ICS Graduates Encouraged
ILION - Commencement exercises were held this morning at Ilion Central School and many of the graduates were presented with awards, scholarships, and encouragement from the school's administration. Also present at the ceremony were the Board of Education members who are President Warren Lennox, Vice President Barbara Larson, Secretary Phyllis Brien and board members, Corliss Bourgois, Robert Braren, Dr. John Reese and Joseph Sorge. Superintendent of Schools, Joseph Fusco introduced the administration of the Ilion High School, George DeLuco, principal; Charles Lang, vice principal; Allen Seifried, administrative intern commencement coordinator; and Class Counselor, Marianna Marenfeld. Throughout the year, the Class of 1983 officers have led the seniors for the past school year. They are President, Sally Vandawalker, Vice President, Patrick O'Connor, Secretary, Vickie Humphrey, and Present Chairperson and Presenter, Linda Fike.
The Rev. David Jones of the First Presbyterian Church gave the invocation at this morning's ceremony. Salutatorian Gina Coroniti spoke on "A memory of Friendship", and Valedictorian Frank Dudish gave a speech on "Just Things." Fusco presented the awards and the diplomas with Lennox and DeLuco.
TOP SCHOLARS
The top scholars for the class are: Frank Dudish, Gina Coroniti, Jeffrey Yule, Rudyard Edick, Lisa Annutto, Joanne Detore, Joanne Metz, Kathleen Tisci, Kim Rivers, James Callister, Steven Harris, and Thomas Elthorp.
Members of the National Honor Society are: Lisa Annutto, Matthew Brown, Robyn Burt, James Callister, Gina Coroniti, John Coveleski, Jean Davis, Joanne Detore, Frank Dudish, Rudyard Edick, Thomas Elthorp, Linda Fike, Julie Harney, Steven Harris, Lori Hazlett, Brian Herkel, Timothy Humphrey, John Kenealy, Joanne Metz, Venkat Nanduri, Eric Paul, Lisa Pickett, John Hasznik, Thomas Rende, Kim Rivers, Eva Smaldone, Kathleen Tisci, Sally Vandawalker and Jeffrey Yule.
The DAR Good Citizen Award was given to Steven Harris, and the New York State Jaycees Ilion Chapter Outstanding Young Student award was presented to Joanne Detore.
Athletic Awards
The Moose Club Baseball Award was presented to Stephen Smith;
North Side Athletic Club Award to Beth Wood and Paul Rose;
Leo Golicki Award to Patrick O'Connor;
Rocky Cramer Award to William Dack;
Francis Murray Award to James Callister;
Varsity Club Award to Thomas Rende and Robert Slaughter;
Lever Cub to Eric Paul;
Richard Lewis Wrestling Award to Kenneth Waite;
Kim Torbitt Wrestling Award to Scott Hendrix;
James Allston Award for Track to Kevin March and
Coach Bemis Outstanding Football Award to Glenn Seaton.
The K of C Athletic Award was presented to John Kenealy and Michael Murphy;
George Anderson Golf Award to Lawrence DelGrego;
Richard Adams Memorial Award to Matthew Brown;
Terry Moran Memorial Award to Linda Fike;
Harvey Watson Memorial Award to Steven Harris;
Steven Nowadki Memorial Award to Frank Dudish;
Donald Porter Tennis Award to Venkat Nanduri, and Rudyard Edick;
Moose Club Bowling Award to John Sadlek;
Football Parents Club Award to Mark Paoni;
Outstanding Girls Athletic Award to Lori Hazlett,
Priscilla Burnham Award to Gina Coroniti;
Girls' Senior Service Award to Dotti Easier;
Unsung Heroine Award to Robyn Burt and the
George Anderson Track Award to Dotti Baster.
Kim Rivers received an Art Three Year Award;
Vickie Humphrey received the Secretarial Practice Award;
the Clerical Award was presented to Julie Harney; and
Pamela Pryor received the office practice and typing award.
In the English category, the following students received awards:
The Loretta O. Douglas Award was presented to Gina Coroniti and Frank Dudish;
English Term Paper Award was presented to Linda Fike, Joanne Metz and John Kenealy;
Marston English Award to Deborah Massocco.
The History Awards were presented to:
Jeffrey Yule, who was awarded the D.A.R. American History Award; 10th Year;
Anna Schwartz Memorial Award to John Ptasznik;
and Frank Dudish received the Cornelia Nagle Memorial Award.
