2018 Award Winners
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Connor RiordanMatthew Vitarelli | ChesterBethel | Valley Regional High SchoolBethel High School |
Governor | Andy Tran | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Lt. Governor | Connor Riordan | Chester | Valley Regional High School |
Sec. of State | Matthew Vitarelli | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Treasurer | James Heavey | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Comptroller | Floyd Labbe | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Atty. General | Ryan McMurchy | Stamford | The Brunswick School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Michael Cerulli | Trumbull | Trumbull High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Mark Nelson | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Jeremy Foss | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Simone Lesci | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Mack Reynolds | West Hartford | Hall High School |
Eric Martin | Ridgefield | The Hopkins School |
Aidan Cooke | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Sadman Choudhury | Norwich | Norwich Free Academy |
William McCleery | North Haven | North Haven High School |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Garfield | Leo Westgard | Guilford | Guilford High School |
Polk | Nick Mangene | Southington | Southington High School |
Washington | Daniel Sullivan | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Zak Robushi | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Lincoln | Quinn Dallai | North Haven | North Haven High School |
Monroe | Andy Tran | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Tyler | Matt Vitarelli | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Javi Varas | Derby | Derby High School |
Senate Clerk | Jason Rickenbacher | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Senate Majority Leader | Dan Gaiewski | Groton | Fitch High School |
Senate Minority Leader | |||
Speaker of the House | Chris Maffuid | Colchester | Bacon Academy |
House Clerk | Taggart WeissGeorge Ahl | MonroeWestport | Masuk High SchoolStaples High School |
House Majority Leader | Ian Albreski | Avon | Avon High School |
House Minority Leader | Edgardo Cruz | Norwich | Norwich Tech |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2018 Boys' State | James Heavey | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Michael Cerulli | Trumbull | |
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program | Brennan O'Brien | Thompson | |
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Eric Martin | Ridgefield | The Hopkins School |
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Chris Maffruid | Colchester | Bacon Acaddemy |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | David Gao | Bristol | Bristol Central High School |
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Patrick Bellamy | Windsor Locks | |
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Javi Varas | Derby | Derby High School |
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Liam McDermott | Woodstock | Woodstock Academy |
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Willem Schuddeboom | Darien | |
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper | Rowan Thornton | Hartford | |
Richard Wm. Anderson 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 | Floyd Labbe | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Robert Robbins Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Patrick Sweeney | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Andy Tran | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Adams | Matthew Plourd | Newington |
Garfield | Christopher Fiore | Riverside |
Lincoln | George Demopoulos | Darien |
Monroe | Mark Nelson | Bethel |
Polk | Nicholas Mangene | Southington |
Tyler | Raymond Lucarelli | Naugatuck |
Washington | Jasper Coomey | Putnam |