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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA) 56 grants worth $86,750 was recently awarded to 43 graduates of high school from the Beaver County Foundation, who concluded their scholarship program for 2025 and these winners were a record number of applicants for scholarships from the Beaver County Foundation. These high school graduates are furthering their post-secondary education this fall in either colleges or universities and vocational school environments and they are from 11 local communities. A big winner was Shaun Haklo, Jr. of Midland, who got three different scholarships worth a total of $3,500.

According to a release from the Beaver County Foundation, here is the full list of winners:

Ambridge 1950s Scholarship Fund: Reanna Ramirez, Ambridge; Mara Ilko, Sewickley; Savanna Jones, Ambridge; Cody Roper, Freedom; Kaitlyn Desrochers, Baden; Allison Baker, Baden; Scarlett Truskowski, Baden; Carter Catalano, Baden; Kaia Fubio, Ambridge; Madelyn Palmer, Baden; Margo Petalino, Sewickley; MacKenzie Keber, Freedom; Julien Hubbard, Baden; Sheridan Olenic, Baden; Owen Buchanan, Freedom; Carman Georgakis, Ambridge; and Hayden Oslick, Freedom.

Domenic Viccari – McDonald’s of Ellwood Scholarship Fund: Lucas Moody and Tessa Folino, Ellwood City

Tri-County Management – NCST Scholarship Fund: Cameron Zabawsky and Joshua Whipple, Beaver Falls

John James Manjerovic Memorial Scholarship: Ethan Chen, Beaver Falls

Robert Wayne and Alda Jane Cole Memorial Scholarship: Katelyn Biskup, Aliquippa

Ellwood City Class of 1957 Scholarship: Kailyn Hamilton, Ellwood City

Sherri A. Zdunek Medical Scholarship: Marissa Hooks, Baden

Daniel J. Zuppe Scholarship: Ava Opalka, Enon Valley

Executive Women’s Council Scholarship: Roslyn Steinbach, Rochester

James Botti and James Kaplan Scholarship: Katherine Deacon, Beaver Falls

Dr. Nick Trombetta Scholarship: Gianna Lipomi, Midland

Fred “Coach” Latherow Scholarship: Alexis Drear, Industry

Ambridge Football Alumni Scholarship: Blaize Kolar, Ambridge

Stanley Polikowski Scholarship: Carter Catalano, Baden; Summer Hartman, Baden; Sheridan Olenic, Baden; Madelyn Palmer, Baden; and Reanna Ramirez, Ambridge;

John Knobloch Scholarship: Catherine Hutsky, Rochester and Jailah Tarver, Beaver Falls

Naomi Sondheimer Scholarship: Katherine Deacon, Beaver Falls

Midland Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship: Shaun Haklo, Jr., Midland

Charles Cerjak Scholarship: Ayden Garcia, Beaver Falls

Richard D. Zana Memorial Scholarship: Katherine Deacon, Beaver Falls; Mara Ilko, Sewickley; and Shaun Haklo Jr., Midland

Dylan J Elchin Scholarship: Jackson Liller, Industry

Carole J McBride Scholarship: Ava Opalka, Enon Valley

Joe Zerilla Scholarship: Reanna Ramirez, Ambridge; Julien Hubbard, Baden; Mackenzie Keber, Freedom; and Kaia Fubio, Ambridge;

Cory Miller Scholarship: Shaun Haklo Jr., Midland

Arnold Mitchell Scholarship: Jaivona Smith, Beaver Falls and Ryan Boffo, New Brighton

Michael Wickline Scholarship: Miguel Keefer, Beaver Falls

Midland Alumni Scholarship: Gianna Lipomi, Midland