Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore Presents Civic Leadership Awards to High School Students
PROVIDENCE, RI – On Monday, May 4, 2026, Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore honored the high school students selected as 2026 Rhode Island Civic Leadership Award winners at a State House ceremony. The award is given annually to high school students who have made outstanding contributions to their schools and communities over the past year.
"It's always an honor to interact with and celebrate the students in our state who are civic leaders in their communities," said Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore. "These students have gone above and beyond to be civically engaged, and their efforts are noticed and appreciated by those around them."
Schools from around Rhode Island nominated students who have excelled in areas such as public service, leadership, and academic achievement.
Photos of award winners are available here.
The ceremony was recorded by Capitol TV and can be viewed online here.
The students honored were:
Achievement First Providence High School
Sherlie Pena
Andy Rincon
Barrington Christian Academy
Boaz Loveless
Logan Vaught
Barrington High School
Lucy Crocker
Owen Lievense
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
Faith Chattman
Luke Warner
Bishop Hendricken High School
Colby Flynn
Dennis Gallagher
Blackstone Academy Charter School
Miley Fernandes Duarte
Taisa Tavares
Blackstone Valley Prep High School
Sarah Zuluaga
Jayden Argueta
Block Island School
Abigail Willi
Esthereya Perez Santana
Burrillville High School
Natalie Tyler
Central Falls Senior High School
Zohra Fayazi
Jarrison Orega Ortiz
Charette Charter School
Caylee Chourng
Meredith Martinez Garcia
Chariho High School
Ezri Acton
Jayden Vento
Charles E. Shea High School
Yamilet Martinez
Jazlyn Kehyei
Coventry High School
Gabrielle Ruhle
Colby St. Sauveur
Cranston High School East
Isabel Sigler
Abigail Terrazas Ortiz
Cranston High School West
Liam Perry
Larisa Poghosyan
Cumberland High School
Madeline Coyne
Flynn Holmander
East Greenwich High School
Danielle Dronzek
Daniel Larson
East Providence High School
Amy Gonzalez Cuello
Rasika Buchta
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School
Priya Cordeiro
Graeme Griffiths
The Greene School
Gicell Brito
Reuben Rosenblum
Highlander Charter School
Leigh-Ann Jarrett
Lori-Ann Jarrett
Johnston Senior High School
Emma Taglianetti
Dario La Terra Bellina
La Salle Academy
Madeleine Blackburn
Peter Notargiacomo
Lincoln School
Sidra Ahmed
Middletown High School
Hannah Berdy
Evan Belka
The Metropolitan Regional Career & Technical Center
Daniela Muralles Mendez
Albenis Torres Moronta
Moses Brown School
Ian Whiteley
David Izzi
Mount St. Charles Academy
Ella Rataic
Avery Blais
Mt. Hope High School
Mekayla Neves
Liam Gagner
Narragansett High School
Maeve Laplante
Sarah Floody
Newport Area Career and Technical Center
Olivia Fischer
Abigail Carlow
North Kingstown Senior High School
Mari Kallman
North Providence High School
Jasmine Quinones
Aaron Chellel
North Smithfield High School
Isabella Rawson
Julia Dowling
Pilgrim High School
Giuliana Vanasse
William McColl
Ponaganset High School
Gabrielle Taillon
Elias Plata
Portsmouth High School
Marjorie Leary
Gavin Courville
Providence Career and Technical Academy
Maria Sical
Julia Hoffman
The Prout School
Ella Procaccianti
Gabrie Girard
Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Charter High School
Fama Ndoye
Sarah Thompson
Rocky Hill Country Day School
Alara Kokturk
Brendan Clark
Rogers High School
Olivia Fischer
Ethan Hoag
School One
Caroline Gordon
Layla Rose
Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy
Leighana Shepard-Ponte
Triston Dos Santos
Smithfield Senior High School
Olivia Sands
Logan Boucher
South Kingstown High School
Alexandra Neary
Tucker Richmond
St. Andrew's School
Maura Gravina
Taylor Surkont
St. George's School
Agustina Dursi
Audrey Vachon
St. Mary Academy - Bay View
Jamie Andrews
Angelina Doucet
St. Patrick Academy
Mia Wells
Christopher Garcia
St. Raphael Academy
Isabella Sousa
Chase Field
Times2 Academy
Anna Teage
Justin Urey
Tiverton High School
Tori Murray
Carlie Martin
Toll Gate High School
Coralyn Barnes
James Daily
Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts
Shady Godfrey
Denisse Rivera
Trinity Christian Academy
Alexa DeSousa
Sofia Espinal
Village Green Virtual Charter School
Francess Elton
Jaslene Valenzuela
Warwick Area Career and Technical Center
Payton Moran
Avery Medeiros
West Warwick Senior High School
Grace Gallo
Kylie Lavallee
Westerly High School
Yousef Al-Rawashdeh
Francesca DeCaro
William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School
Lianny Rodriguez
Fatmata Gueye
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