Weatherly Area High School awards
Weatherly Area High School held its academic awards assembly for the graduating class recently.
The following students received awards during the assembly.
Top 10 students: Valedictorian Samantha Lee Knepper; Salutatorian Joel Thomas Hinkle; Marie Lynn Gunderman; Julia Ann Hinkle; Jessica Marie McKee; Deanna Korinne Stolpe; Khadijah Zuberi; Alan Dale Knepper Jr.; Jillian Leigh Bartel; Huntyr Lynn Kephart
Single awards
Katelynn Ann Ache: St. Luke’s Medical Staff Academic Scholarship, $1,000; Laura Leininger Echrote Memorial Award, $100; Heritage Hill Senior Community Scholarship, $250
Samantha Andreuzzi: E. Sue Weston Memorial Award, $250; Mary Price Stewart Memorial Award, $100; Warren C. Steward Scholarship Award, $100
Jillian Leigh Bartel: The John & Lucille Mengle Memorial Award, $100
Dylan John Bresnak: Captain Niles & Birte Grover Memorial Scholarship Award, $100
Gary Joseph Buck Jr.: Anthony Antinozzi Memorial Boy’s Athletic Scholarship Award, $300
Traig George Dempsey: Captain Niles & Birte Grover Memorial Scholarship Award, $100.
Zoe Elizabeth Downs: Performing Arts Award, $50
Shannon Mae Frye: Wayne & Jayne Hittinger Softball Scholarship Award, $100
Marie Lynn Gunderman: Brian Vanhorn Memorial Scholarship Fund, $4,000; Performing Arts Award, $50
Gabriella Hernandez: Senior Girl Athletic Award, $300; Future Tradesperson Award; $100
Joel Thomas Hinkle: C. Myron Sorrels Memorial Band Award, $100; Schuylkill County Interscholastic Athletic Association Award, $100; Ronald C. Kelshaw Memorial Award, $50; Salutatorian’s Award, $50
Julia Ann Hinkle: Theresa Hinkle Memorial Award, $500; Evelyn H. Kelshaw Memorial Music Appreciation Award, $250; Future Teacher Award, $200; Edith P. Troutman Memorial Award, $100; Wayne & Jayne Hittinger Higher Education Award, $100
Huntyr Lynn Kephart: McCall Memorial Scholarship, $500
Alan Dale Knepper Jr.: The Richard “Toro” Knepper Scholarship, $1,000
Samantha Lee Knepper: St. Luke’s Board Of Trustees Academic Scholarship, $1,000; Excellence In Science Award, $500; Valedictorian’s Award, $50; Mr. & Mrs. Charles L Kelshaw Memorial Award, $50; Herbert Kelshaw Memorial Award, $50
Jennifer Lynn Malloy: Linda Wagner Memorial Award, $1,000
Necarlly Francina Serrata: Rev. Byron R. Stauffer And Family Memorial Award, $50
Andrew Morris Shellock: Future Tradesperson Award, $100
Frank Tyler Summa: Sandy Palermo Memorial Scholarship, $1,000
Christopher Stephan Yurchak: Carbon County Bar Association, $500; Paul Ratajczak Memorial Award, $100
Anthony Lakota Martins-Zinskie: Ian Hinkle Memorial Award, $300
Khadijah Zuberi: Carbon County Bar Association, $500; Schuylkill County Interscholastic Athletic Association Award, $100
Alumni Association
Good Citizenship Award: Joel Hinkle
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Band Member: Joel Hinkle
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Computer Student: Joel Hinkle
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Family and Consumer Science Student: Ryan Gillott
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Health and Physical Education Students: Gary Buck and Katelynn Ache
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Technology Education Student: Gary Buck
Weatherly Alumni Association Outstanding Achievement in Art: Zoe Downs
Weatherly Alumni Association Distinguished Finalists Scholarship: Jillian Bartel and Joel Hinkle, $500 each
Hugo Paul Family Memorial Award: Frank Summa, $1,000
