EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL Senior academic awards presented
Emmaus High School senior academic awards were presented May 30. The following students received awards:
Congressional Citizenship Award - Charles Dent Award: Christina Cilento
Air Force Academy: Daniel Brndjar, Jacquelyn Hamati
United States Marine Corps: Daniel Brndjar, Megan Cichocki
Semper Fidelis Music Award: Sadie Dunn, Dylan Goshert
USMC Athletic Award: Kelsey Bacon, Andrew Kerson
Daughters of the American Revolution: Robert Ross
Ben Yorgey Memorial: Jennifer Larimer, Olivia Landis, Andre Walck
2013 Honor Graduates - (Earned 3.8 or higher GPA): Jonathan Arguello, Kelsey Leigh Bacon, Brianna M. Basile, Nicholas Bast, Savannah Dorothy Blest, Daniel John Brndjar, Tyler S. Brown, Laura Elizabeth Capehart, Terence James Cawley, Megan Amanda Cichocki, Christina Alexandra Cilento, Jessica Lynn Cole, Ryan Joseph Cronauer, Clement Decrop, Katherine Elizabeth Earnshaw, Laura Michele Erle, Megan Victoria Famularo, Thomas Fang, Kevin David Fine, Lydia Rose Fletcher, Marissa Anne Frey, Sarah Ellen Freyman, Andie Fullerton, David Shaw Gaddy, Gregory David Gennaro, Jacquelyn Hamati, Ji In Han, Nicole Sarah Hershman, Joseph John Hutzayluk, Ryan A. Jaeger, Alyssa Nicole Kehm, Alethea Chu Un Khoo, David K. Larsen, Harvey Li, Kyle S. Lievre, Joshua Gregory Light, Jeremy J. Lim, Shannon Marie McConnell, Jillian M. McGrath, Joshua A. Miller, Carly G. Muller, Christopher James Neely, Alexander Wilkins Newbegin, Haleigh LeJan Ott, Meghan Elizabeth Paradise, Katelyn Renee Plarr, Michael D. Rachman, Marvin Dominik Riedl, Robert Craig Ross, Zachary Schoener, Brenna Kay Smudde, Neeraj Tatikola, Andrew Christopher Tsai, Karol M. Tuazon, Christian Antonio Urrutia, Asim Viqar, Evan Connor Wait, Eric M. Walls, Victoria Jayne Yackanicz, Esther Marie Younger, Rui Zhang, Isaiah Samuel Zukowski
Art Awards:
Outstanding Artist (Woman's Club of Em-maus): Victoria Kasaczun
Art Department: Aubrey Berrigan, Samantha Joyce
Lehigh Valley Chapter of PA Guild of Craftsmen: Kaylee Dimmig
Katie Kasinecz Memorial: Brianna Basile
Senior Art Work Framed: Brianna Basile, Aubrey Berrigan, Megan Beauchner, Kaylee Dimmig, Samantha Joyce, Christopher Neely, Andrea Martinez, Alice Zahradnik
Athletic Awards:
LVIAC Scholar Athlete Nominees - (Fall, 2012): Boys Cross Country, Terence Cawley; Girls' Cross Country - Melanie Hanover; Field Hockey, Sarah Kazmierski; Football, Robert Dalton Landis; Boys' Soccer, Kevin Fine; Girls' Soccer, Kelsey Bacon; Girls' Tennis, Rhui Zhang; Girls' Volleyball, Brenna Smudde
LVIAC Scholar Athlete Nominees - (Winter, 2013): Girls' Basketball, Kelsey Bacon; Boys' Basketball, Daniel Brndjar; Boys' Swimming, Thomas Fang; Girls' Swimming, Taylor Iobst; Cheerleading, Kendra Wise; Wrestling, Jansen Grabowski
LVIAC Scholar Athlete Nominees - (Spring, 2013): Boys' Lacrosse, Ethan Hovanic; Girls' Lacrosse, Madison Schantz; Softball, Francesca Schaeffer; Boys' Tennis, Ryan Jaeger; Boys' Track, Nicholas Bast; Girls' Track, Jillian McGrath; Boys' Volleyball, Gabriel Shankweiler
Female Athlete(s) Earning the Most Varsity Letters (Dolores M. Wanish Memorial Award): Lindsey Bray, Sarah Kazmierski
Male Athlete(s) Earning the Most Varsity Letters (Larry G. Hillegass Memorial Award): Gabriel Shankweiler
Tri-Letter Award: Gabriel Shankweiler
Female Athlete of the Year: Taylor Iobst
Male Athlete of the Year: Gabriel Shankweiler
Business Education Awards:
Outstanding Business Student (Lions Club of Emmaus): Krupa Patel
Excellence in Business Law (Anonymous): Gwendolyn Osterwald, Brittany Paul
Excellence in Computer and Business: James Kenealy
Computer Science/ Math Awards:
Excellence in Computer Science (Lions Club of Emmaus): Jeremy Lim
Outstanding Performance in Computer Competitions (ACSL Club): Tyler Brown
