Bryan Davis of Southington Selected for Governor's Scholar Award

Southington High School Junior, Bryan Davis, Receives 2012 Governor's Scholar Award and Town Proclamation

Published in the Southington Citizen, June 1, 2012

L to R. Town Council Chair, Ed Pocock III
and Town Councilman, Chris Palmieri, present
Town Proclamation to Bryan Davis

The completion of the school year brings joy to Southington, a suburban community in Connecticut, as it celebrates graduations, academic accomplishments, achievement in sports, the commitment to diverse civic activities, and the progress of developing values of our young citizens and the new challenges and transitions many of them face as they move further into their future.

The media dedicates many pages to honoring its students, their scholarship awards and their memorable accomplishments because the community itself values the importance of our youth to our sustaining hope in the future.

As we whole-heartedly applaud those achievements of our young people from preschool through high school and college, we anticipate that you’ll agree with the public recognition of one of Southington’s exceptional students:

Our honoree of the day is a young man who is completing his junior year at Southington High School with a 109.15 GPA and ranks first in his class of 2013.  He was selected for Project Lead the Way at S.H.S. and is a member of the lacrosse team, Key Club, Math Team, SADD, Foreign Language Honor Society and the National Honor Society.

Bryan Davis is also working with confidence on his Eagle Scout project and will soon receive his second degree black belt in Martial Arts.

Bryan makes time to enjoy outdoor activities such as snowboarding with his friends, mountain hiking, skim-boarding along the beach, sailing on Long Island Sound, playing football and basketball, mountain biking and canoing. He is also a volunteer at the United Way and Southington Community Services.

Bryan Davis (l) with parents,
Kaye and Ken Davis at the 16th Annual
Governor's Scholars Luncheon at the Aqua Turf

The son of proud parents, Kaye and Ken Davis, Bryan is viewing the future with an eye on his interest in engineering, more specifically, after graduation next year, he plans to attend a competitive college likely in the field of electrical engineering.

Given his many accomplishments, it's no surprise that Bryan Davis is one of only thirty students in the State of Connecticut chosen for the elite circle of Governor’s Scholars.

Thirty colleges and universities throughout Connecticut are collaborating in providing each Governor’s Scholar an opportunity to further challenge their intellectual curiosity and special talents. They will be invited to take part in and educational enrichment experience at their schools. The subject of Bryan’s required timed essay was the dangers to society of using technology rather than personal interaction with people.

The many accomplishments of Bryan Davis were recognized by the Town Council of Southington in a proclamation designating May 14, 2012 to be Bryan Davis Day in the Town of Southington.  The recognition was sponsored as well by the Commissioner of Education, Connecticut Association of Schools, and Big Y World Class Markets.

The presenting Town Council member, Christopher Palmieri, who is also assistant principal at DePaolo Middle School, commented: "He (Davis) was a phenomenal student in middle school so I am not surprised that he was selected for such a prestigious award. I am honored to have Bryan represent Southington as a member of the Governor’s Scholars for 2012."

Congratulations to Bryan Davis and his family.