The following awards and scholarships were presented to members of the Catasauqua High School Class of 2023 during an event May 31.

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua: Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Mason Forstoffer, Christopher Smell, Javier Sobrado

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar-representative: Cody Kurczeski

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (for highest average in English-applied): Ryan Casey

Woman’s Club of Catasauqua (for highest average in English-academic): Kayla Cunningham

Catasauqua High School Alumni Scholarships: Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett

Class of 1937 Memorial Award: Peyton Taniser (valedictorian), Cheyenne Gioielli (salutatorian)

Class of 1951 Memorial Award: Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez

Class of 1956 Lucille H. Lambert Memorial English/Journalism Achievement Award: Julia Dolon, Cheyenne Gioielli

Class of 1957 Memorial Award (outstanding seniors in the TV production class): Tiffany Crogan, Timothy Cline, Zachary Rizzo

Class of 1958 Memorial Award: Evan Bargher, Colin Germano, Aaliyah Jimenez, Angelis Ramos Pichardo

Class of 1959 Memorial Award: (good attendance and grades and is involved in extracurricular and community activities): Briell Carvalho, Madelyn Gonzalez

Class of 1961: Gavin Cunningham, Emma Zinggeler

CHS Class of 1976: Kaitlyn Lawton

Class of 1984 Memorial Award (senior male or female scholar-athlete accepted to a two- or four-year college): Cora Soltis

Class of 2002 Award: Jilianne Pellot Cardona, Joseph Valentin

Class of 2004 Joseph Galm Memorial Science Award: Katherin Serna Montes

Class of 2014 Milne/Fahringer Arts Scholarship: Emily Eisenhard

Scholarships given by Catasauqua Music Arts Booster Association in honor of Mr. Dave Dunn (voice of the band and driver): Emma Dungan, Kenneth Ramos

Scholar Wrestling Award: Trevor Regits

Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation Scholarship: Conor Sandt

Michael Fickes Scholarship: Javier Sobrado

Leonard Carlton Peckitt Scholarships: Kayla Cunningham, Kenneth Ramos

Salem Pre-School Alumni Graduation Award: Brianna Walker

Bruce A. Frankenfield Memorial Award (highest ranked male and female): Conor Sandt, Peyton Taniser

Jeffrey Scherer Memorial Award: Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Javier Sobrado, Peyton Taniser, Kaylee Weidaw, Wyatt Younes

Al Marhefka Memorial Music Award: Dustin Faust

Catasauqua Garden Club Award (senior active in community service): Tobias Burgher

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

Catty Crew Award: William Bear, Angelina Dries, Alana Henry, Wyatt Younes

Sage Stauffer Memorial Award (senior male and female on soccer team who plans to pursue additional schooling and has interest in soccer): Jaxon Berrier, Kaylee Weidaw

Whitehall Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Mason Forstoffer, Cheyenne Gioielli, Alana Henry

Catasauqua Community Partnership Award (senior who has contributed most to community service): Brianna Bashore, Peyton Taniser

Tracy Holmes Award (senior member of FBLA, who has good high school attendance and maintained good grades): Cheyenne Gioielli

John Phillip Sousa Concert Band Award: Joseph Fischl

David Cunningham Memorial Girls Basketball Award: Cora Soltis

Frank “Jive” and Janice “Nin” Snyder Memorial Award (senior male and female in NHS and Varsity “C” Club): Joseph Fischl, Cheyenne Gioielli

Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award: Kenneth Ramos

Alex Sofish Memorial Award (student going to Penn State): Kenneth Ramos

Catasauqua Area Education Association Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Cunningham

U.S. Marine Corps Awards: Wyatt Younes, Kaylee Weidaw (distinguished athletes); Conor Sandt, Kayla Cunningham (scholastic excellence); Aidan Heil, Jerzie Ramos (Semper Fidelis musical excellence)

Arthur Williams Cross Country Awards: Trevor Regits, Kaylee Weidaw

Arthur Williams Business Award (furthering education in a business related field): Emily Eisenhard

American Legion Post 215 (senior who has interest in industry and in social students classes and shows clearest understanding of the world, our government and community): Kayla Cunningham

Frank J. Troxell Senior Memorial Award: Olivia Burnett, Gavin Fehr, Kaylee Weidaw, Wyatt Younes

Class of 1973 Awards: Jaxon Berrier, Olivia Burnett, Mason Forstoffer, Vincenzo Limandri, Javier Sobrado

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Peyton Taniser

Mark Moser Memorial Scholarship Award: Timari Wilkins

Charles “Chink” Gallagher Memorial Scholarship Award: Javier Sobrado

Catasauqua Fire Department Community Service Award: Dylan Kalynych, Kenneth Ramos, Luis Silva

