Altoona Area Junior High School has announced its award winners for the 2017-18 school year. Award winners were presented with various honors during Awards Night ceremonies.

Ninth-grade awards were presented on May 2, eighth-grade awards were presented on May 1 and seventh-grade students were recognized on May 3.

Awards are as follows:

Ninth grade awards

Math Award — Adalynn Cherry, Shaylee Risbon, Nathan, Wilt, Rylee Wolfe.

Excellence in Math Award — Elise Abbott, Alison Benson, Shane Brown, Emilee DeFrancesco, Chadric Flarend, Carson Ikner, Emily Latten, Aiden Phillips, Alex Thaler.

Civics Award — Carson Ikner, Calvin Lovett, Nathan Wilt, William Winrick III.

Science Award — Robert Mancinelli, Raina Plutko, William Winrick, III, Anthony Williams.

English Award — Sarah Castle, Sarah Graham, Alyssa Henderson, Derek Stacey.

Outstanding Drama Performance — Isabella Kennedy, Kaelab Ruggles.

Excellence in Drama Dedication — Lana-Jakalyn Ranger, Sonia Yost.

Art — Eleanor Gottshall, Julia Lane.

Journalism — Sydney Wilfong, Chastity Brunner

Technology & Engineering Education — Parker Cumming.

French — Kevin Smith.

German — Aiden Phillips.

Spanish — Christopher Perez.

Band Director’s Award — Isaac Brumbaugh, Shane Brown.

Jazz Band Director’s Award — Jacqueline Ertwine, Aiden Phillips.

Orchestra Director’s Award — Kyle Eckenrode, Alex Thaler.

Outstanding Band Front Award — Caley Galarneau, Marie Horell.

Choral Director’s Award — Emilee DeFrancesco, Andrew Zupon.

Music Parents Award — Emily Latten.

Scholar Athlete Award — Sarah Graham, Austin Kravetz, Julia Lane, Kyle Murray.

Presidential Physical

Fitness Award

One Year: Colin Allmond, Josiah Banks, Lydia Baum, Graham Black, Kayla Blough, Hunter Bonsell, Chastity Brunner, Mya Crownover, Jonah Cunningham, Laney DeGennaro, Andrew Donlan, Aiden Farabaugh, Zachary Freet, Caley Galarneau, Karenna Kauffman, Andrea Kiser, Evan Marra, Joshua Mentzer, Ryan Naglowsky, Christopher Perez, Kyle Pheasant, Kamren Pierce, Raina Plutko, Noah Riggleman, Brooklynn Rupert, Aaron Saylor, Aydan Summers, Piper Vallei, Caitlin Williams, Thomas Williams, Elizah Wilson

Two Years: Matthew Bowser, Andrew Carini, Ian Cover, Marcus Day, Dalanie Disabato, Chadric Flarend, Abby Gondek, Sarah Graham, Eric Hughes, Margaret Keating, Nicholas Petucci, Marissa Stouffer, Makenna Taddy, Alexis Treese, Lucas Vrabel, Sarah Weathersbee, Mija’Nae White

Three Years: Chase Adams, Anna Batrus, Darrian Berkheimer, Maura Brandt, Adalynn Cherry, Kassie Clawson, Adaliz Corbin, Nathan Cunningham, Tanner Dilling, Nicholas Eyer, Damion Finnegan, Isabella Frank, Eve Hogan, Aidan Kelly, Austin Kravetz, Cassandra Kyle, Julia Lane, Edward McConnell, IV, Dylan McNelly, Kyle Murray, Bailey Musselman, Madison Pincin, Jennalee Ronan, Matthew Sarbo, Nick Schimminger, Hannah Strawmire, Triston Tupone, Quinton Vazquez, Marissa Walgrove

Attendance Award

One Year: Corey Aikens, Morgan Baker, Skyler Baughman, Drake Beard, Jeremy Campbell, Nicholas Chilcote, Jacob Corso, Nathan Cunningham, Jace Ebersole, Blaine Endress, Jocelyn Fetter, Michael Foshey, Jr., Eleanor Gottshall, Karenna Kauffman, Adrianna Kessler, Nathaniel Kidd, Austin Kravetz, Nicholas Lauver, Nicholas Leberfinger, Jayden Lego, Trevor Manley, Hannah Mashensic, Abigail McGeary, Riley McGeary, Jeffrey Raus, Madison Reed, Aaron Slauter, Kevin Smith, Rachel Snyder, Maegen Steiner, Alex Thaler, Paige Vallei, Lucas Vrabel.

