What follows is the list of awards given to Martha’s Vineyrd High School students at the annual honors night ceremony, held on Thursday, May 21.
Valedictorians: A tie between Katherine Becker and Penelope Haddad. Salutatorian: Teagan D’Arcy.
Top Twenty Seniors: (1) Katherine Becker and Penelope Haddad; (3) Teagan D’Arcy; (4) Eleanor Mone; (5) Eirene (Pickle) Eville; (6) Nora Motahari; (7) Ella Ehrman; (8) Harrison Lazarus; (9) Syius Rivra Rigali; (10) Emily Boyd; (11) John Hoff; (12) Grace Bennett Rock; (13) Grace Cotton; (14) Nola Savard; (15) Lucy Magden; (16) Holden Graczykowski; (17) Adriana Young; (18) Eva Giordano; (19); Milo Sullivan; (20) Charlotte Sebastian.
National School Development Council Awards: Addison Blake, Tessa Schulz Departmental Awards Art, Design & Technology
Excellence in Drawing and Painting: Audrey Atkins; Excellence in Photography and Graphics: Isla Fairstein; Excellence in 3D Design and Architecture: Alaina deBettencourt; Excellence in Animation: Jayla Lyons; Excellence in Crafts and Sculpture: Christopher Marcal and Claus Smith; Excellence in Programming: Sammuel Majewski, Griffin Buehler and Nina Warren; Excellence in Interactive Art: Murilo Vieira, Arthur De Moura, Rosalia Apaza Pillco and Humberto McGroarty Sampaio
Excellence in Fashion and Sewing: Kelly Pacheco.
Effort and Leadership in Art, Design & Technology: 9th Grade: Annalee Wike and Callie Oteri; 10th Grade: Clover Briggs and Roxy White; 11th Grade: Maria Barros, Nicholas Gomes and Alexi Ferguson; 12th Grade: Tahirah Waite and Antonina Kaluzna.
Athletics
Outstanding Student Athlete in Academics: Eleanor Mone, Syius Rivera Rigali.
Outstanding Student Athlete in Competition: Reese Malowski, Joseph Medeiros.
Sportsmanship Award: Sophia Alves, Simon Arbelaez.
Unsung Heroine Award: Esme Colon, William Nicholson.
MIAA Pillar Awards
Leadership: Griffin Buehler; Community Service: Leah Thomson; Coaches’ Education: Laina Dubin; Wellness: Abigail Geary; Sportsmanship: Matthew MacMillan.
Career and Technical Education
Excellence in Automotive Exploratory: Connor Giegler; Level 1: Owen Silva; Level 2: John Lynch; Level 3: Hunter Bolduc.
Excellence in Business and Marketing
Intro to Business: Collin Stapleton and Alexa Sawers.
Excellence in Carpentry Exploratory: Clarice Lima; Level 1: John Paul Jones; Level 2: Rhys Floyd; Level 3: Warren Cabana.
Excellence in Culinary Arts Exploratory: Matheo Gomes; Level 1: Cuyler Fisher; Level 2: Chandler Blau; Level 3: Leah deBettencourt and Reese Malowski.
Excellence in Early Childhood Education and Care: Level 1: Ruby Glynn and Reed Cabot; Level 2: Emma Waltersdorf; Level 3: Autumn Donnelly.
Excellence in Health Assisting Exploratory: Emery Fullin and Evelyn Lavigne; Level 1:Tessa Bryant; Level 2: Olive Corcoran; Level 3: Brynn Savva.
Excellence in Horticulture Exploratory: Cristofer Machado; Level 1: Kenny Martinez; Level 2: Colton Filiault; Level 3: Ronan Young.
Excellence in Sail MV Exploratory Maritime: Stela Duncheva; Maritime 1: Thales Viana; Maritime 2: Syius Rivera Rigali.
MVA Presidential Award: Brynn Savva.
Drivers Ed and Island Driving Excellence in Island Driving: Alexi Ferguson, Isabella Florio, Luis Freitas and Robert Lorenzo Diaz.
