Thursday May 29th was the CHS Senior Awards Night. At this annual event, select students are awarded for excellence in different subject areas, and several community scholarship winners are announced. Below are the awards and scholarships presented to the Class of 2025 and the recipients. Congratulations to the awardees and thank you to all the scholarship donors!
Cranford Rotary Interact Award
Presented by Steve Lieberman and Sue Ulaky
Recipient: Isabella Alvarez-Gomez
Academic Achievement Award
Presented by JoAnn Sei
Recipient: Katey Burkle, David Guevara, Sean Hanna, Owen Younger
Applied Technology and Science Departments Awards
Presented by JoAnn Sei
Excellence in Automotive Technology Award
Recipient: Donovan Frees-Kroboth
Excellence in CADD Award
Recipient: Michael Lucas
Excellence in Engineering & Robotics Award
Recipient: Nathaniel Bikofsky
Excellence in Woods Technology Award
Recipient: Nathaniel Bikofsky
Cranford High School Award for Excellence in Biology
Recipient: Isabella Aslin
Cranford High School Award for Excellence in Chemistry
Recipient: Molly Parker
Cranford High School Award for Excellence in Environmental Science
Recipient: Claire Werner
Cranford High School Award for Excellence in Physics
Recipient: Claire Ficarro
Science Academy Award
Recipient: Jessica Burns, Jack Corcoran
Business and Social Studies Departments Awards
Presented by Frank Vito
Accounting Award
Recipient: Alexandra Werthmann
Excellence in Business Education Award
Recipient: Olivia Martinez
Marketing Award
Recipient: Elizabeth Curro
Social Studies Department Award for Excellence
Recipient: Brayden Kandel, Kate Zambito
Family and Consumer Sciences Department and World Language
Presented by Annamaria Bellino
Foods and Nutrition Award
Recipient: Harrison Hunt
Introduction to Education Award
Recipient: Sophia Santomauro
Teacher Cadet Student Advocate Award
Recipient: Sienna Urso
French Award
Recipient: Francesca Germano
German Award
Recipient: Isabela Karlsson
Japanese Language Study Award
Recipient: Aleksandr Szczepankiewicz
Latin Award
Recipient: Andrew Gathercole
Lucy O. Teague Award for Excellence in the Study of Foreign Language
Recipient: Izabela Onisko
Spanish Award
Recipient: Mia Luna
Ronald & Helena Macklin World Language Scholarship
Presented by Annamaria Bellino
Recipient: Francesca Germano
Fine and Performing Arts Departments Awards
Presented by Jenna Kostovski
Crafts Student of the Year Award
Recipient: Mackenzie Mannix
George Deckenbach Fine Arts Award
Recipient: Emma Kornik
Graphic Arts Student of the Year Award
Recipient: Elan Head
Photography Student of the Year Award
Recipient: Benjamin Zambito
Concert Choir Honor Award
Recipient: Noel McNeil
John Philip Sousa Band Award
Recipient: Matthew Heim
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award
Recipient: Reilly Cogdill
Madrigal Choir Honor Award
Recipient: Andrew Gathercole
National Honor Society for Dance Senior Award
Recipient: Angelina Ret, Sophia Santomauro
National School Choral Award
Recipient: Megan Bendert, John Struble
National School Orchestra Award
Recipient: Eric Kimball
Thespian of the Year Award
Recipient: Adrianna Pizzuta
Woody Herman Jazz Award
Recipient: Erin Bradford
Dr. Josephine Corbo Harris Crafts Achievement Award
Presented by Jenna Kostovski
Recipient: Elina Kahliuk
Mitzi Pollock Art Award
Presented by Jenna Kostovski
Recipient: Kathryn Campbell
Language Arts Department Awards
Presented by Christine Szeluga
Dialogue Award for Editorial Excellence
Recipient: Claire Ficarro
English Department Award for Excellence
Recipient: Lillian Kelly
Prologue Prize
Recipient: Isabella Aslin
Tutor Tribute Award
Recipient: Sophia Santomauro
Math and Computer Science Departments Awards
Presented by Evan Levy
Cranford High School Computer Science Award
Recipient: Kelsey McIntyre
Cranford High School Web Design Award
Recipient: Sofia Mele
