Mark T. Sheehan Class of ‘76 Scholarship Recipients
The Mark T. Sheehan Class of 1976 Scholarship is awarded yearly to graduating seniors of Mark T. Sheehan High School for their demonstrated actions and intended goals of improving society, our nation and our world. It is our objective, through our Scholarship, to encourage these actions by providing monetary assistance with postsecondary education to students best meeting these objectives as demonstrated through an essay and support from educators, administrators, and those in the community.
The Mark T. Sheehan Class of 1976 Classmates congratulate and acknowledge these recipients and fellow Classmates for having demonstrated and showing continued promise to further contribute to the overall betterment of the community, society, and humanity through compassion and assistance to others.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
Isabella Perno
Attending: TBA
Major: Exercise Science
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS GRADE(S)
Varsity Girls Basketball 9-12 - Captain 12
Powderpuff 12
Positive Impact Club 12
Outdoors Club 9-12 - Vice President
High Honor Roll 9-11
All SCC Academic Award 10-11
Medical Careers Award 10
Certified Nursing Assistant 11 - CPR Certification
Girls Lacrosse Manager 9
Softball Manager 10
Boys Soccer Manager 10-12
MTS Parent Night Volunteer 11
PE Internship 12
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES GRADE(S)
Lady of Fatima Church fundraising/volunteer work 9
- Passed out goods for Christmas
- Organized donated food cans
AAU Basketball 7-11
- CT Starters, CBA
Hoop House Basketball Camp volunteer counselor 10-12
Wallingford Rotary Club volunteer 11
Fundraiser/Walk to support Type 1 Diabetes Research 9-12
- JDRF Walk, American Diabetes Association
Organized a team, “Team Isabella”
Crossfit Wallingford fundraisers 11-12
- Fallen Soldier Workout Fundraisers (HERO, Murph)
Jobs
Wallingford Country Club
Hoop House Camp Counselor
Basketball Scorekeeper
Leadership Roles:
Vice President of Outdoors Club
Winter Sports Leadership Conference
Leader of Girls Basketball Team
Olivia Fritz
Attending: UCONN
Major: Nursing
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
Varsity field hockey
Varsity girls lacrosse
Boys hockey team manager
Class of 2024 Secretary
National Honor Society
Positive Impact Club
Environmental Action Club
Student Council
Annual Veteran's Day leaf raking for the elderly
Bottle and can sorting for CT Children’s hospital
Church of Resurrection carnival volunteer
Volunteer Wallingford Youth Girls Lacrosse Clinics
Volunteer at MTS Field Hockey Summer Camp
Wentworth's Homemade Ice Cream Shop (June 2022-present)
Scoopy's Ice Cream Shop (May 2023-present)
Babysitting
Leadership Roles:
Secretary of the class of 2024
President of the Positive Impact club
Secretary of the Environmental Action club
Vice president of the National Honor Society
Captain of Field Hockey team
Captain of Lacrosse team
Finnian Dubuc
Attending: UCONN
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
Lacrosse
Field Hockey
Student Council
Interact Club
Environmental Action Club
The National Honor Society
Engineering Internship
Horseshoe Hill Farm, Equestrian and Coach
Wallingford Youth Lacrosse League, Coach
Connecticut Children's’ Hospital, Sorting recyclables
Holiday for Giving, Sorting and giving away toys
Leaf Raking for the disabled/elderly
Clovers For Cancer, Founder
Sheehan Blood Drive
Dog Walker
Horse Groom
Waitress/Receptionist
Leadership Roles:
Lacrosse Captain
Environmental Action Club Activities Chair
Interact Club Vice President
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Joel Dominguez
Attending: UCONN
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
Sikorsky STEM Team Sheehan High School, September 2021 - Present: Solving realistic design challenges given by Sikorsky in Stratford, CT
Adelante! America Spanish Community of Wallingford, September 2020 - Present: Volunteering and community building for the Latino community
Esports Mario Kart Team Sheehan High School, December 2021 - Present: Starter every week. Qualified for playoffs 3 seasons in a row and finished 1st out of 225 teams in the Eastern Regional regular season for two seasons in a row
Soccer Team Sheehan High School, 2019, 2021
