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Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Gifted Students
Enjoy your field trip to Philadelphia
Students visited the
Science History Institute and Penns Landing
Kevin Horinko
Avery Jacobs
Brayan Pena-Lorenzo
Tommy Pollock
Steven Santana
Shaunjae Suarez
Perla Villegas
Tessah Sudziarski
Ava Zions-Smith
Molly ZnachkoCongratulations!!
- Alice Banks for being named the "Meritious Scholar" by the Dominican Republic
- Alice received a certificate, a medal, a free flight and accommodations to the Dominican Republic. She will be traveling with the 9 other Meritious Award Students.
- While in the Dominican Republic, she will meet Danilo Medina, the President of the Dominican Republic. She will visit the Dominican Republic from
July 7- July 13. - And Alice has also been awarded full-four year scholarship to a college of her choice (The University of Scranton) where she plans to study finance.
Congratulations!
Tabatha Schwendeman will be doing an internship ths summer at Wills Eye Hospital
in Philadelphia.The following students will be attending the
Digital Design Field Trip:
Haley Drumheller
Joey Halcisak
Alexis Kulish
Lily NowakCongratulations!!
Brinn Gammer and Jesse Castillo
placed first in the Health Education National HOSA Championship.
Summer 2019 Brinn and Jesse will
compete in the international
HOSA Competition in Florida.Brinn created a 32-page portfolio
for this event.Enjoy your trip!
Tommy Pollock will be traveling to Nantucket, MA this summer.
Enjoy your Trip!
Perla Villegas
will be traveling to the Dominican Republic this summer.Enjoy your Trip!
Brent Pesotine
will be traveling to Virginia this summer.
Enjoy your trip!
Tessah Sudziarski will be traveling to North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Enjoy your trip!
Andrew Rudenko
will be traveling to Texas this summer.
Thank you
Dr. Shackel and Kyla Cools
for visiting HAAS and providing our students with your presentation.The following students attended a presentation on the 2019 Eckley Archaeology Dig presented by Dr. Paul Shackel, from the
University of Maryland
Mosiah BennettRicky Blase
Ava Calabrese
Maxwell Hsiao
Ian Kramer
Shaunjae Suarez
Tessah Sudziarski
Ava Zions-Smith
Molly Znachko
Enjoy your trip!
Andrew Rudenko will be traveling to Texas this summer.
Congratulations!
This fall Alexis Kulish will be studying at the University of Sterling in Scotland via Arcadia University.
Alexis will be studying psychology.
Enjoy your trip!
This summer Alexis Kulish will be visiting New Zealand and Australia.
Enjoy your trips.
Brinn Gammer will be traveling to Bermuda and the Dominican Republic this summer.
Congratulations!
Zach Baran will be attending Hazleton Penn State University this fall.
Zach will be studying Computer Science.
Congratulations!
Joey Halcisak
helped Mr. Berta's Robotics Class successfully launch the Weather Balloon.
Congratulations!
Alexis Kulish
will be attending
Arcadia University in Philadelphia this fall.Alexis will be studying psychology.
Congratulations!
Isabelle Seratch placed fourth in the
FBLA States Competition for Impromptu Speaking.Congratulations!
Jeremy Rossi will be attending Wilkes University in the Fall of 2019.Jeremy is interested in studying Environmental Science.
Congratulations!
Kaitlyn Beiler will be attending Cornell University this fall.
Kaityn will be studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.
Congratulations!
The following students have been accepted into the National Honors Society
John AshtonBrian Bartal
Jasmine Beiler
Frederick "Ricky" Blase
Lance Book
Marin Dremock
Haley Drumheller
Verina Gad
Brinn Gammer
Joey Halcisak
Martha Reed
Kylie Reshetar
Andrew Rudenko
Summer Whitley
Good Luck!
Ricky Blase will be attending the PJAS State Competition as a technician.
Enjoy your trip!
Zach Baran
Donald Veglia
Will be visiting the Camden Aquarium in Camden, NJ with the Ecology Club
Congratulations!
Logan Savage
has been named the Elks Student of the YearGood Luck!
The following students will
be competing in the
PJAS State Competition
May 2019
John Ashton
Amanda Houser
Molly ZnachkoGood Luck!
The following students took the Advanced Placement (AP) Chemistry Exam
Marin Dremock
Francine LamaskoGood Luck!