Oliver J. West Mathematics Award
Recipient: Danielle Burke, Molly Parker
Physical Education Department Awards
Presented by Darren Torsone
Physical Education and Health Award
Recipient: Nicholas Mazur, Eleanor Semple
Hank Di Iorio Cranford Soccer Club Scholarship
Presented by Darren Torsone
Recipient: Joshua Ketschke, Kate Zambito
Ronald & Helena Macklin Soccer Scholarship
Presented by Darren Torsone
Recipient: Kendrick Shaw
Wednesday Morning Club Award
Presented by Kathy Meier
Recipient: Isabella Alvarez-Gomez, Isabella Curanovic
UCHSPA-Dr. Derrick Nelson Leadership and Service Award
Presented by Mark Cantagallo
Recipient: Aurelio Little
Thomas Flanagan Cross Country Scholarship
Presented by Rebecca Coolahan
Recipient: Charles Otten, Eleanor Semple
The Joseph Dugandzic Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Maureen Dugandzic
Recipient: Brayden Kandel
The David Frieri Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Max Brown
The Brooke Healey Foundation Scholarship
Presented by Jen Della Penna
Recipient: Kristen Ledford
TAPinto Cranford Journalism Award
Presented by Rebecca Tantillo Owner/Publisher, and Dinah Dunn Editor – TAPinto Cranford
Recipient: Lillian Kelly
Spencer Savings Bank Scholarship
Presented by Paloma De Leon, Cranford Financial Center Manager
Recipient: Darren Bush Jr.
Rutgers Club of Cranford Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Amelia Solondz
Robert F. Hand Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Officer Rob Chamra, Delegate for Local 52
Recipient: Dylan Macnab, Alexa Stulpin
PrimeTime Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Ava Bufkin, Liam Cznadel, Grace Davies, Ella Deal, Keira Freely, Ryan Gregersen, Elan Head, Adriana Junio, Joshua Ketschke, Michael Lucas, Olivia Martinez,
Grace McCloskey, Caitlin McDonald, Molly Parker, Mia Starks, Caroline Wing
NJ Property Experts – Lisa Stafford Scholarship for Your Future
Presented by Lisa Stafford – NJ Property Experts
Recipient: Zoe Freitas
Nancy Pearl Campbell Visionary Award
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Isabella Alvarez-Gomez
Michael J. Wielgus II Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Mike and Lisa Wielgus
Recipient: Alexa Stulpin
Kim and George Huff Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Luz Fernandez, Leo Reguera
Kanishka Paul Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Dr. Konika Bose, MD, Shreya Bose, and Aanya Bose
Recipient: Ava Orr, Malaya Swint
JT Vicci – Hearts for Emma Scholarship
Presented by Eric Walano, Lauren Pattis, Nancie Rothman, and Joseph Papandrea
Recipient: Julien Beato, Max Brown, Jack Corcoran, Jacob Smolanoff, Jake Ulicki
James N. Ciampo Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Anthony Merendeiro
James Lenney Memorial Choral Scholarship
Presented by Anthony Refaniello
Recipient: Adrianna Pizzuta, John Struble
In Memory of Justin John Juzefyk Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Alexandra Werthmann
Girl Scouts of Cranford Scholarship
Presented by Elayna Torsone, Service Unit Manager for the Girl Scouts of Cranford
Recipient: Elizabeth Curro, Adrianna Pizzuta, Ashlyn Quigley,
Molly Sample, Alexandra Werthmann
Frances Wismer Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Kathi Cobb, Fran Witherington, and Jeanne Hartnett
Recipient: Sophia Santomauro
Edward and Catherine Maguire Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Luciano Fiorenza
Cranford Wrestling Parents Club Scholarship
Presented by Nikki Savino Mulcahy, President of the Cranford Wrestling Parents Club
Recipient: Liam Gonzalez, Braeden Waters
Cranford Woman’s Club Community Service Award
Presented by Nicole Cippoletti, Cheryl Macri
Recipient: Isabella Alvarez-Gomez, Courtney Domber, Francesca Germano, Sean Hanna, Charles Otten, Carissa Pecoraro, Adrianna Pizzuta, Olivia Wall, Lyla Wilhelm
Cranford Tennis Scholarship
Presented by Miller Schulman
