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Catasauqua High School Class of 2021 awards, scholarships

The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Catasauqua High School Class of 2021 during an event June 2.

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua: Olivia Emery, Stephanie Emery, Cassidy Fischl, Sabrina Safadi

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar-Representative: no award (COVID-19)

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (for highest average in English-applied): Olivia Becker, Alexis Rushatz; (for highest average in English-academic): Evan Webber

Catasauqua Lions Club: Donovan Ahart, Lea Bousaleh

Catasauqua High School Alumni Scholarships: Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi

Class of 1937 Memorial Award: Olivia Becker, Alexis Rushatz

Class of 1951 Memorial Award: Kaitlyn Weiss

Class of 1952: Stephanie Crogan, Cassandra Kaeppel, Hailey Senatore Deschaine

Class of 1956 Lucille H. Lambert Memorial English/Journalism Achievement Award: Gabriella DeMaria, Sabrina Safadi

Class of 1957 Memorial Award (outstanding seniors in the TV production class): Janessa Ortiz, Alexandra Treiber, Ciani Vassa

Class of 1958 Memorial Award: Cassidy Fischl, Hamyah Jenkins

Class of 1959 Memorial Award (good attendance and grades and is involved in extracurricular and community activities): Cole Schiffer

Class of 1961: Dominik Bennett, Janiyah Graves

CHS Class of 1976 (involved in town government): Trista Graser-Jewell

Class of 1984 Memorial Award (senior male or female scholar-athlete accepted to a two- or four-year college): Alexis Rushatz

Class of 2002 Award: Angel Font, Angelina Grate

Class of 2004 Joseph Galm Memorial Science Award: Donovan Ahart, Briona Landis

Class of 2014 Milne/Fahringer Arts Scholarship: Maylea Cora, Stephanie Emery

Bruce A. Frankenfield Memorial Award (highest ranked male and female): Matthew Ritter, Olivia Becker

Al Marhefka Memorial Music Award: Kassidy Gruver

Catasauqua Garden Club Award: Cassidy Fischl

Principal’s Award for Outstanding School Service (outstanding service to school over past four years): Sabrina Safadi

Catty Crew Award: Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery, Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi

Sage Stauffer Memorial Award (senior male and female on soccer team who plans to pursue additional schooling and has interest in soccer): Donovan Ahart, Madison Warren

Salem Pre-School Alumni Graduation Award: Kaitlyn Bachman

Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: no award (COVID-19)

Catasauqua Community Partnership Award (senior who has contributed most to community service): Janessa Ortiz, Derek Troxell

Tracy Holmes Award (senior member of field hokey and track teams who has good high school attendance and maintained good grades): Alexis Rushatz

John Phillip Sousa Concert Band Award: Cassidy Fischl

Frank “Jive” and Janice “Nin” Snyder Memorial Award (senior male and female in NHS and Varsity “C” Club): Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell

Jeffrey Greb Memorial Scholarship: Emma Hawk

Alex Sofish Memorial Award (male and female student going to Penn State): Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery

Catasauqua Area Education Association Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Becker, Stephanie Crogan

Leonard Carlton Peckitt Scholarships: Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell

Arthur Williams Cross Country Awards: Luke Colon, Dorian Hoagland, Alexis Rushatz

Arthur William Business Award: Destany Montanez

David Cunningham Memorial Girls Basketball Award: Alexis Rushatz

American Legion Post 215 (senior who by his/her interest in industry and in social students classes shows the clearest understanding of the world, our government and community): Janessa Ortiz

Frank J. Troxell Senior Memorial Award: Austin Brett, Tyler Monahan, Janessa Ortiz, Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi, Cole Schiffer

Valley Forge Chapter-Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution: no award (COVID-19)

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Sabrina Safadi

Mark Moser Memorial Scholarship Award: Kassidy Gruver

Charles “Chink” Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Award: Douglas Scott

Catasauqua Fire Department Community Service Award: Austin Brett, Janessa Ortiz, Ty Reitz, Sabrina Safadi, Derek Troxell

Sheckler Teacher Award: Olivia Becker, Mercades Watt

Michelle Shinsky Mason Class of 1970 Award: Lea Bousaleh

West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award (outstanding character and achievement): Angele Diamacoune

Deb Nothstein CAST Award, Catasauqua Area Showcase Theatre: Stephanie Emery

Alva R. Davies Art Scholarship: Alexandra Treiber

Barrasso Awards (in honor of Dale Buss to a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in education in science with a focus toward biology): Tyler Monahan; (in memory of Vincent E. Spess to a senior who is a leader in the community): Alexandra Treiber; (from the Barrasso family to a female student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the math and/or science fields): Gabriella DeMaria

Sports Award to honor the memory of Michael and Emma Brosky and in memory and honor of Gail Brosky Gillespie (CHS Class of 1956): Derek Troxell, Hailey Senatore Deschaine

Varsity “C” Club: Derek Troxell, Alexis Rushatz

Earl Stengel Memorial Scholarship Award (outstanding students and senior football player): Tyler Monahan

