Student Achievements Recognized at 2025 Fall Convocation

The Regis community gathered today for the annual Fall Convocation, celebrating Regians' achievements from the previous academic year. Students who earned final grades of Honors or above in all full-credit courses were awarded Order of the Owl recognition. General Excellence awards were given to students on the basis of superlative performance in coursework and, in the opinion of the faculty, extraordinary level of interest, initiative, and achievement beyond the classroom. Individual awards were also bestowed upon select upperclassmen for their accomplishments within the school community.

Listed below are the awards presented at the 2025 Fall Convocation:

St. Michael’s College Book Award: Kevin Corraj '26

The St. Michael's Book Award is awarded to a student entering his senior year who has strong academics and demonstrates a sustained and sincere commitment to community service and to issues of peace, justice, and concern for others.

Brown University Book Award: Nathaniel Marks '26

Each year, through the auspices of a Regis alumnus, Brown University offers a book award to the Regis student entering senior year who best combines academic excellence with clarity in written and spoken expression.

Rensselaer Medal: Oliver Kahng '26

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute awards an annual prize to students beginning senior year in selected high schools who have performed outstandingly in mathematics and science during their high school careers.

Rochester Institute of Technology Award: Brian LaMons '26

The Rochester Institute of Technology Award recognizes a rising senior who demonstrates interest and ability in math and science and is an involved and active member of the Regis community.

Timothy F. Beckett, Jr. Award: Alex Ruggiero '26

The Regis High School Class of 1966 established this award in memory of their late classmate, Dr. Timothy F. Beckett, Jr. The award provides a challenge to Regians and is given to the student who in his first three years at Regis best exemplifies the ideals of Christian service to others, leadership, the promotion of justice for all, and the pursuit of excellence that Tim embodied while at Regis and throughout his life. This award's true value is the invitation to all Regians to follow and commit to a lifelong call to live with generosity and noble hearts, as Tim did, in the service of others and the advancement of justice.

Margaret T. Rodden Christian Service Award: Benjamin Kingston '26

At the suggestion of the Student Council, Regis established certificates for service to the school in the field of extracurricular programs, activities, and Christian Service. Several years ago, a benefactor also contributed a monetary award in memory of Margaret T. Rodden for the recipient of this certificate. Many of our most successful programs could not exist and people in our community could not be helped without the labor, organizational ability, and devotion of students who work, often unnoticed and unthanked, behind the scenes.

Joseph Lagano, Jr. Award: Xander Latimer '27

The Joseph Lagano, Jr. Award, named for a member of the Class of 1998 whose death in the summer between his sophomore and junior years was a tremendous loss to the Regis community, is presented to a student beginning his junior year who in his first two years at Regis exemplified the values of service to Regis, to those in need, and to the civic community.

Le Moyne College Heights Award for Leadership and Service: James Scanlon '26

The Le Moyne College Heights Award for Leadership and Service is given to a rising senior who is ranked in the top 25 percent of the class and has made significant contributions in leadership and service to our Regis community.

Hayes Award: Robert "Henry" Quinn '26
The Richard P. Hayes Award is given to a student who has distinguished themselves in the theater activities of Regis.

University of Rochester’s Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Alain-Christian Pawa '26
Awarded to a student who demonstrates high achievement and rigor in science and math classes, and contributes positively to their school and within the larger community.

University of Rochester's George Eastman Young Leaders Award: Leo DeCock '26
Awarded to a student who demonstrates strong leadership experience at school and in the community, high grades and challenging courses, and extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.

University of Rochester's Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Lucas Bujosa '26
Awarded to a student who demonstrates commitment to understanding and addressing difficult social issues, leadership and dedication to community action, and strong grades and rigorous courses taken in the humanities and social sciences.

University of Rochester's Xerox Award for Innovation and Information Technology: Carl Furtado '26
Awarded to a student who demonstrates strong interest in innovation and/or information technology and a high level of achievement in this area, exposure to new technologies outside of school, leading other students to new approaches to old problems.

WPI Innovation Award: Ezekiel Gonzalez '26
This award is given to a high school junior who demonstrates outstanding potential in STEM fields.

