Student-athlete should demonstrate leadership qualities by:
Being a positive role model for other students both on and off the field.
Exhibiting an ability to help a teammate overcome adversity.
Showing a commitment to self-improvement.
Putting the needs of the team before themselves.
Academic standing: Senior student/athletes who apply for the FCIAC exemplary scholar-athlete of the month should have a minimum of a 3.5 average their high school career. Athletic Directors will verify academic information with their Guidance Department.
Six recipients per year (2 per season) will be selected from each school for what is the most prestigious scholar-athlete award presented by the FCIAC.
Cassandra Sturdevant, Danbury Girls Indoor Track and Field Cassandra has a 4.24 GPA while taking Honors classes every year and AP classes during her junior and senior years. She has achieved High Honors in five semesters and has been accepted to the National Honor Society. The senior leader has been captain of the girls’ cross … Read more
Blake Cellar, Darien Football Blake has been accepted to the National Honor Society and has a cumulative GPA of 4.27. He has been awarded the Cornell Book Award and placed first at a statewide DECA (business) competition. Blake has won two Class LL state championships as a me mber of the varsity football team. The … Read more
Bobby Neuner, Darien Boys Tennis Among the best tennis players ever from the FCIAC, Bobby has a cumulative GPA of 3.86 while taking AP and Honors courses throughout his high school career and he has a score of 1,530 on his SAT. He has played No. 1 singles all four years for Darien’s varsity program … Read more
Catherine Allison, Fairfield Warde This Honor Roll student with a 4.0 GPA has received an AFROTC Scholarship and plans on majoring in Russian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Catherine has been a member of the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society during her junior and senior years and as a senior she … Read more
The FCIAC has begun a new Exemplary Scholar Athlete of the Month award. Each school will recognize two senior student athletes per season who have both high academic standing and demonstrate leadership qualities. Each school will still have the opportunity to recognize a seasonal scholar athlete for each sport at the end of the … Read more
Danielle Nichols, Bridgeport Central This senior captain of both the cheerleading and softball teams has a 3.34 GPA while taking mostly AP and Honor classes. Danielle plans on continuing her cheerleading and softball career as a student-athlete in college. She has volunteered for several events and organizations, including Relay for Life, children’s clinics for … Read more
Kim Kockenmeister, Greenwich Kim is a senior captain of both the varsity girls soccer and girls basketball programs who excels as an athlete and student. She is an Honor Roll student with a 4.3 GPA and became a member of the National Honor Society and Science National Honor Society this year after having already earned … Read more
Katerina Karaiskos, Norwalk This senior is ranked at the top of her class with a 4.8 GPA while taking a challenging course load. Katerina is also president of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society. She was named captain of the girls volleyball team for two consecutive years as a junior and senior. She … Read more
Olivia Wood, Staples This senior two-time captain of the girls golf team has a 3.98 GPA after having made First Honors every semester. Olivia had been inducted into the National Honor Society, National Chinese Honor Society and Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society and is a recipient of the AP Scholar Award and the … Read more
Kinsley Maloney, Brien McMahon Kinsley is a two-year captain of the cheerleading team who takes pride in her team’s biggest accomplishment of placing third in its division at the U.S. Finals at Virginia Beach. Her team also was runner-up at a major competition at Quinnipiac University and made it to this year’s “Team of the … Read more