Excellence in Mathematics (Huber/Kistler Math Award): Daniel Brndjar
Drama Awards/Kid to Kid Awards:
Excellence in Dramatic Arts (Frank A. Macellaro Memorial): Madison Wexler
Excellence in Dramatic Arts (Drama Department): Logan Beck, Laura Erle, Alessandra Fonseca
Drama Department Award: Christina Cilento, Erifili Draklellis, Laura Erle, Alessandra Fonseca, Jason Mountain, Christian Urrutia
Excellence in Musical Theater: Christian Urrutia
Excellence in Technical Theater: Shannon Philips, Ashley Ressler, Robert Ross, Jared Roth
Excellence in Theatre Arts Award (Sharon Glassman Scholarship): Christina Cilento
Kid-to-Kid Leadership: Tyler Brown, Christina Cilento, Erifili Draklellis, Laura Erle, Robert Ross, Christian Urrutia
Kid-to-Kid Exemplary Role Model: Alessandra Fonseca
English Awards:
Creativity in Language Arts (Woman's Club of Emmaus): Isaiah Zukowski
Outstanding in English - General Prep (Gertrude Gordin Memorial Award): Amanda Squire
Excellence in Writing (Optimist Club): Terence Cawley, Megan Cichocki, Evan Wait
Excellence in Public Speaking (Optimist Club): Savannah Blest, Adam Kita, Madison Wexler
Excellence in English (Scott Saunders Memorial): Christian Urrutia
Journalism (East Penn Press): Logan Beck
Humanities (Department Award): Jason Mountain
ESL Awards: Charity Henry, Sulee Son
Family and Consumer Science Award - Excellence in Family and Consumer Science (Woman's Club of Emmaus): Kaitlyn Bennicoff
Fitness Award (Vince Magnotta Memorial): Alexandra Fruhwirth
Music/Band Awards - Outstanding Vocalist (Lions Club of Emmaus/Choral Dept.): Sadie Dunn, Laura Erle, Jacquelyn Hamati
Outstanding Instrumentalist (Lions Club of Emmaus): Alethea Khoo
Outstanding Tri-M Member: Tyler Brown, Alethea Khoo
Benjamin Michael Albro Orchestra Award: Kevin Flynn
Emmaus High School Orchestra Award: Megan Cichocki
Emmaus High School Chamber Strings Award: Gregory Gennaro
Choir Service: Erifili Draklellis
Leadership Award: Alessandra Fonseca
Science Awards:
Excellence in Physics: Christopher Neely
Excellence in Science (Robert E. Jepsen Memorial Award): Daniel Brndjar
AP Environmental Science: Laura Erle
CP Environmental Science: Christina Cilento, Zachary Vasturino
Chester Zazo Memorial Award: Natalie Vercillo
Social Studies Awards:
Excellence in Social Studies (Woman's Club of Emmaus Harpster Award): Megan Cichocki
Excellence in World Studies: Andie Fullerton
Excellence in Study of Economics: Daniel Brndjar, Megan Cichocki
Excellence in American History (Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War): Zachary Schoener, Karol Tuazon
Excellence in U.S. Government/Politics (Thomas J. Husser Memorial Award): Christopher Neely
Technology Education Awards:
Outstanding in Graphic Arts (Lions Club of Emmaus): R. Dalton Landis
Outstanding in Technical Drawing (Lions Club of Emmaus): Erin Urffer
Tattler Award: Drew Phillipes
World Languages Awards:
Outstanding in French (Lions Club of Emmaus): Christina Cilento
Outstanding in German (Woman's Club of Em-maus): Megan Cichocki
Outstanding in Latin (Woman's Club of Em-maus): Tayllor Schoenly
Outstanding in Spanish (Lions Club of Em-maus): Natasha Perez
Leadership Awards:
Leadership Awards/Service Above Self (Leaders, positive attitudes and helpful students): Melanie Brusseler, Zachary Eiden, Ji In Han, Ethan Hovanic, Shannon McConnell, Alexander Newbegin, Zachary Schoener, Katherine Thomas, Lacy Wood
Citizenship Award (S.A.R. Valley Forge): Tyler Brown
Commitment to Excellence (Lions Club of Emmaus): Robert Ross
Community Service Award (The Exchange Club of Western Lehigh): Justin McTish
Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Award - Highest LCTI Class Rank and Continuing Education (Lower Lehigh Lions Club): Damian Concordia, Brandy O'Brien
Principal's Award: Carly Muller, Gabriel Shankweiler