The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Catasauqua High School Class of 2025 during an event May 28.

National Merit Commended Scholar Award: Cody Kurczeski

W.W. Grainger Inc. Scholarship through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s Special Scholarship Program: Cody Kurczeski

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua: Alyssa Baker, Skylar Bowersox, Kennosh Browne, Cody Kurczeski, Zoe Roth

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar-Representative: Uyen Ly

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (highest average in English-applied): Joniel Navarro

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (highest average in English-academic): Elias Butrous, Cody Kurczeski

Catasauqua High School Alumni Scholarship: Macks Gillette, Lynkan Moore

Class of 1937 Memorial Award: Cody Kurczeski (valedictorian), Elias Butrous (salutatorian)

Class of 1951 Memorial Award: Khriz Medina

Class of 1956 Lucille H. Lambert Memorial English/Journalism Achievement Award: Maliah Price, Zoe Roth

Class of 1958 Memorial Award: Darren Kutzler

Class of 1959 Memorial Award (good attendance, good grade, involved in extracurricular and community activities): Faith Daku, Juliana Vazquez

Class of 1960: Lillyana Gacitua, Matthew Holloway

Class of 1961: David Janoski, Brandon Larkin

Michelle Shinsky Mason Class of 1970 Award: Brandon Larkin

CHS Class of 1976: Adyn Wellington

Class of 1984 Memorial Award (senior scholar athlete accepted to a two- or four-year college): Jonathan Cordon Pinto

Class of 2002 Award: Brendan Rice, Kirra Stepp

Class of 2004 Joseph Galm Memorial Science Award: Yaneisha Martinez

Class of 2014 Milne/Fahringer Arts Scholarship: Anessa Rodriguez

Michael Fickes Scholarship: Braden Bartholomew

Jeffrey Scherer Memorial Award: Kennosh Browne, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Florenni De Jesus Bido, Jada Keys-Pujols, Cody Kurczeski, Kadince Waldron

Bruce A. Frankenfield Memorial Award (highest rated male and female): Cody Kurczeski, Nhi Thai

Scholarships given by Catasauqua Music Arts Booster Association in honor of Mr. Dave Dun (voice of the band and driver): Anessa Rodriguez, Mary Ellen Schlegel

Scholar Wrestling Award: Braden Bartholomew

Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation Scholarship: Juliana Vazquez

Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Braden Bartholomew

Leonard Carlton Peckitt Scholarships: Kara Gruver, Christopher Ramos

Salem Pre-School Alumni Graduation Award: Maya Osorto, Savanna Sayre

Daku Auto Body Outstanding Vo-tech Student Scholarship: Nicholas Stem

Al Marhefka Memorial Music Award: Adyn Wellington

Erik Hirner Memorial Scholarship Award: Braden Bartholomew, Kennosh Browne, Elias Butrous, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Lillyana Gacitua, Kara Gruver, Daniel Jones, Jeremiah Mullen, Katrina Mullin, Kadince Waldron

Mrs. Nothstein’s Helping Hands Scholarship: Anessa Rodriguez

Catasauqua Garden Club Award (senior active in community service): Kadince Waldron

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

Catty Crew Award: Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Daniel Jones, Jada Keys-Pujols, Kadince Waldron

Sage Stauffer Memorial Award (senior on the soccer team who plans to pursue additional schooling and has an interest in soccer): Osmar Ferre, Caroline Rodriguez

Catasauqua Area Education Association Memorial Scholarship: Skylar Bowersox, Maya Osorto, Zoe Roth

Catasauqua Community Partnership Award (senior who contributed the most to community service): Braden Bartholomew, Cody Kurczeski, Jonathan Rizzo

John Philip Sousa Concert Band Award: Maliah Price

David Cunningham Memorial Girls Basketball Award: Katrina Mullin

Frank “Jive” and Janice “Nin” Snyder Memorial Award (senior in NHS and Varsity “C” Club): Daniel Jones, Zoe Roth

National School Choral Award: Anessa Rodriguez

Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award: Katrina Mullin

Alex Sofish Memorial Award: Braden Bartholomew

Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award: Owen Dungan

U.S. Marine Corps Awards: Jonathan Cordon Pinto and Caroline Rodriguez (Distinguished Athlete Award certificates), Lynkan Moore and Lillyana Gacitua (Scholastic Excellence Award certificates), Adyn Wellington and Maliah Price (Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence Award certificates)

Arthur Williams Cross Country Awards: Jonathan Rizzo, Nhi Thai

Arthur Williams Business Award (senior furthering their education in a business-related field): Jordan Bradshaw

Barrasso Awards: Elias Butrous (in honor of Dale Buss, to a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in education in science with a focus toward biology), Jonathan Rizzo (in memory of Vincent E. Spess, to a senior who is a leader in the community), Nhi Thai (from the Barrasso family to a female student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the math and/or science fields)

Sports award to honor the memory of Michael and Emma Brosky and in memory and honor of Gail Brosky Gillespie (CHS Class of 1956): Matthew Fotta, Maliah Price

