Awards Day 2018
Greater Nanticoke Area Class of 2018 Awards Day recipients:
Greater Nanticoke Area Honors with Distinction Award – Emily Scott (Sponsored by Pepsi)
Ronald J. Grevera Sr. Scholarship Award – Gregory Ruthkosky
GNA Educational Support Professionals’ Association Awards – Hope Ostrander and Michael Skamarakus
Luzerne County Community College Early College Program Awards – Devn Thomas
2018 Wegmans Scholarship Awards – Brandon Murtha and Aaron MIller
Lieutenant Alan Bogdon Memorial Scholarship Award – Emily Brzozowski
Nanticoke Conservation Club Environment Award – Chance Peterson
Just Because You’re You Award – Brandon Murtha
Nanticoke Career Firefighters Local #2655 Award – Matthew Stegura
Jeffrey John Hudak Memorial Award – Kyle Scortichini
Newport Township Lions Club – Michael Yalch Music Award – Kassandra Rinker
Newport Township Lions Club – Luann Hillan Memorial Award – Casey Evans
Newport Township Lions Club – Zigmund Butka Scholar Athlete Award – Emily Scott
Joyce L. Kiewlak Memorial Scholarship Award – Aaron Miller
The Kashatus Family Scholarship Award – Carlos Castillo
Charles Davis Award – Kimberly Rodriguez
Dorothy Zorko-O’Connor Memorial Award – Faith Moyer
American Legion Post #971 Awards – Brianna Ottensman and Tyler Zaremba
West Side Playground Association Awards – Kristopher Rynkiewicz and Madelyn Grilz
12th Man Football Club Award – Dawson Hughes
Daniel J. Distasio Memorial Scholarship Awards – Eric Jeffries and Codi Hornlein
Dennis Makarczyk Senior Award – Katelyn Butczyski and Madelyn Grilz
Greater Nanticoke Area Education Association Award – Kaitlyn Bigos, Miranda Bohn, Katelyn Butczyski, Kim Rodriguez, Emily Scott, and Devn Thomas, Dawson Hughes, Carlos Castillo, and Brandon Karavitch
GNA Excellence in Science Award – Carlos Castillo and Emily Scott
Excellence in Biology Award – Emily Scott
Excellence in Chemistry Award – Brandon Karavitch
Nanticoke Eagles F.O.E. 834 Scholarship Award – Katelyn Butczyski
GNA National Honor Society “Commitment to service” Award – Carlos Castillo and Ryan Whittaker
GNA National Honor Society Excellence Award – Kristofer Seiwell
GNA Computer Science Award – Brianna Ottensman , Ryan Whittaker, David Mash , and Benjamin Placek
GNA Math Department Award – Evan Stecco and Katelyn Bigos
Geisinger Scholarship Award – Bradley Duda, Eric Jeffries, Rebecca Bavitz, Codi Hornlein, and Megan Murphy
Misericordia University Alumni Association Award – Megen Banas, Kaitlyin Bigos, Miranda Bohn, Katelyn Butczyski, John Guziak,Codi Hornlein , Eric Jeffries, Elizabeth Marquez, and Caven Pollick
GNA Chorus Parents’ Association Award – Hope Ostrander, David Mash, and Courtney Capie
The Timothy Accurso Music Award – David Mash
GNA Music Chorus Award – Courtney Capie, David Mash, and Hope Ostrander
Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Excellence Award – David Mash and Kyle Stratton
GNA Band Association Award – Benjamin Placek, Kassandra Rinker, Kyle Station, Jacob Vick, Megen Banas, Casey Evans, David Mash, and Courtney Capie
Louis Armstrong Jazz Award – Kyle Stratton
John Philip Sousa Award – David Mash and Megen Banas
Erin Schultz Memorial Scholarship Award – Kassandra Rinker and Courtney Capie
Music and Theater Award – David Mash
Military Recognition – Matthew Daniele and Catherine Hindmarsh
Greater Nanticoke Area Cheerleading Booster Club Award – Sabrina Holevinski
Nanticoke Basketball Booster Club Award – Katelyn Butczyski
Nanticoke Area Trojan Baseball Booster Club Awards – Evan Stecco
GNA Softball Booster Club Award – Miranda Bohn
Nanticoke American Legion Post #350 Awards – Lauren McHenry and Joseph O’Hara
Newport Township Women’s Activity Group Award – Aaron Miller
District 14W – Twin Boro Lions Award – Carlos Castillo
Red Rock Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation Award – Katelyn Bigos
United States Marine Corps Awards – Lisa Radziak, Dawson Hughes, Emily Scott, Brandon Karavitch, Megen Banas, and David Mash
Chief William Shultz Scholarship Award – Brian Reakes
Stanley J. Wintergrass Scholarship Award – David Mash
Excellence in English Award – Carlos Castillo and Kimberly Rodriguez
GNA Spanish Achievement Award – Tyler Zaremba and Lisa Radziak.
GNA Spanish Spirit Award – Kassandra Rinker
Albert J. Panetta Scholarship Award – Codi Hornlein
Luzerne County Head Start Alumni Scholarship Award – Courtney Capie
The Kristopher Moules Scholarship Award – Taylor Zabrenski
Susquehanna Coal Company Memorial Scholarship Award – Justin Ostopick and Sabrina Holevinski
Outstanding Performance in GNA Quiz Bowl and US History Bee – Devn Thomas and Tyler Zaremba
Horatio Alger Association Award – Bradley Duda
Infinity Grafix Award – Justin Ostopick
Wilkes- Barre Area Career Technical Center Awards Day Recipients:
Law Enforcement Outstanding Senior Award – Christopher Maute
Child Care Outstanding Senior Award – Faith Moyer
Law Enforcement Outstanding Senior Award – Timothy Keehn
Health Assistant Outstanding Class Award – Christina Depue
Machine Shop Greiner Packaging Gold Program Award – Lillian Krein
Plumbing Outstanding Class Award – Zachery Gower
Masonry Outstanding Class Award – Dominic Haas
Ornamental Horticulture Outstanding Class Award – Karina Lefkoski
Auto Mechanics II Outstanding Class Award – Marvin Hagenbach
Congratulations to the Class of 2018!
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