Awards Ceremony Honors HHS Seniors

The annual tradition of celebrating the accomplishments of ’s senior class included sadness, elation, and confusion Wednesday morning.

The event opened with a moment of silence for Michael Sawyer, the 16-year-old junior at Havre de Grace who .

The event included thousands of dollars worth of scholarship money for the graduating class of 164 students.

Among the scholarships was one honoring  a student who passed away in August 2005 and would have been a member of the Class of '11 -- Jared Werneke.  His sister, Audrey Werneke, presented two scholarships for a total of $2,203 in memory of Jared, who, she said, loved football, basketball and math, and had plans of joining the military.

She presented the awards to two seniors who were members of clubs and captained athletic teams at Havre de Grace—Grant McFarland and Chris Castillo.

The Forton-Lee Scholarship awarded $4,500 to students, and the Brian Anthony Wilson Scholarship awarded $10,500 to students.

An official tally of scholarships earned will be presented at Thursday’s graduation ceremony.

An akward moment brought some laughter from the crowd, when the male athlete of the year award was presented to a junior—volleyball and tennis star David Beck, who happened to be in the audience and came to the stage to accept the award.

Wednesday’s ceremony concluded with  senior class president Jenn Tate announcing that the senior class officers had purchased a brick for the James R. Harris Stadium project.

Here are the scholarships and awards—listed in order of presentation—announced during the 90-minute ceremony:

TOP 5 PERCENT IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

• Taylor Cedrone
• Sarah Corder
• Ben Getz
• Lauren Gregory
• Mark Holloway
• Alicen Jobes
• Candace Knight
• Grant McFarland
• Stefanie Pollack

MARYLAND SCHOLARS

The following students carried a GPA 2.5 or higher, with a specific rigor of courses, including Algebra II, two credits in a foreign language, biology, chemistry, and one other advanced science. They were presented a cord to wear during Thursday’s graduation ceremony:

• Erica Boyd
• Christopher Castillo
• Joshua Collins
• Sarah Corder
• Joehannah Donovan
• Marina Gillies
• Lauren Gregory
• Alicen Jobes
• Candace Knight
• Christopher Laakso
• Lamar Leonard
• David Link
• Genaye Porch
• Alexandra Smith
• Jordan Stallings
• Megan Thomas
• Erin Worthington

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

Maryland Senatorial Scholarships from Senator Nancy Jacobs

• Travonn Bond, Daniel DiMeo, Coral Infeld, David Link, and Grant McFarland each receive $500 per year for four years from Sen. Jacobs’ office.

Maryland Senatorial Scholarship from Senator Barry Glassman

• Erin Worthington—$4,000

Maryland House of Delegates Scholarship

• Erica Boyd, Daniel DiMeo, David Link and Grant McFarland each received an undisclosed scholarship from Del. Mary-Dulany James' office.

Osman Memorial Scholarship

Don Osman presented two $500 scholarships in memory of his parents to students pursuing careers in a specific field:

• Candace Knight, pursuing a career as an elementary school teacher
• Dara Newheart, pursuing a career as a psychologist

Matthew Robert Pollitt Scholarship

• Genaye Porch—$1,000

Meadowvale PTA Scholarship

• Daniel DiMeo—$500

Alfred C. O’Connell Honor Scholarship

Haford Community College gave out 20 scholarships to seniors around Harford County to provide full tuition and fees for two years. Havre de Grace was presented one scholarship winner:

• David Link

APGFCU STARSS Scholarship

• David Link—$1,000

Brian Anthony Wilson Memorial Scholarship

• Grant McFarland (Univ. of MD), Alicen Jobes (Towson), Erica Boyd (Salisbury)— $1,000 each

• Dara Newhart (Univ. of MD)— $2,500
• Candace Knight (Alvernia )—$5,000

Cory A. Christy Scholarship

The fifth annual scholarship was presented by Donnie Gividen, of the Class of 1995, in memory of the 1996 graduate who was “a student, athlete, volunteer, and person everyone respected and loved.” The fifth annual scholarship was presented to one winner and two other applicants who displayed outstanding qualities:

• Candace Knight—$1,000
• Stefanie Pollack and David Link—$100 each

Darlington Lions Club

• Candace Knight—$1,000

Elva Boyle Memorial Scholarship

• Katelyn Hemler—$1,000

George Devine Memorial Student Service Humanitarian Award

• Jacob Brossart— $100

Havre de Grace American Legion Scholarship

• Antonio Hancock

Havre de Grace Chamber of Commerce Scholarship

• Alicen Jobes and Antonio Hancock—$500 each

Havre de Grace Rotary Club Scholarship

• Lamar Leonard, Dan DiMeo, Ben Getz, and Candace Knight

Harford County Sheriff’s Drug Prevention Award

• Genaye Porch—$500

Iota Nu Scholarship

• Lamar Leonard—$1,000

Jared Werneke Memorial Scholarship

• Grant MacFarland—$1,101

• Chris Castillo—$1,102

James Earl “Chief” Walker Dedicated Volunteer Award

• Jacob Brossart—$1,000 book scholarship for 283 service hours

Jean and Roy Mentzer S.M.I.L.E.S.

