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Palmerton Area High School announces senior awards

Palmerton Area High School recently recognized members of the Class of 2026 during its senior awards program. Recipients are:

Denisha Amar: Cybersecurity Grant Scholarship, $500; Dr. Richard Williams Scholarship, $5,000 a year for four years

Benjamin Andrews: Palmerton Hungarian Club Award, $100

Logan Anthony: Outstanding Senior Award — Football, plaque

Elliena Apollo: Jason (J.J.) Audiffred Memorial Award, $500; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $275

Hailey Barry: Basketball Parents’ Club Senior Award, $100; Blaine R. House Memorial Fund, $500; Palmerton Towamensing Athletic Association Award, $250; The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; Thomasine Wargo Falcone Athlete Award, $200; Tom & Annette Wargo Scholarship, $700; Outstanding Senior Award — Softball, plaque

Alexander Beblavy: The Harry Brown Award, $100; John B. “Jack” DeSousa Memorial Award, $100; Good Citizenship Award, certificate; Warren E. Furry Memorial Award, $1,000; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $300

Janessa Blum: Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100

Shane Bollinger: Senior Cross Country Scholarship Award, $100

Camryn Bonser: Ellen Greene Christman Scholarship Award, $500; Art Club Outstanding Senior Award, $100

Dillon Borger: Concourse Club Award, $1,000; The Jose Elvir Honorary Spanish Award, $100; Charles Goodrich Memorial Award, $250; Allen & Minerva Hunsicker Award, $45; Raising the House Scholarship, $1,000; St. Luke’s Carbon Auxiliary, $1,000

Jaelynn Bowlin: Palmerton Booster Club Award, $750; Senior Spirit Achievement Award, $100; Outstanding Senior Award — Cheerleading, plaque

Jason Carrelli: Palmerton Booster Club Award, $750; Palmerton Towamensing Athletic Association Award, $250; The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; David A. Smiley Memorial Scholarship, $250; Outstanding Senior Award — Baseball, plaque; Outstanding Senior Award — Golf, plaque

Cristino Castro: DCI VW Senior Award, $150

Courtney Connell: Sarah J. Cappolella Award, $250; Mrs. Rhoann J. Chmiel Memorial Award, $500; PAEA Scholarship Award, $500; Harley E. Shupp IV Memorial Award, $100

Sofia De Angelis: John Durishin Memorial Public Speaking Award, $500; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; SS Palmer/Parkside Faculty & PTO Award, $1,000

Crystal Delgado: Carbon County Veterans’ Council Award, $100; Palmerton Veterans Memorial Award, $50

Julia Deluca: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Hannah Diener: Peter J. Gulden Jr. MD Memorial Award, $100

Taelynne Duff: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Emily Everett: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $275; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Dr. & Mrs. Harry A. Snyder Award, $100

Payten Fornaro: Gene Roberts Hometown Proud Community Service Award, $500; Outstanding Senior Award — Girls’ Cross Country, plaque

Alexander Fox: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $75

Sadie Gair: Nanovic Family Memorial Scholarship, $15,000 a year for four years; Student Council Award, $75

Anderson Garcia Escobar: Palmerton Senior, Junior High Personnel Scholarship, $2,550; PYW&CA Senior Wrestling Achievement Scholarship, $750; Outstanding Senior Award — Tennis, plaque; Outstanding Senior Award — Boys’ Wrestling, plaque

Alisyn Green: Blaine R. House Memorial Fund, $500; Frank T. Johannes, Jr. Memorial Award, $1,000; The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; Student Council Award, $75

Ezra Green: Andrew D. Behler Engineering Award, $2,500; Concourse Club Award, $1,000; The Junior N. Haupt Scholarship, $500; C.D. (Bud) & Jamie Hay Charitable Foundation Award, $5,000 a year for four years; John Boyer Helmuth Award, $100; Science Faculty Award, $50; Towamensing Elementary PTO Award, $500; Outstanding Senior Award — Boys’ Track, plaque

Charlotte Hibell: Senior Cross Country Scholarship Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Outstanding Senior Award — Boys’ Cross Country, plaque

Elizabeth Keiper: Palmerton Volleyball Parents’ Club Award, $250

Chloe Klotz: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100

Erika Kormann: Art Club Outstanding Senior Award, $100; The Marc Carazo Art Scholarship, $1,000; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Earl Bryan Seip Memorial Award, $250 and a book; Stage Crew Exemplary Member Award, $50

Kayla Kormann: Art Club Outstanding Senior Award, $100; Harry A. Bomberger Memorial German Award, $100; Good Citizenship Award, certificate; Towamensing Faculty Scholarship, $526.67

Julius Kornafel: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $200

Hadlee Lake: Girls Soccer Senior Award, $150; LCCC Foundation Scholarship, $300; Lions Club of Palmerton Award, $1,000

Audrey Longenbach: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $150; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Gabryella Lucas: Field Hockey Parents’ Club Award, $100

