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THOMPSON — The Marianapolis Prep School quarter 1 honor rolls include:
Head of School List
Ali Abdel-Jalil, Bayan, Kuwait; Olivia-Mae Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; Lily Alessandro, Pomfret Center, CT; Owen Alicandro, North Oxford, MA; James Alves, Uxbridge, MA; John Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Ryan Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Morgan Beaudreault, Dayville, CT; Cassandra Belsito, Millbury, MA; Nicholas Boligan, Thompson, CT; Abigail Boria, Charlton, MA; Benjamin Bouchard, Douglas, MA; Vincent Bourgeois, Thompson, CT; Campbell Braun, South Grafton, MA; Stephen Canavan, Ashford, CT; Hansen Cao, Shenzhen, China; Marielle Caparso, Worcester, MA; Shaylan Cashman, Charlton, MA; Panachai Chauychoo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Pannawat Chauychoo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Spencer Courville, Charlton, MA; Julia Crosby, Whitinsville, MA; Anna Czechowski, Webster, MA; Anh Dao, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Paul Davey, Oxford, MA; Alexandra Delano, Charlton, MA; Joseph DiPietro, Worcester, MA; Danielle Doiron, Charlton, MA; Fiona Doiron, Charlton, MA; Xianzhou Du, Shenyang, China; Sydney Duby, Worcester, MA; Benjamin Duquette, Webster, MA; Sophie Elustondo, Burwood, Australia; William Engle, Plainfield, CT; Chiara Faiola, Auburn, MA; Yifei Fang, Shanghai, China; Ashley Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Lily Givner, Oxford, MA; Juliette Golden, Millville, MA; Madelyn Grundstrom, Moosup, CT; Timothy Hall, Plainfield, CT; Zachary Hall, Plainfield, CT; B Hannon, Putnam, CT; Angelina Hargrave, Charlton, MA; Sofia Hargrave, Charlton, MA; Alyson Hartman, Douglas, MA; Mai Hasegawa, Osaka-shi, Japan; Sophie Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Philip Heney, Douglas, MA; Thu Hoang, Hai Phong, Vietnam; Maura Hoban, Millbury, MA; Patrick Hoban, Millbury, MA; Kaylynn Horan, Putnam, CT; Katelyn Jacoboski, Willington, CT; Claire Kelleher, Auburn, MA; Julia Kilroy, Upton, MA; Doyoon Kim, Seoul, South Korea; Zachary King, Plainfield, CT; Avery Kurzontkowski, Shrewsbury, MA; Kate Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Molly Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Abigail Leahy, Leicester, MA; Juhyoung Lee, Seoul, South Korea; Syhyoung Lee, Seoul, South Korea; Eve Listerud, Uxbridge, MA; Chenxi Liu, Changzhou, China; Ian MacKenzie, Woodstock, CT; Lauren Makie, Webster, MA; Szymon Mamro, Webster, MA; Remonda Mankarios, Webster, MA; Ian Martin, Moosup, CT; Ryan Martin, Douglas, MA; Laurelyn Mayen, Dudley, MA; Benjamin McGarry, Thompson, CT; Keegan McLeod, Foster, RI; Kate Melnick, North Grosvenordale, CT; Sara Michailides, Chepachet, RI; Lily Mueller, Webster, MA; Linh Nguyen, Hanoi, Vietnam; Nhi Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Abbie O’Brien, Plainfield, CT; Declan O’Connor, West Boylston, MA; Yasmeen Osborne, Brooklyn, CT; John Perveiler, Oxford, MA; Brendan Phaneuf, Danielson, CT; Bronagh Power-Cassidy, Dublin, Ireland; Sara Powers, Grafton, MA; Sophia Rabitor, Dayville, CT; Jill Reardon, Fiskdale, MA; Lucas Rhoads, Stafford Springs, CT; Elizabeth Schoemer, Oxford, MA; Hannah Schoemer, Oxford, MA; Olivia