Throughout their time at Dayton, the Class of 2010 impressed parents, teachers, administrators, family and friends. On Wednesday night the school honored those athletes, leaders and artists at the school's Senior Awards.
Senior Awards serves as the last hoorah before the graduating class says goodbye to the halls of Dayton. It's an evening to honor the hard work, dedication and involvement students have shown throughout their years in Springfield.
While the event lasted only close to two hours, it was evident that the work and passion behind these students are years in the making.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Cresci, Principal at JDHS kicked off the evening with kind words for the seniors and welcomed the parents and guardians to a night they should be so proud of.
Awards ranged from Memorial Scholarships to Leadership Awards and everything in between. While we can't list every award, we hand picked a few achievements to showcase.
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Jonathan Dayton High School Humanities Scholarship in Memory of JDHS Guidance Counselor Alice Lightdale: Spencer Reese
Lions Club of Springfield Memorial Scholarships of Excellence in Education: Evan Levy
Scholastic Honor Awards: Highest Achievement at JDHS:
English: Dan Carlin
Spanish: Dana Strober
Math: Dana Strober
Social Studies: Spencer Reese
Society of Women Engineers Award: Stephanie Farber
United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete: Tommy Clark
Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship: Ross Fish
Larry Levee Memorial Scholarship: Sammy Cariani
Bertram Kaswiner Memorial Scholarship: Charline Garcia
John Philip Sousa Band Award: Michael Grey
National Choral Award: Arielle D'Achille
JDHS Outstanding Athlete Award: John Hain
The Jordan Lee Fish Foundation School Spirit Award: Mai Lyn Nguyen
United States Senate Youth Program- Akash Patel
Union Country School Boards Association Student Recognition Award: Jonathan Wortman
Interestingly enough, a great deal of presenters happened to be Dayton alumni themselves, which made the night extra special.
Mrs. Cresci closed out the night recognizing the JDHS Teacher of the Year, Lauren Rollis and the District Teacher of the Year, Wendy Gallat (also an alumnus).
A very successful night for the many accomplished young adults! Best of luck to you!
