Catasauqua High School Class of 2021 awards, scholarships
The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Catasauqua High School Class of 2021 during an event June 2.
Woman’s Club of Catasauqua: Olivia Emery, Stephanie Emery, Cassidy Fischl, Sabrina Safadi
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar-Representative: no award (COVID-19)
Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (for highest average in English-applied): Olivia Becker, Alexis Rushatz; (for highest average in English-academic): Evan Webber
Catasauqua Lions Club: Donovan Ahart, Lea Bousaleh
Catasauqua High School Alumni Scholarships: Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi
Class of 1937 Memorial Award: Olivia Becker, Alexis Rushatz
Class of 1951 Memorial Award: Kaitlyn Weiss
Class of 1952: Stephanie Crogan, Cassandra Kaeppel, Hailey Senatore Deschaine
Class of 1956 Lucille H. Lambert Memorial English/Journalism Achievement Award: Gabriella DeMaria, Sabrina Safadi
Class of 1957 Memorial Award (outstanding seniors in the TV production class): Janessa Ortiz, Alexandra Treiber, Ciani Vassa
Class of 1958 Memorial Award: Cassidy Fischl, Hamyah Jenkins
Class of 1959 Memorial Award (good attendance and grades and is involved in extracurricular and community activities): Cole Schiffer
Class of 1961: Dominik Bennett, Janiyah Graves
CHS Class of 1976 (involved in town government): Trista Graser-Jewell
Class of 1984 Memorial Award (senior male or female scholar-athlete accepted to a two- or four-year college): Alexis Rushatz
Class of 2002 Award: Angel Font, Angelina Grate
Class of 2004 Joseph Galm Memorial Science Award: Donovan Ahart, Briona Landis
Class of 2014 Milne/Fahringer Arts Scholarship: Maylea Cora, Stephanie Emery
Bruce A. Frankenfield Memorial Award (highest ranked male and female): Matthew Ritter, Olivia Becker
Al Marhefka Memorial Music Award: Kassidy Gruver
Catasauqua Garden Club Award: Cassidy Fischl
Principal’s Award for Outstanding School Service (outstanding service to school over past four years): Sabrina Safadi
Catty Crew Award: Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery, Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi
Sage Stauffer Memorial Award (senior male and female on soccer team who plans to pursue additional schooling and has interest in soccer): Donovan Ahart, Madison Warren
Salem Pre-School Alumni Graduation Award: Kaitlyn Bachman
Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: no award (COVID-19)
Catasauqua Community Partnership Award (senior who has contributed most to community service): Janessa Ortiz, Derek Troxell
Tracy Holmes Award (senior member of field hokey and track teams who has good high school attendance and maintained good grades): Alexis Rushatz
John Phillip Sousa Concert Band Award: Cassidy Fischl
Frank “Jive” and Janice “Nin” Snyder Memorial Award (senior male and female in NHS and Varsity “C” Club): Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell
Jeffrey Greb Memorial Scholarship: Emma Hawk
Alex Sofish Memorial Award (male and female student going to Penn State): Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery
Catasauqua Area Education Association Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Becker, Stephanie Crogan
Leonard Carlton Peckitt Scholarships: Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell
Arthur Williams Cross Country Awards: Luke Colon, Dorian Hoagland, Alexis Rushatz
Arthur William Business Award: Destany Montanez
David Cunningham Memorial Girls Basketball Award: Alexis Rushatz
American Legion Post 215 (senior who by his/her interest in industry and in social students classes shows the clearest understanding of the world, our government and community): Janessa Ortiz
Frank J. Troxell Senior Memorial Award: Austin Brett, Tyler Monahan, Janessa Ortiz, Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi, Cole Schiffer
Valley Forge Chapter-Pennsylvania Society Sons of the American Revolution: no award (COVID-19)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Sabrina Safadi
Mark Moser Memorial Scholarship Award: Kassidy Gruver
Charles “Chink” Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Award: Douglas Scott
Catasauqua Fire Department Community Service Award: Austin Brett, Janessa Ortiz, Ty Reitz, Sabrina Safadi, Derek Troxell
Sheckler Teacher Award: Olivia Becker, Mercades Watt
Michelle Shinsky Mason Class of 1970 Award: Lea Bousaleh
West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award (outstanding character and achievement): Angele Diamacoune
Deb Nothstein CAST Award, Catasauqua Area Showcase Theatre: Stephanie Emery
Alva R. Davies Art Scholarship: Alexandra Treiber
Barrasso Awards (in honor of Dale Buss to a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in education in science with a focus toward biology): Tyler Monahan; (in memory of Vincent E. Spess to a senior who is a leader in the community): Alexandra Treiber; (from the Barrasso family to a female student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the math and/or science fields): Gabriella DeMaria
