delorey Award

Madison Smith was the recipient of the Vicki Solari Award for Most Inspirational Female Athlete

Peter Celestino and Greta Willis received the Warren Najarian Bulldog Pride Award

Brett Armstrong received the Peter J. Crowley Award for top senior male athlete

Ramzey Yousef received the Robert Ellis Award for top male athlete/basketball player; He was also recognized as an AP Scholar with Honor

Mark Dalton was awarded the Dr. Joseph Dunn Award for the Top Male Student Athlete in the School. He also received theJimbo Award.

Mateo Vasquez and Jacob Higgins both received the Louis Cifello Award for the most inspirational male athletes.

Mr. Bigsby receives the Yearbook dedication.

Mr. Bigsby’s demonstrates his exuberance after receiving yearbook dedication

Monalisa Almleda receives Valedictorian Medal and Superintendent’s Award from Dr. Cron

Monalisa Almeida and Dr. Cron

ROCKLAND ATHLETIC AWARDS -2022

WOMAN’S COACHES AWARD –  Hannah Higgins and Jessica Esposito (Senior female student/athlete) 

 VICKI SOLARI AWARD –  Madison Smith (Most inspirational female athlete) 

SENIOR FEMALE ATHLETIC AWARD – Julia Elie  (Top senior female athlete) 

MARION MANSFIELD DONOVAN AWARD –  Julia Elie (Top female student/athlete) 

JOHN BELL BULLDOG AWARD – Jordan Stec and James Evers III (Male and Female who play over and above abilities

PETER J. CROWLEY AWARD – Brett Armstrong. (Top senior male athlete)

JOSEPH DONDERO AWARD – Conor Leavitt. (Top male student/athlete) 

LOUIS CIFELLO AWARD – (Two)  Mateo Vasques and Jacob Higgins (Most inspirational male athlete) 

JOSEPH DUNN AWARD – Mark Dalton II (Top student/athlete football player) 

WARREN NAJARIAN BULLDOG PRIDE AWARD – Greta Willis and Peter Celestino (Male and Female athletes that never give up) 

MADELINE LANNIN-COTTON AWARD – Julia Elie. (Top Student Female Athlete/Basketball Player)

JOHN DELOREY AWARD – Madison Murphy, Adam Beatrice and Justin Cronin (Female and Male athletes that exemplify sportsmanship)  

CHARLES E. LEVERONE AWARD –  Kameron Christ and Maggie Flaherty (Top Male and Female Track athletes)

ROBERT ELLIS AWARD –  Ramzey Youssef. (Top Student Male Athlete/Basketball Player)

Recipients of “The Good Guy” Scholarship in memory of Jared Lewis Quirk

Patrick J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship – Conor Leavitt   1,500.00 

“The Good Guy” Scholarship in memory of Jared Lewis Quirk

Beatriz Lopes, Emma Krog, Olivia Campbell, Riley Taylor, Conor Leavitt, McKenzie Leavitt, Madison Murphy, Olivia Dalton

Robert J. and Christine J. Biggins Courage Award  –  Grace Meacham –$1,500.00

Specialist Matthew Pollini Memorial Scholarship – Adam Pollard – $1,000.00 

Andrew James Lawson Foundation Scholarship –  Madison Murphy – $1000.00

Krysta Doherty Memorial Scholarship –  Julia Lynch    

Skarbek/Bober Teacher Scholarship – Christa Pollard – $16,000.00

The Jimbo Award – Mark Dalton – $300.00 

Rockland/Hanson Rotary Community Service Award – Olivia Dalton, Maria Pala

The John Mahoney Memorial Award Scholarship  – Justin Crowley  $100.00  

The Edward Sokolowski Award –  Jenna Whitten  $100.00  

Reuben A. & Lizzie Grossman Foundation Award – Monalisa Almeida, Adam Pollard -$750.00  

Spellman Oratorical Winners – Ava LaBollita (first $1,200) ; Olivia Jones (second $1,000)  ; Kathleen Nee (third $700) ; Leah Leonard (fourth $500) ; Madison Smith (fifth $300) , Daniel O’Brien, Christa Pollard and Callie Gillan (sixth $100) 

Share the Spirit Award (S.H.A.R.E. – Selfless Helpers Assisting Rockland Everyday) – Madison Murphy  $300.00  

National Honor Society – Monalisa Almeida, Olivia Jones, Leah Leonard, Olivia Golemme, Mikayla Andre, Kaileigh Fulton, Callie Gillan, Julia Elie, Madison Smith, Het Patel, Kameron Christ, McKenzie Leavitt,Ava LaBollita, Carolyn Lage, Connor Leavitt, Kathleen Nee, Ngan Nguyen, Daniel O’Brien, Maria Pala, Charlie Succar, Ramzey Youssef

Military Acknowledgments – Adam Pollard

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Senior Academic Letters (Excellence In Education) – Hannah Higgins, Kaitlin Keefe, Jessica Esposito, Stephanie Alvarenga, Mikayla Andre, Adam Beatrice,  Kameron Christ, Victoria Crowley, Olivia Dalton                                                                                                                                                

Community Service Award – Monalisa Almeida

High Honors First Three Terms This Year – Monalisa Almeida, Jenna Whitten

Advanced Placement Scholars – 

AP Scholars – Olivia Jones, Ava LaBollita, Madison Smith   

AP Scholar with Honor – Monalisa Almeida, Ramzey Youssef  

The Phoenix Award – Mark Gilmore 

The Ann E. Phelps Make a Difference Award –  Ngan Nguyen 

Seal of Biliteracy Awards – Yasmin DeSouza, Luis Araujo, Beatriz Lopes,  Kevin Matos Donorato Soares Campos

Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association Student Achievement  Principal’s Award – Callie Gillan 

 Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents Academic Excellence Award –   Monalisa Almeida 

Valedictorian  –   Monalisa Almeida

Yearbook dedication – Jillian Mitchell to Chad Bigsby

SENIOR ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Art presented by Mrs. Cheryl Thompson to James Killion, Ava Glushik

English presented by Mrs. Kendra Donovan to Leah Leonard, Daniel O’Brien

History/Social Science presented by Mr. Richard MacAllister to Charlie Succar, Olivia Golemme

Mathematics presented by Mr. Steve Casagrande toRamzey Youssef, Madison Smith

Music presented by Mr. John Piazza to Adam Pollard, Lily Meola-Afienko

Family Consumer Science presented by Mrs. Adrienne Donovan toMax Huggins, Abigail Spengler

Construction Technology  William Maynard-Pimental, Kathleen Nee

Physical Education Kameron Christ, Greta Willis

Science Olivia Golemme, Ngan Nguyen

World Language/Spanish   presented by Mrs. Melissa Shaughnessy to Leah Leonard, Kaileigh Fulton

World Language/French presented by Mrs. Julie Dore to Ava LaBollita, Jenna Whitten