National

Honor 

Society

inductees

PUTNAM — March 26 the Putnam High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted seven new members to this prestigious oranganization.    Inducted into the Putnam Chapter of the National Honor Society were: Elyse Bergeron, Hannah Bowen, Alysha Minaya-Torres, Alyssa Saxton, Lindsay Roberts, Kaitlin Fafard and Ashley Lafortune. 

Brian Germain, Putnam High School History Department chair, addressed the inductees and invited guest about the four characteristics of the National Honor Society:  Scholarship, Leadership, Service and Character.

Superintendent William Hull said, “This continues to be a great ceremony where the school and district get to honor not only the new inductees but the entire membership of the Putnam High School National Honor Society. We honor these wonderful students not only for their scholarship but their character. “  

 

 

 

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Phone Recycle

Putnam Leos prepare collected cell phones for shipping and refurbishing at their meeting March 23. This is the third year of the group’s collection for Hope Phones. Courtesy photo.

 

 

Club collects

'Hope phones'

PUTNAM — Members of the Putnam Leo Club recently kicked off their third annual “Cell Phone Recycle Campaign” for Hope Phones, a used cell phone drive that connects underserved communities with mobile communication. 

The Hope Phones campaign supports the efforts of parent organization Medic Mobile, formerly FrontlineSMS:Medic, a non-profit group that works to advance health care in 11 countries with and through mobile technology. 

According to Leo Club Vice President Mikayla Van Dam, The Putnam Leo Club first learned about this organization in 2012, and felt strongly about trying to support its goals.

“I know it is very easy for people now to receive money back from their phones,” said Van Dam when this year’s collection began, “but knowing that because of your contribution, more people are getting access to better health care is much more rewarding than a couple of extra dollars in [your] pocket.”

Van Dam’s confidence in the generosity of the Quiet Corner – and others – was not misplaced.

Nearly 180 phones – 176 – were donated to the effort this year. Three of them came from as far away as Branford. 

The effort and its success grows each year: in 2014, Putnam Lion and Leo Adviser Al Cormier extended the collection deadline to allow the youth group to collect and donate exactly 100 phones, double the 48 received in 2013.

Cormier expressed his pleasure with the continued growth and success of the collection drive during a Putnam Leo Club meeting arch 23. More than a dozen enterprising youth were on-hand to prepare, wrap and package the phones for shipping. Your phone will be shipped to Every Mother Counts, a non-profit organization in Texas, for refurbishing, etc., according to Leo Club president Jozzlynn Lewis.

According to Hope Phones, “Each phone donated is recycled to fund up to 10 new phones for community health workers in 21 countries around the world. Community health workers use the phones to register every pregnancy, track outbreaks faster, monitor essential medicine stock and communicate about emergencies.”

 

 

 

PUTNAM — The Putnam High School honor roll for the first quarter includes:

Seniors

High Honors: Cole Andersen, Mariela Kridzelis, Nicholas Simas, Mikayla Van Dam First Honors: Eric Bembenek, Taylor Bocash, Steven Dakai, Angelique DeFevers, Milica Sari, Mykeala Taylor, Christina Verraneault

Recognition: Kristian Burke, Mitchell Cristofori, Lynsay Dashnaw, Rylah Gould, Jacob Guertin, Denise Inthirathvongsy, Kayla Klingensmith, Abigail Labonte, Cody LaScola,  Daniel Lowell, Dante’ Riddick, Alex St. Onge, Brittany Stott, Jordon Tetreault

Juniors

High Honors: Hannah Desrosiers, Alyssa Saxton

First Honors: Dakota Anderson, Elyse Bergeron, Austin Holman, Ashley Lafortune, Caitlyn Reed

Recognition: Madison Bates, Stacey Belliveau, Jennifer Benoir, CoriAnne Crandall, Danielle Deojay, Eleana England, Shannon Fagan, Nicholas Foucault, Sebastian Harris, Joseph Ionkin, Kristen Moseley, Jennifer Nichols, Gabrielle Simpson, Samantha Stone

Sophomores

High Honors: Heather Terron

First Honors: Andrew Barylski, Olivia Braithwaite, Terese Bunkley, Amanda Janos,  Alysha Minaya-Torres, Saige Morin, Lindsay Roberts, Andrew Simmons, Ali Zadziejko

Recognition: Hannah Bowen, Jacob Brule, Zachary Cutler, Mathew DeCosta, Angelica Desrosiers, Alyssa Espinosa, Maria Fredette, Austin Harmon, Kionna Hazzard, Cassity Johnson, Jozzlynn Lewis, Autumn Sargent, Hunter Stadig, Angel Tanner, Angelica Vanzile-Perez

Freshmen

High Honors: Hayden Belliveau, Scott Davagian, Monique Lefebvre, Brenden Picard

First Honors: Tara Auger, Jason Becker, Devin Bisson, Lauren Carita, Aidan Ciquera, Doria Daviau, Morgan Foucault, Justin Haynes, Victor Krivosheev, Briana Long, Benjamin Smith

Recognition: Mitchel Barylski, Hailey Bocash, Kira Clinkscale, Tristin Courteau, Ashley Danis, Connor Holloman, Natalie Ionkin, Destanie Johnson, Savannah Kruger, Aliceya Labonte, Colin LaCasse, Tyler LaCasse, Allison Lafortune, Sophia LeDuc, Megan Lewis, Matthew Meagher, Jasmine Montpelier, Alyson Morris, Stephanie Penrod, Christopher Plante, Daniel Porcic, Ashlyn Sabourin, Nathan Sarachick, Isiah Sarsfield, Courtney Stott, Samantha Tilley.