Rockland graduates earn scores of awards
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Rockland Central School District honored its inaugural graduating class, with 59 students earning a diploma, on Saturday, June 29.
During the ceremony, the following awards and scholarships were announced for the Class of 2026 Wolves.
Taliah Aguayo: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Noack Family Graduation Award and Student Government Award in Honor of Beverlee Morgan.
Gabriella Alger: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Jay. J. Wheeler Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Sullivan County Assessor's Association, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Lorna B. Hoag Perseverance Award and Noack Family Graduation Award
Aliya Anderson: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Liberty Elks Lodge #1545 Awards for Citizenship and Service
Talon Antizzo: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Noack Family Graduation Award
Frances Ball: American Legion Award for highest average in Social Studies, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, David Pollack Award for Class Valedictorian, Evelyn Tice Button Memorial Award, James & Eleanor Cain Scholarship, Julie & Don Allen Memorial Scholarship Fund, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, LMCS 50th Anniversary Alumni Award Student who ranks 1st in class standing, NYS Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Rockland Central School Teachers' Association Awards for Higher Education, STEAM (Siegal Trust Enriching Arts & Music) Fund, United Way of Sullivan County's Hospitality & Tourism Scholarship and Van Etten Oil Co. Award for Excellence in Language
Justin Burkey: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Nevaeh Bush: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Dr. Robert R. Eckert Scholarship Award, Jacob E. Gunther III Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship and Noack Family Graduation Award.
Zahlia Chandler: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Noack Family Graduation Award
Halie Cheng: Beaverkill Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, David Pollack Award for Class Salutatorian, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, James & Eleanor Cain Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, LMCS 50th Anniversary Alumni Award Student who ranks 2nd in class standing, NYS Attorney General's Civic Ambassador Award, NYS Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence, Student Government Award in Honor of Deborah Holland & Marie Sullivan-Smith, Trevor Simpson Memorial Award and Women's Club of the Horton Methodist Episcopal Church Scholarship
Arnold Cherubino: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Mackenzie Cole: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Melissa Coley: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Interactive Service Award, Justin Cristaldi Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship and Sullivan 5 Star Chapter 298 - Order of Eastern Star
Matthew Crawford: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Brody Day: Catherine & Alex Portz Memorial Music Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, COACH Fred Ahart Character Award, Cooks Falls - Horton Fire Company Scholarship, Dr. Robert R. Eckert Scholarship Award, Noack Family Graduation Award, Rockland Wolves PTSA Award, Rolling V. Academic Improvement Award and United Church of Roscoe Graduation Award
Gianna Dutcher: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship and William Kelly Scholarship Award given by the Kelly family, in memory of Billy
Robert Eckert: Agudas Achim Society Award for Highest Regents Average, Board of Education Award for the student who ranks 3rd in class average, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Derek & Justin Haas Memorial Award, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, LMCS 50th Anniversary Alumni Award Student who ranks 1st in class standing, Noack Family Graduation Award, NYS Attorney General's Triple "C" Award, NYS Education Department Scholarship for Academic Excellence and Thomas Wallace Button Math Award
Jordan Edwards: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Brian Ingber Memorial Foundation, Inc., Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, HOPE: "Help Open People's Eyes" Award, James & Eleanor Cain Scholarship, Jamie Bertholf Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Livingston Manor Rotary Club Service Award, Mary Day Women of Science Award, Rockland Wolves PTSA Award, Rural Schools Association of NYS and Stephanie Babich-Youmans Scholarship Fund
Alivia Garcia: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Audra Sipple-Spath Scholarship, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Justin Cristaldi Memorial Scholarship, Livingston Manor Rotary Club Service Award, Stephanie Babich-Youmans Scholarship Fund and Tony Brzytwa and Dee Brzytwa Medical Research Award
Lana Gardner: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Patrick Gorr: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Daniel Thalmann Scholarship, Derek & Justin Haas Memorial/Sports Award, Jason H. Goldstein Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Stephanie Babich-Youmans Scholarship Fund, Tony Brzytwa Memorial Hunting Award and Will Hardware - Industrial Arts Award
Tyler Gorr: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Art Scholarship Award, Carol Young Herrmann Art Scholarship, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship and Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers' Steven C. Pensinger Scholarship Award
Jaida Gould: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award
Emily Hathaway: Audra Sipple-Spath Scholarship, Avery Foundation Scholarship Award, Board of Education Award for the student who ranks 4th in class average, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Louis A. & Rita Hick Smith Memorial Fund, Rockland Central School Teachers' Assoc. Awards for Higher Education and Student Government Award in Honor of Mindy Schulte
Anthony Hicks: Billy McMichael Memorial Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Liberty Elks Lodge #1545 Awards for Citizenship and Service and Technology Scholarship Award
Mya Jones: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Aiden Kirchner: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Leah Ladenhauf: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Noack Family Graduation Award and NYSCOPBA (NYS Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, Inc.
