The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Catasauqua High School Class of 2026 during an event May 27.

ACADEMIC AND SERVICE AWARDS

Al Marhefka Memorial Music Award: Anyya Rodriguez

Alex Sofish Memorial Award: Lennon Murray

Alva R. Davies Art Scholarship: Avery Cicero

American Legion Post 215 (interest in industry and social studies classes and shows the clearest understanding of the world, government and community): Lennon Murray, Franklin Pujols

Arthur Williams Business Award (senior furthering their education in a business-related field): Nathan Molchany-Brown

Arthur Williams Cross Country Awards: Janetliz Burgos, Evan Reed

Barrasso Awards: Ariella Miller (from the Barrasso family, to a female student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in math or science), Caiden Weaver (in honor of Dale Buss, to a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in science education with a focus toward biology), Dakota Velas (in memory of Vincent E. Spess, to a senior who is a leader in the community)

Bruce A. Frankenfield Memorial Award (highest ranked male and female): Brianna Abbott, Dillan McGaughran

Carl Kratzer Memorial Community Service Award: Destyn Murray

CASD Work Program Award: Olivia Chunko

Catasauqua Area Education Association Memorial Scholarship: Mia Gomes, Shelby Haldeman, Destyn Murray

Catasauqua Booster Club Awards: Gavin Hacker, Julia Harth, Dante Hatcher-Wilson, Evan Reed, Andrew Strohl, Maliya Walp, Caiden Weaver

Catasauqua Community Partnership Award (senior who contributed the most to community service): Logan Brown, Natalia Butrous, Julia Harth, Maliya Walp

Catasauqua Garden Club Award (senior active in FCCLA and community service): Ulianov Estrella

Catasauqua High School Alumni Scholarship: Kelly Leon, Sirylli Jauregui

Catasauqua Fire Department Community Service Award: Jonathan Barber, Austin Berndl

Catty Crew Award: Kayla Davis, Eva Gomes, Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins

Class of 1937 Memorial Award: Brianna Abbott (valedictorian), Dakota Velas (salutatorian)

Class of 1951 Memorial Award: Anthony Yacone

Class of 1956 Lucille H. Lambert Memorial English/Journalism Achievement Award: Hannah Hadeed

Class of 1958 Memorial Award: Eriana Vazquez

Class of 1976 Awards: Alivia Kurczewski (academic), Mya Aviles (arts), Aerial Stallworth (athletics), Austin Berndl (human services), Nikoloz Kemashvili (government involvement), Dante Hatcher-Wilson (school community involvement), Lucinda Loftus (vo-tech), Kevin Morales Cordon (No. 76 in the class)

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

Class of 2002 Award: Priscilla Diaz Rodriguez, Aeriel Stallworth

Class of 2004 Joseph Galm Memorial Science Award: Aiden Hill

Class of 2014 Milne/Fahringer Arts Scholarship: Aneuri Rodriguez

Colonial League Academic All-Star Award (top senior scholar-athletes): Dakota Velas, Hamaad Jenkins

CYAA Youth Award: Emmanuel Bolmer, Ariella Miller

Daku Auto Body Outstanding Vo-tech Student Scholarship: Keira Thomas

David Cunningham Memorial Girls Basketball Award: Hailey Jenkins

Debbie Linton Memorial Track and Field Award (outstanding track and field student-athlete who shows achievement in school, community service and volunteer work): Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins

Earl Stengel Memorial Scholarship Award (outstanding student and football player): Emmanuel Bolmer

Erik Hirner Memorial Scholarship Award: Jonathan Berber, Natalia Butrous, Julia Harth, Ariella Miller, Jocelyn Rivera

Frank “Jive” and Janice “Nin” Snyder Memorial Award (senior in NHS and Varsity C Club): Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins

Gerald Case Memorial Award: Hamaad Jenkins, Reece Lopez

Holy Trinity/St. Paul’s Catasauqua Scholarship: Steven Santiago, Molly Petruno, Eriana Vazquez, Priscilla Diaz Rodriguez, Kelly Leon, Isabella Sanchez, Briana Deschaine, Ketevan Kemashvili, Adam Kosciolek, Logan Brown, Braeden Smith, Juliana Burgos

James P. O’Mara Scholarship Award (given by James and Sharon (O’Mara) Maida Foundation): Destyn Murray, Eva Gomes, Mia Gomes

