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Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School Awards Night

Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School recently held its Awards Night.

Those who received awards are as follows:

Academic Awards

• English: Alexia Fernandez, Hannah Kane, Mallory Kreimendahl, Haley Mclaughlin, Matthew Olsen, Matthew Prudente, Ashley Scheitrum, Nicholas Surotchak, Sophia Tessitore, Sadie Trubilla, Abigail Vermillion, Makayla Weaver, Ryan Welsh, Richard Zabroski.

• Math: Jessica Cabrera, Chloe Diekman, Hannah Kane, Matthew Olsen, Matthew Prudente, Nicholas Surotchak, Sophia Tessitore, Sadie Trubilla, Abigail Vermillion, Ryan Welsh, Richard Zabroski.

• Science: Jessica Cabrera, Taylor Hadley, Hannah Kane, Matthew Olsen, Matthew Prudente, Ashley Scheitrum, Nicholas Surotchak, Abigail Vermillion.

• Social Studies: Alanna Bednar, Jessica Cabrera, Jacob Brown, Mackenzie Cloutier, Chloe Diekman, Alexia Fernandez, Hannah Kane, Mallory Kreimendahl, Leilanie Navarro, Matthew Olsen, Matthew Prudente, Ashley Scheitrum, Nicholas Surotchak, Adriana Tavares, Sophia Tessitore, Sadie Trubilla, Abigail Vermillion, Ryan Welsh, Richard Zabroski.

• Foreign Language (Spanish): Alexia Fernandez, Matthew Olsen

• President’s Awards for Educational Excellence: Matthew Prudente, Hannah Kane, Abigail Vermillion, Nicholas Surotchak, Jessica Cabrera, Sophia Tessitore, Ashley Sheitrum, Mallory Kreimandahl, Matthew Olsen, Ryan Welsh, Chloe Deikman, Richard Zabroski, Sadie Trubilla, Brenna Beshock, Mackenzie Cloutier, Makayla Weaver, Alexia Fernandez, Victoria Veron, Taylor Hadley.

Memorial awards

• The Dr. Joseph Vadyak Memorial Award: Matthew Prudente, $1,000

• The Chris Hanas Memorial Award: Jacob Brown, $200

• The Carl and Jean Mikovich Memorial Award: Richard Zabroski and Chloe Diekman, $100 each

• The John Joseph Horvath Memorial Scholarship: Corbinia Thomas-Adams, $500

• The Ernest Scheller III Memorial Scholarship: Sadie Trubilla, $3,000 per year for four years.

• Charles Depuy Award: Hannah Kane, $500

• Class of 1988 Award: Jacob Brown, $250

• The John C. Slivka Memorial Fraternal Order of Police Award: Sincere Flamer, $100

• The James Filer Memorial Scholarship: Hannah Kane and Matthew Prudente, $250 each; Mallory Kreimendahl, $100; Hannah Kane, $50; Abigail Vermillion, Nicholas Surotchak and Benjamin Kindt, $100 each.

• The Robert Fritzinger III Memorial Scholarship: Richard Zabrosky, Sadie Trubilla and Abigail Vermillion

• The Evans Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Prudente, $500

• Bo Tkach Award: Jessica Cabrera, $1,200

• The Frederick “Rick” Johnson Memorial Award: Mackenzie Cloutier, $200

• The Michael Yeakley Memorial Award: Nicholas Surotchak, $100

• The Liza Day Holmes Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Cabrera, $4,000

• The Thomas J. McCall Memorial Scholarship: Abigail Vermillion, $300

• The Lee Mantz Memorial Scholarship: Abigail Vermillion, $100

Student Council Awards

President: Chloe Diekman

Vice President: Mallory Kreimendahl

Secretary: Abigail Vermillion

Treasurer: Matthew Prudente

Additional members: Ashley Scheitrum, Sophia Tessitore, Richard Zabroski, Hannah Kane, Alanna Bednar, Sadie Trubilla

Alumni awards

• The Panther Valley Alumni Association SAT Award: Jessica Cabrera, Matthew Olsen, Abigail Vermillion, $25 each for their reading scores; Matthew Olsen, $25 for math

• The Panther Valley Alumni Association Scholarship: Ashley Scheitrum and Sadie Trubilla, $1,000 each

Other awards

• The Richard McIntyre Mathematics Award: Richard Zabroski, $50

• Statewide Tax Recovery Scholarship Award: Cameron Neff, $200

• John Philip Sousa Band Award: Mackenzie Cloutier

• Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award: Jessica Cabrera

• Art Awards: Rory Berk, Brenna Beshock, Angelina De La Cuesta, Chloe Englert, Alyssa Kattner, Juliedy Serrano, Sophia Tessitore, Makayla Weaver, Deven Boyer, Haley Housman Silfies, Haley McLaughlin.

• The Vincent Van Gogh Art Award: Chloe Englert, $100

• Envirothon Awards: Matthew Prudente, Chloe Diekman, Hannah Kane, Mallory Kreimendahl, Ashley Scheitrum.

