2026 Awards

Performing Arts Awards presented May 7th

Congratulations to all the students recognized and the class of 2026! If you are named below and didn’t attend the event, your award is being held by your ensemble director.

Ensemble Officers and Special Awards

Outstanding Service and Contribution: This award recognizes a student who has gone above and beyond in supporting the program through leadership, reliability, and meaningful involvement.

Superior Musicianship: This award recognizes a student who consistently demonstrates a high level of musical skill, artistry, and understanding in performance and rehearsal.

CHOIRS

Co-Presidents

Mikayla Boucher
Nelson Dos Santos Neto
Nathan Johnson
Aanchal Karthik

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Freshman Choir

Maya Avellaneda
Corwin Mulryan

Superior Musicianship in the Freshman Choir

Abigail Miwanda
Ivana Wu

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Chamber Choir

Camille Trombley
Francesco Villani

Superior Musicianship in the Chamber Choir

Amelia Parmenter
Narayan Sriram

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Mixed Choir

Kayden Fiske
Nathan Dziura

Superior Musicianship in the Mixed Choir

Annie DeFalco
Callan Fitch

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Treble Choir

Elle Carriveau
Diya Gupta

Superior Musicianship in the Treble Choir

Aditi Jayendran
Namita Sikharam

THEATER

For Outstanding Artistic Achievement in Acting

Recognizes a performer who demonstrates exceptional skill, depth, and authenticity in a play.

Annie DeFalco
Callan Fitch
Evelyn Karas
Abby Miwanda

Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Musical

Recognizes a performer who excels in integrating acting, singing, and movement in a musical production.

Desmond Candelmo
Jesyani Diaz
Nathan Dziura
Ethan Griswold
Will Lawlor

For Outstanding Artistic Achievement in an Ensemble

Recognizes a performer whose work strengthens the ensemble and enhances the overall storytelling of the production.

Olivia Asumeng
Eduardo Ardon Ceciliano
Evie Heske
Miriam Lisin
Aiko Tanaka

For Outstanding Dramatic Spirit and Discipline

Recognizes a student who consistently demonstrates focus, commitment, and a strong work ethic throughout the production process.

Graham Liporto
Francesco Villani

Outstanding Service and Contribution in a Production

Recognizes a student who supports the success of a production in any capacity.

Arthur Duru
Nathan Johnson
Logan Kilham
Mia Mulvena
Charlie Parementer

Outstanding Leadership in Theatre

Recognizes a student who leads by example and supports peers.

Sofia Young
Alma Zielinski

Outstanding Technical Excellence in Theatre

Recognizes a student who demonstrates exceptional skill, creativity, and precision in technical theatre.

Daniel Dros
Tucker Gray

BANDS

Band Co-Presidents

Ben Manning
Ethan Moriyama Passini
Matthew Feldman

United Sound Co-Presidents

Aarini Kartik
Marlena Powers
Ben Manning

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Concert Band

Joceline Boulay
Jackson Luke

Superior Musicianship in the Concert Band

Alexander Mills
Jaya Surya Gopisetty

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Wind Ensemble

Desmond Nichols
Lauren Dranchak

Superior Musicianship in the Wind Ensemble

Vidyut Kartik
Sophia Kunsch

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Jazz Band

Pratham Pai
Sidharth Sivaramakrishnan

Superior Musicianship in the Jazz Band

William Flynn
Rishi Srinivasan

ORCHESTRAS

Orchestra Co-Presidents

Emily Chow
Marlena Powers
Lillian Wen

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Concert Orchestra

Miriam Lisin
Saanvi Dondapati

Superior Musicianship in the Concert Orchestra

Joanna Ma
Alex Keith

Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Chamber Orchestra

Anna Menyalkin
Angelina Tie

Superior Musicianship in the Chamber Orchestra

Dan Horio
Cecilia Quintero Johnson

Tri-M Honor Society

Tri-M is an international music honor society that recognizes students for their scholarship, leadership, service, and commitment to music. Our Tri-M students play an important role in supporting events and helping this program run throughout the school year.

