Five Seekonk High School Seniors Honored as South Coast Conference Academic All-Stars

Students from across the region gathered for the 37th annual South Coast Conference Academic All-Star Banquet where five Seekonk seniors were honored for their academic achievements. (Photo Courtesy Seekonk Public Schools)

SEEKONK – Seekonk High School is pleased to recognize five seniors who were honored for their academic accomplishments at the 37th annual South Coast Conference Academic All-Star Banquet. 

On Thursday, April 16, Delaney Carlsten, Jace Conceicao, Gabriella Gago, Lily McCormick and Hayden Robinson were honored as All-Stars during the banquet held at Century House in Acushnet. 

Each year, South Coast Conference schools recognize the top five students of the graduating class with the South Coast Conference Academic All-Star Award. The chosen students reflect each of the National Honor Society’s four pillars — Service, Character, Scholarship and Citizenship — and have positively impacted their schools and community.

The South Coast Conference includes Apponequet Regional High School, Bourne High School, Swansea’s Joseph Case High School, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, Fairhaven High School, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Old Rochester Regional High School, Seekonk High School, Somerset Berkley Regional High School and West Bridgewater High School.

“It was a privilege to attend this year’s event and to learn more about not only our All-Star academic achieving students in Seekonk, but also the students in our surrounding area,” said Zachary Waddicor, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning. “It is always so impressive to learn about the many achievements of so many Massachusetts students.”

Delaney Carlsten 

Delaney is the founder of Seekonk’s Girl Up chapter and president of the Model United Nations (UN) team. She is also a member of both the National Honors Society (NHS) and Spanish National Honors Society (SNHS). In addition to her academic leadership, Delaney plays on the varsity field hockey team. Outside of school, she volunteers as a campaign worker and focuses on increasing voter participation in her community. Delaney will attend Lehigh University in the fall to study business. 

Jace Conceicao

Jace is a member of the Key Club, Model UN and the Portuguese Club. He is also a member of NHS and Portuguese National Honor Society (PNHS). Jace has been a three-sport athlete for all four years at Seekonk High School. He is captain of the indoor and outdoor track and field teams, was selected for the Sun Chronicle’s Indoor Track and Field All-Star Team and was a varsity member of the soccer team. Jace will continue his track career at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he will major in chemical engineering and minor in materials science.

Gabriella Gago

Gabby is the founder of the Business Club and has been president of the Science Club for three years. She is an executive board member of the Girl Up and Key Clubs, is a member of NHS and PNHS and hosted Seekonk High School’s Holiday Spectacular. Outside of school, Gabby attended the American Legion Auxiliary’s Massachusetts Girl State in 2025 and founded the DisneyO2H blog on TikTok and Instagram with her dad. After graduation, she will begin Seton Hall University’s Joint Bachelor’s/M.D. program. 

Lily McCormick

Lily is the president and lead editor of PaperCuts, the school’s literary magazine, is a member of NHS and the SNHS. She has represented Seekonk High School as a lead artist in Attleboro Arts Museum’s High Art Competition for the past two years. Lily plans to attend UMASS Dartmouth and study Spanish. She intends to become an educator and will work toward a Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate.

Hayden Robinson 

Hayden is the recipient of the Brown Book Award and is the event coordinator of the Portuguese Club. She is a member of NHS, the PNHS and is a STEM games creator for the Science Club. Hayden is captain of the track and field team and holds school records in three events. She is a two-time State Champion and six-time South Coast Conference All-Star. Hayden plans to study exercise science at High Point University, where she will continue her track career at the Division I level. She was awarded the Presidential Fellowship Award of Academic Excellence Scholarship and was accepted into the Health Science Fellows Program at High Point.

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