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322 To Graduate in the Class of 2023

The Exeter Township School District will award diplomas to 322 graduates at 7PM on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at the Santander Arena in Reading, PA. During the evening’s ceremony, speakers will include Exeter Township Senior High Principal Thomas Campbell, Senior Class President Patricia Tran, and class speakers Sean Creamer and Donovan Frymoyer. In graduates’ prepared remarks, students will discuss their gratitude of having family, friends and a community to support them throughout their school career, which was disrupted by a global pandemic that continues to affect many of their classmates’ mental health. In his prepared speech, Creamer plans to remark on his own personal experience: “From my experience, having quality people around you and a good support system is crucial for mental health. Put yourself out there so you do not have to travel this journey alone. Be there for your friends, respect your friends, and grow off of each other and make yourself into the best possible version of you.” Tran, whose mother died suddenly a year ago when she suffered a stroke, plans to say, “This community that I have grown so close to has helped me every day… Secondly, thank you to all my teachers. I remember one teacher who shared with me his own experience of loss, which helped me feel less alone… We have experienced hardships that we believed we could not move on from, but we persevered with the help of others.”

The ceremony will be broadcast on the District’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTxbw7RsV-M

The 322 graduates will include:

  1. Jeremiah Isaiah Acevedo
  2. Kimberly Jay-Dalyzz Acevedo
  3. Isabella Evelyn Adamczyk
  4. Abigail Alston
  5. Steve Antigua
  6. Dylann Jane Backenstoss*
  7. Dylan Erik Jesse Baer
  8. Mckenna Violet Barker*
  9. Zeven Robert Barna
  10. Aissatou Barry
  11. Connor Shay Bartley
  12. Kevin Andrew Bartman
  13. Andrew Gavin Bauer
  14. Tyler William Beam
  15. Michael Antonio Benitez
  16. Colin Bercek
  17. Ashlynn Margret Bestwick
  18. Courtney Ann Bolter
  19. Isabella Joy Boston*
  20. Samantha Lynne Bowman
  21. Nyla Boyd
  22. Alexys Ella Bremer
  23. Christian Christopher Brice
  24. Evan Joseph Brill
  25. Brandon A Brodie
  26. Lena Victoria Brown*
  27. Nathanael Xavier Brundage
  28. Christina Lynn Buck
  29. Fredrick Bernard Butler, III
  30. Briana L Cabrera
  31. Anthony K Caccese
  32. Ariana Lee Cambria
  33. Morgan Reigh Cambria
  34. Alana Rayana Campbell
  35. Phillip Edward Cano
  36. Alexandru Cristian Carstea
  37. Angela Marie Catania
  38. Luke Guy Cerra
  39. Dylan Andrew Charles
  40. Isaiah Sean Choy
  41. Elizabeth Grace Clavell*
  42. Jack Samuel Cloak
  43. Eduardo Arias Coates
  44. Teriq Zamir Conlin
  45. Vivian Marie Conroy
  46. Ajah Danae Cooper
  47. Cadence James Cooper
  48. Jade Alexis Cooper
  49. Carter Allan Cordora
  50. Daisy Migdalina Cortes
  51. Sean Matthew Creamer*
  52. Kaiden Michael Paul Crome
  53. Edward Efrain Cruz, Jr
  54. Chase Michael Cupitt*
  55. Elizabeth Marie Curry
  56. Broderick Ulysses Dahms
  57. Danielle Rita Datoo
  58. Nicholas Gar Davidson
  59. Brandon William Davis
  60. Brian De Castro
  61. Ian Z Deitrich
  62. Anna Grace deOrnellas
  63. Orlando Junior Diaz Figueroa
  64. Jenna Nicole Dillio
  65. Ashley Priscilla Doll*
  66. Matthew Ryan Dorn*
  67. Cameron Francis Douglas
  68. Jack William Dramby
  69. Eric Martin Dunbar
  70. Nicolas E Duncan
  71. Alana Grace Durham
  72. Joshua Riley Eckman
  73. John James Endy
  74. Matthew D Engle
  75. Emma Jolene Ettele
  76. Henry Evans III
  77. Matthew Thomas Evans
  78. Ashton Michael Fasig*
  79. Faith Marie Feldman*
  80. Damir Marcelo Figueroa
  81. Santiago David Figueroa Zorrilla Jr
  82. Johnathan Marco Fisher
  83. Jaredis T Flores Quiñones
  84. Jose Fernando Flores
  85. Evan Thomas Fluke
  86. Luke C Foxx
  87. Daniel Alberto Franceschi
  88. Donovan David Frymoyer
  89. Enner Alexander Fuentes Jr
  90. Sylmarie Galarza
  91. Maia K Galeotti
  92. Jillian Marie Gappa
  93. Elijah Luis Garcia
  94. Eloy Misael Garcia Coello
  95. Isabel Jazmin Garcia
  96. Sebastian Etni Garcia
  97. Ava A Gates*
  98. Nicolette Gavrilovici
  99. Gwynne Dorothea Geedey
  100. Verana Candace Devina George-Scott
  101. Luis Joel Gerena Jr
  102. Salvador Vladimir Germosen Sanchez
  103. Christopher Sebastian Ginalski
  104. Jacob R Glidewell
  105. Gavin A Godfrey
  106. Emilin Gonzalez
  107. Kyle R Goodman*
  108. Alannah Marie Greene
  109. Wade Wayne Grimm
  110. Alexis Marie Grogesky*
  111. Connor David Grose
  112. Ryan Dale Gusley
  113. Ashley Marie Haines
  114. Alivia Lynn Hamaker
  115. Benjamin Lee Hasselbach
  116. Matthew John Heckler
  117. Cole C Heckman
  118. Paityn Mei-Lee Heliger
  119. Juliana Rae Henrie
  120. Morgan Olivia Herb*
  121. Aaron Jacob Hernandez
  122. Isabella Del Rocio Hernandez Ramos
  123. Justin Hernandez
  124. Raymond Elias Hernandez
  125. Valeria Hernandez Ramos
  126. Mia Kate Herner
  127. Gracie Rose Hoch
  128. Hope Meredith Hoffman
  129. Ethan Robert Hohl
  130. Cody Robert Holland
  131. Emily Anne Holliday*
  132. Colten Wayne Hummel
  133. Gabrielle Heather Istenes