President

Agniya Katsman

Vice President

Miriam Lisin

Secretary

William Flynn

Treasurer

Dan Horio

Outstanding Service for Tri-M

Luisa Reyes

Music Festivals

Each year, music students have the opportunity to audition for the Junior and Senior Central District festivals as well as the All State Festival. Students in grades 7 through 9 are eligible for Junior Central District, and students in grades 9 through 12 may audition for Senior Central District. Based on their scores, some of these students were also recommended to audition for the All-State Festival.

Chorus

Senior Central District Chorus

Jacob Chacko
Abby Dros
Callan Fitch
Maia Jones
Graham Liporto
Corwin Mulryan
Shriram Shenoy
Pratap Srivastava

All-State Chorus

Maya Avellaneda
Saina Mujumdar
Amelia Parmenter
Tanvi Reddy
Namita Sikharam
Ivana Wu
Johan Binoy
Sreshta Dittakavi
Ethan Griswold
Charlotte Siebels
Narayan Sriram

Band

Junior Central District Band

Keerthi Swaminathan

Senior Central District Band

Vaibhav Gaddipati
Aarini Kartik
Vidyut Kartik
Ben Manning
Sidharth Sivaramakrishnan
Rishi Srinivasan
Skye Tuttle
Jeffrey Zheng
Lillian Zhou

All-State Band

Chong-Hyun Kim
Ethan Kim
Sophie Kunsch
Pratham Pai
Noah Sulminski
Tony Yang

Orchestra

Junior Central District Orchestra

Varsha Veedgav

Senior Central District Orchestra

Emily Chow
Aaron Griffith
Robert Hoover
Natalie Kanter
Alex Keith
Anna Menyalkin
Joseph Peng
Nishta Raghu
Adhav Ramprasad
Luisa Reyes
Luca Rodriguez
Noa Tatiefang
Reyansh Vignesh
Joseph Wu
Eric Xiao
Irene Xu
William Zhang
Helen Zuo

All-State Orchestra

Dan Horio
Eamon O’Connor
Cecilia Quintero Johnson
Angelina Tie

National Music Awards

National Choral Award

The National Choral Award is presented in recognition of singular merit, ability, and achievement of outstanding contribution to the success of the Shrewsbury High School vocal program. These individuals have demonstrated an unusual degree of loyalty, cooperation, and high quality of conduct, by the general consent of the music faculty, school officials, and others.

Aadarsh Balakrishnan
Tanvi Reddy

John Philip Sousa Band Award

The John Philip Sousa Band Award recognizes outstanding contribution, achievement, and interest in instrumental music, and for singular merit in loyalty, cooperation, and displaying these qualities of conduct that instrumental music requires.

Arthur Duru
Noah Sulminski

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

The Louis Armstrong Jazz Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an instrumentalist in the field of jazz, as demonstrated through superior musicianship, character, and individual creativity.

Tony Yang

National Orchestra Award

The National Orchestra Award is presented in recognition of singular merit and outstanding contribution to the success of the school orchestra, for displaying an unusual degree of loyalty and cooperation, and for exemplifying that high standard of conduct that is the aim of the school instrumental program.

Alexander Ng
Luisa Reyes

Annual Theatre Awards

Excellence in the Dramatic Arts Award

The Excellence in the Dramatic Arts Award recognizes outstanding contributions of talent and commitment toward the success of dramatic theatre at Shrewsbury High School. These individuals have consistently exhibited a commendable degree of diligence and sensitivity while presenting performances of high quality.

Nathan Dziura

Excellence in Musical Theatre Award

The Excellence in Musical Theatre Award honors outstanding contributions of talent and commitment toward the success of musical theatre at Shrewsbury High School. These performances have consistently exhibited a commendable degree of diligence and sensitivity while presenting performances of high quality.

