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2025 AWARD WINNERS

2025 Award Winners

Boys State 2025

Office Holders

State Officials
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Boys Nation Senators
Jacoby Fry
Shawn Carr
Bristol
Harwinton
Bristol Central HS
Lewis Mills HS
GovernorJacoby FryBristolBristol Central HS
Lt. GovernorJerry ZhuSouth WindsorSouth Windsor HS
Sec. of StateGeorge HabsheyBethelBethel High School
TreasurerJack WoleckBethelBethel High School
Bethel HighomptrollerBen RomeroEast HamptonXavier High School
Atty. GeneralWill WalkerWestonWeston High School
Nationalist Party ChairmanThomas RodriguezMonroeMasuk High School
Federalist Party ChairmanCharles GoldenDarienDarien High School

Boys State Supreme Court
NameHometownSchool
Jake ShufroWestportStaples High School
Jayden GordonGlastonburyGlastonbury HS
David JacobyMadisonDaniel Hand HS
Aiden BurrusPortlandPortland High School
Jacob GlowaBurlingtonLewis Mills High School
Ethan LeggEast LymeEast Lyme High School
Henry GrahamGreenwichThe Brunswick School

Mayors
CityNameHometownSchool
PolkPhilip KorzinskiWethersfieldWethersfield HS
WashingtonEli EliasSheltonShelton High School

First Selectmen
TownNameHometownSchool
AdamsMatthew RandallSheltonShelton High School
LincolnJames ZaccagniniSheltonShelton High School

Boys' State Legislative Leaders
OfficeNameHometownSchool
Senate President Pro TemporeGabriel ElezajRiversideGreenwich HS
Senate ClerkRocco PaolinoBristolBristol Central HS
Senate Majority LeaderRiya PooskurMonroeMasuk High School
Senate Minority LeaderKatie VigilanteMilfordForan High School
Speaker of the HouseElijah WrightBethelBethel High School
House ClerkAngela BaiGreenwichGreenwich HS
House Majority LeaderFlint EricksonSouthburyPomperaug HS
House Minority LeaderNatalie Sliwka
Lewis Mills HS

Boys' State Awards
Connell Award
To the outstanding boy of 2025 Boys' State as voted by the delegates
Jacoby FryBristolBristol Central HS
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure
Thomas RodriguezMonroeMasuk High School
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program
Sofia Magruder-Castro

William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi'
Philip KorsinskiWethersfield Wethersfield HS
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding individual in the legislative program
Angela BaiGreenwichGreenwich HS
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles
Gabriel ElezajRiversideGreenwich HS
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the individual who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation
Rocco PaolinoBristolBristol Central HS
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the individual who is outstanding in the senate
David JacobyMadisonDaniel Hand HS
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals
Alex SeltzerWaterfordWaterford HS
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program
Massimo SirgadoOxfordOxford High School
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy.
Aiden BurrusPortlandPortland 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.
Will WalkerWestonWeston High School
National Guard AwardGlenn KillionBristolBristol Eastern High School
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation
Jack WoleckBethelBethel High School
Samsung Scholarship
Jackson RayBristolBristol Central HS

Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town
AdamsChase KintonWoodbridge
LincolnFinn BarryMadison
PolkJohn SimpsonEast Hartford
WashingtonEli EliasShelton