  134. Jordyn Chase Jarrett
  135. Xavier Alejandro James Jeffries
  136. Sabria Danae Johnson
  137. Sophie Lynn Johnson*
  138. Sifa Githinji Kamau
  139. Richard David Karstien
  140. Zachary Adam Kauffman
  141. Madison Christina Kemp
  142. Trevor Lloyd Keperling
  143. Nora Abigail Kern
  144. Logan Byron Kerr
  145. Luke Warren Kirlin
  146. Zachary Russell Kleinfelter*
  147. Colin Eric Kline
  148. Paige Isabella Koller
  149. Christina Eve Kopecky*
  150. Logan Thomas Kramlich
  151. Kayla Renee Kulp
  152. Vanessa Nicole Kushner
  153. Breana Lyn Lacen
  154. Anthony Laporte-Colona
  155. Brooke Ann Laverty
  156. Rosa Minnick Laverty
  157. Justin Uriel Lee
  158. Keith Jacob Lerch
  159. Caitlyn Riley Levengood
  160. Lydia Rose Long
  161. Yanely Lopez Ramos
  162. Cohen William Loscig
  163. Johnny Junior Lozada
  164. Ian Richard Lubenow*
  165. Carter Scott Lutz
  166. Olivia Grace Maldonado
  167. Daniel Gerardo Maradiaga
  168. Alyani Angeline Martinez
  169. Jonathan Manuel Martin
  170. Leilani Martinez*
  171. Randall Maxwell III
  172. Aliye Stephen McDonough*
  173. Jason William McGowan
  174. Courtney Marie McGrew
  175. Meadow Gloria McGready
  176. Janessa McIntyre
  177. Adriel Melendez
  178. Ashley Grace Messner
  179. Ashley Lynn Miller
  180. Autumn Lee Miller
  181. Meghan Nicole Miller
  182. Velicity Nicole Miller
  183. Adriana Michelle Miranda Cruz
  184. Casimir Robert Miravich
  185. Delia Marie Misciagna
  186. Nasir Diamente Montalvo
  187. Grace Aimee Nona Moore
  188. Faith Lee Morris
  189. Taylor Lynn Moss
  190. Robert Mitchel Mowad
  191. Christopher Edward Mower IV
  192. Steffanie G Moyer
  193. Abigael Lynne Mulhare*
  194. Tessa Marie Natale
  195. Aliya Kuuipo Haliaka Bin-Abdul-
  196. Azeez-Navarro
  197. Cameron Thomas Neafcy
  198. Justin Clark Nester*
  199. Leah Jayden Nester
  200. Matthew Kyle Newcomb
  201. Johnathan Robert Newnham*
  202. Devyn Rae Nimmerichter
  203. Brooklynn Cassidy Noecker
  204. Kory Spencer Noll
  205. Alexandra Leann Ortiz
  206. Leahnessa Sadie Ortiz*
  207. Ethan Joseph Overton
  208. Lucas Michael Palange
  209. Nathaniel Kwesi-Sei Panford Jr
  210. Emma Madelynn Pankratz
  211. Katey M Parmelee
  212. Zyion Neil Paschall-Armstrong
  213. Katie Hannah Patchell
  214. Joshua Perez
  215. Joseph Michael Pichler
  216. Zachary Taylor Pollock
  217. Hamida Nazia Popal
  218. Makenzi Grace Powell
  219. Zaykyle Luis Pozo
  220. Dominic Daniel Quirple
  221. Regina Ramirez-Sastre*
  222. Lauren Marie Ramsey*
  223. Aashveen Kaur Randhawa*
  224. Evan Readinger
  225. Joseph Patrick Reedy
  226. Makayla Marie Reidnauer
  227. Darin Ray Reimert
  228. Natasha Lynn Reimert
  229. Anakin Christopher Reinbold*
  230. Abby Renninger
  231. Adrian Alexander Rivera
  232. Alysabeth Sarai Rivera
  233. Ektor Jomar Rivera Barreto
  234. Kylee Marie Rivera
  235. Sophia Rose Robinson
  236. Javion Luis Rodriguez
  237. Brayden Anthony Rompella
  238. Mason John Rotelli
  239. Breanna Naomi Ruddell
  240. Keilian Emily Rudisill
  241. Katherine Ryan*
  242. Jack Thomas Sahaida*
  243. Faith Mariah Sanchez
  244. Dominic J Santillo
  245. Marques Leon Saunders Jr
  246. Luke John Schabener
  247. Kasey Elizabeth Schaeffer
  248. Joshua Ryan Schell
  249. Jaylinn Kiara Scheuring
  250. Collin Eric Schick
  251. Joseph Aiden Schlaffer
  252. Gavin James Schmehl
  253. Jaiden B Schmeer
  254. Jasmine Taylor Marie Schweitzer
  255. Serenity Liana Scott*
  256. Peyton Nicole Seamans*
  257. Paul Edmund Semo
  258. Najhay Sanaa Sessoms
  259. Zachary James Shaffer
  260. Kayleigh Caitlyn Sharpe
  261. Eric Joseph Shaw Jr
  262. Deven Charles Sheerin
  263. Miranda Elizabeth Shingle
  264. Ethan Isaac Shull
  265. Nayalise Sierra
  266. Maya Elizabeth Sing*
  267. Matthew Donahue Skipper
  268. Madison Slackway
  269. Michaela Marie Smith
  270. Erin Elizabeth Snyder
  271. Ted Snyder
  272. Matthias Constantine Sobalvarro
  273. Carson Erick Soja
  274. Jeanna Sophia Sottosanti*
  275. Malayna Amarie Spiller*
  276. Allyson Eileen Stanley
  277. Dillon Hunter Stavarski
  278. Kyle Adam Stech*
  279. Destiny Lynn Stoltz
  280. Devon Jack Strouse
  281. Morgan Victoria Struk
  282. Elizabeth Swoyer
  283. Nicholas Anthony Szweda
  284. Anthony Michael Tartaglia Jr*
  285. Kai Shay Sy Taylor
  286. Patricia Vo Tran*
  287. Laela Paige Trapani
  288. Jake Alan Tryanski
  289. Robert Patrick Tufariello*
  290. Summer Ann Turczynski*
  291. Joshua Eric Turman
  292. Olivia Elise Ubert
  293. Megan E Unruh
  294. Alondra Valdez
  295. Jackson T Vallonio
  296. Christian Ventura
  297. Nicolas Paul Vishio
  298. David Leo Vollmer III
  299. Victoria Pearl Wade
  300. Joshua Lin Walters
  301. Collin Matthew Warner
  302. Ayannah Watson*
  303. Chase Thomas Webb
  304. Carly Jolyn Weidman
  305. Brady Leyton Weller
  306. Nathan Gower Wentling
  307. Ava Elizabeth Werner
  308. Quinnten E Westley
  309. Alecia Nia Williams
  310. Hanna Reese Winslow*
  311. Preston Wismer
  312. Dominic John Wodicka
  313. Chazere J Woody
  314. Cecelia Amy Wright*
  315. Brayden James Wunsch
  316. Ty Matthew Yonas
  317. Owen Christopher Youse
  318. Parker Ryan Youse
  319. Lillian Marie Ziegler
  320. Emily Margaret Zigner
  321. Becca Kristine Zilinski
  322. Aaron Bruce Zimmerman