Chloe Macaulay: Photography by Lynn Scholarship, $250

James Mack: Carbon County Veterans’ Council Award, $100; Palmerton Veterans Memorial Award, $50

Freyja Marks: The Cheryl Henning Scholarship, $1,000; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Evelyn & Joseph Plechavy, Jr. Award, $100

Evelyn Martin: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100

Edward Marx: DCI VW Senior Award, $150

Mikayla Maxwell: Nanovic Family Memorial Scholarship, $10,000 a year for four years; Student Council Award, $75; Towamensing Soccer Club Scholarship, $200; Outstanding Senior Award — Volleyball, plaque

Cassidy Merkel: Michael Allen Senior Industrial Arts Award, $300; PYW&CA Senior Wrestling Achievement Scholarship, $750; Girls’ Wrestling Achievement Scholarship, $250; Outstanding Senior Award — Girls’ Wrestling, plaque

Gabrielle Miller: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $50; Evelyn & Joseph Plechavy, Jr. Award, $100

Lily Miller: Art Club Outstanding Senior Award, $100

Lucas Miller: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $300

Catherine Morgan: Palmerton Hungarian Club Award, $100; The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; Student Council Award, $75; Outstanding Senior Award — Girls’ Basketball, plaque

Jade Nelson: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100

Brayden Newhard: Anna Corby AP English Award, $200; Carron K. Cseh Memorial Award, $250; Lions Club of Palmerton Award, $1,000; National Honor Society Award, $100; Raising the House Scholarship, $1,000; Bo Tkach Under the Helmet and Hat Scholarship, $2,000; Towamensing Faculty Scholarship, $526.66

Cameron Pengelly: The Harry Brown Award, $100; Palmerton Towamensing Athletic Association Award, $250; Outstanding Senior Award — Boys’ Basketball, plaque

Madeleine Rakos: Drama Club Exemplary Member Award, $50; Meta M. Haupt Scholarship Award, $500; PAEA Scholarship Award, $1,000; Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50; Joseph Plechavy, Jr. Scholarship Award, $100; Towamensing Faculty Scholarship, $526.67; Asa Blynn Award, $250

Brady Reph: Basketball Parents’ Club Senior Award, $100; Marietta T. Recker Memorial Scholarship, $100; Harley E. Shupp IV Memorial Award, $300

Emma Rex: Dave Costenbader Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Dorothy A. Minnich CRN Palmerton High School Track & Field Scholarship, $200; Senior Cross Country Scholarship Award, $100

Sky Rex: Jake Klotzman Memorial Music Award, $1,000

Wyatt Rinker: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Leah Rumfield: Renee (Costenbader) Tokarczyk Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Martin H. Philip, Attorney Award, $250; Harley E. Shupp IV Memorial Award, $500; Slatington Lodge #440 F & AM Award, $125; Student Council Award, $100; John C. Young Scholarship Award, $2,500; Outstanding Senior Award — Girls’ Soccer, plaque

Colton Ruzicka: Soccer Parents’ Club Award, $150; Outstanding Senior Award — Boys’ Soccer, plaque

Sarah Sabo: The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; Outstanding Senior Award — Field Hockey, plaque

Caleb Sagastume: SS Palmer/Parkside Faculty & PTO Award, $1,000; St. Luke’s Lehighton Campus Scholarship, $1,000

Tessa Sander: Palmerton Towamensing Athletic Association Award, $250; Softball Parents’ Club Award, $100; John C. Young Scholarship Award, $2,500

Kamarrah Saslo: First Northern Bank & Trust Award, $200

Lea Schaible: Carbon County Veterans’ Council Award, $100; Travis C. Everett Award, $200; Palmerton Veterans Memorial Award, $50; Girls’ Wrestling Leadership Scholarship, $250

Grace Schneider: Charles Fabian Memorial VFW Post 7134 Award, $125; Judy Parsons Memorial Award, $250; Dr. Richard Williams Scholarship, $5,000 a year for four years

Taylor Serfass: Andrew D. Behler Engineering Award, $2,500; Lions Club of Bowmanstown/Parryville Award, $600

Mischa Smale: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Beau Stahler: Grindstone Award, $500

Kyleigh Steigerwalt: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Nikita Stepien: Palmerton Area Music Parents’ Association Award, $100; Palmerton Drama Club Parents’ Association Senior Award, $50

Vincent Taglieri: Wrestling Coach Award, $125; Wrestling Scholar Athlete Award, $125

Ruby Walters: Avenger Award, $250; Deb Rodrigues Award, $50; The SLUHN Extraordinary Athlete Scholarship, $1,000; Outstanding Senior Award — Girls’ Track, plaque

Gavin Wininger: First Northern Bank & Trust Award, $200

Ethan Zych: Carbon County Veterans’ Council Award, $100; Charles Fabian Memorial VFW Post 7134 Award, $125; Palmerton Veterans Memorial Award, $50