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Manchester Seniors Receive Scholarships, Awards
Mayor Kenneth Palmer presented some of the more than 200 awards the students received.

Manchester, NJ -- More than 200 awards were presented to the members of the Manchester Township High School Class of 2016 at Senior Recognition Night in June, the school district announced.
Among the awards were 13 scholarships presented by the Manchester Township Educational Foundation, which totaled $17,500, and several awards presented by Manchester Mayor Kenneth T. Palmer.
Palmer presented a $1,000 scholarship on behalf of the Ocean County Mayors Association to Renee Larson, the Manchester Class of 2016 valedictorian. Larson is headed to Rowan University, where she plans to study chemistry with the goal of attending medical school.
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Palmer also presented the Mayor’s Community Service Award to Jacob James Florio, and the Mayor’s Future Municipal Leaders Award to Maya Planter.

The complete list of senior award recipients is below:
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Academic Team Award - Kyle Doctor, Ryan Dolan
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Scholarship Award - Isiah Sams
American Legion Boys State Participant - Hunter Cundiff, Jacob Florio, Alexander Lynch, Dylan Perlman, Isiah Sams, Zachary Thomas
American Red Cross Scholarship Award - Anissia Fucci, Jonathan Meaney
Christ Lutheran Church - Kyle Pecora, Lauren Stochel
Coach Rodney Copeland Sr. Memorial Scholarship - Shavar Reynolds, Eliana Reyes
Cpl. Nicholas Ott Memorial Scholarship - Alexander Lynch, Isaiah Redd, Ryan Vanderham
Crestwood Village Residence Club - Phillip Pender
Daughters of the American Revolution (Captain Joshua Huddy Chapter) - Eliana Reyes
DCA Associate Scholarship - Jacob Florio
Deerfield Women's Club Crestwood Village Six - Bayleigh Adams, Casey Kiernan,
DeNasia Davis Scholarship Award - Eliana Reyes
Enroth Memorial Scholarship - Dillon Barry, Amanda Batista, Mackenzie Collins, Jacob Florio, Anissia Fucci, Sean Griffin, Angelique Javier, Michaela Kearns, Casey Kiernan, Courtney Klebacher, Nicole Kozikowski, Renee Larson, Kelly Leong, Megan McIntyre, Kayla Moreno, Maya Planter, Amanda Rabinowitz, Eliana Reyes , Shavar Reynolds, Isiah Sams, Corissa Scalzo, Kimberly Shafto, Alexa Sloan, Sara Stewart, Alexa Tepedino, Katrina Tinio, Mallory Wettengel
Future Educator of the Year - Katelyn Page
Guidance Secretary Scholarship - Isaiah Redd, Oladapo Somoye
Hawk Hockey Alumni Memorial Scholarship - Nicole Kozikowski
Helen Benjamin Memorial - Alexa Tepedino
Hirair & Anna Hovnanian Foundation Manchester Twp Leadership Scholarship - Jacob Florio, Anissia Fucci, Angelique Javier
Italian American Club - Alexa Tepedino
Jessica Bongiovanni Memorial Scholarship - Renee Larson
Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island - Kyle Doctor
John C Rodriguez Scholarship - Amanda Batista
John Hogan Memorial Scholarship - Stephanie Medina
Lakehurst Education Association - Jade Prado
Lakehurst/Manchester Rotary Scholarship - Angelique Javier, Kyle Pecora
Macedonia Baptist Church 2016 Escort/Debutante Cotillion - Lyric Green, Eliana Reyes, Isiah Sams
Macedonia Baptist Church Family Life Inc. Scholarship - Isiah Sams
Macedonia Baptist Church Lizzie H Dunn Memorial Scholarship - Isiah Sams
Manchester (PAL) - Brian Henry, Thomas Stoll
Manchester Residents 365 Scholarship - Kelly Leong
Manchester Twp Administrative Unit - Kyle Doctor
Manchester Twp Alliance/Carrie-Anne Carter Memorial - Alexa Sloan
Manchester Twp Alliance/Keith McGuire Memorial - Brian Henry
Manchester BOE/Elsie M. Waldher Memorial Scholarship - Katrina Tinio
Manchester BOE/Emily Holterhoff Memorial Scholarship - Megan McIntyre
Manchester BOE/Heather Johnson Memorial Scholarship - Mallory Wettengel
Manchester BOE/Lester J Kenyon Memorial Scholarship - Christian Nies
Manchester BOE/Carrie-Anne Carter Memorial - Anissia Fucci
Manchester BOE/Michael & Marion Crozier - Kelly Leong
Manchester BOE/Tara Gardner Memorial Scholarship - Kayla Moreno
Manchester BOE/Tommy Wilson Memorial Scholarship - Isiah Sams
Manchester BOE/Victor & Jean Jacobs Memorial - Sean Griffin
Manchester Twp Booster Club - Dillon Barry, Maya Planter, Alexa Tepedino
Manchester Twp Ed Association Memorial Scholarship - Dillon Barry, Amanda Batista, Kyle Doctor, Megan Euler, Jacob Florio, Anissia Fucci, Danielle Gabinete, Sean Griffin, Angelique Javier, Michaela Kearns, Casey Kiernan, Courtney Klebacher, Nicole Kozikowski, Renee Larson, Kelly Leong, Kayla Moreno, Brianna Olsen, Maya Planter, Isaiah Redd, Eliana Reyes , Shavar Reynolds, Corissa Scalzo, Alexa Sloan, Sara Stewart, Mallory Wettengel