Clara LeRoy: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Ed Weitmann Beaverkill Valley Fire Department Memorial Scholarship, Jacob E. Gunther III Memorial Scholarship, John DuMond Memorial Scholarship, Justin Cristaldi Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, LMCS "Plaque of '39" given by the 50th Anniversary Alumni Association, NYS Attorney General's Triple "C" Award, Rockland Central School Teachers' Association Awards for Higher Education, Rockland Wolves PTSA Award, Student Government Award in Honor of Derek Haas and Verlynn R. Hill Scholarship
Kaleb Maldonado: Blue & White Athletic Club Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Noack Family Graduation Award
Anastashia Matos: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Tyler McRay: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Julia Meola: Blue & White Athletic Club Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Dr. Robert R. Eckert Scholarship Award, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship and Noack Family Graduation Award
Brody Moreno: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Cooks Falls - Horton Fire Company Scholarship and Noack Family Graduation Award
Zachary Narozny: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Noack Family Graduation Award
Marc Nieves: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Floyd K Darbee Citizenship Award, Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award, Kurt T. Rowan Memorial Scholarship and Noack Family Graduation Award
Kaelyn Perry: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Dr. Lewis G. Denman Memorial Scholarship Fund, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation and Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship
Nicole Phillips: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Cooks Falls - Horton Fire Company Scholarship, Dr. Robert R. Eckert Scholarship Award, Hilda M. Neild Scholarship Fund, Michael & Rose Failla Memorial Award and Noack Family Graduation Award
Toni Phillips: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Cooks Falls - Horton Fire Company Scholarship and Noack Family Graduation Award
Gregory Poptanich: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Noack Family Graduation Award, Roscoe-Rockland Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers' Stoliar Science Scholarship Award
James Rider: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Dee Brzytwa Memorial Award, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Noack Family Graduation Award, Roscoe Cares and Roscoe-Rockland Auxiliary Award
Adam Rivera: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award, LMCS 50th Anniversary Alumni Award Student who ranks 2nd in class standing, Noack Family Graduation Award and Women's Club of the Horton Methodist Episcopal Church Scholarship
Aidan Roycroft: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Kelsey Ryder: American Red Cross Life Shares High School Scholarship Program, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Jacob E. Gunther III Memorial Scholarship, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Livingston Manor Rotary Club Service Award, NYS Comptroller's Achievement Award, Roscoe Diner Award Student Government Award in Honor of Our Friends Timothy Johnston and Kurt Rowan and Sullivan County Sheriff's PBA Robert Chemerys Memorial Scholarship
Logan Schmeiser: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Cooks Falls - Horton Fire Company Scholarship, Dr. Robert R. Eckert Scholarship Award, Noack Family Graduation Award and NYS Comptroller's Achievement Award
Eric Simmons: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Shelby Simmons: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Carliyah Somers: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Olivia Stickle: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Kurt T. Rowan Memorial Scholarship, Noack Family Graduation Award and Verlynn R. Hill Scholarship
Layla Stoutenburgh: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Noack Family Graduation Award
Emma Sullivan: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, DAI Dutcher Memorial Award, Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award, Noack Family Graduation Award, Roscoe-Rockland Fire Company Community Service Award and Roscoe-Rockland Auxiliary Award
Noah Teipelke: Arlene and Mecky Schwartz Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Misner Agency Award for Greatest Improvement in High School English and Noack Family Graduation Award
Dillon Tolbert: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Foodtown PSK Supermarkets Graduation Award
Jacob Tucker: Adam Lasky Memorial Award, Arthur V. Maus Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, David B. Robinson Memorial Prize, Don R. Zeininger Memorial Award for Industrial Arts, Noack Family Graduation Award and Roscoe-Rockland Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
Kareem Wall: Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Christopher Pekny Memorial Scholarship Award, Noack Family Graduation Award
Weston Ward: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Livingston Manor Community Center Service Award
Savannah Ward: Certificates of Merit and Achievement
Bronwynn Wolcott: Avery Foundation Scholarship Award, Certificates of Merit and Achievement, Frank A. & Lulu Rose Foundation, Lazare and Charlotte Kaplan Foundation Scholarship, Rockland Central School Teachers' Assoc. Awards for Higher Education, Sullivan County Teachers' Council Shanker Scholarship and Theodore Gordon Fly Fishers' Steven C. Pensinger Scholarship Award
Jewel Wright: Certificates of Merit and Achievement and Interactive Service Award
More photos and information from the graduation ceremony will be shared on the district social media and in the summer newsletter.