MANCHESTER – A new highlight of the 2023 edition of CelebratED MHT, held on Saturday, was the Game Changers awards, which were presented to students and staff from across Manchester School District.
Each school was able to select its own Game Changers, a recognition of those who go above and beyond every day. Winners were presented with a special certificate on stage during the CelebratED MHT festivities at Veterans' Park. Congratulations to all of these incredibly deserving students and staff.
Here is the full list of 2023 Game Changers:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Bakersville
Students: Oliver Stilphen and Lily Kinyanjui
Staff: Melissa Sutherland, Alison Arnieri and Angela Berg
Beech Street
Students: Alian Fernandez
Staff: Cara Freitas and Margaret Harrington
Gossler Park
Students: Sabrina Giles and Mailyn Bonilla
Staff: Stephanie Emmons, Erin Kilrain and Carrie Sawyer
Green Acres
Students: Faith Penedum Adum and Thomas Morril
Staff: Lynn Labelle and Lee Rivard
Highland-Goffe’s Falls
Students: Robotics
Staff: Kerstin Dumas and Kryslin Shields
Jewett Street
Students: Brook Marquis and Thai Ngo
Staff: Angela Johnson and Katelyn Schaffer
McDonough
Students: Milfuelle Lahr, Hamdi Abdi and Jeremiah Simpson
Staff: Christy Burke, Elisabeth Hood and Erin Tremblay
Northwest
Staff: Deb Todd, Suzanne Fraher and Jennifer Gagnon
Parker-Varney
Students: Jeremiah Rogers
Staff: Sara Basbas and Kelly Chaisson
Smyth Road
Students: Nathan Steadman and Solana Spooner
Staff: Cassie Pepler and Laurie Pasqual
Webster
Students: Kaylin Ianuzzi and Aiah Ibrahim
Staff: Michael Torgersen and Kristen Beakey
Weston
Staff: Linda Malo and Marguerite Hopey
Wilson
Staff: Julie Cusano and Alison Scheajbe
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Hillside
Students: Allison Becker and Matthew Apollo
Staff: Cami Eckhardt, Linda Zapora and Cecilia Scheinman
McLaughlin
Students: Aaliyah Gumaa, Oziel Lugo Villeda and Cleo Warner
Staff: Abbey Watson, Kevin Tilson and Marie Trnka
Parkside
Students: Trystan Zukovic, Roselynn Whitley and Timmy Asebioyo
Staff: Lucy Weathers, Kerry Tripp and Paulina Castillo
Southside
Staff: Jessica Lazzar, Maegan Hoberman and Emily Schiebout
HIGH SCHOOL
Central
Students: Serenity Newton
Staff: Janet Scarafile and Sheila Droney
Memorial
Students: Dallas Tripp, Torle Adumene and Bradey DeBlois
Staff: Bill Petersen, Annie DeWitt and Dave Bailey
MST
Students: Sezar Faraj, Josselyn Ascencio and John Alade
Staff: Jessica Weiss, Scott Lawlor and Jennifer Jenkins
West
Students: Jenna Graf and Carina Richard
Staff: Dario Rodriguez, Renee Littlefield and Marybeth Arnieri