Three Years: Elise Abbott, Zoe Brandt, Violet Brickner, Seth Brunnhuber, Chadric Flarend, Abby Gondek, Aiden Palilla, Aaron Saylor, Piper Vallei, Nathan Wilt.

Eighth grade awards

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award — Jacob Bumberger, Tyler Carter, Selah Crone, Kathleen Dambeck, Wlah Elhassan, Thomas Estep, Brandon Garcia, Emily Garman, Emma Girdany, Alexis Greene, Wyatt Hanley, Hannah Hatfield, Taylor Herist, Jacob Hicks, Zakary Hicks, Jack Hoover, Grace Kennedy, Lauren Kiser, Tanner Lechner, Carley Mann, Mayah Marasco, Gabrielle McClellan, Michael McCloskey, Ryleigh Minnoia, Danielle Mueller, Morgan Newberry, Melissa Norris, Bradyn Patterson, Jet Plutko, Ava Pulsney, Luke Rokosky, Sarver Morgan, Mia Sassano, Morgan Sarver, William Secriskey, Hailey Selvage, Carina Shaw, Ella Strawmier, Reese Tremitiere, Cassandra Vaughn, Melissa Weaver, Rich Wei, Hannah Wilson, Tessa Wise, Macy Yost.

American Legion Award — Richard Wei.

American Legion/Ladies Auxiliary Award — Mia Marasco

Presidential Physical Fitness Award — Jake Adams, Amiradam Smith-Banks, Jacob Becker, Aaron Chaplin, Olivia Chille, Jaci Clouser, Ian Cox, Emma Dietrick, Rebecca Dull, James Fagan, Braeden Ferguson, Ty Friedenberger, Madison Garlick, Bradin Gattrell, Emma Giles, Braden Gray, Brooke Harrington, Caitlin Harshberger, Siara Helsel, Ashtyn Hileman, Ethan Hileman, Lauren Kiser, Isaac Kratzer, Danielle Mueller, Brock Phillips, Jadyn Price, Sadie Price, Avery Reid, Gwyneth Rentz, Morgan Sarver, Mia Sassano, Hannah Shaffer, Emma Skelley, Kaylee Smith, Nathan Snyder, Aidan Steinbugl, Ethan Stroup, Evelyn Stroup, Reese Tremitiere, Brock Vancas, Gracie Weaver, Jenna Williams, Macy Yost, Will Young.

Eighth Grade Year Perfect Attendance — Dylan Auker, Kenyona Bailey, Kyle Beschler, Esther Butler, Selah Crone, Owen Davison, Trenton Eichlenlaub, Jacinda Erb, Glenn Erickson, James Finochio, Connor George, Savanah Green, Ehren Hatch, Jacob Hicks, Ethan Hileman, Madeline Hughes, Isaac Jackson, Matthew Kennedy, David Kenney, Lauren Kiser, Logan Kline, Jose Lopez Giraldez, Jayden Luke, Rylee McCurdy, Airalyn McElhinney, Dominic McMasters, Aaron Meade, Quinn Moseby, Lucas Muffie, Isabella Nardelli, Ava Pulsney, Avery Reid, Connor Reimer, Gwyneth Rentz, Desiree Roberts, Khloe Ross, Caleigh Rudy, Hailey Selvage, Mackenzie Settlemyer, Shania Sponsler, Harley Sprankle, Patrick Stine, Ethan Stroup, Macy Yost, Kayla Zeth.

