Student-athlete should demonstrate leadership qualities by:
Being a positive role model for other students both on and off the field.
Exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity.
Showing a commitment to self-improvement.
Putting the needs of the team before themselves.
Academic standing: Senior student/athletes who apply for the FCIAC exemplary scholar-athlete of the month should have a minimum of a 3.5 average their high school career. Athletic Directors will verify academic information with their Guidance Department.
Six recipients per year (2 per season) will be selected from each school for what is the most prestigious scholar-athlete award presented by the FCIAC.
Olivia Cognetti, Westhill Olivia has a weighted GPA of 4.9 while taking many AP and honors classes. This member of the National Honor Society and World Language Honor Society has served as the class president for the past four years. Olivia is captain of the girls soccer team, and has participated in basketball and track … Read more
Lauren Wasikowski, St. Joseph This four-year starter and senior captain of the softball team is a National Honor Society member with a 4.0 GPA who is a President’s Honor Roll student taking mostly Honors and AP classes. Lauren was selected to the 2021 All-FCIAC Softball First Team, All-State Class L First Team, GameTimeCT All-State Softball … Read more
Samantha Yap, Stamford This junior has achieved a weighted GPA of 4.46 while taking AP and honors classes. Samantha is a member of the girls cross country team, boys wrestling team, and she also runs outdoor track. She was named captain for cross country and is the first-ever female captain for the Stamford High School … Read more
Andrew Lowitt, Greenwich Andrew has achieved a 4.9 cumulative GPA while taking AP and honors level courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society along with the science, math, and social studies honors societies. This senior captain of the boys soccer team was selected to the 2020 All-State Team and the 2020 FCIAC … Read more
John Cataldo, Greenwich This senior, who was inducted into the National Honor Society as a freshman, has made High Honor Roll every marking period since his freshman year en route to achieving his weighted GPA of 4.7. John has been a member of the the Greenwich High School varsity ice hockey and boys lacrosse programs … Read more
Gabriel Kwarteng, Danbury Gabriel is an Honor Roll student with a 3.69 GPA while taking mostly honors and AP classes. He is a three-year varsity runner and current captain of the cross country and boys track and field teams who plans on running cross country and track at The University of Massachusetts Amherst. Gabriel earned … Read more
Meghan Sisk, Brien McMahon Meghan, a senior with a 4.43 GPA taking IB and AP courses, is a two-sport varsity athlete for volleyball and lacrosse. She is captain of her volleyball team. Meghan is the president of the Unified Sports team, a club that partners with the Special Olympics, and treasurer of the B-Kind Club. … Read more
Conor Barton, Brien McMahon Boys Lacrosse Conor maintained High Honors every quarter in high school while taking mostly AP and Honors classes to achieve a 3.76 GPA. The versatile all-around athlete was a senior captain of the football team who made All-FCIAC East as a junior. As a junior wrestler he placed sixth in both … Read more
Emory Ciocci, Stamford Gymnastics Emory, who has practiced gymnastics since she was three years old, has successfully kept the balance of school work, athletics and extracurricular activities. She is captain of the gymnastics team and has taken great pride in watching the program grow and develop throughout her career. She has also run track for … Read more
Alexander Bein, Greenwich Boys Cross Country Alexander Bein has run cross country and track for four years and has maintained a 4.95 GPA while taking Honors and AP courses. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is a National Merit Commended Scholar. Last year as a junior he was on the 2018 … Read more