Pioneer High School would like to thank the community organizations and businesses that sponsor awards and scholarships for our students each year.
The high school Guidance Department coordinates over $70,000 of opportunities for graduating seniors and approximately $1.2 million dollars in promised college tuition to juniors. In 2024, 41 seniors applied for these local scholarship opportunities. Recipients were chosen by various scholarship committees based on criteria set forth for each award.
The top three amounts of scholarship money promised to graduating seniors are $16,000, $6,000 and $3,100.
CLASS OFFICERS:
President – Cole Rhodus; Vice President – Theresa Kolasny; Secretary – Addison Vacinek; Treasurer – Gavin Haley
TIM SCHWAB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Cole Rhodus
JANET R. PAYNE SCHOLARSHIP: Logan Papke & Danyelle Rhoades
LIONS CLUB OF ARCADE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Morgan Mucha, McKenzie Marcheson
ARCADE CHAMBER COMMUNITY WELLNESS AWARD: Morgan Mucha
ALEX SCHENK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Olivia Stromecki, Cole Rhodus, Logan Papke, Bella Woolston, Haylee Heldwein, Paige Webber. Special mention: Tucker Hoffman
MELISSA PROROK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Bradley Smith, Haylee Heldwin
JANELLE SIMONETTI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Madeline Koziol
A.J. O’DELL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Chloe Phetteplace
NATHANIEL SCHWARTZ SCHOLRSHIP: Cole Rhodus
ARCADE FIRE DEPARTMENT SCOTT FERALDI MEMORIAL: Olivia Stromecki, Cameron Marrs, Chloe Phetteplace
BARRY ASHWORTH MEMORIAL AWARD PRESENTED: Cole Rhodus
FRIENDS OF PIONEER ATHLETES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Addison Vacinek, Messina Maul, Luke Matheis, Cole Rhodus
MARK CARBALLADA SCHOLAR/ATHLETE AWARD: Luke Matheis
ERIN PINTER AWARD: Cameron Marrs
PHYLIS M. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL AWARD: Delaney Petri
THOMAS RULE MEMORIAL: Dalton Morgan, Baseball; Michael Jay Jewert, Bowling; Messina Maul, Bowling
DWIGHT DEDRICK MEMORIAL: Sarah Morris
KAYLEE ZUFALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Olivia Comisarek
BABE RUTH FOUNDATION AWARD: Cole Rhodus, Cameron Marrs
KEN KITTLESON MEMORIAL: Dalton Giboo, Gretchen Rumfola
KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS LITERARY SOCIETY: Morgan Mucha
WEST FALLS CONSERVATION SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP: Mckenzie Huntsberger, Ethan Metlak
SPRUCE RIDGE SCHOLARSHIP: Brooke Sahr
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA BETA GAMMA AWARD: Madeline Koziol
MATH DEPARTMENT OUTSTANDING STUDENTS: Cole Rhodus; Theresa Kolasny
HENDERSHOT-MANNESS AUXILIARY 374 AWARDS FOR MATH: Addison Vacinek, Logan Papke
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA BETA NU AWARD: Madeline Koziol
PIONEER FACULTY ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS: Cole Rhodus, Luke Matheis, Alexis Sobczak, Addison Vacinek, Helen Schneider
SAFE DRIVER AWARD: Gretchen Rumfola
PIONEER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Haylee Heldwein
Kalli Harrington presents: Please welcome Mrs. Alice Smith to present our next award.
PRESENTED BY ALICE SMITH:
PIONEER AUXILIARY ASSOCIATION AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY PRESENCE: Morgan Mucha, Cole Rhodus, Alexis Sobczak
ARCADE WINTERFEST AWARDS: Theodore Kaisen Smith - King; Liberty-Joy Haynes - Queen; Hannah Forster- Queen Runner Up; Olivia Stromecki - Most Congenial; Theresa Kolasny, Renee Dodge
JUNIOR AWARDS:
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AWARD: Ava Rae Moss
ALFRED STATE PIONEER LEADERS AWARD: Alyssa Ashworth
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER BAUSCH AND LOMB SCIENCE AWARD:Owen Mason
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER GEORGE EASTMAN YOUNG LEADERS AWARD: Samuel Platt
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER FREDERICK DOUGLASS & SUSAN B. ANTHONY AWARD: Ella Marble
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER XEROX FOR INNOVATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARD: Ava Rae Moss
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AWARD: Owen Mason
CLARKSON UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Airella Rogers
ST. BONAVENTURE JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS: Skylar Warner, Airella Rogers, Natalie Schmidt, Madison Giboo, Brianne McMahon, Rylan Lavery, Lexie Phetteplace
LEMOYNE COLLEGE HEIGHTS AWARD: Charles Kolasny
ELMIRA KEY AWARD: Valerie Gilbert, Payton Bennet
PIONEER CREDIT RECOVERY VALUES SCHOLARSHIP: Emma Morgan
MARY LLOYD- JONES MEMORIAL AWARD: Arlington Behling
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF CHAFFEE SCHOLARSHIP: Helen Schneider
BLANCHE H.V. SNYDER SCHOLARSHIP: Meygan Keesler
JOHNSON, MACKOWIAK, & ASSOCIATES, LLP: Danyelle Rhoades
ELMER DORNAN JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Olivia Stromecki
TYLER THOMAS MCELHENY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Olivia Clouse, Cole Rhodus
JAVA-STRYKERSVILLE KIWANIS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Courtney Keem
JAVA-STRYKERSVILLE KIWANIS TRADE SCHOOL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP:Brady Thompson
MARY H. ERICK OUTSTANDING BUSINESS STUDENT: Makenna Chandler
OLLADENE M. NOURSE SCHOLARSHIP: Brooke Dawley
THOMSON FAMILY MEMORIAL SCHOLASTIC AWARD: Courtney Keem
LILLENSTEIN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP: Gavin Lacy
BUSINESS FIRST & INDEPENDENT HEALTH COMMUNITY ALL-STARS: Messina Maul (wellness); Renee Dodge (diversity & inclusion); Luke Matheis (above & beyond)
MARCHING BAND SCHOLARSHIP: Hailee Sanfilippo
MUSIC DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS: Olivia Stromecki, Carolyn Kaiser, Landon Schultz, Messina Maul
MATTHEW REINHART ROLL MEMORIAL THEATRE AWARD: Nicholas Feness
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY RED CROSS AWARD: Alexis Sobczak
AMERICAN RED CROSS AWARD (blood driver organizer): Megan Gallagher
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE AWARD: Olivia Clouse
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD: Alexis Sobczak
CRAIG SCHENK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Courtney Keem
MILLIE AND GEORGE WALLACE LANGMADE SCHOLARSHIP: Paige Webber
SHELDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM SCHOLARSHIP: McKenzie Marcheson
CRAIG REITMEIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Haylee Heldwein, Alaina Barber, Morgan Mucha
DOROTHY G. HOWELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS: Mckenzie Huntsberger, Logan Papke, Cameron Marrs, Messina Maul, McKenzie Marcheson
GEORGE C. & FAITH CRAWFORD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Alexis Sobczak
KATHARINE PINGREY-HOPKINS MEMORIAL: Addison Vacinek
BIG 30 SCHOLARSHIP ACADEMIC AWARD: Cameron Marrs
ERIE-NIAGARA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION AWARD: Olivia Clouse, Theresa Kolasny, Morgan Mucha
NEW YORK STATE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: ($500) Theresa Kolasny, Morgan Mucha, Cameron Marrs, & Cole Rhodus: ($1,500) Olivia Clouse