Durham, Middlefield Students Recognized at Scholar-Athlete Banquet

A pair of high students from Coginchaugh High School, and two other students from Memorial Middle School in Middlefield, were recognized as scholar-athletes during a recent statewide banquet.

The students, Lauren Trombetta and William Neri of Coginchaug and Lindsay Peach and Ryan Hocking of Memorial, were all recognized during the 2013 Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) Scholar-Athlete Banquet held this month. 

A 30-year sponsor of the program with a longstanding commitment to educational programs in Connecticut, McDonald’s joined CAS to honor the following local students as the best of the best in the state:

McDonald's, the event sponsor, posted congratulated the students in a press release posted to the Durham-Middlefield Boards section:

“We are pleased to award the state’s top students who stand out and excel in their academic and athletic achievement,” says Rachel Deane, McDonald's owner/operator and president of the Connecticut and Western Massachusetts McDonald's Owner/Operator Association. 

The Connecticut High School Scholar-Athlete 2013 Awards Banquet is the largest program of its type in the state. 

Only one male and one female student are eligible for the award through a nomination from their principal for: demonstrating exemplary academic and athletic careers including participating in an interscholastic athletics; possessing personal standards and achievements that are a model to others; exhibiting outstanding school; and community service and carrying themselves with high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage.