2026 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the following individuals awarded scholarships during the June 11, 2026 awards assembly. The Academic & Athletic Awards Assembly was held in the Edward Allen Auditorium with students, faculty, parents and guests in attendance. Thank you to the many businesses, organizations and individuals that sponsor these scholarships for ACS students.
| Name of Scholarship | Amount | Awarded To (Full Name) |
|---|---|---|
| Aakron Rule/Jan Williams Scholarship | $2000 & Plaque | Marissa Brege & Christopher Ginestre |
| Abraham Family Memorial Award | $2000 |
Averi Monkelbaan |
| Akron Alumni Scholarship | $1000 | Shelby Ceratt, Carly Hoffman, Sarah Lumberg & Domenico Commisso III |
| Akron Animal Hospital Scholarship | $500 | Grace Caprio & Cara Swader |
| Akron Bugle Publisher's Award | $100 | Whitley Koopman |
| Akron Chamber of Commerce Scholarship | $500 | Collin Miller |
| Akron Community Band Scholarship | $350 & Certificate | Dylan Whiting-Popielski |
| Akron Employees Association Scholarship | $250 | Emma Leonard & Cara Swader |
| Akron Faculty Association Scholarship | $1000 | Benjamin Gerstung & Emma Leonard |
| Akron Health Sciences Scholarship | $5000 | Ava Lombard |
| Akron Jaycees Scholarship (In Memory of Coach Dave Finger) | $500 | Aron Gehl, Whitley Koopman & Morgan Tomporowski |
| Akron Jaycees Scholarship (In Memory of Ron Berry) | $500 | Nathan Geiger, Cooper Holland & Averi Monkelbaan |
| Akron Lady Lions Community Service Scholarship | $1000 | Ava Lombard |
| Akron Large Business Scholarship | $2000 | Nathan Geiger & Cooper Holland |
| Akron Lioness Scholarship | $500 | Marissa Brege & Muira Kreher |
| Akron Masonic Lodge Scholarship | $500 | Olivia Novak |
| Akron National Honor Society | Stand for Recognition | Audrey Garverick, Benjamin Gerstung, Madilyn Jelson, Paige Kozlowski, Sarah Lumberg, Jamie Mapes, Averi Monkelbaan, Kylee Rebmann, Molly Rooney & Austin Vandenbosch |
| Akron Schools Employees Federal Credit Union (ASEFCU) | $250 | Marissa Brege, Benjamin Gerstung & Emma Leonard |
| Akron Soccer League Scholarship | $250 | Liliana Bellinger, Benjamin Gerstung, Joseph Higgins, Olivia Novak & Cara Swader |
| Akron-Newstead Senior Citizens | $500 | Muira Kreher & Ava Lombard |
| Albert L. Lucia Gratitude Scholarship | $1000 | Shelby Ceratt |
| American Legion Auxiliary | $1000 | Sianna Crooks, Averi Monkelbaan & Collin Miller |
| Bryan Krull Memorial Scholarship | $1500 | Aron Gehl |
| Clarence Newstead Administrative Fire Council Scholarship | $250 | Cara Swader |
| Class of 2018 Johnny Fiebelkorn Scholarship | $500 | Aron Gehl |
| Connect Life Scholarship | $500 | Marissa Brege & Ava Lombard |
| County Line Stone Scholarship | $4000 ($1000 for 4 years) | Whitley Koopman |
| Crystal Bison (top 3 GPA's) | Bison Trophy & Plaque | 3rd top GPA - Shelby Ceratt Salutatorian - Whitley Koopman Valedictorian - Ava Lombard |
| Donald & Delores Whiting Memorial Scholarship | $3000 for up to 4 years (up to $12,000 total) | Olivia Novak |
| Dr. David W. Fish Scholarship | $1000 | Muira Kreher |
| Edward E. Allen Memorial Scholarship | $1500 | Muira Kreher |
| Flora Leamer Memorial Scholarship | $1000 | Marissa Brege & Morgan Tomporowski |
| Frank K. Abrams Scholarship | $300 | Sianna Crooks |
| Fred E. & Anne R. Sparling Memorial Agricultural Scholarship | varied amounts | Domenico Commisso III - $2500; Joseph Higgins - $2000; Muira Kreher - $2000; Aron Gehl - $1000; Shelby Ceratt - $500 |
| Friends of the Newstead Public Library | $500 for books | Alexander Parisi |
| Gertrude & Lucia Churchill Scholarship | $6000 ($1500 for 4 years) | Grace Caprio |
| Greg Sindo Memorial Scholarship | $300 | James Crooks & Sianna Crooks |
| Home Town Heroes Scholarship | $450 | Averi Monkelbaan, Alexander Parisi & Cara Swader |
| Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship | $500 | Cooper Holland |
| Johnny Fiebelkorn Memorial Scholarship | $500 check & plaque | Football - Collin Miller Wrestling - Joseph Burg |
| Kreher's Family Farm Scholarship | $500 | Muira Kreher |
| Lyman and Lois Muck Memorial Scholarship | $1000 | Willow Kumro |
| Market on Main Street "Pay it Forward" Scholarship | $1000 & $1500 | $1000 - Grace Caprio & $1500 - Emma Leonard |
| Music Department Award | $250 & Certificate | Emma Leonard |
| National Technical Honor Society Inductees | Stand for Recognition | Liliana Bellinger, Shane McIntyre, Ethan Robinson & Evie Vohwinkel |
| New York State Seal of Civic Readiness | Certificate | Brinlee Abrams, Liliana Bellinger, Marissa Brege, Alissa Bull, Grace Caprio, Shelby Ceratt, Domenico Commisso III, Siana Crooks, Ella Fiegl, Aron Gehl, Benjamin Gerstung, Christopher Ginestre, Joseph Higgins, Brodie Hill, Carly Hoffman, Whitley Koopman, Emma Leonard, Ava Lombard, Sarah Lumberg, Hailee McFall, Shane McIntyre, Alexander Mest, Olivia Novak, Alexander Parisi, Landon Polkowski, Eva Sage, Johanna Schie, Cara Swader & Morgan Tomporowski |
