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ELDRED — Persistence and the ability to fall back on a strong community were just a few things the newly minted Eldred Class of 2017 was urged to remember at its graduation Saturday.

“Seven point three billion.

That’s approximately how many people exist on Planet Earth. 300. That’s about how many people go to Eldred School,” Salutatorian Alyssa McGrail said in her welcome speech discussing the idea that everyone wants to leave a legacy behind. “Even if people don’t remember me 10 years from now ... my life isn’t pointless and neither is yours.

Life isn’t all about leaving a giant legacy behind, it’s about all the great things you did while you were alive. It’s about investing in people.”

McGrail emphasized that you don’t need to be famous to make a difference in the life of someone else, and highlighted the staff of ECS who went out of their way to invest in her specifically – Tammi, a janitor who always gave McGrail a hug and Anthony, a security guard who works tirelessly to keep the students and staff safe.

Superintendent Robert M. Dufour urged the academically accomplished class to

With a toss of their caps, the Eldred Class of 2017 are now alumni. continue to be persistent likening them to bumblebees.

“As Earl Bakken said, ‘By all reckoning the bumblebee is aerodynamically unsound and shouldn’t be able to fly,’” Dufour shared with the students. “But bumblebees are the most persistent creatures.

Don’t give into pessimism. Go out there, spread your wings, soar among mountains and clouds and lead a truly successful life.”

Commencement speaker and Eldred Class of 1980

Maria Shablovsky shows off her cap with a picture of her grandmother Irene Salak while also inscribing “Lights, Camera, Action” on the inside to reflect her love of acting.

graduate Charles Kuck urged students to remember four key ideas: failure, success, justice and mercy. Kuck, an immigration lawyer and managing partner of Kuck Immigration Partners LLC is currently the Co-Chair of the Atlanta Welcoming America Committee and Adjunct Professor of Law at Emory Law School. He also previously served as the National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

“What you will learn is that the people you know here will be with you for the rest of

your lives,” Kuck said. “Growing up here is an extraordinary experience no one else you go to college with will have.”

Kuck encouraged the class to carry their failures, celebrate their success with those who supported them, and to remember the ideas of justice and mercy.

“Justice is only as good as the justice we give to others.

It’s taught me to understand that we all come from very humble circumstances,” Kuck said. “You have an obligation to speak out for justice. Mercy

Eldred alumni Charles Kuck tells graduates how lucky they are to attend a school where their teachers and community care about their individual accomplishments. “If you can dream it, you can become it, because you graduated from the greatest of all schools.

Congratulations Class of 2017!” Kuck said.

is its companion ... it is a powerful tool we can use every day. You never shortchange yourself or become less of a person for having mercy.”

Valedictorian Samantha Laput, whose sister Bailey is also a 2017 graduate and, according to Samantha, one of the best things about ECS, reminisced about all the class had gone through together.

From being kindergarteners unable to color inside the lines, to playground fights between the Clan of Sticks and the Clan of Rocks, Laput reminded her classmates that they have always had each other.

“You don’t have to be born a

Yellowjacket to be a Yellowjacket. Our hive is big enough for everyone,” Laput said acknowledging classmates who became an essential part of the Class of 2017 after leaving the Homestead School or homeschooling. “This time we are not jumping from one fishbowl to the next. We are being dumped in the ocean.”

Laput urged her fellow classmates to remember that change may come, but that even if things don’t change for the better they will always have their community behind them.

“What will I tell my children?” Laput mused. “I will tell them that I grew up in Sullivan County on the Delaware River. On graduation day, my class looked just as fierce as the Yellowjacket. To my classmates, if you’re going to fall, fall back on your community.”

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Valedictorian Samantha Laput reminds her classmates to “just keep swimming” as they jump from their fishbowl to a much larger ocean.

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Catherine Nicholson, and sisters Samantha and Bailey Laput are all smiles before becoming Eldred alumni. Samantha Laput was the Class of 2017 Valedictorian and will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while her sister will be attending SUNY Orange.

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Carla Mohan - Lumberland Fire Department, Marv Hocker Community Service Award Catherine Nicholson - ECS Faculty Association Visual Arts Scholarship, Peck’s Market Achievement Award, Eldred High School Visual Arts Scholarship Anna Petrowski - CSEA Scholarship, Triple “C” Award for Character, Commitment and Courage Jennifer Reyes - Peck’s Market Achievement Scholarship Maria Shablovsky - Ukrainian Woman’s National League of America, Branch 62 Scholarship Award Helen Sherwood - Professional Women of Sullivan County - May Nishman Award, Eldred High School Visual Arts Scholarship, Lumberland Lions Club Scholarship: Knights of Columbus Scholarship, Town of Highland Lions Club Scholarship, Lumberland Fire Department, Marv Hocker

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The following seniors are recognized for their accomplishments in our Choral Department. They will be receiving medals as well. – Jessica Davis – received an A+ on her NYSSMA Solo this year; Audrey Mellan – was an Area All-State Participant this year; Braelyn Kolvenbach – was an Area All-State Participant this year.

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FALLSBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Each schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduation is unique, but Fallsburg High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s themed graduations are always something special. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theme was superheroes, and this year it was all-stars.

Principal Michael Williams started off the ceremony, reminiscing on the first time

he saw the Class of 2017 when they entered the junior/senior high school as seventh graders. Williams noticed they looked scared, but he told them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śhold on its going to go by very quickly.â&#x20AC;?

And that day arrived last Sunday, when family and friends gathered in the JSHS Auditorium to celebrate the graduation of the classâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 78 allstars.

The Class of 2017 enters the auditorium.

The best friend duo of Olav Peterson Langeland and Pu â&#x20AC;&#x153;Samâ&#x20AC;? Zheng is the Class of 2017â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively. Langeland will attend Vassar College and major in history, while Zheng will study Biology at Buffalo University.

Both of their speeches thoroughly entertained the audience.

Zheng, who came to Fallsburg from China four years ago, went first.

He began his speech by saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, was a mysterious planet named Fallsburg ...â&#x20AC;?

Zheng went on to praise the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diversity, acknowledging that he learned a lot from Fallsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s populous, one thing being that not everyone shares the same ideals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The true purpose of cultural diversity is to teach how to respect others,â&#x20AC;? he said. If we want to get respect from other people, we must first tolerate the differences.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Counselor Joe Levner, left, led the awards and scholarships part of the ceremony. Here he poses for a photo with Salutatorian Pu â&#x20AC;&#x153;Samâ&#x20AC;? Zheng after it was announced which awards/scholarships he earned.

Zheng concluded by explaining that everyone has challenges but the differences lie in their attitude when challenged.

Langeland, the first in his family to attend college, had a unique analogy for the audience on what the Class of 2017 will experience after graduation.

He described the daily routine of walking his dog, and how one day he had a spot on his glasses and took them off.

Without his glasses, things were initially uncomfortable.

Langeland likened this to the Class of 2017 stepping out into the world, and how things will be different. While the next chapter of their lives would at first be uncomfortable, Langeland noted how in no time,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;Ś that blurriness will be crystal clear.â&#x20AC;?

Shortly after, several seniors were recognized as awards and scholarships were given.

Class Advisor Brianne Beebe-Kauth announced the winners of one of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious awards, the

Howard T. Scholefield Citizenship Award. The recipients of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s award were Rebecca Budrock and Roberto Matamoros Mejia.

After the announcement of the citizenship award winners, Superintendent Dr. Ivan Katz wished the Class of 2017 the best, before transitioning into the announcement of the newest member of the Fallsburg Central School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall of Fame, an annual tradition started five years ago.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inductee was World War II veteran Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;? Longo, who will turn 96 in August. He was an art teacher at Fallsburg for 35 years (1949-1984).

Longo gave a short speech, then turned to the graduates and said that he was happy to serve the country, with one of the reasons being because of young people like them.

Longo received a standing ovation and shortly after, diplomas were given and the Class of 2017 were officially Fallsburg alumni.

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Jason Gomez wears a large smile after receiving his diploma. Standing next to him is Fallsburg Board of Education President Debra Barbiani and Fallsburg Superintendent Dr. Ivan Katz.

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Salutatorian - Pu (Sam) Zheng Olav Peterson Langeland - Eugene Feldman, Sandra Williams Award for Excellence in English; Trudy Kapito, Award for Excellence in Social Studies; Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Community Scholarship; New York State Award for Academic Excellence; Fallsburg Lions Annual Achievement Award; Daughters of the American Revolution; Sullivan County Bar Association Ira Jay Cohen Scholarship; Woodbourne Activities Scholarship; BPOE Monticello Elks Scholarship Pu (Sam) Zheng - Arthur Townsend, Abe Wasserman Award for Excellence in Mathematics; Samuel Beytin, Award for Excellence in Science; Samuel Beytin Fallsburg Community Scholarship; Salon Memorial Scholarship; New York State Award for Academic Excellence; Kiwanis Club Scholarship; Fallsburg Alumni Award; Fallsburg Lions Annual Achievement Award; Sullivan County Bar Association Ira Jay Cohen Scholarship; The Friends of Fallsburg Library Scholarship; BPOE Monticello Elks Scholarship Abigail Langeland - Art Award; Edward Bryan Memorial Scholarship; Rose Barr Memorial Award for Future Teachers Brittany Leventoff - Milton Brizel Scholarship; Samuel Beytin-Eugene Feldman-Trudy Kapito-Gussie Kasofsky-Arthur Townsend-Abe Wasserman-Sandra Williams SGA Memorial Scholarship; Kiwanis Club Scholarship; Elissa Lippen/Matthew Helm Memorial Scholarship; The Resnick Group Scholarship; Brian Ingber Memorial Foundation, Inc Achievement Award; Professional Women of Sullivan County, Inc; Monticello Rotary Service Award

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HONESDALE, PA – Graduation season kicked off early across the Delaware River in Honesdale, PA, as 195 students received their diplomas on Saturday, June 17.

