2 Greenwich High School Seniors Honored By CT General Assembly

GREENWICH, CT — Several elected officials presented official citations on behalf of the CT General Assembly to Greenwich High School seniors Henry Jin and Esther Nabisere on Wednesday to honor the students for their recent academic accomplishments.

State Reps. Tina Courpas (R-149), Steve Meskers (D-150), and Hector Arzeno (D-151), as well as state Sen. Ryan Fazio (R-36), presented the citations to Henry Jin and Esther Nabisere in the school’s front office.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Jin was included in the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2026, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. He will be awarded $2,000 with an additional $2,000 being awarded to GHS.

Jin became the 14th GHS student to be recognized as a scholar since 2021. His project is titled "Bridging the Sim-to-Real Gap in Autonomous Drone Control via Curriculum-Scheduled Domain Randomization."

Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars were selected from more than 2,600 applications from 826 high schools across 46 states, Washington, D.C., Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 16 countries.

Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists were announced last week.

Nabisere was one of just two Connecticut students to be selected to the prestigious United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), a national initiative that brings student leaders to Washington, D.C., for an intensive study of the federal government.

Nabisere has led international community service efforts, supported congressional constituent outreach, and contributed to research at the Permanent Mission of Uganda to the United Nations, according to an announcement.

She's active in civic engagement through the League of Women Voters of Greenwich and plans to continue her studies in public service and constitutional law.

Created in 1962 through Senate Resolution 324, USSYP is a highly competitive, merit-based program that selects two students from each state to engage directly with federal officials and deepen their understanding of democratic leadership and public service.