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LVECU awards scholarships to outstanding seniors

Published April 06. 2025 02:36PM

By LOU WHEELAND

Special to The Press

Members of the Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union met in the Parkland High School cafeteria on March 22.

A highlight of the meeting was the presentation of scholarships to outstanding seniors in Lehigh Valley high schools.

This year’s scholarship awards were increased from $1,000 to $2,000.

Applicants must be seniors in their respective schools, members in good standing of the LVECU and enrolled as a full-time student in an undergraduate program, minimum 2-year community college, trade or technical school to qualify.

They must have also submitted a 500-word essay on one of two themes: What or who most influenced youR decision to pursue your field of study, or What does success mean to you and do you measure it in your own life.

High School recipients included: Jane Pennabaker and Cara Thomas, both from Northwestern Lehigh; Benjamin Curtis of Emmaus; Cassandra Hager of Palmerton Area; Garet Hill of Parkland; Hannah Kern of Emmaus, Cameron Kubinsky from Salisbury; Katie Miller of Highland View Academy, Aliyah Nothstein from Lehighton Area; and Alexander Williams from Allentown Central Catholic.

Members of Girl Scout Troop 8133, Northampton, gave a presentation about the importance of preventing wildfires in this region.

The title of the presentation was: “It’s Your World-Change It!”

Following the meeting, members and guests were treated to breakfast served by food service employees of the high school.

PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELANDLehigh Valley Educators Credit Union high school scholarship recipients Benjamin Curtis, Emmaus, Casandra Hager, Palmerton, Aliyah Nothstein, Lehighton, Cameron Kubinsky, Salisbury, and Alexander Williams, Allentown Central Catholic, received their awards at the LVECU annual meeting in the Parkland High School cafeteria on March 22. Garet Hill from Parkland, Hannah Kern from Emmaus, Katie Miller of Highland View Academy and Jane Pennabaker and Cora Thomas, both from Northwestern Lehigh were unavailable for the photo.
Members of the Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union Board of Directors Dan Joseph and Barbara Nemes presented scholarship certificates to recipients at the annual meeting at Parkland High School. Alexander Williams from Allentown Central Catholic High School, joins them.
Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union Board of Directors attending the meeting at Parkland High School on March 22 included Ryan VanNorman, Gary E. Phillips, Sherri Molitoris, Eugenia Emert, Michael Gross, Gary Fedorcha, William Ayers, Barbara Nemes and Dan Joseph.
Troop Leaders and Scouts from Girl Scout Troop 8133, Northampton, Kathi Nemeth, Ann Hoff, Trinity Pahountis, Payton Kocher, Breanna Frantz and Heather Frantz, presented “Wildfire Awareness” during the Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union meeting.
Keynote speaker George Dillman and Lehigh Valley Educators Credit Union Marketing Representative Brianna Glose attended the meeting.