FCIAC selects Ridgefield High School seniors Hadley Drever and Henry Idone as Winter 2023 Exemplary Scholar Athletes

The FCIAC selected Ridgefield High School seniors Hadley Drever and Henry Idone as the Winter 2023 Exemplary Scholar Athletes. Both shine in the classroom, the sports arena, and the arts.

Hadley Drever has consistently maintained High Honor Roll all four years of high school and is a member of the National Honor Society. She is a captain of the girls ski team and has been on varsity since joining the team freshman year. She was a key contributor to the team’s CISL State Championship title in 2021, and runner-up in both 2020 and 2022.

She was selected CISL First Team All-State junior year, and CISL Honorable Mention All-State her sophomore year. She also received the Most Improved coach’s award in her sophomore year. Hadley is also a part of the Tri-State Alpine Racing Team for Catamount Mountain for 5 years and has been dancing with MacDonald-Pin Dancers for 10. She has volunteered her time as an assistant teacher with the younger dancers for 6 years, and also at a camp for kids with cancer. She has participated in the Danbury Music Center Nutcracker since 2016 and spends her summers working as a certified lifeguard.

Henry Idone has made High Honor Roll every marking period since his freshman year while taking many Honors and AP courses. He received the Assumption University Book Award in 2022. Henry has been a member of the boy's ice hockey and boy's tennis for three years and is proud to call himself a champion of the 2022 FCIAC Hockey Tournament. Outside of athletics, Henry is a devoted cellist and has earned opportunities to play in Carnegie Hall and in Italy. Additionally, he enjoys leading the Ridgefield Community Cello Ensemble, volunteering for the Appalachian Service Project, and working on his own small business.

*Information and photos courtesy RPS Superintendent of School's weekly newsletter.