Our School

On Thursday, May 14, 2026, Holy Cross High School proudly hosted its annual Honors Convocation, celebrating the exceptional accomplishments of our students. During the ceremony, students were recognized for their academic excellence through the presentation of honor awards and scholarships, reflecting their hard work, commitment, and achievement throughout the year.

The evening also marked the induction of students into the 2026–2027 National Honor Society, as well as the Spanish Honor Society and Italian Honor Society.

Holy Cross was honored to welcome families and loved ones to share in this memorable celebration. Congratulations to all of our students on their dedication, perseverance, and well-deserved success!

Watch the full ceremony below:

List of Award Winners, Scholarship Recipients & National Honor Society Inductees

Theology

Introduction to Scripture: Quinn Brophy

Christian Morality: Dyllon Gray

Catholic Social Teaching/Church History: Danei Pittman

Particles of Faith/Ethics: Gianna Purcaro

Theology Medal of Honor: John Petrokaitis

Art

Studio Art: Ella Indira Charles

Studio Art: Oleksandra Petryshyn

Drawing & Design: Isabella Guzman

Painting: Virginia Akide Ndunge

Sculpture: Victoria Rosado

Art Exploration: Alina Rodriguez Echevarria

AP Studio Art: Erin Barry

Painting II: Kaylee Perry

The Janet L Maher Awards for Excellence in Art:

• 1st place: Erin Barry
• 2nd place: Rayne Washington
• 3rd place: Victoria Rosado
• Honorable mention: Isabella Guzman

The Friends of Wyatt Poster and Art Contest:

• 1st place: Rayne Washington
• 2nd place: Virginia Akide Ndunge

English

English I Honors: Quinn Brophy

English I Honors: Mia Longo

Advanced English I: Brianna Moore

Advanced English I: Oleksandra Petryshyn

English II Honors: Dyllon Gray

Advanced English II: Vincent Giampetruzzi

AP Language and Composition: Giuliana Silva

English 11 Honors: Victoria DiMatteo

Advanced English 11 CP: Brianna Mowad

AP Literature and Composition: Christopher Cugliari

English 12 Honors: Anthony Laribee

Advanced English IV: Benjamin Serenson

English ECE: Lillian Torrance

English Medal of Honor: Gianna Purcaro

World Languages

Italian I: Asia Ho-Sue

Advanced Italian II: Giuliana Silva

Advanced Italian III: Brooklyn Leary

Advanced Italian III: Maria Baraviera

Advanced Italian IV: Nina DelPriore

ECE Italian I: Iris Hysenllari

ECE Italian II: Antonella Livolsi

Spanish I: Brianna Moore

Conversational Spanish 1: Aiyana Bartelle

Spanish 2 Honors: Leah Aybar-Saravia

Advanced Spanish 2: Dyllon Gray

Advanced Spanish 2: Rylee Gray

Conversational Spanish 2: Alana Rodgers

Spanish 3 Honors: Devin Cavanagh

Spanish 3 Honors: Christopher Cugliari

Advanced Spanish 3: Thomas Cruess

Spanish 4 Honors: Maria Bueno

Spanish 4 Honors: Nicholas Martinez-Miranda

Advanced Spanish 4: Lauren Fischer

Italian Medal of Honor: Virginia Akide Ndunge

Spanish Medal of Honor: Bella Henao

Heath & Wellness

Health Freshman: Quinn Brophy

Health Freshman: Brianna Moore

Health Freshman: Domenic DeFranzo

Health Freshman: Benjamin LaTorraca

Health Sophomore: Rylee Gray

Health Sophomore: Maggie Mulla

Health Sophomore: Tyler Inman

Health Sophomore: Dominik Sudol

Physical Education Freshman: Peyton Gray

Physical Education Freshman: Tyler Casey

Physical Education Freshman: Sean Holland

Physical Education Sophomore: Nora Grealis

Physical Education Sophomore: Tavis Currier

Mathematics

Algebra I Honors: Benjamin LaTorraca

Advanced Algebra I: Quinn Brophy

Algebra I CPA: Ronan Cavanagh

Geometry Honors: Dyllon Gray

Advanced Geometry: Sadie Villa

Geometry CPA: CarlyMay Kerrigan

Algebra 2 Honors: Dyllon Gray

Advanced Algebra 2: Meghan Donnelly

Algebra 2 CPA: William Mulhall

Advanced Pre-Calculus: Aiden Brown

Honors Pre-Calculus: Aniyah Miller

AP Pre-Calculus: Devin Cavanagh

Advanced Statistics: Savannah Skipwith

AP Statistics; Joshua Oun

Honor Calculus: Lily Dardis

AP Calculus: Mia Shaker

Mathematics IV Medal of Honor: Mia Shaker

Mathematics Medal of Honor: Lillian Torrance

Science

Biology Honors: Jacob Planeta

Advanced Biology: Ethan Krok

Biology CPA: Ronan Cavanagh

Honors Chemistry: Dyllon Gray

Advanced Chemistry: Nellina DaSilva

Chemistry CP A: Michael Hoxhallari

Honors Environmental Science: Giuliana Silva

Earth Science: Nina DelPriore

Physics Honors: Devin Cavanagh

Advanced Physics: Mikayla Robinson

Advanced Explorations in Science: Carlos Poveda-Sanabria

Human Anatomy & Physiology Honors: Mia Shaker

Advanced Human Anatomy & Physiology: Cheyenne Burgess

Neuroscience Honors: Nicholas Martinez-Miranda

Advanced Neuroscience: Mikayla Robinson

ECE Physics: Lillian Torrance

ECE Biology: Mia Shaker

Psychology AP: Reese McGarrity

Psychology Honors: Anthony Laribee

Advanced Psychology: Mari Berardis

Physical Science Medal of Honor: Gianna Purcaro

Biology Medal of Honor: Lillian Torrance

Social Studies

World History I Honors: Domenic DeFranzo

Advanced World History I: Oleksandra Petryshyn

World History AP: Giuliana Silva

World History II Honors: Brooklyn Leary

Advanced World History II: Annie Curran

U.S. History AP: Christopher Cugliari

U.S. History Honors: Devin Cavanagh

Advanced U.S. History: Anthony Ruffini

Honors Political Science: Danny Prodani

American Government and Issues: Anthony Laribee

Introduction to Criminal Justice: Addison Sonsini

Social Studies Medal of Honor: Anthony Laribee

Technology & Business

ECE Economics: Reese McGarrity

ECE Economics: Gianna Purcaro

Economics: Milana D’Amelio

Sports Entertainment and Marketing: Michael Rosario

Sports Entertainment and Marketing: Quinn Barry

Overview of Business: Ruoxi Zeng

Overview of Business: Gina Barry

Accounting I: Matthew Collins, Jr.

Accounting I: William Mulhall

Accounting II  John Petrokaitis

Personal Finance: Erin Barry

Photoshop: Alina Rodriguez-Echevarria

Photoshop: Laila Daniels

Graphic Design I: Jacob Palenta

Intro to Adobe Creative: Tobias Graeff

Creator Studio: Isabella Oliver

Music

Beginner Piano: Asia Ho-Sue

Advanced Piano: Gionel Santiago

ECE Music: Cheyenne Burgess

Freshmen Band: Christian Sosa

Freshmen Choir: Mia Longo

Sophomore Band: Connor Hodgkins

Sophomore Choir: Brooklyn Leary

Junior Band: Gabrielle Basse

Junior Choir: Alana Ingram

Four-Year Choir Award: Emma Bugnacki

Counseling Awards & Scholarships

Harvard College Book Award: Christopher Cugliari

Yale University Book Award: Devin Cavanagh

Lemoyne College Book Award: Maria Bueno

The Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Community Engagement: Riya Thomas & David Mecca

St. Joseph’s College of Maine Book Award: Mikayla Robinson

The Bowdoin College Book Award: Danei Pittman

The Sacred Heart University Book Award: Sabrina Egan

The Hobart and William Smith Book Award: Reia Prevalla

The Citizen Scholar Book Award: Robert Schnaars

The Stonehill College Book Award: Victoria DiMatteo

The Endicott College Book Award: Ava DePaulo

The Post University Presidential Book Award: Joshua Oun

The Suffolk University Book Award: Thomas Cruess

The Worcester Polytechnic Institute Innovation Award: Surya Thapa

The George Eastman - Young Leaders Award: Danei Pittman

The Rochester Institute of Technology Awards for Excellence in:

• Art & Design: Meghan Donnelly
• Business & Leadership: Nicholas Martinez-Miranda
• Humanities & Social Sciences: Christopher Cugliari
• Science & Mathematics: David Mecca
• Engineering & Technology: Reia Prevalla

