Ilion High School - Class of 1984

Source is here Herkimer Evening Telegram - Page 6 - June 23, 1984

Ilion Graduates Receive Awards, Diploma

ILION - The 1984 Ilion High Commencement ceremonies were held Saturday morning at the Burton T. Seymour Auditorium where the Rev. J. Gregory Mulhall, of the Annunciation Church, read the invocation. Superintendent of Schools Joseph Fusco awarded the scholarships, following the Salutatory Address given by Kimberly Lynch and the Valedictory Address given by Eric Ladd.

The following students won scholarships, awards and distinctions:

National Merit Scholarship winners: Brenda Crane, Letter of Commendation, and Robert Garnsey, Letter of Commendation.

New York State Regents Scholarships: Todd Bennett, Lynda Beran, Brenda Crane, Cynthia Fernandez, Nancy Fusco, Robert Garnsey, Christine Gray, Mark Harris, Lawrence Hatch, Bradford Jackson, Dawn Jackson, Eric Ladd, Teresa LaRaia. Kristin Lennox, Kimberly Lynch, James Matthews, James Murray, Diane Reynolds, Joseph Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Daniel Sheffield, Jeffrey Slater, Tammy Travis, Julie Worden and Lisa Zawalski. - Herkimer County Community College full tuition merit scholarships: Lynda Beran, Shelly Disotelle, Adam Fowler, Dawn Jackson, Rhonda Smith and Robert Twitchell.

Class of 1984 Top Scholars:

Eric Ladd, Kimberly Lynch, Robert Garnsey, Lawrence Hatch, Christine Gray, Nancy Fusco, Thomas Robinson, Bradford Jackson, John Trepatschko, Teresa LaRaia, Brenda Crane, Robert Twitchell, Todd Bennett, Scott Humphrey, James Matthews, Gail Getman, and Shelly Disotelle.

Members of the Senior National Honor Society:

Todd Bennett, Lynda Beran, Leslie Brewer, Stephen Coupe, Brenda Crane, Shelly Disotelle, Robin Doxtater, Adam Fowler, Nancy Fusco, Robert Garnsey, Diana Gay, Gail Getman, Christine Gray, Joanne Gressel, Mark Harris, William Hart, Scott Humphrey, Bradford Jackson, Dawn Jackson, Jeffrey Jennings. Bonnie Kehoe, Eric Ladd, Teresa LaRaia, Kimberly Lynch, Roger Martin, Jr., James Matthews, Cynthia Metz, Joseph Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Daniel Sheffield, Rhonda Smith, John Trepatschko, Robert Twitchell, Julie Worden, Debra Wright and Lisa Zawalski.

Youth Recognition Day Greater Utica Board of Realtors, Eric R. Ladd.

D.A.R. Good Citizen Award, Bonnie L. Kehoe.

New York State Jaycees - Jayncees Ilion Chapter Outstanding Young Student, Robert F. Garnsey, winner; and Bruce A. Phillips Jr., runner up.

New York Boys' State (1983 Juniors), Mark D. Harris and Scott A. Humphrey.

Presidential Academic Fitness Award: Todd Bennett, Lynda Beran, Steven Briggs, Stephen Coupe, Brenda Crane, Robin Doxtater, Nancy Fusco, Robert Garnsey, Gail Getman, Christine Gray, Mark Harris, Lawrence Hatch, Bradford Jackson, Dawn Jackson, Jeffrey Jennings, Bonnie Kehoe, Eric Ladd, Teresa LaRaia, Kimberly Lynch, James Matthews, James Murray, Joseph Robinson, Thomas Robinson, Daniel Sheffield, Jeffrey Slater, Robert Twitchell, Julie Worden, Debra Wright and Lisa Zawalski.

Griffin-Jones Remington Arms Scholarship, Andrea Beach.

Rochester Institute of Technology Scholarship, Todd Bennett.

Howard J. Hanna Memorial Junior Achievement Scholarship, Lynda Beran.

St. Lawrence University Scholarship, Nicholas Gaines.

University of Michigan Annual Giving Scholarship, Robert Garnsey.

Clarkson College Scholarship, Lawrence Hatch.

Utica College Scholarship, Scott Humphrey.

Clarkson College Scholarship, Bradford Jackson.