• Scholastic Scrimmage Awards: Matthew Prudente, Richard Zabroski, Chloe Diekman, Nicholas Surotchak

• Newspaper Awards: Abigail Vermillion, Chloe Diekman, Hannah Kane, Mallory Kreimendahl, Matthew Prudente, Nicholas Surotchak, Richard Zabroski, Ryan Welsh, Sophia Tessitore.

• FBLA Awards: Mackenzie Cloutier, President; Ryan Welsh, Vice President; Jessica Cabrera, Treasurer; Matthew Olsen, Cameron Neff and Hannah Soberick, Members

• Harmony Scholars Award: Ryan Welsh, Jacob Brown, Matthew Prudente, $25 each; Jessica Cabrera, $50; Richard Zabroski, $75; and Brenna Beshock, $100.

• Summit Hill Lions Club Award: Abigail Vermillion, $250

• The Panther Valley Education Association Scholarship Award: Ashley Scheitrum, $250

• The Betty Holmes Herring Scholarship: Haley McLaughlin, $4,000

• The Panther Valley Women’s Club Scholarship: Sophia Tessitore, $50

• The Carbon County Veterans Council: Kyle Binder, $300

• Dr. Stef Gardiner-Walsh Scholarship: Mallory Kreimendahl, $200.28

• Nesquehoning United Veterans Organization: Abigail Vermillion, Mallory Kreimendahl, Matthew Prudente and Ashley Scheitrum

Athletic awards

• Sportsmanship Awards: Elizabeth Rex (CCTI), softball; Nicholas Surotchack, baseball; Chloe Diekman, girls’ track; Benjamin Kindt, boys’ basketball; Richard Zabroski and Shaheim Ervine, football; Abigail Vermillion, girls’ basketball; Chloe Diekman, volleyball; Matthew Prudente, boys’ track

(Certificates presented by Mrs. Ebbert)

• Football: Richard Zabroski and Shyhiem Ervine (charter)

• Volleyball: Abigail Vermillion, Sadie Trubilla, Mallory Kreimendahl, Chloe Diekman, Hannah Kane.

• Volleyball Managers: Jessica Cabrera and Matthew Prudente

• Volleyball MVP Award: Abigail Vermillion, $25

• Baseball: Nicholas Surotchak

• Softball: Brenna Beshock and Elizabeth Rex (CCTI)

• Girl’s Basketball: Abigail Vermillion

• Boys’ Basketball: Benjamin Kindt

• Track and Field: Jessica Cabrera, Chloe Diekman, Adriana Tavares, Sadie Trubilla, Makayla Weaver, Matthew Prudente and Richard Zabroski

• The Gary and Kristen Karnish Scholar Athlete Award: Richard Zabroski, $500

• National Football Foundation Award: Richard Zabroski

• The Paul J. Yurick Jr. Girl’s Basketball Award: Abigail Vermillion, $100

• Schuylkill League Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholarship: Matthew Prudente and Hannah Kane, $100 each College awards

• Lehigh Carbon Community College selected Juleidy Serrano to receive the Foundation Scholarship, $300

• King’s College has selected Matthew Prudente for The Blessed Basil More Scholarship, $12,000 per semester for a total of $96,000

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania has selected Haley McLaughlin for the Trustees Scholarship of IUP, $16,000 over four years

• King’s College scholarship committee has selected Richard Zabroski for the St. Andre Bessette scholarship, a $21,000 scholarship per year for a total of $84,000 over four years

• Millersville University selected Ashley Scheitrum for the Millersville University Fellow Scholarship for $3,000 for four years total of $12,000. Ashley also received the Millersville University Grant for $1,000 per semester over four years total $8,000. This is a total of $20,000 over four years.

• Charleston Southern University has selected Hannah Kane for the Jairy C. Hunter Jr. Scholar in the amount of $8,500 per semester over four years. Hannah also received the Student Leadership Scholarship in the amount of $8,000 and the CSU Out of State Grant for $8,000. This is a total of $84,000 over four years.

• King’s College Selected Adriana Tavares to receive the Father James Connerton Scholarship in the amount of $20,000 per year. This is a total of $80,000 over four years.

• Cedar Crest College Grant has selected Sadie Trubilla for the Presidential scholarship for $22,000 for 4 years, totaling $88,000 and the Cedar Crest College Award for $9,586. She also received the Russell Fasig Local 429 Scholarship for $1,000.

• Allegheny College has selected Chloe Diekman for the Trustee Scholarship for $37,000 a year; and an additional $10,000 merits based Stem grant for 4 years for a grand total of $188,000.

• Bucknell University has selected Abigail Vermillion to receive the Bucknell award in the amount of $47,300 a year for 4 years for a total of $189,200.

• Penn State Hazleton awarded Nicholas Surotchack the Rozmus Family Trustee scholarship Penn State Provost and Hazleton Campus for a total of $48,000 over 4 years.

• Lebanon Valley College has selected Makenzie Cloutier for the dean’s scholarship (4 years - $26,000), Honors Band Scholar ($2,500- 4 years) Mecham Music Scholar ($5,000-4 years). Total of $134,000.

• Moravian University Merit Scholarship has awarded Brenna Beshock $27,000 for 4 years for a total of $108,000.

• Matt Olsen will receive $23,000 for four years for a total of $92,000.