Class President Nichole Freiermuth led off the ceremony’s student speakers, delivering an address about the positive aspects of her time as one of Honesdale’s Hornets.

“I certainly would not have been able to make it through high school as successfully as I did without the amazing faculty that we have here,” said Freiermuth. “They truly go above and beyond, and such a characteristic isn’t always easy to find in people.”

Salutatorian Emily Ritter followed with a speech entitled “Things,” the theme of which explored the complexities we all face in our modern lives.

“No matter where you are going, there are some things you will need – not your phone, fancy clothes, or even your precious Netflix, but rather feelings, mindsets and ideals,” said Ritter.

Institutional awards to Honesdale students from colleges and universities totaled nearly four million dollars, while local and regional awards given to Honesdale students totaled nearly $125,000.

Out of 195 students, 14 graduated Summa Cum Laude, having received a GPA of 4.0 or higher.

Twelve Honesdale Hornets will be entering the armed services to serve their country and their community.

“The world that these students live in is different than

the one we grew up in, but let’s be reminded it is a world that we now share with them,” said Superintendent Gregory Frigoletto. “Today’s world is one of instantaneous information and constantly evolving communications technologies.”

Superintendent Frigoletto praised emerging communication technologies as the reason for today’s generation being more accepting of each other and more connected to the world around them, but also warned of its drawbacks.

“I urge the graduates here today to stop and reflect,” said Frigoletto. “Over time there has become a fullblown expectation – almost an entitlement – that responses and information be instantaneous. I fear it’s possible that kids today may actually wonder ‘who needs patience?’” said Frigoletto.

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Emily Millon

Rachel Musetti

Gregory Nero

Cody Novobilski

Ryan Novobilski

Lauren Odell

Madison O’Hare

Jonathan O’Malley

Landry Osborne

Samantha Pareago

Jordan Peer

Liam Pietraszewski

Emma Pingel

Parker Propst

Jordan Pugh

Dennis Putzi

Bailey Quick

Katie Ranner

Marti Rawlins

Kayla Rembish

Nick Rhodes

Jack Henry Rickard

Mitchel Rickard

Kimberly Rieman

Elizabeth Ritter

Emily Anne Ritter

Brandon Romano

Ryan Rose

Megan Rosler

Troy Russell

Alec Rutledge

Sierra Rutledge

Travis Rutledge

Cheyenne A. Schneider

Destiny Scruggs

Serena Shauger

Damien Simpson

Michell Skelton

Aleah Slish

Brianna Leigh Smith

Clayre Smith

Jarod Smith

Pierce St. Clair

Taylor Stein

Hunter Stephens

Michaela Stephens

Emma Stumpo

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Tynesha Texter

Emily Theobald

Tanya Marie Thornton

Caroline Tuman

Darian Velazquez

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Olivia Watson

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LIVINGSTON MANOR — It could be said that graduations are a magical time – for the graduates, their families,

Marissa Gennaro smiles after exiting the gym.

and the school staff that helped get them there. But at Livingston Manor Central School, folks took it literally this year.

In a test of seeing is believing, Principal Sandra Johnson sent Band Director Dan Smith to a spot front and center in the gymnasium, then asked a group of pre-selected seniors to use just two fingers each to lift their soonto-be former teacher into the air. It didn't work. But then she asked again, and suddenly Smith was letting out an “ohhhh,” as the same kids put forth the same effort to hoist him high into the air.

“If one believes they can accomplish something with the help of others... they will," Johnson said, bidding students to “please remember this event.”

Then came Salutatorian Jeremy Johaneman's magic tricks. Asking junior prom

king and graduation attendant – Evan Madison – to come to the front of the audience, Johaneman pulled out a fresh deck of cards. Asking Madison to fan them out, Johaneman spoke of the ace of spades, the card that to him represents the culmination of a high school career. Aces are, after all, the most valuable in a deck. And as he explained, the spade represents a shovel.

“Our years attending Livingston Manor was our shovel. We used our shovel to build a foundation,” he noted.

It's a foundation that Valedictorian Khristopher DiBartolo said he'll never forget.

Asked what he'll miss most about LMCS, he spoke simply and from the heart.

“Good friends and great teachers.”

That's what magic is made of.

Dylan Batzel smiles up at a stream of confetti let loose by a confetti gun.

Dana Will gets her corsage affixed to her gown, with help from Jane Mann.

Angelina Casenova turns her tassel.

Valedictorian Khristopher DiBartolo shoots a grin to his family as Principal Sandra Johnson reads out his list of awards.

LIVINGSTON MANOR CENTRAL SCHOOL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Adam Lasky Memorial Award - Mason Alexander Banks

Agudas Achim Society Award for Highest Regents Average - Khristopher DiBartolo

American Legion Award for highest average in Social Studies - Vito Galvez Art Scholarship Award - Kailee Gorr Avery Foundation Scholarship Award -

Dakota Saige Rogers, Jake Budd, Jeremy Ryan Johaneman, Justin Edwin Michael Cristaldi, Khristopher DiBartolo, Vito Galvez

Dr. Lewis G. Denman Memorial Scholarship Fund - Jake Budd Elinor E. Decker Memorial Award -

Jamie Lyn Ford Memorial Award -

Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation -

John DuMond Memorial Scholarship -

Dakota Saige Rogers

Dakota Saige Rogers, Jeremy Ryan Johaneman, Khristopher DiBartolo, Vito Galvez

Frank and Lois Gibson Boys' Athletic Achievement Award - Jake Budd Grad Program Cover Design Award Kailee Gorr

Hilda M. Neild Scholarship Fund Dakota Saige Rogers

HOPE: "Help Open People's Eyes" Award - Dakota Saige Rogers Jamie Bertholf Memorial Scholarship -

Beaverkill Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Jeremy Ryan Johaneman Board of Education Award for the student who ranks 3rd in class standing Vito Galvez

Board of Education Award for the student who ranks 4th in class standing Marissa May Gennaro

Craig R. Sturdevant Memorial award Nathaniel Juron

Custodial Staff Award for Outstanding Attendance during the 4 High School Years - Nathaniel Juron Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Good Citizen Award - Khristopher DiBartolo

David Pollack Award for Class Salutatorian - Jeremy Ryan Johaneman David Pollack Award for Class Valedictorian - Khristopher DiBartolo Don R. Zeininger Memorial Award for Industrial Arts - Mason Alexander Banks

Dorothy Dolgas Memorial Award - Vito Galvez

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Brian Ingber Memorial Foundation, Inc. - Dakota Saige Rogers Catskill Fly Tyer's Guild Scholarship Award - Khristopher DiBartolo Certificates of Merit and Achievement -

Angelina Casanova, Anthony S. Roach, III, Aryss Brown, Christopher J. Alexander, Dakota Saige Rogers, Dalton M. Diescher, Dana Will, Dylan Brian Smith, Dylan L. Batzel, Emily Pierpoint, Hunter E. Taggart, Jake Budd, Jennifer Marie Meade, Jeremy Ryan Johaneman, John Patrick McGrath, Justin Edwin Michael Cristaldi, Kailee Gorr, Kaitlin Luann Janik, Kaleigh Nicole Gonzalez, Katelyn Frye, Khristopher DiBartolo, Kyle Mazzucca, Marissa May Gennaro, Maximillian Karpowicz, Nathaniel Juron, Nia Imani Christina Hamilton, Nicholas Hunter Estabrook, Patrick L. Valentine, Ramanpreet Kaur Gill, Ravneet Kaur, Spencer Heath Carlson, Victoria L. Serrano, Vito Galvez, Mason Alexander Banks, Dereck Omar Cordero, Devon Heintz

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John Hundley III & Josh Hundley Memorial Scholarship Fund - Devon Heintz, Nathaniel Juron

Knoll Scholarship Fund - Dakota Saige Rogers, Jake Budd, Justin Edwin Michael Cristaldi, Mason Alexander Banks, Nicholas Hunter Estabrook

Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship - Dakota Saige Rogers, Dana Will, Jake Budd, Jennifer Marie Meade, Justin Edwin Michael

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Cristaldi, Khristopher DiBartolo, Marissa May Gennaro, Nathaniel Juron, Nicholas Hunter Estabrook, Patrick L. Valentine, Ramanpreet Kaur Gill, Vito Galvez

Leon L. and Marjorie B. Siegel Memorial Music Award (The John Philip Sousa Band Award) - Kaleigh Nicole Gonzalez

Liberty Elks Lodge #1545 Awards for Citizenship and Service - Jennifer

Marie Meade, Spencer Heath Carlson

Livingston Manor Community Center Service Award - Jeremy Ryan Johaneman

Livingston Manor Lions Club Tony and Kelly Lackey Memorial Award - Justin

Edwin Michael Cristaldi

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Livingston Manor Lion's Club Tony and Kelly Lackey Memorial Award - Patrick

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Louis A. & Rita Hick Smith Memorial Fund - Dana Will Madeline O'Brien Scholarship - Marissa

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HANCOCK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As the Class of 2017 made their way into Hancock Central School for the last time as students, their excitement was noticeable.

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Gina Tan, valedictorian, spoke of what she would miss in high school during her speech, including sports, teachers and friends. Tan will be attending SUNY Albany to study political science with the goal of becoming a lawyer.

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LIBERTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sullivan County BOCES held its annual commencement ceremony on Friday, June 9, at the Rubin Pollack Education Center.

Family, friends, teachers, and school administrators came together to honor twenty-six graduates for their educational achievements.