Springfield College Scholarship, John Kane.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Scholarship, Eric Ladd.

Galileo Science Award Herkimer County Community College, Kristin Lennox.

Ilion Elks' Scholarship, Kimberly Lynch.

Siena College Dion High School Scholarship, James Matthews.

Clarkson College Scholarship, James Murray.

Griffin Jones Remington Arms Scholarship, Tammy Sickler.

Syracuse University Scholarship, Jeffrey Slater.

Griffin-Jones Remington Arms Scholarship, Brett Stanburg.

Paul Smith's College Scholarship, John P. Stephens.

Griffin-Jones Remington Arms Scholarship, Joseph Zaino, Jr.

Senior Assembly Recipients

Athletic Awards

Moose Club (Dale Johnson) Baseball Award, Joseph Zaino, Jr.

Leo Golicki (Competitive Spirit) Award, James LaCelle.

Rocky Cramer Award, Lawrence Hatch.

Francis Murray Award, John Kane.

Varsity Club (Unsung Hero) Award, William Hart.

Lever Cup, Mark Harris.

Richard Lewis Wrestling Award, Ronald J. Hart.

Kim Torbitt Wrestling Award, Roger Murray.

James Allston Award For Track, Scott Humphrey.

K of C Athletic Award, Darin Ferrusi.

Coach Bemis Outstanding Football Award, Nicholas Gaines.

George E. Anderson Golf Award, Jeffrey Slater.

Richard N. Adams Memorial Award, William Hart.

Terry Moran Memorial Award, James Murray.

Harvey Watson Memorial Award, James Panarites.

Stephen Nowacki Memorial Award, Scott A. Humphrey

Donald Porter - Tennis, James Panarites.

Moose Memorial Bowling Award, Cynthia Fernandez and Michael J. Stone

The 1982 Football Parents' Club Award, James LaCelle.

Billy LaGase Memorial Athletic Award, William Hart.

Outstanding Girl Athletic Award, Elisa Callister.

Priscilla Burnham Award, Nancy Fusco.

Girls' Senior Service Award, Elisa Callister.

Unsung Heroine Award, Debra Wright.

George E. Anderson Track Award, Julie Worden

Joseph L. Albin Memorial Award for Basketball, Robert D. Alexander (Junior).

Alfred Hegeman Memorial Award (Girl's Tennis), Lakshmi Vadlamudi (Junior).

Academic, Service and Citizenship Awards:

Special Art Club Award, Eric Ladd, Bessie Springer.

Art 3 Year Award, Cynthia Metz and Connie Darraw.

Secretarial Practice, (Mohawk Valley Businesswomen's Assn), Beth Rowland.

Clerical Award, Lisa Wildey.

Office Practice and Typing, Debra Danforth.

Herkimer County Association of Education, Stacia Cooper.

Loretta 0. Douglas Award, Robert Garnsey.

Marston English Award, Stephen Coupe.

D.A.R. American History Award, Robert Garnsey.

10th Year Anna Schwartz Memorial Award, John Trepatschko.

Cornelia Nagle Memorial, Kimberly Lynch.

Home Economics Award, Rhonda Smith.

Industrial Arts Award, John Trepatschko.

Richard Cormia Award, Scott Humphrey

Mechanical Drawing, John Trepatschko.

Spanish (4 Year Award), Eric Ladd.

French (4 Year Award), Kimberly Lynch.

Math 4 Year, Eric Ladd.

Math and Science 1st Prize, Eric Ladd, 2nd Prize, Lawrence Hatch.

Rensselaer Math & Science Award (1983 Junior), Eric Ladd.

Priscilla Burnham Memorial Prize for Instrumental Music, Bruce Phillips. Jr.

Albert Devere Memorial Award in Vocal Music, Kimberly Lynch.

Music Award - Senior Entering Music School, Bruce Phillips. Jr.

William and Nettie Parker Prize, Robert Garnsey

Bausch and Lomb Science Award, Eric Ladd.

The M. Dorris Dollar Prize, Bradford Jackson.

John Guy Prindle Award ......

Memorial Prize for Instrumental Music, Bruce Phillips, Jr.

(Unsung Hero Award), Thomas Robinson.

Students of the Year Award, Bonnie Kehoe and Eric Ladd.