*Designates membership in Exeter Township Senior High School Claude W. Dundore Chapter of the National Honor Society

Exeter Again Named a Best Community for Music Education

The Exeter Township School District was grateful and humbled to have been chosen once again as a Best Community for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation--an honor bestowed upon fewer than 800 schools throughout the nation who demonstrate outstanding efforts by teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of a well-rounded education. This is the 11th year that Exeter's received this honor, and continues to be something that Exeter's music department is especially proud to receive. "The recognition that we received is about the community. It's not just about our music department. It's all of the teachers, all of the parents, all of the students, all of the administrators and everybody who lives and works in Exeter," said Mrs. Melissa Crotty, the Junior High's music teacher and Exeter's music department chair.

At local, regional and state events and performances throughout this past school year, Exeter musicians won numerous accolades and ratings--proving yet again they were worthy of NAMM's award. Below, our music department is thrilled to present the following highlights of this year's accomplishments by our musicians:

Senior High Marching Band

  • The marching band enjoyed an active season performing our field show, “Finding Joy.” The music utilized themes from Beethoven and Dvorak’s 9th symphonies as well as other motives of musical joy. We are proud of the progress we made over the fall season. We are looking forward to the upcoming Memorial Day parade and honoring military families during the Exeter Township ceremony at Forest Hills. We are thrilled and looking forward to marching in Disney’s Magic Kingdom in December. Be sure to look out for our new uniforms later this fall!

Senior High Concert Band

  • Since December, members of the concert band have enjoyed a more active winter and spring. The band was represented by Rob Tufariello (percussion), Nathan Bayer (French horn), Marissa Millar (trumpet), Faith Feldman (bass clarinet), Riley Mazur (trumpet), Ryan Cherry (trombone), and Ava Diaz (clarinet) in various MEBC and PMEA honors band festivals. In the month of March, the band traveled to Temple University to participate in the school of music’s Festival of Winds where we performed in the Temple Performing Arts Center and received clinics from world class musicians and conductors. This year’s spring concert culminated with a side by side performance with the historic Ringgold Band. It was an honor to perform with them in concert and also receive valuable feedback from respected community musicians.