English
Morelli Award: Harrison Lazarus and Eirene (Pickle) Eville
Excellence in English; 9th Grade: Rasmus Mayhew, Ana Clara Sodre, and Emmy Treitman; 10th Grade: Nathaniel Karlinsky and Charlotte Cramer; 11th Grade: Katelyn Tankersley, Maple Martone, Audrey Atkins, Madelyn Crowell and Erika Cournoyer; 12th Grade: Matilda Backus-Clement, Nola Savard, Harrison Lazarus, Emily Boyd, Ana Paula Moraes and Jennifer Dias.
Effort and Leadership in English: Grade 9: Genevieve Wise and Savannah Anderson; Grade 10: Avery Riedell, Madeleine Coulter, and Clara Rabeni; Grade 11: Tessa Schulz, Zachary Biorci and Laila Branca; Grade 12: Lucy Magden, Jacoby Harris, Teagan D’Arcy, Ithallo Do Carmo, Victoria Oliveira Dias and Autumn Donnelly.
Newspaper
Excellence in Journalism: Maria Barros.
NESPA Special Achievement Award – Personality Profile, Honorable Mention: Maria Barros.
NESPA Special Achievement Award – Sports Story, Honorable Mention: Maria Barros.
NESPA Special Achievement Award – Photo of a Performance, Honorable Mention: Brody Royal.
History
Excellence in Global 9: Rasmus Mayhew, Stela Duncheva, Avery Conley, and Ayla Strom; Excellence in American Studies: Griffin Craig; Excellence in 10th Grade Humanities: Rosalia Apaza Pillco; Excellence in Global 11: Emmett Taylor, Kimberly Peres, Olive Corcoran, and Kayo De Oliveira; Excellence in AP US History: Sophia Becker and Madison Curelli; Excellence in AP African American Studies: Cyrus Hedin and Mabel DeRoche; Excellence in AP World History: Theodore Moore; Excellence in Civics and Current Issues: Penelope Haddad, Katherine Becker and Highley Marsh; Excellence in AP Psychology: Teagan D’Arcy and Eleanor Mone; Excellence in AP Euro: Hadley Myers.
Leadership in History; 9th Grade: Aurora Christensen; 10th Grade: Divya Randolph; 11th Grade: Gabriel Bengsston; 12th Grade: Matilda Backus-Clement and Eva Giordano.
Effort in History; 9th Grade: Emery Fullin; 10th Grade: Sofia Fisher; 11th Grade: Kelly Pacheco; 12th Grade: Reese Malowski and Maria Letycia Rodrigues.
Math
Excellence in Algebra I: Esther Coutinho; Excellence in Honors Algebra I: Dylan Waldman and Emmy Treitman; Excellence in Algebra II: Jaydon Fuller; Excellence in Honors Algebra II: Avery Riedell, Mabel DeRoche, and Griffin Buehler; Excellence in Advanced Algebra II: Charlotte Cramer and Madison Curelli; Excellence in Geometry: Luiza Medeiro, Everly Montoya, and Anthony Goncalves; Excellence in Honors Geometry: Murilo Vieira; Excellence in Advanced Geometry: Lucy Doyle; Excellence in Pre-Calculus: João Nunes and Chandler Blau; Excellence in Honors Pre-Calculus: Henry Hall and Hadley Myers; Excellence in Intro. to BC Calculus: Tessa Schulz; Excellence in Honors Calculus: Aiden Christensen; Excellence in AP Calculus (AB): Isaac Lefebvre; Excellence in AP Calculus (BC): Teagan D’Arcy and Syius Rivera Rigali; Excellence in Financial Literacy: Grace Cotton; Excellence in Statistics: Nola Savard; Excellence in AP Statistics: Harrison Lazarus; Excellence in Explorations in Engineering: Emily DaSilva.
Navigators
Sunshine Award: Rebecca de Oliveira.
Compassion in Action : Julie Barbosa.
Performing Arts
Excellence in Chorus: Georgia DeRoche; Excellence in Band: Xeandre Miller; Excellence in Orchestra: Kaniel Morgan; Excellence in the Musical: Company of Hadestown; Excellence in Acting: Company of Hadestown; Excellence in Theater Tech: Griffin Craig and Mateo DeOliveira; Jim Novak Where the Heck Did That Come From? Award: Decordo Cameron; Department Service Award: Jason Jarrell and Emily Boyd; Department Award: Brady Vought and Zyler Flanders.
