Crusader Excellence 2023-2024
MARCH 2024
Congratulations and good luck to CMHS Chorus students who were chosen to participate in the Jr. District Festival on March 8-9, 2024: Leila Daly, Maggie Dennen, Madelyn Eaton, Miranda Hadfield, Hope Mannix, and Sydney Metrano.
Congratulations to the CMHS Culinary Team who took 3rd place at the Massachusetts ProStart Culinary Competition last week at Gillette Stadium!!
FEBRUARY 2024
Congratulations to the CMHS Student Council who successfully hosted a great Winter SEMASC event at Carver Middle High School on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
Congratulations to Term 2 Honor Roll students!
HONOR ROLL STUDENTS
Term 2
JANUARY 2024
Congratulations to following students who were inducted into the National Honor Society last week and the World Language Honor Society earlier this month.
National Honor Society
Seniors: Nathan Di Rado, Danielle Gorham, Natalie Waitkus
Juniors: Zach Araujo, Melina Berkobein, Nolan Blackwell, Amanda Byron, Hannah Kaiser, Leo Lyman, Maegan McEnaney, Paige Medico, Ava Camelo, Scarlett Peabody, Chloe Christen, Caleb Perkins, Olivia Cornock, Jack Reed, Finn Doherty, Emma Robbins, Anna Foley, Maya Sepulveda, Julia Grimes, Sarah Stairs, Kyle Hoffman, Erica Thevenin, Ryder Holmes, Elena Thomas, Jared Ieronimo
Spanish National Honor Society
Ariela Barboza, Alana Burbine, Jared Ieronimo, Haylie O’Connell, Sophia Tibbetts, Cara Toomey, Lillian Wiafe
French National Honor Society
Melina Berkobein, Matthew Boutiette, Courtney Carpender, Meghan Daley, Hannah Kaiser, Casandra Kennedy, Sarah Newall, Kayley Perry, Kayleigh Shurtleff, Erica Thevenin
Congratulations to these CMHS Sohomores who were recognized by the Administration and School Committee for scoring “Exceeding Expectations” on their Physics MCAS exams. Brenden Thomas, and Levon Mulready
Congratulations to South Shore League Fall Athletic All Stars who were recognized by the School Committee for their demonstration pf exceptional skill on the field or course setting the standards for their peers not just in athletic skill but in character, discipline, teamwork and perseverance. Each had personal success and were vital roles in the success of their teams serving as motivation for aspiring athletes. The students recognized were as follows:
Golf: Kyle Hoffman, Finn Manning, Landon Soliwoda
Football: James Callahan, Nathan DiRado, Jameson Helms, Tyler Lennox, Derek Lopes, Robert Peterson, Tyler Swain
Cross Country: Luke Holden, Jake Holden, Luke Maloney
Field Hockey: Madison Butler, Alexandria Perry, Natalie Waitkus Volleyball: Amanda Byron, Julia Grimes, Mackenzie Wall, Maeve Zakrewski
Soccer: Sarah Stairs
Cheer: Elena Thomas
Congratulations to CMHS Band/Chorus students who were chosen to participate in the Sr. District Choral Music Festival today, January 5, 2024: Emma Sanson, Emma Robbins, and Devyn Mullen.
Student Council members were recognized for their hard work on the Holiday Spirit Committee helping to plan and run both our Pep Rally and Crusader Day festivities in December.
Congratulations and thank you to: Charlie, Wyatt, Ava, Paige, Melina, Taryn Sophia and Darin
Congratulations to CMHS Band/Chorus students who were chosen to participate in the Sr. District Choral Music Festival on January 5, 2024: Emma Sanson, Emma Robbins, and Devyn Mullen.
DECEMBER 2023
17 sophomores, juniors and seniors attended a amazing educational opportunity at the Barnstable Sheriffs Correctional Facility Wednesday, Dec. 13th. This authentic learning opportunity supported their criminal justice curriculum in Mr Tresca’s Justice and Society class. They spoke directly to numerous personnel members who enhanced the kids understanding about the how the criminal justice works, the many departments who work within the prison system and the programs that exist to support incarcerated individuals get the tools, skills and rehab necessary to be productive citizens once released. They also received a tour of the facility to learn what a typical day is like for an inmate.