Ruby Donnelly

Department Awards

Louis J. Vella Music Award

Each year, the Department presents an award in honor of Louis J. Vella, who was a music educator and the director of music at Shrewsbury High from 1955 to 1992.
The Louis J. Vella Award honors a student who exemplifies the spirit of Shrewsbury’s Performing Arts program. Louis Vella dedicated decades to building a strong, vibrant performing arts community, connecting school and local music, and fostering opportunities for students to grow as musicians and collaborators. This award recognizes a student who, through dedication, leadership, and contribution to the program, carries forward that same commitment to excellence and community.

Aarini Kartik

Director’s Award

The Director’s Award was created to recognize an exemplary Performing Arts student and their contribution to the Shrewsbury High School Performing Arts Program.

In order to receive this award, a student must meet the selection criteria, be nominated by a Performing Arts teacher, and be unanimously accepted by all department members.

The student must meet at least 4 of the following criterion:

Be an active participant in a variety of performing arts activities at Shrewsbury High School.
Demonstrate exceptional musical or theatrical ability through department-sponsored performances.
Show sustained commitment to the Performing Arts program throughout their time at Shrewsbury High School.
Maintain a professional attitude, strong preparation, and reliability during rehearsals and performances.
Demonstrate leadership and a positive influence within the Performing Arts community.
Represent the Performing Arts Department with integrity and be a member in good standing within the school community.

Ben Manning

Scholarships

Ralph Metcalf Scholarship

Aarini Karthik

Phil Koziara Scholarship

Elizabeth Sudnik

Myrtle Young Scholarship

Miriam Lisin

Bonnie Narcisi Scholarship

Luisa Reyes

Thomas O’Toole Scholarship

Nelson Dos Santos Neto

Dorothy Bell Scholarship

Lucy Rajwani
Cristian Salvan

Kathleen Viscardi Scholarship

Nathan Johnson
Tanvi Reddy

Jack Feldheimer Scholarship

Benjamin Manning

Seniors

Chorus Seniors

Sophia Anderson
Kayla Bailey
Aadarsh Balakrishnan
Mikayla Boucher
Jacob Callahan
Nicholas Claros
Ruby Donnelly
Nelson Dos Santos Neto
Nathan Dziura
Callan Fitch
Jacqueline Gonzalez Jaramillo
Tucker Gray
Felix Gregory
Ivana Gurivindapalli
Connor Hannah
Nathan Johnson
Agniya Katsman
Aanchal Karthik
Danial Khajehzadeh
Nishta Kumar
Daniel Maramara
Sofia McLaughlin
Lucy Rajwani
Tanvi Reddy
Ermina Saeed
Prabhav Sai Vadlamudi
Cristian Salvan
Diya Shenoy
Pratap Srivastava
Siri Srivatsa
Sreegouri Vangala
Selina Wu

Theatre Seniors

Eduardo Ardon Ceciliano
Ko Cerio
Daniel Dros
Laith Jaber
Josiah Jean-Louis
Florence Koo
Ciaran McKenna
Declan McMahon
Jocelyn Montumer
Mia Mulvena
Sofia Young
Alma Zielinski

Band Seniors

Everett Acosta
Andrew Blanchette
Lauren Dranchak
Arthur Duru
William Flynn
Aidan Ghidella
Aarini Kartik
Aaesha Mahurkar
Ben Manning
Ethan Moriyama Passini
Liliana Perrone
Noah Sulminski
Elizabeth Sudnik
Anushka Thomas
Tony Yang

United Sound Seniors

Martin Kodra

Orchestra Seniors

Tanisha Bansal
Saanvi Dondapati
Emily Chow
Emma Dalzell
Joel Dumont
Dan Horio
Natalie Kanter
Alexander Ng
Luisa Reyes
Joseph Wu
Miriam Lisin
Marlena Powers
Sahana Sankar