Acting CEO/Deputy District Superintendent, Susan Schmidt opened the ceremony with welcoming remarks and spoke about how each student has taken a different journey and the lessons they have learned over the years to get to this milestone. She closed with a simple message, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tomorrow is the beginning of anything you want.â&#x20AC;?

Jay Quaintance, Interim President of SUNY Sullivan was the keynote speaker for the ceremony. Mr. Quaintance spoke about his educational journey that was similar to the challenges of most of the graduates. The difference was, they were completing high school â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he dropped out of school. Mr. Quaintance went on to tell the graduates about what he had to go through until he met the one teacher to help him get on the right path and change his life. He ended with words of advice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Find your inner voice it will help drive you to reach your goals on your own terms. Do the best you can, but do in your own way and flow your dreams.â&#x20AC;?

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with a powerful and life altering quote from Ayn Rand, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The question isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t who is going to let me; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who is going to stop me.â&#x20AC;? This quote was one of the driving forces behind Daniel Actonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transformation towards success.

He spoke of his actions that lead him to BOCES and how his Spanish teacher inspired him to learn. At that point, Daniel decided that no one was going to stop him and that he would succeed and reach his goal of becoming an Army combat engineer. This August Daniel leaves for basic training.

According to Daniel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nothing can actually stop you just slow you down.â&#x20AC;?

IN ADDITION TO THE STUDENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; DIPLOMAS, THE FOLLOWING AWARDS WERE PRESENTED:

The Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academic Achievement Award was presented to Dallas Curtis, Gabriel Martinez, John Mansfield, Hunter Taggart, Tiger Singh, Frederick Vaile III, Kyle Mangabang, Paul Accomando, and Jessica Ellsworth.

The Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Academic Excellence Award was presented to Juliana Santiago, Keegan Murr, Dylan Batzel, Dan Acton, Louis Takacs, Candace Doetsch, Nahtaya Fantauzzi, and Chasity Gildersleeve.

Tiger Singh, Candace Doetsch, and Nicholas Tucker received the American Citizenship Award; Chasity Gildersleeve received the BOCES Board Award recognizing academic improvement; Louis Takacs and Dallas Curtis received the Career & Technical Education Award; Hunter Taggart received the Gene Smith School to Work Award; James Crowley and Nahtaya Fantauzzi received the Thelma Newman Memorial Award recognizing the overall outstanding graduates;

RPEC Class of 2017: Front Row left to right: Daniel Acton, Monticello CSD; Dylan Batzel, Livingston Manor CSD; Dallas Curtis, Monticello CSD; Gabriel Martinez, Liberty CSD; Chasity Gildersleeve, Liberty CSD; Nahtaya Fantauzzi, Liberty CSD; Hunter Taggart, Livingston Manor CSD; Kyle Mangabang, Monticello CSD; and Paul Accomando, Monticello CSD. Back row: Fred Vaile III, Fallsburg CSD; Robert Gallagher, Eldred CSD; Drew Hiers, Roscoe CSD; Nicholas Tucker, Ellenville CSD; the Peter Scursatone Memorial Award recognizing citizenship was awarded to Dallas Curtis; James Crowley received the Wellness Award; Daniel Acton received the Art Award; and the Teachers Association Award was presented to Nahia WilliamsMiskelley.

The Perseverance Award was presented to Harrison Killian, Lakota Wager, Frederick Vaile III, Nahia Williams-Miskelly, Jessica Ellsworth, Gabriel Martinez, John Mansfield, Juliana Santiago, and Paul Accomando; Candace Doetsch and James Crowley received the Liberty Elks Award; and Daniel Acton and Louis Takacs received the Rotary Club Award.

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Liberty High School graduates 90 STORY AND PHOTOS

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LIBERTY — It was a day for celebration as 90 students received their high school diplomas on Saturday.

It was an occasion for celebrating the achievements of the past, and looking forward to the future with positivity and optimism. The day’s speakers offered a treasure trove of advice to the graduating class that will hopefully guide them forward into the next chapter of their lives.

“Today more than ever, I believe we need to be informed, involved and to speak up respectfully,” said high school Principal Jack Strassman.

Mrs. Elaine Grossinger Etess, alumni of the Liberty Class of 1945, heiress of the famed Grossinger Resort, former Board of Education president, and the most recent Wall of Fame inductee, delivered a special address to the graduating class of 2017.

“When we were building ‘the new school,’ as we called it then, the faculty and administrators did a superb job,” said Grossinger Etess.

“You – our graduates – are a product of that endeavor. The

school was built and we reached our goals. Now you – our graduates – must make up your minds about how you are going to continue the quest for excellence and for the sake of future generations.”

Grossinger-Etess urged graduates to embrace volunteerism,“Select an area of community service that appeals to you, and commit yourself to doing it. Do not say ‘I don’t have the time,’ – You do.

“Do not be fearful of the unknown,” Grossinger Etess continued. “Often the challenge of new experience can make you a stronger person, better able to handle the complexities of life.”

The same sentiments about seizing life’s opportunities were echoed by class valedictorian, Leanna Zilles. “There’s no foolproof formula for success in life. We instead have to face adversity to the best of our ability with all the strength and determination that we have.”

Zilles challenged her fellow classmates to greet the next chapter of their lives with courage, character and competence.

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Evelyn Barragan delivered the opening address by quoting Dr. Seuss: “You’re off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.”

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Class of 2017 Jade Balser and Deandre Duffy await the start of commencement in the hallway connecting the high school and middle school.

Carlos Juarez Avila embraces Assistant Principal Anthony Sinacore. Both of them are leaving Liberty High School this year – one by graduating and the other by retiring.

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Class Salutatorian Maria Symanski urged her fellow graduates to gain experience, have respect, keep open minds, work with others.

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Sullivan West salutes 76 graduates STORY AND PHOTOS

BY RICHARD A. ROSS

LAKE HUNTINGTON — Sullivan West’s graduation ceremony might well have been named the “Spirit of 76” for the number of remarkable young men and women who closed out their high school careers on a gorgeous June 24.

Striding in to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” stirringly played by the High School Band under the direction of Ross Reynolds, the seniors took to the risers amidst a flurry of smiles, photos, waves and a few tears.

Class Treasurer Jackson Haberli led the Pledge of Allegiance, which was followed by the band’s playing of the National Anthem.

The lovely musical prelude continued with the Senior High School’s moving rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” conducted by Choral Music teacher Jerry Hoch.

Superintendent Dr. Nancy M. Hackett welcomed everyone and turning to the seniors she offered them a key word to ponder on their forthcoming respective journeys. That word was “believe.”

Dr. Hackett emphasized that by reaching this stage of accomplishment, the seniors had already marshaled belief in themselves, bolstered by the affirming belief imparted by their teachers, families, coaches and friends.

“You set your goals and you accomplished them,” she

Senior Class Secretary Farrah Flynn is all smiles after ascending the risers during the Processional.

said, referencing this milestone occasion as she reminded the students that whatever they set their minds to, “you can do it if you believe in yourselves.”

High School Principal Mark Plescia thanked all that had helped to make the graduation ceremony possible.

Referencing the Class of 2017’s accomplishments he noted that just shy of $1.3 million had been awarded to Sullivan West students in local and college-based scholarships while 46 percent of the graduates had marshaled a GPA of 85 percent or better. Athletically the class added to the collection of championship banners.

The seniors got to decorate their caps, which were on display in the lobby. It was a project suggested by and orchestrated by Class Secretary Farrah Flynn.

Plescia noted that the seniors had experienced great success, which does not come easily. Challenged along the way the students’ desire to succeed motivated them.

Realistically noting that more challenges lay ahead, Plescia stressed the need to continue to persevere.

Sullivan West Superintendent Dr. Nancy Hackett affirms the value of belief in oneself when reckoning with life’s demands and challenges.

“Success can come out of a relentless pursuit, focus and passion. Even in the face of obstacles – don’t ever give up,” he averred.

Valedictorian Mya Landers called Sullivan West a “second home,” and marveled at how fast the past four years had sped by. “We have learned so much,” she said noting that the knowledge ranged well beyond books and tests.

“We learned to think for ourselves. Now it’s our turn to teach and to lead. From this small town gymnasium I hope each and every one of us goes out into the world and takes action to improve it,” she said.

“We are the hope for this earth and we are the only ones who can do anything to change it,” Landers said. “We are the ones who can bring back the importance of knowledge, truth, and scientific discovery; the ones who can revive mutual understanding and respect with our fellow humans; the ones who can choose to focus on saving our beloved planet, rather than denying that a problem exists.

“It's all up to us, but no pressure,” she quipped as she wished her classmates good luck.

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Valedictorian Mya Landers and Salutatorian Aidan Sensiba pose together prior to the graduation ceremony. Each one gave a thoughtful, relevant speech with valuable insights and life lessons. choosing a college and the challenge of leaving what is known for the unknown.

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“There is far more that we can’t know than what we can, and many of our circumstances are ultimately up to chance. This can feel unfair and frustrating, but the first step is to embrace it.

“What matters is not so much where you go in your life, but what you make of your time there. Wherever you go, there will always be opportunities to make good friends, to find what you truly love to do, and to pursue it relentlessly.”

“As we enter the unknown, we are given the chance to learn more about ourselves and grow far beyond what is possible in the small realm of what we know now,” Sensiba

said. “We can become better versions of ourselves, and will likely change the world soon in ways we currently can’t imagine. We cannot be sure what our exact fate will be, but we can at least choose a direction to start in.”

The band’s selection of the Soundtrack Highlights from John Williams followed. While Plescia read the names of the graduates one by one and announced the scholarships they would be receiving, Assistant Principal Scott Haberli and School Board Vice President Rose Joyce-Turner handed out the diplomas as photos were taken of each graduate.

Dr. Hackett congratulated each one as they passed by her with handshakes, hugs

and a beaming smile.