Thank you to Sheriff Luke Carroll and other personal who made this experience happen!
Congratulations to these CMHS and CES students who were recognized by the Administration and School Committee for scoring “Exceeding Expectations” in one or more of their MCAS exams.
Gregory Meade Gr. 4: Math
Elliot Mueller Gr. 6: English
Korbin Perry Gr. 4: Math
Luke Porter Gr. 7: English
Jack Reed Gr. 10: English & Math (Perfect Score)
David Savastano Gr. 8: Science
Sophia Schneider Gr. 3: English
Trace Seo Gr. 6: Math
Darin Spence Gr. 10: English
Sarah Stairs Gr. 10: English
Jude Sullivan Gr. 3: English
Lucas Sullivan Gr. 5: Science & Math
Christopher Tormey Gr. 4: Math
Graham Wood Gr. 4: Math
NOVEMBER 2023
Congratulations to the following Middle High School students who were the recipients of the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship!
The John and Abigail Adams Scholarship is a merit-based program that provides a credit toward tuition for up to eight semesters of undergraduate education at a Massachusetts state college or university. For this scholarship, merit is based on student scores on the 10th grade Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test and students must also:
Congratulations to Middle High School Term 1 Honor Roll Students: HIGH HONORS Grade 12 Jessica Baldwin Corin Clougherty Aiden Corbin Brandon Gainey Luke Holden Samantha Murray Joshua Stidstone Tyler Swain Lillian Young Grade 11 Melina Berkobein Johnathan Carroll Chloe Christen Kyle Hoffman Leo Lyman Maegan McEnaney Maya Sepulveda Sarah Stairs Grade 10 Ariela Barboza Meghan Daly Emmalee Howes Cara Toomey Lillian Wiafe Grade 9 Adam Cobb Marlee Mahoney Peyton McColgan Mitchel Sawicki Kendall Smith Evan Vieu
Grade 8
Aiden Crowe
Elijah Dansereau
Madelyn Eaton
Peyton McLean
David Obshatkin
Landon Soliwoda
Tyler Stairs
Lindsey Young
Grade 7
Reagan Allegrini
James Beaulieu
Amelia Brooks
Abigail Campbell
Olivia Courage
Madison Daly
Serena Greenwood
Nathan Hamill
Travis Hamill
Quinn Langton
Jake Lovendale
Mason Lukasik
Jolee McGinnity
Colby Medico
Sydney Metrano
Madison Moore
Sierra Mulready
Gunner Pierce
Patricia Reed
Mila Salaycik
Colin Smith
Cameron Speakman
Dillon Thomas
William Todd
Victoria Tully
Nathaniel Tyler
Grade 6
Khloe Anderson
Brynn Araujo
Brody Chadwick
Jayla Collins
Chase Cutting
Hannah Durant
Emily Favreau
Ava Fiske
Grady Foley
Mae Giroux
Elise Halunen
Addison Lanoue
Madison McMorrow
Emily Nista
Cole Paquette
Ryda Parece
Brian Quimby
Emmett Reid
Benjamin Ross
Reese Short
Tyler Soliwoda
Jaxson Stewart
Lucas Sullivan
Ainsley Tenneson
Nathan Tuffy
Sarah Walsh
Luna Wiggin
Jackson Witkowski
HONORS
Grade 12
Camren Allain
Grace Bienvenue
Trinity Biggieri
Kathleen Blotner
Patrick Brown
Madison Butler
Nathan Dirado
Daniel Egan
Elizabeth Fratus
Danielle Gorham
Sarah Gould
Bradley Harrington
Jameson Helms
Sarah Langtry
Derek Lopes
Vera McGrail
Liliana McPhee
Jack Miller
Lucas Mueller
Molly O’Connor
Grade O’Neil
Luke Pearlman
Robert Peterson
Lily Ramsay
Justin Souza
Ethan Sullivan
Maggie Turner
Natalie Waitkus
Mackenzie Wall
Dylan Young
- Score in the Advanced category on one of three high school state assessment tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, or STE (Biology, Chemistry, Introductory Physics or Tech/Engineering)
- Score in the Proficient or Advanced category on the remaining two high school state assessment tests
- Have a combined MCAS score on these assessments that ranks in the top 25% in their school district.
