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Cape holds Class of 2021 Awards

June 9, 2021

The Cape Henlopen High School Class of 2021 awards ceremony was held June 3 in the Cape auditorium where 129 students were presented scholarships totaling over $2.9 million. Dr. Joel Simon acted as emcee and announcer for the event. Awards were presented by Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton and Cape Henlopen High School Principal Nikki Miller, shown with recipients.

Senior awards include the following:

Daniel Adili-Khams
Carson Scholars - $1,000
Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution - $250
President's Award for Educational Excellence
State of Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution -
$250
Univ. of Miami Isaac Bashevis Singer Scholarship - $214,400
Matheus Alves de Souza
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Yaneyra Andrade-Mendoza
Baylor University Provost Scholarship - $80,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Elizabeth Apgar-Fehring
DTCC SEED Scholarship - $9,150
Dajour Bailey
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $1,000
Kyle Bailey
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Award - $500
Colby Barbour
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,200
Lilly-Ann Barnett
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Alexandra Best
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Tennessee Explore Scholarship - $16,000
Landon Best
Lou Norbeck Student-Athlete Scholarship - $1,000
Martha Billups
UD Provost Scholarship - $2,000
Krista Brittingham
Quinnipiac University Trustee Award - $100,000
Issac Bullerjohn
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
The Rehoboth Beach Bears Gay-Straight Alliance
Scholarship - $1,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Shannon Colleran
DTCC SEED Scholarship - $9,150
Fort Miles Historical Association - $500
Haley Craig
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization, Sussex
County Scholarship - $250
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Amaya Daisey
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award -
$300
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization, Sussex
County Scholarship - $250
Sue Lore Social Studies Book Grant - $400
Tammy Hopkins Scholarship Award - $250
The Jeffrey Burnham Scholarship Award - $300
Aya Daisey
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice - $1,300
Blaine Davis
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Jaden Davis
Cape Henlopen High School 2021 Male Athlete of the Year
Margaret Dawson
Cape Henlopen LEO Club Leadership Service Award - $250
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections - $1,000
Coastal Georgetown Branch of the American Association of
University Women Scholarship - $2,000
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $3,250
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Gallo Gives Foundation - Business - $2,500
Hockey 4 Haxton Scholarship - $1,400
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
Mediacom World Class Scholars Scholarship - $1,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Rehoboth Beach Lions Club Scholarship - $4,000
University of Tennessee Explore Scholarship - $24,000
Kakalina Dervaes
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Association Scholarship -
$200
Rachel Diller
College Board Opportunity Scholarship - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sydney Doel
David B. Clifton Memorial Award for Excellence in
Agriculture - $500
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary College Scholarship - $2,500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Forest Dotterer
Principal's Award for Loyalty, Honor and Trust
The Overfalls Foundation Marine Studies Scholarship -
$750
University of Tampa Dean's Scholarship - $11,000
University of Tampa Prestige Scholarship - $3,000
Raymond Eames
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Emily Einsig
Chick-Fil-A Remarkable Futures Scholarship - $2,500
Mount St. Mary's Dean Scholarship - $100,000
Isaac Evans-Godwin
Long Neck AMVETS Auxiliary Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Kylie Feather
Delaware State University Gap Scholarship - $12,000
Delaware State University Inspire Scholarship - $16,904
Gavin Felker
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $1,500
Savannah Fly
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Senior Awards Program Cover Art Contest - $200
The Rehoboth Beach Bears Gay-Straight Alliance
Scholarship - $1,000
David Frederick
Jack McPike Cape Courage Award - $2,011
Blake Gipko
Scott Brozey "Lead by Example" Memorial Scholarship -
$500
Marvin Gonzalez Santizo
University of Delaware Give Back Scholarship - $124,000
Nina Gracie
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Jonathan Gray
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Award - $500
Ishika Gupta
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Andrea Haro-Simental
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Landon Hayes
American-Italy Society of Philadelphia Scholarship - $1,100
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Sunshine Circle Club's Book Scholarship - $200
Julie Heffernan
Kevin Kennedy Memorial Sports Award
Jhayden Holloman
Coastal Georgetown Branch of the American Association of
University Women Scholarship - $2,000
JaLynn Hope
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice - $1,300
Molly Hudecheck
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $200
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Abigail Ikechi-Konkwo
National Merit Scholarship Program Commendation
Recognition
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sydney Jefferson
OWU Bishop Scholarship - $112,000
Dion Johnson
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award -
$300
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization, Sussex
County Scholarship - $250
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Sunshine Circle Club's Book Scholarship - $200
William C. Jason Comprehensive High School Alumni
Association Scholarship - $300
Jacqueline Johnson
Temple University President's Scholar Scholarship -
$180,000
Taylor Johnson
Faith in Human Spirit Award - William Degnan Award - $500
Nicholas Jones
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
Griffin Joseph
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Riley Keen
President's Award for Educational Excellence
State of Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award

Nolan Kerstetter
DE Army National Guard ROTC Scholarship - $60,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $1,500
UD Merit Scholarship - $14,000
Kareena Keswani
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of DE Trustee Scholarship - $16,000
Riley Klopp
Bill Windett Memorial Scholarship - $250
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections - $1,000
Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution - $250
Correctional Officers Association of DE College Scholarship
Program - $1,000
Hockey 4 Haxton Scholarship - $1,400
McDonald's of Rehoboth Scholarship - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
State of Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution -
$250
State of Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award
Village Improvement Association Good Citizenship Award -
$500
Kathryn Knarr
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Miami President's Scholarship - $100,000
Bridget Knutsen
James Brian Nowakowski Award for All-Around Chorus
Member - $100
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Angelica Kusen
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Eschenbach, Moore and Gallery
Memorial Scholarship Recognition - $4,000
The Overfalls Foundation Marine Studies Scholarship -
$750
Destiny Kusen
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
James Hollenbeck Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lou Norbeck Student-Athlete Scholarship - $1,000
Emily Lamb
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Taylor Lampron
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Susquehanna Univ. Provost's Scholarship - $148,000
Jocelyn Leach
The Denny Anderson Volleyball Scholarship - $500
University of South Carolina Merit Scholarship - $40,700
Talia Liburdi-Redwood
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $200
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $1,750
George E. Gordy Family Educational Trust Fund - $8,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sussex County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. Scholarship - $500
T. A. Shipley Scholarship - Lewes Fire Department - $1,500
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Molly Lingo
President's Award for Educational Excellence
UD Presidential Merit Scholarship - $16,000
Hylea Lisenby
Herman Oscar Brittingham Educational Scholarship - $1,000
Maureen Schab Fund for Education - $6,000
Xin Liu
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $1,750
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization, Sussex
County Scholarship - $250
George E. Gordy Family Educational Trust Fund - $8,000
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of DE Trustee Scholarship - $14,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Nathan Loucks
Chesapeake's 2021 Aspiring Scholars Award - $2,000
Elizabethtown College Presidential Scholarship - $68,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Ruby Lundeen
The Rehoboth Beach Bears Gay-Straight Alliance
Scholarship - $1,000
Vivian Lynn
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $2,500
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
University of Miami President's Scholarship - $100,000
Madison Mahoney
Mount St. Mary's Provost Scholaship - $104,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
The Denny Anderson Volleyball Scholarship - $1,000
Vivian Martinez
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship - $1,500
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $3,250
First Town Club of Lewes - $1,000
John M. Roca Memorial Scholarship - $5,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
The Saienni & Albanese Scholarship - $500
University of DE Trustee Scholarship - $32,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Zwaanendael Women's Club of Lewes Scholarship - $1,000
Caroline Maull
College Board Opportunity Scholarship - $500
Mark McNaught
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of DE SEED Scholarship - $8,452
Worth M. Hudson Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Sincere McNeil
Cape Henlopen Academic MV Award 2021 - $400
Cape Henlopen Good Citizens MV Award 2021 - $50
University of DE Presidential Scholarship - $28,000
Adam Meacci
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Braxton Medd
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Lauren Melton
Fort Miles Historical Association - $500
Josiah Miller
Faith in Human Spirit Award - William Degnan Award - $500
Joanna Mobius
UD Presidential Scholarship - $56,000
Emily Monigle
Cape Henlopen High School 2021 Female Athlete of the Year
President's Award for Educational Excellence
State of Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award
Noah Montgomery
George Washington University Presidential Award -
$100,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Ashlyn Moore
Messiah University Provost's Scholarship - $60,000
Messiah University Shaffer-Goodling Theater E.S. Scholarship - $10,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Thespians Outstanding Senior Award - $250
Fallon Moore
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Association Scholarship -
$200
Erin Morrissey
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of DE Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Josephine Mulveny
David and Linda Robinson Scholarship - $1,000
Meredith College Impact Scholarship - $84,000
The Rehoboth Beach Bears Gay-Straight Alliance
Scholarship - $1,000
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $1,500
Aubrey Munn
Midway Lions Charitable Foundation Thomas A. Coco
Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Bella Myers
Coastal Carolina Presidential Scholarship - $2,736
Coastal Carolina University Scholar Award - $63,016
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Kaia Novak
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Jackeline Olivas-Marin
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Nayeli Ortiz-Escalante
Cape Henlopen 2019 MV Good Citizen Award - $50
Vrunda Patel
George E. Gordy Family Educational Trust Fund - $8,000
Janosik Family Scholarship - 1,000
Organ & Tissue Donor PSA Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club Scholarship Award -
$4,000
University of Michigan Victor's Award - $48,000