Class President Ayden Gann presented the senior gift, funds to create a senior lounge.

“The lounge will hopefully provide some stress relief as the senior year is pretty hectic as well as a spot for seniors to share what they’ve learned throughout high school,” he observed.

This year’s ceremony concluded therein, but without the traditional tossing of the caps. The Recessional gave way to a crowded corridor and an outdoor scene of hugs, smiles, tears and of course posing for those timeless photos that someday the graduates’ children will ogle at and wonder how strange things were “back in the day.”

Friends gather in the library prior to putting on their caps and gowns. Pictured front row, from the left, Dylan Ginty, Aaron Terpstra, Austin Melchick and Alex Reimer. Back row, from the left, Kyle Caycho, James Burlingame, Tom Stauch and Rudolph Roth IV.

High School Principal Mark Plescia’s theme was about the attainment of success, the obstacles to that end and the required perseverance, determination and courage to keep going even when things aren’t going according to plan.

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Rebecca O’Connor

Matthew Olsen

Emily Pazuello

Emily Peterson-Stanton

Cody Pincus

Emily Pisall

Kevin Puerschner

Alex Reimer

Joseph Rogers

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Ryan Rydell

Edward Schaefer

Molly Seidl

Aidan Sensiba

Hunter Shampine

Jessica Siegel

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Devin Talmadge

Aaron Terpstra

At left: Alyssandra Basile and Brad Erdman join the Recessional at the conclusion of the Graduation Ceremonies.

Above: James Burlingame registers a huge smile as he comes forward to receive his diploma. He will be attending Sullivan County Community College to study to become a Physical Education Teacher.

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Senior Class Secretary Farrah Flynn had the idea that each graduate should decorate his or her cap.

These caps were on display in the lobby outside the gym. The graduates wore traditional caps that were undecorated for the ceremony.

At right: Trumpet Players Hashim Gambari (left), Nile Puerschner and Kyle Reimer add to the harmonious blend of the band’s playing of John Williams: Soundtrack Highlights.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Jeffersonville Lions Club Scholarship Carson Mannino, Nathan Mills

Award in memory of Andrew Gempler - Mya Landers Women’s Community Club of Cochecton Award - Carson Mannino, Molly Seidl

Dick’s Auto Sales of Kohlertown Award - Devin Talmadge Peck’s Market Achievement Awards Emily Anderson, Danielle Brockner, Breanna Dunwell, Collin Flynn, Bridget Hart, Quinn Hofer, Shania Leonardo, Marina March, Katlyn Meyer, Nathan Mills, Kevin Puerschner, Joseph Rogers, Molly Seidl, Hunter Shampine, and Jared Zaccari

Frederick W.V. Schadt, Jr. Award Emily Anderson

Gertrude Kohler Memorial Award Farrah Flynn

Alan Gerry Beaverkill Foundation Scholarship - Amanda Fagin Charles P. and Pauline M. Kautz, Charles Thorwelle Foundation, and Sawyer Foundation Award - Matthew Arnold, Danielle Brockner, Bella Clark, Candace Doetsch, Amanda Fagin, Collin Flynn, Farrah Flynn, Jackson Haberli, Quinn Hofer, Mya Landers, Carson Mannino, Nicholas Mastrella, Katlyn Meyer, Nathan Mills, Benjamin Mitterwager, Je-

remy Nevin-Gales, Matthew Olsen, Cody Pincus, Emily Pisall, Joseph Rogers, Molly Seidl, Aidan Sensiba, Hunter Shampine, and Thomas Stauch

Lawrence & Imogene Freidenstine Memorial Scholarship - Collin Flynn, Farrah Flynn

Western Sullivan United Teachers and School Related Professionals Scholarship ($1,000) - Danielle Brockner, Farrah Flynn, Ayden Gann, and Bridget Hart

Western Sullivan United Teachers and School Related Professionals Scholarship ($500) - Sarah Clark, Jackson Haberli, Mya Landers, Kristen McAndrew, Nathan Mills, Kevin Puerschner, Aidan Sensiba, and Jared Zaccari

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James Brown Memorial Scholarship Austin Melchick

Callicoon Lodge #521, F & AM Award Aidan Sensiba

Kiwanis Club of Callicoon Award - Farrah Flynn, Mya Landers, Nathan Mills, Emily Pisall, Molly Seidl, and Aidan Sensiba

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William Kohler Memorial Scholarship Kevin Puerschner and Jessica Siegel

Bradley and Barbara Harder Engineering Scholarship Award - Nathan Mills Bradley and Barbara Harder Health Care Scholarship - Danielle Brockner Rose & Kiernan, Inc. Scholarship Ayden Gann

John Philip Sousa Band Award/Certificate - Carson Mannino Louis Armstrong Jazz Award/Certificate - Aidan Sensiba National School Choral Award/Certificate/Medal - Sarah Clark High School Vocal Award/Certificate/Medal - Sarah Clark

Katherine & Albert Luchs and Casper & Sadie Eggler Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) - Sarah Clark, Arly Marin Leon, Kristen McAndrew, and Jared Zaccari

Katherine & Albert Luchs and Casper & Sadie Eggler Memorial Scholarship ($1,520) - Kevin Puerschner Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County Scholarship - Collin Flynn

Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department Award - Nicholas Mastrella

Sarah Clark, Farrah Flynn, and Jackson Haberli

H. Russell Kenyon VFW Post #5808 Award - Thomas Stauch Kathleen & Elizabeth Ference Memorial Scholarship - Bella Clark Sullivan County Farm Bureau Scholarship - Kevin Puerschner American Red Cross High School Scholarships - Danielle Brockner, Bella Clark, and Mya Landers

David F. Curreri Memorial Scholarships - Jackson Haberli and Jared Jaccari Allan Milk Memorial - VFW Auxiliary #7276 Awards - Nicholas Mastrella and Emily Pisall

Triple “C” Award Certificates from the New York State Office of the Attorney General - Anissa Bauernfeind and Bella Clark

A four-year $1,500 annual scholarship for Academic Excellence presented by the New York State Board of Regents - Mya Landers Three four-year $500 annual scholarships for Academic Excellence presented by the New York State Board of Regents - Ayden Gann, Ryan Ry-

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Brian Ingber Memorial Foundation Recognition Award - Breanna Dunwell

Hankins-Fremont Fire Department – Trevor Armbrust Memorial Scholarships - Collin Flynn and Jackson Haberli

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St. Tammany Chapter #492 – Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship - Jared

County Teachers’ Council – Albert Shanker Memorial Scholarships - Far-

Collin Flynn, Farrah Flynn, Jackson Haberli, Katlyn Meyer, Jeremy Nevin-Gales, Joseph Rogers, and Hunter Shampine

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Starting at the end of the alphabet, the first graduate to receive his diploma was Jared Zaccari. He will be attending the University of Buffalo to study Civil Engineering.

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Danielle Brockner certainly registered a strong impact during her four years at Sullivan West in many areas of school life including a strong contribution to athletics. She will be attending Hartwick College to study Nursing.

Valedictorian Mya Landers told her classmates, “Here at Sullivan West we learned to think for ourselves. Now it’s our turn to teach and to lead. From this small town gymnasium I hope each and every one us goes out into the world and takes action to improve it. We are the hope for this earth and we are the only ones who can do anything to change it.”

Salutatorian Aidan Sensiba’s message was about embracing the unknown future. “What matters is not so much where you go in your life, but what you make of your time there,” he averred.

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Proud and rightfully so: Marina March receives her diploma. She is off to Oneonta University in the fall.

Isabel Nearing registers sweet sounds on the Bassoon in the rendering of John Williams: Soundtrack Highlights.

The clarinet section of the Senior High School Band is partially represented by Marissa Swendsen (left), Andrew Lumalcuri and Hope Erlwein during the playing of the National Anthem.

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At right: What a fan club! Sabrina Everitt marches in amidst hugs from children, smiles galore and photos being taken

At left: High School Assistant Principal Scott Haberli and School Board Vice President Rose Joyce-Turner prepare to hand the diplomas to the graduates as their names are called

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Senior Class President Ayden Gann receives warm congratulations from Superintendent Dr. Nancy Hackett. Gann will be attending Vassar College to study Chemistry and Cognitive Science.

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The Tri-Valley Graduation Band provided some tunes before the start of the ceremony.

Following a long-standing tradition, graduates threw their hats in the air at the conclusion of the ceremonies.

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GRAHAMSVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friends, family, loved ones, administration and faculty gathered in the Bernstein Theatre last Saturday to celebrate the Tri-Valley Class of 2017. This year, 77 seniors moved their tassels and threw their hats in the air, ready to embark on the next chapter of their young lives.

Olivia Spriggens, who will further her education at the University of Rochester, was the class valedictorian, and in her speech, she compared the Class of 2017 to superheroes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so pleased to inform you all that today we are not only graduating high school, but have also just completed the first stage of our superhero training,â&#x20AC;? Spriggens said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You may not have realized it, but over these past few years, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all been acquiring our super powers. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gained

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Speaking of superheroes, the term also represents those who dedicate their lives to fighting for our freedoms and keeping us safe. In 2011, TriValley started a tradition, the Armed Forces Presentation, honoring members of each graduating class that have committed to joining one of the branches of the United States military.

Prior to the recognition of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group, Class Advisor Brenda Sloan discussed the origin of the presentation and told a story of a visit with a former Tri-Valley graduate Joshua Winters (Class of 2014) who serves in the U.S. Air Force, specializing in Explo-

EllenRose Duffy received her diploma from Tri-Valley Board of Education President Keith Edwards.

Salutatorian Kacie Allisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech included several comparisons, most notably to her early days in tee-ball. Allison will be attending and playing softball at American International College in Springfield, Mass. sive Ordinance Disposal.