Stage Crew Sheehan High School, September 2021 - Present: Creating sets for the musicals and plays such as High School Musical, Les Misérables, Radium Girls and All Together Now
Running Crew Sheehan High School, September 2021 - Present: Moving sets throughout the shows for Les Misérables, Radium Girls and All Together Now
Math Team Sheehan High School, September 2022 - Present: Competing against other schools to solve complex math problems
Community Revitalization Efforts of Wallingford(C.R.E.W) Sheehan High School, September 2021 - Present: Aiding the community of Wallingford in different forms from raking leaves to organizing clothes for people in need
Cooking Club Sheehan High School, December 2021 - Present: Cooking new dishes for teachers and students
Powderpuff Cheerleading Sheehan High School, September 2022 - November 2022: Cheering in the traditional Powderpuff gameEnvironmental Clean-ups 2021 - 2022: Visiting different parks to clean up trash
CT Stem Academy, August 2022 - Present: Teaching elementary and middle school students immersive STEM-based learning activities
Leadership Roles:
President for Adelante! America
Co-president and Lead CAD Designer for the Sikorsky Stem team
Hitika Patel
Attending: UCONN
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir New Haven Youth Co-Coordinator: Participated in dances/skits, giving religious presentations, serving as mentor towards temple youth, involved in kitchen and decoration volunteering.
President/Founder of Universal Unity: Multicultural support group that supports first-generation/immigrant teenagers through adjusting to society's dominant Americanized society. Hosted meetings of 12-15 students that gave them a comfortable and friendly environment.
Wallingford Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee: Student Representative: Created purpose statement and organized a book meet & greet at local library.
Physical Therapy Internship: Assisted in writing up patient's exercises/stretching routines
Cross Country and Indoor Track
Asian American Culture Club member
Math Team member
Yogi Foodmart, Wallingford CT: Gas Station Attendant
Pramukh Foodmart, Wallingford CT: Gas Station Attendant
Leadership Roles:
Youth Co-Coordinator BAPS New Haven
Dance Coordinator BAPS New Haven
Founder/President of Universal Unity
Student Representative of Wallingford Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Olivia Platt
Attending: TBD
Major: TBD
Extracurricular Activities and Jobs Held:
Right At Home Agency Volunteer (Interviewed and journaled the lives of the elderly for the company's newsletter and assisted in visiting homecare patients with a nurse).
Parks & Recreation Volunteer (Camp mentor for children with special needs and participated in ice skating for children with special needs).
Wallingford Youth Soccer League - (T.O.P.S. program mentor to teach soccer to children with special needs and a youth boys assistant soccer coach).
CREW Club (Leaf raking for the elderly on Veteran's Day and helping set up the Trail of Terror).
Moses Y. Beach Elementary School (Camp counselor/mentor).
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center (Assisting professionals in an office setting with paperwork and interacting with patients).
New Life Church / Tim Tebow Foundation ("Night to Shine" volunteer/mentor for this prom night for children with special needs).
Wallingford Community (Picking up trash in local areas, dog sitting, volunteer at the Taste of Wallingford, and assisting in picking up items for an animal drive).
High School Soccer - 4 years
High School Indoor Track & Field - 3 years
High School Outdoor Track & Field - 3 years
Premier Soccer Club Team - 3 years
Town Soccer Team - 3 years
CREW (Community Service) Club - 3 years
Outdoor's Club - 4 years
DECA (Business) Club - 2 years
TESA Club (Teen Empowerment in Social Activism) - 2 years
Student Council - 3 years
National Honor Society
Varsity Scholar
Rotary Youth Citizen of the Year Award 2022 (Community service and character award)
High Honors - 4 years
All-SCC Academic All-Star Team - 3 years
Started business during quarantine selling and donating sensory kits to children
Observation hours in a biochemistry lab at Yale University with a Ph.D. professional
Shadowing professional workers at Medtronic
The Breakfast Nook Restaurant Busser/ Hostess (2022 to present).
