2023 Award Winners
Boys State 2023
Office Holders
| Office | Name | Hometown | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Nation Senators | Daniel Pichardo James Murano | Newington Trumbull | Newington High School St. Joseph High School |
| Governor | Eddie Ansah | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
| Lt. Governor | James Murano | Trumbull | St. Joseph High School |
| Sec. of State | Nathan Virtue | Groton | Fitch High School |
| Treasurer | Paras Dodd | Hamden | Hamden High School |
| Comptroller | Charlie Joiner | Burlington | Lewis Mills High School |
| Atty. General | Teagan McNamee | Tolland | Tolland High School |
| Nationalist Party Chairman | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
| Federalist Party Chairman | Daniel Pichardo | Newington | Newington High School |
| Name | Hometown | School |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cavoli | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
| Alistair Haglund | Waterford | Waterford High School |
| Ernsly Joseph | New London | New London High School |
| Graham Kitchin | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
| Randy Liu | Woodbridge | Amity High School |
| Aengus Repeta | Bristol | Bristol Central High School |
| Deonte Williams | Hartford | Sports & Medical Sciences Academy |
| City | Name | Hometown | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polk | Liam Elliot | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
| Washington | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
| Town | Name | Hometown | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | Rylan Ricardo | Terryville | Terryville High School |
| Lincoln | Charlie Joiner | Burlington | Lewis Mills High School |
| Office | Name | Hometown | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate President Pro Tempore | Daniel Pichardo | Newington | Newington High School |
| Senate Clerk | Peter Ivanov | Orange | Hopkins School |
| Senate Majority Leader | Patrick O'Sullivan | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
| Senate Minority Leader | Edward Ansah | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
| Speaker of the House | Luke Deitelbaum | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
| House Clerk | Ryan Alahyari | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
| House Majority Leader | Arshaq Ahmed | Milford | Jonathan Law High School |
| House Minority Leader |
| Connell Award To the outstanding boy of 2023 Boys' State as voted by the delegates | Cy Pavlov | Trumbull | Trumbull High School |
| Francis Burke Redick Award For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Dylan Anctil | Newington | Newington High School |
| Eliot K. Burr Award For advancing religious aspect of program | Zachary MaCasland | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
| William Jordan Award For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Graham Kitchin | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
| J. Dean Spencer Award To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Ryan Alahyari | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
| Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | Luke Deitelbaum | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
| Benjamin Bamford Award To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Alistair Haglund | Waterford | Waterford High School |
| Harry R. Bartlett Award To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Gregory Bound | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
| Mary Alice Cameron Award To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Preston Guarda | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
| John R. Silvay Award To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Ernsly Joseph | New London | New London High School |
| Richard Wm. Anderson Award To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Paras Dodd | Hamden | Hamden High School |
| Robert Robbins Award To the boy whose dedication to the political process has helped to advance the ideal of American Government and the American Legion Boys State. | Liam Elliott | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
| Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Liam Elliott | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
| Samsung Scholarship | Noel Villepigue | Weston | Weston High School |
| Post 162 Awards To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adams | Akhil Manasani | South WIndsor HS |
| Lincoln | Charlie Joiner | Lewis Mills HS |
| Polk | Martin Fomin | Greenwich HS |
| Washington | Arshaq Ahmed | Jonathan Law HS |