Student Council Underclassman Worker Award in Memory of George Purdon, Lisa Winslow and Donald Brien.

B'nai B'rith Citizenship Award, Debra Wright.

Burton T. Seymour Memorial Prize for Service, Diana Gay.

Barbara Durant Memorial Award, Shelly Disotelle.

Zonta Service Award, Kristin Lennox.

Kathleen Withington Memorial Award, (St. Augustine's Guild), Christine Gray.

School Service Award, Thomas Robinson and Nicholas Gaines.

Ilion Police Benevolent Awards, Patricia Fike and James Matthews

Women of the Moose Prize for Nurses' Training, Cynthia Fernandez.

School Citizenship Award, Lynda M. Beran, Theresa LaRaia, Todd Bennet, and James G. Panarites.

Student Initiative Award, Gail Getman.

Publications - Linda Braybrook ('63) Memorial Prize, Kimberly Lynch and Eric Ladd.

Valedictorian (Earl Parry Watkin Memorial Award), Eric Ladd.

Salutatorian - School Prize, Kimberly Lynch.

V.F.W. Auxiliary Progress Awards, Mary Hendrie and James LaCelle.

V.F.W. Post No. 502 Progress Awards, Jeanine Dougherty, Peggy Jo Martin, Ronald Russell and Jon Treen.

K. of C. special Award & Recognition, Kenneth Ball.

The Shirley Truax Waldron Memorial Award, Tammy Travis.

Ida J. Butcher Scholarship Award Candidate, Bonnie Kehoe.

School Student Achievement Award, Brenda Crane.

Senior National Honor Society Award, Eric Ladd and Robert Garnsey.

Edward J. Canister Memorial Award, Lisa Zawalski and Joseph Zaino.

Commencement Scholarships:

Marion Brill Scholarship Foundation Inc. Winners: Andrea Beach, Todd Bennett, Lynda Beran, Lisa Calderara, Elisa Callister, Brenda Crane, Connie Darrow, Patricia Fike, Adam Fowler, Robert Garnsey, Christine Gray, Ronald Hart, Lawrence Hatch, Scott Humphrey, Bradford Jackson, John Kane, Eric Ladd, Kimberly Lynch, Thomas Manion, David Marley, James Matthews, Cynthia Metz, James Murray, James Panarites, Joseph Robinson, Robert Scanlon, Jeffrey Slater, Rhonda Smith, Douglas Stafford, Brett Stanburg, John Stephens, Debra Wright and Lisa Zawalski.

Clayton Memorial Scholarship, Eric Ladd.

The Burton T. Seymour Memorial Scholarship, John Trepatschko.

Ilion Jayncee and Jaycee Memorial Scholarship, Robert Garnsey.

The Daniel Keddell Memorial Scholarship, Lawrence Hatch.

The PTO John Guy Prindle Scholarship, Brenda Crane.

Ilion Community Club Scholarship, Thomas Manion.

Leo J. Sammon, Jr., Memorial Scholarship, Mark Harris.

Earle T. Jones Memorial Award, Joseph Robinson.

The Earl Parry Watkin Scholarship, James Matthews.

Mohawk Valley General Incentive Scholarship, Stephen Coupe.

Outstanding Athlete, James Panarites.

Ilion Breakfast Scholarship, Bradford Jackson.

I. Clark Seamans Scholarship, Scott Humphrey.

Insurance and Career Women Associated Scholarship, Linda Beran.

Dennis Gildersleeve Memorial Scholarship, Nancy Fusco.

Ruth Freeman Derby Scholarship, Shelly Disotelle.

Richard S. Salisbury Memorial Scholarship, Robert Twitchell.

Mohawk Valley Savings and Loan Scholarship, James Matthews.

West Hill Elementary School Serve Award, Theresa LaRaia and Stephen Coupe.

Mohican Round Dance Club Musical Scholarship, Dawn Jackson.

Leo R. Grygiel Scholarship, Ronald Hart.

Marion R. Barton Scholarship, Bruce Phillips, Jr.

William and Beryl Welch Scholarship, Kimberly Lynch.

American Legion Auxiliary - Ilion Memorial Unit, No. 920 Scholarship, Cynthia Fernandez and Tammy Travis.

Air Force ROTC Scholarship, Jeffrey Slater.

