CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS OF 2026 WHO RECEIVED AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS AT THE SENIOR AWARDS CEREMONY ON MAY 20, 2026.
Class of 2026 Academic and Pope Francis Preparatory SCHOOL Awards:
Class of 2026 Co-Valedictorians
MARCUS TRAN
OLIVER TRAN
Top 10 Academically Ranked Students of the Class of 2026
(In Alphabetical Order)
AKOSUA AHENKANG
ISABELLA ALEXOPOULOS
ISABELLA CLARKSON-PEREZ
LAINEY CZERWIEC
EMMA DABKOWSKI
HUONG DAO
ANDREW GAGNE
BRIANNA SAYEGH
MARCUS TRAN
OLIVER TRAN
Pope Francis Preparatory School
Scholar Athlete Recipients
MATTEO CUCCOVIA
MAEVE TURMEL
Spirit of the Yearbook
KATELYN SCOTT
Pope Francis Preparatory Poet Laureate
DERRICK TRAN
St. John Paul II Award
ANDREW NIEMIEC
The Pope Francis Award Recipient
ANDREW NIEMIEC
The St. Joseph’s Award Recipient
AKOSUA AHENKANG
Art Excellence
ISABELLA ALEXOPOULOS
Computer Science & Technology Excellence
AKOSUA AHENKANG
Latin Excellence
SOPHIE BAUDUCCIO
Math Excellence
EMMA DABKOWSKI
Spanish Excellence
LAINEY CZERWIEC
Theology Excellence
BRANDEN ATIMBO
Science Excellence
ANDREW GAGNE
Music Excellence
RYAN ROBINSON
English Excellence
ISABELLA CLARKSON-PEREZ
Social Studies Excellence
JERIN KAUFMANN
Class of 2026 Outside Scholarship Awards:
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)
Marine Option Scholarship
AIDAN O’NEILL
AFROTC HSSP and Patriot Scholarships
JOSEPH SLATTERY
Southampton Lions Club Scholarship
Gaudette-Kirk Post 138 American Legion Scholarship
JOSHUA ANGERS
Mary Eileen Collins Scholarship
SCARLETT FACTEAU
William J. Wagner Memorial Scholarship Award
DERRICK TRAN
Elaine M. and Walter F. Markett, Jr. Scholarship
Knights of Columbus Scholarship
JOSEPH SLATTERY
Elks Major Scholarship
Tazzini Family Scholarship
Hampden County American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship
AVA MOLTENBREY
Msgr. Thomas F. Devine Scholarship-St. Mary’s Parish
ISABELLA CLARKSON-PEREZ
American Legion Post 420 Scholarship
SOPHIA SURPRENANT
Knights of Columbus #4306
Big Y Scholarship of Academic Excellence
EMMA DABKOWSKI
Knights of Columbus #4306
Western Mass Soccer Coaches Association
West Springfield Youth Basketball Award
MIAA Student Athlete of the Month for March
Italian Cultural of WMASS – Albert (Bob) Bonavita Memorial Scholarship
MAEVE TURMEL
Pioneer Valley Credit Union 2026 College Scholarship
SHANE POOLER
Rotary Club of East Longmeadow
RYAN ROBINSON
St. Cecilia Catholic Women’s Club
THERESE TESTA
Annie’s Next Dance
CATHERINE WILCOX
Rev. Francis T. Kerwan Scholarship
K of C Council 5 0 Ronald L. Scovill Jr. – Memorial Educational Scholarship Award
LOGAN VAGHINI
Horace Smith Foundation-Walter Barr Scholarship
AKOSUA AHENKANG
Annie’s Next Dance
HANNAH VENTURA
Pioneer Valley Credit Union 2026 College Scholarship
Freedom Credit Union Scholarship
SOFIA ALLEGREZZA
Horace Smith Foundation – Walter Barr Scholarship
MARCUS TRAN
Real Estate Association of the Pioneer Valley Scholarship
Mittineague Congregational Church Scholarship
West Springfield Police Department Scholarship
LIAM DOLAN
Horace Smith Foundation – Walter Barr Scholarship
National Merit Scholarship
OLIVER TRAN
Agawam Junior Women’s Club Scholarship
CHLOE BANAITIS
SPRINGFIELD UNICO Carmine A . Capuano – Community Service Scholarship Award
NICHOLAS FALVO