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Thurmont High School Alumni Mother Seton School Announces

Banquet Held Academic Award Recipients for

The annual Courtesy Photo 2017-2018 School Year
Thurmont High School The following students received the Academic Excellence Award for
Alumni Banquet was achieveing All-A Honor Roll this school year: Ivy Coldren (Grade 7); Elizabeth
held June 2, 2018, at Goodwin, Caroline Layman, Julia Wivell (Grade 6); Annalise Abruzzese, Isaac
the Thurmont Event Jenkins, Taylor Johnson, Gianna Lowry, Kiernan Myles, Aidan Shranatan
Complex. Alumni (Grade 5); Sophia Erdman, Maryn Rajaski (Grade 4); William Adams, Amelia
president, Don Benson, Callan Goodman, Gavin Green, Elizabeth Iferd, Lane Koenig, Vivian
Dougherty (Class of Lewis, Jacob Marron, Emma Simmons, Sarah Simmons (Grade 3).
1969) served as the The follow students received the Academic Achievement Award for
master of ceremonies. achieving A/B Honor Roll this school year: Katie Aleshire, Jameson Doll,
Audrey Ecker Coe, Brendan Guinan, Grant Kelly, Carter Loher, EJ Lowry, Layla Metts, Quynh
Class of 1940, was the Nguyen, Mackenzie Orndorff, Jaime Price, Beckett Tayler, Pearl Walker
oldest in attendance. (Grade 7); Emily Flynn, Nathaniel Hand, Wyatt Hill, Chloe Jarvis, Anthony
She first attended Kinnamont, Ethan Little, Isabella Lorenzo, Ella Lowry, Timothy McCarthy,
alumni banquets in Emerson Racheff, Gabriel Riling, Cassidy Sill, Daniel Soares (Grade 6);
1933 at the age of nine. Pictured from left are Nikita James Miller; Edison Hatter; Jeff Ott, Rosamaria Bonbrest, Dixie Bruner, Elena Crutchfield, Zachary Getz, Brady
She would tap dance excepting for his daughter, Keren June Ott; Casey Ecker; and Hayden Koenig, Ripleigh Maring, Carli Mazaleski, Sascha Zurawski (Grade 5); Maria
and sing. Ironically, Spalding. Camila Canadas-Fraga, Aubrey Harrington, Catarina Hatch, Grace Hewitt,
Audrey’s great, great nephew received a scholarship. Benedict Hochschild, Kyle Kauffman, Lilian Kave, Gianna Kinnamont,
Scholarships are an important part of the alumni’s purpose: supporting Thien-Y Pham, Alyssa Spielman, Finnian Tayler (Grade 4); Ruby Bodnar,
continued education. This year’s recipients were Edison Hatter (grandson of Isabel Brodsky, Aidan Burnette, Ava Cherry, Peyton Faller, Catherine Griffin,
Mayor James Black), Keren June Ott (related to Kenneth Ott), Hayden Spalding Annabelle Harrington, Olivia Jaeger, Trevor Jessup, Khanh Pham, Isaac Rasher
(related to Mary Fraley Lawyer, Robert Abraham, Barbara Bittner Abraham, (Grade 3).
Donald Spalding, and Joan Lawyer Spalding), Nikita James Miller (related to In addition, Megan Adams (Grade 8) received the President’s Award for
James E. Miller, Sr. and James E. Miller, Jr.), and Casey Ecker (related to Larry Educational Excellence for maintaining an A-average throughout middle
Ecker). school (Grades 6-8) and testing in the top 10 percent of the nation’s students.
Gayle Slezak was in attendance representing former teachers. Former alumni The President’s Award for Outstanding Educational Achievement for
officers were recognized and thanked. Those who served in the military were maintaining an A/B-average throughout middle school (Grades 6-8) and testing
recognized and thanked. in the top 20 percent of the nation’s students was presented to eighth-grade
Addison Eyler sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” and Larry Freshman read a students Hannah Cavey, Alyssa Corsetty, Keola Evans, Mia Ferraro, Jacob
poem he wrote about growing up in Thurmont. Hartness, Zoe Kean, Lucy Matson, Taylor Reisinger, and Raphaela Smaldone.
Honors classes were 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, and 1968. Fred Addison came
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door prizes for the banquet. Next year’s banquet will be held Saturday, June 1,
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Five $1,000 Scholarships Awarded
The Emmitsburg High School Alumni Association (EHSAA) is pleased to
announce the winners of their annual EHSAA scholarship program. Five $1,000
scholarships were awarded this year. The scholarship applicants were judged on
involvement in school and community activities, as well as their academic work.
Honors and work experience were also considered.
The first scholarship recipient, Allison Rippeon, was a senior at Catoctin High
School (CHS) and was recognized at the school’s annual awards ceremony on 1 Creamery Way
May 29, 2018. Allison, daughter of Richard and Charlene Rippeon, is planning Emmitsburg, MD 21727
to attend Shippensburg University in the fall. 301-447-3718
The rest of the recipients were former graduates of CHS. Attending
Frederick Community College with the idea of becoming a veterinary surgeon FAX: 301-447-1722
and owning her own clinic one day is Jessica Welty, daughter of Jim Welty,
Jr. Michaela Persinger, daughter
of Wayne and Beth Persinger, is
enrolled at McDaniel College,
majoring in Kinesiology with a
minor in Health and Physical
Education to obtain a coaching
certification. Maya Swiderski,
daughter of Deborah Wivell and
William Swiderski, is attending the
University of Pennsylvania, working
on a veterinarian degree. Finally,
Stacie Baust, daughter of Troy and
Tammy Baust, is attending Frostburg
University to become a certified
teacher.
All recipients will be recognized at
the Emmitsburg High School Alumni
Association’s 94 Annual Banquet, to
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be held October 20, 2018.