Sara Perrotta
Principal's Award for Service
Jordan Porto
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Claudia Pulcinella
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Emily Racz
Bentley University President's Scholarship - $120,000
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $200
Geneva Pepper Morris Scholarship - $1,000
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
James A. McCarty Memorial Scholarship - Delaware Lions
Foundation - $1,000
Janosik Family Scholarship - 1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Lindsay Rambo
The Grove Park Running/Walking Club Scholarship - $500
Sanchez Raymond
American Legion Oratorical Scholarship - $300
Martin Luther King Voice 4 Youth - $50
Optimist International Foundation Scholarship - $2,500
Olivia Recicar
Andrea Chomo Smith Memorial Nursing Scholarship - $2,000
Darby Mowll, RN Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council - $100
Abigail Reese
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational
Scholarship - $1,750
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $2,000
Leslie Reyna-Lopez
The Angela Marie Erale Memorial Scholarship - $2,000
Dylan Rezac
Florida Tech Panther Fund Academic Scholarship - $72,000
Florida Tech Panther Fund Robotics Scholarship - $10,000
Riley Roberts
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Marelyn Rodriguez
Andrea Chomo Smith Memorial Nursing Scholarship - $2,000
Darby Mowll, RN Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Darlene Kay Rust Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Knights of Columbus Star of the Sea Council - $100
Davyn Savage
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Samuel Schoenfeld
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Elizabeth Shea
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Association Scholarship -
$200
Richard J. Soukey Memorial Scholarship Award - $100
Wyatt Simpler
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,200
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $1,000
Lyndsey Smailer
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Johnson Orthodontics Extraordinary Smiles Scholarship -
$500
Jake Smith
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
Donna Snyder
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Jonathan Stack
George H. P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Jordyn Stinar
President's Award for Educational Excellence
SUNY Genesee Community Scholarship - $6,000
Madison Swiderski
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Darryl Sykes
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Award - $1,000
Village Improvement Association Good Citizenship Award -
$500
Diaviane Taft
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Alex Tamburello
Howard Schroeder Memorial Art Scholarship - $250
Madison Telthoester
Cape Henlopen Most Improved MV Award 2021 - $100
Jake Truitt
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of South Carolina Academic Scholar - Distinction
Award - $62,100
Ryan Trumbauer
Cape Henlopen Good Citizens MV Award 2021 - $50
Korean War Veterans Association - $1,000
Emily Uffelman
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Olivia Vanderslice
George H. Henry Award - $500
Thomas Weeks
ACEC DE Engineering Excellence Award - $1,500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of DE Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Liam Wiedmann
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Zack Wiegmann
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Emma Wilcox
George E. Gordy Family Educational Trust Fund - $8,000
Zandriah Wilde
Widener University Scholarship - $104,000
Bria Wildy-Dupont
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Brianna Willis
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $392
Jordan Winkfield
Temple University Diamond Scholarship - $12,000
James Wisely
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Rebecca Wood
Cape Henlopen National Honor Society Leadership Service
Award - $250
College of Charleston Scholarships - $4,000
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Principal's Award for Leadership

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