OTHER AWARDS
Other awards and their recipients were:
Home Economics Award to Roxanne Parker;
Industrial Arts Award to Brian Matthews;
Richard Cormia Award for Mechanical Drawing to Timothy Humphrey;
Spanish Award to John Coveleski and Danny Joseph;
French Award to Kathleen Tisci;
Math Award to James Callister;
Math and Science Awards to Rudyard Edick and Gina Coroniti;
Rensselaer Math and Science Award to Frank Dudish;
Priscilla Burnham Memorial Prize for Instrumental Music to Ralph Bottini;
Albert DeVere Memorial Award in Vocal Music to Matthew Brown;
William and Nettie Parker Prize to Sally Vandawalker;
Bausch and Lomb Science Award to Frank Dudish;
M. Doris Dollar Prize for Science to Lisa Annutto;
John Guy Prindle Memorial Award 1 st,to Frank Dudish;
John Guy Prindle Memorial Award 2nd to Rudyard Edick;
B'nai B'rith Citizenship Award to Lori Hazlett;
Burton T. Seymour Memorial Prize for Service to Linda Fike;
Barbara Durant Memorial to Joanne Metz;
Zonta Service Award to Sally Vandawalker;
Kathleen Withington Memorial Award to Gina Coroniti;
Student Council Scholarship to Steven Harris;
Student Council Worker Award to Sally Vandawalker;
Senior Class Worker Award to Linda Fike.
Students of the Year to Sally Vandawalker and Rudyard Edick;
Student Council Underclassmen Worker Award in Memory of George Purdon to Shelly Disotelle and Bonnie Kehoe;
Speech Arts School Prize to Sally Vandawalker;
Ilion Police Benevolent Awards to Bette Cook and John Coveleski;
Women of the Moose Prize for Nurses Training to Lisa Nicolette;
School Citizenship Award to Kim Rivers;
Publications Linda Braybrook ('63 Memorial Prize)to Rudyard Edick;
VFW Award to Karen Manion and Chris Dunham;
VFW Progress Awards to Bambi Hoffman and Danny Joseph, Allison Karpowich and Alan Salvagni;
K of C Special Award and Recognition to Thomas Rende;
Shirley Truax Waldron Memorial Award to Janice Farr.
Other awards included the
Ida Butcher Scholarship Award to Linda Fike;
Delta Kappa Gamma International to Erin O'Bryan;
Senior National Honor Society Award to Sally Vandawalker and John Kenealy;
Daniel Stone Memorial Scholarship to Vickie Humphrey;
Agnes Stone Memorial Scholarship to Vickie Humphrey and the
Agnes Morgan Hamlin Prize to Steven Harris.
The Marion Brill Scholarship Foundation Inc. winners were:
John Bechard, Gina Coroniti, John Coveleski, Joanne Detore, Frank Dudish, Linda Fike, David Haggerty, Lori Hazlet, Scott Hendrix, Brian Herkel, Bambi Hoffman, Tim Humphrey, Danny Joseph, John Kenealy, Kevin March, Lisa McEvoy, Joanne Metz, Erin O'Bryan, Eric Paul, Lisa Pickett, John Ptasznik, Thomas Rende, Kim Rivers, Paul Rose, John Sadlek, Stephen Smith, Kathleen Tisci, Laurie Williams and Jeffrey Yule.
The following students received the Herkimer County Community College Full Tuition Merit Scholarships: James Callister, Linda Fike, Julie Harney, Dawn Lawrence, Lisa Pickett, Eva Smaldone, and Cindy Stallman.
OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS
Other scholarships and their recipients were:
Clayton Memorial Scholarship to Frank Dudish;
Burton Seymour Memorial to Robert Slaughter;
Ilion Jayncee and Jaycee Memorial to Joanne Detore;
Mr. and Mrs. George E Anderson Community College Scholarship to Deborah Massocco;
Daniel Keddell Memorial to Matt Brown;
PTO John Guy Brindle to Linda Fike;
PTO George Purple Scholarship to James Callister;
Ilion Community Club Scholarship to John Ptasnik;
Leo Sammon Memorial to Lawrence DelGrego;
Earle Jones Memorial to Rudyard Edick;
Earl Parry Watkin Scholarship to Kim Rivers;
Special Watkin Scholarship to Kathleen Tisci;
Ilion Alumni Assoc. Scholarship to Lori Hazlett, Erie Paul;
William LaGase Scholarship to John Kenealy;
Mohawk Valley General Hospital Incentive Scholarship to Bonnie Robinson;
Richard Adams Scholarship to Venkat Nanduri;
Ilion Fish and Game Club Ecology Scholarship to Sally Vandawalker;
Moose Scholarship for outstanding athlete to Scott Hendrix;
Willliam Hempstead VFW Scholarship to Sally Vandawalker and Steven Harris;
Ilion Breakfast Club to Pam Pryor;
I. Clark Seamans Scholarship to Lisa Annutto;
Insurance and Career Women Assoc. to Vickie Humphrey;
Dennis Gildersleeve Memorial to John Coveleski;
Class of '47 Award to Robyn Burt;
Richard Salisbury Memorial to John Coveleski;
Mohawk Valley Savings and Loan Scholarship to Stephen Smith,
West Hill Elementary School Service Award to Rudyard Edick, Joanne Metz, Linda Fike;
Ida Butcher Scholarship to Linda Fike and the
Mohican Round Dance Club Musical Scholarship to Joanne Detore.
