PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, May 19, 2025, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore honored the 130 high school students selected as 2025 Rhode Island Civic Leadership Award winners at a State House ceremony. The award is given annually to high school students who have made outstanding contributions to their schools and communities over the past year.
"Every year, it's a great honor to celebrate students who are committed to public service and civic engagement," said Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore. "These young civic leaders deserve recognition for their accomplishments inside and outside of the classroom, as well as their efforts to make their communities a better place."
Schools from around Rhode Island nominated students who have excelled in areas such as public service, leadership, and academic achievement.
Photos of award winners are available here.
The ceremony was recorded by Capitol TV and can be viewed online here.
The students honored were:
Achievement First Providence High School Alejandra Guissell Avila Estrada Zachareus Desrosiers
Barrington Christian Academy Polly Bosch Lincoln Wright
Barrington High School Anaaya Deshpande Andres Gil
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts Kiara Canterbury Micah St. Onge
Bishop Hendricken High School Shane Ciunci Lincoln Tiernan
Blackstone Academy Charter School Kadjatou Diallo Jayilson Fernandes
Blackstone Valley Prep High School Safiyatu Gassama Angel Hernandez
Block Island School Chase Hatfield Maximus Walsh
Burrillville High School Spencer Wayland Arrow Yuszczak
Central Falls Senior High School Edgar Ardon Flores Sofia Lopez Callejas
Chariho Regional High School Ryan Sheldon Nicholas Wilusz
Charles E. Shea High School Joseph Manu Behnema Sirleaf
Coventry High School Raegan Garcia Ryan Pina
Cranston High School East Oliver Cruz Madelyn Hart
Cranston High School West Sophia DiBenedetto Promise Pitts
Cumberland High School Brett Hawkins Brody Vroegindewey
Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School Yazan Alothman Emma Garcia
East Greenwich High School Emma Sheahan-Nguyen Wen Xin Shi
East Providence High School Pooja Ezhilmaran Acadia Ullucci
E-Cubed Academy August Kletzian Melissa Paula
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School Ayden Enos Clare Titus
The Greene School Adriel Falowo Kyannie Fernandez
Hope High School Julian Genao Elmer Poz Benito
Jacqueline M. Walsh School for the Performing & Visual Arts Isabella Benavides Melissa Paulin
Johnston Senior High School Olivia Forgetta Bennett McClish
La Salle Academy Derek La Fazia Carter Rankin
Lincoln School Ruby Verkuijlen
Lincoln Senior High School Helen Green David Lucci
Middletown High School Taylor Bridges Chloe Tysor
The Metropolitan Regional Career Technical Center Marcel Anderson Osayro Urizar Vargas
Moses Brown School Sophie Hesser Josselyn Wolf
Mount Pleasant High School Anthony Berroa Testimony Thompson
Mount Saint Charles Academy Emma Foxon Aidan Quinn
Mt. Hope High School Jessica Deal Gavin Stegall
Narragansett High School Hannah Abrams Mia DeLuise
NEL/CPS Construction Career Academy Alfredo Cuthburt Anniyah Wright
North Kingstown Senior High School Benjamin Butera Fiona Wilk
North Providence High School Isabelle Desanges Gabriella Paulino Cabrera
North Smithfield High School Emerson Deschene Leah Goodwin
Paul Cuffee Upper School Sofia Alabede Mia Medeiros
Pilgrim High School Laryssa Farrell Sean Skinnard
Ponaganset High School Mackenzie Bell Omar Sasa
Portsmouth High School Andrew Rodrigues Hanalei Streuli
The Prout School Madeline Monaco Madeleine Pisano
Providence Country Day School Cedric Ye
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School Aillyn Ospina Bedoya Lia Tavarez Sobalvarro
Rocky Hill Country Day School Wilbur Conterio Luke Lehouiller
Rogers High School Hannah Conroy Kira Parsons
School One Ibrahim Mohammed Sienna Wills
Scituate High School Annette Hartley Cameron Healey
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy Jaziyah Lewis Zi'Rell Rivers
Smithfield Senior High School Kyla Alberg Shane Trainor
South Kingstown High School Samuel Cadman Jay Thornber
St. Andrew's School Yosmel Amparo-Moya Violet Vandale
St. George's School Reese Starling
St. Mary Academy - Bay View Ariana Bobiak Sophie Sullivan
St. Patrick Academy Genesis Monzon Morales Ashly Urbina
Saint Raphael Academy Michael Duschang Sara Lebeuf
Tiverton High School Evan Duda Norah Winslow
Toll Gate High School Jaylene Le Estherangelica Santana
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts Samia Perez Wilde Rosales-Gousie
Trinity Christian Academy Mateo Ghoshal Vargas Michael Susi
Village Green Virtual Charter School Zoey Dupuis Nyzaiah Law
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center Gianna Gioffreda
West Warwick Senior High School Michael Andruchow Lucas Martins
William E. Tolman Senior High School Melissa Gomes-Ramos Danicah Xavier
Woonsocket High School Gabriella Alves David Vega
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