Congratulations to Middle High School Term 1 Honor Roll Students: HIGH HONORS Grade 12 Jessica Baldwin Corin Clougherty Aiden Corbin Brandon Gainey Luke Holden Samantha Murray Joshua Stidstone Tyler Swain Lillian Young Grade 11 Melina Berkobein Johnathan Carroll Chloe Christen Kyle Hoffman Leo Lyman Maegan McEnaney Maya Sepulveda Sarah Stairs Grade 10 Ariela Barboza Meghan Daly Emmalee Howes Cara Toomey Lillian Wiafe Grade 9 Adam Cobb Marlee Mahoney Peyton McColgan Mitchel Sawicki Kendall Smith Evan Vieu
Grade 10
Ava Barros
Trevor Bienvenue
Matthew Boutiette
Alana Burbine
Callie Coelho
Owen Cornock
Owen D’Andrea
Julia Fernandes
Madison Gillis
Maggie Hewak
Riley Jenkins
Cameron Loranger
Luke Maloney
Kenneth McDonald
Levon Mulready
Haylie O’Connell
Ainsley Rogers
Sophia Tibbetts
Ryan Wall
Brady Weygand
Maeve Zakrzewski
Teagan Zakrzewski
Grade 9
Anna Adduci
Casey Ambrose
Aubrey Beaulieu
Brooklyn Benting
Nathan Blackwell
Ryan Bumo
Kyle Carey
Gianna Chandler
Isabella Courage
Charles Donovan
Chelsea Donovan
Zachary Durant
Madelyn Giorgio
Jake Holden
Owen Holmes
Grace Kenneally
Phuc Le
Sophia Loring
Ceilidh MacKechnie
Caelle Michaud
Mia Milonas
Lily Mulready
Crystal Pires
Samantha Preston
David Savastano
Riley Shea
Brady Shuffain
Wyatt Turner
Drake Waugh
Ava Wood
Grade 8
Jesse Badger
Jaelyn Balonis
Brooke Bonham
Miley Bowlby
David Bryer
Alexander Bzdel
Cora Cheverie
Will Ciavarro
Julian Cole
Leila Daly
Daniel Deluca
Marjorie Dennen
Braeden Gadles
Liam Gemme
Brian Ginnetty
Miranda Hatfield
Jared Hayes
Grace Hyland
Jack Isabel
Annalise Kinan
Wesley King
Cash Liddell
William Lyman
Lucas Mari
Abigail Mastropietro
Nathanael Mercer
Lyla Moore
Rodrigo Nieto-Jimenez
Alexis Papoutsis
Luke Porter
Nancy Prajapati
Rena Pratt
Daxon Russell
Brayden Sampson
Melania Santos
Daniel Sharp
Jackson Tassi
Lilah Tuffy
Avery Utley
Emma Wall
Jason Wilson
Grade 7
Hannah Bartels
James Bell-Roberts
Cameron Bodell
Jackson Bump
Emma Clancey
Aidan Clear
Brooke Conner
Olive D’Andrea
Alexis Dowding
Mallory Doyle
Mathieu Duffy
McKenzie Dutra
Samantha Figueroa
Sy’monne Fobert-Diaz
Jazmine Hubbard
Olivia Latham-Fernandes
Madison Leventry
Noah Livramento
Tristan MacKechnie
Tabitha Manning
Brayden McLeod
Paige Niver
Trey O’Keefe
Kaylin Place
Violet Porter
Bethany Tew
Hailey Turner
Mariano Velez
Zackary Walker
HONORABLE MENTION
Grade 12
Robert Alpert
Jewel Cohenno
Jonathan Frates
Kaitlyn Lane
Tayla McCue
Emma Sanson
Brooke Slavin
Zachary Todd
Kailana Waters
Grade 11
William Beliveau
Jared Ieronimo
Joseph Ray
Grade 10
Michael Brennan
Colin Eakins
Nathan Helms
Nolan Kenneally
Grace Phillipo
Sarah Scanlon
Coleson Tully
Alyssa Virden
Grade 9
Yasmin Caminhas
Douglas Centrella
Charles Cullum
Madelyn Duffy
Brandon Frates
Jacoby Hayes
Mackenzie Kennedy
Matthew Lennox
Joshua Milburn
Devyn Mullen
Connor Patton
Alexandra Racette
Aaron Reed
C.J. Rush
Leah Sturtevant
Congratulations to these CMHS and CES students who were recognized by the Administration and School Committee for scoring “Exceeding Expectations” in one or more of their MCAS exams.