When Sloan asked him why he would choose to do something so dangerous, Winters replied, â&#x20AC;&#x153;So that someone else doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to do it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;And with that answer, he defined the hearts and mindsets of so many who choose to enlist,â&#x20AC;? Sloan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They choose to go, to serve, to fight, to sacrifice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to. That, ladies and gentlemen, is the highest form of love for oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s country and its people.â&#x20AC;?

This year, there were seven Tri-Valley seniors honored:

Michael DeVito (Air Force) and his twin brother William DeVito (Marines); Robert Mercado (Marines); Frank Morrow IV (Marines); Austin Polomcean (Navy); Gavin Simpson (Army) and Thomas Vigilone (Army).

The graduation, which was live streamed, allowed Mercadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older brothers to watch from the Middle East, where they are currently stationed.

Kacie Allison, a stand out softball player who will be suiting up for American International College in Springfield, Mass. in the fall, was the

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‘Be unlikely’ is part of theme at Monticello graduation ceremony STORY AND PHOTOS

BY RICH KLEIN

MONTICELLO — A diverse group of students graduated Monticello High School on Sunday at a packed fieldhouse at SUNY Sullivan, where families and friends expressed their jubilation at all the graduates’ achievements throughout the ceremony.

Principal Stephen Wilder kicked off the list of speakers with the poem, “It Couldn’t Be Done” by Edgar Albert Guest, which basically encouraged students to seek their dreams despite naysayers.

Here’s an excerpt: “With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. “ Tammy Mangus, the School Superintendent, said: “Choose to be unlikely. You

see, when you are unlikely, folks will often try to stifle your great expectations. It’s likely that folks will say that you can’t, but the likely is never inspiring ... in fact, it seeks only to protect mediocrity. You, 2017, are better than that. You are our hope. You are our future. Serve the greater good. “ Mangus then encouraged the students to be like World War II veteran Edward M. Maier, the 94-year-old Wurtsboro man who received a New York State high school degree on Sunday. Maier arrived in Normandy nine days after the invasion and spent the war repairing soldiers’ military vehicles.

Mangus encouraged students to, “Listen, smile ... when someone brings you hate, pack it up and send somebody else joy. Empower others. Spread hope, instead of contempt.”

She concluded her remarks with “Confuse the heck out of them, 2017 ... be unlikely.”

Graduates Lillie Carnell,

Parth P. Patel and Taylor Spargo, who had the highest grades in their class, were rewarded with the opportunity to give speeches to their peers.

Carnell noted that their education “is not measured by how many facts we have memorized over the past four years but that we have learned how to think, not what to think. “ Patel, who graduated at the top of the class and who will attend SUNY Binghamton in its pre-med program, told his fellow graduates, “Despite the negative stigma that surrounds our school, I can say with conviction that without Monticello, none of us would have had the opportunity to be part of such a diverse student body and interact with so many different kinds of people. These aspects of our school make it such an enriching learning environment, and I know that is something we can all appreciate.”

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school, he noticed an obsession with the word “intelligence” but asserted that “the brain is trained through perseverance and intellectual enrichment rather than physical exertion.” Patel imparted this advice for his peers: “You alone are the pilot of your dreams.”

And Spargo shared this bit of advice, “Create the life you wish to live and a life of adventure and possibilities.

Open up to opportunities and the world will be yours. “ World War II veteran Maier was given an extended standing ovation upon receiving his diploma as part of a program known as Operation Recognition by the New York State Department of Veterans Affairs that recognizes those who left to serve in World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War before graduating from high school.

In congratulating Maier, Principal Wilder said, “This is a special opportunity for all of us, to share in this historic long-deserved and very special moment for Edward Maier. We are grateful for your honorable and selfless service to your country and glad you are here today to receive your New York State High School diploma.”

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CLASS OF 2017 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION CLASS OFFICERS

President - Samantha Bisland Vice President - Rup Patel Secretary - Anisa Sanders Treasurer - Jillian McEneaney Jacob Abramson - President's Award

for Educational Achievement

Paul Accomando - Albert Kemperle,

Inc./PPG Corp. Award

Princess Alston - President's Award

for Educational Achievement

Alexander Bisland - President's Award

for Educational Achievement, Monticello Fire Department Scholarship, Max Shapiro Family Scholarship Samantha Bisland - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Board of Education Award in FACS, Military Service Award Autum Bivins - Monticello Teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association Education Scholarship Ariel Bourgeois - President's Award for Educational Achievement, American Legion Ralph Breakey Memorial Scholarship, Monticello Elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholarship, Board of Education Award in FACS, B.P.O.E. Local 1544 Elks Scholarship, Max Shapiro Family Scholarship, Frederick Robinson Scholarship, American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Destiny Bridges - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Judy McGowan Award Raheem Brown - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Tybee Arfa Memorial Award, Friend of Cosmetology Paul Camera - President's Award for Educational Achievement Ashley Campbell - President's Award for Educational Achievement Lillie Carnell - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Blake and Dorothy Washington Scholarship, Ashley & Sierra Memorial Scholarship, William and May Norris Foundation, Monticello Kiwanis Memorial Scholarship, Monticello Rotary Club Scholarship, The Interact Service Above Self Award, Syracuse University Award of Recognition, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, SUNY Albany Presidential Scholarship, SC BOCES Board of Education Award Danaya Clark - Monticello Alumni School Spirit Award Dinaja Clark - Naomi Morgan Memorial Scholarship Brenda Colotla - President's Award for Educational Achievement Jasmine Contrys - President's Award for Educational Achievement, SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Achievement Alexis Costa - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Eugene D. Nesin Memorial Scholarship, Nelson S. Hall Memorial Scholarship, Rock Hill Fire Dept. Scholarship Anthony Cueto - President's Award for Educational Achievement Dallas Curtis - Albert Kemperle, Inc./PPG Corp. Award Devin Decicco - Mamakating Knights of Columbus Scholarship Christian Dima - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Andrew Gordon Memorial Award, Scholarship for Academic Excellence Alyssa Durbin - President's Award for Educational Achievement Emily Edwards - President's Award for

Pure jubilation! Monticello graduates embrace as they prepare to embark on the journey that awaits them.

Educational Achievement, Rose Raimond Memorial Scholarship, Rock Hill Fire Dept. Scholarship Raquel Egeland - President's Award for Educational Achievement Jessica Falco - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Monticello School Spirit Award Jesse Farrow - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Flora Brown Award Ashley Feldman - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Military Service Award Anna Fiore - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Nancy A. Camp Memorial Scholarship, Midway University Academic Scholarship Tahyrah Fore - Strong Willed Woman Award Bengy Francisco - President's Award for Educational Achievement Andrew Fredell - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Eugene E. Hogan Award, Provost Scholarship Andreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Frontis - SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence, Joseph G. Ryan Memorial Scholarship, Eugenia Montes and Isidora Felipa Memorial Scholarship, Gordon Memorial School Spirit Award Alexa Galeas - SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence, Sharon L. Keene Award Kaleigh Gibbons - Academy of Finance Color Run Scholarship, Ginger Maher Award Maggie Giuliano - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Robert Rosengard Award, SC BOCES Board of Education Award Shannon Graham - Friend of Cosmetology Keturah Gray - Medi-Fair Award Kemaia Hall-Rucker - Friend of Cosmetology Ronald Hanna III - Kevin Maher Jr. Perseverance Award Ryan Holloran - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Board of Education Award for Music, Robert Lewin Music Award, B.P.O.E. Local 1544 Elks Scholarship, Florence Leshner Memorial Scholarship, Trust Family Memo-

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Educational Excellence, Blake and Dorothy Washington Scholarship, Board of Education Award in Social Studies, Board of Education Award in Foreign Language, Rock Hill Fire Dept. Scholarship, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Chuck Reynolds Math Scholarship Amanda Oquendo - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Monticello Dance Company Award Cristal Ortiz Rosario - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Board of Education Award for Art Patrick Owens - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Performing Arts Department Award, Robert C. Walsh Award, Sullivan County Music Educators Award Taylor Parks - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Ashley & Sierra Memorial Scholarship, Monticello Elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholarship, B.P.O.E. Local 1544 Elks Scholarship, Trust Family Memorial Scholarship, Syracuse University Award of Recognition, Alan Gerry Scholarship Parth Patel - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Board of Education Award in Math, Kiwanis Founderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Scholarship, Syracuse University Award of Recognition, Everyday Apparel Award, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Harold Supon Memorial Scholarship, Binghamton University Donor Scholarship, SC BOCES Board of Education Award Rup Patel - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Nathan and Harry Kristt Memorial Award for Excellence in Business Subjects Anthony Pelosi - Jacob E. Gunther, III Memorial Criminal Justice Scholarship Christopher Pintado - President's Award for Educational Achievement, American Red Cross High School Scholarship Marina Porrata - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Ashley & Sierra Memorial Scholarship, Bonnie Hinckley Memorial Award, Bethel

Lions Club Scholarship, Gene Smith Memorial Peacemaker Scholarship Xavier Ramos - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Eugene E. Hogan Award Rachel Rivera - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Wendy Levinson Award, Board of Education Award in English, Academy of Finance Color Run Scholarship, Claire Morgan Memorial Award, Sullivan Presidential Scholarship Ryan Rogg - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Madeleine Gordon Memorial Award Samantha Romer - President's Award for Educational Achievement, SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Achievement, Joseph Sagnis Life Award, Liberty Lions Club Scholarship, Johnson and Wales Scholarship Deven Rubin - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Achievement, Irving Kaufman Memorial Scholarship, 214 Award Stacey Reuss - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Monticello Fire Department Scholarship Amanda Ruggiero - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Friend of Cosmetology Sarah Rustic - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Monticello Fire Department Scholarship, Peter H. Cahalan Scholarship, Kings College Scholarship Nicholas Sadowski - President's Award for Educational Achievement Anisa Sanders - President's Award for Educational Achievement, The Interact Service Above Self Award, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University Scholarship Meyalee Santiago - SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence, SUNY Sullivan Scholarship Jeremy Schuk - President's Award for Educational Achievement Na-eelah Shackelford - Social Studies Achievement Award, The Interact Service Above Self Award, College of St. Rose Scholarship Najee Shackelford - College of St. Rose Athletics Award, College of St.