Sczuroski, Pomfret Center, CT; Trinity Semo, Dudley, MA; Ashley Smith, Holden, MA; Thomas Soares, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Alex Stawiecki, Thompson, CT; Zachary Stoddard, Pomfret Center, CT; Maya Summiel, Dayville, CT; Thang Tran, Da Nang, Vietnam; Julie Trkova, Prague, Czech Republic; Daniel Twohig, Douglas, MA; Rachel Ullstrom, Auburn, MA; John Vigliotti, Worcester, MA; Caroline Villa, Auburn, MA; Mary Wall, Northborough, MA; Emily Walsh, Thompson, CT; Mary Walsh, Thompson, CT; Yunpeng Wang, Shenzhen, China; Zhenlin Wei, Shenzhen, China; Kyle Woodruff, Southbridge, MA; Mingyou Xu, Shanghai, China; Haipei Yang, Nanjing Jiangsu, China; Wenyang Yuan, Beijing, China; Abdullah Zameer, Woodstock, CT; Jianghan Zhang, Beijing, China; Zihan Zhang, Jinan, China; Xingyu Zhu, Wenzhou, China
Dean’s List
Michael Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, MA; Oyetola Ajayi-Obe, Worcester, MA; Zachary Atwood, Woodstock, CT; Kaitlin Baca, Webster, MA; Callista Bibeau, Danielson, CT; Hayden Buzzell, East Brookfield, MA; Jamie Calkins, Charlton, MA; Jessie Calkins, Charlton, MA; Dominika Chmielewski, Webster, MA; Aidan Cook, Uxbridge, MA; Kara Corriveau, Brimfield, MA; Emily Dodos, Charlton, MA; Daniel Ducharme, Worcester, MA; Olivia Duquette, North Grosvenordale, CT; Ava Fabiano, Killingly, CT; Courtney Fleming, Douglas, MA; Gabriela Fung, Colchester, CT; Zichen Gan, Kunming, China; Caroline Gardiner, Grafton, MA; Alexandra Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Ethan Gosper, Danielson, CT; Chenye Guo, Dezhou, China; Emily Hammond, Sutton, MA; Lily Hayes, Danielson, CT; Donovan Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Son Ho, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Nghi Huynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ge Jia, Baoding, China; Thomas Joiner, North Grosvenordale, CT; Sydney Kennison, Somers, CT; Caroline King, Rochester, MA; Ava LaRoche, Stafford Springs, CT; Camille Larson, Charlton, MA; Andie Lee, Charlton, MA; Lauren Lemire, Southbridge, MA; Alyssa Leveille, Thompson, CT; Linwei Li, Beijing, China; Alana Lorusso, North Oxford, MA; Riley Martin, Moosup, CT; Salvatore Masciarelli, Northbridge, MA; Sydney Masciarelli, Northbridge, MA; Conner McLeod, Foster, RI; Ayame Mizuno, Nagoya, Japan; Joshua Mobley, Webster, MA; Daniel Moors, Uxbridge, MA; Jocelyn Nguyen, Auburn, MA; Hayley O’Connell, Webster, MA; Dominic Penny, Worcester, MA; Linh Pham, Hanoi, Vietnam; Long Pham, Hanoi, Vietnam; Colby Pion, Danielson, CT; Olivia Pisegna, Oxford, MA; Morgan Polinski, Webster, MA; Elena Polsky, Thompson, CT; Shunnan Qi, Shanghai, China; Emma Raps, Webster, MA; Jonathan Reardon, Fiskdale, MA; Brianne Rett, Uxbridge, MA; Ashley Robert, Plainfield, CT; Johnna Romanek, North Grosvenordale, CT; Morgan Royston, Oxford, MA; Emma Russell, Brooklyn, CT; John Sarantopoulos, Pomfret Center, CT; Sara Soares, Putnam, CT; Alex Spetseris, Webster, MA; Christopher Sullivan, Charlton, MA; Kaeleigh Sullivan, Douglas, MA; Christian Terwilliger, Lebanon, CT; Lily Tessmer, Lancaster, MA; Matthew Tomasino, Leicester, MA; Chinh Tong, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Alison Tourtellotte, Putnam, CT; Ashley Vandenbrouck, Oxford, MA; Jeronimo Vazquez Usabiaga, Celaya, Mexico; Caroline Vigneault, Southbridge, MA; Maggie Vo, Worcester, MA; Elizabeth Walker, Thompson, CT; Lucas Yash, Webster, MA; Yutian Zhu, Hangzhou, China
