The following students were elected by their classmates as their school’s nominee in the 2022 Statewide Election for Connecticut’s Kid Governor®. We congratulate these students on crafting strong platforms around important community issues and encourage them to continue advocating for change in their communities.
If your student is working on their community issue, let us know! Share their work with us by emailing info@CT.KidGovernor.org.
Nominee Name: Aaryn Rotondo
Nominee’s Community Issue: Cigarette Smoking
Nominee’s School: Meadowside Elementary School, Milford
Nominee Name: Adrian Mejia
Nominee’s Community Issue: Racism
Nominee’s School: Canton Intermediate School, Canton
Nominee Name: Allison Furtado
Nominee’s Community Issue: Animal Adoption
Nominee’s School: Hatton Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Andrew (Drew) Werkhoven
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness
Nominee’s School: Washington Primary School, Washington
Nominee Name: Anthony Borgen
Nominee’s Community Issue: Helping Childrens Hospitals
Nominee’s School: Charles Wright Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Anthony Ghaly
Nominee’s Community Issue: Kill Shelters
Nominee’s School: Highland Elementary School, Cheshire
Nominee Name: Blake Sipes
Nominee’s Community Issue: Food Insecurity
Nominee’s School: Pomperaug Elementary School, Southbury
Nominee Name: Devin Spellman
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying
Nominee’s School: H.S. Chase Elementary School, Waterbury
Nominee Name: Dhruv Srerakkesh
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying
Nominee’s School: Breakthrough Magnet School North, Hartford
Nominee Name: Edward Helmy
Nominee’s Community Issue: Hunger
Nominee’s School: Booth Free School, Roxbury
Nominee Name: Eleanor Ozga
Nominee’s Community Issue: Lunch and Snacks at School
Nominee’s School: Lawrence School, Middletown
Nominee Name: Ella Nelson
Nominee’s Community Issue: Littering
Nominee’s School: Green Acres Elementary School, North Haven
Nominee Name: Emily Mosher
Nominee’s Community Issue: Ocean Pollution
Nominee’s School: McAlister Intermediate School, Suffield
Nominee Name: Evangeline Villanueva
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying
Nominee’s School: Thomaston Center School, Thomaston
Nominee Name: Eve Mahoney
Nominee’s Community Issue: Women’s Rights
Nominee’s School: William Strong Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Gabriella Diaz
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Health
Nominee’s School: Eli Whitney School, Enfield
Nominee Name: Giovanni Pellicone
Nominee’s Community Issue: Awareness of Color Blindness
Nominee’s School: Long Meadow Elementary School, Middlebury
Nominee Name: Jaxon J. Rodriguez
Nominee’s Community Issue: Climate Change
Nominee’s School: Clover Street School, Windsor
Nominee Name: Josiah Semidey
Nominee’s Community Issue: A four day school week
Nominee’s School: Bennet Academy, Manchester
Nominee Name: Katy Dhima
Nominee’s Community Issue: Bullying & Harassment
Nominee’s School: Alfred Hanmer Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Keylianie Alicea
Nominee’s Community Issue: Sexual Violence
Nominee’s School: Kennelly School, Hartford
Nominee Name: Lily Schlafman
Nominee’s Community Issue: Supporting Kids who have Cancer
Nominee’s School: Saxe Middle School, New Canaan
Nominee Name: Madeleine Browne
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homeless Pets
Nominee’s School: Middlebury Elementary School, Middlebury
Nominee Name: Mason Protz
Nominee’s Community Issue: Equity
Nominee’s School: Woodside Intermediate School, Cromwell
Nominee Name: Mason Umberger
Nominee’s Community Issue: Smoking and Vaping
Nominee’s School: Derynoski Elementary School, Southington
Nominee Name: Matthew Kuethman
Nominee’s Community Issue: Littering
Nominee’s School: Samuel B. Webb Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Maya Carbone
Nominee’s Community Issue: Ocean Pollution
Nominee’s School: Webster Hill Elementary School, West Hartford
Nominee Name: Michael Stanco
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness
Nominee’s School: CREC Discovery Academy, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Mohamed Tayfour
Nominee’s Community Issue: Education
Nominee’s School: Nathan Hale Elementary School, Meriden
Nominee Name: Naiya Quazi
Nominee’s Community Issue: Racism
Nominee’s School: Highcrest Elementary School, Wethersfield
Nominee Name: Natalia Vazquez
Nominee’s Community Issue: Improving the Lives of Birds and Bats
Nominee’s School: Horace W. Porter School, Columbia
Nominee Name: Roman Christensen
Nominee’s Community Issue: Mental Health Awareness
Nominee’s School: Brownstone Intermediate School, Portland
Nominee Name: Sofia Scaranuzzo
Nominee’s Community Issue: Free School Lunch
Nominee’s School: Live Oaks Elementary School, Milford
Nominee Name: Thomas Case
Nominee’s Community Issue: Pollution
Nominee’s School: Hebron Elementary School, Hebron
Nominee Name: Vera Kluczwski
Nominee’s Community Issue: Air Pollution
Nominee’s School: Andover Elementary School, Andover
Nominee Name: Virginia Eikel
Nominee’s Community Issue: Homelessness and Home Insecurity
Nominee’s School: Charter Oak International Academy, West Hartford
Nominee Name: Vivaan Laroia
Nominee’s Community Issue: Food Waste in Schools
Nominee’s School: Latimer Lane School, Simsbury
Nominee Name: Zuriel Reyes
Nominee’s Community Issue: Suicide Prevention
Nominee’s School: Academic Academy at Wallace Middle School, Waterbury