CATTARAUGUS — Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School awarded 62 students with graduation diplomas during commencement exercises held Friday.
Board of Education President Benjamin Stoll, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sharon Huff, High School Principal Tina Maines and Assistant Principal Megan Brown presented the diplomas.
The program for the 24th commencement at Cattaraugus-Little Valley included a welcome from Senior Class President Francesca Mormile, Brenna Mentley giving the valedictory address and Adeline Wright delivering the salutatory address. Huff and Maines also issued congratulations.
Graduates
Marissa Bartlett, Matthew R. Benzel, Victoria J. Bickford, Sherry I. Bishop, Thomas L. Bonin, Ethan C.C. Brewer, Michael D. Brewer, Zeth Allen Chapel, Kyler D. Colton, Thiago P. Colvero, Angel J. Delgado, Hippolyte M. Engel, Ray’Quan T. Flaherty-Fantaske, Brynn L. Gabel, Riley J. Gebauer-Allen, Lilly N. Goodman, Alexzandrya Green, Joslyn J. Harris, Tia K. Helgager, Zero T. Herron, Corbin Hesse, Norah M. Hibit, Christian H. Horn, Derek K. Howland, Jordis Irish, Richard D. Irish, Evelyn M. Janora, Holly M. Kuntz, Olivia Lee, Gabbryel R. Liskow, Andi L. Ludwig, Jocelyn A. Ly, Loren F. Maguda, Kayla Ashley Manganiello, Destiny F. McCracken-McKay, MacKenzey J. Meacham, Brenna M. Mentley, Francesca M. Mormile, Joseph P. Murphy, Rashad Isaiah Neal, Derek D. Opferbeck, Christian D. Pilon, Zeke L. Priest, Glenn R. Priest, Aidan Rivera, Triniti Robinson, Morgan J. Rosario, Johnathon D. Schwartz, Jonathan H. Sheldon, Perry Snyder, Exavyor J. Starks, Shawnee M. Szyper, Layne R. Taylor, Madison C. Washy-Singer, Adam L. Weaver, Madalyn J. West, Braden Winship, Nathan M. Wolf, Timothy A. Wolf, Adeline R. Wright, Brayden R. Young and Camden J. Young.
Awards & Scholarships
2023 Alumni (Cattaraugus-Little Valley) Memorial Award – Camden Young and Derek Opferbeck
Little Valley Alumni Association Award for Sportsmanship – Tia Helgager
Airforce Scholar Athlete – Madalyn West and Camden Young
Airforce Math and Science – Nathan Wolf and Evelyn Janora
American Legion Post #531 Citizenship Award – Loren Maguda
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #531 Memorial Award – Lilly Goodman
Cattaraugus Central School Alumni Assoc. Award – Lilly Goodman and Brenna Mentley
CLVCS PTA Community Service Award – Loren Maguda, Brenna Mentley and Derek Howland
CLVCS Teachers Association Award – Adeline Wright
CSEA Local #805 Barbara Ploetz Corey Memorial – Camden Young and Francesca Mormile
Dr. Bruce F. Baisch Scholarship Award – Lilly Goodman
Erhart Memorial Award – Madalyn West
Hal Lyons Memorial Award – Adeline Wright
Henrietta Macduffie Manley Award – Brenna Mentley and Adeline Wright
Robert Manley Scholarship – Francesca Mormile
Order of the Eastern Star — Otto Chapter #531 Award – Derek Howland
Rebecca Hintz Award – Layne Taylor
Rev. William and Betty Blume Memorial Award – Michael Brewer
State of New York Office of the Attorney General Triple “C” Award – Tia Helgager and Adam Weaver
William Salisbury Memorial Award – Gabbryel Liskow
CLVCS Faculty/Staff Sweatshirt Scholarship – Norah Hibit, Aiden Rivera and Angel Delgado
NYS Academic Excellence – Brenna Mentley, Adeline Wright and Brynn Gabel
Barnes and Noble Award – Layne Taylor
Art Award – Holly Kuntz
Edith P. Connelly Memorial Award – Jocelyn Ly
Cattaraugus County Bank Commercial Award – Michael Brewer
6th Annual Sandra Roselle Nedell Memorial Business Scholarship – Francesca Mormile
6th Annual Roselle Memorial Educational Scholarship – Adeline Wright
1st Annual Roselle Memorial CA BOCES Scholarship – Morgan Rosario, Derek Howland, Loren Maguda, Matthew Benzel, Brayden Young and Madalyn West
JCC Scholar of Excellence – Evelyn Janora and Madalyn West
CLVCS Bus Drivers Citizenship Award – Derek Howland, Derek Opferbeck and Francesa Mormile
Babco*ck Awards – Brenna Mentley and Adeline Wright
Dale “Russ” Berg Award – Matthew Benzel
CLV Foreign Language Club Award – Brynn Gabel
James M. Farmer Memorial Award – Madison Washy-Singer
James R. Agnew Memorial Science Award – Madison Washy-Singer
Johnson Memorial Award – Gabbryel Liskow
Leo Riley and Iris Dermont Award – Adam Weaver
Little Valley Firemen’s Auxiliary Memorial Award – Layne Taylor and Ethan Brewer
Memmott-Langhans Scholarship – Michael Brewer, Derek Opferbeck, Lilly Goodman and Adeline Wright
TCA Scholarship – Lilly Goodman
Little Valley Lions Club Memorial Scholarship – Timothy Wolf
Lois Kysor Award – Adeline Wright
Jarod Scott Simcick Memorial Award – Derek Opferbeck
Jody Huff Memorial Award – Joseph Murphy
Richard C. Peters/Barbara A. Peters Award – Shawnee Szyper
Thomas J. Clark Memorial Award – Adeline Wright
Sport Boosters Scholarship – Loren Maguda
The Big 30 Academic Scholarship – Brenna Mentley
National Honor Society Distinguished Service Award – Loren Maguda
National Honor Society Scholastic Excellence Award – Brenna Mentley
2024 Outstanding Honor Society Member – Lilly Goodman
The Math Award – Brenna Mentley
JCC College Connection Student of the Year Award – Brenna Mentley
Leo Minner Memorial Scholarship – Lilly Goodman and Michael Brewer
Barbara J. Campbell Scholarship – Madalyn West
Adam Filock Excellence in Character Scholarship – Lilly Goodman
Eric Peters Memorial Scholarship (CCCF) – Lilly Goodman
Vincent C Horth Memorial Scholarship – Morgan Rosario
May C. Carroll Scholarship (CCCF) – Adeline Wright, Madalyn West and Morgan Rosario
John Philip Sousa Award – Brynn Gabel
National School Choral Award – Lilly Goodman
Gordon L. Aimes Memorial Music Award presented by the CLV Classified Employees Association – Loren Maguda