Senior High Jazz Band

  • The jazz band enjoyed great success this past winter and spring having performed at the Reading Royals, the Kuztown High School Jazz Festival, the Twin Valley High School Festival and the inaugural Get JazzED scholastic jazz show at the internationally known Berks Jazz Fest in March. The band had the honor of performing at the DoubleTree Hotel, receiving valuable feedback from world class musicians and getting an amazing experience performing on a professional, world class stage. The band is definitely looking forward to returning to the Berks Jazz Fest next year and making it a tradition for the Exeter program. Several band members were also recognized at our jazz shows for outstanding solo performances with the band: Ryan Cherry, Esteban Ruiz-Velazquez, and Rob Tufariello. We will conclude the school year with a Summer Send-Off Concert on Thursday, June 1st. This concert will be an outdoor performance at Owatin Creek’s amphitheater beginning at 6:30pm. Bring chairs, blankets, and your own food as we play into the evening with other Exeter musical acts.

Senior High Orchestra

  • Orchestra has had a very good year for the 2022-2023 school year. We had a very successful Winter Concert. String Jam was a hit this year featuring all grade levels in the main gym, culminating in a performance of William Tell. In addition to our three major concerts, the Orchestra was thrilled to play for the Reiffton School. This year we had 14 students make Senior County Orchestra, 17 students make Junior County Orchestra, 2 students make District Orchestra, and 1 student make Region Orchestra. We are very proud of the achievements of these students.
  • For our Chamber Strings students we enjoyed playing this year for the National Honors Society Induction Ceremony, and playing for the Reading Royals Exeter night along with our Junior High School chamber strings friends.
  • We are excited to begin preparing for our trip to Disney World next school year.

Senior High Chorus & Concert Choirs

  • The Senior High Chorus and Concert Choirs adjusted to having a long term sub while their chorale teacher was on sabbatical. They spent classroom time learning some basic music theory as well as preparing music for 2 concerts in December and May. The following students participated in the Berks County Music Festival for grades 10-12: Rob Tuffariello, Tyler Casiano, Collin Warner, Ryan Claudfelter, Rebecca Cherry, Sarah McCarthy and Raelin Tufariello. The following freshmen were selected and participated in the Berks Junior County Music Festival: Kaelyn Reynolds, Leoni Choy, Ava Diaz and Gavin Isselmann. Four students were selected and participated in the District 10 music festival: Rebecca Cherry, Ryan Claudfelter, Rob Tuffariello, and Tyler Casiano. Rebecca Cherry also was selected for the Regional Choral Festival. 

Senior High Eaglaires

  • The EagleAires performed for the Exeter senior citizens’ annual spring meeting in March, as well as in the school concerts and pep rallies throughout the year.   

Junior High Chorus 

  • We had a very busy year performing at the Reading Royals, PA Renaissance Fair, the PA State Capitol as part of Music in our Schools Month, and the Fightin Phils. We competed in Hershey’s Music in the Parks where we placed 1st and earned the rating of Excellent. We also had nine students selected to participate in District 10 Intermediate Songfest and 14 students selected to perform with Berks County JHS County Chorus.

Junior High Orchestra

  • Junior High School Orchestra has had another successful year. Our Winter Concerts were highly successful, and String Jam was a thrill. During String Jam, both the 7th and 8th grade students enjoyed combining to play together. We enjoyed playing for the Reading Royals Exeter Night along with our SHS Chamber Orchestra friends. We also competed in Hershey;s Music in the Parks where we placed 1st in our division, 1st overall, and earned the rating of Superior. We had 17 students participate in Junior County Orchestra and one of our Bass players was chosen to participate in District Band on String Bass. We wish the 8th graders a great Senior High School musical experience.

Junior High Band

  • The Exeter Junior High School bands had an enjoyable and successful year. The 7th and 8th grade band members started the year by performing with the high school marching band at a football game. We have had two successful concerts and the year ended with the 8th grade band competing in Music in the Parks and Hershey and we placed in 2nd and received an excellent rating. Four of our band members represented our school at the Junior County Band festival and two members participated in PMEA District 10 band.

Elementary Schools

  • Reiffton Chorus performed in the Winter and Spring concerts. Eight students participated in the first ever Elementary Choral Festival in March at Oley Valley Middle School.
  • Elementary Strings and Band performed in their Winter and Spring concerts.

Individual Recognitions:

Senior High Orchestra:

  1. Frank Conte - MEBC Senior County Orchestra, PMEA District Orchestra, PMEA Regional Orchestra
  2. Emily Holliday - MEBC Senior County Orchestra, PMEA District Orchestra
  3. Nathan Bayer - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  4. Esteban Ruiz - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  5. Macy Feather - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  6. Tyler Casiano - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  7. George Hajj - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  8. Carson Frederick - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  9. Jordan Wolfe - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  10. Zach Kauffman - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  11. Charlotte Rismiller - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  12. Katie Hoover - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  13. Dylann Backenstoss - MEBC Senior County Orchestra
  14. Kendall Druzba, MEBC JHS County Orchestra
  15. Simon Bolich, MEBC JHS County Orchestra
  16. Evan Harvey, MEBC JHS County Orchestra
  17. Peyton Klein, MEBC JHS County Orchestra
  18. Ava Diaz, MEBC JHS County Orchestra
  19. Andrew Schwenck, MEBC JHS County Orchestra

Senior High Band: 

