The Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association recently announced the 2026 WAHSAA Scholarship recipient. Kelly Reiner, daughter of Mark and Tammy Reiner, of Packer Township, Weatherly, has been awarded the $15,000 scholarship from her graduating class.

A Weatherly Area School District graduate, Reiner graduated in the top five of her class.

Reiner was vice-president of her senior class, president of National Honor Society, vice president of Interact Club and treasurer of Yearbook.

Reiner participated in Junior Leadership in Hazleton, Weatherly Hillclimb, Weatherly Festival, Weatherly Blacktop Bash and Halloween Parade.

Her involvement in activities included: varsity girls’ basketball, volleyball, and track and field.

Reiner’s plans are to attend Misericordia University pursuing a career as a diagnostic medical sonographer. Her goal is to become a perinatal sonographer.

The scholarship fund was established in the name of the Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association. The Scholarship Committee of that alumni association devised the guidelines and plan of operation. The wealth of the fund has grown over the years by contributions and donations made by people and organizations interested in education. This money has been invested in various instruments which make up the principal of the fund.

The association desires that the investment interest from the fund be used only to provide scholarships to Weatherly Area School District students who graduate from Weatherly Area High School or the Carbon County Vocational Technical School. The scholarship is to be used for extended education at an institution of higher education or a more specialized institution of learning, which isapproved by the Scholarship Program Committee.

Members are: Sue Ann Gerhard, chairman; Brian O’Donnell, Carol Hill, Nikki Polivka, Angela Gregory, Teresa Barna, Chris Henritzy, Barbara Sipler and Sarah Minnick, guidance counselor.

The scholarship was established in 1998, and the following graduates have received this award:

1998 — Sarah Hamm; 1999 — Raymond Marcero; 2000 — Erin Lesko; 2001 — Angela Petrone; 2002 — Courtney Hadzick; 2003 — Lindsey Hinkle; 2004 — Kerri Romig; 2005 — Jeremy Leach; 2006 — James Somers; 2007 — Joshua Titus; 2008 — Jennifer Miller; 2009 Amanda Bartosevich; 2010 — Melanie Clabia; 2011 — Mia Cavello; 2012 — Matthew Caccese; 2013 — Heather Cichowic; 2014 — Rachel Moon; 2015 — Catherine Strizak; 2016 — Muskan Khatiwala; 2017 — Breena Coxe; 2018 — Samantha Knepper; 2019 — Nikki Polivka; 2020 — Alianna Hernandez; 2021 — Lilli Kunkle; 2022 — Richard Ray; 2023 — Kelly Michaels; 2024 — Jada Saldukas; 2025 — Ava Sahaida; 2026 — Kelly Reiner.

Other scholarships given by the association and alumni are: $4,000, Wilbur (Tim) Frable Memorial Scholarship, Kellyanne Kennelly; $3,500, Harry & Loretta Allison Award, Aisha Zuberi; $1,500, Hugo Paul Family Memorial Award, Grace Portell; $1,000, Anna Raynock Memorial Scholarship, Emma Heister; $750, McKenna Gerhard; $750, Abigail Weston; $500, Keira Culp; $250, Corbin Wagner; $250, Antoinette Guerra; $250, Jasmine Bresnak; and $250, Kendra Moyer.