Members of the Ilion faculty and staff that have retired include Marge Anderson, who was an art teacher in the district for 25 years, Frances Edick who was the school nurse for 25 years, William McMillan who was a music instructor and music department director and Sophie Williams who worked with district children for 47 years.
ILION CENTRAL GRADUATES
Graduation candidates were:
Lisa Annutto,
Kenneth Baldwin,
Lisa Barton,
Dotti Basler,
John Bechard,
JoEllen Bleaking,
Ralph Bottini,
Debra Brigham,
Matthew Brown,
Kim Bruso,
Kendra Burdick,
Julia Burger,
Kurt Burger,
Denise Burling,
Erin Burns,
Robyn Burt,
James Callister,
Barbara Chesebrough,
Fred Christman,
Tammy Christian *,
Naomi Cogar *,
Bette Cook,
Gina Coronitti,
John Coveleski,
James Crossway,
Renee Crossway,
William Dack,
Jean Davis,
Lawrence DelGrego,
Wendy Dennis,
Joanne Detore,
Roger Donnelly,
Frank Dudish,
Joseph Duffy,
Christopher Dunham,
Darlene Dunham,
Christopher Durant,
Richard Dzimitrowicz,
Rudyard Edick,
Deven Elthorp,
Thomas Elthorp and
Dean Engelbrecht.
Also,
Janice Farr,
Linda Fike,
Corey Fitzgibbons,
Steven Fogerty,
Andrea Ford,
Charles Grogan,
David Haggerty,
Wendy Hall,
Julie Harney,
Steven Harris,
Joyce Harter,
Walter Hazeltine,
Lori Hazlett,
Scott Hendrix,
Brian Herkel,
John Hight,
Gordon Hilts,
Bambi Hoffman,
Timothy Humphrey,
Vickie Humphrey,
Regina Yagulli *,
Glenn Jaquish,
Kimberly Johnson,
Danny Joseph,
Scott Kamp,
Allison Karpowich,
John Kenealy,
Dawn Lawrence,
Kim LeClair *,
Janice Leonard,
Frederic Letts,
Eric Lincourt.
Also,
Karen Manion,
Francis Manno,
Kevin March,
Deborah Massocco,
Brian Matthews,
Lisa McEvoy,
Joanne Metz,
Karen Miller,
Jacqueline Moore,
Betsy Mosher,
Donald Moynihan,
Michael Murphy,
Venkat Nanduri,
Keith Neale,
Lisa Nicolette,
Erin O'Bryan,
Patrick O'Connor,
Mark Paoni,
Roxanne Parker,
Monique Patenaude,
Donald Patterson, Jr.,
Eric Paul,
Jana Pett *,
Robert Perry,
Lisa Pickett,
Steven Plunkett,
Linda Polley,
Pamella Pryor and
John Ptasznik.
Also,
Deborah Rankins,
Karen Reese,
Todd Remis,
Thomas Rende,
Karen Reynolds,
John Riley,
Kimberly Rivers,
Bonnie Robinson,
Paul Rose,
Lisa Ruff,
John Sadlek,
Alan Salvagni,
Glenn Seaton,
Jeffrey Seymour,
Thomas Shepherd,
Kathleen Skinner,
Robert Slaughter,
Eva Smaldone,
Stephen Smith,
Joseph Springer,
Cindy Stallman,
Jill Stephenson,
Robin Stubley,
Kevin Sullivan,
James Sweeney,
Jodi Theobald,
Brian Thompson,
Janet Timperlake,
Kathleen Tisci,
Nicholas Trepatschico,
Sally Vandawalker,
Kenneth Waite,
Henry Wakefield,
Jay Warner,
Thomas Wells,
Dema Wheeler,
Joseph White *,
Laurie Willems,
Andy Williams,
Patricia Cummings Williams *,
Beth Wood,
James Woods *,
Kenneth Wright and
Jeffrey Yule.
(* Note - Names appear in article but not in the senior section of the 1983 Yearbook. - Tammy Christian, Naomi Cogar, Regina Yagulli - (is really Iagulli), Kim LeClair and Jana Pett.
(* Note - Names appear in senior section of 1983 yearbook but not in the actual newspaper article. - Cindy Lynn Boyer, Maureen Cernak, Patricia Cummings - see Patricia Cummings Williams in newspaper, Kathleen A. Dennis, Norman Hale III, Regina Iagulli, Roger C. Keeler, Stan LaFountain, Kelly A. Meechan, Laura Ann Price, Ronald Hart, Barbara Lynch, John Riley and Thomas Shepherd. )
