NORTH SMITHFIELD – With the school year now coming to a close, Supt. Michael St. Jean shared a list of highlights and achievements by students, groups and teams throughout 2021 and 2020 at North Smithfield Public Schools.
The impressive roundup included accomplishments and recognitions from outside of North Smithfield at the regional, state, and national levels.
“Our students, teachers, and coaches are amazing and have made North Smithfield Schools a force to be reckoned with,” St. Jean noted.
The complete list has been published below.
ATHLETIC RECOGNITIONS
2021 Boys Soccer State Champion Div. 2 Finals Runner Up
Football Div. 3 Semi-Finals Playoff
Girls Cross Country State Meet
Girls Soccer Div. 2 Quarterfinals Playoffs
Girls Soccer Div. 2 Quarterfinals Playoffs/NSHS All-Time Goal Scorer Girls Soccer (individual – Sadie Crozier) 2022 Baseball Division 3 Champions/Div 3. State Champions
Boys Lacrosse Div. 4 State Finals Runner Up
Boys Outdoor Track State Champion 110m Hurdles/New England’s Meet Participant (individual – Matthew Stamatelatos)
Boys Outdoor Track State Champion 300m Hurdles/New England’s Meet Participant (individual – Matthew Stamatelatos)
Boys Outdoor Track State Meet Participant
Boys Outdoor Track State Meet/New England’s Meet Participant
Boys Tennis Div. 3 Quarterfinal Playoff Participant
Boys Volleyball Division 2 Champions/Div. 2 State Champions
Girls Lacrosse Division 3 Champions/Div. 3 State Finals Runner Up
Girls Outdoor Track State Meet Participant
Girls Outdoor Track State Meet/New England’s Meet Participant
Golf Team State Championship Match
Softball Div. 1 Preliminary Playoff Participant
2021-2022 Boys Basketball Div. 3 Quarter Finals Playoffs
Boys Hockey Div. 2 Quarterfinals Playoffs
Boys Indoor Track State Champion 55m Hurdles/New England’s Meet Participant (individual – Matthew Stamatelatos)
Boys Indoor Track State Meet Participant
Boys Indoor Track State Meet/New England’s Meet Participant
Girls Basketball Div. 3 State Finals Runner Up
Girls Indoor Track State Meet Participant
Girls Indoor Track State Meet/New England’s Meet Participant
Wrestling State Meet Participant
ACADEMIC AND ARTS RECOGNITIONS
North Smithfield High School
● Music Festivals:
- Superior Rating – Concert Band – RIMEA Band Festival
- Superior Rating – Chamber Chorus – RIACDA Choral Festival
- Superior Rating – Select Choir – RIACDA Choral Festival
- Superior Rating – Concert Choir – RIACDA Choral Festival
- Superior Rating – Percussion Ensemble – RI Percussive Arts Festival
● NSHS Music Department – Disney Performing Arts 2022
● Rhode Island Music Education Association – All-State Students
- Senior All-State Orchestra – 4 Students: Comeau, Nathan; Dagesse, Noah; Denton, Matthew; Verasammy, Alivia
- Junior All-State Band – 2 Students: Fournier, Brianna; Priestley, Owen
- Senior All-State Band – 3 Students: Goldberg, Brianna; Lane, Grace; Sevegny, Abygail
- Junior All-State Mixed Choir – 5 Students: Creighton, Janna; Daviau, Alexzaindria; Aleksiewicz, Grace; Remeika, Mia; Gregory, Sophia
- Senior All-State Treble Choir – 3 Students: Brandao, Katarina; Jacques, Brianna; Meksavanh, Kyra
- Senior All-State Mixed Choir – 8 Students: Bazin, Theodore; Corriveau, Gabe; Denton, Ryan; Duffy, Sarah; Roden, Caitlin; Sund, Carla; Kelley, Elizabeth; Reall, Rachel
● American Choral Directors Associations Eastern Division Honor Choir – Theo Bazin
● Southern New England Honor Band – Abygail Sevegny
● RIMEA Solo and Ensemble Festival Medal recipients, 3 students: Abygail Sevegny-flute, Grace Lane-piano, Owen Priestley-clarinet
● NSHS Yearbook Program – Bronze recognition for the Jostens National Yearbook Program Of Excellence.
● We the People State Champion
● Special Olympics International – National Banner Unified School
● DECA first or second place at the RI State Competition and attended the Atlanta
Conference:
- Apparel and Accessories Marketing – Luz Colon
- Entrepreneurship – Cali Keovongsavang
- Sports Marketing Team – Mason Dinezza and William Sullivan
- Food Marketing – Gabrielle Barros
- Principles of Marketing- Logan Medenica
- Principles of Marketing – Anna Kroner
- Restaurant and Food Service Management – Cassidy Grieves
- Aspire Leadership Academy – Alina Bienkiewicz
North Smithfield Middle School
NSMS Music Department:
● Rhode Island Music Education Association (RIMEA) Jr. All-State students:
- RIMEA Elementary All State Chorus, 7 students: Avery Creighton, Anna Kelly, Makayla LaFrance, Olivia Nordan, Jayden Ortiz-Allard, Aileigh Shaw, Cameron Welch
- Junior All-State Orchestra, 2 Students: Aayan Khan, bass clarinet; Sam Lane, trombone
- Junior All-State Band, 1 Student: Jack Narodowy, clarinet
- Junior All-State Mixed Chorus, 4 students: Anna Aleksiewicz, NdeyeAnna Diene, Ryan Delinger, Zachary Simpkins
● RIMEA Junior Choral Festival: NSMS Chorus – Superior Rating
● RIMEA Junior Band Festival: NSMS Concert Band – Superior Rating
● Music in the Parks Festival May 27, 2022
- 1st place, Superior – NSMS Concert Band (95.5 average)
- 1st place, Superior – NSMS Chorus (90.75 average)
- 1st place, Superior – Jazz Band I (93.5 average)
- Outstanding Jazz Soloist, Lucas Comeau (alto saxophone)
- Esprit de Corps Award (an exemplary attitude of positive support and outstanding personal behavior throughout the festival) – North Smithfield Middle School Music Program
● RIMEA Solo and Ensemble Festival Medal recipients, 6 students: Angelina Feliz, Flute Solo; Jazmyn Kennell, Flute Solo; Aayan Khan, Bass Clarinet Solo; Sam Lane, Trombone Solo; Jack Narodowy, Clarinet Solo; Paige O’Brien, Trumpet Solo
NSMS Yearbook: Jostens National Program of Excellence – Bronze Award
Rhode Island Science Olympiad Competition – April 2 & 9
- Second Place in Mousetrap Vehicle – Aayan Khan & Ethan Glucksma:
- Second Place in Dynamic Planet – Zachary Simpkins
- Second Place in Bio Process Lab – Julia Dowling
- Third Place in Solar System – Aayan Khan
