2025 AWARD WINNERS
2025 Award Winners
Boys State 2025
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Jacoby FryShawn Carr | BristolHarwinton | Bristol Central HSLewis Mills HS |
Governor | Jacoby Fry | Bristol | Bristol Central HS |
Lt. Governor | Jerry Zhu | South Windsor | South Windsor HS |
Sec. of State | George Habshey | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Treasurer | Jack Woleck | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Bethel Highomptroller | Ben Romero | East Hampton | Xavier High School |
Atty. General | Will Walker | Weston | Weston High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Thomas Rodriguez | Monroe | Masuk High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Charles Golden | Darien | Darien High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Jake Shufro | Westport | Staples High School |
Jayden Gordon | Glastonbury | Glastonbury HS |
David Jacoby | Madison | Daniel Hand HS |
Aiden Burrus | Portland | Portland High School |
Jacob Glowa | Burlington | Lewis Mills High School |
Ethan Legg | East Lyme | East Lyme High School |
Henry Graham | Greenwich | The Brunswick School |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Polk | Philip Korzinski | Wethersfield | Wethersfield HS |
Washington | Eli Elias | Shelton | Shelton High School |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Matthew Randall | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Lincoln | James Zaccagnini | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Gabriel Elezaj | Riverside | Greenwich HS |
Senate Clerk | Rocco Paolino | Bristol | Bristol Central HS |
Senate Majority Leader | Riya Pooskur | Monroe | Masuk High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Katie Vigilante | Milford | Foran High School |
Speaker of the House | Elijah Wright | Bethel | Bethel High School |
House Clerk | Angela Bai | Greenwich | Greenwich HS |
House Majority Leader | Flint Erickson | Southbury | Pomperaug HS |
House Minority Leader | Natalie Sliwka | Lewis Mills HS |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the outstanding boy of 2025 Boys' State as voted by the delegates | Jacoby Fry | Bristol | Bristol Central HS |
Francis Burke Redick AwardFor advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Thomas Rodriguez | Monroe | Masuk High School |
Eliot K. Burr AwardFor advancing religious aspect of program | Sofia Magruder-Castro | ||
William Jordan AwardFor advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Philip Korsinski | Wethersfield | Wethersfield HS |
J. Dean Spencer AwardTo the outstanding individual in the legislative program | Angela Bai | Greenwich | Greenwich HS |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. AwardTo the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | Gabriel Elezaj | Riverside | Greenwich HS |
Benjamin Bamford AwardTo the individual who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Rocco Paolino | Bristol | Bristol Central HS |
Harry R. Bartlett AwardTo the individual who is outstanding in the senate | David Jacoby | Madison | Daniel Hand HS |
Mary Alice Cameron AwardTo the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Alex Seltzer | Waterford | Waterford HS |
John R. Silvay AwardTo the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Massimo Sirgado | Oxford | Oxford High School |
Richard Wm. Anderson AwardTo the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Aiden Burrus | Portland | Portland High School |
Robert Robbins AwardTo the boy whose dedication to the political process has helped to advance the ideal of American Government and the American Legion Boys State. | Will Walker | Weston | Weston High School |
National Guard Award | Glenn Killion | Bristol | Bristol Eastern High School |
Ryan Adams Memorial ScholarshipTo the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Jack Woleck | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Samsung Scholarship | Jackson Ray | Bristol | Bristol Central HS |
Post 162 AwardsTo the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Adams | Chase Kinton | Woodbridge |
Lincoln | Finn Barry | Madison |
Polk | John Simpson | East Hartford |
Washington | Eli Elias | Shelton |