Elizabethtown Area High School recognized 72 graduating seniors during the 2026 Senior Awards Program held May 6 at the high school auditorium. Students received certificates, awards, and scholarships totaling more than $75,000 through the generosity of more than 55 community organizations, businesses, clubs, and individual sponsors.

The evening celebrated academic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, athletics, fine arts achievement, career and technical education, and community involvement among members of the Class of 2026.

The following students were recognized during the 2026 Senior Awards Program:

Zane Akers

• The Colby Hall Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship

Colin Bomboy

• The Colby Hall Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship

Francis Burke

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Brad Longenecker Educational Award
• Elizabethtown Lions Club Phillip H. Daubert Award

Dante Checco

• President’s Education Award
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award
• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award

Keira Davis

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Dennis Brown Softball Scholarship

Connor Dellinger

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Lions Club Dale Williams Scholarship

Peter Dunbar

• American Legion Conewago Post #329 Officer Kenneth A. Neidinger Law Enforcement Award
• Bainbridge American Legion Post #197 Leroy Gutshall Scholarship

Dylan Ebersole

• The Wenger Group Award

Rebecca Gerberich

• Elizabethtown Area High School Artist Award

Dariya Gencturk

• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award

Emma Germak

• President’s Education Award

Dia Gilleland

• Elizabethtown Area High School Theater Arts Club Excellence in Technical Theatre Award

Sadie Givens

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• American Legion Conewago Post #329 William D. Port Medal of Honor Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Education Association Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Citizenship Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award

Ava Glick

• BootayStrong Scholarship

Avery Grosh

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Citizenship Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Business and Professional Women’s Club Award
• Masonic Village Scholarship

Faith Hamilton

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Abraham C. Treichler Lodge #682 Award

Kinsey Hayslett

• President’s Education Award

Kylie Hein

• Elizabethtown Area High School Top BCIT Student Award

Cara Heistand

• President’s Education Award
• Chapter 701 Elizabethtown Women of the Moose Award

Dominic Hemsch

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Edna M. Barnes Fine Arts Award

Lex Hershock

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area Education Association Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Lions Club Business Award
• Elizabethtown Optimist Club Friend of Youth Scholarship
• The Colby Hall Memorial Lacrosse Scholarship
• Belinda Kline Good Scholarship
• Krapf Family Educational Scholarship
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Olivia Hirst

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Citizenship Scholarship
• Masonic Village Scholarship

Margaret Hook

• President’s Education Award
• Masonic Village Scholarship

Kendal Huggins

• President’s Education Award
• Principal Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award

Kelsey Iddings

• Elizabethtown Historical Society Scholarship

Abrielle Janos

• John R. Fosnot Award

Isabelle Janos

• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award
• John R. Fosnot Award

Trent Kauffman

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month

Aiden Kay

• President’s Education Award
• Conoy Lions Club George R. Myers Memorial Award
• Elizabethtown Area High School Chemistry Student of the Year Award

Matthew Kerin

• President’s Education Award
• Sobieski D. Owens Scholarship
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Jack Ketchum

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month

Addison Knowles

• Bainbridge American Legion Post #197 Lesley McCurdy Scholarship
• Elizabeth Hughes Society Scholarship
• Northwest EMS Foundation Scholarship

Allison Krebs

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Jane Hoover Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship
• Northwest Lancaster County Medical Scholarship
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Cole Kreider

• Elizabethtown Area High School Top BCIT Student Award

Nicholas Kreider

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Sons of the American Legion Squadron #329 Outstanding Math Student Award

Kevin Kugler

• Elizabethtown Optimist Club Trade School Scholarship

Cambell Lewis

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation F. Barry Shaw Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Grange #2076 Award
• Elizabethtown FFA Foundation Award

Nick Lin

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Math and Science Award

Nathan Lloyd

• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Ryley Long

• Kay Kreamer Memorial Scholarship

Alaina Martin

• President’s Education Award

Grayson Marz

• President’s Education Award
• Edna M. Barnes Fine Arts Award
• Elizabethtown Area High School Outstanding String Musician Award