| Newstead Fire Company Exempt Organization | $500 | Joseph Higgins & Cara Swader |
| Newstead Historical Society Scholarship | $500 | Cara Swader |
| Newstead Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary Lorraine Powell Scholarship | $500 | Cara Swader |
| Niagara Specialty Metals Scholarship | $4000 ($1000 for 4 years) | Christopher Ginestre |
| Niagara-Orleans Michelle A. Bewley Scholar Athlete Award | $2000 | Marissa Brege |
| NYS Seal of Biliteracy (Seneca or Spanish) | Certificate | Grace Caprio, Shelby Ceratt, Christopher Ginestre, Kenan Hatswell, Brodie Hill, Cooper Holland, Tessa Irvine, Ava Lombard, Landon Polkowski & Cara Swader |
| Office of the NYS Attorney General Civic Ambassador Award | Certificate | Marissa Brege |
| Office of the NYS Attorney General Triple "C" Award | Certificate | Muira Kreher & Alexander Parisi |
| Pat Thomas Scholarship | $1000 | Averi Monkelbaan & Eva Sage |
| Paul S. Barone Humanitarian Award | $1000 | Muira Kreher |
| Peter Doctor Memorial Indian Scholarship Foundation, Inc. | $750 | Jackson Pragle |
| Peter R. Marsh Foundation Award | $595 & a Trophy | Carly Hoffman |
| Philips Family College Scholarship | $350 | Averi Monkelbaan |
| Quinn Cratsenberg Memorial Scholarship | $1000 | Kai Miller & Daniel Snyder Jr. |
| Rattles to Reading Scholarship | $500 | Landon Polkowski |
| Rotary - District 7090 Rotary Foundation Interact Scholarship | $1200 | Whitley Koopman |
| Rotary - Doyle Security | $1000 | Olivia Novak |
| Rotary - Herm Clouse Insurance | $500 | Benjamin Gerstung |
| Rotary - Interact Scholarship | $500 | Muira Kreher |
| Rotary - Ms. Jean's Early Childcare & Education Studies | $500 | Liliana Bellinger & Willow Kumro |
| Rotary - Niagara Label Business & Community Scholarship | $1000 | Olivia Novak |
| Rotary - Ray C. Middaugh Memorial Scholarship | $500 | Collin Miller |
| Rotary - Unsung Hero | $4000 ($1000 for 4 years) | Ava Lombard |
| Sandra Murray Memorial | $1000 ($500 twice over two years) | Bruce Karmazyn & Willow Kumro |
| Scholarship of Excellence Award/ New York State Education Department (top 2nd-3rd-4th GPA's) | $500 | Carly Hoffman (4th); Shelby Ceratt (3rd); Whitley Koopman (2nd) |
| Scholarship of Excellence Award/ New York State Education Department (top GPA) | $1,500 | Ava Lombard (1st) |
| School Administrator's Association of NYS Scholarship | $1,250 | Christopher Ginestre |
| Snappy Dry Cleaning Business Development Scholarship | $500 | Alexander Parisi |
| Sons of the American Legion Scholarship | $500 | Marissa Brege, Benjamin Gerstung, Emma Leonard & Christine Wall |
| SRO Law Enforcement | $200 | Blake Gerstung |
| Stanley "Skip" Jones Memorial Scholarship | $200 | James Crooks, Sianna Crooks & Brodie Hill |
| The Alfred University Scholars Award | Certificate | Gabrielle Truglio |
| The Clarkson Leadership and Achievement Award | Certificate | Paige Kozlowski |
| The Douglas A. Dailey Memorial Scholarship | $1000 | Logan Meyers |
| The Emily Rose Memorial Scholarship | $500 & Plaque | Alexander Parisi |
| The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarship (RPI) | Certificate | Molly Rooney |
| The RIT Innovation & Creativity Award | Certificate | Alyssa Jago |
| The Robert A. Chubb Memorial Scholarship | $2000 | Aron Gehl |
| The University of Rochester Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award | Certificate & Plaque | Madilyn Jelson |
| The University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders Award | Certificate & Pen | Audrey Garverick |
| Tiger Innovations | varied amounts | Marissa Brege - $800; Aron Gehl - $500; Alexander Parisi - $200; Mark Molitor - $200; Jackson Pragle - $100; Logan Meyers - $100; Asher Sikora - $100; Blake Gerstung - $100; Joseph Higgins - $100 |
| TSN (Tonawanda Seneca Nation) Scholarship | $1,500 per Semester for a total of $12,000 over four years upon proof of at least a 2.0 GPA | Brodie Hill |
| U.S. Air Force Math & Science Award | Certificate | Ava Lombard & Christopher Ginestre |
| U.S. Air Force Scholar/Athlete Award | Certificate | Whitley Koopman & Jackson Pragle |
| VFW Post #3180 Scholarship | $1000 | Whitley Koopman & Alexander Parisi |
| Western Division Federal Credit Union | $1000 | Cara Swader |
| ATHLETICS | ||
| Name of Scholarship | Amount | Awarded To (Full Name) |
| Jim Downey Memorial - Athletics | $500 | Marissa Brege |
| Niagara-Orleans Scholar Athlete Award in Honor of Dick Diminico | $100 | Marissa Brege & Benjamin Gerstung |
| Tyler J. Gabbey Scholarship - Athletics | $500 | Collin Miller |
| Wendy Fiorella - Athletics | $500 | Marissa Brege |