CATAWISSA RR - Southern Columbia Area High School held its annual awards day program, with the following seniors earning awards:
Elysburg Rotary Club Service above Self Award ($1,000) - Maria Scicchitano.
Jane Quinton Memorial Scholarships ($500 each) - Nursing, Abby Menefee; music, Danielle Knoeppel.
Locust Township Police Officers Association ($500) - Rachael Gleeson.
Catawissa Garden Club Rae Atherton Memorial Scholarship ($200) - Anthony Chiavaroli.
Debbie's Day Care Scholarship ($100) - Reba Broadfield.
Roaring Creek Valley Grange Awards ($100 each) - Kelly Henry and Karl Myhre.
Knoebel Brothers Hog and Grain Scholarship ($500) - Karl Myhre.
Ralpho Area Women's Club ($250) - Kayla Lavella.
Hospice Memorial Nursing Scholarship ($200) - Abby Menefee.
Stephen G. Talarovich Memorial Scholarship ($250 each) - Kayla Lavella and Jasmine Olvany.
SCEA Tiger Paw Scholarships ($1,000) - Marisa Rhodes.
National Honor Society Award ($200) - Maria Scicchitano.
American Red Cross Life Share Award ($300) - Kelly Henry.
Independent Study Student of the Year (certificate) - Design, Olivia Greene; medical, Kathy Koschoff-Rapkin; psychology, Rose-Ellen Fahringer, and criminal justice, Casey Bernhard.
Outstanding Visual Artist Awards ($200 each) - Jasmine Olvany, Kelly Henry and Erin Fitzpatrick.
Marilyn Henry Memorial Scholarships - $125, Bryce Parry, and $100, Kimberly Allen.
Catawissa American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship ($1,000) - Katie Dunkelberger.
Sons of Catawissa American Legion Post 541 Scholarship ($1,000) - Jeffrey Hall.
Catawissa American Legion Post 541 Commanders Award ($1,000) - Andrew Sassani.
Catawissa American Legion Post 541 Home Association Award ($1,000) - Kayla Lavella.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Catawissa Post 8306 ($1,000 each) - Kirstin Blass and Jasmine Olvany.
Catawissa VFW Voice of Democracy Essay Awards - First place ($200), McKenna Lupold; second place ($150), Matthew Lupold; third place ($100), Maddie Stabinski.
Regina Huber Scholarship VFW Post 8306 Ladies Auxiliary ($500) - Shelby Petro.
Bloomsburg Elks Past Exalted Rulers Scholarship ($300) - Morgan Fulmer.
Navy Outstanding Athletes and Scholars Awards (certificates) - Male athlete, Jacob Becker; female athlete, Kirstin Blass; male scholar, Andrew Sassani; female scholar, Maria Scicchitano.
Navy Inspirational Leader Award (certificate) - Anthony Chiavaroli.
First Columbia Bank and Trust Co. ($500) - Olivia Potter.
Tricia Shutt Memorial Scholarship - Maria Scicchitano.
FBLA Award ($250) - Bethany Adamski.
Cooperative Education Student of the Year ($250) - Abby Menefee.
Ralpho Township Business Association Award ($500) - Katie Dunkelberger.
Derek Crowl Academic Memorial Scholarships ($400 each) - Joseph Kleman and Bryce Parry.
Joseph Makowski Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) - Olivia Potter.
Ralpho Township Alumni/ Alvin Pensyl Memorial - Morgan Fidler and Megan Chaundy.
Anthony A. Abraczinskas Jr. Memorial Scholarships - $200, Katie Dunkelberger; $200, Kendra Jones; $50, Kirstin Blass; $50, Anthony Chiavaroli; $50, Marisa Rhodes, and $50, Kathryn Varano.
Elysburg Garden Club ($200) - Kayla Broom.
Eric Rhoads Mt. Zion Memorial Scholarship - Kaitlin Mowery.
Central Susquehanna Builders Association Women's Council Award ($1,000, certificate) - Dylan Swank.
Terry Stellfox Academic/Athletic Scholarship ($250) - Megan Chaundy.
Terry Stellfox Music Award ($250) - Marisa Rhodes.
The Carissa Berkheiser Memorial Scholarship ($500) - Morgan Fidler.
Stanley (Danny) Quinn Memorial Scholarships ($100 each) - Softball, Mallory Tomaschik; baseball, Tyler Behrent.
Catawissa Lumber Scholarship ($500 each) - Dylan Swank and Mallory Tomaschik.
Northumberland County Recreation Committee Scholar/Athlete ($100 each)- Maria Scicchitano and Jeffrey Hall.
Aqua PA Water Company Roaring Creek Division Science Achievement Award ($200) - Alyssa Keller.
William E. Hoffner Post Secondary Education Award ($1,000)- Celeste Valencik
The SCA Positive Role Model Award in honor of Brent Kelchner ($100) - Alec Tobaygo.
The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce Scholarship ($100) - Tasha Tasker.
Values and Character Awards - Jacob Becker and Marisa Rhodes.
12th-Grade Technology Education Achievement Award ($75) - Dylan Swank.
David Walburn Memorial Scholarship ($100) - William Wertman.
Calvin Henderson Memorial Award ($500) - Jacob Becker.
Shoup Family Scholarship ($3,000 per year for four years)- Maria Scicchitano.
Poppy Grace McCoog Memorial Scholarship ($100) - Kathryn Varano.
SCA Language Award ($400) - Amber Srednicki.
The Sandy Rarig Language Award ($100) - Jasmine Olvany.
Bryan Day Memorial Scholarship - Robbie Spotts, Dylan Swank, Anthony Chiavaroli and Shelby Petro.
Southern Columbia perfect attendance for the year- Grade 9, Gregory Delbo; Grade 10, Samantha Gregorowicz, Kyle Mostik, Adam Weissert, Cheyenne Welkom; Grade 11, John Gennaria, Cody Olson, Kc Welkom, Michael Willholt; Grade 12, Anthony Chiavaroli, Shawn Sevison
John D. Hughes Memorial Scholarship ($500)- Kelly Henry
Margaret E. Artley Memorial Scholarship ($200)- Chantal Varano
Freda Dalious Memorial Scholarships - ($300), Maria Scicchitano; ($200), Kirstin Blass
Jill Bidelspach Rouse Writing Award ($500)- Abby Menefee
SCA Music Booster Scholarships ($250 each)- Marisa Rhodes; Danielle Knoeppel; Nick Tyson; Bethany Adamski
Girls Soccer Booster Scholarship ($500)- Kelly Henry
Boys Soccer Booster Scholarship - ($200), Jeffrey Hall, and ($100), Dylan Swank.
Boys Basketball Booster Scholarships ($300 each) - Matthew Klock and Bryce Parry.
Top Notch Woodworks Athletic Acievement Awards - Kelly Henry and Bryce Parry.
Eric Barnes Memorial Scholarship ($500)- Taylor Young.
Tarik Leghlid Memorial Scholarship ($750) - Ryan Cherwinski.
Ronald Scott Kohler Memorial Scholarship ($3,300) - Jacob Becker.
The Justin DeGreen Memorial Scholarship Fund ($500) - William Wertman.
District IV Female Sportsmanship Award (plaque) - Kirstin Blass.
District IV Male Sportsmanship Award (plaque) - Jacob Becker.
District IV Outstanding Female Athlete (plaque) - Mallory Tomaschik.
District IV Outstanding Male Athlete (plaque )- Joseph Kleman.
SCA Female MVP (plaque) - Kayla Lavella.
SCA Male MVP (plaque)- Bryce Parry.