St. John's Scholastic Awards

St. John's Scholastic Awards 2025

Photos from this year's Scholastic Awards are now available to view. Please click here to see them. Our thanks goes out to our Church School Teachers, students and especially their parents for their dedication in bringing their children to Church and Church school each Sunday. It is a joy to watch our parish children grow up in the Church and learn about their faith. May God grant them all many happy and blessed years!

2025 St. John's Graduates

The Eleanor Adzima Annual Service Award was given the Matthew Karaffa for his continued service to St. John’s, especially as an Altar Server.

The William T. Soltis Memorial “R” Club Scholarship Fund awarded one scholarship to Matthew Karaffa.

Matthew Karaffa - Platt Tech High School Graduate – He has an internship at Straton machine shop in Stratford to pursue his career as a machinist. He will be going on to Housatonic Community College to pursue a career in manufacturing.

Alexis Klimaszewski - UCONN School of Law - Juris Doctor - She will practice as a corporate M&A attorney with Holland & Knight in Stamford.

Billy Lesko - Billy graduated from Siena College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, and in September, he will begin his Master of Social Work studies in the Direct Clinical Therapy program at Sacred Heart University. He ultimately wants to have his own practice specializing in one-on-one counseling with teens.

Hailey McKane—Norfolk University Graduate—Degree in Nursing. She will be taking a job as a nurse at St. Vincent’s here in Bridgeport.

Luke Maltais—2nd Masters Degree—University of New Haven. Investigation. He is in the final phase of securing a job with the Drug Enforcement Agency as a Diversion Investigator.

William Fazekas—Earned an MBA at Endicott College with a 4.0 GPA. He will continue in his current position in the Digital Media Center at Endicott College.

Carl Maxwell—Quinnipiac University—Juris Doctor - He was the Executive Managing Editor of the Law Review and he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He will be working for a Law firm in New Haven doing contract law.

Natalie Klimaszewski - Has been accepted as a student of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.