Recipient: Grace McCloskey
Cranford PAL Will DeGregorio Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Kim Capece PAL Board Member, and Det. Trotter PAL Executive Director
Recipient: Julianna Alarcon, Isabella Alvarez-Gomez, Max Brown, Caitlin Owens,
Carissa Pecoraro, Owen Younger
Cranford PAL Glenn A. Owens Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Kim Capece, PAL Board Member and Det. Trotter PAL Executive Director
Recipient: Grace Davies, Joshua Ketschke
Cranford Lacrosse Club Scholarship
Presented by JP Furst and Karyn Keating
Recipient: Jack Corcoran, Courtney Domber, Ryan Gregersen, Dylan Macnab,
Bechett Nachtman, Ashlyn Quigley, Lylah Wilhelm, Kate Zambito
Cranford Knights of Columbus #6226 Scholarship
Presented by Joseph Stolte and Anthony Messina
Recipient: Ava Bufkin, Mark Doyle, Grace McCloskey, Natalie Oliveira,
Carissa Pecoraro, Adrianna Pizzuta
Cranford Jaycees Community Service Scholarship
Presented by Christopher Lenza and Roger Imhof
Recipient: Isabella Alvarez-Gomez, Morgan Bond, Madison Cardona, Reilly Cogdill,
Grace Davies, Ella Deal, Courtney Domber, Claire Ficarro, Sean Hanna, Adriana Junio, Grace McClosky, Ava Orr, Charles Otten, Molly Parker, Carissa Pecoraro, Adrianna Pizzuta, Ashlyn Quigley, Angelina Ret, Sophia Santomauro, John Struble,
Ethan Stubler, Olivia Wall, Kate Zambito
Cranford Jaycees Trade School Scholarship
Presented by Christopher Lenza and Roger Imhof
Recipient: Mark Doyle, Donovan Frees-Kroboth, Leo Reguera
Cranford Historical Society History Award
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Isabella Aslin
Cranford High School PTSA Senior Volunteer Appreciation Award
Presented by Kathleen Bruns Meyers, CHS PTSA President
Recipient: Patrick Meyers, Angelina Ret, Jake Ulicki, Owen Younger
Cranford High School Class of 1967 Scholarship
Presented by Kevin Chieff
Recipient: Jamison Thomas
The Thomas Pugliese Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Kevin Chieff
Recipient: Braedan Waters
Cranford Family Care Community Scholarship
Presented by John McSharry
Recipient: Darren Bush Jr., Lucia Martinez, Sienna Urso
Cranford Elks Student of the Year Scholarship
Presented by Melissa Hoffman, Cranford Elks #2006 Youth Activities Chairperson
Recipient: Zoe Freitas, Jacob Smolanoff, Alexa Stulpin
Cranford Education Association (CEA) Scholarship
Presented by Kevin Jala CEA President, and Lynne Davis CEA Vice President
Recipient: Megan Bendert, Matteo Cruz, Luciano Fiorenza, Braeden Galski, Ella Grady, Sophia Santomauro, Leo Sweeney, Braeden Waters, Lylah Wilhelm
Cranford Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Award
Presented by Christine McMullan and Donna Marino
Recipient: Reilly Cogdill, Alexa Stulpin
Cranford Area Chamber of Commerce
Kurt Petschow Sr. Award for Volunteerism
Presented by Christine McMullan and Donna Marino
Recipient: Adrianna Pizzuta
Crane’s Ford Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
Presented by Mary Leonard, Good Citizen Chair,
Cranes Ford, Daughters of the American Revolution
Recipient: Isabela Alvarez-Gomez
Crane’s Ford Daughters of the American Revolution
Highest Average in American History Award
Presented by Mary Leonard for Janet Schraft, Historian,
Cranes Ford, Daughters of the American Revolution
Recipient: Claire Ficarro
College Women’s Club of Cranford Highest GPA for a Female Student Award
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Claire Ficarro
College Women’s Club of Cranford Tribute Award
Presented by Lisa Burfeindt
Recipient: Sean Hanna
Colin Maher Memorial Scholarship
Presented by Barbara Maher
Recipient: Hannah Semple
CDC Theater Performing Arts Scholarship
Presented by Sean Kelly, CDC Board Member
Recipient: Molly Sample
Anne R. Montross Scholarship
Presented by Cort Montross – CHS Class of 1992, and
Kristin (Montross) Calcicedo – CHS Class of 1988
Recipient: Leah Gelfand
