Bellwood-Antis Students Earn Over $66,000 in Scholarships
RSM Believe Scholarship Recipient Ellen Crook (center) with sponsors Karen and Tyson Miller
On Monday May 12th students at Bellwood-Antis attended the 27th Annual Achievement Recognition and Scholarship Banquet, “A Celebration of Excellence”. With the help of 75 scholarships through generous donors and sponsors Bellwood-Antis was able to award over $66,000 in awards. The scholarships started at $250 and went to as high as $5,000.
Achievement awards, as well as scholarships, were handed out to students at Bellwood-Antis. The District Chorus awards were handed out to: Mara Lundberg, Abbey Crider, Revel Southwell, Amanda Albright, Alayna Roberts, Randy Zitterbart, Lynnea Burr, Emily Estright, Owen Worthing, and Issac Mills. The Regional Chorus awards were awarded to: Amanda Albright, Alayna Roberts, Abbey Crider, Issac Mills, Emily Estright, and Owen Worthing. PJAS State Qualifier was Kerri Little. The PHSSL State Speech Qualifiers were: Mara Lundberg, Owen Worthing, Emily Estright, Revel Southwell, Luke Hollingshead, Katelyn Shaulis, Randy Zitterbart, and Abigail Patton. For NCFL Nation Speech Qualifiers the following were named: Stephanie Mills, Revel Southwell, Grace Misera, Haley McCloskey, Owen Worthing, Emily Estright, Katelyn Shaulis, and Addison Clemente. NFL National Speech Qualifiers were: Abigail Patton, Owen Worthing, Emily Estright, Alayna Roberts, and Katelyn Shaulis. Chad Messner, Amanda Albright, Curt Messner, and Revel Southwell were awarded for District Band. Regional Band students were: Chad Messner, Curt Messner, and Revel Southwell. For Susquehanna Honors Band Chad and Curt Messner were both awarded. Chad Messner was awarded the John Philip Sousa Band Award. Mallory Harold received the Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award. Michael McElhinney and Danny Nelson were awarded the FFA Keystone Degree Awards. Owen Worthing was awarded for having the Highest Senior SAT score. Danny Nelson was awarded with the Exemplary Attendance Award.
Some other awards given were from the GACTC National Technical Honor Society as they recognized Taylor Harold and Jesse Branstetter. Johnathon Ritter was the Triple Medallion Winner for Hotel and Lodging Management and Tyler Moore won 2nd place for the Written Event of a Community Service Project. GACTC recognized Seniors of the Year from Bellwood-Antis. Tyler Moore was recognized for Logistics and Materials Management. For Outdoor Power Equipment Zachariah Hornberger was honored. Jessica Killinger was recognized for her work in Cosmetology. The Visual Arts recognized Tristen Miller for her outstanding work. Alexander Leskowitz was given the American Welding Society Award. Skills USA State competition awarded Scott Pearce 2nd place in Chapter Display Team and Zachariah Hornberger 3rd place in Marine Service Technology. Elizabeth was given the Dorothy Markley Nearhoof Award. For Exceptional Arts Night Showcases the students recognized were: Adam Osborne, Joe Beam, Selena Damiano, Meghan Claar, Rachel Harris, and Elizabeth Miller.
The Winners of the Scholarships:
$250 Red Cross Scholarship went to Jakob Stapleton.
$250 STAR Team Scholarship went to Emily Hanwell.
$250 Hartsock Family Scholarship went to Angela Wheeler.
$250 Track and Field Scholarships went to Alex Bartlett and Ellen Crook.
$250 Kent and Barb Willson Memorial Scholarship went to Sierra Yingling.
$250 French Club Scholarship went to Nicholas McElhinney.
$250 BA Class of 1984 Scholarship went to Tristen Miller.
$500 BA Class of 1983 Scholarship went to Emily Hanwell.
$500 Helping Hands Scholarship went to Lynnea Burr.
$500 BA Class of 1972 Scholarship went to Daylon Breon.
$500 RSM Scholarship want to Ellen Crook.
$500 Coach John Swogger Memorial Hustle Scholarship went to Bailey Swogger.
