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2019 Award Winners

Boys State 2019

Office Holders

State Officials
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Boys Nation SenatorsToby Hirsch
Ryan Dudley
Greenwich
Bethel
Greenwich High School
Bethel High School
GovernorTobin HirschGreenwichGreenwich High School
Lt. GovernorRyan DudleyBethelBethel High School
Sec. of StateAndrew LouCheshireCheshire High School
TreasurerJacob ColletteTerryvilleTerryville High School
ComptrollerWilliam WallaceGreenwichGreenwich High School
Atty. GeneralDavid NistiSheltonShelton High School
Nationalist Party ChairmanLogan WilliamsBristolBristol Central High School
Federalist Party ChairmanJohnathan BellGlastonburyGlastonbury High School

Boys State Supreme Court
NameHometownSchool
Eli WizevichWest HartfordConard High School
Henry VanaseNorwichNFA
Mark PetroskyBristolBristol Central High School
Taylor ChenSouth WindsorSouth Windsor High School
Spencer MaherNaugatuckNaugatuck High School
Davis ShattanNew CanaanThe King School
Nick DowlingWyomissing PA
Christian ShlebowskiSomersSomers High School
Emil PerdueGreenwichGreenwich High School

Mayors
CityNameHometownSchool
GarfieldCamden BlumberGuilfordGuilford High School
HayesLiam FlahertyRidgefieldRidgefeild High School
JeffersonTobin HirschGreenwichGreenwich High School
MadisonDouglas NewtonBrooklyn

First Selectmen
TownNameHometownSchool
AdamsDavis ShattanNew CanaanThe King School
LincolnJeremy CapobiancoSouthingtonSouthington High School
TylerIsaac LernerMadisonDaniel Hand High School

Boys' State Legislative Leaders
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Senate President Pro TemporeAayush ChopraGlastonburyGlastonbury High School
Senate ClerkJeeva ShunmugarajaSouth WindsorSouth Windsor High School
Senate Majority LeaderHarry HonigHarwintonLewis Mills High School
Senate Minority LeaderAlex ManasoiuNaugatuckNaugatuck High School
Speaker of the HouseKevin KentWest Chetser, PARustin High School
House ClerkRomir RajGlastonburyGlastonbury High School
House Majority Leader
House Minority LeaderJulius ShiehAvonAvon High School

Boys' State Awards
Connell Award
To the oustanding boy of 2019 Boys' State
Jonathan BellGlastonburyGlastonbury High School
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure
Julius SheihAvonAvon High School
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program
Anthony SilviaNorwichNFA
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi'
Jeremy CapobiancoSouthingtonSouthington High School
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program
Kent PlaceNianticEast Lyme High School
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles
Jacob ColletteTerryvilleTerryville High School
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation
Ted SmithStratford
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate
Harry HonigHarwintonLewis Mills High School
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals
Aidan CaronEllingtonEllington High School
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program
Cameron IrrizarryMarlboroughRHAM High School
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper
John CaseyMysticStonington High School
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy.
Logan WilliamsBristolBristol Central High School
Robert Robbins Award
To the boy whose dedication to the political process has helped to advance the ideal of American Government and the American Legion Boys State.
John ZehrWest HartfordConard High School
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation
Jonathan EatonBethelBethel High School

Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town
AdamsDavis ShattanNew Canaan
GarfieldAayush ChopraGlastonbury
HayesLiam FlahertyRidgefield
LincolnDominic RowlandBristol
JeffersonEli WizevichWest Hartford
MadisonTaaseen KhanShelton
TylerIsaac LernerMadison