WEIRTON — Weir High School held its annual senior recognition assembly on May 26 in the Carl R. Hamill Fieldhouse.

Principal Kristin Bissett welcomed the Class of 2017 parents, presenters, community, teachers and Weir High underclassmen.

Officers for next year will be Student Council President Taylor Quickle and Student Council Vice President Philip Hinerman; senior class President Caroline Fodor and Vice President Jake Curtis; junior class President Gabriela Tournay and Vice President Samantha Kaczmarek; sophomore class President Kayleigh Cowden and Vice President McKenna Holt; and freshman class President Hunter Dodson and Vice President James Littleton.

Seniors graduating with highest honors were Amelia Adams, Anna Creel, Mary Babinchak, Georgia Beatty, Adam Cowden, Abigail Cowher, Zachary Hannah, Michael Mills, Mariah Stevens and Abby Wallace.

National Honor Society advisers Rachel Bandy and Dan Owens recognized Amelia Adams, Jordan Allen, Logan Allen, Matthew Anderson, Megan Apesos, Mary Babinchak, Georgia Beatty, Katie Bennett, Anna Creel, Adam Cowden, Abigail Cowher, Amber Dawson, Alayna Degenhardt, Abigail Douglass, Hanna Dragonir, Cody Enrietti, Francesca Farran, Katelynne Ferrebee, Elizabeth Gillette, Zachary Hannah, Madison Hoffman, Deyanna Kirby, Matthew Komorowski, Chayton Luevano, Levi Mikula, Michael Mills, Domenick Murphy, Madison Northcraft, Victoria Perito, Kali Potock, Donavan Spencer, Mariah Stevens, Mya Sutton, Anita Village, Tyler Virtue, Abby Wallace, Taylor Wright-Breeze and Samantha Yates.

Students graduating with high honors were Matt Anderson, Megan Apesos, Hanna Dragonir, Cody Enrietti, Francesca Farran, Katelynne Ferrebee, Elizabeth Gillette, Deyanna Kirby, Matthew Komorowski, Chayton Luevano, Levi Mikula, Domenick Murphy, Madison Northcraft, Victoria Perito, Kali Potock, Donavan Spencer, Mya Sutton, Anita Village and Tyler Virtue.

Students graduating with honors were Jordan Allen, Logan Allen, Katherine Bennett, Owen Boyd, Parker Boyd, Emmalee Brown, Brandon Cramer, Amber Dawson, Alayna Degenhardt, Abigail Douglass, Gaetano Fuscardo, Michael Gresko, Katelyn Haspel, Madison Hoffman, Dustin Keyes, Isabella Kirlangitis, Blade MacGregor, Julia McElwee, Isaac Piatt, Sophia Riter, Jacob Rosnick, Rick Smith, Taylor Strauss, Taylor Wright-Brezee and Samantha Yates.

John D. Rockefeller Career Center students inducted into the National Technical Honor Society were George Chahl, Katelynne Ferrebee, Gaetano Fuscardo and Kimberly Jennings.

Career and technology certificates of achievement went to Cheyenne Byrd, Madison Hoffman, Travis Lowther and Jordan Thomson for information management; Owen Boyd, administrative support and accounting; Amanda Harris and Justin Roberts, administrative support, accounting and information management.

Seniors to be awarded the P.R.O.M.I.S.E. scholarships were Amelia Adams, Logan Allen, Megan Apesos, Mary Babinchak, Georgia Beatty, Owen Boyd, Adam Cowden, Abigail Cowher, Anna Creel, Amber Dawson, Hanna Dragonir, Cody Enrietti, Francesca Farran, Elizabeth Gillette, Edward Goff, Michael Gresko, Zachary Hannah, Dustin Keyes, Matthew Komorowski, Chayton Luevano, Levi Mikula, Michael Mills, Madison Northcraft, Kara Patterson, Isaac Piatt, Kali Potock, Jacob Rosnick, Tyler Virtue and Abby Wallace.

Seniors awarded scholarships and awards included Logan Allen for the West Virginia State Troopers Association Scholarship; Megan Apesos, Hancock County Retired Employees Scholarship; Mary Babinchak, Upper Ohio Valley Italian Festival Scholarship; Georgia Beatty, DAR Good Citizen Award, the U.S. Department of Justice Advocate of Action Award and the W.Va. Honorary Secretary of State; Katherine Bennett, RAZE Scholarship; Cheyenne Byrd, Full Sail University Creative Writing Scholarship; Abigail Cowher, Case Western Reserve University Scholarship, Case Western Reserve University National Merit Scholarship and Wendy’s Heisman State Finalist; Anna Creel, W.Va. Conservation Scholarship, McGill University Entrance Bursary Scholarship and W.Va. Honorary Secretary of State; Abigail Douglass, Waynesburg University Presidential Scholarship and Waynesburg University Merit Scholarship; Francesca Farran, Tony Ruskowski Never Alone Scholarship; Edward Goff, Marshall University Presidential Scholarship; Michael Gresko, Memorial Baptist Church Scholarship; Madison Hoffman, PTC Stem Scholarship and PTC Art and Design Scholarship; Matthew Komorowski, Tony Ruskowski Never Alone Scholarship; Chayton Leuvano, OVAC Stephen E. Hanning Memorial Scholarship; Domenick Murphy, Marshall University Opportunity Scholarship and Marshall University Achievement Scholarship; Haily Prantil, Hancock County Service Personnel Association Scholarship; Kali Potock, Duquense Academic Scholarship and Duquense On Campus Room Award; Sophia Riter, Robert Morris University Justice Scholarship and RMU Grant; Brianna Schoolcraft, Skills USA State Champion; Donavan Spencer, St. Francis University Athletic Scholarship and St. Francis University Academic Scholarship; Jordan Thomson, McDonald Scholarship; Anita Village, NCSA Academic All American Award; Tyler Virtue, Fairmont State University Promise Beyond Scholarship and Fairmont State University Athletic Scholarship; Abby Wallace, George Washington University Academic Scholarship; and Samantha Yates, Franciscan University Commuter Grant.