$500 Forshey Family Memorial Scholarship went to Kayla Beech.
$500 Music Theatre Scholarships went to Owen Worthing and Casey Gray.
$500 Choral Scholarship went to Mara Lundberg.
$500 Speech League Scholarships went Katelyn Shaulis.
$500 Richard E. Bower Memorial Scholarship went to Lynnea Burr.
$500 BA Band Scholarships went to Mallory Harold and Chad Messner.
$500 Caracciolo Sheet and Metal Scholarship went to Mara Lundberg.
$500 Andrews and Beard Law Firm Academic Scholarship went to Daylon Breon.
$500 Alumni Association Scholarship went to Sierra Yingling.
$500 M&T Bank Scholarship went to Alex McCaulley.
$500 Bellwood-Antis Knights of Columbus Scholarship went to Alyssa Long.
$500 Lions Club Scholarships went to Jakob Stapleton and Emily Nagle.
$500 Class of ’64 Scholarship went to Emily Nagle.
$500 Jean Harker Memorial Scholarship went to Mallory Harold.
$500 First Commonwealth Bank Scholarship went to Kristofer Seminario.
$500 Northern Blair Kiwanis Club Scholarship in memory of Howard Walker went to Kayla Myers.
$500 Northern Blair Kiwanis Club Scholarship in memory of Harold Wagner went to Cristina DeGol.
$500 Northern Blair Kiwanis Club went to Megan Martin.
$500 Thomas Otto Family Scholarship went to Cristina DeGol.
$500 Darrin G. Watters Memorial Scholarship went to Victor Lombardo.
$500 Bellwood-Antis Historical Society Scholarship went to Kayla Beech.
$500 DJB Scholarship went to Jonathon Ritter.
$500 Captain James “Whitey” Stephens Memorial Scholarship went to Ashley Wertz.
$500 Linette Allen Memorial Scholarships went to Kayla Beech and Mara Lundberg.
$500 Bud Grazier Memorial Scholarships went to Miranda Lowery and Casey Gray.
$500 Surplus City Scholarships went to Abbie Morrissey, Josh Gates, and Allison Morgan.
$500 Harshman Family Scholarship went to Ryan White.
$750 Bellwood-Antis PTO Scholarships went to Ashley Wertz and Olivia Gailey.
$750 Mary Jane Barr Memorial Scholarship went to Victor Lombardo.
$750 BAEA Scholarships went to Lynnea Burr and Sierra Yingling.
$1000 Pepsi Bottling Group Scholarship went to Anthony Waite.
$1000 Himes Family Scholarship went to Bruce Knisely.
$1000 Thomas Family Meal Plan Scholarship went to Miranda Lowery.
$1000 “Miss R” Scholarship went to Bailey Swogger.
$1000 Marjorie Mackey Memorial Scholarship went to Kristofer Seminario.
$1000 Richard McEldowney Memorial Scholarships went to Nick McElhinney and Emily Hanwell.
$1000 Dr. & Mrs. Christopher McClellan Scholarship went to Mallory Harold.
$1000 Tyler/Lovrich Families Scholarship went to Mara Lundberg.
$1000 DelGrosso Foods Inc. Scholarship went to Angela Wheeler.
$1000 Dennis McClellan, Sr. Memorial Scholarship went to Chad Messner.
$1000 Thelma Rittenhouse Scholarships went to Olivia Gailey and Wesley Mauk.
$1000 Duane Hollen Memorial Scholarship went to Tanner Snyder.
$1000 Thelma Fowler Memorial Scholarships went to Kayla Myers and Jakob Stapleton.
$1500 United Veterans Club Scholarship went to Tristen Miller.
$1500 Class of ’44 Scholarships went to Kayla Beech and Jonathon Ritter.
$2500 Hostler Memorial Scholarship went to Angela Wheeler and Miranda Lowery.
$3000 Fraternal Order of Eagles Scholarships went to Owen Worthing, Emily Hanwell, Tori Benton, and Alyssa Long.
$5000 Bruno DeGol, Sr. Memorial Scholarship sponsored by: The Bruno and Lena DeGol Family Foundation went to Bailey Swogger.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