  1. Nathan Bayer - MEBC Senior County Band, PMEA District Band, PMEA Regional Band
  2. Robbie Tufariello - MEBC Senior County Band, PMEA District Band
  3. Faith Feldman - MEBC Senior County Band
  4. Riley Mazur - MEBC Senior County Band
  5. Ryan Cherry - MEBC Senior County Band
  6. Ava Diaz - MEBC JHS County Band
  7. Marissa Millar - MEBC JHS County Band

Senior High Choir:

  1. Becky Cherry - MEBC Senior County Chorus, PMEA District Chorus, PMEA Regional Chorus
  2. Robbie Tufariello - MEBC Senior County Chorus, PMEA District Chorus,
  3. Tyler Casiano - MEBC Senior County Chorus, PMEA District Chorus
  4. Ryan Claudfelter - MEBC SHS County Chorus, PMEA District Chorus
  5. Sarah McCarthy - MEBC SHS County Chorus
  6. Raelin Tufariello - MEBC SHS County Chorus
  7. Collin Warner - MEBC SHS County Chorus
  8. Daniel Pack - MEBC SHS County Chorus
  9. Ava Diaz, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  10. Leoni Choy, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  11. Kaelyn Reynolds, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  12. Gavin Isselmann, MEBC JHS County Chorus

Junior High Orchestra: 

  1. Logan Davis, 8th grade, Violin 1
  2. Dang Nguyen, 8th grade, Violin 1
  3. Aubrey Pallet, 8th grade, Violin 1
  4. Callista Schlappich, 8th grade, Violin 2
  5. Samantha Shipley, 8th grade, Viola,
  6. Morgan Kauffman, 8th grade Viola
  7. Gavin Skimski, 8th grade, Viola
  8.  Grace Campling, 8th grade, Bass 1st chair
  9. Michael Jordan, 7th grade, Bass
  10. Lilly Jordan, 7th grade, Bass
  11. Edward Farrar, 8th grade, Bass
  12. Jillian Crotty, 8th grade, French Horn, 1st chair
  13. Adam Crotty, 8th grade, Trombone

Junior High Band:

  1. Jillian Crotty - MEBC JHS County Band, PMEA District Band
  2. Adam Crotty - MEBC JHS County Band
  3. Michael Jordan, MEBC JHS County Band
  4. Grace Campling, MEBC JHS County Band, PMEA District Band

Junior High Chorus:

  1. Evianna Jones, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  2. Jacinda Motley, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  3. Samantha Shipley, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  4. Julianna McCarthy, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  5. Jillian Crotty, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  6. Callista Schlappich, MEBC JHS County Chorus, PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  7. Grace Campling, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  8. Logan Willauer, MEBC JHS County Chorus, PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  9. Kaleb Schlappich, MEBC JHS County Chorus, PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  10.  Tanner Garrett, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  11. Eddie Farrar, MEBC JHS County Chorus, PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  12. Ajus Singh, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  13. Adam Crotty, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  14.  Logan Hellwig, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  15. Yuvraj Singh, MEBC JHS County Chorus
  16. Taylor Mack - PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  17. Modallys Martinez - PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  18. Giulia Weisser - PMEA Intermediate Songfest
  19. Kiana Whetzel - PMEA Intermediate Songfest

6th Grade Songfest

  1. Matthew Bardi,  
  2. Ava Burkhart, 
  3. Claire Delewski, 
  4. Aurora Elias, 
  5. Mason Foster, 
  6. Colette Jordan, 
  7. Melanie Karasek, 
  8. Joelle Stoltzfus

Reading Music Foundation Merit Scholars: 

  1. Harrison Brumbaugh, cello, 9th grade
  2. Scarlet Jordan, violin, 3rd grade
  3. Ryan Li, violin, 6th grade
  4. Michael Jordan, bass, 7th grade
  5. Grace Campling, bass, 8th grade
  6. Colette Jordan, flute, 6th grade
  7. Molly Nemirow, Exeter Alum
  8. Robert Tufariello, percussion, 12th grade
  9. Esteban Ruiz-Velazquez, jazz, 10th grade

Seniors Awarded More Than $80,000 in Scholarships

Nearly 100 students were recognized for their outstanding achievements during Exeter Township Senior High School's Senior Awards ceremony, which was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in the auditorium at the high school. During the ceremony, more than $80,000 in scholarships and awards were given to outstanding seniors for their achievements in academics, athletics or community service by alumni, individuals, businesses and organizations.

Congratulations to all of the following seniors who were recognized during the ceremony:

Citizenship & Healthy Living Awards

Senator Schwank Good Citizenship Award

  • Morgan Herb
  • Olivia Maldonado
  • Katherine Ryan
  • Peyton Seamans
  • Nayalise Sierra
  • Kyle Stech
  • Cecelia Wright

Senator Schwank Healthy Living Award

  • Anthony Caccese
  • Eric Dunbar
  • Ashton Fasig
  • Gabrielle Istenes
  • Tessa Natale
  • Lauren Ramsey
  • Jack Sahaida
  • Megan Unruh

