Diplomas were recently presented to the Class of 2020 for completing the prescribed course of study for the eighth grade of St. Jerome Regional School.

Graduates include: Emma Ashfield, Brady Bobrowski, Isabella Boyer, Stephen Bretzik, Julius Currie, Jude Dempsey, Joshua Fallabel, Holly Gallagher, Kory Gilbert, Angelo Greek, Brianna Hricisin, MacKenna Jacobs, Aleck Jewells, Brandon Klitsch, Abigail Kluck, Anthony Macario-Chaikalis, Hannah McGinley, Nova McGuire, Julia Meiss, Madison Miller, Rianna Mohammed, Makenzie Moyer, Jakob Mummey, Dylan Newton, Anthony Odorizzi, Albin Petschauer, Alex Porambo, Megan Reaman and Eric Richardson.

“I would like to say thank you to all of our parents and families for making the sacrifices and for choosing to send your children to SJRS,” said Principal Amy Hannis-Miskar. “Know that we thank God for you and your continued cooperation and support of Catholic education. It has been a pleasure having your children as part of our school family.

“And to the graduates, although this year has been very different, through it all, we have grown, we have changed, we have persevered. These challenges have driven us to achieve success in many new areas and have helped us all to unite with others, who have shared these same experiences (at a safe distance of course).

“All of these challenges in your elementary years at SJRS, no matter how difficult, have one thing in common: the people who helped you, encouraged you, and pushed you to keep moving forward. Your school family and your own families have supported you and will continue to support you. And now, as you become SJRS Alumni, we want you to go out and positively impact the people around you, using all of the lessons that you have learned while at SJRS.”

Awards

The following graduates also received awards at the end of the year.

• Emma Ashfield: President’s Award for Educational Excellence and Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Brady Bobrowski: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of recognition for achieving the Highest General Average this year, Certificate of appreciation for service as Lead Student Ambassador, Certificate of recognition for achieving the St. Jerome STEM Team Award, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Knights of Columbus Mr. Robert H. Byatt Memorial Award for Excellence in Religion

• Isabella Boyer: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Stephen Bretzik: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Julius Currie: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Jude Dempsey: Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Joshua Fallabel: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Holly Gallagher: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Kory Gilbert: Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Angelo Greek: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Brianna Hricisin: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• MacKenna Jacobs: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Ambassador, Certificate of recognition for achievement in Virtual STEM, Certificate of appreciation for service as Newspaper Correspondent for the Standard Speaker, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Aleck Jewells: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Brandon Klitsch: Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Abigail Kluck: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Ambassador, Certificate of recognition for achieving the St. Jerome STEM Team Award, Certificate of recognition for achievement in Virtual STEM, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Knights of Columbus Award for Excellence in Social Studies

• Anthony Macario-Chaikalis: Certificate of appreciation for service as Choir Member, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Hannah McGinley: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Nova McGuire: Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Julia Meiss: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Good Citizenship Award presented by the State Office of Sen. David G. Argall for displaying qualities of leadership, scholarship, and acceptance of Responsibility, Certificate of recognition for achieving the Highest General Average this yr., Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Ambassador, Certificate of appreciation for service as News Correspondent for the Standard Speaker, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate of recognition for achieving the St. Jerome STEM Team Award, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Council President, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Knights of Columbus Award for Excellence in Mathematics

• Madison Miller: President’s Award for Educational Achievement, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of appreciation for service as Mission Representative, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Rianna Mohammed: Certificate of recognition for achievement in Virtual STEM, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Makenzie Moyer: Certificate for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Jakob Mummey: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of appreciation for service as Lead Student Ambassador, Certificate of appreciation for service as Choir Member, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Knights of Columbus Award for Excellence in English, Certificate for Perfect Attendance for the 19-20 school year.

• Dylan Newton: Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Council Homeroom Representative, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Anthony Odorizzi: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Ambassador, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate of appreciation for service as Choir Member, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Certificate of recognition for achieving Perfect Attendance for 5 years, from grades 4 through 8.

• Albin Petschauer: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Alex Porambo: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Certificate of recognition for achieving the St. Jerome STEM Team Award, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

• Megan Reaman: President’s Award for Educational Excellence, Principal’s Award for attaining honors for 3 trimesters, Good Citizenship Award presented by the State Office of Sen. David G. Argall for displaying qualities of leadership, scholarship, and acceptance of responsibility, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Ambassador, Certificate of appreciation for service as Student Council Secretary, Certificate of appreciation for service as Mission Representative, Certificate of appreciation for service as an Altar Server, Certificate of recognition for achieving the St. Jerome STEM Team Award, Certificate of appreciation for serving on the Yearbook Committee, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning, Knights of Columbus Award for Excellence in Science, Outstanding Effort Award for the 19-20 school year

• Eric Richardson: President’s Award for Educational Achievement, Certificate of recognition for achievement in Virtual STEM, Certificate for participation in the Race for Education, Certificate for completion of Distance Learning

Scholarships

• The following students have received the Bishop’s Award and will receive a partial scholarship to Marian High School: Isabella Boyer, MacKenna Jakobs, Julia Meiss, Jakob Mummey, Anthony Odorizzi, Alex Porambo, Megan Reaman

• The following students have been awarded the Curtis and Jean Keefer Scholarship and will be awarded a partial scholarship to Marian High School: Emma Ashfield, Eric Richardson

• The following student has been awarded the Florence Arner Moyer Scholarship and will receive a partial scholarship to Marian High School: Abigail Kluck