Carbon County Career and Technical Institute seniors graduated on June 9. The following students received awards and recognition.

Nicole Henry was named valedictorian and Tiffany Ruch, salutatorian. The senior class officers were Trisha Ruch, president; Crystal Sparrow, vice-president; Tiffany Ruch, secretary and Ray Zuber, treasurer.Special awardsJonathan Baptiste and Nicole Henry: Scholastic Excellence Award for academic achievement and leadership as a high school scholar.Aaron Papay: United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.Jonathan Baptiste and Andrew Salazar: David Argall Good Citizenship Award.Derek Ahner (carpentry); Sean Dailey Jr. (electrical construction maintenance) and Harley Paluch (HVAC): Carbon Builders Association Award (CP, ECM, HVAC). Each student received a gift award valued at $200.Mason Rehrig (Electric Construction Maintenance): the $1,000 Franklin Township Lions Club Award. He received $500 now and will receive another $500 when he shows documentation of attending post secondary school.Cathy Cordery and Kristen J. Hickman: Concourse Club Award, presented to a Palmerton student. Each received $250.Crystal Sparrow: Dr. George P. Thomas Memorial Scholarship, $500.Steven Villalta: Jim Thorpe Rotary Club, $500.Morgan Ferrari: Gnaden Huetten Auxilliary Scholarship Award, $500.Tiffany Ruch: The Lehigh Valley Engineering Award, $500.Jacob Gaugler: The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Alex Campbell/Mauch Chunk Div. 1, $200.Jonathan Baptiste, Cathy Cordery and Ray Zuber: The Howard Weir Memorial Award, monetary.DECA awardsChapter President and Outstanding DECA member: Cathy Cordery; Outstanding Attitude and Commitment to DECA: Ray Zuber; four-year members: Ray Zuber, Courtney Koch, Chelsea Strubeck; three-year members: Cathy Cordery, Larissa Stallone, Nathan Mack, Trisha Ruch, Tiffany Ruch, Saige Hancharick, Andrew Salazar; two-year members: Christine Jumet, Nicole Henry, Jesilyn Impink, Benonia Bruce, Chelsie Smalley, Kristin Hickman; one-year members: Jon Baptiste, Laura Kohutka, Danielle Green, Kimarie James.Certifications in Customer Service sponsored by The National Retail Federation: Larissa Stallone: $1,000 KMART scholarship sponsored by KMART and DECA; Cathy Cordery: $1,000 PA DECA and PA State Business scholarships; Cathy Cordery and Stephanie Blum: state finalists in the Chapter Awards program in February; Kimarie James: $8,000 per year for four years for her DECA involvement and high academic achievement to Johnson & Wales University; Larissa Stallone: $3,000 scholarship for her winning project in the "Passion for Fashion" competition sponsored by The Art Institute of Philadelphia.Half-time graduatesCCTI acknowledged its half-time graduates with a certificate for successfully completing their program area.Lehighton Area School District: Aaron Wuchter, Graphic Design.Panther Valley School District: Benonia Bruce: Marketing; David Gogel: Graphic Design; Kevin Gray: Electrical Construction Maintenance; and Nick Oriolo: Automotive Service Technology.Weatherly Area School District: Steven Cowin: Automotive Collision Repair; Michael Douglas: Carpentry; Kimarie James and Larissa Stallone: Marketing; Brandon Lazar: Automotive Service Technology; Kevin Holik and Harley Paluch: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Rachel Scott: Graphic Design.Technical awardsCosmetology: Jazmin Dieter, Kelsea Feliciano, Jasmine Feller, Danielle Green, Lindsay Hoffman and Yuliya Revzina will receive awards from McCann School of Business, Morris Flamingo, Cosmo Professionals, Major Advance, Burmax, Milady, and Carbon Career and Technical