The Salisbury High School Academic and Service Awards Program took place May 27 at Salisbury High School in the school auditorium.

Approximately 50 students were recognized, with many of them having their names called multiple times for numerous awards. Principal Dr. Heather Morningstar, Assistant Principal Jane Brennan, Director of Student Activities Sarah Oswald and School Counselor Allison Moyer announced many of the awards. School Board President Joseph Gnall and Superintendent Lynn Fuini-Hetten were special guests at the event.

Members of the Class of 1974, community members and family members whose loved ones are memorialized through the numerous scholarships presented awards to the students. Presenters took a few minutes to describe the award and how each student’s involvement and academic performances led to their decisions about the selections.

While many of the students were recognized with multiple awards, Soledad Lausch made the most trips to the stage for seven awards. Lausch was recognized as a School Board Representative, The Robert R. Gross III Leadership Award recipient, The Outstanding Social Studies Student recipient, an Athletic Booster Club Essay Scholarship Award recipient, Student Government Award, U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fi Award and the U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award for being recognized as the class valedictorian.

Meredith Kelley followed Lausch with four awards including a School Board Representative Award, the Marsie Barth Memorial Scholarship, the Michele Honochick Memorial Scholarship and Outstanding Language Arts Student.

Anthony Jarjous, Samuel Krauss, Steven Lozada and Riley Nemitz led the number of awards for the male students for the evening program.

Dana Thompson received two awards that totaled $69,000 in scholarships. Thompson was awarded the Rensselaer Award for $40,000 and a $29,000 Engineering & Technology Award from The Rochester Institute of Technology. Megan Basile presented both awards to Thompson. Betty Thompson, mother of Dana, shared that she was proud of her daughter and appreciates how impactful these scholarships are for females entering the STEM fields.

Many of the presenters displayed emotional acknowledgments displaying the profound significance that these scholarships have for these current students. They described their loved ones who are honored in these awards and how they see the qualities of their loved ones continue through the pursuits of these young people.

The Class of 1974 organized a scholarship in memory of their classmate Mark Turbedsky. Ishwari Torres earned this recognition this year for her resilience in overcoming obstacles and achieving goals. Torres’ teacher Sarah Kehl was present to support her student and this proud moment of accomplishment.

“I’m so darn proud of her,” Kehl said.

It was noted that the members of the Class of 1974 who celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2024 have raised (and continue to raise) enough money to keep this scholarship going for decades.

Morningstar thanked the audience and invited them to the cafeteria for a reception. She also reminded students to prepare notes of appreciation to send to the families and community organizations who support their future endeavors. Additional students were recognized in slides for awards and scholarships that had been provided at earlier ceremonies.

HONORARY AWARDS AND

SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS

The Collaborative Leadership Awards

Samantha Conrad, Abigail Seeley

The School Board Representative Awards

Phoebe Ballek, Meredith Kelley, Soledad Lausch, Michael McWhorter

The Robert R. Gross III Leadership Award

Soledad Lausch

The Robert R. Gross III “Never Give Up” Award

Luka Chorwat

The Pat Tillman Leadership Award

Riley Nemitz

The Mark Turbedsky Award

Ishwari Torres

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Marsie Barth Memorial Scholarship Award

Meredith Kelley

Jenn’s House, Inc. Scholarship Awards in Memory of

Patricia A. Dillman and Jennifer Joy Dillman

Gwyneth DeFazio Alexandra Mumbauer

Gaylord Griffiths Memorial Scholarship Award

Sarah Beckage

Michele Honochick Memorial Scholarship Award

Meredith Kelley

Mark Knerr Memorial Soccer Scholarship Award

Samantha Conrad

Randy Krieg Memorial Scholarship Award

Austin Sell

Bill Lentz Memorial Scholarship Award

Gerrit Kloosterman

Richard C. Metzler, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Award

Abigail Seeley

Colin Geoffrey Ottinger Memorial Soccer Scholarship Award

Jude Fitzgerald

Jocelyn Scholz Memorial Scholarship Award

Hanin Suleiman

Zack Strauss Memorial Scholarship Award

Samuel Krauss

David Todd Smith Memorial Scholarship Awards

Isabella Nimeh, Drew Petrie

Frank Yelinko Memorial Scholarship Awards

Bryan Gonzalez, Isabella Nimeh

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Outstanding Art Student

Sarah Beckage

Outstanding Language Arts Student

Meredith Kelley

Student Press Award for Newspaper

Jeshua Caban

Student Press Award for Yearbook

Casey Ehrie

Golden Dancer Award

Olivia Cudd

Golden Paintbrush Award

Anthony Jarjous

Drama Award

Anthony Jarjous

Outstanding Business Student

Kendra Morgan

Outstanding Family and Consumer Science Student

Alexandra Mumbauer

Outstanding Textiles Student

Casey Winter

Outstanding Health and Physical Education Students

Miranda Montalvo, Odanlly Urena Castillo

Outstanding Math Student

Phoebe Ballek

Patrick Gilmore Band Award

Casey Ehrie

National School Choral Award

Anthony Jarjous

John Philip Sousa Award

Riley Nemitz

Fred Waring’s Director Award for Chorus

Michael McWhorter

Outstanding Science Student

Emerson Juhasz

Outstanding Social Studies Student

Soledad Lausch

Outstanding German Student

Gavin Grym

Outstanding Spanish Student

Madelynn Dilliard

ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Essay Scholarship Awards

Sarah Beckage, Autumn Evans, Soledad Lausch

Falcon Awards

Steven Lozada, Kendra Morgan

Scholar Athletes

Gwyneth , Emerson Juhasz

Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation Scholarship

Tomas Ramirez

Mountainville Fire Company Football Scholarship

Samuel Krauss

National Honor Society Award

Phoebe Ballek

Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches’ Association Academic All Stars

Jarrod Blunt (Honorable Mention — Sophomore Class)

Samuel Krauss (1st Team All-Academic- Senior Class)

ADDITIONAL AWARDS

Rensselaer Award

Dana Thompson

The Rochester Institute of Technology

Engineering and Technology Award

Dana Thompson

The Rochester Institute of Technology

Science and Math Award

Adrienne Kipp

Salisbury Education Foundation Scholarship Awards

Efstratios Hiotis, Leanna Pallero

Salisbury Twirling Booster Scholarship

Alexandra Mumbauer

St. Luke’s Sports Medicine Scholarships

Kaitlyn Neuhs, Emma Yakaitis

Student Government Award

Soledad Lausch

US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Awards

Phoebe Ballek, Steven Lozada

US Marine Corps Semper Fi Awards

Riley Nemitz, Soledad Lausch

US Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award

Soledad Lausch