Representative Chrissy Houlahan Public Service to the Community Award

  • Ashton Fasig
  • Mckenna Barker

Faculty Awards

Technology Education and Industrial Arts

  • Luke Schabener
  • Olivia Maldonado

Biology

  • Peyton Seamans

Chemistry

  • Emily Holliday

Earth Science

  • Chase Cupitt

Physics

  • Aashveen Randhawa

Business

  • Luke Cerra
  • John Endy

English

  • Mckenna Barker
  • Ava Gates

Family & Consumer Science

  • Tessa Natale
  • Megan Unruh

Mathematics

  • Kyle Goodman
  • Anakin Reinbold

History

  • Elizabeth Swoyer
  • Megan Unruh

Physical Education & Health

  • Lauren Ramsey
  • Owen Youse

French

  • Miranda Shingle

German

  • Johnathan Newnham

Latin

  • Justin Nester

Spanish

  • Kylee Rivera

Art

  • Morgan Herb
  • Lauren Ramsey

Internship

  • Courtney McGrew

Music Awards

United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Award for Music Excellence

  • Ajah Cooper
  • Benjamin Hasselbach

Exeter Music Association Scholarship

  • Summer Turczynski

John Philip Sousa Award

  • Faith Feldman

Reading Musical Foundation - Outstanding Senior

  • Faith Feldman

Reading Musical Foundation - Jazz "Project Penske" Award

  • Robert Tufariello

Reading Musical Foundation - STEAM

  • Emily Holliday

Director’s Award for Orchestra

  • Dylann Backenstoss
  • Leah Nester

Director’s Award for Band

  • Robert Tufariello

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award

  • Jack Sahaida

Fred Waring’s Award for Chorus

  • Hope Hoffman

National School Choral Award

  • Lena Brown

National School Orchestra Award

  • Emily Holliday

String Tree Award

  • Eric Dunbar
  • Zachary Kauffman

Marching Band Leadership Awards -Brass

  • Luke Schabener

Marching Band Leadership Awards - Color Guard

  • Matthew Newcomb

Marching Band Leadership Awards -Percussion

  • Robert Tufariello

Marching Band Leadership Awards -Woodwinds

  • Dylan Baer

Exeter Eagles Alumni Association Awards

Marianne (DeAngelis) Adam Scholarship

  • Elizabeth Swoyer

Edward Reindle Alumni Arts Scholarship

  • Regina Ramirez-Sastre

Chick-Fil-A Scholarship

  • Gabrielle Istenes

Michael Ciabattoni Memorial Scholarship

  • Joshua Walters

Class of 1960 David Oberlin Memorial Scholarship

  • Katie Patchell

Terry Haines Memorial Scholarship

  • Peyton Seamans

Class of 1966 Scholarship

  • Luke Schabener

Kylie & Garhett Dawson Memorial Scholarship

  • Cecelia Wright

Thomas & George Ebright Memorial Scholarship

  • Isaiah Choy

H. Robert and Phyllis Goldstan Memorial Scholarship

  • Ava Gates

Thomas C. Goulden Scholarship

  • Emily Zigner

Nancy (Britton) Hart Memorial Scholarship

  • Jaredis Flores

Lutz Funeral Home Scholarship

  • Daniel Maradiaga

Ida E. Mascaro Award

  • Mckenna Barker

J.P. Mascaro Award

  • Johnathan Newnham

Reiffton Social Quarters Scholarships

  • Anakin Reinbold
  • Christina Kopecky
  • Donovan Frymoyer
  • Hanna Winslow
  • Ian Lubenow
  • Isabella Boston
  • Jack Dramby
  • Malayna Spiller
  • Morgan Herb
  • Zachary Kauffman

Stephen Ruth Memorial Scholarship

  • Kayleigh Sharpe

Karl and Sharon Schmidt Memorial Scholarships

  • Robert Tufariello
  • Summer Turczynski

Harry Shank Memorial Scholarships

  • Matthew Dorn
  • Jack Sahaida
  • Ava Werner

Susan Sinkosky Memorial Scholarships

  • Sophia Robinson
  • Faith Sanchez
  • Nayalise Sierra

Don Thomas Leadership Award

  • Anthony Caccese

Exeter Alumni Veterans’ Scholarships

  • Wade Grimm
  • Serenity Scott

Shirley Weidner Memorial STEM Scholarships

  • Ashley Doll
  • Emily Holliday

Edward Whalen, Jr. Memorial Scholarship - Technology Trade

  • Nora Kern

Leonard Meckalavage Memorial Scholarship

  • Mason Rotelli

Robert Gillespie Memorial STEM Scholarship

  • Chase Cupitt

Joann Burak Memorial STEM Scholarship

  • Aliye McDonough

Bradford L. Kissam Leadership Scholarship

  • Jeanna Sottosanti

Joshua Wayne Anthony Brown Scholarship

  • Zyion Paschall-Armstrong

David Coldren Memorial Scholarship

  • Ashton Fasig

Tracy Davidheiser Memorial Scholarship

  • Sophie Johnson

Friends of Education in Honor of Timothy Wright

  • Aashveen Randhawa

Stonersville Social Quarters Scholarship

  • Ethan Hohl

Mail Shark Scholarship-STEM

  • Patricia Tran

APT Scholarships

Reiffton APT Scholarships

  • Jack Dramby
  • Jack Sahaida

Jacksonwald APT Scholarships

  • Peyton Seamans
  • Nathan Wentling

Lorane APT Scholarships

  • Ashton Fasig
  • Johnathan Newnham

Owatin Creek APT Scholarships

  • McKenna Barker
  • Emily Holliday

Community Scholarships

Exeter Township Education Association Scholarships

  • Elizabeth Curry
  • Gabrielle Istenes
  • Jack Sahaida

Sara Sechrist Scholarship Award

  • Cecelia Wright

Woman's Club of Exeter Township

  • Art Award - McKenna Barker
  • Business Award - Alexys Bremer
  • Computer Science Award - Phillip Cano
  • Family/Consumer Science Award - Abby Renninger
  • Photography Award - Abigail Alston

Woman's Club of St. Lawrence

  • Tessa Natale
  • Peyton Seamans

Faith Lutheran Church Elaine Schalck Scholarship

  • Elizabeth Curry

Antietam Valley Community Partnership, Inc.

