2017 Award Winners
Boys State 2017
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Daniel MeaneyDiego Jasson | EllingtonGreenwich | Ellington High SchoolGreenwich High School |
Governor | John Zapata | Southington | Southington High School |
Lt. Governor | Daniel Meaney | Ellington | Ellington High School |
Sec. of State | Isaac Bates | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Treasurer | Ryan Lai | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Comptroller | John Burnett | Ledyard | New London High School |
Atty. General | Brian Goggin | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Tyler Peruta | Southington | Southington High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Max Cumming | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Sean Rescsanski | Milford | Platt Tech |
Zachary Briggs | Stafford Springs | Stafford High School |
Elliott Dupont | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Noah Gee | Suffield | Suffield High School |
Gabriel Dombrowski | Berlin | |
J. B Blood | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Max Cumming | Ridgefield | Ridgefield High School |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Jefferson | Nick Cote | Bristol | Bristol Eastern |
Madison | Elliott Dupont | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Polk | Diego Jasson | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Washington | Abhi Goyal | South Windsor | East Catholic High School |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Hayes | Nick Smith | Brooklyn | Woodstock Academy |
Lincoln | Mason LaFlam | Lebanon | Lyman Memorial |
Tyler | Christopher Dionne | Burlington | St. Paul Catholic High School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Patrick Burland | Woodbridge | Amity High School |
Senate Clerk | Andre Kish | Guilford | Guilford High School |
Senate Majority Leader | Isaac Bates | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Brian Goggin | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Speaker of the House | Tim Carter | Greenwich | Brunswick School |
House Clerk | Henry Cerneck | Southbury | Pomperaug High School |
House Majority Leader | Adam Choquette | New Hartford | Northwestern Regional |
House Minority Leader | Zach Austin | New Hartford | Northwestern Regional |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2017 Boys' State | Conrad French | East Lyme | |
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Abishek Malani | Glastonbury | |
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program | Noah Lisle | Avon | |
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Brian Goggin | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Henry Cerneck | Southbury | Pomperaug High School |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | Mattheus Xavier | Bethel | |
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Blake Edwards | Pawcatuck | |
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Patrick Burland | Woodbridge | Amity High School |
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Griffin Cox | South Windsor | |
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Sean Rescsanski | Milford | Platt Tech |
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper | Andre Kish | Guilford | Guilford 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 | Carter Ward | North Stonington | |
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and perseverance through adversity has advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Max Cumming | Ridgefield | Ridgefield HIgh School |
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Tyler Peruta | Southington | Southington High School |
Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Hayes | Nicholas Snith | Brooklyn |
Jefferson | Austin Moore | Avon |
Lincoln | John Zapata | Southington |
Madison | Elliott Dupont | Naugatuck |
Polk | Max Bartlett | Seymour |
Tyler | Jamie Santiago | Enfield |
Washington | Abhi Goyal | South Windsor |