2017 Pell Medal Goes To 61 RI High School and College Students

WOONSOCKET, RI — The Herbert and Claiborne Pell Medal for U.S. History went to 61 Rhode Islanders this year. The medal, originally presented by Senator Claiborne Pell and his wife, Mrs. Nuala Pell, recognizes college and high school students in the state who have excelled in U.S. History. Here are the winners.

Barrington
James Coffey, St. Andrew’s School
Mikaela Boone, Barrington High School

Bristol
Ashley Tatum, Mt. Hope High School
Danielle Bernier, Roger Williams University

Central Falls
Marcus Baptista, Central Falls High School

Coventry
Tyler Ferrara, Coventry High School

Cranston
Nathaniel Hardy, Cranston High School East

Cumberland
Connor Hayden, Cumberland High School

East Greenwhich
Laura Murphy, East Greenwich High School
Alec O’del, Rocky Hill School

East Providence
Yu Zhang, Providence Country Day School
Andrew Rogers, East Providence High School

Harrisville
Elizabeth Ethier, Burrillville High School

Johnston
Lindsey Frein, Johnston Senior High School

Kingston
Alexandra Goldsmith, University of Rhode Island

Lincoln
Angelo Landry, Lincoln High School
Patrick Carnaghan, William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School

Middletown
Theodore Thibeault, Middletown High School

North Scituate
Jessica Sackal, Ponaganset High School

Narragansett
Amanda Carberry, Narragansett High School
Justin Ramirez, The Ocean Tides School

Newport
Juliana DiMeglio, Rogers High School

North Kingstown
Josh Neronha, North Kingstown High School

North Providence
Casey Silva, North Providence High School

North Smithfield
Jay Rumas, North Smithfield High School

Pawtucket
Miguelangel Tineo, Blackstone Academy Charter School
Daniel Sossa, Charles E. Shea Senior High School
Benjamin MacDonald, Saint Raphael Academy
Aaron Amaral, William E. Tolman High School

Portsmouth
Thomas Teravainen, Portsmouth Abbey School
Emma Rainier, Portsmouth High School

Providence
Leah Kazar, Brown University
Kate Marie Rodriguez, Central High School
Daniel Licht, Classical High School
John Larsen, La Salle Academy
Lily Martin, Lincoln School
Yara Doumani, Moses Brown School
Alex Veglia, Ocean Tides School
Edwin Lantigua, Paul Cuffee Upper School
Hugh Thomas Kilcommons, Providence College
Emma Lafleur, Rhode Island College
Isabelle Rose, Rhode Island School of Design
Destiney Fry-Daly, School One
Eleanor Sultana, The Wheeler School

Riverside
Amelia Larson, St. Mary Academy Bay View

Scituate
Connor Elias, Scituate High School

Smithfield
Dominic Ferrara, Bryant University
Simon Rees, Smithfield High School

South Kingstown
Braedon Kehoe, South Kingstown High School

Tiverton
Tova Ibbotson, Tiverton High School

Wakefield
Natalie Freeman, The Prout School

Warwick
William Provost, Bishop Hendrickson High School
Alicia Jones, Community College of Rhode Island
Alexandrea Pouliot, Pilgrim High School
Hannah Senerchia, Toll Gate High School

West Warwick
Elizabeth Pelletier, West Warwick High School

Westerly
Charles Vakassian, Westerly High School

Wood River Junction
Christian Sardelli, Chariho High School

Woonsocket
Keaton Bergeron, Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Meghan O’Brien, Mount St. Charles Academy
Eden Suthowski, Woonsocket High School

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