Sheckler Teacher Award: Cheyenne Gioielli, Alana Henry

Michelle Shinsky Mason Class of 1970 Award: Mason Forstoffer

West Point Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Award (outstanding character and achievement): Alivia Bear

Deb Nothstein CAST Award, Catasauqua Area Showcase Theatre: Angelina Dries

Alva R. Davies Art Scholarship: Emma Dungan

LCCC Sponsoring School District Graduate Scholarship: Kaylee Weidaw

Barrasso Awards: Alana Henry (in honor of Dale Buss to a senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in education in science with a focus toward biology); Brianna Bashore (in memory of Vincent E. Spess to a senior who is a leader in the community; Cheyenne Gioielli (from the Barrasso family to a female student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the math and/or science fields)

Sports Award to honor the memory of Michael and Emma Brosky and in memory and honor of Gail Brosky Gillespie (CHS Class of 1956): Bryann Rivera, Cora Soltis

Robert S. Spengler and Bernadine S. Wehr Memorial Award (planning to major in the medical field): Olivia Matchette, Javier Sobrado

Earl Stengel Memorial Scholarship Award (outstanding student and senior football player): Javier Sobrado

National School Choral Award: Angelina Dries

Slovak Center Social Club Scholarship: Cheyenne Gioielli

CYAA Youth Award: Briell Carvalho, Christian Fye

Catasauqua Booster Club Awards: Jaxon Berrier, Olivia Burnett

Catasauqua Hall of Fame Award: Trevor Regits, Cora Soltis

Michael H. Yaroma Memorial Integrity Scholarship (senior who has demonstrated integrity and recognizes why it is an essential life skill): Peyton Taniser

Jim Kappes Memorial Scholarship Award: Laura Pozo

Varsity “C” Club: Jacob Dove, Gavin Fehr, Trevor Regits (senior male athletes); Kaylee Weidaw (senior female athlete)

Mark Reccek Memorial Award (seniors who are interested in one or more of the following: law, politics, journalism, nursing): Christian Fye, Olivia Matchette, Laura Pozo, Javier Sobrado

Gerald Case Memorial Award: Joseph Fischl

Jesse Crossley Award: Christian Fye

Quincy Jones Musicianship Award: Luis Silva

National Marching Award: Emma Dungan

National School Color Guard Award: Emma Zinggeler

Allentown Post L of the Travelers Protective Association of America Altruism Award: Olivia Burnett

Raymond Hoffman Award: Tobias Burgher

Thomas Delong Memorial Award (outstanding senior basketball player): Cedric Bright

James P. O’Mara Scholarship Award given by James and Sharon (O’Mara) Maida Foundation: Trevor Regits, Peyton Taniser (Lehigh University); William Bear, Julia Dolon, Keera Primer, Zachary Rizzo, Wyatt Younes (Kutztown University)

Walter Schlener Memorial Award: Joseph Fischl

CASD Work Program Award: Bruce Fryslin, Nikoli Polles

Stacey Bendzlowicz Memorial Scholarship: no award

Vincent V. Suppan Music Award: David Stimmel

Lehigh Valley Chapter National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar: Javier Sobrado

Lehigh Valley Soccer Scholar Athlete: Jaxon Berrier, Kaylee Weidaw

2023 Colonial League Academic All-Stars Award: Trevor Regits, Cheyenne Gioielli

Kenneth C. and Shirley J. Wotring Memorial Scholarship Fund: Katherin Serna Montes, Kaylee Weidaw

Erik Hirner Memorial Scholarship Award: Olivia Burnett, Christian Fye, Alana Henry, Katherin Serna Montes, Christopher Smell, Timari Wilkins

Joseph Meeko Memorial Track and Soccer Awards: Jacob Dove, Madelyn Gonzalez (track-outstanding sprinter); Christopher Smell, Kaylee Weidaw (soccer-outstanding defensive player)

Meeko Humanitarian Awards: Cedric Bright (Joseph John Meeko Memorial Award); Emily Eisenhard (Mary B. Meeko Memorial Award)

Debbie Linton Memorial Track & Field Award (outstanding in track and field student-athlete, achievement in school, community service and volunteer work): Madelyn Gonzalez, Wyatt Younes

Donated by a Friend (senior accounting award): Cheyenne Gioielli

Carl Kratzer Memorial Community Service Award: Tobias Burgher

Varsity “C” Club Officers: William Bear (president); Wyatt Younes (vice president); Olivia Burnett (secretary); Timari Wilkins (treasurer); Alivia Bear (Sgt. of Arms)

Student Council Officers: Olivia Burnett (president); Peyton Taniser (vice president); Cheyenne Gioielli (secretary); Kaylee Weidaw (treasurer)