Seventh grade awards

Perfect Attendance Award — Brynn Archey, Justin Beal, Angelmarie Bilbay, Logan Brandt, Johnaeann Carlheim, Mikayla Clapper, Alyssa Clark, Samual Colombo, Caitlin Dawson, Coby Dawson, Leah DeGennaro, Andrew Fabian, Abigail Gensamer, Grace Glasgow, Rebecca Gondek, Jamiyah Greene, Aiden Gregg, Devon Guess, Adam Hennaman, Hunter Hollopeter, Katie Hovan, Shaylee Jackson, Jada Johnson, Alison Keirn, Kyle Kimberling, Maura Kiser, Joack Kuhns, Charles Lantz, Madison Litzinger, Henry Lohsl, Tahar Mansour, Emilio Marcelli, Dailey Mazurak, Julia McCauley, Mason McManus, Avery Miller, Hailey Nevling, Ian Palilla, Austin Parker, Elainna Petta, Tyson Reid, Zachary Reimer, Daniel Scaife, Abigail Scheinberg, Nicholas Selden, Elizabeth Summers, Kelly Terrabonne, Victoria Van Klaveren, Connor Whysong, Marshal Witherow.

President’s Council of Physical Fitness — Garrett Baumgartner, Sean Bettwy, Kade Black, Chandler Brendel, Kadyn Carey, Emma Chirdon, Samuel Colombo, Marin Cooney, Arize Counsman, Quinn DeAntonio, Leah DeGennaro, Aiden Everhart, Caleb Fasick, Kylie Focht, Judah Fulchiero, Alexis Gervasoni, Ryan Hopkins, Andrew James, Maura Kiser, Taylor Lane, Harley Love, Trenton Meyers, Terron Miller, Catalina Musser, Izaha Murray, Cameron Myers, Niya Perez, Noah Pittman, Tyson Reid, Maria Sarbo, Gavin Schratz-meier, Amelia Schultz, Jaelyn Sipes, Brittany Snowden, Morgan Stevens, Jalen Triplin, Benjamin Wagner, Mason Walk, Patryck Webster, Connor Weyandt, A’Jaad White, Abigail Williams, Braylon Williams, Gracie Wilt, Delainey Wisor, Alexander Yost.

Outstanding Academic Achievement Award — Daniel Batrus, Logan Brandt, Devorian Clark, Madison Cowfer, Landon Davis, Coby Dawson, Caitlin Dawson, Piper Durgin, Dylan Everson, Jenna Foust, Emma Fraundorfer, Rebecca Gondek, Joshua Hamilton, Tessa Ingram, Ryan Korman, Charles Lantz, Alexandra McConnell, Arden McKendree, Trenton Meyers, Austin Parker, Morgan Porta, Daniel Scaife, Lindsey Settlemyer, Mikayla Stacey, Mackenzie Taylor, Victoria Van Klaveren, Aniya Watson, Ethan Wertz, Connor Whysong, Alyssa Zeigler.

Seventh Grade Awards Choir — Samantha Abbott, Catherine Clinger, Gracie Crider, Caitlyn Dawson, Coby Dawson, Christina Dicus, Kiara Flanagan, Bailey Gerlach, Sa’mya Hartsfield, Elicia Heidler, Katie Hovan, Alayna Huss, Tessa Ingram, Paris Lawson, Rachel Lucas, Keira Mayhue, Dailey Mazurak, Abby Milliron, Angela Petrarca, Kasey Reid, Gracie Wilt.

The following students at Altoona Area Junior High School received A-Pin Awards for excellence in academics.

NINTH GRADE — Elise Abbott, Victoria Adams, Corey Aikens, Rylee Albright, Sophie Auker, Morgan Baker, Anna Batrus, Lydia Baum, Alison Benson, Darrian Berkheimer, Graham Black, Benjamin Blackie, Kayla Blough, Matthew Bowser, Zoe Brandt, Isaac Brumbaugh, Chastity Brunner, Seth Brunnhuber, Mason Burk, Samuel Carmel, Sarah Castle, Adalynn Cherry, Samantha Chestnut, Gianna Ciavarella, Jacob Corso, Mya Crown-over, Nathan Cunningham, Marcus Day, Nickolas DeAntonio, Laney DeGennaro, Madison Detwiler, Rebecca Dieter.