Honor Roll
Rayliana Bonnell, Oxford, MA; Grace Booth, Webster, MA; Payton Booth, Webster, MA; Patrick Brooks, Worcester, MA; Domenic Capalbo, Worcester, MA; Nina Darvish, Worcester, MA; Raymond Espinal-Guzman, Cranston, RI; Kualim Johnson, Auburn, MA; Alexander Litke, Brooklyn, CT; Katerina Looney, Dudley, MA; Sophia Maloney, Sutton, MA; Colleen Murphy, Charlton, MA; Kaylynn Nolan, Oxford, MA; Lilly Rayess, Oxford, MA; Patrick Sabourin, Uxbridge, MA; Jazmine Sullivan-Ray, Charlton, MA; Emre Topcu, Istanbul, Turkey; Tyler Whiteley, Foster, RI; Kang Xu, Xi’an, China
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Town of Putnam
Zoning Commission
The Town of Putnam Zoning Commission will hold a meeting on January 15, 2020, at 7:00 P.M. at the Putnam Town Hall located at 126 Church Street, Putnam, CT. A public hearing will be held on the following:
Docket # 2020-01: Bear Hands Brewing Company, Inc. — Request for a special permit for outside dining for property located at 75 Main Street (Suites 1 & 9), Town Assessor’s Map 015, 066. Zoned DP.
Docket # 2020-02: Town of Putnam — Request for a special permit for the Municipal Complex to be constructed at 208 School Street, Town Assessor’s Map 012, 055. Zoned P.
Patricia Hedenberg,
Chair
Jan. 9, 2020
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Sophie Dubreuil had not been on the floor for the East Lyme Vikings this season going into their game Jan. 4 with Woodstock Academy.
“She is an All-State player who hasn’t played,” said Centaurs coach Will Fleeton.
Until his Woodstock Academy team showed up.
Dubreuil made her season debut and made up for the lost time, scoring 21 points in the first half to lead the previously winless Vikings to a 68-44 win over the Centaurs.
It was the culmination to a tough New Year’s week for the Centaurs who also suffered a 53-35 setback against Waterford.
The two defeats left Woodstock Academy with a 1-5 overall record and a 0-2 ECC Div. I mark.
The stated goal for the season for the Centaurs has been to make the Class LL state tournament. To do that, Woodstock Academy has to win seven of its last 14 games.
It’s a tall order and one that Fleeton is not particularly concerned about.
“Even in the best situations, you have to stay focused, look at one game at a time and focus on one at a time. Being 1-5, you can’t look that far down the road; we have to look at today and tomorrow. If we were 6-1, I would probably feel the same way. It’s one step at a time. It’s not a smart move to look ahead,” Fleeton said.
The Centaurs hung with the Vikings (1-6, 1-1 ECC Div. I) for the first few minutes thanks to a pair of baskets by Katie Papp and Kaitlin Birlin.
But the rest of the first quarter was a blur for Fleeton.
East Lyme reeled off 16 unanswered points to open a 22-4 lead. Dubreuil scored 12 of those points.
“They play tough competition and that 0-6 record was not indicative of who they are. I knew going in that it wasn’t going to be a cakewalk because of the personnel that he has,” Fleeton said.
The Centaurs played a little better in the second quarter, getting 16 points but E. Lyme got 24 and led 46-20 at the break.
