Clare Hayes
St. Joseph High School
Patrick Feeney
Fairfield Prep
Clara Connolly
Fairfield Warde High School
Cayden Morin
Bunnell High School
The Greater Bridgeport St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Committee announced the winners of the 2026 Mr. and Miss Shamrock Scholarship Program. They were selected among many applicants by a panel of judges of local educators.
2026 Mr. Shamrock is Patrick Feeney. 2026 Second Mr. Shamrock is Cayden Morin.
2026 Miss Shamrock is Clare Hayes. 2026 Second Miss Shamrock is Clara Connolly.
Miss Shamrock Scholarship Winners
2025 Annie Feeney (Runner up: Paige Fabian)
2024 Julia Lacasse (Runner up: Sabela Gildea-Manso)
2023 Catherine Gutowski (Runner up: Zoe Curtin)
2022 Erin Appelson (Runner up: Ellen Feeney)
2021 Emily Larkin (Runner up: Catherine White)
2020 Mary Feeney (Runner up: Bridget Keary)
2019 Mary Ingram (Runner up: Kate Morton)
2018 Maddie Mitchell (Runner up: Maggie Buckley)
2017 Erin Welch (Runner up: Marisa Doyle)
2016 Samantha Mitchell (Runner up: Caroline Ihlefeld)
2015 Emily Devine (Runner up: Katherine O’Rourke)
2014 Elizabeth Croker (Runner up: Colleen Chrzanowski)
2013 Erin Puglia (Runner up: Elizabeth Croker)
2012 Kiernan Black (Runner up: Ryann Leonard)
2011 Mackenzie Dancho (Runner up: Kiernan Black)
2010 Nora O’Sullivan
2009 Rose Murphy
2008 Kelly Gavin
2007 Aine O’Sullivan
2006 Meghan Lucey
2005 Ryan Virginia Donahue
2004 Mary Rose O’Sullivan
2003 Erin Finnegan
2002 Coleen McCann
2001 Eleanor McCormick
2000 Maura Finnegan
1999 Morgan Keane
1998 Karen Curtin
1997 Teresa O’Sullivan
1996 Laura Kabel
1995 Erin Miller
1994 Erin Lehaney
1993 Caragh McGovern
1992 Jennifer Daly Carolan
1991 Maureen Ganley
1990 Crissie Corcoran Henriques
1989 Kelly Conlisk Murphy
1988 Eileen Doonan Dancho
Mr. Shamrock Scholarship Winners
2025 Keevan Leech (Runner Up: Emmett White)
2024 Wyatt Morgan (Runner Up: William Reidy)
2023 Emmet Moran (Runner Up: Colman Connolly)
2022 Timmy McCormack (Runner Up: Brian Forde)
2021 Andrew Jones (Runner Up: Ryan Carroll)
2020 Seamus Carolan (Runner Up: Jack Clyne)
2019 Brenden Devine (Runner Up: Michael Fickes)
2018 Drew Newcomb (Runner up: Tim Forde)
2017 Kevin Gallagher (Runner up: Brendan Black)
2016 Adrian Coyle (Runner up: Tim Welch)
2015 Ian McLevy (Runner up: Owen Mockler)
2014 Daniel Donahue (Runner up: Daniel McInerney)
2013 Liam Coyle (Runner up: Thomas Turner)
2012 Brian Gavvin (Runner up: Liam Coyle)
2011 Patrick McGuinness II (Runner up: Liam Coyle)
2010 Andrew Burns
2009 Brendan Ferguson
2008 Ciaran O’Donnell
2007 Christopher John Austin
2006 Frank Rupp
2005 Brian Joseph Kabel
2004 Liam O’Connor Colum
2003 Kyle Langan
2002 Alex Kabel
2001 Kevin O’Malley
2000 Michael McCann
1999 Terence McGovern
1998 James Leary
1997 Will Kabel
1996 Thomas Dunn
1995 Brian Burns
1994 Brendan Cavanagh
1993 Pat Boland