• Scholarships of $500 each were presentd to Antonio Hancock (U.S. Naval Academy, 120 service hours), Stefanie Pollack (HCC, 127 service hours), Genaye Porch (Southeastern Louisiana Univ., 66.25 service hours)

Millard Tydings Memorial Student Service Award

• Stevie Herrell and Jacob Brossart—$300 each

Jo’van Brooks Memorial Scholarship

• Travonn Bond

Marlene Thomas Memorial Scholarship

• Travonn Bond, Stefanie Pollack, Erica Boyd, and Candace Knight—$1,000 each

Mildred G. Stansbury Memorial Scholarship

• Antonio Hancock—$1,000

New Beginnings Church Scholarship

• Presenter wasn't in attendace, so the award will be given at a separate time

School Store Award

• Lauren Gregory—$250 book scholarship

Stivers Athletic Male Scholarship

• Dayshawn Bolling—$500

Military Service Award

• Miranda Blake

Forton-Lee Memorial Scholarships

In memory of Ashley Forton and Willie Lee:

• Stefanie Pollack, Daniel DiMeo, Christina Hawkins, and Travonn Bond—$1,000 each

• Candace Knight—$500

Farm Credit Scholarship

• Mark Holloway—$2,000

Havre de Grace High School Class of 1961 Scholarship

• Antonio Hancock—$2,000

Susquehanna Masonic Lodge Award

• Dara Newhart—$1,000

Black Youth in Action Scholarship

• Janea Williams—$888

School Counseling Office Book Scholarship

• Grant Miller

SCHOLASTIC AWARDS

For all B’s or better, more restrictive than honor roll:

• Rachel Anderson
• Erica Boyd
• Juliana Capasso
• Brittany Carnohan
• Nicolas Chagnon
• Dan DiMeo
• Nicholas Gartside
• Katelyn Hemler
• Stevie Herrell
• Brianna Huth
• Coral Infeld
• Alicen Jobes
• Candace Knight
• Lamar Leonard
• Tyler Lesane
• Brittany McCann
• Dara Newhart
• Stefanie Pollack
• Brittany Steinhilber
• Ryan Weismiller

MUSICAL THEATRE PROGRAM AWARDS

Letters

• Briley Harris
• Katherine Gast
• Antonio Hancock

Medallions

• Alicen Jobes

Ribbons

• Julie Cappaso
• Josh Collins
• Ben Getz

Excellence In Singing and Acting

• Ben Getz and Julie Capasso

DRAMA AWARDS

Medallions

• Herniel Fernandez
• Ben Getz
• Keith Rosekrans

MUSIC AWARDS

John Phillip Soussa

• Dan Schwartz

Arion

• Lauren Gregory

Louie Armstrong Jazz Award

• Antonio Hancock

Patrick S. Gilmore Award

• Briley Harris

National School Choral Award

• Abraham Churn

Werring Award

• Brittany Steinhilber

School Orchestra Award

• Sarah Corder

MOCK TRIAL AWARDS

• Michael Aviles and Chris Castilo

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PIN PRESENTATION

• Antonio Hancock

SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

• Lauren Gregory (4.073 GPA)

SENIOR SCHOOL SERVICE AWARD

• Antonio Hancock (107 service points)

CITIZENSHIP AWARD

• Travonn Bond

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

• Madeline Hewitt

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

• David Beck (Class of 2012)

PERFECT ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE

• Briley Harris

DEPARTMENT AWARDS

Science

• Candace Knight

English

• Dara Newhart

Social Studies

• Sarah Waldron

Business Education Award

• Rachel Anderson

Music

• Kelsie Adams

Art

• Katherine Gast

Technology

• Jacob Brossart

Foreign Language

• Kaya Juliard

Physical Education

• Aurielle Reeves

Work Experience

• Taylor Cedrone

Family and Consumer Science

• Abraham Churn (Culinary Arts)
• Brittany Steinhilber (Professional Childcare)