Educational Excellence, Ashley & Sierra Memorial Scholarship, Peter H. Cahalan Scholarship, Board of Education Award in Business, Academy of Finance Color Run Scholarship, Academy of Finance Scholarship Award, Ben Golden Memorial Scholarship, Coach Edward Kennedy Sportsmanship Award Taylor Spargo - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Warren Bergstrom Award, Scholarship for Academic Excellence, RPI Merit Scholarship Nicholas Stackhouse - Military Service Award Robert Stratton - SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence, George Hornbeck Memorial Scholarship, Universal Technical Institute Industries Choice Scholarship Kyaza Turane - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Class of 81 Award, St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s University Dean Scholarship, The Academic Promise Scholarship Jessica Vaeth - SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence Jasmine Vales - Military Service Award Carley Van Etten - President's Award for Educational Achievement, Rock Hill Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship, Chuck Reynolds Math Scholarship Bianca Watkins - Friend of Cosmetology William Waterton - President's Award for Educational Achievement, SC BOCES President's Award for Educational Excellence, Military Service Award, SC BOCES Board of Education Award Hannah Whitcomb - President's Award for Educational Achievement Timothy Wilbur - Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award for Educational Excellence, Arts Administration Award, Agnes Sanborn Memorial Arts Administration Scholarship, Sullivan County Music Educators Award Shane Wood - Military Service Award

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pride reflected in past speeches as this community was referred to as a close knit family,” Salutatorian Mollie Engle said. “I can attest to this unwavering support, which has provided strong roots for each of us to embark upon our future goals.”

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Like many classes before them, members of the RCS Class of 2017 used their speeches to pay tribute to their small town, to the sense of family and support they've gotten growing up in a town where 22 kids – the number of graduates who turned their tassels at this year's ceremony – is a “huge” class.

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Welcome point to Sullivan County.

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Chase Molinari knew this going into graduation. The Class of 2017 valedictorian

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Vasilios Hondromaras and Ethan Tomah line up to enter the official processional.

Officially graduates, members of the Class of 2017 throw their mortarboards high in the sky.

Matt Rampe lines up before the start of graduation.

William Colpoys, left, and Paige Roseo turn their tassels.

Abigail Lambrigger joins her class for the walk to the gym.

Jakob May gives Cheyenne Lintz a little help with her tassel.

Angelena Sabatini adjusts her mortarboard.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

AILEEN BUTTON MEMORIAL AWARDâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chase Molinari, Mollie Engle

ALAN B. SULLIVAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Donovan Hendrickson ARTHUR V. MAUS MEMORIAL AWARD Ethan Tomah

ATHLETIC AWARD IN MEMORY OF E. C. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NEDâ&#x20AC;? DARBEE - Nickolas Hill, Matthew Rampe

BEAVERKILL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Chase Molinari

BEAVERKILL CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Elizabeth Kuehn

BLUE & WHITE ATHLETIC CLUB AWARD - Nickolas Hill, Chase Molinari BRIAN INGBER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION AWARD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elizabeth Kuehn CAROL YOUNG HERRMANN ART SCHOLARSHIP - William Colpoys CATHERINE & ALEX PORTZ MEMORIAL MUSIC AWARD - Elizabeth Kuehn CATSKILL FLY TYERS GUILD - Vasilios Hondromaras

COOKS FALLS-HORTON FIRE COMPANY LADIES AUXILIARY SCHOLARSHIP Abigail Lambrigger, Cheyanne Lintz

COOKS FALLS-HORTON FIRE COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP - Abigail Lambrigger, Cheyanne Lintz

DAI DUTCHER MEMORIAL AWARD Vasilios Hondromaras, Cheyanne Lintz

DAVID B. ROBINSON MEMORIAL PRIZE - Jakob May DEE BRZYTWA MEMORIAL AWARD Sierra Hendrix, Chase Molinari

DEREK HAAS MEMORIAL AWARD Paige Roseo

DEREK HAAS MEMORIAL SPORTS AWARD - Mollie Engle DR. ROBERT R. ECKERT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD - Mollie Engle, Cheyanne Lintz

DR. LEWIS G. DENMAN MEMORIAL Sierra Hendrix, Abigail Lambrigger

ELEANOR MARKS MEMORIAL AWARD - Mollie Engle EVELYN TICE BUTTON MEMORIAL AWARD - Mollie Engle EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH AWARD William Colpoys

JAMES & ELEANOR CAIN SCHOLARSHIP - William Colpoys, Elizabeth Kuehn, Matthew Rampe

JIM & BETTY TEMPEL SCHOLARSHIP Elizabeth Kuehn

JULIE & DON ALLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Elizabeth Kuehn, Paige Roseo

KIWANIS CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS - Mollie Engle, Vasilios Hondromaras, Elizabeth Kuehn, Cheyanne Lintz, Chase Molinari, Paige Roseo

KURT T. ROWAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Nickolas Hill, John Rhodes LAZARE AND CHARLOTTE KAPLAN FOUNDATION GRANT - William Colpoys, Mollie Engle, Nickolas Hill, Elizabeth Kuehn, Chase Molinari

LIBERTY ELKS LODGE CITIZENSHIP AND SERVICE AWARD - Elizabeth Kuehn, Chase Molinari

LYNN ROSEN MEMORIAL AWARD Ashley DeCampos, Dakota Helms

MICHAEL & ROSE FAILLA MEMORIAL AWARD - Cheyanne Lintz MICHAEL J. GALBRAITH MEMORIAL AWARD - Given by American Veterans Post 315 & The Class of 1964 Elizabeth Kuehn

MYSTIC ENTERTAINMENT AWARD William Colpoys, Elizabeth Kuehn

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE OF MERIT - Awarded to each senior in recognition of his/her achievement by Aileen Gunther, Member of Assembly.

NYS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC AWARDâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Awarded to the senior earning the highest grades on Regents Exams that will be attending college in New York State - William Colpoys, Mollie Engle

NOACK FAMILY GRADUATION AWARD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Awarded to all graduates PAUL G. DeVANTIER MEMORIAL AWARD - Donovan Hendrickson PECKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARKET ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - William Colpoys, Dakota Helms, Ethan Tomah, Adam Wilcox

PEG LEG PIRATE SCHOLARSHIP - Chase Molinari

PETER H. CAHALAN SCHOLARSHIP John Rhodes

PRINCIPALâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AWARD - Paige Roseo RCS ARTS IN EDUCATION AWARD William Colpoys, Mollie Engle, Sierra Hendrix, Paige Roseo

RCS DRAMA CLUB GRADUATION

AWARD - William Colpoys, Elizabeth Kuehn

ROSCOE CARES AWARD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Elizabeth Kuehn

ROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOL PTA BOOK GRANT AWARD - William Colpoys, Elizabeth Kuehn

ROSCOE CENTRAL SCHOOL YEARBOOK AWARD - Paige Roseo ROSCOE DINER PRIZE - Paige Roseo ROSCOE FREE LIBRARY AWARD -

SUPERINTENDENTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AWARD - Elizabeth Kuehn

THEODORE GORDON FLY FISHING SCIENCE AWARD - Chase Molinari THOMAS WALLACE BUTTON MATHEMATICS AWARD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chase Molinari TONY BRZYTWA MEMORIAL ACADEMIC AWARD - Ethan Tomah TONY BRZYTWA MEMORIAL HUNTING AWARDâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nickolas Hill

TONY BRZYTWA AND DEE BRZYTWA MEDICAL RESEARCH AWARD - Mollie Engle

TONY BRZYTWA MEMORIAL SPORTS AWARD - Matthew Rampe, John

ARSHIP - William Colpoys WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CLUB OF THE HORTON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP - Joshua Edelglass, Joseph Valentin

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TWIN VILLAGE GOLF CLUB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Donovan Hendrickson, Paige Roseo

VERLYNN R. HILL MEMORIAL SCHOL-

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ROSCOE-ROCKLAND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP. AWARD - Chase

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ROSCOE-ROCKLAND FIRE COMPANY AUXILIARY PRIZE - Sierra Hendrix, Chase Molinari

ROSCOE-ROCKLAND FIRE COMPANY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Donovan Hendrickson, Chase Molinari

You are a unique, amazing young woman.

You make us so proud!

Always remain true to yourself, pursue your dreams, listen to your heart and smile often!

ROSCOE TEACHERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nickolas Hill ROSE & KIERNAN, INC. SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Sierra Hendrix, Angelena Sabatini

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All our love, Dad, Mom, Taylor, Luke & Collin

their outstanding accomplishments.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN MEMORY OF ALAN B. SULLIVAN Donovan Hendrickson

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN HONOR OF DEBBIE HOLLAND AND MARIE SULLIVAN-SMITH - Elizabeth Kuehn

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN MEMORY OF DEREK HAAS - William Colpoys, Chase Molinari

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN HONOR OF OUR FRIENDS: TIMOTHY JOHNSTON AND KURT ROWAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C;

CONGRATULATIONS

Class of 2017 and Paige!

We are so proud of you all!