Andrew Donlan, Jace Ebersole, Beth Fabian, Spenser Fanale, Madalyn Ferry, Damion Finnegan, Chadric Flarend, Leslie Flores, Elizabeth Frank, Isabella Frank, Emily Grace Garwood, Bradley Glasgow, Abby Gondek, Sarah Graham, John Hanna, Parker Hartman, Logan Haugh, Eve Hogan, Marissa Hoover, Austin Hostler, Carson Ikner, Holly Imler, Shawnee Johnston, Karenna Kauffman, Margaret Keating, Aidan Kelly, Hannah Kent, Andrea Kiser, Alaina Koehle.

Austin Kravetz, Cassandra Kyle, Dakota Laird, Julia Lane, Scott Lawhead, Shyenne Lear, Nicholas Leberfinger, McKenna Leonard, Richard Leonard, III, Lea Lohsl, Jaylyn Long, Marcus Lucas, Grazia Macharola, Robert Mancinelli, Trevor Manley, Billal Mansour, Joleyna Martino, Hannah Mashensic, Nia McAlkich, Hanna McClellan, Abigail McGeary, Riley McGeary, Reece McManamy, Jason Miller, Makayla Murphy, Kyle Murray, Bailey Musselman, Emily Neil.

Cameron Passarello, Michael Patterson, III, Christopher Perez, Nicholas Petucci, Hailey Pfahler, Aiden Phillips, Madison Pincin, Raina Plutko, Harley Porta, Lana-Jakalyn Ranger, Jeffrey Raus, Riley Reid, Emiley Rickabaugh, Noah Riggleman, Lamar Robinson, Cassie Runk, Megan Runk, Brooklnn Rupert, Evan Sanders, Gabriel Sankey, Kethan Satterfield, Julia Savino, Aaron Saylor, Nick Schimminger, Owen Shank, Kevin Smith, Rachel Snyder.

Abigail Starr, Riley Steinbugl, Aydan Summers, Makenna Taddy, Joshua Terza, Alex Thaler, Lucas Vrabel, Riley Walker, Shamus Walker, Sarah Weathersbee, Rylie Whitaker, Sydney Wilfong, Nathan Wilt, William Winrick, III, Rylee Wolfe, Sonia Yost, Andrew Zupon.

EIGHTH GRADE — Brayden Adams, Jacob Adams, Brooke Ajay, Dylan Auker, Joseph Ball, Piper Bastian, Harley Berry, Mackenzie Boswell, Charlotte Boyle, Jason Carr-Keefe, Aaron Chaplin, Simon Chen, Olivia Chille, Braden Cole, Ian Cox, Cameron Crawford.

Kathleen Dambeck, Dillan Dantos, Mia DeStefano, Addison Dietzel, Rebecca Dull, Gabriel Ebersole, Elly Eisel, Wlah Elhassan, Jacinda Erb, Justin Fleck, Khaliyah Foster, Ty Friedenberger, Hailey Frontino, Brandan Garcia, Emily Garman, Coleton Geibel, Emma Giles, Emma Girdany, Jaiden Gottshall, Savanah Green, Tiffany Guo, Brooke Harrington, Hannah Hatfield, Taylor Herist, Jayce Hettinger, Jacob Hicks, Zakary Hicks, Rebecca Holliday, Marty Hoover, John Horton, Madeline Hughes.

Lily Humbertson, Gloria Huss, Dyamond Johnson, Aidan Kelley, Mackenzie Kelley, Grace Kennedy, Lauren Kiser, Tessa Klock, Simon Kormanski, Jacey Kutz, Gavin Lamborn, Lindsey Lane, Morgan Lindsey, Ethan Little, Catherine Livingston, Carly Mann, Mayah Marasco, Benjamin Matous, Gabrielle McClellan, McKenzie McCloskey, Michael McCloskey, Rylee McCurdy, Emily Metrik, Casey Miller, Tyrone Miller, Ryleigh Minnoia, Destiny Montgomery, Matthew Moyer, Danielle Mueller, Jayla Nartatez, Morgan Newberry, Cameron Patterson.

Ann Pfiester, Jet Plutko, Ava Pulsney, Connor Reimer, Desiree Roberts, Luke Rokosky, Hunter Rossman, Caleigh Rudy, Morgan Sarver, Mia Sassano, Liberty Saylor, Rachel Scheinberg, Brandy Schroeder, William Secriskey, Hailey Selvage, Hannah Shaffer, Hailey Singer, Emma Skelley, Sophia Slogik, Abby Smearman, Ashley Smith, Kaylee Smith, Amiradama Smith-Banks, Kaleb Spriggs, Khloe Stoltenberg, Christian Strawmier, Ella Strawmier, Grace Strayer.