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal: Devin Cavanagh

Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizens Program & Scholarship: John Petrokaitis

The United Nations Association of the USA and InnerView Community Service Impact Awards: Brianna Mowad

Breaking The Barriers Essay Contest:

• First Place: Ariana Sims
• Second Place: Alina Sims
• Third Place: Rayne Washington

The Red Cross Scholarship: Mia Shaker

Waterbury Promise Scholarship: Arianna Berrios, Ardi Beshi, Anthony Cammarasana, Kylie Dennis, Ashton Gilbert, Bella Henao, Jeancarlos Hernandez, John Lacush, Anthony Laribee, Antonella Livolsi, Tylon Lott,

Marley Mestek, Jazlyn Muniz, Tiago Oliveira, Tyler Onze, Gianna Palladino, Anastasia Papanicolaou, Carlos Poveda-Sanabria, Danny Prodani, Alina Rodriguez Echevarria, Michael Rosario, Camden Sannasi, Lucielia Sevelowitz, Giovanni Velez, Kylie Villa & Evin Williams

The Paul Flowers Psychology Award: Aidan Brown

The Edmond M. Hanley Memorial Scholarship: Ray O’Connell

The Agatha M. Hanley Scholarship: Jaslynn Hill

The Florence H. Hanley Memorial Scholarship: Mia Shaker

The Charles Martin Hanley Scholarship: Lillian Torrance

The James T. Galvin Scholarship: Erin Barry

The Rose Pannoni Scholarship: John Petrokaitis

The Melissa M. Garbukas ’86 Memorial Scholarship: Serafina Wojcik

The Jennie Kilmartin Scholarship: Reese McGarrity, Antonella Livolsi

The William "Bill" Good '82 Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Holland

The Angelo Farisello Memorial Scholarship: Gianna Purcaro, Timothy McGrath

The Benjamin P. March Class of ’98 Scholarship: William Barnes

The Connecticut Association of Schools High School Fine Arts Award: Erin Barry, Victoria Rosado

The Connecticut Association of Schools Scholar Athlete Award: Reese McGarrity, John Petrokaitis

The Margaret Leger Crusader Award: John Petrokaitis, Gina Barry

Athlete of the Year Award: Kylie Dennis, Dae’Sean Graves

The John T. Wisneski, Jr., MD ’73 Valedictorian Scholarship: Lillian Torrance

The Spanish Honor Society (Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica La Cruz Chapter): Samoi Bryan, Hope Murray, Devin Cavanagh, Joshua Oun, Thomas Cruess, Cole Phelan, Christopher Cugliari, Danei Pittman, Victoria DiMatteo, Reia Prevalla, Meghan Donnelly, Elizabeth Pronovost, Terrell Inabinett, Savanna Quinn, Kadence McDivitt, Julianna Razza, David Mecca, Robert Schnaars, Aniyah Miller. Surya Thapa. Riya Thomas. Jenna Cronan & Kylie Villa

The Italian Honor Society (Societa Onoraria Italica Mother Cabrini Chapter):  Johnny Da Silva, Jayda Priester, Sofia Alonzo, Maria Baraviera, Giselle Berberi, Brooklyn Leary, Chase Morin, Madeline Saunders, & Sofia Tata

The 2026-2027 National Honor Society: Sofia Alonzo, Daniella Alvarez-Rivera, Gabrielle Basse, Giselle Berberi, Leah Brenneman, Maria Bueno, Luciana Calderon, Devin Cavanagh, Ryan Clapes, Jenna Cronan, Thomas Cruess, Christopher Cugliari, Ava DePaulo, Victoria DiMatteo, Meghan Donnelly, Sabrina Egan, Riley Fenn, Alana Ingram, Brady Lombardo, Sonia Magalhaes, Makayla Malagutti, Nicholas Martinez-Miranda, David Mecca, Aniyah Miller, Amelia Mowad, Brianna Mowad, Hope Murray, Whitney Olsen, Joshua Oun, Cole Phelan, Danei Pittman, Reia Prevalla, Jayda Priester, Julianna Razza, Mikayla Robinson, Madeline Saunders, Robert Schnaars, Ariana Sims, Addison Sonsini, Sofia Tata, Surya Thapa, Riya Thomas, Anthony Vasilakos & Ruoxi Zeng