Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School awards night
Panther Valley Junior/Senior High School held its Awards Night to honor several accomplishments on June 1.
The students who received awards are as follows:
Academic awards
English: Jason Lin, Jacqueline Kokinda, Genesis Santana, Madison Heckman, Hailey Shreffler, Sara Collevechio, Kya Norwood, Matthew Kokinda, Kayla Little, Ava Kosciolek, Antonio Perilli, Isabella Goida, Alexis Cooper, Riley Wehr, Mallory Gould, Jacob Welsh, Morgan Brimmer, Tyanna Gonzalez, Jacob Boyle, Autumn Steibler, Molly Jones, Derek Pavlik, Bryce Krapf, Jaden Shubeck.
Math: Sara Collevechio, Madison Heckman, Jacqueline Kokinda, Matthew Kokinda, Jason Lin, Antonio Perilli, Genesis Santana, Ava Kosciolek, Jacob Welsh
Science: Jason Lin, Jacqueline Kokinda, Genesis Santana, Madison Heckman, Hailey Shreffler, Sara Collevechio, Kya Norwood, Kayla Little, Antonio Perilli, Isabella Goida, Riley Wehr, Shelby Hill
Social Studies: Jason Lin, Jacqueline Kokinda, Genesis Santana, Madison Heckman, Hailey Shreffler, Sara Collevechio, Kya Norwood, Matthew Kokinda, Kayla Little, Ava Kosciolek, Antonio Perilli, Isabella Goida, Alexis Cooper, Riley Wehr, Mallory Gould, Jacob Welsh, Shelby Hill, Morgan Brimmer, Lilith Vogel, Tyanna Gonzalez, Natalie White, Jacob Boyle, Derek Pavlik, Bryce Krapf, Jaden Shubeck.
Foreign Language: Cierra Ohl, Sara Collevechio
President’s Awards for Educational Excellence: Jason Lin, Jacqueline Kokinda, Genesis Santana, Madison Heckman, Hailey Shreffler, Sara Collevechio, Kya Norwood, Matthew Kokinda, Kayla Little, Ava Kosciolek, Antonio Perilli, Isabella Goida, Alexis Cooper, Riley Wehr, Mallory Gould, Jacob Welsh, Shelby Hill, Morgan Brimmer, Logan Polak, Lilith Vogel, Elizabeth Surotchak, Tyanna Gonzalez, Natalie White, Jacob Boyle, Autumn Steibler, Molly Jones, Derek Pavlik, Erika Dubosky.
The Dr. Joseph Vadyak Memorial Award: Hailey Schreffler, $1,000
The Carl and Jean Mikovich Memorial Award: Erika Dubosky and Matthew Kokinda, $100 each
The Kyle J. Zwiesdak Captain 4092 of Coaldale Fire Department 2021 fire/rescue Memorial Scholarship Award: Brennan Rupert, $500
The Ernest Scheller III Memorial Scholarship: Alexis Cooper, $12,000
Charles Depuy Award: Jacqueline Kokinda, $500
The Richard “Chisel” Zabroski Memorial Award: Jaden Shubeck, $1,000
Class of 1988 Award: Arianna Moser, $250
The John C. Slivka Memorial Fraternal Order of Police Award: Arianna Moser, $100
The James Filer Memorial Scholarships: Jacqueline Kokinda and Jason Lin, $300 each; Genesis Santana, $150; Madison Heckman, Logan Polak, Riley Wehr, Erika Dubosky, Bryce Krapf and Seth Berk, $100 each
The Robert Fritzinger III Memorial Scholarship: Alexis Cooper, Erika Dubosky, Jacqueline Kokinda, Antonio Perilli, Jacob Trubilla and Natalie White
Student Council Awards: President Hailey Shreffler, Secretary Riley Wehr, Alexis Cooper, Antonio Perilli, Ava Kosciolek, Erika Dubosky, Genesis Santana, Jacob Boyle, Jaden Shubeck, Jacqueline Kokinda, Jason Lin, Logan Polak, Madison Heckman, Matthew Kokinda, Natalie White, Shelby Hill, Luis Santiago, Derek Pavlik.
The Panther Valley Alumni Association SAT Award: Reading: Brendan Allen, Jason Lin, Logan Polak, Lilith Vogel, $25 each; Math: Brendan Allen, Jason Lin, Logan Polak, $25 each
The Panther Valley Alumni Association Scholarship: Hailey Shreffler and Madison Heckman, $1,000 each
The Evans Memorial Scholarship: Jonathan Byers, $500
Bo Tkach Award: Jonathan Byers, $1,200
The Richard McIntyre Mathematics Award: Jacqueline Kokinda, $50
Statewide Tax Recovery Scholarship Award: Matthew Kokinda, $200
Good Citizenship Awards: Jacqueline Kokinda and Logan Polak, certificates
Band Awards: Lilith Vogel, Isabella Goida, Alexandra Janner, Mallory Gould, Molly Jones, Logan Polak, Kayla Little, Noah Houtsch.
