Knoch seniors recognized at awards night
Knoch High School seniors were recognized at the school’s Annual Awards Night for Seniors on May 13, with a total of $215,000 in scholarships being awarded. The South Butler County Scholarship Foundation awarded approximately $130,000.
American Legion 683 — Gretchen Foehringer, Riley Gillis
Chester H. (Hank) Paul Memorial Scholarship — Alicia McDonald
Chelsea Lausberg Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Klabnik
Deaner Scholarship — Avangeline Santora
Diane Feo International Career Award — Riley Gillis
Donald Orwald Memorial Scholarship — Ian Squyres
Dr. John & Dr. Roberta Malobicky Scholarship — Macrina Robb, Riley Gillis, Emily Greb
Fred Gentile Memorial Scholarship — Reed Curry, Sarah Mitchell, Adah Fuller
Galbreth Family Memorial Scholarship — Logan Yesconis
Geraldine Freehling Memorial Art Scholarship — Marina Smith
Jacob Loyal Herrit Scholarship — Avangeline Santora
Jeff Laidlaw Memorial Scholarship — Avangeline Santora, Sierra Mock
Jeff Porch Memorial Scholarship — Hunter Essary, Serena Horstman
Jim Painter Memorial Athletic Scholarship — Serenity Kosecki, Sidney Young
John J. Duke Memorial Scholarship — Riley Gillis
Louis H. & Lola M. Fox Memorial Scholarship — Brooke Galcik, Madison Hunt
Mark Boring Memorial Scholarship — Sierra Mock
Phillip Kale Memorial Scholarship — Gretchen Foehringer, Alaina Fields
Ralph S. & Betty Thrower Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Klabnik
Rege Schiebel Memorial Scholarship — Riley Gillis
Reldon & Hattie Cooper Charitable Scholarship — Abigail Hawk, Spencer Riemer, Lara Ejzak, Sidney Young, Lindsey Zill
Ronald A. Hilgert Memorial Scholarship — Gretchen Foehringer
Saxonburg Area Rotary Club — Mackenzie Gumto
Tim McNerney All State Memorial Scholarship — Olivia Klabnik, Reed Curry, Keir Morris, Sarah Mitchell, Sierra Mock
The following students were named top of their class and received Foundation Excellence Awards: Macrina Robb, Emily Greb, Lindsey Greb, Paige Wilson, Zachery Fuerst, Samuel Crosby, Reed Curry, Sarah Mitchell, Riley Gillis, Braydon Esplen, Quinlin Howison, Brooke Galcik, Avangaline Santora, Damian Winters, Lara Ejzak, Laurel Hull, Alicyn Rhodes, Dara Patten, Lindsey Zill, Trianna Walls, Cameron Tarker, Emma Haugh, Abigail Hawk, Logan Yunn, Hunter Essary, Serenity Kosecki, Sidney Young, Sarah Fleishner, Mackenzie Gumto, Shiane Chalkley, Ava Breese, Spencer Riemer, Elijah Ruediger, Cassidy Horgan, Natalie Anderson, Travis Dannu and Naturelle Ewing.
Alex Summers Foundation — Riley Gillis, Abigail Hawk
American Legion Auxiliary Post 683 — Alicyn Rhodes, Serenity Kosecki
Armco Credit Union — Riley Gillis, Gretchen Foehringer
Butler Elks Lodge — Riley Gillis, Gretchen Foehringer, Sarah Mitchell
Butler Rotary Club Regis Schiebel Annual Scholarship — Makenzie Gumto
Dave Bracco Athletic Director Award — Brynne Smith, Braden Wozniak
Eugene & Laura Behrens Memorial Scholarship — Lindsey Greb
Frank W. Preston Memorial Scholarship — Emily Greb
George H. Aderhold Scholarship — Laurel Hull, Riley Gillis, Emily Greb, Quinlin Howison
Saxonburg District Women's Club Hazel Roenigk Scholarship — Sarah Mitchell
GFWC Saxonburg District Women's Club Jackie Bice Memorial Scholarship — Serena Horstman
Jim Collins WPIAL Scholar-Athlete Scholarship — Lindsey Greb
Lillian Heck Scholarship — Serenity Kosecki
Tzu Chii Scholarship — Serena Horstman
SWE Certificate of Merit — Macrina Robb
Local Growers — Carsen Traggiai, Layla Schwickrath
Mia Freyermuth Memorial Scholarship — Sidney Young
Nancy C. Gillman Memorial Scholarship — Gretchen Foehringer
Royal Grange 1972 — Serena Horstman, Sierra Mock, Brynne Smith, Gretchen Foehringer
Saxonburg Area Business Associates Scholarship — Lindsey Zill, Reed Curry
Saxonburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary 7376 — Hunter Essary
Knoch Educational Support Personnel Scholarship — Reed Curry, Riley Gillis
Knoch Fine Arts Scholarship — Tyler Belak
National School Orchestra Award — Marina Smith
PMEA Music Education Scholarship — Ian Squyres, Marina Smith
Spanish Club Scholarship — Lindsey Zill, Serenity Kosecki
Starwood Scholarship — Sierra Mock
Tri-Athlete Award — Jacob Fox, Brooke Galcik, Abigail Hawk
Vivian Miller Scholarship — Hunter Essary
Shirley M. and Carl F. and Tackett, Lucie Q. and John W. Tackett Scholarship —
Layla Schwickrath, Riley Gillis
WoodmenLife Scholarship — Spencer Riemer