To make matters worse, the Centaurs haven’t scored more than 44 points in a game this season.
“We don’t have the scoring capability to play from behind like that and we were down right out of the gates,” Fleeton said.
The Centaurs made Dubreuil their prime target for the rest of the game.
“We had to chase just her in the second half to try and stop her,” Fleeton said.
Woodstock Academy held Dubreuil (26 points) to five second-half points, but that opened up the floor for the rest of the Vikings who led 59-28 at the end of three.
The Centaurs did win the fourth quarter, 16-9, and it wasn’t against the Vikings JV unit.
E. Lyme kept its starters on the floor for the most part.
Fleeton surmised the Vikings did so to work Dubreuil back into the offense.
Birlin finished with eight points to tie for the team-high scoring honors with Papp and Peyton Saracina.
Birlin was making her first varsity start in place of senior Rachel Lambert who was injured in the Waterford game.
“She showed she deserved the start,” Fleeton said of the sophomore’s effort. “We tried a few new things to prepare for the game and she was a big part of that. She came through for us.”
Birlin also played well off the bench against the Lancers (4-1) who, like E. Lyme, had a player that the Centaurs didn’t have an answer for.
Milly Walker, a 5-foot, 11-inch sophomore center, scored 26 points against Woodstock Academy.
Sophomore Aurissa Boardman led the Centaurs with 14 points.
“Victoria Garcia and Peyton Saracina really showed and stepped up coming off the bench in both of the games. The two of them and Birlin are the bright spots right now,” Fleeton said.
It doesn’t get much easier for the Centaurs this week.
They do have a home game at 7 p.m. on Tuesday but it’s against Stonington (3-1).
Woodstock Academy then goes on the road for their second game of the season against the fifth-ranked team in the state, New London (6-1), Jan. 9 and then on to Montville (3-2) Jan. 11.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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Graduates
KINGSTON, R.I. — At the University of Rhode Island’s 133rd Commencement in May 2019, the following local students graduated:
Nicholas J Angell of Chepachet, received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing; Jacob Chase of Pomfret Center, received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Rebecca A Corvese of Chepachet received a Doctor of Pharmacy; Nickie Paige Deary of Danielson, received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Magna Cum Laude; Briana Delon of Chepachet, received a Bachelor of Science Human Development and Family Studies Summa Cum Laude; Brett A DiPetrillo of Chepachet, received a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Cory Anthony Fraielli of Chepachet, received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BS); Allen John Freitas of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Summa Cum Laude; Bethany M Gervais of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science Human Development and Family Studies Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education Magna Cum Laude; Stone A Jurczyk of Pomfret Center, received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; Jake David Karpinski of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science Mathematics; Samantha A Larkin of Thompson, received a Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies; Ruby J Perry of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science Human Development and Family Studies Bachelor of Arts Elementary Education Magna Cum Laude; Collin R Putnam of Chepachet, received a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering; Meghan S Rabitaille of Pascoag, received a Master of Public Administration; Lindsey Marie Rogers of Pascoag, received a Doctor of Physical Therapy; Alec Matthew Sheran of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Magna Cum Laude; Sabrina Marie Spaziano of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science Human Development and Family Studies; Sara Lynn Straube of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Arts Secondary Education Bachelor of Arts English Summa Cum Laude; Michael John Wallace of Pascoag, received a Bachelor of Science in Geology and Geological Oceanography; Meryl Emelynn Wolfe of Eastford, received a Bachelor of Science Communicative Disorders Summa Cum Laude.
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High school athletics sometimes gets lost in the holiday hustle and bustle.
But the Woodstock Academy boys’ and girls’ indoor track programs were still competing over the holiday break.
The Centaurs took part in the final two ECC Developmental meets.