General Excellence

Seniors (Class of 2026): Brian LaMons, Liam McCarthy, Lucas Bujosa, Benjamin Kingston, GianMarco Miraglia, Hipolito Alzola, Leo DeCock, Andrew Giordano, Philip Liew, Nathaniel Marks, Nicolas Santos-shin, Oliver Kahng, John Allegra, Alain-Christian Pawa, George Pace

Juniors (Class of 2027): Nicholas Bettwy, Giuseppe Antonacci, Massimo Marini Fichera, Joseph Jacob, Lucas Ciordas, Hayden Faricelli, Hartigan Deely, Nicholas Kim, Gabriel Herrera, Cullen Brennan, Elliot Kahng, Anthony Grande

Sophomores (Class of 2028): Marin Camden, Kieran Austin, Logan Morgan, Benjamin Blazejewski, Alexander Schiller, Luke Friedhoff, Finn Guinan, Harrison Goldberg, Francisco Gomez-Villalva, Daniel Luczaj, Roshan Duggal, Rocket McKee, Aiden Tamang

Order of the Owl

Seniors (Class of 2026): John Allegra, Hipolito Alzola, James Baehr, Gerard Beleckas, Lucas Bujosa, Jack Canaveral, Aiden Cauley, Leo DeCock, Dylan Ehret, Sebastian Eng, Leo Fanuele, Carl Furtado, John Garnett, Andrew Giordano, Thomas Giordano, Calvin Gonzalez, Brendan Hirshorn, Colin Jette, Oliver Kahng, Matthew Kang, Quinn Kessler, Benjamin Kingston, Brian LaMons, Samuel Lauriello, Ryan Levens, Philip Liew, Jaume Llorca Luth, Daniel Lobato, Paul Mangione, Nathaniel Marks, James Masterson, Liam McCarthy, GianMarco Miraglia, Brendan Moran, Felipe Moreno-Naya, Joshua Moronta, Thomas Mullin, Benicio Noble, Kevin O'Neill, Dylan O'Sullivan, Timothy O'Sullivan, George Pace, Anselm Park, Benjamin Passarelli, Alain-Christian Pawa, Liam Prucher, Shane Quadras, Nicolás Santos-Shin, Theodore Seery, Antonio Takata, Arsi Tinaj

Juniors (Class of 2027): Giuseppe Antonacci, Noah Asari, Julien Baltrusaitis, Nicholas Bettwy, Grayson Birajiclian, Cullen Brennan, Colin Butler, Preston Chan, Adam Chrostowski, Lucas Ciordas, Henry Collins, Alessandro Cupido Carlorosi, Hartigan Deely, Mathias Dominguez, Hayden Faricelli, Adam Faughnan, Henry Feldman, Ethan Friel, Connor Garutti, Alexander Golden, Henry Hayden, Gabriel Herrera, Joseph Jacob, Jeanfelipe Jacques, William Keller, Dillon Khakhar, Clemence Kudiabor, Constantin Lafourcade, Andrew Lee, Benjamin Lee, Jonathan Louis, Massimo Marini Fichera, Daniel Mullin, Xavier Neptune, John Noonan, Creedence Peterson, Eamon Prus-Shearer, Mateo Alejandro Rodriguez, Finbar Ryan, Connor Searcy, John Solgan, Jack Spruiell, Nicholas Szafianski, Gabriele Troiano, Haydn Ty, Marcos Varkey, Kieran Woods

Sophomores (Class of 2028): Alexandre Abecasis, Kieran Austin, Luca Bagliore, Marco Bagliore, Benjamin Blazejewski, Michael Bonafede, Kyle Coughlin, Vincent DeCock, Dominic DiRado, Karoly Farkas, Sebastian Fernengel, Kieran Fitzpatrick, Grayson Forth-Sinclair, Luke Friedhoff, Ryan Gabelman, Eros Galiano, Harrison Goldberg, Francisco Gomez-Villalva, James Granshaw, Finn Guinan, Tchuisse Kamwa, Charles La Punzina, Daniel Luczaj, Camden Marin, Rocket McKee, Patrick McKnight, Trent Miele, Laith Mirza, Logan Moran, Jacob Oh, Alexander Schiller, Roman Sczesnik, Aiden Tamang, Alex Tare, Jack Zazzera