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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

 
 
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