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Lions Volleyball
Top --- King Cadillac GMC Team: Mac Cayer, Jamie Woods, Connor Huda, Sammie Orlowski, Gedi Juozaitis, Caroline Eaton, Jason MacDonald, Paula Hernandez. Above right --- BPE: Burt Processing Equipment: Melanie Quirk, Danielle Parent, Gregg Parent, Julie Chaffee, Brian Chaffee and Jason Harney. Above left --- Yorkies: Heather Fenn, Theresa Sophia, Trina Sexton, Brian Cagle, Jay Willard, John Robert and John Saporita. Courtesy photos.
The 2018 Putnam Lions Volleyball Challenge raised more than $18,000.
There were more than 13 teams taking part in an annual event that benefits the 40-plus organizations to which the Putnam Lions Club donates.
These funds are distributed during the Lions’ annual Night of Giving which will be on April 6 this year.
March 17 hosted seven competitive teams that participated in a round robin tournament to determine division placement. Teams then competed for cash prizes. The two division winners were Burt Process Equipment and the Yorkies. Additional teams from March 17 included the Wise Guys, Bumpin’ Uglies Again, Friends Without Benefits, Hometown Bank and Allstate.
March 18 the corporate divisions competed for a small prize and the coveted traveling trophy. Team King Cadillac GMC battled Team Safin’s for the championship. Other corporate teams that played March 18 were Putnam Bank, Waves, Putnam High School and Gerardi Insurance.
The Putnam Lions thanked all of the players, sponsors and Lion volunteers who made this year’s tournament such a success. The Lions also thanked Diamond sponsor, KARS of Putnam; Platinum sponsors, Day Kimball Hospital; Gold sponsors, King Cadillac GMC, Gerardi Insurance, Spirol , bankHometown, Hallisey & D’Agostino LLP, Archambault Insurance Associates, Waves Hair Studio, Byrnes Insurance Agency, Karl Storz Endovision Inc, Putnam Bank, Paul and Karen Safin and more than 60 additional sponsors that donated to this event.
Special thanks went to Tom Archambault, from Archambault Insurance Associates, who was the tournament director, the Putnam High School girls’ volleyball team, who served as referees for the entire tournament, and the Putnam Leos Club for helping with set-up and break-down.
Middle
school honors
PUTNAM — The Putnam Middle School honor rolls for the second quarter marking period include:
Principal’s List
Grade 8: Autumn Allard, Trinity Bonet Shepard, Amayah Chavez, Celenia Lopez, Ewa Sekula, Connor Vassar
Grade 7: Emily Benoit, Lauren Brule, Enrico Gabriel Ong, Angelina Porter, Emily St. Martin, Connor Taylor, Alisha Thompson, Guinevere Weiker
Grade 6: Skyler Adams, Melodie Anderson, Giana Cinque, Brady Devlin, Atiana Estes, Travis Fredette, Lily Goyette, Savannah Loiselle, Adam Sekula, Josephine Spalding, Isabel Vergoni
First Honors
Grade 8: Makenna Barnett, Karson Bates, Zachary Belleville, Reagan Boledovic, Ayvril Brytowski, Rodrigo Alejandro Candelario Jimenez, Aidan Danburg, Samantha Eddy, Tyler Fullerton, Aliya Green, Olivia Hassett-Mellen, Kaylynn Horan, Christian LaFlash, James Lazarou, Brooke Lindell, Kayla Morrison, Avery Pedersen, Jack Rindge, Dominic Sheldon, Destiney Simas, Adam Tomkins, Nicholas Vagnini, Hunter Vanasse
Grade 7: Aidan Babbitt, Grace Benoit, Jacob Benzie, Jenny Boriboun, Elysse Britt, Brigid Hannon, Sullivan MacDonald, Kylie McArthur, Carter Morissette, Abigail Owens, Daniel Pratt, Tegan Saucier, Ella Schoppe
Grade 6: Michael Armstrong, Trenton Brytowski, Lucian Canova, Lucas Carita, Aysaiah Chavez, Grace Collins, Ariel Danburg, Kaylee Dashnaw, CoraRose Desrosiers, Robert Dion, Kaleigh Fry, Ashley Jordan, Nathaniel Lazarou, Keegan Lyons, Kathryn McArthur, Chloe Merigold, Caitlin Oleszewski, Jonathan Racine, Ramaya Talabert, Autumn Taylor, Autumn Wisnieski, Johnny Yater
Second Honors
Grade 8: Saige Albino, Johnathen Brouillette, Allison Callahan, Arabella Canova, Elisha Clinkscale, David DePari, Devin Dupre, Cade Fulton, Mariah Grimshaw, Amelia Labbe-Fahy, Olivia Labbe-Fahy, Everett LeBlanc, Patrick Martineau, Kyndal Murawski, Benjamin Northup, Ileaha Pulliam, Amber Rape, Halie Reidy, Michael Roach, Kylee Salvas, Emily Sargent, Isabella Toni-Campion, Zachary Truppa
Grade 7: Samantha Bennett, Sadie Bergeron, Shea Bernier, Eileen Breton, Kailye Cape, Trinity Cogean, Dahlia Coomey, Elijah Davis, Tori Desautels, Michael Ellis, Abigail Fitts, Jack Garcia, Vincent Gauvin, Alonzo Henries, Kyliana Hernandez, Rylee Houle, Rylee Laperle, Michael Lefevre, Cooper Livingston, Cameron Lowell, Jacob Mailloux, Kyla Merigold, Anthony Mitchell, Spencer Northup, Emerald Perry, DeAnn Pringle, Mackenzie Reidy, Dylan Remillard, Amber Rogall, Kyleigh Ryan, Aidan Soderman, Sierra Tamalavic, Joevany Torres, Bailey Touchette, Jacob Tremblay, Mariah Vargas, Ruby Vargas, Amy Vongvirath, Jayden Walker, Vincent Young, Hiba Zaidi
Grade 6: Mikaela Andreas, Iesha Benoit, Emmaline Bowers, Hunter Breyette, Patrick Deery, Kylie Howe-Barnett, Sophia Ionkin, Gabriel Jackel, Lily Jakubowski, Owen Lefebvre, Colin Martin, Tristen McCabe, Pedro Ortiz, Tyler Parmentier, Olivia Raymond, Ethan Robert, Noah Rudman, Hunter Salvas, Ryan Schwartz, Jack Seiffert, Megan Strom, Jalicia Torres, Christopher Vagnini
Friday: No school --- Good Friday.