Robert S. Spengler and Bernadine S. Wehr Memorial Award (seniors planning in majoring in the medical field): Florenni De Jesus Bido, Nicholas Doll

Earl Stengel Memorial Scholarship Award (outstanding student and senior football player): Matthew Fotta

Slovak Center Social Club Scholarship: Braden Bartholomew, Adyn Wellington

CYAA Youth Award: Braden Bartholomew, Maya Osorto

Catasauqua Booster Club Awards: Alyssa Baker, Braden Bartholomew, Lynkan Moore, Caroline Rodriguez

Michael H. Yaroma Memorial Integrity Scholarship (senior demonstrating integrity and recognizes why it is an essential life skill): Katrina Mullin

Jim Kappes Memorial Scholarship Award: Alyssa Baker

Walter Schlener Memorial Award: Jacob Ramos

Colonial League Academic All Star Award (top senior scholar athletes): Cody Kurczeski, Zoe Roth

Varsity “C” Club: Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Caroline Rodriguez

Mark Reccek Memorial Award (seniors interested in law, politics, journalism and nursing): Nicholas Doll, Macks Gillette, Kara Gruver, Katrina Mullin

Gerald Case Memorial Award: Jeremiah Buasi Cofie

Jesse Crossley Award: Matthew Fotta

James P. O’Mara Scholarship Award (given by the James and Sharon (O’Mara) Maida Foundation): Cassie Miller, Maya Osorto, Jonathan Rizzo

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Kara Gruver

National Marching Award: Kailynn Rivera

National School Color Guard Award: Desiree Martin

Allentown Post L of the Travelers Protective Association of America Altruism Award: Yamarys Ortiz

Thomas Delong Memorial Award (outstanding senior basketball player): Matthew Fotta

Holy Trinity/St. Paul’s Catasauqua Scholarship: Mykenzie Bealer, Jordan Bradshaw, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Florenni De Jesus Bido, Owen Dungan, Micah Garcia, Elexia Gonzales, David Janoski, Madison Leland, Christopher Ramos, Brooke Weidaw

Vincent V. Suppan Music Award: Maliah Price

Alva R. Davies Art Scholarship: Juliana Vazquez

Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar: Braden Bartholomew

Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete: Cody Kurczeski, Maya Osorto

2025 Colonial League Academic All-Stars Award: Cody Kurczeski, Zoe Roth

Kenneth C. and Shirley J. Wotring Memorial Scholarship Fund: Kailynn Rivera

Debbie Linton Memorial Track and Field Award: Alyssa Baker, Jonathan Cordon Pinto

Carl Kratzer Memorial Community Service Award: Alyssa Baker

Joseph Meeko Memorial Track and Soccer Awards: Jeremiah Buasi Cofie and Florenni De Jesus Bido (for outstanding male and female track sprinters), Jonathan Cordon Pinto and Maya Osorto (for outstanding male and female defensive soccer players)

Meeko Humanitarian Awards: Daniel Jones (Joseph John Meeko Memorial Award), Kennosh Browne (Mary B. Meeko Memorial Award)

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Youth Art Month Flag Contest: Katrina Hull (secondary division award), Anyya Rodriguez (advocacy and overall design awards)

American Legion Post 215 (interest in industry and social studies classes and shows the clearest understanding of the world, government and community): Christopher Ramos

Sheckler Teacher Award: Daniel Jones, Kadince Waldron

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Zoe Roth

Raymond Hoffman Award: Macks Gillette

CASD Work Program Award: Jonathan Cordon Pinto

Catasauqua Fire Department Community Service Award: Desiree Martin, Yamarys Ortiz

Stacey Bendzlowicz Memorial Scholarship: Savanna Sayre

Mark Moser Memorial Scholarship: Desiree Martin

Spirit of the Rough Rider Award: Jacob Ramos

Varsity “C” Club officers: Matthew Fotta (president); Hailey Jenkins (vice president); Jeremiah Buasi Cofie (secretary); Nikoloz Kemashvili (treasurer); Hamaad Jenkins (sergeant of arms)

Student Council officers: Maya Osorto (president); Jada Keys-Pujols (vice president); Zoe Roth (secretary); Juliana Vazquez (treasurer); Caroline Rodriguez (sergeant of arms)

Scholastic Scrimmage Awards: Kalei Hodson, David Janoski, Brandon Larkin, Dillan McGaughran, Kevin McGaughran, Lennon Murray, Collin Paone, Benjamin Pletz

National Honor Society Members: Cody Kurczeski (president); Macks Gillette (vice president); Jonathan Rizzo (treasurer); Zoe Roth (secretary); seniors: Braden Bartholomew, Elias Butrous, Daniel Jones, Lynkan Moore

2025 Senior Debate Team Awards: Nhi Thai (highest honor trophy)

23/24 PA ACT 35 Civics Assessment-100% Semester 1: Macks Gillette, Cody Kurczeski, Brendan Rice

