PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, May 4, 2026, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore honored the high school students selected as 2026 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.
"It's always an honor to interact with and celebrate the students in our state who are civic leaders in their communities," said Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore. "These students have gone above and beyond to be civically engaged, and their efforts are noticed and appreciated by those around them."
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 Sherlie Pena Andy Rincon
Barrington Christian Academy Boaz Loveless Logan Vaught
Barrington High School Lucy Crocker Owen Lievense
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts Faith Chattman Luke Warner
Bishop Hendricken High School Colby Flynn Dennis Gallagher
Blackstone Academy Charter School Miley Fernandes Duarte Taisa Tavares
Blackstone Valley Prep High School Sarah Zuluaga Jayden Argueta
Block Island School Abigail Willi Esthereya Perez Santana
Burrillville High School Natalie Tyler
Central Falls Senior High School Zohra Fayazi Jarrison Orega Ortiz
Charette Charter School Caylee Chourng Meredith Martinez Garcia
Chariho High School Ezri Acton Jayden Vento
Charles E. Shea High School Yamilet Martinez Jazlyn Kehyei
Coventry High School Gabrielle Ruhle Colby St. Sauveur
Cranston High School East Isabel Sigler Abigail Terrazas Ortiz
Cranston High School West Liam Perry Larisa Poghosyan
Cumberland High School Madeline Coyne Flynn Holmander
East Greenwich High School Danielle Dronzek Daniel Larson
East Providence High School Amy Gonzalez Cuello Rasika Buchta
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School Priya Cordeiro Graeme Griffiths
The Greene School Gicell Brito Reuben Rosenblum
Highlander Charter School Leigh-Ann Jarrett Lori-Ann Jarrett
Johnston Senior High School Emma Taglianetti Dario La Terra Bellina
La Salle Academy Madeleine Blackburn Peter Notargiacomo
Lincoln School Sidra Ahmed
Middletown High School Hannah Berdy Evan Belka
The Metropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center Daniela Muralles Mendez Albenis Torres Moronta
Moses Brown School Ian Whiteley David Izzi
Mount St. Charles Academy Ella Rataic Avery Blais
Mt. Hope High School Mekayla Neves Liam Gagner
Narragansett High School Maeve Laplante Sarah Floody
Newport Area Career and Technical Center Olivia Fischer Abigail Carlow
North Kingstown Senior High School Mari Kallman
North Providence High School Jasmine Quinones Aaron Chellel
North Smithfield High School Isabella Rawson Julia Dowling
Pilgrim High School Giuliana Vanasse William McColl
Ponaganset High School Gabrielle Taillon Elias Plata
Portsmouth High School Marjorie Leary Gavin Courville
Providence Career and Technical Academy Maria Sical Julia Hoffman
The Prout School Ella Procaccianti Gabrie Girard
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School Fama Ndoye Sarah Thompson
Rocky Hill Country Day School Alara Kokturk Brendan Clark
Rogers High School Olivia Fischer Ethan Hoag
School One Caroline Gordon Layla Rose
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy Leighana Shepard-Ponte Triston Dos Santos
Smithfield Senior High School Olivia Sands Logan Boucher
South Kingstown High School Alexandra Neary Tucker Richmond
St. Andrew's School Maura Gravina Taylor Surkont
St. George's School Agustina Dursi Audrey Vachon
St. Mary Academy - Bay View Jamie Andrews Angelina Doucet
St. Patrick Academy Mia Wells Christopher Garcia
St. Raphael Academy Isabella Sousa Chase Field
Times2 Academy Anna Teage Justin Urey
Tiverton High School Tori Murray Carlie Martin
Toll Gate High School Coralyn Barnes James Daily
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts Shady Godfrey Denisse Rivera
Trinity Christian Academy Alexa DeSousa Sofia Espinal
Village Green Virtual Charter School Francess Elton Jaslene Valenzuela
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center Payton Moran Avery Medeiros
West Warwick Senior High School Grace Gallo Kylie Lavallee
Westerly High School Yousef Al-Rawashdeh Francesca DeCaro
William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School Lianny Rodriguez Fatmata Gueye
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