Mollie Engle, Chase Molinari

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN HONOR OF BEVERLEE MORGAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Paige Roseo

STUDENT GOVERNMENT AWARD IN HONOR OF MINDY SCHULTE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sierra Hendrix, Cheyanne Lintz

SULLIVAN-ST. TAMMANY #298, ORDER.EASTERN STAR â&#x20AC;&#x201C; William

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Chase Molinari was this year's valedictorian, while Mollie Engle was salutatorian.

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Samantha Lee Dragos, Emily Mary Millon, Brianna Leigh Smith, Emma J. Lawson, Jordan Patrick Pugh, Liam Pietraszewski

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY MEMBERS

Austin Adams, Ashley Atcavage, Riley Barton, Taylor Batzel, Paige Bidwell, Nicole Billard, McKenzie Blair, Christina Canfield, Anna Christiansen, Gabrielle D'Amore, Emily DeCrotie, Samantha Dragos, Alec Dragos, Mackenzie Ehrhardt, Angelea Francesco, Nichole Freiermuth, Taylor Frisch, Brett Fritz, Lyle Galloway, Gracie Gombita , Elijah Harvey, Faith Howell, Christian Kowalczyk, Emma Lawson, Faith Lawson, Chelsea Lloyd, Hannah Luben, John Lukan, Karly Mander, Hannah Marin, Karli Martin, Kiara Mayers, Brenna McLaughlin, Autumn Mead, Emily Millon, Rachel Musetti, Cody Novobilski, Lauren Odell, Landry Osborne, Samantha Pareago, Jordan Peer, Liam Pietraszewski, Parker Propst, Jordan Pugh, Katie Ranner, Elizabeth Ritter, Emily Ritter, Brandon Romano, Ryan Rose, Alec Rutledge, Sierra Rutledge, Cheyenne Schneider, Aleah Slish, Brianna Smith, Clayre Smith, Hunter Stephens, Emma Stumpo, Emily Theobald, Caroline Tuman, John Walczyk, Michael Weidow, Allison Werner, Benjamin Wilken, Rachel Windhorn

INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS 2017

Austin Adams - Lock Haven Univer-

sity ~ Board of Governor's - STEM Scholarship, Kutztown University ~ Kutztown University Board of Governor's Tuition, Scholarship/Kutztown University Sesquicentennial Academic Honors, Scholarship/Kutztown University Golden Bear Gold Scholarship Riley Barton - Quinnipiac University ~ Dean's Scholarship/Quinnipiac Grant Award Kathryn Bates - Lancaster School of Cosmetology ~ Mary A. Dunn Scholarship Paige Bidwell - Wilkes University ~ Presidential Scholarship/Wilkes University Grant and Award Nicole Billard - Elizabethtown College ~ Provost Scholarship Derek Bortree - Marywood University ~ Liguori Grant/Opportunity Grant Annabelle Brinkerhoff - Lycoming College ~ Dean's Scholarship/Lycoming Grant, William Randolph Hearst Foundation Grant, The University of Scranton ~ Redington General Scholarship/Loyola Scholarship - Xavier Grant Christina Canfield - The Pennsylvania State University ~ Academic Grant, Penn State Hazleton ~ Academic Merit Award Nathaniel Cousineau - University of New England ~ UNE NorEaster Scholarship/Merit Award, Loyola University Chicago ~ Rambler Award/Loyola Grant, Saint Louis University ~ SLU Billiken Tuition Scholarship Hailey Curreri - Keystone College ~ Community Living Scholarship/Keystone College Grant Gabrielle D'Amore - Lebanon Valley College ~ Dean's Scholarship, Moravian College ~ Comenius Scholarship, Gwynedd Mercy University ~ Mother Mary Bernard Scholarship Olivia D'Amore - Lebanon Valley College ~ Mary A. Weiss Scholarship Emily DeCrotie - Gordon College ~ Founder's Scholarship, Cairn University ~ Merit Scholarship/Music Scholarship Samantha Dragos - Road Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 669 Scholarship, Saint Francis University ~ Founders' Scholarship Angelea Francesco - Hofstra University ~ Presidential Scholarship/University Music Department Grant Nichole Freiermuth - Marywood University ~ Dean's Scholarship, Misericordia University ~ Dean's Award/ Merit Scholarship/McAuley Award - Presidential Scholarship/Mission Award, Penn State Worthington Scranton ~ Commonwealth Award - Provost's Award/Penn State Chancellor's Award Taylor Frisch - Syracuse University ~ Founders' Scholarship, University of Oregon ~ Clark Honors College Scholarship/Summit Scholarship Cheyenne Friscia - Sierra Nevada College ~ Provost Scholarship/Provost Transfer Scholarship/Eagle Fund 2 Award Lyle Galloway - Keystone College ~ Trustee Scholarship/Keystone College Grant/Alumni Scholarship

Sunney Hardler - The Culinary Insti-

tute of America ~ Merit Award/ Recognition Award Elijah Harvey - Penn State University ~ Academic Grant Heaven Houck - Keystone College ~ Community Living Scholarship/ Trustee Scholarship, Keystone College Grant Faith Howell - Westminster College ~ Presbyterian Heritage Scholarship Christian Kowalczyk - Columbia University ~ Academic Grant Emma Lawson - Delaware Valley University ~ Faculty Scholarship Faith Lawson - Marywood University ~ Trustee's Scholarship/Talent Award - Music/Liguori Grant John Lukan - Kutztown University ~ Kutztown University Sesquicentennial Academic Honors Scholarship/Kutztown University Golden Bear Gold Scholarship Diane Kille - Keystone College ~ Community Living Scholarship/Trustee - Scholarship/Keystone College Grant Karly Mander - Wilkes University ~ Wilkes University Grant/Deans' Scholarship/Pennsylvania State Grant Jaclyn Martin - Bryn Athyn College ~ Achievement Award Karli Martin - Misericordia University ~ Merit Award/McAuley Award/Deans Scholarship Brooke Mazzotta - Wilkes University ~ Provost Scholarship Autumn Mead - Brotherhood's Relief & Compensation Fund Union Scholarship Emily Millon - Eastern Nazarene College ~ President's Scholarship, Kutztown University ~ President's Academic Honors Award Rachel Musetti - American University ~ Dean's Scholarship, Washington & Jefferson College ~ Howard J. Burnett Presidential Scholarship, George Mason University ~ Mason Excellence Award, George Washington University ~ Presidential Academic Scholarship University and Alumni Award Lauren Odell - Misericordia University ~ Merit Scholarship/McAuley Award Landry Osborne - Marywood University ~ Deans' Scholarship, The University of Scranton ~ Xavier Grant, King's College ~ Saint Andre' Bessette Scholarship, Wilkes University ~ Provost Scholarship, Moravian College ~ Comenius Scholarship Samantha Pareago - The Pennsylvania State University ~ Penn State Provost's Award, Penn State Chancellor's Award Jordan Peer - Millersville University ~ University Grant, Stonehill College ~ Basil Moreau Scholarship, Marywood University ~ Trustees' Scholarship, Elizabethtown College ~ Presidential Scholarship Liam Pietraszewski - The University of Scranton ~ Redington General Scholarship/Loyola Scholarship, Xavier Grant Parker Propst - The University of Tennessee, Knoxville ~ UT Volunteer Scholarship Kayla Rembish - Misericordia University ~ Merit Scholarship/McAuley Award Jack Rickard - The University of Scranton ~ Army ROTC/Xavier Grant & General Endowment Scholarship Megan Rosler - Lackawanna College Lake Region Center ~ Community Opportunity Scholarship Sierra Rutledge - Marywood University ~ Deans' Scholarship, Keystone College ~ Honors Program Academic Distinction, Scholarship/Community Living Scholarship, Wilkes University ~ University Grant/Deans' Scholarship Cheyenne Schneider - Penn State Worthington Scranton ~ Commonwealth Campus Award, Wilkes University ~ Presidential Scholarship, Marywood University ~ Trustees' Scholarship, The University of Scranton ~ Loyola Scholarship, King's College ~ Parente Scholarship/Blessed Moreau Scholarship Aleah Slish - Rosemont College ~ Maroon and Gray Scholarship Clayre Smith - Pennsylvania State University ~ National Letter of Intent - Big Ten Tender Scholarship for Field Hockey Hunter Stephens - American University ~ Dean's Scholarship Emily Theobald - Alvernia University ~ Presidential Scholarship/Alvernia University Scholarship Caroline Tuman - Philadelphia University ~ Faculty Scholarship/Philadelphia University Grant, Maguire Academic Excellence Award Olivia Watson - Elizabethtown College ~ Elizabethtown Achievement Award/ Trustee Grant, Marywood University ~ Liguori Grant/Opportunity Grant, Moravian College ~ Trustee Scholarship/Moravian College Grant Allison Werner - King's College ~ Blessed Moreau Scholarship Benjamin Wilken - Bucknell University ~ Army ROTC Scholarship

AWARDS AND HONORS 2017

Kristina Adams Memorial Scholarship - Emily DeCrotie American Legion Essay Contest Award - Lyle Galloway American Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship - Riley Barton, Nicole Billard, McKenzie Blair, Samantha Dragos, Taylor Frisch, Hannah Marin, Rachel Musetti, Parker Propst, Allison Werner, Benjamin Wilken

Thomas Robert Atkinson Memorial Scholarship - Tanner Gorel Ed Balanovich, Jr. Memorial Cross Country Award - Faith Howell The Beach Lake Treasures of the Red Hats Foreign Language Scholarship/ Kathleen Haudberg Memorial Scholarship - Madison O’Hare

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The more things change… the more things remain the same

Livingston Manor students recreated a photo from their 6th grade moving up ceremony, pictured above, at their high school graduation this past weekend. Taking part in the historically correct recreation are, from the left: Dalton Diescher, Dylan Smith, Nate Juron, Spencer Carlson, Devon Heintz, Jake Budd.