Kyle Hoffman Gr. 10: Math
Kendall Holmes Gr. 4: English & Math
Owen Holmes Gr. 8: Science
Ryder Holmes Gr. 10: Math
Dakota Ings Gr. 3: English
Maggie Kamp Gr. 4: Math
Addison Lanoue Gr. 5: Science
Leo Lyman Gr. 10: English
Ceilidh MacKechnie Gr. 8: English
John Mari Gr. 4: Math
Maximus Marsters Gr. 10: English
Riley Mazerall Gr. 4: Math
Lexie McDonald Gr. 3: English
Maegan McEnaney Gr. 10: English
Kudos to Captains Council and Student Council members who represented Carver at state leadership conferences this Fall!
Kyle Hoffman Gr. 10: Math
Kendall Holmes Gr. 4: English & Math
Owen Holmes Gr. 8: Science
Ryder Holmes Gr. 10: Math
Dakota Ings Gr. 3: English
Maggie Kamp Gr. 4: Math
Addison Lanoue Gr. 5: Science
Leo Lyman Gr. 10: English
Ceilidh MacKechnie Gr. 8: English
John Mari Gr. 4: Math
Maximus Marsters Gr. 10: English
Riley Mazerall Gr. 4: Math
Lexie McDonald Gr. 3: English
Maegan McEnaney Gr. 10: English
Kudos to Captains Council and Student Council members who represented Carver at state leadership conferences this Fall!
Thank you to our POST students who have prepared 2 separate Half Day Cafe events for staff on the CMHS half days and are busy preparing for their third! Students have been baking muffins, cookies, brownies, brookies and rice krispie treats and have been mastering their customer service and money skills. Great work by all!
OCTOBER 2023
Congratulations to these CMHS and CES students who were recognized by the Administration and School Committee for scoring “Exceeding Expectations” in one or more of their MCAS exams.
Zach Araujo Gr. 10: English
Elle Beaulieu Gr. 4: English & Math
Melina Berkobein Gr. 10: English
Madison Bogart Gr. 4: English
Amelia Brooks Gr. 6: English & Math
Chloe Christen Gr. 10: English & Math
Aidan Clear Gr. 5: Science
Olivia Cornock Gr. 10: English
Ellie Craig-Pelaggi Gr. 4: Math
Wyatt Dicarli Gr. 4: Math
Finn Doherty Gr. 10: English
Autumn Doyle Gr. 3: English
Keira Fardy Gr. 4: Math
Anna Foley Gr. 10: English
Last week Grade 10 students participated in the annual Civics Fair where they were able to interact with town departments set up at “college-fair” style tables to explore the role of local government in the US political system and reinforce the importance of civic engagement and self-government! Many thanks to the presenters from the Town of Carver for making this event a success: Mark Pineo & Lisa Eriksson (Veterans Affairs), Cara Dahill (Town Clerk), Stephanie Clougherty (School Committee), Assistant Deputy Boyle (Carver Fire), Gary Flaherty (Conservation), Deputy Sheri Sarmento (Police), Mike Ryan (EMS), Kevin Forgue (Health Agent), Dave Siedentopf (Operations & Maintenance), Robert Fennesy (Town Administrator), Tom Bott (Town Planner), Tom Walsh (Emergency Management), and Carole Julius (Library Director).
