Greenwich Public Schools have announced that the 2026 Community Service Awards will be held on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:00 pm at Greenwich High School’s Performing Arts Center to recognize student participation in service activities that help to improve both their school and the community. The entire community is invited to attend.
In addition, GHS senior Riona McKersie, has been named the winner of the prestigious Fleishman Service Award.
Since 1986, students are annually selected from each elementary school to accept the award on behalf of the entire school for service activities and projects that they have participated in throughout the year. Community Service Awards are presented to middle school students, representing each of GPS’ three middle schools and five high school students, representing each GHS house. An additional high school student is also selected to receive the Fleishman Service Award. Dr. Ernest Fleishman, a former Greenwich Superintendent of Schools and the Community Service Awards founder, presents this award to a GHS student who has made significant contributions to their school and community.
The student award recipients and program participants are:
Elementary School Awards (School, Representatives, Principal)
Cos Cob School, Jonah Meyer, Kerry Gavin
Glenville School, Nora McQueen, Klara Monaco
Hamilton Avenue School, Derek Lulgjuraj, Diane Chiappetta-Fox
International School at Dundee, Charlotte Ranalli, Phil Hammack
Julian Curtiss School, Declan Krupa, Eduardo Calderón
New Lebanon School, Jose Rocha, Dr. Daniel Russo
North Mianus School, Catherine Peters, Kathleen Ramirez
North Street School, Olivia Crohn, Jill Flood
Old Greenwich School, Willem Watson, Dr. Jennifer Bencivengo
Parkway School, Robert Pacaj, Mary Grandville
Riverside School, Rodrigo Ferrario Alonso, Jason Martín
Middle School Awards (School, recipient, principal)
Central Middle School, Lilia Dubin, Thomas Healy
Eastern Middle School, Blake Shattuck, Marc Guarino
Western Middle School, Daniela Puchi, Suzanne Coyne
High School Awards
House, Recipients, Administrator
Bella House, May Collins, Lucy Arecco
Cantor House, Ambika Jha, Christina Shaw
Clark House, Megan Carriello, David Walko
Folsom House, Sylvester Pecora, Andrew Byrne
Sheldon House, Ella Whitridge, Brigid Barry
The Fleishman Service Award: Riona McKersie