Beech Grove Grange Award - Emily

Freedom Lodge #88 Scholarship -

Cross Country Parents Association Academic Excellence Scholarship -

Honesdale Odd Fellows Scholarship -

Ritter, Brianna Smith

Lauren Odell

Thomas Jackson, Jr.

Benjamin B. Stone R.E.S.C.U.E. Scholarship Community Foundation of Endless Mountains - Emily Ritter Inger Bagger Stovall and Robert H. Stovall Scholarship (WCCF) - Mark

Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship (Victoria T. Robinson Nursing Scholarship) - Cheyenne

Wayne-Pike County Farm Bureau Scholarship - Sierra Rutledge, Bri-

Cheyenne Schneider

Honesdale Rotary Club Scholarship -

Rutledge

Honesdale Track Booster Club Scholarship - Kiara Mayers, Benjamin

Theobald

Horizon Dental Care Scholarship -

Student Council Good Citizenship Award - Taylor Stein Keith Sutton Boys Basketball Award -

Gus Kieglar Athletic Award - Hunter

Russell L. Tarkett Baseball Award -

Mildred Kohler Scholarship - Faith

Technology Education Golden Hammer Award - Thomas Jackson, Jr. Technology Education Golden Mallet Award - Tyler Taninies Marie Tenk Memorial Scholarship -

Daniel Branning Scholarship - Sierra James L. and Ruth Brennan Scholarship - Konnor Burke, Emily Kate Frisch Carmody Memorial Scholarship - Kathryn Bates, Emily Cox Wayne Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution – Good Citizen Award - Hunter Stephens Richard Chulada Wrestling Scholarship - Dennis Putzi Cristopher Ciarrocchi Memorial Scholarship - Rachel Musetti Cross Country Parents Association Academic Excellence Scholarship Cheyenne Schneider

Michele E. Curtis Memorial Scholarship - Michael Weidow Raymond N. Dexter Scholarship Thomas Jackson, Jr.

Disabled Veterans Scholarship Aleah Slish

Suzanne Marie Landers Weist Duallo Memorial Award - McKenzie Blair Christopher Duda Memorial Scholarship - Konnor Burke District II P.I.A.A. Academic Excellence Award - Hunter Stephens, Emily Theobald

Friends of Boys Basketball Scholarship (WCCF) - Ashley Atcavage, Jack Rickard

Friends of Girls Basketball Scholarship - Riley Barton, Corinne

Casazza, Faith Howell, Emily Theobald, Caroline Tuman Friends of Football Award - Matthew Blaine, Allison Werner Friends of Golf Award - Joshua McGinnis, Jack Rickard

Friends of Boys Soccer Scholarship Elijah Harvey

Friends of Girls Soccer Scholarship Emily Theobald

Friends of Softball Scholarship -

Heaven Houck, Jaclyn Martin, Michaela Stephens G.A.L.S. Letterman Award - Corinne Casazza, Faith Howell, Jacqueline Martin

AM Skier Agency – Bob Hafner Scholarship - Rachel Musetti Jeremy Hiller Memorial Scholarship -

Emily Theobald Wilken

Emma Pingel

Stephens Howell

Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship - Emily Ritter Kelly J. Lalley Memorial Scholarship Mark Ambrose

Alan L. Landers, Sr. Memorial Award Katie Ranner

Laurel Chapter #67 Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship - Samantha Dragos

Ernest W. Lemnitzer Memorial Scholarship – Valedictorian - Christian Kowalczyk

General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Memorial Award - Hannah Marin Farrington Martin, Sr. Softball Award - Michaela Stephens Ruth McGinnis Athletic Award Emily Theobald

Albert O. Miller, Dorothy Tozer Miller and Savona Commandery #89 Scholarship (HNB) - Paige Bidwell,

Cody Novobilski, Parker Propst, Brandon Romano

Honesdale Odd Fellows – Freedom Lodge #88 Scholarship, Howard L. Goodenough, Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Konnor Burke

Rachel Windhorn

Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship - Taylor Stein Wayne County Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship. - Karli Martin

Wayne County Community Foundation Scholarship - Riley Barton, Nicole Billard

WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

DeCrotie ter

– Human Resources Foundation Scholarship - Jordan Peer, Aleah

Northeast PA Audubon Society Scholarship - Elizabeth Ritter, Emily RitDave Olver Memorial Wrestling Scholarship - Alec Dragos H. Richard Osborne Integrity Award (WCCF) - Mark Ambrose Wayne Pike Chapter Penn State Alumni Scholarship - Brianna Smith Penn State Master Gardeners of Wayne County Scholarship - Sunney Hardler, Sierra Rutledge, Brianna Smith

Wayne Conservation District – Perry/ Westgate Memorial Scholarship Emily Ritter

Pike-Wayne License Beverage Association Scholarship Grant - Alyssa Bennett, Sunney Hardler

Bruce Potter, Jr. Letterman’s Memorial Award - Jack Rickard, Benjamin

tha Dragos

Chelsea Lloyd

Town and Country Energy Corporation Award - Daniel Figura Bonnie Tyrrell Memorial Scholarship -

– Drs. Betty and Lawrence Caruth Health Career Scholarship - Saman-

Howell

Honesdale High School Technical Support Award - Cody Castellano,

Jack Rickard

Brianna Smith

Northeast Barbershop Chorus, Honesdale Chapter Award - Emily

Pike Wayne Trout Unlimited Scholarship - Emily Ritter Pleasant Valley Grange Scholarship -

Honesdale Dime Bank Director’s Award - Hope Bancroft Honesdale Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #1858 Scholarship - Saman-

Jack Rickard

– Howard A. and Ruth W. Akers Memorial Scholarship - Brianna Smith – Jeri Bigart Memorial Scholarship -

Jordan Pugh, Ryan Rose, Cheyenne Schneider, Brianna Smith, Michaela Stephens

Honesdale Area Jaycees Jennifer Killam Memorial Scholarship - Faith

Ambrose

Brianna Smith

Wilken

E. Jean and Robert Schilling Basketball Award - Caroline Tuman Anna R. and Walter Schoyer Scholarship – Salutatorian - Emily Ritter Judith Newman Silberlicht Award – Honesdale/Hawley Bridge Club Angelea Francesco

Bethann Smith Memorial Scholarship - Michael Hnatko George Stanton Memorial Outstanding Career Wrestler Award - Troy Russell

Cody Novobilski tha Dragos Slish

– Luke Rickard Memorial Scholarship - Jack Rickard – John G. and Eleanor P. Rickert Memorial Scholarship - Emily DeCrotie – Leon Scudder Scholarship Christina Canfield, Elijah Harvey, Elizabeth Ritter, Emily Ritter

– James Rowe and Alice Box Memorial Scholarship - Thomas Jackson, Jr.

– Marilyn and Jerry Swendsen Scholarship - Christian Kowalczyk – Edwin Thomas Memorial Scholarship - Rachel Musetti – Wayne-Pike Medical Society Scholarship - Rachel Windhorn Wayne County 4-H Scholarship Kathryn Bates, Nicole Billard, Brianna Smith

Wayne County Junior 4-H Livestock Scholarship – Nebzydoski/White Memorial - Kathryn Bates, Nicole Billard, Brett Diehl, Sunney Hardler, Autumn Mead, Jasmyn Mead, Alec Rutledge, Sierra Rutledge, Travis Rutledge, Brianna Smith, Jarod Smith

Wayne Highlands Education Association Scholarship - Emily Cox, Alec Dragos

Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship - (Ernest and Margaret Lemnitzer Nursing Scholarship) Lauren Odell

Schneider

Wayne Pike Building Industry Association Scholarship - Thomas Jackson, Jr.

anna Smith

Worthington Scranton Wayne Pike Penn State Endowed Scholarship Cheyenne Schneider

Julia Yale Weber Scholarship - Emily Theobald

Ralph Westgate Memorial Scholarship - Michael Hnatko Colonel Mark A. Westbrook Military Scholarship - Seth Bivins, Seth Miller

Women’s Club of Honesdale Scholarship - Christian Kowalczyk, Emily Ritter, Katie Ranner

STUDENT COUNCIL ATHLETIC AWARDS

Baseball - Jack Rickard Basketball (Boys) - Jack Rickard Basketball (Girls) - Faith Howell Cross Country (Boys) - Benjamin Wilken Cross Country (Girls) - Emma Lawson Field Hockey - Shelby Card Football - Tyler Taninies Golf - Jack Rickard Soccer (Boys) - Elijah Harvey Soccer (Girls) - Corrine Casazza Softball - Michaela Stephens Tennis (Boys) - Christian Kowalczyk Tennis (Girls) - Kayla Rembish Track & Field (Boys) - Benjamin Wilken Track & Field (Girls) - Faith Howell Wrestling - Alec Dragos

STUDENT COUNCIL ACADEMIC AWARDS Art - Cheyenne Friscia Business - Laura Hooker Drama – Director’s Award - John Walczyk

Drama – Technical Director’s Award Cody Novobilski

English - Emily Ritter Family & Consumer Science - Vincent Armetta

Foreign Language (French) - Hannah Luben

Foreign Language (Latin) - Hunter Stevens

Foreign Language (Spanish) - Landry Osborne

Mathematics - Michael Weidow, Christian Kowalczyk

Music (Band) - Angelea Francesco Music (Chorus) - Emily DeCrotie National Honors Society - Allison Werner

Physical Education (Boys) - Robert Hager

Physical Education (Girls) - Emily Cox Science - Christian Kowalczyk Social Studies - Christian Kowalczyk Vincent Griffis Technology Education Award - Seth Miller Al McGowan Anthony Cimahosky Outstanding Education Award Jacob Kuhn