  • Aliye McDonough
  • Anakin Reinbold
  • Emily Zigner
  • Hanna Winslow

Order of the Eastern Star Community Service Award

  • Anakin Reinbold
  • Hanna Winslow

Lauren's Foundation Scholarship

  • Isaiah Choy
  • Patricia Tran

Georgine Dorrian Kearney Memorial Scholarship

  • Elizabeth Clavell

Diamond Credit Union - Alfred Panfile Scholarship

  • Morgan Herb

Patriotic Order Sons of America Camp 230 Saint Lawrence

  • Science Award - Anthony Tartaglia Jr
  • Mathematics Award - Kyle Goodman

Community United Church of Christ

  • Anakin Reinbold

American Association of University Women Scholarship

  • Peyton Seamans

Richard J. Caron Scholastic Award

  • Victoria Wade

Vietnam Veterans of America Patriotism Award

  • Leilani Martinez

Exeter Township Lions Community Foundation

  • Hanna Winslow

Amy J. Gaul Memorial Scholarship

  • Peyton Seamans

Jr. Women's Club of Mount Penn - Marilyn Arters Memorial Award

  • Business - Malayna Spiller
  • Vo-Tech - Alysabeth Rivera

The Hassel Foundation Scholarships

  • Faith Feldman
  • Morgan Herb

Jamie L. Kotas Memorial Scholarships

  • Zachary Kleinfelter
  • Emily Zigner

James Mabon Memorial Scholarship

  • Patricia Tran

TW.E.A.D. Scholarship

  • Becca Zilinski

Sean Wertman Memorial Scholarship

  • Dylann Backenstoss

ETSD Class of 1969 Scholarship

  • Alysabeth Rivera

United States Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award

  • Chase Cupitt
  • Rosa Laverty

Athletic Awards

United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athletic Excellence Awards

  • Katherine Ryan
  • Nathan Wentling

Fackler-Hower District III Sportsmanship Awards

  • Anthony Caccese
  • Megan Unruh

E. Jerry Brooks PIAA District - Academic Excellence

  • Dylan Baer
  • Isaiah Choy
  • Chase Cupitt
  • Eric Dunbar
  • Ashton Fasig
  • Ian Lubenow
  • Leahnessa Ortiz
  • Katherine Ryan
  • Jack Sahaida
  • Serenity Scott
  • Peyton Seamans
  • Kyle Stech
  • Megan Unruh
  • Nathan Wentling

Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame - Berks Chapter

  • Lucas Palange
  • Becca Zilinski

Don Hadley Academic Achievement Award

  • Peyton Seamans

Outstanding Female Athlete

  • Megan Unruh

Outstanding Male Athlete

  • Joseph Schlaffer

Best All-Around Female Athlete

  • Megan Unruh

Best All-Around Male Athlete

  • Anthony Caccese

Outstanding Student Athletic Trainer

  • Alivia Hamaker
  • Brooklynn Noecker

3-Point Goal Organization Scholarship

  • Rosa Laverty

Exeter Youth Cheer Scholarship

  • Elizabeth Clavell

Exeter Youth Football Scholarship

  • Lucas Palange

Students Lead Kindness Campaign at the Junior High

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Paige Leiderman, Abigale Renninger and Karlee Rutter show the positive messages they taped to students' lockers to surprise them the next morning. 

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Kylie Milshaw holds her bee that she designed with a positive message that reads, "Believe you can and you're halfway there."

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Nayeli Fortunato, Abigale Renninger, Jamie Hedrick and Chloe Savage hold decorated rocks they hand painted with positive messages (below)

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As she folded hundreds of pieces of tape into sticky circles to attach small cards filled with messages of kindness and positivity to lockers, Abigale Renninger said the work she and her friends were putting into the project was worth it. “It’s so important to show other people how important kindness is,” Abby said as she attached a card that said, “Be the reason that someone smiles today,” to a student’s locker to surprise them the next morning. 

Abby is one of many students at the Junior High this week who are taking part in kindness initiatives meant to help spark thought, conversation and change throughout the school as students focus on the simple act of kindness. Abby said the week’s activities were planned when she and others were being bullied and were seeking solutions to help improve relationships among students in the Junior High. When she approached Principal Alex Brown, who was working through the bullying situation with her and her family, he asked her if she wanted to lead a kindness campaign. “ I am a huge believer in student empowerment. I very easily could have put something together for everyone to do; however, that would eliminate the authenticity behind such a great message. In addition, having the students lead the organizing of the initiative teaches them that they have a voice and the power to make a difference, and not always rely on someone else to make a change,” he said. 

