26 Oswayo Valley Seniors Recognized at the Annual Senior Recognition Program
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Twenty-six members of the Oswayo Valley Jr./Sr. High School Class of 2026 were recognized at the annual Senior Recognition Program Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at the Jr./Sr. High School.
Special awards and scholarships were presented to selected seniors by representatives of several scholarship programs. Over $225,000 in scholarships sponsored by local organizations were made available to the Oswayo Valley graduates.
Scholarships and awards were presented to:
Brady Dante Abdo- Oswayo Valley Support Staff Award-$50
Alternate for: SYSBA Scholarship
Owen Robert-William Bryant- Sons of the American Legion Post 530, In Honor of Wade Garland
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Jocelynn Rose Butler- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Learning Support, sponsored by the Oswayo Valley
Ministerium
Jude Aaron Colbey- American Legion Post 530 Auxiliary Scholarship
Wendy Ann Dean Memorial Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Oswayo Valley Senior Center Award
Lucas Matthew Dickerson- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Math,
sponsored by Oswayo Valley Administration
OVTA Valedictorian Award
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Georgia Riley Donovan- Alternate for:
Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Myrtle Gospel Tabernacle Scholarship
Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. Scholarship
KayLynn Addison George- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Physical
Education, sponsored by Oswayo Valley Support Staff
Allison Crenshaw Memorial Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Oswayo Valley Support Staff Award
Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. Scholarship
Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship
Senior of the Year
Alternate for: Major Lance A Newton Memorial Scholarship
Isaiah Ty Goode- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Family Consumer Science, sponsored by the OV Senior
Center
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Dylan Pesock Memorial Scholarship
Luke Kristopher Karr- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Science, sponsored Anonymously
Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Diane Donovan Schoonover Scholarship
Sharon Lodge #598 F & AM Scholarship
Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship
SYSBA Scholarship
Alternate for: Denny Keech, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Ridge Allen Mesler- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Technology Education, sponsored by Wayne
Paving Inc.
American Legion Post 530 Auxiliary Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
OVTA Associates Degree Scholarship
Alternate for: Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Trevor Corey Miller- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of STEM, sponsored by Ram Forest Products
Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Francis Hayward Memorial Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
OVTA Third Honors Award
Alternate for: Sharon Lodge #598 F & AM Scholarship
JM Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Physical Education, sponsored by Mr. James Sunderlin
Soi Sang Nguyen Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Art, sponsored Anonymously
Rachel Marie Rathbun- Paul F. Bernard Memorial Scholarship
Gas Field Specialists, Inc. Scholarship
Howard Hannah/Nancy Rathbun Award
The Norton Scholarship Trust
OVTA Tech/Trade Scholarship
Oswayo Valley Class of 1961 Scholarship
Chris Shall Memorial Scholarship
Charlotte Sutton Memorial Citizenship Award
Alternate for: Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
Wendy Ann Dean Memorial Scholarship
Grace Lynn Rositzke- Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Assoc.Scholarship
Mia Rose Shaffer- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of Music, sponsored Anonymously
American Legion Post 530 Auxiliary Scholarship
Christine Conner Memorial Scholarship
Chris Shall Memorial Scholarship
OVTA Salutatorian Award
OVTA Bachelor’s Degree Scholarship
Myrtle Gospel Tabernacle Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Oswayo Valley Music Boosters Scholarship
Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Assoc.
Special Award
SYSBA Scholarship
Alternate for: Sharon Lodge #598 F & AM Scholarship
Sons of The American Legion Post 530
Scholarship-In Honor of Wade Garland
Lachlan Regis Tabacheck- Denny Keech, Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Wynter Noelle Turek- The Norton Scholarship Trust
Dawson Nicholas Welch- F.L. and Alice Donovan Memorial
Coach Bob Dunsmore Memorial Scholarship
Eureka Chapter 52-Order of the Eastern Star Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust
Sharon Lodge #598 F & AM Scholarship
Alternate for: Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Assoc. Scholarship
Shinglehouse Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship
Jenna Alise Wylie- Academic Wall of Fame in the area of English, sponsored by Shinglehouse Shop N Save
F.L. and Alice Donovan Memorial
Major Lance A Newton Memorial Scholarship
The Norton Scholarship Trust



