Ninety individual students were recognized at the 2022 Achievement Night, held June 8 at Pioneer High School.
Among the students honored were 65 seniors and 25 juniors. Forty-five organizations, businesses or individuals donated designated scholarships. The high school Scholarship Committee allocated $29,500. Over $50,000 was allocated though community organizations and businesses.
Finally, $1.4 million in college tuition and expenses was allocated to juniors if they choose to attend and are accepted to the designated college.
The top amount of scholarship money promised to a graduating senior is $8,000; the second-highest is $6,400 and third place was $5,900.
Before the awards were presented, the Class of 2022 class officers were announced. They were President Mindy Isaman, Vice President Aidan Ameis, Secretary Sophia Kehl, and Treasurer Kaylee Hartman.
The following awards were presented:
TIM SCHWAB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - Jack Buncy
PIONEER CREDIT RECOVERY VALUES SCHOLARSHIP: Aidan Ameis
SCHENK & SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Daniel Kirsch
FRIENDS OF PIONEER ATHLETES SCHOLARSHIPS: Brody Hopkins, Jack Buncy, Faith Ruppert, Hailey Andrews
LIONS CLUB OF ARCADE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Faith Ruppert, Ellianna Lang
ARCADE CHAMBER COMMUNITY WELLNESS AWARD: Ryan Karp
PIONEER WORK EXPERIENCE AWARD: Jonathan Green
HARVEY MASON MEMORIAL: Thomas Bijouwer, Tyler Day
A.J. O’DELL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Madisen Sonner
NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S TRIPLE “C” AWARD: Samuel Evans, Daytona Cirbus
PATRICK T. BURNS MEMORIAL: Jack Buncy
R.A. MERCER SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACCOUNTING OR BUSINESS: Karlie Putt
ELMER DORNAN JUNIOR FIREMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Ellianna Lang
JANET R. PAYNE SCHOLARSHIP: Victoria Trevett, Jack Buncy
ARCADE FIRE DEPARTMENT SCOTT FERALDI MEMORIAL: Brooke Burley, Faith Ruppert, Ryan Karp
CRAIG SCHENK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Amelia Maul, Tyler Day
MARY LLOYD- JONES MEMORIAL AWARD: Samantha George
MICHAEL RONAN MEMORIAL CONSERVATION SCHOLARSHIP: Lydia Maul
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CHAFFEE SCHOLARSHIP: Grace Heppner
TYLER THOMAS MCELHENY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Payton Romance, Amanda Woodruff
WEST FALLS CONSERVATION SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP: Lauren Murray, Lydia Maul
KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS LITERARY SOCIETY: Samantha George
SAFE DRIVER AWARD: Abigail Heitzman
PIONEER AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION AWARD- COMMUNITY PRESENCE: Ellianna Lang, Lauren Murray, Colin Hughes, Lydia Maul
ARCADE WINTERFEST AWARDS: Jake Wiseman (king), Faith Ruppert (queen), Shaylyn Owens (queen runner-up), Mary George (most congenial), Makia Eisenhauer, Tristen Owens, Arianna Martz, Katelyn Kittleson, Layla Boyer
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA BETA GAMMA: Mckenzie Landis
BARRY ASHWORTH MEMORIAL AWARD: Tyler Day
PIONEER FACULTY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Mindy Isaman, Sophia Kehl, Zachary Holmes, Aidan Ameis, Colin Hughes, Evan Frazier, Faith Ruppert, Jack Buncy, Madison Matuszak
MATH DEPARTMENT OUTSTANDING STUDENTS: Aidan Ameis, Evan Frazier
HENDERSHOT-MANNESS AUXILIARY 374 AWARDS FOR MATH: Faith Ruppert, Zachary Holmes
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA BETA NU: McKenzie Landis
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AWARD (grade 11): Kailey Place
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT AWARDS: Most Improved - Chloe McCutcheon; Outstanding Student - Zachary Holmes
BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AWARDS: Outstanding Student - Christian Kolasny; Outstanding Business Academy Student - Kristin Morris
NIAGARA FRONTIER INDUSTRY EDUCATION COUNCIL CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYABILITY AWARD:
Adrienne Eck Brooke Burley
Savannah Lingle Bradley Jones
Sophia Kehl (Kale) McKenzie Landis
Chloe McCutcheon Tanner Williams
Evan Hodge Tyler Day
Jenna Hoffman William Miller
Kristin Morris Zachary Coppola
Madisen Sonner Mary George
Mindy Isaman
Two students went 'above & beyond' to receive the $250 BEEP Scholarship: Brooke Burley & McKenzie Landis
MARY H. ERICK OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STUDENT: Christian Kolasny
BUSINESS FIRST & INDEPENDENT HEALTH COMMUNITY ALL-STARS: Faith Ruppert (wellness); Sophia Kehl (community all star)