Ethan Stroup, Evelyn Stroup, Rowan Thomas, Hannah Thompson, Mercedes Thompson, Reese Tremitiere, Cassandra Vaughn, Sofia Veneziano, Gracie Weaver, Rich Wei, Milo Wilkins, Casey Williams, Jenna Williams, Hannah Wilson, Tessa Wise, Allison Wolfe, Harley Yost, Macy Yost, William Young.

SEVENTH GRADE — Samantha Abbott, Brendan Aikens, Evan Alwine, Brynn Archey, Jacob Baney, Danielle Bardelang, Emma Barefoot, Hunter Barr, Christopher Bartley, Daniel Batrus, Garrett Baumgartner, Austin Beauchamp, Sean Bettwy, Kade Black, Emma Blazer, Connor Blough, Logan Brandt, Chandler Brendel, Sophia Caputo, Kadyn Carey, Emma Chirdon, Claudia Clapper, Alyssa Clark, Emma Clouser, Samuel Colombo, Marin Cooney, Madison Cowfer.

Madelyn Crawford, Mason Crownover, Peyton Daniel, Kaden Daniell, Landon Davis, Coby Dawson, Quinn DeAntonio, Leah DeGennaro, Christina Dicus, Brandon Diehl, Michael Dieter, Julian Drago, Brady Duffy, Zoey Dunkle, Piper Durgin, Sean Eakins, Bryce Eberhart, Aiden Everhart, Brandon Everhart, Andrew Fabian, Caleb Fasick, Landon Fisher, Kylie Focht, Nathan Forlina, Emma Fraundorfer, Aleia Frye, Judah Fulchiero, Kalissa Geist, Bailey Gerlach.

Gracie Glasgow, Rebecca Gondek, Aiden Gregg, Joshua Hamilton, Kaylie Hamilton, Brooke Hann, Connor Hann, Abigail Herncane, Nicholas Hogan, Devin Hollopeter, Ryan Hopkins, Tyler Houp, Katie Hovan, Delaney Imler, Tessa Ingram, Liam Jackson, Shaylee Jackson, Jude Kauffman, Alison Keirn, Destiny Kelly, Annie Ketterman, Maura Kiser, Ryan Korman, Cameron Krause, Breann Kuhn, Casey Kuhn, Jack Kuhns, Alyza Lamborn, Taylor Lane, Charles Lantz, Morgan Lardieri, Paris Lawson.

Myah Lear, Kaitlyn Lightner, Shyla Little, Madison Litzinger, Henry Lohsl, Liam Long, Rachel Lucas, Kaylynn Manley, Julian Masone, Keira Mayhue, Julia McCauley, Alesandra McConnell, Connor McCrystal, Arden McKendree, Mason McManus, Trenton Meyers, Kaelynn Mielnik, Jason Miles, Colin Monahan, Isabella Mort, Emma Musselman, Kaden Myers, Ian Palilla, Austin Parker, Joseph Pattie, Emma Peterman, Morgan Porta, Tyson Reid, Zachary Reimer, Aydan Roland, Vanessa Roman.

Isaac Rossman, Sarah Sackett, Samuel Saylor, Daniel Scaife, Kyah Schraff, Amelia Schultz, Lindsey Settlemyer, Benjamin Shank, Emily Shehan, Jaelyn Sipes, Sarah Socie, Jacob Steinbugl, Grace Stetter, Elizabeth Summers, Mackenzie Taylor, Kelly Terrabonne, Brooke Thomas, Victoria VanKlaveren, Jacob VanClief, Julia Veneziano, Kaitlyn Ventre, Benjamin Wagner.

Matherson Wansley, Aniya Watson, Patryck Webster, Taylor Weston, Connor Whysong, Reese Wilber, Abigail Williams, Gracie Wilt, Delainey Wisor, Ann-Marie Wolfe, Michael Woolford, Erika Yasolsky, Luke Yost, Tanner Zeak, Alyssa Zeigler.