Right At Home Agency homecare caregiver (2020-2022).
The Farms Country Club Busser (2021).
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center Assistant (Summer job).
Leadership Roles:
High School Indoor Track & Field Captain
High School Outdoor Track & Field Captain
Leadership Council Member for Indoor & Outdoor Track
Small business owner
Youth boys assistant soccer coach
Camp counselor / mentor for special needs children
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Vraj Patel
Attending: UCONN
Major: Pre-Med
Extracurricular Activities:
Heartcare Associates Hamden, CT June-August 2021: Job Shadowing APRN at Cardiologist Office
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, Maryland April-August 2021: Job Shadowing a physician assistant
Peer Advocates Wallingford, CT September 2018-Present: Attending social events to raise awareness for breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases
Wallingford Park and Recreational Wallingford, CT September 2018-Present: Mentor for kids participating in the VEX IQ Competition
Masonicare Health Center Wallingford, CT June-August 2018, 2019: Taking care of the needs of the elderly
GUS Robotics Meriden, CT July 2018-Present: Competing against other teams in VEX Robotics Competition and FIRST Robotics Competition. Qualified for the 2021 Worlds VEX Robotics Competition
Sikorsky STEM Team Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Solving design challenges given by Sikorsky in Stratford, CT
Math Team Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Competing with other schools to solve complex math problems
Student Council Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Taking minutes at meetings and helping coordinate fundraisers and other school events
National Honors Society Sheehan High School, CT September 2020-Present: Helping plan projects to further spread the ideals of leadership, service, scholarship, and character
Class Officers Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Helping plan activities and other school events for the Sheehan Class of 2022
Spanish Club Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Helping spread cultural awareness
Debate Club Sheehan High School, CT September 2020-Present
Member and Debating with other about controversial topics
Asian American Culture Club Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Sharing and exploring Asian cultures
Soccer Team Sheehan High School, CT September 2018-Present: Varsity Player
Tennis Team September 2018-Present: Varsity Player
Emerging Leaders Wallingford, CT September 2019-Present: Helping organize school events to promote student participation in school events
Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy Wallingford, CT September 2018-May 2019: Building up leadership skills by creating projects to unite the Wallingford community
Leadership Roles:
Secretary for the Student Council
Treasurer for the National Honors Society
Class of 2022 Treasurer
Lead CAD Model Designer for the Sikorsky STEM Team
JV Captain of the Sheehan Soccer Team
Emma Smith
Attending: UCONN
Major: Molecular Biology/Allied Health Sciences on a Pre-Med Track
Extracurricular Activities:
Sheehan Girls Volleyball Team
Powderpuff Football
Positive Impact Club
Environmental Action Club
Unified Sports Volleyball Tournament Volunteer
Wallingford Park and Recreation Volunteer
CT Juniors Club Volleyball
Child Care
Banana's Ice-cream Shop-Ice-cream Specialist (part time job)
Blackstone Village Pool Attendant (part time job)
Leadership Roles:
JV Captain and Varsity Libero of Girls Volleyball Team
Girls Basketball Team Manager
Makenna Sinisgalli
Attending: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Major: Speech Language Pathology
Extracurricular Activities:
SPORTS
Girls Field Hockey
Girls Lacrosse
Girls Powderpuff (Flag Football)
CLUBS
Future Educators Club
Sheehan Interact Club
Outdoors Club
OTHER
National Honors Society
Special Education Youth Advisory Council
German Exchange Program
VOLUNTEER
Coaching Youth Lacrosse
Power Play-Wallingford School District Summer School Program where I mentor kids with special needs
WORK
Building Blocks Learning Center- my current after school job (daycare)
Reffing Girls Youth Lacrosse
SkyZone-old job
Leadership Roles:
Girls Field Hockey Captain
Co-president of Future Educators Club
Chief of Safety to Outdoors Club
National Honors Society- Leadership Committee
Special Education Youth Advisory Council