Pine Bush Central School District
The Pine Bush High School Scholarship night was a wonderful celebration of our 2024 graduates with generous scholarships from local businesses, community organizations and our own educators. In all, more than $110,000 was awarded to our students from our amazing community.
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Here is a list of the scholarships and recipients.
Against All Odds – Jadyn Amore,  Allen Charles Marc
Visual Arts Scholarship – Katie Johnson, Emma Russell,  Samuel Cerone, Samantha Williams, Lauren Bialt
James Carl Baisley Memorial Scholarship – Bernice Valsaint
Bill Bartko Soccer Scholarship – Alexandra Parr
Olivia Nicole Beam Memorial Scholarship – Madison Malin, Ajahnae Allen
Billings Memorial Engineering Technology Award – Gavin Gardocki
The Bluestein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone Scholarship – Jenna Hopmayer
The Boniface Family Memorial Scholarship – Hannah Pawlowski, Brooke Tarshis
 
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Bonney Family Nursing Scholarship – Chad Fiorentino
Michelle Renee Bratton Memorial Scholarship – Breanna Omosebi
Joseph F. Britto Memorial Scholarship – Tea Rauch
Bullville Fire Company Scholarship – Karly Memmelaar, Alex O’Dell
Ladies Auxiliary of  the Bullville Fire Company Scholarship – Alex O’Dell
Joan M. Carbone Scholarship – Keiley  Langdon
Daniel E. Carey Memorial Scholarship – Grace Salsbury
Center for Prayer and Meditation Scholarship – Breanna Omosebi
Central Orange County Italian American Association – Aaron Schoenberg, Lillian Gabriele, Samuel Cerone
Circleville Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship – Caitlin Leaf
Circleville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. Memorial Scholarship Award – Caitlin Leaf
Scott F. Coen Memorial Scholarship – Alex O’Dell
Counseling Department Scholarship – Camila Perlaza Soteldo, Chance Bennett, Logan Rosa
CVMS Superstar Scholarship – Ashley Martin
DAR Good Citizen Award – Saige Valentino
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Deacon Edward Czerwinski Memorial Scholarship – Trevor Zupetz, Lillian Gabriele
Fannie Distefano Memorial Scholarship  – Tomas Hajek
James Doyle Memorial Scholarship – Jenna McComb
Stefanie Anne Driscoll Memorial Scholarship – Kendra Lucas
Edward J. Russell Elementary School Scholarship – Hannah Pawlowski
Exceptional Social Studies Achievement Award – Ellie Hoppe
F.A.M.E. Scholarship – Saige Valentino, Miles Terranova
Family & Consumer Science Human Service Award – Joshua Patrick Sullivan Memorial Scholarship – Keiley Langdon
Finance Academy Scholarship – Malakai Henry-Geraghty, Milene Rodas, Kaylee Towers
Donna  Geidel Scholarship – Tia Fisher
Eileen Gilgoff & William F. Brock Memorial Scholarship – Randee Aviles, Mariah Barban
Elaine Greco Creative Spirit Award – Aaron Schoenberg
Gene Hass Scholarship – Michael  Gonzales, Justin Quick, Elias Blumrath, Lillian Gabriele, Nina Camacho, Blake Vellenga, Tiffany Tinoco Claros
Highest Average in English – Kristofer Webb, Akeelah Moxam
Highest Average in Math – Ellie Hoppe, Aaron Schoenberg, Elias Blumrath
Nonnie Houghton “Pursuit of Passions” Arts and Leadership Award – Eryka Squash Castellanos
Kelly Family Memorial Scholarship – Nicole Whittaker
Chris M. Kirby Memorial Scholarship – Jack Vuksanovich
Phillip H. Kravitz Memorial Scholarship – Grace  Salsbury
Staci Verice Krieger Memorial Scholarship – Breanna Omosebi, Mackenzie Todd
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Arnold Louis Levinson Scholarship – Liam Winter
Thomas F. Lonergan Memorial Scholarship – Camryn Brown
Tim O. Mains Circleville Elementary School PTA Scholarship – Akeelah Moxam, Anna Olivier
Masonic War Veteran’s Beth-El Post #29 Scholarship – Lillian Gabriele
Patrick T. Mataraza Memorial Scholarship – Ellie Hoppe
Mediacom Entrepreneur of Tomorrow Award – Samuel Cerone
Mercurio-Norton-Tarolli-Marshall Engineering Award – Aaron  Schoenberg, Alex O’Dell, Blake Vellenga, Lillian Gabriele
Robert J. Meade Scholarship – Samantha Heit, Justin Quick
Mid-Hudson Ivy Foundation Collegiate Scholarship – Ellie Hoppe
Middletown Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship – Akeelah Moxam
Middletown Honda Scholarship – Monica Ilioiu
Mrs. P. Award – Cliff Owens
Munistat Services Inc. – Milene Rodas
