PORT ALLEGANY — Awards were recently presented to students at the Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center for the 2019-20 school year.
Participating schools at the CTC are Austin, Cameron County, Coudersport, Galeton, Kane, Northern Potter, Oswayo Valley, Otto-Eldred, Port Allegany and Smethport. James Young is the director of the CTC.
Student Recognition Awards were announced as follows: National Technical Honor Society Inductees — Jacob Boden, NPHS, Welding; Sean Cunningham, SAHS, Welding; Jordan Glover, AAHS, Health Assistant; Katelynn Hauss, CCHS, Early Childhood; Quintyn Howard, OVHS, Welding; Jade Huffman, OVHS, Culinary; Robert Landry, PAHS, Building Construction; Mattison Maben, PAHS, Early Childhood; Amber McAndrews, NPHS, Building Construction; Darci Meacham, CAHS, Networking; Joshua Mesler, PAHS, Homeland Security; Andrew Page, CAHS, Engineering; Shae Setzer, AAHS, Health Assistant; Ashley Skinner, PAHS, Early Childhood; Ethan Sprankle, PAHS, Homeland Security; and Anna Stewart, PAHS, Early Childhood. Returning members include Abigail Bennett, OEHS, Culinary; Eric Crum, OEHS, Heavy Equipment; Shelby Darrin, OEHS — Health Assistant; Kolby Hosterman, PAHS, Networking; and Travis Snyder, NPHS, Heavy Equipment.
Students participating in SkillsUSA Recognition, District Competition in New Castle, were Jordan Glover, AAHS, HA; Andrew Lopez, CCHS, HA; Corey Williams, CCHS, NET; Takoda Corliss, KASD, NET; Zachary Howe, KAHS, NET; Trenton Smith, KAHS, NET; Quincy Dailey, NPHS, NET; Jade Huffman, OVHS, CUL; Raymond Batt, OEHS, NET; Asher McDonald, OEHS, NET; Kolby Hosterman, PAHS, NET: Blake McCoy, PAHS, NET; Tyler Baldwin, SAHS, AUTO; Morgan Himes, SAHS, ECE; Zachary Persing, SAHS, NET; Sean Cunningham, CCHS, WELD; Adam Weichman, CCHS, ENG; Kelly Eschrich, KAHS, CUL: Heidi Johnson, KAHS, ECE; Elizageth “Icie” Vito, KAHS, NET; Travis Snyder, NPHS, HEM; Hailee Wilson, OVHS, HA; Abigail Bennett, OEHS, CUL; Isaiah Caden, PAHS, BCO; Derek Kallenborn, PAHS, BCO; Ethan Sprankle, PAHS, HOME; Jaden Causer, SAHS, AUTO, Max Hough, SAHS, NET; and Chase Trask, SAHS, NET; Co-op Students — Bryce Gold, Job Interview, Otto-Eldred. State Competition in Hershey participants were Bryce Gold, Job Interview, Otto-Eldred; Corey Williams, Cyber Security, Cameron County; and Zach Howe, Cyber Security, Kane.
Capstone Education Program participants were Adam Weichman, Engineering Technology, CCHS, Caldwell Corporation, Emporium; Colin Morey, Heavy Equipment Maintenance, CAHS, Riss-Dale Farms, Coudersport Greg Shortt, CAHS-GRS, Inc, Millport; Gabe Wargo, Networking, CAHS, Zitomedia, Coudersport; Heidi Joehnson, Early Childhood Education, KAHS, Apple of My Eye DayCare, Kane; Jacob Boden, Welding NPHS< Miller and Richard Masonry, Ulysses; John Lewis, Engineering Technology, NPHS, New Moon Power Equipment, Ulysses; Richard Junselman, Automotive, NPHS, Four Winds Farm, Ulysses; Chris Carpenter, Automotive, OVHS, Seal’s Auto, Eldred; Honor Gross, Welding, OVHS, GFS, Ince., Millport; Hailee Wilson, Health Assistant, OVHS, Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport; Haley Darush, Health Assistant, PAHS, UPMC Cole, Coudersport; Kolby Hosterman, Networking, PAHS, Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany; Liberty Dates, Health Assistant, PAHS, Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport; T. J. Swanson, Engineering Technology, SAHS, Swanson Fabricating, Bradford; Shayne Westfall, Building Construction, SHAS, Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany; Kaileigha Gustafson, Early Childhood Education, PAHS, Headstart, Port Allegany; Mikayla Post, Early Childhood Education, OEHS, Headstart, Eldred; and Sebastian Van Camp, Building Construction, OEHS Seneca Highlands IU9/CTC, Port Allegany.
Recognition Awards given to top students in the program went to Ryan Chilcote, Cameron County, and Jaden Causer, Smethport, Automotive Mechanics; Robert Landry, Port Allegany and James Bliss, Northern Potter, Building Construction Occupations; Abigail Bennett, Otto-Eldred and Jade Huffman, Oswayo Valley, Culinary Arts; Ashley Skinner, Port Allegany and Morgan Himes, Smethport, Early Childhood Education; Adam Weichman, Cameron County and Evan Sanderson, Smethport, Engineering Technology; Haley Darush, Port Allegany and Jeannie Beane, Kane, Health Assistant; Eric Crum, Otto-Eldred and Travis Synder, Northern Potter, Heavy Equipment Maintenance; Joshua Mesler, Port Allegany and Chandler Hults-Lowe, Coudersport; Kolby Hosterman, Port Allegany and Gabe Wargo, Coudersport, Networking Technology; Sean Cunningham, Cameron County and Jacob Boden, Northern Potter, Welding.
