RARITAN TWP. — Hunterdon Central High School seniors were awarded $120,375 in local scholarship money, the highest number ever, at the school’s local Scholarship Award Night on May 12. The awards and winners, were:
Adam Meisner Award, ThaoVy Nguyen; Anna E. Schneider Memorial Nursing Scholarship, Amanda Whitelaw; Barbara Bowen Memorial Scholarship, Elizabeth Kerian; Beating the Odds Educational Scholarship Erin Raftery; Blanche Park LeMonn Service Recognition Award Ashley Goreski; Friends of the Hunterdon County Library Books for the College Bound Scholarship Alexander Hill, Christine Jiang; Charles Foster Weeden III Memorial Scholarship Jessica Krystek; Clifford and Melda Snyder Scholarship Loan Fund, Eric Struening; Copeland Kell Memorial Scholarship Nicole Halper; Cynthia Sulewski Memorial Scholarship, JonathanAvallone, Melanie Desch, Aurora James-Palmer, Sonya Kowalczyk; Delta Kappa Gamma Women Educators Society International Hunterdon County RHO Chapter Award Katelyn Pfenninger; (The) Doctor Is In Scholarship, Laura Keenahan; Dorothy Goodfriend Memorial Scholarship, Reese Lachner; Douglas Niece Boy Scout Scholarship, Timothy Bragg, Erik Schaub; East Amwell Township School PTO Scholarship, Daniel Inglin; Flemington Elks Lodge (No. 1928 Scholarship), Ashley Goreski, (Special Scholarship Award), Tanner DeLuca; Flemington Exchange Club Scholarship, Godfrey Osawe, Olivia Price; Flemington Lions Club Scholarship, Emily Adams, Ashley Gargano; Flemington Presbyterian Church Van Doren Award, Katherine Engberg; Flemington Rotary Club Scholarship, Ashley Goreski, Aurora James-Palmer, Liza Torsilieri, Eleftheria Tsatsos; Flemington Woman’s Club Scholarship, Olivia Price; Flemington-Raritan Business Association Scholarship, Michael Schreck.
Frederick Lee All Around Achievement Award, Alexander Hill, Sonya Kowalczyk; George Henry Leu Memorial Scholarship, Matthew Boylan; Georgeanne Taibe Memorial Scholarship (Performing Arts), Jennifer Weeks, (Track Field), Nicollette Pacheco; HCRHS Alumni Scholarship — Class of 1972, Matthew Perkins, Alison Shoemaker; HCRHS Marching Red Devils Band Parent Association Scholarship, Michael Boch, Ryan Currie, Lauren Dodge, Dana Fineman, Dina Gold, John Greth, Sydney Motz, Ryan Peters, Ian Tomsky; HCRHS Orchestra Parent Group Scholarship, Nicole Colossi, Michael Goldman, Sharon Jankiewicz, Kevin Kuh; HCRHS Rutgers Alumni Award, Allison Payenski, Emily Zemlachenko; HCRHS Secretarial Support Staff Scholarship, Michael D. Murphy; Hunterdon Central Education Association (HCEA) Scholarship, Paula Amaya, Ashley Goreski, Edy Luca, ThaoVy Nguyen, Kate Rainforth; Hunterdon County Bar Association Mock Trial Scholarship, Madeline Valinski; Hunterdon County School Counselor Association (HCSCA) Scholarship Katarina Loizou, Nicole Ramee; Hunterdon Hills Garden Club Scholarship, Garrett Kratina; Hunterdon Radiology Scholarship, Kelly Silvestri; Italian American Heritage Club of Hunterdon County, Maria Morlando, Christina Mastrull, Jonathan Avallone, Kyrsten Costlow, (Peterniti Family Annual Scholarship) Ashley Gargano, (Thomas Lena La Marca Scholarship Award) Brian Dawes; J. Staats Brokaw Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, Ben McIntyre; Jack Cremin Memorial Scholarship/Tremco Incorporated, Kaitlin Callahan.
