The following awards were presented to 2011 graduates of Shamokin Area High School at Senior Awards Night on June 7.
Scholastics and Athletics:
George Zalar Memorial Award: Tyler Ferrara
Hillside Coaches Award: Jared Haddock and Veronica Moore
Malvin E. Paul Student Athlete Award: Wesley Tillett
Northumberland County Recreation Committee Scholar Athlete Awards: Hannah Martin and Eric Schultz
PIAA District IV Awards: Outstanding Female Athlete - Hannah Martin; Outstanding Male Athlete - Jacob Phillips; Male Sportsmanship - Eric Schultz; Female Sportsmanship - Emily Barnes
Poplaski Family Student - Athlete Awards: Hannah Martin and Eric Schultz
Stephen Artman Memorial Math Award: Tyler Ferrara
Varsity Club Scholar Awards Male and Female: Female - Emily Barnes; Male - Eric Schultz
Scholastics and Community Service
American Legion Post 73 and Unit 73 Auxiliary Award: Eric Schultz
Douglas Dobson Memorial Award: Michael Slodysko
LaRue Beck Scholarship Awards: Mark Anonia
Lion's Club Award: Devin Conrad
Matthew J. Sandri Memorial Awards: Emily Manning
Shamokin Rotary Fred Herman Memorial Interact Award: Cassidy Coveleski
Stella Olcese Award: Caitlin Sherman
The News - Item Achiever Scholarship: Casey Bradigan
Scholastics and School Service
Gillespie Family Publications Awards: Casey Bradigan and Eric Schultz
Joanne Jilek Memorial Award: Graydon Dunkelberger
John Philip Sousa Band Award: Kasi Ristine
Karl Hoffman Writing Award: William Szido
L. Pearl Seiler Awards: Kasi Ristine
Shamokin Area Band and Orchestra Boosters Director's Award for Band: Madeline Shappell and Brett Taylor
Shamokin Area Band and Orchestra Boosters Director's Award for Orchestra: Angelica Krieger and Joshua Papp
"The Works" Service and Dedication Awards: Ashley Petraskie, Patrick Kleman and Courtney Brown
Tristen "TJ" Schrader Memorial Awards: Persephanie Wywadis
Scholastics and Postsecondary Plans
Albert Fecko Award: Brooke Reed
Anthracite Area Penn State Club Edward M. Griffiths II Memorial Scholarship: Michael Slodysko
Aqua PA, Roaring Creek Division, Science Achievement Award: Patrick Erickson
Bruce Edward Moyer Scholarship Award: Angelica Krieger and Samantha Weikel
Captain Robert C. Scheetz, Jr. Awards: Veronica Moore and Blake Sandri
Chancellor Scholar, Matthew D. Sejuit - Syracuse University Scholarship: Thomas Smallets
Class of '85/Oak Grove Technologies Scholarship: Kasi Ristine
Coal Township High School Alumni Association Scholarship - Career and Technical Education Student: Angela Bainbridge
Jean Poveleski Scholarship: Devin Conrad
Leone Adams Scholarship Fund in memory of Louise and Isaac Rothermel: Brooke Reed
Music Scholarship: Kasi Ristine
Oscar S. Tucker and Madolin M. Tucker Scholarship Fund: Brittany Mayton and Brandon Pesarchick
Peter J. Malafi Awards: Angelica Krieger, Leon Supsic, Colin Wasilewski and Brayden Yacko
Rachel VanGasken Schrider Scholarship: Leon Supsic
Shamokin Area Educators Awards: Christina Coller, Devin Conrad, Patrick Erickson, Kristin Kozar, Corinthia Mayer, Amanda Pheasant, Eric Schultz, Thomas Smallets and Samantha Weikel
Zeeger Memorial Scholarship: Kasi Ristine
Scholastics: Subject - Specific Awards
Andrew Long Awards: Christina Coller and Lacey Dorkoski
Elmer P. Artman Memorial Math Award: Gregory Renner
Galiley Math - Science Awards #1 and #2: #1 - Cassidy Coveleski and #2 - Tyler Ferrara
H. Richard Hilbush Memorial Award for English: Tie for female - Angela Bainbridge and Brianna Ramer; Male - Brandon Mikulak
