Hamden Heroes 2023-2024

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Throughout the year, so many of our students and staff members at Hamden Public Schools go above and beyond. They are shining beacons of our core values and the district honors those who make our schools a better place every day. 

 
April Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Shepherd Glen School
Ariadna Plaza Grade 6 
Bretta Doherty SHG Kindergarten Teacher
Matthew Calcagni  SHG Community Member
   
Special Recognition Hamden Girls' 2023-2024 Basketball Team
   

March Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Spring Glen School
Beatrice Pitkin Grade 5
Stephen Sudusky Spring Glen Custodian
Elisabeth Lesieur Spring Glen Community Helper
   
Alice Peck Learning Center
Meredith Kras Alice Peck Speech-language Pathologist
Catherine Piterski Alice Peck Community Helper

February Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Hamden Middle School
Melanie Ceasar Grade 8
Savion Christley Grade 8
William Gunn HMS Music Teacher
Nicholas Ugolik HMS Teacher
Officer Vincent DeStefanis HMS Community Helper

January Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Dunbar Hill School
Julian DiLeone     Grade 5
Derek Mathews     DH Custodian
Heather Kissel     DH Community Member
   
Helen Street School
Brianna Aikins Grade 6
Rosie Persiani     HS Clerk
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. HS Community Helpers

December Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Hamden High School
Ciara Vazquez Grade 10
Natalie Maynard Grade 12
Melissa Kidder-Blake HHS Resource Teacher
Kathleen Bower-Phipps HHS Science Teacher
Karlen Meinsen HHS Community Member/Parent

November Hamden Heroes- Ceremony Photos
Bear Path School
Kellin Castano   Grade 6
Doreen Stohler Math Specialist/Leader of the Green Team
Katie Hagen  PTA President
   
West Woods School
Owen Rector   Grade 6
Susan Martinez-Sendroff     Media Center Specialist
Amy Apuzzo     Past PTA President