National School Choral Award: Kaitlyn Weiss

Slovak Center Social Club Scholarship: Derek Troxell

CYAA Youth Award: Austin Brett, Cole Schiffer, Derek Troxell

Catasauqua Booster Club Awards: Tyler Monahan, Hailey Senatore Deschaine

Catasauqua Hall of Fame Award: Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell

Michael H. Yaroma Memorial Integrity Scholarship: (graduating senior who has demonstrated integrity and recognizes why it is an essential life skill): Olivia Becker

Jim Kappes Memorial Scholarship Award: Lea Bousaleh, Maylea Cora, Gabriella DeMaria, Stephanie Emery, Jade Moseley, Emily Rivera, Mercades Watt

Robert S. Spengler and Bernadine S. Wehr Memorial Award (seniors planning to major in medical field): Olivia Emery, Trista Graser-Jewell

Mark Reccek Memorial Award (seniors who are interested in one or more: law, politics, journalism and nursing): Angelina Grate, Janessa Ortiz, Marissa Rice, Sabrina Safadi

Gerald Case Memorial Award: Cole Schiffer

Jesse Crossley Award: Tanner Laudenslager

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Cassandra Kaeppel

National Marching Award: Stephanie Crogan

National School Color Guard Award: Stephanie Crogan

Allentown Post L of the Travelers Protective Association of America Altruism Award: no award (COVID-19)

Raymond Hoffman Award: Olivia Becker

Thomas Delong Memorial Award (outstanding senior basketball player): Derek Troxell

James P. O’Mara Scholarship Award given by the James and Sharon (O’Mara) Maida Foundation: Olivia Becker, Briona Landis, Tyler Monahan, Matthew Ritter

Walter Schlener Memorial Award: Angel Font, Jade Moseley

CASD Summer Work Program Award: Matthew Ritter

Stacey Bendzlowicz Memorial Scholarship: no award (COVID-19)

Vincent V. Suppan Music Award: Briona Landis, Marissa Rice

Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar: Tyler James Monahan

Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete: Derek Troxell, Hamyah Jenkins

2021 Colonial League Academic All-Stars Award: Derek Troxell, Alexis Rushatz

Kenneth C. and Shirley J. Wotring Memorial Scholarship Fund: Lea Bousaleh, Emily Rivera

Erik Hirner Memorial Scholarship Award: Trista Graser-Jewell, Alexandra Treiber

Carl Kratzer Memorial Community Service Award: Derek Troxell

Joseph Meeko Memorial Track and Soccer Awards (track award for outstanding male and female sprinter): Ty Reitz, Hamyah Jenkins; (soccer award for outstanding male and female defensive player): Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery

Meeko Humanitarian Awards (Joseph John Meeko Memorial Award): Derek Troxell; (Mary B. Meeko Memorial Award): Janessa Ortiz

Debbie Linton Memorial Track & Field Award (outstanding male and female track and field student-athlete, achievement in school, community service and volunteer work): Tyler Monahan, Alexis Rushatz

Donated by a Friend (Senior Accounting Award): Nicholas DeLorenzo

Varsity “C” Club officers: Austin Brett, president; Derek Troxell, vice president; Sabrina Safadi, secretary; Alexis Rushatz, treasurer; Janessa Ortiz, historian/public relations

Student Council officers: Derek Troxell, president; Sabrina Safadi, vice president; Olivia Emery, secretary; Alexandra Treiber, treasurer; Janessa Ortiz, sgt. of arms

Scholastic Scrimmage Awards 2020-21: no awards (COVID-19)

2021 Senior Debate Team Awards: Stephanie Crogan

2021 Brown and White Awards (for editors) - news: Lucy Brubaker, Gabriella DeMaria, Sydney Gebhardt; picture: Olivia Burnett, Julia Dolon; review: Dijon Chambers, Colin Germano; media: Cheyenne Gioielli, Peyton Taniser; activities: Hannah Kurczeski, Mitchel Lewis; sports: Tyler Monahan, Kalman Sasdi, Derek Troxell; opinion: Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi; (for staff writers) - Gael Daniel, Jacob Dove, Alana Henry, Timari Wilkins

National Honor Society members: Sabrina Safadi, president; Alexis Rushatz, vice president; Emily Rivera, treasurer, Derek Troxell, secretary; Alexandra Treiber, historian; (seniors) - Olivia Becker, Cassidy Fischl, Angelina Grate; (2021 inductees) - Lucy Brubaker, Valerie Davidheiser, Angele Diamacoune, Caylyne Eck, Sydney Gebhardt, Aidan Gerhard, Madison Harth, Taylor Hicks, Hannah Kurczeski, Maya Moussa, Chloe Moyer, Bronwyn Pacchioli, Ashley Ritter, Juliza Rodriquez

LCTI/DCO program: Daniel Faust

CHS Senior Drama Club Award: Stephanie Emery, Class of 2021 senior class member; Hannah Kurczeski, president; Valerie Davidheiser, vice president; Emily Abbott, secretary; Angelina Dries, treasurer

STARS (Students Taking Active Roles) officers: Angel Font, president; Trevor Schappell, vice president; Jasmine Foster, secretary; Melanie Jimenez, historian; Trista Graser-Jewell, treasurer

LCTI Class of 2021 (Print Technology/Graphic Imaging): Desiree Diaz; Web Design/Web Programming: Emily Rivera