2016 Award Winners
Boys State 2016
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Earl de los SantosAaron Jaffe | BrookfieldGreenwich | Brookfield High SchoolGreenwich High School |
Governor | Tyler Werner | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Lt. Governor | Earl de los Santos | Brookfield | Brookfield High School |
Sec. of State | Alexander Schnur | Cos Cob | Greenwich High School |
Treasurer | Joshua Verdejo | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Comptroller | Alex Ercolani | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Atty. General | Maxwell Turgeon | Newington | Newington High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Alan Bensen | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Jaylen Leon | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Allen Haugh | Farmington | Farmington High School |
Tom Arbeiter | Ellington | Ellington High School |
Vincent DeFosche | Manchester | Cheney Tech |
William Andriola | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Hugo Barillon | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Matthew Johnson | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Ryan Tirocchi | Lisbon | Norwich Free Academy |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Garfield | Kyle Kuhn | Madison | Daniel Hand |
Madison | Jack Kulesh | Greenwich | Brunswick School |
Tyler | Tyler Werner | Shelton | Shelton High School |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Chris Cavanaugh | Monroe | Masuk High School |
Hayes | Chris Joyce | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Lincoln | Jacob Hoenig | Harwinton | Lewis S. Mills High School |
Monroe | Jack Eichen | Washington | The Hotchkiss School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Ben Rossi | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Senate Clerk | Ryan Witter | Farmington | Farmington High School |
Senate Majority Leader | Matt Zancewicz | Milford | Jonathan Law High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Avhishek Singoa | Hamden | Hamden High School |
Speaker of the House | Pat Sconzo | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
House Clerk | Jamiy Burey | Shelton | Shelton High School |
House Majority Leader | Charles Perosino | Tolland | Tolland High School |
House Minority Leader | Jim Stacy | Bethany | Fairfield Prep |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2016 Boys' State | Zachary Purdue | Enfield | Metropolitan Learning Center |
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Allen Bensen | Shelton | Shelton HIgh School |
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program | Zachary Deptula | Shelton | Shelton High School |
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Syed Chowdhury | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Pat Sconzo | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | George Pavlakis | Avon | Avon High School |
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Jack Eichen | Washington | The Hotchkiss School |
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Ben Rossi | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Jacob Leidke | Seymour | Seymour High School |
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Allen Haugh | Farmington | Farmington High School |
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper | Evan Ortiz | North Haven | North Haven High School |
Robert M. 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 | Alex Schnur | Cos Cob | Greenwich High School |
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation in debate and political discourse has advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Alex Ercolani | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Tyler Werner | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Adams | Zane Bouregy | Centerbrook |
Garfield | Jordan Silva | Southington |
Hayes | Joshua Verdejo | Ridgefield |
Lincoln | Nathaniel Steen | Greenwich |
Madison | John Kulesh | Riverside |
Monroe | Craig Montemurlo | Windsor Locks |
Tyler | Jaylen Leon | Shelton |