2019 Award Winners
Boys State 2019
Office Holders
State Officials
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Boys Nation Senators | Toby HirschRyan Dudley | GreenwichBethel | Greenwich High SchoolBethel High School |
Governor | Tobin Hirsch | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Lt. Governor | Ryan Dudley | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Sec. of State | Andrew Lou | Cheshire | Cheshire High School |
Treasurer | Jacob Collette | Terryville | Terryville High School |
Comptroller | William Wallace | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Atty. General | David Nisti | Shelton | Shelton High School |
Nationalist Party Chairman | Logan Williams | Bristol | Bristol Central High School |
Federalist Party Chairman | Johnathan Bell | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Boys State Supreme Court
Name | Hometown | School |
Eli Wizevich | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Henry Vanase | Norwich | NFA |
Mark Petrosky | Bristol | Bristol Central High School |
Taylor Chen | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Spencer Maher | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Davis Shattan | New Canaan | The King School |
Nick Dowling | Wyomissing PA | |
Christian Shlebowski | Somers | Somers High School |
Emil Perdue | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Mayors
City | Name | Hometown | School |
Garfield | Camden Blumber | Guilford | Guilford High School |
Hayes | Liam Flaherty | Ridgefield | Ridgefeild High School |
Jefferson | Tobin Hirsch | Greenwich | Greenwich High School |
Madison | Douglas Newton | Brooklyn |
First Selectmen
Town | Name | Hometown | School |
Adams | Davis Shattan | New Canaan | The King School |
Lincoln | Jeremy Capobianco | Southington | Southington High School |
Tyler | Isaac Lerner | Madison | Daniel Hand High School |
Boys' State Legislative Leaders
Office | Name | Hometown | School |
Senate President Pro Tempore | Aayush Chopra | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Senate Clerk | Jeeva Shunmugaraja | South Windsor | South Windsor High School |
Senate Majority Leader | Harry Honig | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
Senate Minority Leader | Alex Manasoiu | Naugatuck | Naugatuck High School |
Speaker of the House | Kevin Kent | West Chetser, PA | Rustin High School |
House Clerk | Romir Raj | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
House Majority Leader | |||
House Minority Leader | Julius Shieh | Avon | Avon High School |
Boys' State Awards
Connell AwardTo the oustanding boy of 2019 Boys' State | Jonathan Bell | Glastonbury | Glastonbury High School |
Francis Burke Redick Award
For advancement in Parliamentary Procedure | Julius Sheih | Avon | Avon High School |
Eliot K. Burr Award
For advancing religious aspect of program | Anthony Silvia | Norwich | NFA |
William Jordan Award
For advancing spirit of 'Semper Fi' | Jeremy Capobianco | Southington | Southington High School |
J. Dean Spencer Award
To the outstanding boy in the legislative program | Kent Place | Niantic | East Lyme High School |
Joseph W. Tarrant, Jr. Award
To the boy who best typifies the spirit of selflesness inherent in voluntary principles | Jacob Collette | Terryville | Terryville High School |
Benjamin Bamford Award
To the boy who demonstrates qualities of good citizenship through voluntary participation | Ted Smith | Stratford | |
Harry R. Bartlett Award
To the boy who is outstanding in the senate | Harry Honig | Harwinton | Lewis Mills High School |
Mary Alice Cameron Award
To the boy who adheres to the highest political principles and ideals | Aidan Caron | Ellington | Ellington High School |
John R. Silvay Award
To the boy who contributes most to the law and order program | Cameron Irrizarry | Marlborough | RHAM High School |
Fred Stockman Award
To the boy who contributes most to the Boys' State newspaper | John Casey | Mystic | Stonington High School |
Richard Wm. Anderson Award
To the boy whose enthusiastic participation and dedication have advanced the principles that make for a good democracy. | Logan Williams | Bristol | Bristol Central 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. | John Zehr | West Hartford | Conard High School |
Ryan Adams Memorial Scholarship
To the alternate delegate to Boys Nation | Jonathan Eaton | Bethel | Bethel High School |
Post 162 Awards
To the outstanding individual in each city or town | ||
Adams | Davis Shattan | New Canaan |
Garfield | Aayush Chopra | Glastonbury |
Hayes | Liam Flaherty | Ridgefield |
Lincoln | Dominic Rowland | Bristol |
Jefferson | Eli Wizevich | West Hartford |
Madison | Taaseen Khan | Shelton |
Tyler | Isaac Lerner | Madison |