Woodstock public schools
Monday: Chicken patties on buns, fruit. Tuesday: Cheeseburgers, carrot sticks, fruit. Wednesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, fruit. Thursday: Taco boats, refried beans, fruit.
Putnam Elementary/Middle
Monday: Pasta, meatsauce, broccoli, sherbet. Tuesday: Chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, carrots. Wednesday: Supreme beef nachos, corn. Thursday: Putnam Special Pizza, salad.
Putnam High
Monday: Chicken fajita rice bowls or spicy chicken sandwiches. Tuesday: Pasta Bolognese or bacon cheeseburgers. Wednesday: Chicken potato bowls or buffalo chicken wraps. Thursday: Pizza or turkey Cobb salad
Pomfret Community
Monday: Pizza, carrots and salad. Tuesday - Brunch for Lunch: French toast sticks, turkey sausages. Wednesday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, vegetable tomato soup. Thursday: Beef and cheese tacos, rice and beans.
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To perform
The Bessette Family Trio will perform at The Conncert April 7 and 8. Left to right: Donna, Yvie and Andre Bessette. Courtesy photo.
WOODSTOCK — Andre and Donna Bessette along with their daughter Yvie are set to appear at the upcoming Broadway Live production of “The Conncert,” April 7 and April 8 at the Center for the Arts at Woodstock Academy. It is a fund-raiser for the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center in Putnam.
Tickets are $20 and are available at the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center in Putnam or on-line at www.theconncert.com
“The Conncert” is a special musical collaboration of 30 regional and local performers backed by a 16-piece orchestra performing music from Broadway, Jazz, Rock & Roll and Classical pieces for all ages.
The Bessettes are no strangers to the stage or singing in bands for great philanthropic causes. Donna has been making music for audiences both young and old all of her life. Growing up in New York she performed a variety of roles in musical theater productions with the Port Washington Play Troupe and the Harbor Theater Company as well as in productions at Connecticut College. She also performed and recorded with the professional women’s a capella group, Calamity Jane. Locally, she has been seen in a variety of Broadway Live Productions at the Bradley Playhouse, numerous events with VOICES, and a children’s performer. She is the lead female vocalist and keyboardist for the Pomfret-based band, nine6teen. Donna is currently the director of the Performing Arts Department at Rectory School.
Her husband Andre has performed in a cappella ensembles, rock groups, and numerous musicals and revues since the age of 15. His credits include the male lead in 1940s Radio Hour, the Courier in 1776, the American in Cabaret, Godspell, a host of VOICES benefit concerts, and a cameo as the “Middle-Aged Angel” in Grease at the Bradley. He is a founding member of Groovecamp Worldbeat Percussion Ensemble, the drummer and vocalist for nine6teen, and is an original member of Broadway Live’s…VOICES. By day, he is chief psychologist at DKH’s Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health and clinical supervisor at TEEG; and can be found competing in triathlons and other endurance events around New England. He is also actively involved in the Griffin Hockey Program both as a player and a coach.
Their daughter Yvie is a sophomore at Woodstock Academy and has been very active in the musical and chorus programs both at Woodstock as well as Rectory School where she played “Belle” in their 2016 production of “Beauty and The Beast.” Yvie has been dancing at The Putnam Dance Center for 12 years and has received recognition and awards at dance competitions throughout New England.
“Both Donna and Andre are incredibly talented vocalists and musicians,” said David T. Panteleakos, executive producer. “Over the past 18 years I have witnessed their talents and the growth of their family. It amazes me that they have maintained their established professional careers, raised three amazing children Nathalie, Yvie and Henri; and they still find the time to perform and collaborate for philanthropic causes.
We couldn’t be more proud and pleased that they are joining us for this exciting event.”