Weatherly Area High School senior awards
Weatherly Area High School recently awarded graduates with a number of awards.
Those who received awards include:
Kaileigh Marie Barnes: Frank L. Romano Memorial Award, $50
Nicole Brooke Gordon: Ian Hinkle Memorial Award, $300; Weatherly Youth Soccer League Scholarship, $250
Kathleen Lily Graham: The Richard “Toro” Knepper Scholarship, $1,000; Bob Bednar Memorial Scholarship, $500; The Rev. Donald And Marilyn Stump Memorial Award, $250; C. Myron Sorrels Memorial Band Award, $100; The Byron R. Stauffer And Family Memorial Award, $50; Herbert Kelshaw Memorial Award, $50; And Salutatorian’s Award, $50
Abigail Lee Hernandez: Linda Wagner Memorial Award, $1,000; Future Tradesperson Award, $100
Derek John Houser: Captain Niles & Birte Grover Memorial Scholarship Award, $100
Kailyn Elizabeth Jones: St. Luke’s Gnaden Huetten-Palmerton Campuses Scholarship, $1,000
Calista Nicole Kuhl: Weatherly Youth Soccer League Scholarship, $250
Stephen Joseph Macneal: Carbon County Bar Association Award, $500
Jessica Lynn Maddock: Sandy Palermo Memorial Scholarship, $500; Carbon County Bar Association Award, $500
Anthony Michael Maguschak: Bo Tkach Under The Helmet And Hat Foundation Scholarship, $1,500; Anthony Antinozzi Memorial Boy’s Athletic Scholarship Award, $300
Jeremy Richard Moser: Paul Ratajczak Memorial Award, $100
Lillian Mae Newton: Theresa Hinkle Memorial Award, $500; Evelyn H. Kelshaw Memorial Music Appreciation Award, $250; Future Teacher Award, $200; Warren C. Steward Scholarship Award, $100; Wayne & Jayne Hittinger Higher Education Award, $100; Edith P. Troutman Memorial Award, $100; Mary Price Stewart Memorial Award, $100
Kevin Michael Osifat: Thomas J. Mccall Memorial Scholarship, $500
Samantha Margaret Paisley: Excellence In Science Award, $500
Laila Panckeri: Performing Arts Award, $100
Alicia Rose Penning: Brian Vanhorn Memorial Scholarship Fund, $4,000
Mason Robert Podgers: E. Sue Weston Memorial Award, $250
Nikki Ann Polivka: Heritage Hill Senior Community Scholarship, $250; Mr. & Mrs. Charles L Kelshaw Memorial Award, $50
Hannah Kasandra Stefansky: The John & Lucille Mengle Memorial Award, $100
Deanna Lynn Strouse: St. Luke’s Gnaden Huetten-Palmerton Campuses Scholarship, $1,000; Sandy Palermo Memorial Scholarship, $500
Alexis Mckenzie Wilkinson: Wayne & Jayne Hittinger Softball Scholarship Award, $100
Emily Ann Zoscin: Wrecker Foundation Scholarship, $1,000; Laura Leininger Echrote Memorial Award, $100; Schuylkill County Interscholastic Athletic Association Award, $100; Senior Girl Athletic Award, $300
Weatherly Area Alumni Association Scholarships & Awards
Outstanding Band Member: Nikki Polivka
Outstanding Computer Student: Mason Podgers
Outstanding Family & Consumer Science Student: Jessica Maddock
Outstanding Health & Physical Education: Nicholas Berger And Abigail Hernandez
Outstanding Technology Education: Owen Stewart
Outstanding Achievement In Art: Laila Panckeri
Distinguished Finalists Scholarship, Nicholas Berger, Lillian Newton And Kevin Osifat, $250 Each; Rosemarie Kramer And Alexis Wilkinson, $500 Each
Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association Scholarship: Nikki Polivka, $15,000
Memorial awards
Anna Raynock Memorial Scholarship: Mackenzie Sherman, $550
Hugo Paul Family Memorial Award: Calista Kuhl, $1,000
Harry & Loretta Allison Memorial Award: Courtney Chiorazzi, $2,500
The Wilbur (Tim) Frable (Foundating Father) Memorial Scholarship: Kathleen Graham, $500
Weatherly Rotary Club awards
Outstanding Senior Boy & Girl: Owen Stewart and Nikki Polivka
Valedictorian Award: Nikki Polivka
Spanish Award: Nikki Polivka
Outstanding CCTI Senior: Max Walters
The Weatherly Rotary Reid and Eva Rahn Education Awards: Calista Kuhl, $2,000; Alexis Wilkinson, $1,500; Kevin Osifat, $1,000; Mackenzie Sherman, $250
