On Wednesday, June 4, the Carbondale Area seniors gathered as a class to celebrate achievements, reflect on past memories, and await the future. Hong Tran (Valedictorian) led the Pledge of Allegiance. Abigail Wall, Class President, addressed the class with sentimental remarks both before and after the ceremony. Caitlyn Burns (Class Poet-ranked third) recalled past memories and introduced the events for the evening in a poem format that she wrote.
The ceremony started with presentations of Class Gifts and the reading of the Class Will and Prophecy- these were all based on their personalities and interests, as well as inside jokes that the general public probably did not understand. Eliana Connolly and Hannah Mccaffrey read the Class Will, while Eva Balderas and Elvira Marrero predicted the future of the Class of 2025 by discussing their Ten-Year Class Reunion at Sheetz in Carbondale. Aryonna Castaneda, Ian Dzielak, Stephen Ennes, Leila Esgro, Keegan McDonald, Ava Peregrin, Angelica Prieto, and Rylie Toolan presented the gifts.
Various presenters gave out thousands of dollars in merit-based scholarships to the students. Award recipients are as follows:
Steve Brownell: Abigail Wall
Michael Scotch Memorial Athletic: Jake Rosler
Tom Molinaro Memorial: Jake Rosler
Tim Rossetti Memorial: Danny Gonzalez
CA Strikeout Cancer: Krystel Calderon
Emily Tropeano Memorial: Ava Peregrin
Fendrock Family: Rylie Toolan
James F. Swift Scholarship: Eva Balderas and Rylie Toolan
Jefferson Scholarship: Eva Balderas
Kayla Nakonechni Memorial: Abigail Wall
Ambassador Against Drugs/Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office: Madysen Usher
Carbondale Housing Authority: Alexis Black and Caitlyn Burns
Carbondale Business Professional Women’s Club: Abigail Wall
Carbondale UNICO: Eva Balderas and Abigail Wall
109th Infantry Regiment Association Legacy Scholarship: Eva Balderas
General Jerome F. O’Malley American Legion Post 221: Eva Balderas, Stephanie Baker, Elvira Marrero, and Vanessa Hill
Simpson VFW Post 4712: Abigail Wall, Logan Spall, and Eva Balderas
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Jack Kelly Memorial Scholarship: Thomas Wiggins
Christopher Buckley Memorial: Stephen Ennes
Michael “Red” Wallace: Ian Dzielak
PIAA Scholar Athlete Award: Ian Dzielak and Abigail Wall
Edison ELC Scholarship: Yunique Hambke
Frank Burnett Memorial: Ava Peregrin
Anne Fedorchak Memorial: Abigail Wall
Frank T. Lee: Eliana Connolly
Peter Petorak: Eliana Connolly
Judith and Joseph Calabro: Caitlyn Burns
Faculty Academic Excellence: Hong Tran, Abigail Wall, Caitlyn Burns, Eliana Connolly, and Hannah Mccaffrey
Nellie Jordan and Mary Louise Gallagher: Eva Balderas
James and Margaret Pidgeon: Abigail Wall
Robert Jurble: Hong Tran
The Carbondale Area School District congratulates all of the award winners on their well-deserved recognition. We also want to thank the generous benefactors of those scholarships for their continued support of our students. Also, a special thank you goes out to Mr. Carm Perri, Mrs. Alyssa Mayne, and Mrs. Carolyn Burrell for organizing the event, as well as the faculty and staff who assisted with the event. We could not do this without all of you!
Please see below for some pictures.
CLICK HERE to see the Class Night video that was previously livestreamed.
