Students graduate, earn honors

Fairleigh Dickinson University

MADISON, N.J. — Fairleigh Dickinson University conferred nearly 3,000 degrees to graduates May 15. Among them were local residents Zachary Schmaltz of Cromwell and Alec Gilarde of the Cobalt section of East Hampton.

Vinal Technical High School

MIDDLETOWN — The following Vinal Technical High School students from Middlesex County made the first-quarter honor roll status for the 2018-19 academic year:

Essex (Centerbrook section): High honors, 11th-grader Emily Best

Chester: Honors, 10thgrader Parker Divis

Clinton: High honors, 12th-grader Sydney Clark; 11th-grader Gina Battistini and Zachary Harris. Honors, grade 11, Eric Johnston

Cromwell: High honors, grade 10, Paige Ferrara, Zachary Jahn and Sean Walsh; grade nine, Madison Ferrara. Honors grade 12, Francis DiRenzo; and grade 11, Jacob Alexander, Brandon Flannigan and Gabriel Kahn

Deep River: High honors grade 12, Ryan Douglas; grade 10, Mya Jordan and Michael Lee; grade nine, Patrick Friel. Honors grade 12, Amanda French; grade 10, Stephen Avery

Durham: High honors grade 12, Paul Patenaude, Timothy Smith; grade 10, Robert Walling; grade nine, Wyatt Malone. Honors, grade 11, Aden Malone, Leo Slight; grade 10, Sallie Jo Blaney; grade nine, Salvatore DeRenzo, Salvatore Logan Palmer

East Haddam: High honors grade 10, Nathan Botting, Daisy Mae Smith

East Hampton: High honors grade 12, Trent Davidson, Abigail Young; grade 11, Erik Setterberg; grade 10, Devin Worrall; grade nine, Olivia Coffren, Dominic McElroy. Honors grade 12, Patrick Wilson; grade 11, Joshua Coffren, Joseph Roberts, Alexander Thisdale

Haddam: High honors grade 11, Alexandra Henderson, Frankie Romano; grade 10, Jacob Baker; grade nine, Damon Buganski, Isabella DePaolo. Honors grade 11, Ryan Wallor; grade nine: Gianna Romano

Higganum (section of Haddam): Honors grade 12, Kyle Leupold, Stirling Spakowski; grade 11, Ryan Sadlowski; grade 10, Vincent Kulmacz

Ivoryton (section of Essex): High honors grade 12, Jaden McDonnell

Killingworth: High honors grade 12, Grace Dinsmore

Middlefield: High honors grade 12 Kyle Kupec, grade 10, Lila Cartwright, Stevie Ricci; grade nine, James Ahern, Benjamin Rowe

Middletown: High honors grade: 12, Krishnalall Bachanalal, Lenicia Collins, Nashaya Grainger, Robert Hill, Matthew Laflamme, Jazer Lockhart, Riley McConnell, Brandan Stefurak; grade 11, Laura Battistini, Cameron Blasco, Lily DesJardins, TyAsia Harper, Emily Stano; grade 10, Jay Lounds, Evan Monteiro; grade nine, Jacob Sergi, Destiny Thong, Bryan Vargas.

Middletown: Honors grade 12, Dyame Bowman, Edwin Chadsey, Jalena Diaz, Zakiya Martin, Tamitria Miles, Amani Outland; grade 11, Angelo Bonamico, Imane Chiby, Jyqwam Fountain, Mackenzie Frazer, Jade Harvey, Tiara Herring, Atyanna Ortiz, D’Arco Patton, Alisha Rhett, Anthony Santangelo, Amaya White; grade 10, Kaylah Chapman, Janiyah Miller, Kevin Palmer, Calvin Sanchez; grade nine, Hunter Barone, Aiden Hoyt, Christopher Knight, Colin Lawrence, Ethan Moore, Savonnah Regnier, Sophia Trinci

Moodus (section of East Haddam): High honors grade nine, Joseph Distefano, Michael Felgate. Honors grade 11, Merrick Lankarge

Old Saybrook: High honors grade 11, Arielle Boudah, David Fitzsimmons

Portland: High honors grade 12, Elizabeth Gotta, Carson Megos; grade 11, Ariana Johnson, Jessie Smith, Hannah Yitchinski; grade nine, Paola Aviles, Erin Beach, Sabrina Czapiga, Heidi Gross. Honors grade 12, Zachary Mountain, Joshua Squier; grade 11, Richard Gotta

Rockfall (section of Middlefield): High honors grade 12, Dana Arnold

Westbrook: Honors grade 12, David Munson; grade 11, Christopher Barron, Tyler Masterson