JAVA-STRYKERSVILLE KIWANIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Madison Matuszak
AMERICAN RED CROSS NHS SCHOLARSHIP: Faith Ruppert
OLLADENE M. NOURSE SCHOLARHIP: Christian Kolasny
TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT: Outstanding Construction & Building Trades - Mary George; Outstanding Pre-Engineering - Brody Hopkins
SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT: Outstanding Students - Zachary Holmes, Mindy Isaman
PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Most Improved - Lydia Maul; Outstanding - Zachary May
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Most Improved - Steven Plewa; Outstanding - Christian Kolasny
ART DEPARTMENT: Outstanding Success & Dedication to Photography - Jenna Hoffman, Breanna Spencer, Mindy Isaman, Tristen Owens, Sophia Kehl, Victoria Trevett
WORLD LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT: Ashley Bliss, Lauren Murray, Katelyn Benz, Sophia Kehl, Evan Frazier, Victoria Trevett
NEW YORK STATE THOMAS P. DINAPOLI STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Mindy Isaman, Sophia Kehl, Aidan Ameis, Kaylee Hartman
LILLENSTEIN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: Shayla Murphy
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU AWARD: Benjamin Shephard, Sophia Kehl, Layla Boyer
MATTHEW REINHART ROLL MEMORIAL THEATRE AWARD: Benjamin Shephard
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD: Grace Schmidt, Layla Boyer, Mary George
FRED WARING AWARD FOR CHORUS: Leilah Latham, Makia Eisenhauer, Arianna Martz
MARCHING BAND SCHOLARSHIP: Jake Wiseman
ALBERT J. BIGELOW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Layla Boyer
LOUIS ARMSTRONG AWARD: Jake Wiseman
JOHN PHILLIP SOUSA AWARD IN MUSIC: Colin javascript:void(null);Hughes
AMADEUS AWARD: Caleb Kinmartin, Layla Boyer
GOLD AWARD: Deanna Rogers
NATIONAL SCHOOL ORCHESTRA AWARD: Layla Boyer
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA FIRST CHAIR: Layla Boyer, Caleb Kinmartin, Hailey Chojnicki
ARION AWARD: Alanna Gasper, Amanda Woodruff
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COMPUTING MEDAL AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: Walker Bekiel
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & CREATIVITY AWARD PROGRAM: Kailey Place
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER BAUSCH AND LOMB SCIENCE AWARD: Evelyn Salzler
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER GEORGE EASTMAN YOUNG LEADERS AWARD: Jordan Dodge
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER FREDERICK DOUGLASS & SUSAN B. ANTHONY AWARDLillian Milligan
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER XEROX AWARD FOR INNOVATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Norman Rugg
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARD: Jackson Woolley
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Cohen Lyons
KEUKA COLLEGE GEORGE H. BALL COMMUNITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR JUNIORS: Santana Ersing, Sydney Wilton, Andrea Tingue, Blair French, Brittany Bliss
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE STUDENT SAGE AWARD: Charlotte Nickerson
ST. BONAVENTURE JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS/The Bonnie & Reilly Scholarships:
Kaelyn Bull
BONNIE SCHOLARSHIPS : Alyssa Boldt, Chloe Raiber, Dylan Hutchinson, Joshua Chitty, Kevina Dreanan, Vanessa Giboo
ALFRED UNIVERSITY SCHOLARS AWARD: Elizabeth Stahl
LEMOYNE COLLEGE HEIGHTS AWARD: Kyler Felber
ELMIRA KEY AWARD: Brooke Eastman, Emma Besch
SHELDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIP: Melissa Dziekonski
MILLIE AND GEORGE WALLACE LANGMADE SCHOLARSHIP: Ellianna Lang
CRAIG REITMEIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Faith Ruppert, Madison Matuszak, Victoria Trevett
DOROTHY G. HOWELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Colin Hughes, Evan Frazier, Kaylee Hartman, Sophia Kehl, Zachary Holmes
JANELLE SIMONETTI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Brad Jones
MARK CARBALLADA SCHOLAR/ATHLETE AWARD: Brody Hopkins
PIONEER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Ellianna Lang
KATHERINE PINGREY-HOPKINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Mindy Isaman
GEORGE C. & FAITH CRAWFORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Benjamin Shephard
BIG 30 SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMIC AWARD: Zachary Holmes
ERIE-NIAGARA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARD: Colin Hughes, Zachary Holmes, Layla Boyer
NEW YORK STATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: ($500) Colin Hughes, Layla Boyer, Kaylee Hartman. Mindy Isaman. ($1500) Zachary Holmes