Other awards
American Red Cross High School Scholarship: Kaileigh Barnes, Megan Pefier, Arlene Connors, Nikki Polivka, Rosemarie Kramer, Owen Stewart, Jeremy Moser And Alexis Wilkinson, $250 Each
The U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award For Musical Excellence: Mason Podgers
The U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award: Ryan Fairchild
The U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award: Derek Houser and Emily Zoscin
Class of 1969 awards
Top 2 Academic Students: Nikki Polivka and Kathleen Graham, $50 Each
Top 2 Students Going Into The Military: Christopher Gerhart and Derek Houser, $50 Each
Top 2 Students Who Have Successfully Completed The CCTI Program: Max Walters and Devin Schlauch, $50 Each
Class awards
Spanish Ii: Kathleen Graham
Spanish Iv: Nikki Polivka, Mason Podgers and Rosie Kramer
Best Sportsmanship & Effort In Physical Education: Nicholas Berger, Jessica Maddock, Ryan Fairchild, Anthony Maguschak, Kathleen Graham, Jeremy Moser, Abigail Hernandez, Samantha Paisley, Derek Houser, Max Walters, Kailyn Jones, Emily Zoscin
Best Defense Physical Education: Rosemarie Kramer, Calista Kuhl, Stephen Macneal
Yearbook Award: Rosemarie Kramer
Economics: Kathleen Graham, Jeremy Moser, Lily Newton
International Studies: Nikki Polivka, Kaileigh Barnes, Samantha Paisley, Jeremy Moser, Hannah Stefansky
Calculus Honors: Jeremy Moser, Nikki Polivka, Lillian Newton
Precalculus Honors: Kathleen Graham
Adult Roles: Lindsey Hoffman, Deanna Strouse
Family & Consumer Science (4th period): Kevin Osifat, Rosemarie Kramer, Calista Kuhl
Family & Consumer Science (6th period): Alicia Penning, Jessica Maddock, Laila Panckeri
Parenting: Alicia Penning, Kaileigh Barnes, Rosemarie Kramer
World Of Work/Food Science: Kailyn Jones, Megan Peifer
Wellness/Menu Advisory Team Member: Kaileigh Barnes, Megan Peifer, Mariah Hines, Alicia Penning, Kailyn Jones, Brittany Shevlin, Rosemarie Kramer, Owen Stewart, Kevin Osifat
Computer Programming: Hailey Coxe
Desktop Publishing : Mason Podgers, Abigail Hernandez
Graphic Design: Stephen Macneal, Elizabeth Bloom, Michael Montalvo
Web Page Design: Madison Dugon, Mariah Hines
Anatomy & Physiology: Alicia Penning, Nikki Polivka, Kailyn Jones
Ecology: Anthony Maguschak, Kevin Osifat
Carbon County Envirothon Participants: Nicholas Berger, Lillian Newton, Kathleen Graham, Kevin Osifat, Kailyn Jones, Samantha Paisley, Rosemarie Kramer, Alicia Penning, Jessica Maddock, Nikki Polivka, Anthony Maguschak, Brittany Shevlin
State Envirothon Participants: Nicholas Berger, Samantha Paisley, Kathleen Graham, Nikki Polivka, Kevin Osifat
Science Olympiad Participants: Arlene Connors, Alicia Penning, Katie Graham, Nikki Polivka, Samantha Paisley
AP Chemistry: Kathleen Graham, Nikki Polivka, Lillian Newton
Excellence in Fine Art: Abigail Hernandez
Excellence in Advanced Fine Arts: Hailey Coxe, Elizabeth Bloom, Laila Panckeri
Film Studies: Rosemarie Kramer, Alicia Penning
Consumer Math: Jared Zaremba
English IV (1st period): Anthony Maguschak, Laila Panckeri, Max Walters
English IV (4th period): Alicia Penning, Jared Zaremba, Derek Houser
AP English: Kathleen Graham, Nikki Polivka, Rosemarie Kramer, Kailyn Jones
Athletic awards
Ron C. Kelshaw Memorial Award: Anthony Maguschak, $50
Outstanding Girl Athletic Award: Emily Zoscin, Plaque
Softball Coaches Award: Alexis Wilkinson
Baseball Coaches Award: Ryan Fairchild
Cheerleading Coaches Award: Courtney Chiorazzi
Delrose Sportsmanship awards
Volleyball – Nikki Polivka
Boy’s Soccer – Kevin Osifat
Girl’s Soccer – Rosemarie Kramer
Boy’s Cross Country – Anthony Maguschak
Girl’s Cross Country – Megan Peifer
Golf – Jared Zaremba
Varsity Boys Basketball – Nicholas Berger
Varsity Girls Basketball – Lindsey Hoffman
Softball – Kathleen Graham