John Philip Sousa Band Award: Logan Polak, certificate
The Frederick “Rick” Johnson Memorial Award: Alexandra Janner, $200
The Michael Yeakley Memorial Award: Logan Polak, $100
The Outstanding Chorus Award: Logan Polak, $100
Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award: Alexandra Janner, certificate
Art Awards: Molly Jones, Carly Heffelfinger, Mallory Gould, Megan Digiglio, Sara Collevechio, Ethan Chuma, Caleb Brown, Erika Dubosky, Shelby Hill, Haile Weaver, Hannah Worman, Lilith Vogel, Andrea Tizekker, Autumn Steibler, Luis Santiago, Emily Macalush, Rebecca Jones.
The Vincent Van Gogh Art Award: Sara Collevechio, $100
Journalism Awards: Molly Jones and Caleb Brown
Sportsmanship awards
Softball: Alexis Cooper
Baseball: Patrick Boyle
Girls’ Track: Hailey Shreffler
Boys’ Basketball: Seth Berk and Anthony Fatzie
Football: Jaden Shubeck
Girl’s Basketball: Hailey Shreffler
Cheerleading: Kyleigh Anarumo
Volleyball: Alexis Cooper
Boys Track: Seth Berk
Awards and scholarships
The Bronze Good Citizenship Medal: Jacqueline Kokinda
Harmony Scholars Awards: Seth Berk, Ethan Chuma, Anthony Fatzie, Isabella Goida, Tyanna Gonzalez, Matthew Kokinda, Ava Kosciolek, Kya Norwood, Milena Perez, Logan Polak, Jaden Srebrenik, Brandon Velez, Natalie White
The Richard Davidyock Memorial Scholarship Award: Matthew Kokinda and Natalie White, $250 each
Summit Hill Lions Club Award: Ava Kosciolek, $250
Pennsylvania State Athletic Director award: Jacqueline Kokinda, $750.
Highest GPA: Gabrielle DeMatto, certificate
The Brandon Blasko Memorial Award: Bryce Krapf, $50
The Gary and Kristen Karnish Scholar Athlete Award: Jaden Shubeck, $500
Scholar Athlete: Antonio Perilli
The Paul J. Yurick Jr. Girl’s Basketball Award: Hailey Shreffler, $100
The Jerome “Jiji” Vaiana Memorial Baseball Award: Jonathan Byers, $50
The Frendak Memorial Award: Derek Pavlik, plaque
Schuylkill League Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholarship: Matthew Kokinda and Jacqueline Kokinda, $100 each
The Panther Valley Education Association Scholarship Award: Alexandra Janner and Molly Jones, $250
The Betty Holmes Herring Scholarship: Isabella Goida, $4,000
The Liza Day Holmes Memorial Scholarship: Kayla Little, $4,000
The Thomas J. McCall Memorial Scholarship: Genesis Santana, $500
The Lee Mantz Memorial Scholarship: Antonio Perilli, $100
Schuylkill County Fire Chief Association: Brennan Rupert, $50
Russell Fasig/Local 429 Scholarship: Jacob Trubilla, $1,000
The Anna Marie Helbing Nursing Trust: Autumn Steibler, $500
Nesquehoning United Veterans Organization “Mary Gulick” Memorial Scholarship Award: Alexis Cooper, $500
Notables
• Jason Lin will receive the prestigious Northeastern University Honors Scholarship for the amount of $15,000 for his freshman year and $7,500 per full semester during his upper-class years. He was also selected to receive the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship created to inspire and propel the next generation of innovators in computer science. This scholarship is in the amount of $10,000 per year for four years.
• Arcadia University selected Molly Jones to receive the Distinguished Scholarship in the amount of $9,500 per semester and the Arcadia University Grant in the amount of $6,550 per semester of her freshman year.
• King’s College selected Autumn Steibler to receive The Blessed Moreau Scholarship in the amount of $20,000 per year for a total of $80,000 throughout her four years.
• Lebanon Valley College selected Sara Collevechio to receive The John Bowman Allwem Scholarship in the amount of $22,930 per semester for her freshman year. This is a total of $45,860.
• Elizabethtown College selected Alexis Cooper to receive the Presidential Scholarship in the amount of $8,500 and the Trustee Grant in the amount of $1,100 per semester for her freshman year. This is a total amount of $19,200.
• Eastern University selected Hailey Shreffler to receive The Templeton Honors College Grant in the amount of $27,000 per year for a total of $108,000.
• Penn State University selected Genesis Santana to receive The Penn State Provost’s Award in the amount of $2,500 per semester for a total of $24,000.
• Saint Joseph’s University has selected Jacqueline Kokinda as one of the John P. McNulty Scholars and has awarded her $32,000 per year for a total of $128,000.