Lehighton Area Middle School held its Academic Awards Program June 13.

During the program, the American Legion Auxiliary Award was presented to Nica Devlin. The American Legion Award was presented to Dane Frantz. The Sen. David G. Argall's Good Citizenship Award was presented to Julia Frey and Patrick Lawler. The Franklin Township Lions Award was presented to Caine Carpenter and Emily Haberman.Outstanding Student/Outstanding Effort awards were presented by each team.Team 5MMath: Chance Neeb and Joseph WetzelLanguage arts: Aubrey HuntScience: Jade SchleicherSocial studies: Ashley BeersOutstanding effort: McKenna Geary and Logan HighlandTeam 5WLanguage arts: Kathryn NanovicMath: Carter StraussScience: Kenneth ZachariasSocial studies: Jonathan MacsayOutstanding effort: Lyle CordesTeam 6MLanguage arts and math: Kaia SlawScience: Cierra KunkleSocial studies: Karissa HoughOutstanding effort: Matthew SmithTeam 6WLanguage arts: Aaron Bauer and Brooke ShecklerMath: Zoe Cotton and Mason FergusonScience: Kylie Kresge and Luke WiluszSocial studies: Joseph Adamcik and Jenna WilliamsOutstanding effort: Dylan Coffin and Jade SteberTeam 7MLanguage arts: Emily KleintopPre-algebra: Isabella BakaAcademic math: Lindsay CarriganApplied math: Tatiana GonzalezLife science: Brooke FochtHistory: Mason BarndtReading: Jessica Hess and Chris WhitemanOutstanding effort: Samantha Banning and Addison HowlandTeam 7WLanguage arts: Shane WilliamsPre-algebra math: Emily MillerAcademic math: Emily BartronApplied math: Jesse UngoodLife science: Emma McClaffertySocial studies: Olivia FrendtReading and outstanding effort: Jordyn ZwetolitzHardest worker: Dakota HiesterTeam 8MLanguage arts and academic pre-algebra: Jackson SchaefferScience: Michael Bongiorno and Jennifer DobrowskiSocial studies: Thera HibblerApplied pre-algebra: Dortie-Mae KnappenbergerAlgebra I: Emma McClaffertyReading: Joseph Petit-ClairOutstanding effort: Patrick LawlerTeam 8WLanguage arts: Anthony TavellaAlgebra I: Caine CarpenterPre-algebra: Stephanie RephApplied pre-algebra: Andy FogelScience: Dane FrantzSocial studies: Savanna Buchinsky and Alyssa MatikaReading: Amanda PassigliaOutstanding effort: Piper DeMatte and Sean HeeryMusic AwardsOutstanding instrumentalist: Grade 5: Zachary Fisher and Grade 6: Abigail HoppesMusic Achievement Award: Grade 5: Jade Schleicher, Grade 6: Calvin Maholick, Grade 8: Dane FrantzFred Waring's Director's Award for chorus: Michelle Bozilesky and Alexander KeckDirector's Award for Band: Caine CarpenterPresidents's AwardThe recipients of the President's Award for Academic Achievement are: Aubrey Blasiak, Shae Blasiak, Lindsey Bowman, Savanna Buchinsky, Avery Deem, Lily Fasching, Emily Haberman, Katelyn Haupt, Alyssa Matika, Joseph Petit-Clair, Matthew Petit-Clair and Nathan Petit-Clair.The recipients of the President's Award for Academic Excellence are: Justin Ahner, Michael Bongiorno, Caine Carpenter, Piper DeMatte, Nica Devlin, Jennifer Dobrowski, Dane Frantz, Julia Frey, Thera Hibbler, Breanna Hoffner, Alexander Karpowicz, Alexander Keck, Courtney Keegan-Smith, Kira Kuehner, Patrick Lawler, Amanda Passiglia, Alivia Paules, Maura Phelan, Brandon Schnell, Kiara Smith, Tyler Steigerwalt, Kayla Stubits, Anthony Tavella, Gregory Venuto and Nolan Wentz.93 percent or higherThe recipients for 93 percent or Higher Final Average in Every Subject are:• Fifth grade: Ashley Beers, Lyle Cordes, Tatum Hartsell, Logan Highland, Aubrey Hunt, Ashley Marchessault, Kathryn Nanovic, Chance Neeb, Carter Strauss, Garrett Weaver and Kenneth Zacharias• Sixth grade: Dylan Coffin, Karissa Hough, Cierra Kunkle, Kaia Slaw and Jade Steber• Seventh Grade: Isabella Baka, Samantha Banning, Mason Barndt, Emily Bartron, Evan Beers, Madison DeLuca, Olivia Frendt, Dakota Hiester, Addison Howland, Emily Kleintop, Jack Kogut, Sarah Laible, Brenna Long, Victor McCandless, Emma McClafferty, Emily Miller, Logan Pagotto, Chris Whiteman, Shane Williams and Jordyn Zwetolitz• Eighth grade: Savanna Buchinsky, Caine Carpenter, Piper DeMatte, Dane Frantz, Julia Frey, Thera Hibbler, Alexander Karpowicz, Courtney Keegan-Smith, Patrick Lawler, Brandon Schnell and Anthony Tavella and Gregory VenutoPrincipal's listThe principal's list for all four marking periods were awarded to:• Fifth grade: Ashley Beers, Lyle Cordes, Logan Highland, Aubrey Hunt, Kathryn Nanovic, Carter Strauss, Garrett Weaver and Kenneth Zacharias• Sixth grade: Dylan Coffin, Karissa Hough, Kaia Slaw and Jade Steber.• Seventh grade: Isabella Baka, Samantha Banning, Mason Barndt, Evan Beers, Madison DeLuca, Elizabeth Eckhart, Olivia Frendt, Dakota Hiester, Addison Howland, Emily Kleintop, Jack Kogut, Sarah Laible, Victor McCandless, Emma McClafferty, Emily Miller, Logan Pagotto, Chris Whiteman, Shane Williams and Jordyn Zwetolitz• Eighth grade: Michael Bongiorno, Savanna Buchinsky, Caine Carpenter, Piper DeMatte, Dane Frantz, Julia Frey, Thera Hibbler, Courtney Keegan-Smith, Patrick Lawler, Brandon Schnell, Anthony Tavella and Gregory VenutoThe following students were on the principal's list all 16 marking periods at the middle school: Caine Carpenter, Piper DeMatte, Dane Frantz, Julia Frey and Gregory Venuto.The program ended with a Movie Maker Presentation created by "The Divine 9," followed by a moving up ceremony of the seventh and eighth grade class.