Madison Muehling

• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Jane Hoover Scholarship

Jonathan Myers

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• John Lehman Scholar Athlete Award
• Randy S. Lokey Memorial Scholarship
• Abraham C. Treichler Lodge #682 Award
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Madison Nelson

• Bainbridge American Legion Post #197 Earl M. Richwine Sr. Scholarship

Jebbeh Ngafua

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award

Annale Nguyen

• President’s Education Award
• Principal Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area Education Association Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Robert H. Brain Scholarship
• American Legion Post #329 Robert D. Ream Medal of Honor Scholarship

Katelin Norman

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Legacy Scholarship
• Kiwanis Club of Elizabethtown Scholarship
• Randy S. Lokey Memorial Scholarship
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Nathaniel Poff

• Elizabethtown Lions Club Athletic Excellence Award
• PIAA District III Fackler-Hower Sportsmanship Award

Karin Popdan

• President’s Education Award
• Masonic Village Scholarship
• Jacqueline Myers Foreign Language Award (Spanish)

Audrianna Resetar

• President’s Education Award
• Principal Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Anna Rittle

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Citizenship Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship
• Kiwanis Club of Elizabethtown Scholarship
• Mark E. Weleski Memorial Scholarship

Drew Robb

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month

Christian Rosado Berrios

• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Class of 1978 Trades Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Work Ready Award
• Abraham C. Treichler Lodge #682 Award

Elizabeth Rothermel

• President’s Education Award

Mason Shaffner

• Brian Savage Memorial Soccer Scholarship

Ladon Shenk

• John R. Fosnot Award

Hayden Simione

• “R” Jeanette Barnes Fine Arts Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area High School Outstanding Band Musician Award

Josephine Sirinides

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area High School Theater Senior Impact Award

Elaina Smith

• President’s Education Award
• Shirk Music Award

Ellia Spang

• President’s Education Award
• Principal Leadership Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Citizenship Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation Jane Hoover Scholarship
• Elizabeth Hughes Society Scholarship
• Northwest Lancaster County Medical Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award

Caitlin Stoeffler

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Rotary Club World Language Award
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Douglas W. Pfautz Memorial Scholarship
• Beverly Gish Ulrich Memorial Scholarship

Wyatt Stoltzfus

• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month

Emily Straley

• AJ Design Scholarship
• Jacqueline Myers Foreign Language Award (French)
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Hannah Taylor

• Sons of the American Legion Squadron #329 Good Citizenship Award
• Continental Press Journalism Scholarship

Sienna Tyson

• President’s Education Award
• Conoy Lions Club George R. Myers Memorial Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Association Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Rotary Club Student of the Month

Anika Walsh

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Student School Board Representative Recognition
• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award

Makayla Weaver

• Elizabethtown Area High School Theater Arts Club Excellence in Theatre Performance Award
• Elizabethtown Area High School Outstanding Choral Musician Award

Aubrey Wiedemann

• Elizabethtown Area High School Student Council Senior Leadership Award

Chloe Wilkinson

• Elizabethtown Lions Club Jane K. Hoover Award
• PIAA District III Fackler-Hower Sportsmanship Award

Olivia Willenbecher

• American Legion Auxiliary Post #329 First Responder Scholarship

Noa Williams

• President’s Education Award
• Elizabethtown Area Education Association Scholarship
• Elizabethtown Area High School English Award
• Elizabethtown Optimist Club Friend of Youth Scholarship
• John Lehman Scholar Athlete Award
• Esther M. Cherry Memorial Award
• PIAA District III E. Jerry Brooks Academic Excellence Award

Elizabethtown Area School District congratulates all members of the Class of 2026 for their accomplishments and extends appreciation to the many community organizations and donors whose continued generosity supports Elizabethtown students and their future educational and career goals.

Community members and families may access the complete 2026 Senior Award Program, including detailed award and scholarship information, by scanning the accompanying QR code or clicking this link: 2026 Senior Award Program