PREP STUDENT EXCELLENCE
CAS-CIAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS Ryan Preisano (left) and Ryan Oshinskie (right) were honored at the 40th annual CAS-CIAC Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet for exemplary academic and athletic careers, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage. Ryan Preisano excelled in and out of the classroom, where he achieved summa cum laude honors and was an NHS member and peer tutor. Ryan committed to play football in senior year, adding to his other two varsity sports, baseball and basketball serving as a captain of both. In baseball, he was named All-SCC First Team, All-State, and CHSCA All Star. Ryan volunteered with special needs children in the Challenger Baseball program, led fundraising through Full Court Peace, and traveled to help the Native American Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Ryan is continuing his baseball career at Wake Forest University.
Ryan Oshinskie achieved summa cum laude honors all four years at Prep. Recognized for his high academic excellence, he spoke about the quality of scholarship at the National Honor Society induction ceremony. Ryan was a leader in the Sikorsky Challenge STEM competition and a yearbook editor. As a four-year athlete, he was a baseball standout and named All-SCC second team. Ryan was a
leader of the Connections Club, which links Prep students with special needs children. He also volunteered at the McGivney Center afterschool program in Bridgeport. Ryan received the St. Edmund Campion, S.J., Award for demonstrated academic excellence. He is is continuing his baseball career at Brown University.
Tony Musilli Awarded Wilton Scholarship
Hicks: Young American Award Jackson Hicks received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point for the Class of 2027. Jackson was a leader both in and outside of school. A four-year honors student, he was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated magna cum laude. In ice hockey, he spent three years on varsity, helping the Jesuits claim the 2023 CIAC Division I title. Jackson was active in school in the Cardinal Key Society, Sikorsky STEM Challenge Team and Political Awareness Society. He also volunteered with the Connecticut STORM ice hockey program. Outside of school, Jackson was a long time Boy Scout achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. This past spring, Jackson was presented the Young American Award by the Western CT Military Officers Association. He was recognized as an outstanding young citizen as exemplified by his service to the community and the nation. The award was presented by Lieutenant Colonel John F. Simonetti, USAF (Ret) ’75.
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Tony Musilli was awarded the Wilton Garden Club scholarship because of his longstanding involvement in horticulture. He has volunteered at the Wilton Trackside Youth Garden since the fourth grade, building mobile handicap-raised garden beds for Wilton Commons, installing pollinator gardens at Middlebrook School and his home, and participating in seed sowing for the Youth Garden and Wilton Garden Club’s annual plant sale. Tony is an Eagle Scout, a summa cum laude honor student, NHS member/tutor, a recipient of the Fairfield Rotary Club Certificate of Honor, and was named a SCC Scholar Athlete for his academic excellence and four years of rowing on the Fairfield Prep crew team. He is attending the University of Notre Dame.
Congratulations Eagle Scouts Michael Adams Christopher Cope Jackson Hicks
Antonio Musilli Thomas Nardone Joseph Queenan
