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Lauralton students recognized

Posted on Nov 09, 2006

The Freelove Baldwin Stow Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently honored Amanda Doerr, ’07 with the DAR Good Citizen Award. The chapter chose one honoree from each of Milford’s four high schools to receive this prestigious award for exemplifying the DAR standards of good citizenship, dependability, service, leadership and patriotism. 

Amanda is active both in and out of school. She is the 2006-2007 Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut Youth and Government, President of the Lauralton Hall Youth and Government club and a contributing member of the Lauralton Spanish, Amnesty International, Humanities and Environmental clubs. Amanda is also deeply involved in service to her school and community having volunteered for several school events and programs as well as the Bob Cooke Memorial Walk for Skin Cancer. She is the Children’s Choir director at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milford. Among her many talents Amanda is also an avid singer, pianist and songwriter with 56 copyrighted works. 

Mary Alice Limperopulos,’09 has been named Lauralton Hall’s Hugh O’Brien Leadership (HOBY) Ambassador for 2006-2007. HOBY is the nation’s premier program exclusively designed for high school sophomores. It provides lifelong leadership development opportunities that empower individuals to achieve their highest potential. Annually, over 20,000 public and private high schools are invited to select an outstanding tenth grader to represent their high school by attending a three or four-day HOBY leadership development seminar. 

At Lauralton Hall Mary Alice is a member of the French Club, Student Council, Key Club and golf team. She has been involved with Fairfield Prep theater and is a Connecticut Post CT Teens writer. Additionally, Mary Alice spends an extensive amount of time volunteering at Fairfield’s Wakeman Boys and Girls Club coaching and as a member of the Wakeman Torch Club, Keystone Club and Triple Play Sports Club, and has held several leadership positions within these organizations. 

Paula Graham, ’07 has been awarded the “Service Above Self Award” by the Devon Rotary Club.  One student from each of Milford’s high schools was selected to receive the award for their demonstrated exemplary humanitarian service, in any form and at any level, with an emphasis on personal volunteer efforts and active involvement in helping others.  

Paula a member of the Spanish National Honor Society is active in the award-winning Lauralton Hall Youth and Government Club and LHCares, a club that celebrates diversity and brings enrichment activities to the Lauralton community. She is also an avid volunteer at Yale New Haven Hospital and a tutor and mentor at St. Martin de Porres School in Hamden. As a graduating senior Paula intends to study biology and chemistry at the university level in pursuit of a career as a neonatologist. 

The entire Lauralton Hall community proudly congratulates these outstanding students on their accomplishments.  



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