Lehighton presents academic awards to seniors
Lehighton Area High School recently held its academic awards assembly.
The following students received awards during the assembly.The Major General and Mrs. Bert A. David Award: Grant Wetzel, $4,000Jean Everett Memorial Nursing Scholarship: McKenna Knappenberger, $1,000Weissport School Reunion Scholarship: Pengcheng Zhang, $500Butch Rodgers Softball Scholarship: Lyssa Pantella and Haley Steigerwalt, $500 eachDylan C. Krum Memorial Scholarship: Miguel Gonzalez, $1,000Gavin L. Krum Memorial Scholarship: Grace Shanton and Joshua Eckman, $1,500 eachElwood Miller AMVETS Post 106 Scholarship: Bethany Evans, $250Beverly Dolgopol Cheerleading Award: McKenna Knappenberger, $500Gregory "Segal" Ebbert Scholarship: Tia Brownmiller, Joshua Eckman, Rajah Quinones, Alexandra Rehnert and Gavin Zehner, $1,500 eachBo Tkach Under The Helmet & Hat Scholarship: Miguel Gonzalez, $1,250Class Of 1957 Scholarships: Rajah Quinones and Joshua Eckman, $2,500 eachLeon Kunkle Memorial Scholarship: Donovan Buchinsky, $500Annual Andy Knappenberger Scholarship: Michael Blacketter, $1,000Shull-David Faculty & Staff Scholarships: Laurel Barkanic, Cera Gaston, Alesandra Lentini and Jada Whiteman, $200 eachShull-David Elementary PTO Scholarship: Brandon Ruch, $100Matthew D. Depue Indian Pride Band Scholarship: Joshua Eckman, $500Paul & Linn Smith Music Award: Eliza Asmann, $500Hunter Meckes Scholarship: Morgan Yurasits and Tyler Dietz, $500 eachL.E.A.F. (Lehighton Education & Athletic Foundation) Scholarships: Rajah Quinones, Morgan Yurasits, Brandon Ruch and Zachary Zehner, $1,000 eachDowd Foundation Scholarships: Ezekiel Kuneck and Kyle Krempasky, $1,250 each for two yearsMahoning Valley Ambulance Association Scholarship Awards: Nola Barilla and Frank Bokan III, $1,000 eachEast Penn Elementary Faculty & Staff Scholarship: Alesandra Lentini and Autumn Traylor, $200 eachEast Penn PTO Scholarship: Adreanna Eickhoff, $100Lehighton Area Lioness/Lions Club Award: Lyssa Pantella and Kyle Krempasky, $250 eachLehighton Electronics Award: Pengcheng Zhang, $200Good Citizenship Awards: Tia Brownmiller and Matthew Eckhart, certificateArmy Reserve Scholar Athlete Awards: Mary Grace Collins and Grant Wetzel, certificateAnn & Thomas Conarty Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Lyssa Pantella, $100Lori Markley-Rudelitch Softball Scholarship: Haley Steigerwalt, $250Loretta Q. Bimler Memorial Award: Bethany Evans, $800St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital Academic Scholarship Awards: Medical Staff, Julia Banning, $1,000; Board of Trustees, Erika Cruver, $1,000Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Award: Morgan Yurasits, $500Fisher Insurance Bliss Award: Chelsea Hutnick, $1,500Student Council Memorial Award: Tia Brownmiller, $300Kreiger Award: Alexandra Rehnert, $250Mamie T. Lynaugh Scholarship: Elise Johnston, $200FCCLA Award: Angelica Kercsmar, $100Gachtin Bambil Award: Alesandra Lentini and Kyrsten Solt, $150 eachLehighton High School Faculty Award: Eliza Asmann, $900L.A.E.A. Scholarship In Memory Of Daniel I. Farren: Ty Sharrow, $1,500 eachEmma S. Krout Award: Mary Grace Collins, $75T.J. McCall Memorial Fund Award: Dominic Palumbo, $500Valley Forge Chapter-Pa Sons of The American Revolution: Elise Johnston, medalDiaz Family Award: Julia Banning and Ryan Moerder, $500 eachSusan A. Hill Memorial Scholarship: Michael Blacketter, $150Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award: Michael Bongiorno, certificateEugene W. Flicker Scholarship: Kira Williams, $250Robert L. Balliet Music Scholarship: Eliza Asmann, $500Poe Business Award: Adreanna Eickhoff, $500Harry & Doris Hutchison Memorial Scholarship: Brianna Keiser, $2,000Franklin Township Lions Club Scholarships: McKenna Knappenberger and Ty Sharrow, $1,000 eachKeith J. Henritzy Memorial Award: Brandon Ruch, $1,000Justin A. Berger Memorial Award: Andrew Ebbert, $ 200Earle R. Koons Scholarships: Julia Banning, McKenna Knappenberger, Ryan Moerder, Courtney Rehrig and Ty Sharrow, $1,000 eachMahoning Elementary PTO Awards: Brianna Keiser and Frank Bokan III, $200 eachWilliam H. & Sadie S. Long Scholarship: Eliza Asmann, $1,220Bowmanstown-Parryville Lions Club Award: Mary Grace Collins, $500Fraternal Order Of Police Scholarship: Lyssa Pantella, $100Mallard Market Scholarship: Ty Sharrow, $1,000The Times News Outstanding Journalism Student Award: Matthew Strubinger, $200Carbon County Bar Association Scholarships: Courtney Rehrig and Grant Wetzel, $500 eachClass of 2002 Scholarship: McKenna Knappenberger, $102The Hill Family Scholarship: Cera Gaston, $1,000Lehighton Area Middle School PTO Awards: McKenna Knappenberger and Matthew Eckhart, $200 eachFranklin Elementary PTO Scholarship: Grace Shanton and Michael Mayernik, $100 eachMahoning Township Lions Club Awards: Elise Johnston and Grant Wetzel, $300 eachClass of 1943 Scholarship: Haley Steigerwalt, $100Arby's Senior Service Award: Cera Bowman, $100Lehigh Fire Co. 1 Scholarships: Matthew Eckhart and Ty Sharrow, $1,000 eachLAESP Vocational & Business Scholarships: Vocational, Cassandra Gower, $300; Business, Haley Steigerwalt, $300Pepsi Award: Andrew Ebbert and Ryan Moerder, $500 eachBlauch Scholarship: Mary Grace Collins, Cassie Reigel and Morgan Yurasits, $4,000 eachC. Arthur & Elizabeth Walters Hammers Scholarship: Tia Brownmiller, Matthew Eckhart, Elise Johnston and Kira Williams, $4,000 a year for four yearsDr. Roland Wotring Scholarship: Tyler Dietz and Pengcheng Zhang, $4,300 a year for four yearsFraternal Order Orioles Nest 183 Lehighton Scholarships: Savannah Thomas, Morgan Steigerwalt and Melanie Kachmar, $500 each