E&G Autoplus Scholarship Award went to the top mechanic going on to post-secondary schooling: Jaden Causer, Automotive, Smethport. Northwest Good Citizen Award went to students involved in community activities: Yarielly Colon, Health Assistant, Port Allegany, and Anna Stewart, Early Childhood Education, Port Allegany. Kades-Margolis Award for the student who most exemplifies the trade went to Katelyn Waid, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred; Jose DeJesus, Culinary, Port Allegany; Liberty Dates, Health Assistant, Port Allegany; Hailee Wilson, Health Assistant, Oswayo Valley. Education Association Award went to Katelynn Hauss, Early Childhood Education, Cameron County, and Chad Moyer, Homeland Security, Cameron County. Dason Mesler Scholarship went to Izak Bidwell, Automotive, Port Allegany. The Director’s Awards went to Kaileigha Gustafson, ECE, PAHS; Logan Benninger, BCO, CAHS; Heidi Johnson, ECE, KAHS; Candyce Lloyd, HA, PAHS; Dallas Knauer, BCO, NPHS; and Brennan Niles, CUL, PAHS. Hamblin Band Work Ethic Awards went to Shelby Darrin, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred, and Timothy Hasselman, Heavy Equipment, Cameron County. Mathematics Awards went to Forrester Smoker, Networking, Cameron County, and Damien Neubert, Welding, Smethport; Rotary District 7280 Vocational Grant went to Mikayla Post, Early Childhood Education, Otto-Eldred. Port Allegany Rotary Service Award for students involved in Community Service went to Anna Stewart, Early Childhood Education, Port Allegany. Rotary Outstanding Vocational Award Recognition ROVA Field Trip Participants were Michael Tanner, HEM, SAHS; Joshual Kessler, AUTO, PAHS; Noah Pearson, BCO, PAHS; Jordan Wolfe, WELD, KAHS; Shelby Garnder, ENG, GAHS; Dannielle Miller, ECE, GAHS; Brian Tanner, HEM, SAHS; Jaden Studer, HA, OEHS, Andrew Page, ENG, CAHS; Ayden Raymondo, WELD, KAHS; Sarah Young, HA, SAHS; and Hunter Beck, NET, GAHS.
The Dave “Digger” McFall Scholarship went to Desiree Deyarmin, Health Assistant, Coudersport, and Corey Williams, Networking, Cameron County. The Non-Traditional Student Award went to Dylan Hamilton, Health Assistant, Otto-Eldred, and Kayla Baker, Homeland Security, Port Allegany.
Perfect Attendance Awards were given to Kayla Baxter, HOME, Port Allegany; Christian Eaton, WELD, Smethport; Isaiah Weiskoff-Wiley, HOME, Port Allegany; Jaden Causer, AUTO, Smethport; and Zacharie Vossler, CUL, Smethport.
Student Committee members include Gage Smoker, DJ Michelitsch, Josh Kessler, Robert Landry, Noah Pearson, Ethan DeBockler, Abigail Bennett, Raelyn Torpey, Kelly Eschrich, Chloe Banks, Jacob Piecinski, Alexandria Norris, Dannielle Miller, Alex Bryant, Alex Pelchy, Jaden Causer, Shayne Westfull, Summer Tanner, Dallas Knauer, Jade Huffman, Gavin Soule, Emily Plowden, Karli Benson, Shelby Garner, Damien Haight, Adam Weichman, Shelby Darrin, Liberty Dates, Katelyn Waid, Eric Crum, Seth Bowers, Hunter Kisko, Kayla Baxter, Ethan Sprankle, Chad Moyer, Kolby Hosterman, Corey Williams, Zachary Howe, James Brumbach, Michael Douglas, Ayden Raymondo, Andrew Page, Maya Lawton, Hunter Mason, Hailee Wilson, Desiree Deyarmin, Jordan Glover, Travis Snyder, Jacob Erikson, Bryce Coleman, Chandler Hunts-Lowe, Tommy Carpenter, Shauna Bailey, Gabe Wargo, Zachary Persing, Reed Powers, Greg Shortt, Justin Gallus and Wyatt Yocum. President — Kolby Hosterman and Jade Huffman; Vice-President — Corey Williams and Andrew Page; Secretary — Abigail Bennett and Jordan Glover; and Treasurer — Abigail Bennett and Gavin Soule.
Students of the Week Recognition went to Cory Dart, Shayne Westfall, Bryce Coleman and Sean Cunningham for September; Shelby Garnder, Kelly Eschrich, Katelyn Waid, and Chandler Hults-Lowe in October; Corey Wiliams, Morgan Himes, and Ian Sobrino in November; James Bliss, Travis Snyder and Justin Gallup in December; Andrew Page, Jade Huffman, Haley Darush and Ethan Sprankle in January; Hunter Beck, Ashley Skinner and Dallas Knauer in February; Jacob Boden in March and Chase Trask in April.
The Student of the Year was presented to Kolby Hosterman, Networking, Port Allegany High School. The Perfect Attendance Award went to Kayla Baxter, Homeland Security, Port Allegany — three years in a row; Most Improved went to Tia Bird, Health Assistant, Port Allegany, and the Highest GPA went to Kolby Hosterman, Networking, Port Allegany.
Grand Prize Awards went to Emily Kelly, ECE, KAHS (a Chrysler 200) and Zachary Persing, NET, SAHS, (Ford Focus). Special thanks to Kightlinger Motors Inc. and Bidwell Auto for their donations of the cars.