The Harry Strausser Jr. Award: Bryant Tomcavage
Leone Adams Fund, in memory of Charles E. and Lulu I. Venn - Culinary Arts: Jamie Spock
Leone Adams Fund, in memory of Charles E. and Lulu I. Venn - Family and Consumer Sciences: Patrick Kleman
National School Orchestra Award: Alexander Startzel
Principal's Prize: Shawn Keegan
Robert Metzner Awards: Tyler Ferrara and Hannah Martin
Sara Wiest Hall Award for the Performing Arts: Wesley Madara
Science Club Awards: Patrick Erickson, Roman Scicchitano, Cassidy Coveleski, Christina Coller, Graydon Dunkelberger, Kasi Ristine, Joseph Villari, Kristin Kozar, Brianna Ramer, Devin Conrad, Timothy Huxta and Hannah Martin
Shamokin High School Alumni Association Subject and Curriculum Awards: Amanda Pheasant, Bryant Tomcavage, Casey Bradigan, Joshua Papp, Brandon Pesarchick, Eric Schultz and Clorissa Kehler
Stanley A. Galiley Awards: Tyler Ferrara and Hannah Martin
The Larry Brennan Memorial Award: Bethany Dressler
The Tony Brennan Award: Christina Roden
Thomas and Martha Lynch Award: Hannah Martin
William M. Moyer Memorial Award: Eric Schultz
Scholarships Earned
Coal Township High School Alumni Association Scholarships: Christina Coller, Dylan Dombroski, Timothy Huxta. Madeline Shappell and Eric Schultz
Coal Township High School Class of 1961 CTC Scholarship: Brayden Yacko
Shamokin High School Alumni Association Scholarships: Casey Bradigan, Cassidy Coveleski, Patrick Erickson, Kristin Kozar, Hannah Martin, Kasi Ristine and Blake Sandri
Elvira (Mirarchi) DePiante and Vincent P. DePiante Jr. Awards: Academic - Devin Conrad, Thomas Smallets, Samantha Weikel and Persephanie Wywadis; Career and Technical - Jamie Spock and Brayden Yacko
National Honor Society
National Honor Society Graduates - Laudari Chapter: Mark Anonia, Emily Barnes, Melissa Buonconsiglio, Casey Bradigan, Christina Coller, Devin Conrad, Cassidy Coveleski, Patrick Erickson, Tyler Ferrara, Jared Haddock, Megan Hensel, Kristin Kozar, Emily Manning, Hannah Martin, Kendra Maschuck, Corinthia Mayer, Brittany Mayton, Veronica Moore, Thomas Nairns, Amanda Pheasant, Jacob Phillips, Brianna Ramer, Lisa Raup, Gregory Renner, Kasi Ristine, Madeline Shappell, Eric Schultz, Thomas Smallets, Bryant Tomcavage and Persephanie Wywadis
Scholastic Rankings
Class of 2003 Shane Cavanaugh Award: Jonathan Miller
Coal Township Class of 1961 Award: Bryant Tomcavage
Introduction of Top 10 Graduates
10th ranked student: Timothy Huxta
Superintendent's Award for 10th ranked student: Timothy Huxta
9th ranked student: Corinthia Mayer
8th ranked student: Devin Conrad
7th ranked student: Casey Bradigan
Schwalm Award for 7th Ranked Honor Student: Casey Bradigan
6th ranked student: Thomas Smallets
Shamokin Area Education Association class rank 6 - 10 Award: Thomas Smallets, Casey Bradigan, Devin Conrad, Corinthia Mayer and Timothy Huxta
5th ranked student: Persephanie Wywadis
Thomas Patrick Award: Persephanie Wywadis
4th ranked student: Eric Schultz
Counselors Scholastic and School Service Achievement Award: Eric Schultz
3rd ranked student: Cassidy Coveleski
Anthony E. Konopka Scholarship: Cassidy Coveleski
Salutatorian Class of 2011: Hannah Martin
Scott Bramhall Salutatorian Award: Hannah Martin
Class of 1913 Award: Hannah Martin
Valedictorian Class of 2011: Christina Coller
May (Jones) Reidel Trust Fund - Valedictorian Award: Christina Coller