Paula E. Spoettle Nurses' Scholarship, Cynthia Fernandez, Tammy Travis and Brenda Wadsworth

Scholarships Awarded to Former Graduates:

The Helen Coons Durrett Memorial Scholarship, Lou Brien and Andrea Rasmussen.

Ilion High School Graduates:

Christopher Abeling,
John Allen,
Lisa Armstrong,
Kenneth Ball,
Andrea Beach,
Todd Bennett,
Roberta Bentz,
Lynda Beran,
Michael Boyle,
Leslie Brewer,
Steven Briggs,
Kelly Brown,
Randy Brown,
Tracy Brown,
Lisa Calderara,
Shelly Calhoun,
Lisa Callister,
Rodney Campbell,
Stacia Cooper,
Stephen Coupe,
Brenda Crane,
Debra Lee Danforth,
Scott Darling,
Connie Marie Darrow,
Debbie Dempsey,
Donna DeVaul,
Melissa Dickenson,
Shelly Disotelle,
Janey Dougherty,
Jeanine Dougherty,
Robin Doxtater,
Mary Beth Earl,
Cynthia Fernandez,
Darin Ferrusi,
Adam Fowler,
Kathleen Frank,
Nancy Fusco,
Nicholas Gaines,
Robert Garnsey,
Donna Gay,
Gail Getman,
Christine Gray,
Joanne Gressel,
Randy Griffin,
Michael Griffith,
Joanna Grosse,
Daniel Guile,
Tammy Hall,
Mark Harris,
Ronald Hart,
William Hart,
Lawrence Hatch,
Sally Hecox,
Mary Hendrie,
LuAnn Hight,
William Hoffman,
Merrill Holtz,
Leslie Hosler,
Scott Humphrey,
Bradford Jackson,
Dawn Jackson,
Elizabeth Jeffreys,
Jeffrey Jennings,
Gregory Johnson,
Kevin Joyce,
John Kane,
Bonnie Kehoe,
Richard Klink,
James LaCelle,
Eric Ladd,
Cheryl LaFountain,
Teresa LaRaia,
Steven LaValley,
Miki Lee,
Kristin Lennox,
Todd Leonis,
Kimberly Lynch,
Mark Malowski,
Thomas Manion,
David Marcil,
David Marley,
Peggy-Jo Martin,
Roger Martin Jr.,
David Marziale,
Cheryl Matthews,
James Matthews,
Joseph Mead,
Cynthia Metz,
Melinda Miller,
Sherri Miller,
Thomas Moore,
John Morris,
Robert Moynihan,
Sandy Moynihan,
James Murray,
Roger Murray,
Steven Murray,
George Nowack,
Deborah O'Bryan,
Ronald Olmstead,
James Panarites,
Barbara Paul,
Bruce Phillips Jr.,
Cynthia Polley,
John Putch,
Todd Rasmussen,
Eric Reed,
James Reese,
David Remis,
Diane Reynolds,
Mary Riddell,
Joseph Robinson,
Thomas Robinson,
Beth Rowland,
Ronald Russell,
Robert Scanlon,
Kenneth Scott,
Daniel Sheffield,
Lorry Shepard,
Tammy Sickler,
Steven Smaldone,
Rhonda Smith,
Bessie Springer,
Ruth Springer,
Douglas Stafford,
Lori Stagg,
Lisa Stahl,
Brett Stanburg,
John Stephens,
Michael Stone,
Fred Supry Jr.,
Susan Torres,
Tammy Travis,
Jon Treen,
John Trepatschko,
Robert Twitchell,
Brenda Wadsworh,
Cynthia Werthman,
Wendy White,
Elizabeth Wildey,
Lisa Wildey,
Steven Williams,
Julie Worden,
Debra Wright,
Joseph Zaino, Jr.,
Lisa Zawalski,
Beth Zutter.

* Note - Names appear in newspaper article but not in the senior section of the 1984 yearbook - Tammy Hall, Merrill Holtz, David Marcil, John Morris, Robert Moynihan, and Sandy Moynihan

* Note - Names appear in the senior section of the 1984 yearbook but not in newspaper article - Thomas Charles Devereese, Landon Michael Elthorp, Cheryl Lynn Mowers Entwistle, Deb Gettle, Renee Gollegly, and Robin Smith