Effort & Leadership in the Performing Arts: 9th Grade: Genevieve Wise, Rasmus Mayhew, John Chandler, and Isaac Vanderhoop; 10th Grade: Gabriela Cuadros-Preston, Bristol Roten, Charlotte Cramer, Mabel DeRoche, and Daniel Zuniga Luna; 11th Grade: Hydee Turner, Addison McDonough, Enzo Reis, and Katelyn Tankersley; 12th Grade: Kylee Brasefield, Rayssa Moraes, Nicholas Mathias, Luiz Lacerda, Bryan Fernandes, Gianni Navarrete and Ella Ehrman.
Physical Education Effort and Leadership in Physical Education: 9th Grade: Annalee Wike and Moses Thomson; 10th Grade: Kenny Martinez and Clover Briggs; 11th Grade: John Lynch and Nathalya DaSilva; 12th Grade: Xeandre Miller and Paige Smith.
Science
Excellence in C1 Biology: Daniel Zuniga Luna and Avery Reidell; Excellence in HN Biology: Rasmus Mayhew; Excellence in HN Chemistry: Madison Curelli and Chloe Cook; Excellence in C1 Chemistry: Georgia DeRoche; Excellence in AP Chemistry: Laina Dubin; Excellence in C1 Earth Science: Allie Branca, Ana C
lara Sodre, and Scarlet Rogers; Excellence in HN Earth Science: Emmy Treitman; Excellence in HN Physics: Maeve Cook-Martin and Asher Savva; Excellence in AP Physics: Syius Rivera Rigali and Katherine Becker; Excellence in AP Environmental Science: Teagan D’Arcy; Excellence in Marine Biology: Bailen Darack.
World Languages
Excellence in Spanish: Katherine Becker; Excellence in Latin: Jacoby Harris: Excellence in Portuguese: Heitor de Oliveira: Excellence in ASL: Olive Corcoran; Leadership in Foreign Language: Lucas Souza
State Seal of Biliteracy in English and Spanish: Sophia Alves. Raphael Aviles, Katherine Becker, Samilly Guimaraes, Yury De Moraes, Eleanor Mone, Teagan D’Arcy, Sarah Barros, Ronan Kelly.
State Seal of Biliteracy in English and Portuguese: Sabrina Alves, Kellry Aredes, Emanuelly Assis, Matilda Backus-Clement, Bryan Fernandes, Lucas Ferreira, Matheus Lacerda, Highley Marsh, Caleb Miller, Kahlia Nascimento, Walter Prescott, Philip Pruciano, Jonathan Ruzzo.
State Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction in English and Portuguese: Gabriel Arado, Luis Costa, Gustavo Goncalves, Braylin Hattingh, Luiz Lacerda, Rayssa Moraes, Maria Luiza Oliveira, Karla Robadel.
State Seal of Biliteracy with Distinction in English and Latin: Jacoby Harris, Grace Bennett-Rock, Nola Savard.
State Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, English and Portuguese: Ithallo Do Carmo.
State Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish, English and Portuguese, with distinction in Portuguese: Lucas Souza, Rafaela Alves.
Effort & Leadership in Latin: Grace Bennett-Rock, Nola Savard.
Effort & Leadership in Spanish: Madison Curelli, Gabriela Pacheo-Furtado, Emmett Taylor, Laina Dubin, Aurora Christensen, Adriana Curelli.
Effort & Leadership in Portuguese: Matilda Backus-Clement, Michael De Freitas, Zebediah Athearn, Casey Webster.
Effort & Leadership in Portuguese Language Arts: Eduarda Rodrigues, Kayo De Oliveira.
Effort & Leadership in ASL: Nayelli Vieira, Griffin Craig.