National Honor Society  – Deirdre Meberg, Sophia Licardi, Abigail Oliveras, Katie Webster
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corp Marine Option Scholarship – Jessica Wells
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New York State Scholarship for Academic Excellence – Saige Valentino, Aaron Schoenberg, Angela Hilgenfeldt, Ashley Martin, Justin Quick, Ellie Hoppe, Jake Smith Madelyn Carpenter
Orange County Counselors’ Association Big Heart Award – Eryka Squash Castellanos
Orange County Youth Football & Cheerleading Scholarship – Ivana Johnson
Outstanding Achievement in Science – Saige Valentino, Katie Johnson, Elias Blumrath
Pakanasink  Elementary School PTA  Scholarship – Ashley Martin, Ivana Johnson
Taylor Pierson Memorial Scholarship – Aaron Schoenberg, Lillian Gabriele
Pine Bush Alumni Scholarship – Logan Hawley
Pine Bush Aquatic Club, Inc. Thomas Mullen Memorial Scholarship – Katie Webster, Ashley Martin  
Pine Bush Area Public Library Scholarship – Alex  O’Dell, Lillian Gabriele, Hannah Pawlowski
Pine Bush Community Garden Club – Kristofer Webb, Madelyn Carpenter
Pine Bush Hook and Ladder Patrick T. Mataraza Scholarship – Matthew Lopez, Ivan Gutierrez, Craig VanderKooy
Pine Bush Lions Club Scholarship – Randee Aviles, Kayla Mendez
Pine Bush Little League Scholarship – Alexander Thomas Blazeski Memorial Scholarship    
Pine Bush Physical Therapy – Timothy Robinson Memorial Scholarship – Morgan Tubbs
PBCSD  School Related Professional Association Scholarship – Ellie Hoppe, India Latta
Pine Bush Teachers Association – Carla McLaud Scholarship – Aaron Schoenberg, Ellie Hoppe, Angela Hilgenfeldt
Pine Bush Teachers Association – James McIntyre Ultimate Scholarship – Saige Valentino
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Pine Bush Teachers Association Christa McAuliffe – Challenger & Memorial Scholarship – Akeelah Moxam
Pine Bush Teachers Association Award – Logan Norton-Lapsley, Justin Quick, Jake Smith, Jenna Hopmayer, Katie Johnson, Nicholas Marshal, Rylan Tuttle, Emma Losey, Katie Webster
PBTA Retiree Chapter Ana Virginia Ortiz Memorial Award – Logan Norton-Lapsley
PBTA Retiree Chapter E. Grace Wendland Memorial Award – Maya Maldonado
PBTA Retiree Chapter Award – Jadyn Amore, Randee Aviles, Julia Bressler, Taylor Jennings, Ashley Martin, Justin Martir, Hanin Mohammed, Breanna Omosebi, Salvador Serrano, Blake Vellenga, Liam Woodruff
Pine Bush Youth Soccer Club Scholarship – Samuel Cerone, Liam Winter, Justin Quick, Lillian Gabriele
Michael Ramos Memorial Scholarship – Justin Quick, Akeelah Moxam
Michele Robinholt Memorial Scholarship – Dan Healy
Jean A. Rowe Scholarship – In Memory of John Culik and Anna Culik – Ellie Hoppe
Jean A. Rowe Scholarship – In Memory of Thomas Rowe and Winifred Rowe – Lillian Gabriele
Diane Shafer Memorial Scholarship – Caitlin Acton
Alice Shaughnessy Memorial Scholarship – Taylor Vero, Skylar MacFarlane
Spagnoli Family Scholarship – Michael Vaccarino
Justin Speights Scholarship – Logan Hawley
Spero Chambers Memorial Scholarship – Maya Maldonado
Susan Satriano Memorial Scholarship Foundation Award – Omar Gonzalez
The Tri-County Community Partnership Scholarship – Ellie Hoppe
Meghan Trifari Musical Scholarship – Anabella Almeida, Randee Aviles, Jenna Hopmayer, Katie Johnson, Blake McCormick, Breanna Omosebi, Grace Salsbury, Jake Smith, Katie Webster
Kenneth VonRonn Memorial Scholarship – Hanin Mohammed, Logan Norton-Lapsley, Jake Smith
Wallkill East Rotary Club Scholarships – Breanna Omosebi, Ivana Johnson, Aaron  Schoenberg, Emma Russell
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Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps  – The Joshua Sullivan Memorial Scholarship – Jenna Hopmayer
Walker Valley Fire Department Scholarship – Logan Norton-Lapsley, James Disimile
Walker Valley Ladies Auxiliary – Gregston Sr. & Dorothy Greer Memorial Scholarship – James Disimile, Kristofer Webb
Wally Westerfield Scholarship – Logan Rosa        
Isidore and Ethel Wittenberg Memorial Scholarship– Abigail Oliveras
C.N. Wood Incorporated Scholarship – Trevor Zupetz
World Language Senior Awards  – Jenna  Hopmayer, Salvador Serrano, Isabella Gallego-Herrera
Young’s Service Station Scholarship – Daniel Healy
Youth in Government – Riley Kool, Jesse Morse, Logan Norton-Lapsley

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