We are proud to announce that Patriots’ Hall of Famer, Andre Tippett came to Carver Middle High School on October 10, 2023 to present the Carver Middle High School Football Program with a $1,000 donation on behalf of the Kraft family and New England Charitable Foundation in honor of Head Coach, Benjamin Shuffain who was chosen as the Patriots High School Coach of the week. Last season, the Crusaders finished their 2022 season at 3-8 and now are sitting at 5-0 after Head Coach Ben Shuffain led Carver to their biggest win in 20-plus years since its EMass Division 4 Super Bowl appearance against Fairhaven in 2000. In a stunning overtime thriller on Friday, October 6th, marked the first time that Carver upset Cohasset to end a 17-year losing streak and remain undefeated on the season. Additionally, the win plots Carver for its first winning season since 2015, when it finished 6-5. The Crusaders offense has averaged 47.2 points per game through the first five weeks of the season, with the high-mark of 55 points set against McCann Technical School on September 23rd, and arguably the most impressive showing of 42 in its biggest test against Cohasset on Friday. Head Coach Ben Shuffain took over the program last year after moving his family from Mansfield to Carver and has instantly changed the culture of our program in a positive way. “In such a short period of time, Coach Shuffain has made such a profound impact on our student-athletes and our community. He is a tremendous role model and would not want any other coach leading our program”, says athletic director Christopher Carbone. Coach Shuffain has turned Carver football into a family; a family that is there for one another 24/7, 365 days a year. The student-athletes and coaches alike are always improving and have bought in. His ability to effect a positive turnaround for our football program does not go unnoticed. Ben Shuffain adds, “this team just has it, they have the tenacity, and fought through adversity and we hadn’t seen that in the first four weeks, but we saw it in this one,” said Shuffain. “I think the sky’s the limit for this team. I think (this win) is huge for this program, this town, we ‘ve had a lot of struggles lately with some loss, and this team has come together the last few weeks.” We are incredibly proud of our teams’ accomplishments and look forward to building on the success we have had thus far. Photos courtesy of the community and Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger
Congratulations to Brandon Gainey who received national recognition by the College Board and received the National Hispanic Recognition Award. Brandon was selected for this award through the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The program awards academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Hispanic students. The awards is an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent. We’re proud of his strong academic performance in the classroom and on College Board assessments like the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and SAT
The criteria for eligible students include: GPA of 3.5 or higher; a PSAT and/or SAT scores that are within the top 10% of assessment takers in their state for each award program or students who earned a score of 3 or higher on 2 or more AP Exams in 9th and 10th grade. Brandon was recognized based upon his GPA and having PSAT and SAT scores in the top 10% in Massachusetts.
SEPTEMBER 2023
Congratulations to the Camp Burgess Fundraiser Winners:
Grady Foley sold the most raffle tickets for our “All Around Town” raffle basket and was rewarded with a ride to school in a fire truck. He invited the 2nd place seller, Aidan Clear, to join him, along with his friend Jackson Witkowski. Our school nurse, Jessica Foley, was also on the truck with the boys.
Thank you to Assistant Deputy Chief Boyle and Carver Fire Department for rewarding our top fundraisers (Grady $850 and Aiden $650) for raising the most amount of money for our Camp Burgess Scholarship Fund. Thank you to everyone in the community who participated and supported our students!
Congratulations to Sofie De Coste who was chosen to attend the Girls State sponsored by the Plymouth branch of the American Legion. Girls State is a hands-on experience which teaches Americanisms and the political process. Attendees are divided into cities, counties, and political parties. The attendees participate in mock government by developing city responsibilities, running for political office and debating and passing legislation.
The representatives also have the opportunity to meet and engage with state representatives and senators. Sofie represented her state as a legislator and studied local, county and state government. She was also selected to be one of two state senators to represent MA in the National Girl’s State in Washington D.C.
She was recognized by the School Committee and Administration for this tremendous opportunity and honor.