English Language Learners Program Exit Certificate Samuel Heitor de Jesus, Davi de Souza, Miguel Lima, Isaque Pessoa, Domminy Ribeiro, Benjamin Soares, Murilo Vieira, Victor Da Costa, Jhullia Da Silva, Yasmin Da Silva, Vinicius Da Silva Matos, Arthur De Moura, Luiza Medeiro, Anthony Henrique Silva, Christopher DaSilva, Arthur Ramos, Beatriz Silva, Eduarda Vitoria Da Silva, Rafael Souza. National Honor Society Spring Inductees Sydney Bruguiere, Leah debettencourt, Griffin Buehler, Isadora Cordeiro, Madelyn Crowell, Nathalya DaSilva, Isla Fairstein, Nevah Fitzgerald, Abigail Geary, Leela Khelalfa, Maple Martone, Margaret Moehnke, Theodore Moore, Kimberly Peres, Katelyn Tankersley, Emmett Taylor. President’s Awards
Educational Excellence: Katherine Becker, Penelope Haddad, Teagan D’Arcy, Eleanor Mone, Eirene (Pickle) Eville, Nora Motahari, Ella Ehrman, Harrison Lazarus, Syius Rivera Rigali, Emily Boyd, John Hoff, Grace Bennett-Rock, Grace Cotton, Nola Savard, Lucy Magden, Holden Graczykowski, Adriana Young, Eva Giordano, Milo Sullivan, Charlotte Sebastian, Tasman Strom, William Nicholson, Zyler Flanders, Sophia Alves, Anina Garvin, Greta Milne, Matilda Backus-Clement, Aidan Christensen, Walter Prescott.
Educational Achievement: Nova Smith, Matthew Day, Isaac Lefebvre, Hunter Bolduc, Hannah McCormick, Philip Pruciano, Luiz Lacerda, Yury De Moraes, Nicholas Mathias, Grazina Biskis, Gabriel Arado, Elaine Firstenberg, Eduarda Vitoria Da Silva, Christopher Marcal, Soraya Randolph, Ronan Kelly, Leelyn Thompson, Nathan Larkin, Paige Smith, Ithallo Do Carmo, Grady Stalgren, Highley Marsh, Leah deBettencourt, Bryan Fernandes, Kellry Aredes.
Book Awards
Harvard University: Tessa Schulz; Yale University: Addison Blake; Dartmouth College: Laina Dubin; Bowdoin College: Margaret Moehnke; MA Institute of Technology: Owen McLean; University of Notre Dame: Nevah Fitzgerald; Smith College: Talia Young; Saint Michael’s College: Zoe Treitman and Theodore Moore; Suffolk University: Katelyn Tankersley; Western New England University: Judah Levy; Lasell University: Jacoby Light; Martha’s Vineyard Bank: Maria Barros and Gabriel Bengtsson.
Cape Cod Community College Scholars: Autumn Donnelly, Rose Levesque, Xeandre Miller, Vitoria Oliveira Dias, Kiandra Borges, Sabrina Alves, Roberta De Moraes, Josselin Vasquez, Victoria De Jesus, Giovanna De Paula.
MVRHS Portrait of a Learner Recognition
Compassionate Peer: Danielle Meyer, Grady Stalgren, Eleanor Mone, Bryan Fernandes, Griffin Buehler, Miguel Mantesso, Jully Guerra, Clara Rabeni, Madison Curelli, Zoe Higgins, Allicia Guimaraes, Davi Coelho, Violet Meyers, Mateo DeOliveira.
Mindful Communicator: Emmy Treitman, Broden Couto, Lucy Doyle, Rory Carestia, Jason Alton, Kayo De Oliveira, Penelope Haddad, Nora Motahari.
Adaptable Thinker: Xeandre Miller, Luiz Lacerda, Nola Savard, Matilda Backus-Clement, Madelyn Crowell, Cyrus Hedin, Owen Silva, Isabelly Santana.
Resilient Goal Setter: Madeleine Coulter, Rosalia Apaza Pillco, Abraao Lopes, Ana Clara Sodre, Michael De Freitas, Tashard Hutton, Eduarda Rodrigues, Isaac Belo, Emorie Williams, Hector Oliveira.
Rising Tide Award: Murilo Vieira, Victor Da Costa.
This article appears in May 22, 2026.