“We have 24 girls on the roster and 40 boys and have seen the bulk of them show up for meets,” said Woodstock Academy boys’ and girls’ indoor track coach Josh Welch. “Attendance at the meets over break has been roughly about 50 athletes. Given that seven of our athletes are international students and head home for break, we’ve had a really good turnout. Vacations, challenges in transportation and a wave of athletes with the flu slowed things down a little but, everything considered, we did pretty well during this break. Some of that inconsistency in practice attendance sets some athletes back but overall we’ve continued to make progress and we’ve seen some excellent performances on both teams.”
The ECC holds all three of its regular season meets in the first three weeks of the season. The next time the league will come together will be in early February for the league championship meets.
Girls
Sophomore Linsey Arends took home the only first-place finish when she won the 1600m girls race in 5 minutes, 47 seconds.
“Linsey is now qualified in the 1000m and the 1600m and dominated Saturday’s meet where she ran the mile fresh for the first time, beating the next best runner by several seconds and lapping most of the competition,” Welch said.
Welch also has Arends working a little bit on her speed by running some middle distance events. She finished fourth in the 600m in 1:51 in the Dec. 28 meet.
Arends’ cross-country teammate, Meg Gohn, was second Saturday in the 1600m with a 6:10 time and also captured a fourth in 1000m in 3:29.87.
Morgan Bonin placed third in the high jump clearing 4-feet-4.
“Morgan Bonin is coming along really well as a freshman finishing in the top three in high jump and is very close to qualifying (for the state meet),” Welch said.
Julia Theriaque is the top high jumper for the Centaurs. The senior finished second in the Dec. 28 meet when she cleared 5-feet.
“Julia is getting back in the swing of things and is brushing up against 5’2" in the high jump which makes her one of the favorites for the ECC championship and also makes her a performer to watch at the state championship meets coming up,” Welch said.
Boys
Adam Schimmelpfennig took home a first-place finish in the 300m, crossing the line in 39.75 seconds. He was also second in the 55m hurdles where he finished in 9.4 seconds.
A junior, Schimmelpfennig has qualified for the state championship meet in the hurdles and is now just 1/100th of a second away from doing so in the 300m.
Classmate Ethan Aspiras was second in both the 1000m (2:50.25) and the 1600m (4:56) although those events are not his strength.
The Centaurs coaching staff is letting the ECC cross-country champion build up a bit.
“He is really focused on the 2-mile but hasn’t had the opportunity race it yet. We have him doubling up in the 1000m and the 1600m in meets to get him ready for a 2-mile race in the future. He has been just outside of state qualifying in both events,” Welch said.
Greg Weber could also be a dual threat for the Centaurs.
The senior finished second in the high jump Saturday by clearing 5 feet, 6 inches. In the Dec. 28 meet, he cleared 5-8 and has qualified for States in the event. Welch also feels Weber will be a factor in both the high jump and long jump in the ECC championship.
Weber jumped 18 feet, 5 inches in the long jump two weeks ago and is just inches short of qualifying in that event as well for the state meet.
Welch is hoping the Centaurs will have some 15-to-20 qualifiers for the States in February.
Welch said the developmental meets serve a purpose even if there is no team scores kept for the events.
“On the up side, they offer a great deal of competition so that keeps the kids focused on their performance. It is tough to get a level of excitement when the meets aren’t scored, but with the focus on personal growth and goals for the post season, the kids have done a great job producing solid performances,” Welch said.
While the league championship may still be a month away, the Centaurs will keep themselves busy with their Massachusetts-based league meets and some invitational events like this coming weekend at the University of Rhode Island.
Welch is just happy that the training schedule, at least, returns to normal now that the holiday break is over.
“Yes! I think it is important to allow athletes to get in family time, and trips, but it certainly becomes a one step forward, two steps back situation when athletes aren’t training daily. I’m really excited to see the outcome of this Wednesday’s meet at Tantasqua (Regional in Sturbridge, Mass.), and Saturday at URI once we get back in the swing of things,” Welch said.
Marc Allard
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The Woodstock Academy
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