Harry & Loretta Allison Memorial Award: Jessica McKee, $2,000
Weatherly Area High School Alumni Association Scholarship: Samantha Knepper, $15,000
Rotary awards
Outstanding Senior Boy & Girl: Joel Hinkle and Julia Hinkle, $50
Outstanding CCTI Senior: Edward Gerhard, $50
Spanish Award: Samantha Knepper, $50
The Weatherly Rotary Reid And Eva Rahn Education Award: Joel Hinkle, Alan Knepper Jr. and Frank Summa, $1,000
Various awards
American Red Cross High School Scholarship: Joel Hinkle, Julia Hinkle and Deanna Stolpe, $500; Jesse Gehman and Jessica McKee, $250
U.S. Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award: Joel Hinkle
U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award: Gary Joseph Buck Jr. and Shannon Mae Frye
Bo Tkach Under The Helmet and Hat Foundation Scholarship: Johnathan Arthur
Class awards
Computerized Accounting: Katelynn Ache
Spanish IV: Khadijah Zuberi, Samantha Knepper and Julia Hinkle
Best Sportsmanship & Effort in Physical Education: Katie Ache, Julia Hinkle, Samantha Andreuzzi, Samantha Knepper, Gary Buck, Necarlly Serrata, Richard Fisher, Steph Yurchak and Khadijah Zuberi
Economics: Marie Gunderman, Samantha Knepper and Julia Hinkle
International Studies: Jesse Gehman, Huntyr Kephart, Jessica McKee and Andrea Stank
Calculus: Joel Hinkle, Samantha Knepper and Jessica McKee
Modern Geometry: Sierra Weston
Trigonometry: Samantha Andreuzzi
Adult roles: Ryan Gillott
Family & Consumer Science: Erika Kane and Emily Horan
Parenting: Joel Hinkle, Deanna Stolpe, Jessica McKee and Sarah Howard
World of Work/Food Science: Ryan Gillott, Cheyenne Weston and Samantha Andreuzzi
Scholastic Scrimmage Team Member: Joel Hinkle, Frank Summa and Alan Knepper Jr.
Criminology - Online: Khadijah Zuberi
Wellness Council Member: Gabriella Hernandez
World History Honors: Huntyr Kephart, StephYurchak and Anthony Zinskie
Computer Programming: Frank Summa, Necarlly Serrata and Mackenzie Walsh
Desktop Publishing: Jesse Gehman, Jennifer Malloy and Stephanie Quionnes
Graphic Design: Joel Hinkle, Jillian Bartel and Samantha Knepper
Web Page Design: Jessica McKee, Deanna Stolpe and Erika Kane
Anatomy & Physiology: Khadijah Zuberi, Steph Yurchak and Necarrly Serrata
Environmental Science: Jillian Bartel and Andrea Stank
Envirothon: Jillian Bartel
Science Olympiad: Jillian Bartel, AJ Knepper, Marie Gunderman and Samantha Knepper
Chemistry Ii/Physics Ii: Samantha Knepper, Joel Hinkle and Deanna Stolpe
Excellence in Fine Art: Steph Yurchak
Excellence in Advanced Fine Arts: Zoe Downs, Necarlly Serrata, Cheyenne Weston and Sarah Howard
Consumer Math: Anthony Oross
Statistics/Probability: Cheyenne Weston and Sarah Howard
English IV: Andrea Stank, Sarah Howard and Cheyenne Weston
Academic English IV: Marie Gunderman, Joel Hinkle, Jessica McKee and Necarlly Serrata
AP English: Zoe Downs, Julia Hinkle, Samantha Knepper and Marie Gunderman
Advanced Technology Education: Steph Yurchak, Alan Knepper Jr. and Gary Buck
Athletic awards
Schuylkill County League Scholarship: Joel Hinkle and Khadijah Zuberi, $100 each
Ron C. Kelshaw Memorial Award: Joel Hinkle, $50
Outstanding Girl Athletic Award: Shannon Frye, plaque
Cheerleading Coaches Award: Julia Hinkle
Softball Coaches Award: Shannon Frye
Delrose Sportmanship Awards
Volleyball: Necarlly Serrata
Boy’s Soccer: Joel Hinkle
Girl’s Soccer: Gabriella Hernandez
Golf: Jonathan Arthur
Girls Basketball: Katelynn Ache
Boys Track: Joel Hinkle
Softball: Necarlly Serrata