From that conversation, students organized activities along with administrators and teachers to celebrate kindness. Focused around the theme to “Bee Kind,” the school distributed bee-themed silicone bracelets on Monday. On Tuesday, students arrived at school surprised to find positive messages taped to their lockers thanks to the work of Abby and her friends. On Wednesday, students decorated bee-shaped cutouts with positive messages, with Kylie Milshaw’s “Believe you can and you’re halfway there,” decorated message standing out as a favorite among students and staff. On Thursday, students and staff sported “I”m so kind” t-shirts. And on Friday, students hand decorated rocks to give to staff as a gesture of kindness and appreciation. 

Although the week’s activities haven’t magically made bullying go away, Mr. Brown said that he intends to continue and build upon the initiatives that the soon-to-be-freshmen students started, along with other bullying interventions and programming that is regularly presented to students throughout the year, including assemblies and PBIS rewards. Believing that kindness begets kindness, Abby and her friends are hopeful that their message and spirit will stick with students beyond just this week. “After all, it’s really up to us,” said Paige Leiderman, also in eighth grade, who worked with Abby on the kindness campaign. “We’re the ones as students who have to make this a positive environment for everyone.” 

Students Raise Nearly 250 Trout to Release in Antietam Creek

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Veoleta Stoica (left) and Parker Benfer (right) hold their fingerling trout before releasing it into Antietam Creek (below)

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Ms. McBride scoops out a fingerling from a bucket to give to student to release into Antietam Creek

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Jeiden Acevedo carefully puts his hand over his cup with his fingerling so it didn't jump out before he had a chance to release it into Antietam Creek

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Lorane ESL students release their fingerlings into Antietam Creek

It’s not often that classroom “pets” are released into the wild–much less nearly 250 of them–but that’s exactly what happened this week when students from around the district had the opportunity to raise baby trout from eggs to “fingerlings” as part of “Trout in the Classroom.” This year, students from all three elementary buildings had the opportunity to be a part of the months-long curriculum, which is taught in classrooms throughout the US and Great Britain, and aims to teach students connections between trout, water resources, the environment and themselves by having students learn about aquarium setup, ecosystems, the life stages of fish, the environment of waterways, and then putting their knowledge to the test by raising fish from eggs to fingerlings (a young trout), eventually releasing them into an approved waterway. 

Students start by learning and setting up a cold-water fish tank in January. Soon afterwards, they receive baby fish eggs, which live in an "egg basket" until they're developed enough to eat fish food on their own and be released into the full tank. In the tank, they grow and mature until they’re old enough to survive on their own and be released into a natural waterway. Throughout the process, students learn about the life cycle of the fish as they develop from an egg to a fingerling. Students keep a journal of their learning experience by drawing pictures and writing about aquarium equipment, fish stages, ecosystems and the waterways.

In Ms. Kristen McBride’s third grade classroom, students hosted the aquarium and shared their experience with Trout in the Classroom with their third grade penpals from Mrs. Stacia Miller’s Jacksonwald classroom, with whom they started writing letters to earlier this school year. Parker Benfer from Owatin Creek said that she loved writing to her penpal Veoleta Stoica at Jacksonwald about what it was like to raise the fish–as well as other subjects such as their shared love of pizza. The two, who just met in person for the first time on Monday morning, laughed together as they held a clear cup containing their fingerling. “I really liked that we all were able to be together today and get a chance to take turns releasing the fish,” said Parker. Veoleta agreed, glancing at the fingerling swimming in her cup, and said, “Don’t you think it is just so cute?”  

At Lorane, students in all grades had an opportunity to visit with the fish in Mrs. Kellee Fries’ ESL (English as a Second Language) classroom as her ESL students acted as ambassadors, bringing their classmates up to her classroom to visit the aquarium and teach them about the life cycle of the fish and what they were learning. This allowed students to sharpen their English skills, while also learning about the life cycle of fish. Jeiden Acevedo, a fourth grader in Mrs. Marburger’s class, said he really enjoyed that he was given a leadership role to help Mrs. Fries clean and care for the aquarium. “I really enjoyed helping her change the water and helping her test the water in the tank,” he said. But he felt particularly proud when his class was invited into Mrs. Fries’ classroom to learn more about the fish and he was able to lead a lesson on how to care for aquarium water. “When my class came over, I had to teach them how to change the water because they didn’t know what to do.”

This week, on Monday, Owatin Creek and Jacksonwald released 102 fingerlings that they successfully raised into the Antietam Creek in Happy Landings, while Lorane released 136 fingerlings into the creek on Thursday. It was a bittersweet moment for many of the students who took pride in their role in helping raise the fish. “I’m glad we all had a chance to take a turn,” said Parker, as she and Veoleta held their cup together and watched their fingerling swim away in the creek. 

Six More Students to Continue their Athletic Careers

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Today, six more senior Eagles symbolically signed their letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level following graduation. These talented athletes will be playing for the following teams next year:

  • Alana Campbell - Eastern University - Cheerleading
  • Carter Cordora - Albright College - Baseball
  • Alana Durham - Alvernia University - Wrestling
  • Leilani Martinez - Cedar Crest College - Wrestling
  • Lucas Palange - Carnegie Mellon - Football
  • Zyion Paschall - Montgomery County Community College - Basketball

These six athletes join the 23 athletes who signed their letters of intent on National Signing Day in February. Congratulations to all!