Institute.Electrical Construction and Maintenance: David Huber: $300 Milwaukee cordless drill; James Newman: $200 for books from IBEW Allentown Local 375 and an offer of an apprenticeship with IBEW 375; Jourdan Reinhart: $100 Matthew Tobia Scholarship; Tyler Merkel: $300 Klein tool pouch with tools from Klein Tools & Lighting Fixture & Supply Co., $300 Bowmanstown/Parryville Lions Club Award; Mason Rehrig: A Category 4 digital clamp on electrical tester.Marketing/distributive education: Larissa Stallone; Jesilyn Impink; Laura Kohutka; Benonia Bruce; Courtney Koch; Chelsie Smalley; Kimarie James; Cathy Cordery. The students received awards, including monetary, gifts and/or gift cards.Auto Collision & Repair: Steven Cowin: $50 award and $200 from the Timothy P. Jupina Award; Brant Crow: $50 award; Cory Versuk: $50 award, $50 from the Charles A. Snyder Memorial Award and $100 from the Palmerton Hungarian Club Award; Kevin Mengle: $100 and a $50 gift certificate from Palmerton Auto Parts, and a plaque.Auto Service Technology: Ruben Allen: $25 from Godshall Kane Architects; Brandon Kline: $50 gift card from Palmerton Auto Parts; Shawn Raynor: $50 from the Charles A. Snyder Memorial Fund; Chris Carroll: $100 and certificate, and $600 from the Ernest C. Ginder Memorial Scholarship Award.Carpentry Program: Aaron Papay: $150 from Terraform Engineering LLC and a $50 gift certificate to Lowes and a T-shirt, both donated by Lobar Inc.; Derek Ahner: carpentry accessories including tools, tool box, a plaque and the Bowmanstown/Parryville Award.Cooperative Education Program: Mark Miller: $150 from the Kovatch Corporation. He has also been offered a full-time position upon graduation.Culinary Arts: Ashlee Hockenbury: $25 from Sisco; Jacob Gaugler: $100 from A-1 Restaurant Supply; Tiffany Ruch: $50 from the Culinary Arts Program; Trisha Ruch: $100 from Zimmerman's Dairy, a plaque and $50 from the Kevin Niederer Memorial Scholarship Award. She will also receive $50 from Godshall Kane Architects.NationalVocational-Technical Honor SocietySeniors: Derek Ahner, Jonathan Baptiste, Cathy Cordery, Kelsea Feliciano, Brittney C. Hahn, Saige Hancharick, Nicole Henry, Kristen Hickman, Christine Jumet, Tyler Merkel, Jake Rocco, Tiffany Ruch, Trisha Ruch, Andrew Salazar, and Ray Zuber.Graphic Design: Nicole Henry, Saige Hancharick, Kristen Hickman, Christine Jumet, Jake Rocco, Andrew Salazar, Chelsea Strubeck, Ray Zuber.Health/Medical Assistant: Jenn Acabou, Brittany Cammareri, Morgan Ferrari, Gabrielle Homlak, Brittany Henning, Crystal Sparrow and Alissa Curreri (who, as outstanding senior in Health Medical also received a plaque and a $250 Jim Thorpe Lioness Club Award and certificate).Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning: Jeff Whitefield: oxygen and acetylene regulator set; Harley Paluch: miscellaneous tools and a plaque; Dana Dunbar: miscellaneous tools and safety glasses. She will also receive $500 from the Lehigh Valley School Facilities Managers Scholarship Award.Integrated Information Systems Technology: Michael White: $75 from the Dan Reese Memorial Award for outstanding student.Welding: Mark Miller: a two speed portable bandsaw from GTS-Welco and a plaque. He has been awarded advanced placement credit for two courses at Pennsylvania College of Technology. This is equivalent to a scholarship worth $2,050.Administrative awardsThe Administrative Awards are sponsored by the Carbon Career & Technical Institute Scholarship Trust Fund.Business Administrator's Award: Nicole Henry: plaque and $500.Principal's Award: Derek Ahner: plaque and $500.Director's Award: Jonathan Baptiste: plaque and $500.