The Lehighton Area Middle School held its Academic Awards Programs on May 23 and May 25.

Awards were presented as follows:The American Legion Auxiliary Award: Kaia Slaw.The American Legion Award: Isaiah Wetzel.The Franklin Township Lions Award: Katherine Aaron and Dylan Coffin.Outstanding Student/Outstanding Effort awards were presented by each team.Team 5M: Math, Brenna Hunt; Language Arts, Megan Hoffman; Science, Christian Busler; Social Studies, Riley Nothstein; Outstanding Effort, Katie WojtonTeam 5W: Language Arts, Isabella Mystkowski; Math, Katherine Halenar; Science, Jaclyn Troutman; Social Studies, Mariah Eckley; Outstanding Effort: Cheyann MarxTeam 6M: Language Arts, Collin Wentz; Math, Kurtis Gustafson; Science, Jenna Gasker; Social Studies, Cheyenna Roth; Outstanding Effort: Laura WilliamsTeam 6W: Language Arts, Megan Aaron; Math, Madison Brown; Science, Hailey Miller; Social Studies, Callie Hayman; Outstanding Effort, Benjamin SlawTeam 7M: Language Arts, Tatum Hartsell; Accelerated Math, Madison Becksted; Academic Math, Andrew Danilovitz; Applied Math, Vivian Horn; Life Science, Jade Schleicher; History, Jonathan Macsay; Outstanding Effort, Ashley BeersTeam 7W: Language Arts, Aubrey Hunt; Accelerated Math, Ashley Marchessault; Academic Math, Zachary Fisher; Applied Math, Christopher Jensen; Life Science, Ashley Marchessault; Social Studies, Aubrey Hunt; Reading, Cole Schleicher; Outstanding Effort, Aubrey HuntTeam 8M: Language Arts, Kaia Slaw; Science, Karissa Hough; Social Studies, Joshua Smith; Applied Math, Makayla Nothstein; Academic Math, Rebecca Serfass; Algebra I, Kaia Slaw; Reading, Emma Schappell; Outstanding Effort, Ashley WojtonTeam 8W: Language Arts, Brooke Sheckler; Science, Katherine Aaron; Social Studies, Jade Steber; Applied Math, Andrea Hughes; Academic Math, Alyssa Williams; Algebra 1, Mason Ferguson; Spanish, Isaiah Wetzel; Outstanding Effort, Luke WiluszMusic Awards were presented to the following:Outstanding Instrumentalist Award: Grade 5, Zachary Wilusz; Grade 6, Zander BauerMusic Achievement Award: Grade 5, Nicholas Passiglia; Grade 6, Kurtis Gustafson; Grade 7, Carter Strauss; Grade 8, Emma SchappellFred Waring's Director's Award for 7/8 Chorus: Paige Gruber and Ethan MalkowiczDirector's Award for Band: Abigail HoppesPresident's Award for Academic Achievement: Aaron Bauer, Dylan Coffin, Isabella Collotty, John DeMatte, Mason Ferguson, Meagan Gildner, Paige Gruber, Jessica Haley, Abigail Hoppes, Karissa Hough, Nicholas Karpowicz, Tinaya Klotz, Kylie Kresge, Cierra Kunkle, Calvin Maholick, Aidan Malloy, Samantha Miller, Aleah Nothstein, Madison Reitz, Allison Reph, Emma Schappell, Hannah Schappell, Benjamin Schatz, Rebecca Serfass, Brooke Sheckler, Kaia Slaw, Joshua Smith, Baylee Strausberger, Alyssa Williams, Jenna Williams, Luke Wilusz, Ashley Wojton and Noah Wolverton.President's Award for Academic Excellence: Katherine Aaron and Jade Steber.The Principal's List award went to:Fifth grade: Christian Busler, Edie Cordes, Gabriella Di Dea, Mariah Eckley, Austin Greene, Katherine Halenar, Megan Hoffman, Daniel Hoppes, Brenna Hunt, Levi Monk, Riley Nothstein, Zachary Wilusz and Madylin Wolter.Sixth grade: Megan Aaron, Madison Brown, Jenna Gasker, Hailey Miller, Cheyenna Roth, Shayla Simek, Benjamin Slaw, Tret Solt and Collin Wentz.Seventh grade: Madison Becksted, Ashley Beers, Randy Bongiorno, Lyle Cordes, Andrew Danilovitz, Taylor Douglass, Zachary Fisher, Hailey Hoffman, Aubrey Hunt, Jonathan Macsay, Kathryn Nanovic, Jade Schleicher, Carter Strauss and Garrett Weaver.Eighth grade: Katherine Aaron, Dylan Coffin, Meagan Gildner, Karissa Hough, Nicholas Karpowicz, Rebecca Serfass, Kaia Slaw, Joshua Smith, Jade Steber, and Ashley Wojton.The following students were on the Principal's List all four years at the middle school: Katherine Aaron, Kaia Slaw and Jade Steber.The last program for the 2015-2016 school year was the Moving-up Ceremony of the seventh- and eighth-grade class, which was held May 26.