The Trinity P3 Scholarship went to Domenick Murphy, and the Robin M. Drennan Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Stacie McKinney.

The Chuck Mahoney Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Domenick Murphy, Abigail Cowher, Francesca Farran and Isabella Kirlangitis.

Other awards were the Chad Pickens Scholarship which went to Isabella Kirlangitis; Judy Ann Simich Memorial Scholarship to Francesca Farran; Aaron Davies Memorial Scholarship to Levi Mikula; Weirton FOP Scholarship wto Donavan Spencer; George Zatezalo Memorial Scholarship to Justin Roberts; Kinsey S. Ard Memorial Scholarship to Michael Gresko; and Bethany College scholarship to Madison Northcraft.

A $1,000 Student Body President Award was awarded to Isabella Kirlangitis; $1,000 Newspaper Scholarship to Georgia Beatty; $6,000 Diversity Scholarship to Adam Cowden, Zachary Hannah, Matthew Komorowski and Chayton Leuvano; $6,000 level 4 Scholarship of Distinction to Kara Patterson, Jacob Rosnick, Anita Village and Elizabeth Gillette; $8,000 level 2 Engineering Excellence Scholarship to Adam Cowden; $10,000 level 3 Scholarship of Distinction to Owen Boyd, Francesca Farran, Michael Gresko, Michael Mills, Levi Mikula and Matthew Komorowski; $12,000 level 2 Scholarship of Distinction to Amelia Adams, Logan Allen, Mary Babinchak, Chayton Leuvano, Isaac Piatt and Adam Cowden; $16,000 level 1 Scholarship of Distinction to Zachary Hannah; and $30,000 Bucklew Scholarship to Georgia Beatty.

A West Virginia Northern Community College Scholarship was presented to Amber Dawson and Katelynn Ferrebee.

West Liberty University officials presented a $1,000/year scholarship to Katelynn Haspel and a $2,000/year scholarship to Megan Apesos and Cody Enrietti.

Other scholarships were the Delta Kappa Gamma Scholarship to Megan Apesos; Kristen Andrews Impact Scholarship to Anna Creel; Kristen Andrews Soccer Scholarship to Katelynn Ferrebee and Michael Gresko; Women’s Club Art Department Scholarship and Weirton Rotary Scholarship to Abby Wallace; Weirton Medical Center Medical Staff Scholarship to Domenick Murphy; Frank/Joan Bieberson McDonald Scholarship to Matthew Komorowski, Kali Potock and Anita Village; Jan Mayhew Graham Scholarship to Abigail Douglass; Tikkun Olam Scholarship to Kali Potock; Pittsburgh Technical Scholarship to Madison Hoffman; Louis F. Serra Memorial Scholarship to Parker Boyd; Serra Foundation/Mary Green Scholarship to Donavan Spencer; Hancock School Employees FCU Scholarship to Matthew Komorowski; Rick Kucan Memorial Scholarship to Logan Allen and Brianna Schoolcraft; Charles M. & Thelma M. Pugliese Charitable Foundation to Levi Mikula, Deyanna Kirby, Elizabeth Gillette and Jordan Allen; Snack Brothers Scholarship to Owen Boyd; Aggarwal Family Scholarship to Abigail Cowher; Josten’s Scholarship to Lexus Ficca and Michael Mills; JC Williams Trust Scholarship to Anna Creel; Amelia Mergen Memorial Scholarship to Nadia Vargas; Class of 1972 Scholarship to Amelia Adams and Tyler Virtue; WTOV-TV Red Donley Award to Georgia Beatty; Mario Pipinos Memorial Scholarship to Adam Cowden and Isabella Kirlangitis; Beulah Meyer Scholarship to Megan Apesos; and Retired Senior Volunteer Program Quilt to Rick Smith.

Senior student council officers recognized were Isabella Kirlangitis, president; Hanna Dragonir, vice president; and Kali Potock, treasurer.

Becca Ball was awarded the John Phillip Sousa Award and the Esprit de Corps Award. The Maestro awards went to Logan Allen and Taylor Wright.

Senior students recognized with the Drama Club award were Logan Allen, Mary Babinchak, Georgia Beatty, Brandon Cramer, Madison Hoffman, Victoria Perito, Andrew Veres and Abby Wallace.

The Chad Pickens Baseball Award was presented to Michael Mills and Jordan Allen and the Donnell Football award went to Donavan Spencer and Jordan Allen.

A cheering award was presented to Amelia Adams.