Manchester Twp Mayor's Committee Community Service Award - Jacob Florio
Manchester Twp Mayor's Committee Future Municipal Leader Award - Maya Planter
Manchester Twp Outstanding Senior Athlete - Lyric Green, Anissia Fucci, Jordan Torney
Manchester Twp PTA Excellence by Example - Anissia Fucci, Michaela Kearns
Manchester Twp PTA-Believe and Achieve - Zaundra Dorsey, Isaiah Redd
Manchester Twp Support Staff Scholarship - Jonathan Meaney, Lauren Stochel
Manchester Twp Educational Foundation Charles J Hesse III Memorial Scholarship - Dillon Barry
MTEF Dr. William DeFeo Scholarship Award - Maya Planter
MTEF Lakehurst/Manchester Lions Club - Abigail Hulse
MTEF Nicole Denise Romanelli Memorial Scholarship - Katrina Tinio
MTEF Riverpointe Men's Club Scholarship - Renee Larson, Alexander Lynch
MTEF Riverpointe Women's Club Scholarship - Zachary Thomas, Mallory Wettengel
MTEF Senior Citizens Club of Crestwood IV - Corissa Scalzo, Sara Stewart, Jacob Byrnes, Michael Sullivan
MTEF WWII Veteran Walter A. Moderack Scholarship - Isiah Sams
Mary Pecora Memorial Gift - Abigail Hulse
MaryEllen Hubscher Memorial/Seaside Park Service Center - Dylan Perlman
Math League - Mackenzie Collins, Jacob Florio, Sean Griffin, Kelly Leong
Monmouth Curriculum Consortium - Amanda Batista
NAACP Lakewood Chapter - Isiah Sams
Naval Civilian Managers Association - Hunter Cundiff
New Jersey Scholar-Athlete - Mallory Wettengel, Dillon Barry
NJ League of Municipalities - Ryan Vanderham (Louis Bay Future Municipal Leader Award), Mallory Wettengel, Isiah Sams (Louis Bay Future Municipal Leader Award: State Semi-Finalist)
NJROTC Military Order of World Wars Merit Award - Kyle Burns
NJROTC Senior Cadet Student of the year - Angelique Javier
Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity - Kyle Pecora
Ocean County Retired Educators Association - Alexa Sloan
Ocean First Foundation Bank/Georgian Court College - Anissia Fucci
Ocean First Foundation Bank/Ocean County College - Kyle Davis
Ocean First Foundation Bank/Ocean County College - Virginia Hester
Ocean First Foundation Bank/Ocean County College - Jonathan Meaney
OCPGA Caring Award - Briseida Martinez
Peer Leadership Student of the Year - Eliana Reyes
President’s Academic Fitness Award - Dillon Barry, Amanda Batista, Christian Carney, Mackenzie Collins, Kyle Doctor, Jacob Florio, Anissia Fucci, Angelique Javier, Michaela Kearns, Casey Kiernan, Renee Larson, Kelly Leong, Briseida Martinez, Brianna Olsen, Phillip Pender, Maya Planter, Isiah Sams, Alexa Sloan, Katrina Tinio, Mallory Wettengel
Project Pride Award/St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church - Oladapo Somoye
Shore Conference Sportsmanship Award - Megan Euler, Phillip Pender
Society of Women Engineers - Kelly Leong
Sodexo Scholarship - Isaiah Redd
St. John's RC Church - Victoria Bodei, Jacob Byrnes, Anissia Fucci, Brianna Olsen, Jordan Gregory-D'Amico, Amanda Batista
Students of the Year: Art (Senior) - Michaela Kearns; Business/Modern Office Technology - Dillon Barry; Business Achievement Award - Kyle Doctor; English - Mackenzie Collins; Outstanding Senior Vocal Music Award - Amanda Batista; Instrumental Music - Zachary Thomas; Health & Physical Education Senior - Jordan Torney; Math (Senior) - Jacob Florio; Science (Senior) - Kelly Leong; Life Science (Senior) - Michaela Kearns; Social Studies (Senior) - Kayla Moreno; Technology (Senior) - Kyle Pecora; Journalism (Newspaper) - Shauna Onofrietti; Journalism (Yearbook) - Nicole Kozikowski; World Language (French) - Mary White; World Language (Spanish) - Megan McIntyre
TR Elks 1875 Scholarship - Conor Malloy, Thomas Stoll
Trevor E Martin Memorial Scholarship - Shavar Reynolds, Jordan Torney
Unsung Hero Award - Katelyn Page
US Army Recruiting Scholar/Athlete Award - Maya Planter, William Farparan
US Marine Corps Academic Excellence - Renee Larson
US Marine Corps American Patriot Award - Nicholas Cybenko, Madison Lagos
US Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete - Lyric Green, Ryan Vanderham
US Marine Corps SemperFi Award - William Bernstein
US Navy - Sean Croslin, Anthony DePre, Antonio Didia, William Meadows
World Language Club Student of the Year - Brianna Olsen
Senior Recognition Night at Manchester Township High School. Photo by Lee Bruzaitis, Manchester Township School District
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