Avon Student Wins Governor's Award

Written by Associate Regional Editor Eileen McNamara

Devavrat Dabke, a student at Avon High School, has been chosen as one of 30 high school students statewide to be named a Governor's Scholar by the Connecticut Association of Schools.

Dabke and the other award recipients will be feted today, Thursday, May 16, during  the Seventeenth Annual Governor’s Scholars Luncheon at the Aqua Turf in Southington. 

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to attend and will address those being honored. Mark Dixon, meteorologist at WFSB Eyewitness News 3, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

Under the direction of Education Commissioner, Stefan Pryor, The Connecticut Association of Schools has sustained the Governor’s Scholars Program. Now in its 17th year, the program recognizes academically talented high school students in schools throughout the state, and present 30 students each year for special recognition to the governor of Connecticut.

All principals of CAS member high schools are given the opportunity to nominate one junior ranked in the top four percent of his/her class. An essay on an assigned topic has to be completed. This year’s question was “Since President Obama has been elected to a second term of office, what three (3) major issues do you think should be addressed nationally and internationally, and why?”. 

Members of the Governor’s Scholars Committee, professional educators from throughout Connecticut, judge the completed applications and assign a composite score to each based on rank in class, PSAT or SAT scores, CAPT scores for public school candidates, and the student essay.