23/24 PA ACT 35 Civics Assessment-100% Semester 2: Kadince Waldron

2025 Brown and White Awards: Elizabeth Bass (design); Kayla Davis (review); Oghosa Ehanire (news); Lillyana Gacitua (news); Morgan Kessler (news); Jada Keys-Pujols (features); Reece Lopez (sports); Evan Reed (sports); Andrew Strohl (sports/design); Braden Bartholomew (opinion managing editor); Maliah Price (activities managing editor); Zoe Roth (news/features managing editor); Ava Akus, Jeremiah Buasi Cofie, Cassius Estronza, Dante Hatcher-Wilson, Uyen Ly, Chloe Paulas, Christopher Ramos, Juliana Vazquez (staff writers)

CHS Drama Club officers: Anessa Rodriguez (president); Adyn Wellington (vice president); Mary Ellen Schlegel (treasurer); Oghosa Ehanire (secretary); Kayla Davis (stage crew lead)

STARS (Students Taking Active Roles) officers: Christopher Ramos (president); Kayla Davis (vice president); Kelly Leon (secretary); Elias Butrous (treasurer); Cody Jurczeski (historian)

LCTI Class of 2025: Brianna Chapman (cosmetology); Gavin Dengler (welding technology); Damien Gomez (cabinetmaking and millwork); Kalei Hodson (early childhood education); David Janoski (automated industrial technology); Brandon Larkin (culinary arts); Madison Leland (culinary arts); Desiree Martin (criminal justice); Khriz Medina (emerging digital media and social communication); Joniel Navarro (commercial baking); Jayden Reed (cabinetmaking and millwork); Jaxson Rosado-Goodge (masonry); Savanna Sayre (culinary arts); Mary Ellen Schlegel (veterinary technology); Clarissa Simmonds (masonry); Nicholas Stem (service occupations/auto technology); Kirra Stepp (cosmetology); Taven Ying (marketing and entrepreneurship)

LCTI Academic Center: Jeremy Lemen (commercial baking); Destiny Olivencia (health and medical sciences); Takiyah Sheriff (emerging digital media and social communication)

LCTI/DCO Program: Alexander Heron, Yamarys Ortiz

Senior honor graduate candidates (90-plus average over four years): Braden Bartholomew, Mykenzie Bealer, Skylar Bowersox, Jordan Bradshaw, Kennosh Browne, Elias Butrous, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Faith Daku, Florenni De Jesus Bido, Nicholas Doll, Osmar Ferre, Lillyana Gacitua, Macks Gillette, Elexia Gonzales, Kara Gruver, Daniel Jones, Cody Kurczeski, Darren Kutzler, Brandon Larkin, Madison Leland, Desiree Martin, Yaneisha Martinez, Khriz Medina, Lynkan Moore, Jeremiah Mullen, Katrina Mullin, Maya Osorto, Christopher Ramos, Brendan Rice, Kailynn Rivera, Jonathan Rizzo, Caroline Rodriguez, Zoe Roth, Mary Ellen Schlegel, Kirra Stepp, Nhi Thai, Juliana Vazquez, Kadince Waldron, Brooke Weidaw

Academic Letter Awards (subject to change based on final grades): 16 honor rolls — Braden Bartholomew, Elias Butrous, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Nicholas Doll, Osmar Ferre, Macks Gillette, Elexia Gonzales, Kara Gruver, Daniel Jones, Cody Kurczeski, Desiree Martin, Khriz Medina, Lynkan Moore, Maya Osorto, Kailynn Rivera, Jonathan Rizzo, Zoe Roth, Mary Ellen Schlegel, Kirra Stepp, Juliana Vazquez, Kadince Waldron; 13 honor rolls — Braden Bartholomew, Mykenzie Bealer, Elias Butrous, Jonathan Cordon Pinto, Faith Daku, Theresa Davis, Florenni De Jesus Bido, Nicholas Doll, Osmar Ferre, Lillyana Gacitua, Macks Gillette, Elexia Gonzales, Kara Gruver, Daniel Jones, Cody Kurczeski, Darren Kutzler, Brandon Larkin, Madison Leland, Desiree Martin, Yaneisha Martinez, Khriz Medina, Lynkan Moore, Jeremiah Mullen, Katrina Mullin, Joniel Navarro, Maya Osorto, Christopher Ramos, Brendan Rice, Kailynn Rivera, Jonathan Rizzo, Caroline Rodriguez, Zoe Roth, Mary Ellen Schlegel, Kirra Stepp, Juliana Vazquez, Kadince Waldron, Brooke Weidaw, Taven Ying; nine honor rolls — Alyssa Baker, Skylar Bowersox, Jordan Bradshaw, Kennosh Browne, Florenni De Jesus Bido, Gavin Dengler, Owen Dungan, Micah Garcia, Matthew Holloway, Jada Keys-Pujols, Madison Leland, Edward Lucci, Elisa Nunnemacher, Savanna Sayre, Nhi Thai, Adyn Wellington; five honor rolls — Talya Bridges, Jeremiah Buasi Cofie, Kenneth Dorney, Trevor Eschbach, Jaidon Greer, Destiny Olivencia, Ashley Pena, Kimberlyn Sanchez Riera, Daisy Robinson, Elijah Voorhees