Sports Award to honor the memory of Michael and Emma Brosky and in memory and honor of Gail Brosky Gillespie (CHS Class of 1956): Derek Troxell, Hailey Senatore Deschaine
Varsity “C” Club: Derek Troxell, Alexis Rushatz
Earl Stengel Memorial Scholarship Award (outstanding students and senior football player): Tyler Monahan
National School Choral Award: Kaitlyn Weiss
Slovak Center Social Club Scholarship: Derek Troxell
CYAA Youth Award: Austin Brett, Cole Schiffer, Derek Troxell
Catasauqua Booster Club Awards: Tyler Monahan, Hailey Senatore Deschaine
Catasauqua Hall of Fame Award: Alexis Rushatz, Derek Troxell
Michael H. Yaroma Memorial Integrity Scholarship: (graduating senior who has demonstrated integrity and recognizes why it is an essential life skill): Olivia Becker
Jim Kappes Memorial Scholarship Award: Lea Bousaleh, Maylea Cora, Gabriella DeMaria, Stephanie Emery, Jade Moseley, Emily Rivera, Mercades Watt
Robert S. Spengler and Bernadine S. Wehr Memorial Award (seniors planning to major in medical field): Olivia Emery, Trista Graser-Jewell
Mark Reccek Memorial Award (seniors who are interested in one or more: law, politics, journalism and nursing): Angelina Grate, Janessa Ortiz, Marissa Rice, Sabrina Safadi
Gerald Case Memorial Award: Cole Schiffer
Jesse Crossley Award: Tanner Laudenslager
Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Cassandra Kaeppel
National Marching Award: Stephanie Crogan
National School Color Guard Award: Stephanie Crogan
Allentown Post L of the Travelers Protective Association of America Altruism Award: no award (COVID-19)
Raymond Hoffman Award: Olivia Becker
Thomas Delong Memorial Award (outstanding senior basketball player): Derek Troxell
James P. O’Mara Scholarship Award given by the James and Sharon (O’Mara) Maida Foundation: Olivia Becker, Briona Landis, Tyler Monahan, Matthew Ritter
Walter Schlener Memorial Award: Angel Font, Jade Moseley
CASD Summer Work Program Award: Matthew Ritter
Stacey Bendzlowicz Memorial Scholarship: no award (COVID-19)
Vincent V. Suppan Music Award: Briona Landis, Marissa Rice
Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar: Tyler James Monahan
Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete: Derek Troxell, Hamyah Jenkins
2021 Colonial League Academic All-Stars Award: Derek Troxell, Alexis Rushatz
Kenneth C. and Shirley J. Wotring Memorial Scholarship Fund: Lea Bousaleh, Emily Rivera
Erik Hirner Memorial Scholarship Award: Trista Graser-Jewell, Alexandra Treiber
Carl Kratzer Memorial Community Service Award: Derek Troxell
Joseph Meeko Memorial Track and Soccer Awards (track award for outstanding male and female sprinter): Ty Reitz, Hamyah Jenkins; (soccer award for outstanding male and female defensive player): Derek Troxell, Olivia Emery
Meeko Humanitarian Awards (Joseph John Meeko Memorial Award): Derek Troxell; (Mary B. Meeko Memorial Award): Janessa Ortiz
Debbie Linton Memorial Track & Field Award (outstanding male and female track and field student-athlete, achievement in school, community service and volunteer work): Tyler Monahan, Alexis Rushatz
Donated by a Friend (Senior Accounting Award): Nicholas DeLorenzo
Varsity “C” Club officers: Austin Brett, president; Derek Troxell, vice president; Sabrina Safadi, secretary; Alexis Rushatz, treasurer; Janessa Ortiz, historian/public relations
Student Council officers: Derek Troxell, president; Sabrina Safadi, vice president; Olivia Emery, secretary; Alexandra Treiber, treasurer; Janessa Ortiz, sgt. of arms
Scholastic Scrimmage Awards 2020-21: no awards (COVID-19)
2021 Senior Debate Team Awards: Stephanie Crogan
2021 Brown and White Awards (for editors) - news: Lucy Brubaker, Gabriella DeMaria, Sydney Gebhardt; picture: Olivia Burnett, Julia Dolon; review: Dijon Chambers, Colin Germano; media: Cheyenne Gioielli, Peyton Taniser; activities: Hannah Kurczeski, Mitchel Lewis; sports: Tyler Monahan, Kalman Sasdi, Derek Troxell; opinion: Alexis Rushatz, Sabrina Safadi; (for staff writers) - Gael Daniel, Jacob Dove, Alana Henry, Timari Wilkins
National Honor Society members: Sabrina Safadi, president; Alexis Rushatz, vice president; Emily Rivera, treasurer, Derek Troxell, secretary; Alexandra Treiber, historian; (seniors) - Olivia Becker, Cassidy Fischl, Angelina Grate; (2021 inductees) - Lucy Brubaker, Valerie Davidheiser, Angele Diamacoune, Caylyne Eck, Sydney Gebhardt, Aidan Gerhard, Madison Harth, Taylor Hicks, Hannah Kurczeski, Maya Moussa, Chloe Moyer, Bronwyn Pacchioli, Ashley Ritter, Juliza Rodriquez
LCTI/DCO program: Daniel Faust
CHS Senior Drama Club Award: Stephanie Emery, Class of 2021 senior class member; Hannah Kurczeski, president; Valerie Davidheiser, vice president; Emily Abbott, secretary; Angelina Dries, treasurer
STARS (Students Taking Active Roles) officers: Angel Font, president; Trevor Schappell, vice president; Jasmine Foster, secretary; Melanie Jimenez, historian; Trista Graser-Jewell, treasurer
LCTI Class of 2021 (Print Technology/Graphic Imaging): Desiree Diaz; Web Design/Web Programming: Emily Rivera