The Lehighton Area Middle School held its Academic and Distinguished Award program on June 11.

Outstanding student and outstanding effort awards were presented by each team. The awards were presented to the following:

• Team 6 Maroon: English Language Arts, Rylee Keller; Math, Alyssa Gaumer; Science, Olive Hunt; Geography, Connor Solt; STEAM, Carter Spotts; Most Creative, Ava Angelus and Lucy Versuk; Most Improved, Payton Borger and Kaiden Simmons; Outstanding Effort, Carter Spotts and Bree Yeakel; and American Citizenship, Bianca Carlino;

• Team 6 White: ELA, Eva Durigon; Math, Colten Ulshafer; Science, Aubrey Rossachacj; Geography, Milania Rapa; STEAM, Milania Rapa; Most Creative, Ivan Leupold and Lexi Remmel; Most Improved, Sara Bajramspahic and Roman White; Outstanding Effort, Lucas Brownmiller and Delia Keiser; and American Citizenship, Madison Lusch.

• Team 7 Maroon: ELA, Wesley Tkach; Accelerated Math, Julianna Lucykanish; Academic Math, Sophie Weaver; Life Science, Eli Houser; World History, Quinn Heimbach; Most Creative, Kalyna DeDonato and Kellen Kresge; Most Improved, Brendaliz Gonzalez and Braydon O’Brian; Outstanding Effort, Jake Albert and Gracie Costenbader; and American Citizenship, Parker Derr.

• Team 7 White: ELA, Haley Wehr; Accelerated Math, Ava Serfass; Academic Math, Ryker Reinheimer; Life Science, Landan Steigerwalt; World History, Brian Mriss; Most Creative, Larkin Klotz and Cassidy McWilliams; Most Improved, Savanah Hawk and Kevin Parent; Outstanding Effort, Kennedy Gallagher and Aiden McCarroll; and American Citizsenship, Marisa Zervas.

• Team 8 Maroon: ELA, Anna Hawk; Science, Brooke Haldeman; Social Studies, Nicholas Blose; Applied Math, Ava Sterling; Academic Math, Trystan Arzuaga; Algebra I, Connor Stay; Most Creative, Stella Leininger and Izaiic Marasiak; Most Improved, Elijah McCown and Jayleen Rivera; Outstanding Effort, Alexis Gelatko and Cash White.

• Team 8 White: ELA, Alyssa Ahner; Science, Kennedy Quinn; Social Studies, Noah Glaush; Applied Math, Emily Torbey; Academic Math, Santiago Lopez; Algebra I, Asher Birchak; Most Creative, Sarah Calderon Jimenez and Dominic Szoke; Most Improved, Alyssa Marsh and Parker Miller; and Outstanding Effort, Morgan Bronko and Joshua Castillo Lopez.

• The Eighth Grade Good Citizenship Award from Sen. David G. Argall’s office was awarded to Santiago Lopez and Kennedy Quinn.

• What’s So Cool About Manufacturing “Best Career & Technical Education Story” Award was presented to Kingsley Cruz, Kiersten Diehl, Alexis Gelatko, Luke Haydt, Quinn Haydt, Olive Hunt, Rylee Keller, Philip Krupa, Lucinda Sander and Connor Stay.

• Distinguished Eighth Grade Awards: American Legion Auxiliary Award, Anna Hawk and Asher Birchak; President’s Award for Academic Achievement, Sarah Benninger, Slade Campbell, Joshua Castillo Lopez, Noah Glaush, Lily Grammes, Brooke Haldeman, Ben Houser, Alexis Keller, Kaylynn Kemmerer, Zain Kresge, Stella Leininger, Kelsey Long, Santiago Lopez, Connor Loy, Noah Lusch, Isaac Martin, Hallie Miller, Madelyn Minnich, John Schneider, Sarah Scilipoti-Ahner, Blayr Strawser, Addison Streubel, Cash White, Payton Whiteman, Sophia Wise and Ryan Zheng; President’s Award for Academic Excellence, Alyssa Ahner, Asher Birchak, Alexis Gelatko, Jace Graver, Anna Hawk, Braxton Hricik, Claudia Pagotto, Kennedy Quinn, Lucinda Sander, Jocelyn Schramak, Connor Stay and Dominic Szoke.

• Distinguished Honors: Sixth Grade, Ava Angelus, Bianca Carlino, Kiersten Diehl, Shaniya Doyle, Ryan Drew, Eva Durigon, Rylee Keller, Quinn Lichtenwalner, Milania Rapa, Lexi Remmel, Aubrey Rossachacj, Connor Solt, Carter Spotts and Colten Ulshafer; Seventh Grade, Jake Albert, Brock Atwood, Tinley Balliet, Gracie Costenbader, Jacob Hunsicker, Kellen Kresge, Kortney Kuruts, Aiden McCarroll, Brian Mriss, Brielle Parliman, Wesley Tkach and Haley Wehr; Eighth Grade, Alyssa Ahner, Joshua Castillo Lopez, Brooke Haldeman, Anna Hawk, Braxton Hricik, Zain Kresge, Connor Loy, Kennedy Quinn, Lucinda Sander, Jocelyn Schramak and Sarah Scilipoti-Ahne.

• Distinguished Honors “All” Three Years at LAMS: Asher Birchak, Alexis Gelatko, Jace Graver, Connor Stay and Dominic Szoke.