Scholastic Scrimmage Awards: Ethan Armbuster, Kayla Cunningham, Savannah Davis, Kalei Hodson, Brandon Larkin, Dillan McGaughran, Kevin McGaughran, Khriz Medina, Lennon Murray, Joseph Valentin

2023 Brown and White Awards (editors): Braden Bartholomew (opinion); Alivia Bear (news); Olivia Burnett (sports); Julia Dolon (opinion); Kya Faustner (activities); Colin Germano (review); Cheyenne Gioielli (news); Alana Henry (activities); Maliah Price (news); Vinicius Rocha Takahashi (sports); Peyton Taniser (features); Delaney Troxell (sports); Joice Burgos-Ramos, Elias Butrous, Tiffany Crogan, Kyli Cruz, Aiden Hess, Ian Juica, Alex Peterson-Mazzola (staff writers)

National Honor Society members - Peyton Taniser (president), Cheyenne Gioielli (vice president), Tobias Burgher (treasurer), Brianna Bashore (secretary), Olivia Burnett (historian); Brianna Bashore, Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Cheyenne Gioielli, Peyton Taniser (seniors); Alivia Bear, Sophia Becker, Lindsey Caley, Peter LaPointe, Kaitlyn Lawton, Delaney Troxell, Kelsea Warren (2023 inductees)

2023 Senior Debate Team Awards: Kayla Cunningham

National Technical Honor Society: Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez (emerging health professionals); Evan Bargher (electronics technology/nanofabrications)

LCTI/DCO Program: Michael De Los Santos, Jade Gomez, Alivia June, Dylan Kalynych, Nayeska Miranda, Xavier Razon, Jaydon Reynolds, Julian Saleh, Anthony Sosa, Jessilee Tirado

21/22 PA ACT 35 Civics Assessment: Kayla Cunningham, Julia Dolon, Joseph Fischl, Mason Forstoffer, Colin Germano, Josiah Paul, Kenneth Ramos, David Stimmel (100% in semester 1); William Bear, Jaxon Berrier, Christian Fye, Cheyenne Gioielli, Brendan Nye, Nikoli Polles, Keera Primer, Conor Sandt, Javier Sobrado, Peyton Taniser, Joseph Valentin, Timari Wilkins (100% in semester 2)

CHS Senior Drama Club Award - (Dramatic Arts Award): Angelina Dries (president), Aidan Heil (vice president), Emily Eisenhard (secretary), Tiffany Crogan (treasurer); (Class of 2023 senior class members): Tiffany Crogan, Angelina Dries, Emily Eisenhard, Aidan Heil, Elisa Osorto, Jerzie Ramos, Kenneth Ramos

STARS (Students Taking Active Roles) officers: Kaitlyn Lawton (co-president), Kenneth Ramos (co-president), Lauren Ruda (vice president), Brianna Abbott (secretary), Juliana Vazquez (historian)

St. Paul’s Catasauqua Scholarship: Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez, Kenneth Ramos, Angelis Ramos Pichardo

Senior Honor Graduate Candidates (90-plus average over four years): Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez, Evan Bargher, Brianna Bashore, Jaxon Berrier, Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Ryan Casey, Gavin Cunningham, Kayla Cunningham, Julia Dolon, Jacob Dove, Angelina Dries, Emma Dungan, Emily Eisenhard, Joseph Fischl, Mason Forstoffer, Christian Fye, Colin Germano, Cheyenne Gioielli, Alana Henry, Aaliyah Jimenez, Randall Johnson, Stella Jones, Olivia Matchette, Keera Primer, Kenneth Ramos, Angelis Ramos Pichardo, Trevor Regits, Zachary Rizzo, Conor Sandt, Luis Silva, Christopher Smell, Javier Sobrado, Cora Soltis, David Stimmel, Peyton Taniser, Kaylee Weidaw, Emma Zinggeler (subject to change based on final grades)

LCTI Class of 2023: Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez (emerging health professionals); Evan Bargher (electronics technology/nanofabrications); Aliyah Barry (animal science); Elias Bensing (HVAC and refrigeration); Bryce Brotzman (marketing and entrepreneurship); Gavin Cunningham (computing and networking technology); Madex Cuyler (HVAC and refrigeration); Angel De Los Santos (HVAC and refrigeration); Michael De Los Santos (DCO); Gabriela Diaz (printing technology and graphic imaging); Bruce Fryslin (engineering drafting and design); Jade Gomez (DCO); Tessa Grotz (painting and decorating); Thomas Hoeft (auto body and collision repair technology); Anthonie Hunsicker (criminal justice); Randall Johnson (computing and networking technology); Rayanna Johnson (criminal justice); Stella Jones (advertising design and commercial art); Alivia June (DCO); Dylan Kalynych (DCO); Dylan Kolb (masonry); Meadow Leland (electronics technology/nanofabrications); Kaila Lemen (painting and decorating); Yaneudy Martinez Collazo (diesel/medium and heavy truck technology); Nayeska Miranda (DCO); Gage Oswald (welding technology); Tyler Rivera (web design and web programming); Julian Saleh (DCO)