Jeffrey Scherer Memorial Award: Makayla Bird, Kayla Davis, Shelby Haldeman, Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins, Dakota Velas

Jesse Crossley Award: Josiah Lafond

Jim Cappes Memorial Scholarship Award Winner: Janetliz Burgos

Jim Cappes Memorial Scholarship Award Honoree: Oghosa Ehanire, Adam Kosciolek

John Phillips Sousa Concert Band Award: Amberlynn Faust

Joseph Meeko Memorial Track and Soccer Awards: Hailey Kenkins, Hamaad Jenkins (for outstanding male and female track sprinters), Julia Harth, Andrew Strohl (for outstanding male and female defensive soccer players)

Kenneth C. and Shirley J. Wotring Memorial Scholarship Fund: Jonathan Barber, Makayla Bird

Larry Miller Memorial Scholarship: Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins

Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation Scholarship: Oli Ramirez

Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholarship: Braeden Smith

Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar-Athlete: Julia Harth, Scott Columba

Leonard Bernstein Musicianship Award: Lennon Murray

Leonard Carlton Peckitt Scholarships: Brooke Barna, Lennon Murray

Mark Moser Memorial Scholarship: Makayla Bird

Mark Reccek Memorial Award (seniors interested in law, politics, journalism and/or nursing): Makayla Bird, Kenny Medina, Lennon Murray, Isabella Sanchez

Meeko Humanitarian Awards: Evan Reed (Joseph John Meeko Memorial Award), Janetliz Burgos (Mary B. Meeko Memorial Award)

Michael Fickes Scholarship: Christopher Wellington

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

Michelle Shinsky Mason Class of 1970 Award: Keira Thomas

Mr. David Dunn Scholarship Award (sponsored by Catasauqua Music Arts Booster Association): Mya Aviles, Sirylli Jauregui

Mrs. Nothstein’s Helping Hands Scholarship: Kayla Davis

National Marching Award: Sirylli Jauregui

National School Choral Award: Madison Monberger

National School Color Guard Award: Mya Aviles

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Lennon Murray

Parker S. Gilmore Band Award: Trent Bohnenberger

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

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Juliana Burgos

Robert S. Spengler and Bernadine S. Wehr Memorial Award (seniors planning to major in medical field): Natalia Butrous, Jayden Nunez

Sage Stauffer Memorial Award (senior on the soccer team who plans to pursue additional schooling and has an interest in soccer): Brooke Barna, Jayden Olivencia

Salem Pre-School Alumni Graduation Award: Ryleigh Bjorkman, Lucinda Loftus

Scholar Wrestling Award: Evan Reed, Aeriel Stallworth

Sheckler Teacher Award: Evan Reed, Dakota Velas

Slovak Center Social Club Award: Amberlynn Faust, Amani Dougherty-Phillips, Evan Reed, Christopher Wellington

Spirit of the Rough Rider Award: Seamus Diebert

Sports award to honor the memory of Michael and Emma Brosky and in memory and honor of Gail Brosky Gillespie (CHS Class of 1956): Makayla Bird (top softball/basketball player), Reece Lopez (top baseball/basketball player)

Thomas Delong Memorial Award (outstanding senior basketball player): Franklin Pujols

U.S. Marine Corps Awards: Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins (Distinguished Athlete Award), Dakota Velas, Lennon Murray (Scholastic Excellence Award), Amberlynn Faust, Lennon Murray (Semper Fidelis for Musical Excellence Award)

Varsity “C” Club: Julia Harth, Evan Reed, Dakota Velas

Vincent V. Suppan Music Award: Oli Ramirez

Walter Schlener Memorial Award: Emmanuel Bolmer

Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Hailey Jenkins

Women’s Club of Catasauqua: Eva Gomes, Mia Gomes, Julia Harth, Dakota Velas, Caiden Weaver

Women’s Club of Catasauqua: Dakota Velas (highest average in English-academic), Jocelyn Rivera (highest average in English-applied)

LEHIGH CAREER AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

Class of 2026: Olivia Chunko (auto collision repair), Ulianov Estrella (service occupations), Yadiel Franqui Montalvo (computer information technology), Aidan Geiger (service occupations), London Hrinkovich (emergency health services), Travis Janone (computer and networking technology), Lucinda Loftus (cosmetology), Dominick Matinelli (pre-engineering technology), Kenny Medina (web design and web programming), Destyn Murray (future educators), Anyya Rodriguez (future educators), Keira Thomas (diesel/medium/heavy technology), Maliya Walp (cosmetology)