Jennie Haver Memorial Scholarship, Ashley Goreski, Godfrey Osawe, (Ella Haver Science Award), Katherine Engberg, (Helen Hoff Education Award), Alison Shoemaker; Jim Rohl Scholar-Athlete Award, Emily Adams, Kristi Lathrop; John F. Krauss Memorial Scholarship, Adam DeLessio, Kevin Kuh; Karen DeLisle Memorial Scholarship for Journalism, Olivia Price; Kay Roth Scholarship, Christina Checchio; Kenneth A. Borngesser, Jr. “Grace Under Pressure” Memorial Scholarship, Matthew Boylan, Chris Ibrahim, Jenna Morogiello; Lauren Moore Memorial Scholarship, Kira Bacon; Linda Farrell Memorial Scholarship, Angela Malgieri; Love What You Do: The John B. Nelson Memorial Fund Scholarship, Emily Zemlachenko; Lucie Bennett Memorial Scholarship, Jaime Kindervatter; Matthew C. Norton Memorial Scholarship, Lauren Price; Matthew Sanquini Memorial (Baseball Scholarship), Michael Pamula, Zak Sokoloski, (Wrestling Scholarship), Matthew Boylan, Kyle Holmes; Michael Pohle, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Kristen Rinaldi, Mark Christian Sather; Michael Tucholski, Jr. Scholarship, Keriann Hill; Mike Martino, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Kristen Zahn; Paul Phillips Eye Surgery Center Scholarship, Savannah Bennett; Polish American Citizens Club Scholarship, Monica Hlinka, Kristen Rinaldi; Premier College Funding Annual Scholarship, Ashley Goreski; Raritan Township PBA Local 337 Scholarship, Kaitlin Callahan; Raymond E. Cray Scholarship, Michael Pamula; Raymond P. Farley Superintendent’s Scholarship, Matthew Perkins; Robert Kleiner Memorial Scholarship, Angela Malgieri, Courtney Powell; Round Valley Radio Control Club Science Olympiad Scholarship, Joe Balsamo; Sue Stevens Memorial Scholarship, Ashley Gargano; Susan and Chelsea Makara Scholarship, Ashley Goreski, Katarina Loizou; Teaberry’s Scholarship, Jonelle Pezza; Virginia Borman Butkosky Memorial Scholarship, Kimberly Stover; Whitehouse Rotary Club Scholarship, Matthew Perkins; and Winnewald Day Camp Scholarship, Angela DeCandia.
The following HCRHS Athletic Awards were announced at awards night: Abraham Hedrick Athletic Award, Matthew Perkins; Bradshaw Coaches Award, Kristen Keegan, Shane Kohler, Christopher Suseck; Gayle McNally Scholarship, Matthew Perkins, Colton Schenck, Amanda Whitelaw; Howard S. Stewart Memorial Sportsmanship, Trevar Mordeci, Gregory Simonds, Emily Zemlachenko; Hunterdon Central Regional Scholar Athlete Designate, Matthew Boylan; Sonya Kowalczyk; Hunterdon/Warren Scholar Athlete, Jennifer Smith, Bryan Washington; Jim “Chief” Marriott Scholarship, Keri Winebrenner; Lt. Dale Haver Memorial Most Valuable Athlete, Christopher Ibrahim; NJSIAA Scholar Athlete Designate, Nicholas Phillips; Parker Agency Outstanding Athlete Award, Joshua Ake, Trey Leggett, Jenelle Morgan, Courtney Yard; Robert C. Shoff Athletic Award, Allison Payenski; Skyland Conference Scholar Athlete Designate, Silke Herold, Guilherme Tamassia; Sue Stevens Memorial Spirit Award, Michael Furstenburg, Anne Gaestel; US Marine Distinguished Athlete, Jordan Goodwin, Brian O’Connor; and Zuegner Memorial Most Valuable Athlete Award, Silke Herold, Kelly Silvestri.