Academic Letter Award (subject to change based on final grades) - seniors (earned 16 honor rolls): Jaxon Berrier, Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Ryan Casey, Kayla Cunningham, Julia Dolon, Jacob Dove, Emily Eisenhard, Joseph Fischl, Christian Fye, Colin Germano, Cheyenne Gioielli, Alana Henry, Kenneth Ramos, Conor Sandt, Christopher Smell, Javier Sobrado, Cora Soltis, David Stimmel, Peyton Taniser, Kaylee Weidaw; (earned 13 honor rolls): Evan Bargher, Brianna Bashore, Jaxon Berrier, Tobias Burgher, Olivia Burnett, Ryan Casey, Kayla Cunningham, Julia Dolon, Jacob Dove, Emily Eisenhard, Joseph Fischl, Christian Fye, Colin Germano, Cheyenne Gioielli, Alana Henry, Aaliyah Jimenez, Randall Johnson, Stella Jones, Olivia Matchette, Keera Primer, Kenneth Ramos, Trevor Regits, Zachary Rizzo, Conor Sandt, Luis Silva, Christopher Smell, Javier Sobrado, Cora Soltis, David Stimmel, Peyton Taniser, Kaylee Weidaw, Emma Zinggeler; (earned nine honor rolls): William Bear, Cedric Bright, Timothy Cline, Gavin Cunningham, Emma Dungan, Gavin Fehr, Mckay Lewis, Jilianne Pellot Cardona, Angelis Ramos Pichardo, Jaydon Reynolds, Xavier Rosario, Katherin Serna Montes, Cassidy Torcivia, Joseph Valentin, Cayden Vandever, Wyatt Younes; (earned five honor rolls): Chantalle Barbosa-Rodriguez, Janayah Bermudez, Russell Brodman, Briell Carvalho, Gabriela Diaz, Dustin Faust, Bruce Fryslin, Hayley George, Tessa Grotz, Aidan Heil, Kaila Lemen, Alissa Leonard, Jerzie Ramos, Vinicius Rocha Takahashi, Brianna Walker; juniors (earned nine honor rolls): Jonah Arancibia, Jane Armbruster, Alivia Bear, Zachary Bear, Sophia Becker, Chad Beller, Raegan Brobst, Lindsey Caley, Savannah Davis, Lauren DeLong, Brenden Eck, Bryce Emery, Aiden Gannon, Amanda Hunsberger, Kaleb Hunsicker, Jailynn Irizarry, Reese Johnson, Zaniyah Jones, Ian Juica, Peter LaPointe, Kaitlyn Lawton, Riannah Martinez, Dylan Pacheco, Delaine Popa Nina, Alex Sasdi, Ava Smith, Brandon Snyder, Jordan Soltis, Delaney Troxell, Eric Vazquez, Kelsea Warren; (earned five honor rolls): William Aguirre, Abigail Antipas, Elvin Baloukjy, Briannah DeJesus, Jacob Griffis, Mikhail Hartranft, Alexis Henry, Sadid Hernandez Flores, Heaven Jenkins, Marcus Marmolejos, Kaylee Monahan, John Pushkar, Aidan Saadioui, Mylie Sanchez, Cassidy Stauffer, Jacelyn Vidal, Elijah Weiss; sophomores (earned five honor rolls): Braden Bartholomew, Mykenzie Bealer, Skylar Bowersox, Elias Butrous, Jonathan Cordon-Pineto, Faith Daku, Theresa Davis, Ayddan Dillman, Nicholas Doll, Owen Dungan, Osmar Ferre, Eulogia Fontanez, Lillyana Gacitua, Macks Gillette, Elexia Gonzales, Kara Gruver, John Herr, Daniel Jones, Cody Kurczeski, Darren Kutzler, Brandon Larkin, Jeremy Lemen, Edward Lucci, Desiree Martin, Yaneisha Martinez, Khriz Medina, Lynkan Moore, Jeremiah Mullen, Katrina Mullin, Joniel Navarro, Ava Oquendo, Maya Osorto, Christopher Ramos, Brendan Rice, Kailynn Rivera, Jonathan Rizzo, Anessa Rodriguez, Caroline Rodriguez, Zoe Roth, Maryellen Schlegel, Kirra Stepp, Juliana Vazquez, Kadince Waldron, Brooke Weidaw, Taven Ying