LCTI Academic Center: Austin Berndl (criminal justice), Benjamin Pletz (pre-engineering), Steven Santiago (health and medical sciences), Alexis Shook (cosmetology)

LCTI Diversified Occupations: Wilfredo Berrios-Ortiz, Jaylynn Bonilla, Emily Delong, Samantha Echeverry, Cadeo Estronza, Davina Fields, Aiden Hill, Nicole Oquendo-Ramos, Johneily’s Rodriguez

SENIOR SPECIAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Allentown Side-By-Side Concert: Juliana Burgos, Lennon Murray

Alliance for Young Artists and Writers Scholastic Art and Writing Awards: Jocelyn Rivera (honorable mention)

Brown and White Award: Kayla Davis, Dante Hatcher-Wilson

Freddy Award Nominations: Lucinda Loftus (Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role), cast of “Seussical” (Outstanding Technical Design by a Smaller School, Outstanding Use of Costumes and Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School)

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar: Eva Zimmerman

Lehigh County Honors Band: Juliana Burgos, Amberlynn Faust

Lehigh County Honors Chorus: Mya Aviles, Amberlynn Faust, Madison Monberger

Pennsylvania Art Education Association Youth Art Month Exhibit-Region 10 Award: Avery Cicero

Regional Future Business Leaders of America Competition: Kayla Davis (fifth place in broadcast journalism), Hannah Hadeed (first place in customer service)

S.T.A.R.S. Certificate (presented on behalf of Lehigh County Drug and Alcohol Task Force): Kelly Leon

ACADEMIC LETTER AWARDS

Senior honor graduate candidates (90-plus average over four years): Brianna Abbott, Mya Aviles, Brooke Barna, Makayla Bird, Logan Brown, Janetliz Burgos, Natalia Butrous, Avery Cicero, Scott Columba, Kayla Davis, Priscilla Diaz Rodriguez, Yadiel Franqui Montalvo, Eva Gomes, Mia Gomes, Shelby Haldeman, Julia Harth, Dante Hatcher-Wilson, Aiden Hill, Sirylli Jauregui, Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins, Alivia Kurczewski, Kelly Leon, Lucinda Loftus, Dominick Matinelli, Dillan McGaughran, Kevin McGaughran, Ariella Miller, Nathan Molchany-Brown, Destyn Murray, Lennon Murray, Molly Petruno, Oli Ramirez, Jocelyn Rivera, Aeriel Stallworth, Eriana Vazquez, Dakota Velas, Maliya Walp, Caiden Weaver, Anthony Yacone

Senior class 16 honor rolls: Brianna Abbott, Mya Aviles, Brooke Barna, Makayla Bird, Logan Brown, Janetliz Burgos, Kayla Davis, Priscilla Diaz Rodriguez, Eva Gomes, Mia Gomes, Shelby Haldeman, Julia Harth, Sirylli Jauregui, Hailey Jenkins, Hamaad Jenkins, Kelly Leon, Lucinda Loftus, Dominick Matinelli, Ariella Miller, Destyn Murray, Lennon Murray, Oli Ramirez, Evan Reed, Jocelyn Rivera, Stephanie Robinson, Steven Santiago, Eriana Vazquez, Dakota Velas, Anthony Yacone

Senior class 13 honor rolls: Natalia Butrous, Avery Cicero, Scott Columba, Oghosa Ehanire, Yadiel Franqui Rodriguez, Dante Hatcher-Wilson, Dylan Lorah, Molly Petruno, Braeden Smith, Maliya Walp, Caiden Weaver

Senior class nine honor rolls: Jonathan Barber, Trent Bohnenberger, Jaylynn Bonilla, Juliana Burgos, Nicholas Castillo, Aalin De Aza De La Rosa, Seamus Deibert, Nikoloz Kemashvili, Alivia Kurczewski, Kenny Medina, Jayden Nunez, Jayden Olivencia, Nicole Oquendo-Ramos, Aeriel Stallworth

Senior class five honor rolls: Luis Collazo, Briana Deschaine, Amani Dougherty-Phillips, Aiden Hill, Cianni Lafantano, Christina Maisonet, Allyssa Miller-Rotell, Madison Monberger, Kevin Morales Cordon, Franklin Pujols