The following students
took the
Advanced Placement (AP) English Literature & Composition TestMosiah Bennett
Kittrick Danzeisen
Evan Matyas
Julia Mrochko
Megan Novak
Alex Schell
Donald Veglia
Landon Wolk
Kyra Zabretsky
Tommy ZieglerCongratulations!
Logan Savage has been selected for the
Elks Student of the MonthGood Luck!
Francine Lamasko
will be taking the
English Language
Advanced Placement Test on May 15, 2019Good Luck!
The following students will be taking the Advanced Placement Calculus Exam on
May 14, 2019John Ashton
Zach Baran
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Brinn Gammer
Joey Halcisak
Kylie Reshetar
Brian Rigotti
Logan Savage
Congratulations!
Alice Banks
will be attending
The University of Scranton
this fall.Alice will be studying finance.
Congratulations!
Donald Veglia
will be awarded $50
for placing second in the
PennCFL Luznere County
Stock Market Game CompetitionCongratulations the following students played the
Stock Market Kahoot GameFirst Place
Steven Santana
Second Place
Amaury Fernandez
Third Place
Ian Kramer
Kevin Horinko
Max Hsiao
Paige Roof
Shaunjae Suarez
Tessah SudziarskiCongratulations!
The following students have been nominated for the Distinquished Graduate Award
Alice Banks
Amanda Houser
Alexis Kulish
Francine Lamasko
Lily Nowak
Brian Rigotti
Ben Sabatos
Logan Savage
Congratulations!
Jefferson Casado Felix
will be attending
Penn State University, the Mont Alto Campus.Jefferson will be studying nursing.
Congratulations!
Francine Lamasko will be attending Smith College this August. Francine will be studying Bio/Chemistry.
Congratulations!
Jefferson Casado Felix
placed fourth in the
University of Scranton Integration Math BeeCongratulations!
The following students were the final top scorers in the
PennCFL Stock Market GameFirst Place
Donald VegliaSecond Place
Tessah SudziarskiThird Place
Amanda HouserFourth Place
Molly ZnachkoFifth Place
Shaunjae SuarezSixth Place
Maxwell HsiaoCongratulations!
Amanda Houser has been accepted to the University of Scranton.
Amanda will be studying
Bio/Chemistry and Pre-MedCongratulations!
The following students are
attending the
Stock Market Game Luncheon at
Misericordia University
on Thursday, May 9, 2019
While visiting Misericordia the students will receive a tour of the campus.Zach Baran
Alice Banks
Verina Gad
Kevin Horinko
Amanda Houser
Avery Jacobs
Sidney Lescowitch
Paige Roof
Steven Santana
Shaunjae Suarez
Tessah Sudziarski
Donald Veglia
Perla Villegas
Molly Znachko
Good Luck!
Mosiah Bennett has entered
FROM "A" TO "Z"
Short Story Contest.
Mosiah wrote a complete short story in less than 50 words.Good Luck!
Steven Santana has entered
FROM "A" TO "Z" Writing ContestFROM "A" TO "Z"
Steven wrote a complete short story in less than 50 words.Congratulations!!
Verina Gad
Amanda HouserAlexis Kulish
Lily Nowakattended the
Educational Opportunities Field Trip.
The students were able to view a live Gastric Sleeve Surgery from the
Hershey Medical Center and they saw
a 3-D Movie on Engineering at the
Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA on Tuesday, April 16, 2019Congratulations!!
The Hazleton Area High School Spirit Club is proud to announce the overall winner of the Outstanding Student Athlete of the Week Program.Ben Sabatos - Tennis
Congratulations!!
Joey Halcisak and his partner placed first in the
FBLA States Mobile App Development Competition.
This summer Joey and his partner will be competing in the national competition in San Antonio TX.Congratulations!!
Joey Halcisak and his partners placed first in the
Young Entrepreneurship Tech Bridge Competition.Congratulations!!
Brinn Gammer
and
Jesse Castillo
were semi-finalists in the
Young Entrepreneurship
Tech Bridge Competition.
Brinn and Jesse created a business plan for an online
Mental Health Business.Congratulations!!
Brinn Gammer and
Jesse Castillo
placed first in the
Health Education State
HOSA Championship.
Spring 2019 Brinn and Jesse will
compete in the national
HOSA Competition in Landsdale, PA.Brinn created a 32-page portfolio
for this event.Congratulations!!
Logan Savage
has been accepted to
Luzerne County Community College.
Logan plans to study computer programming and game design.Congratulations!!
Logan Savage
has been nominated for the
Elks Student of the MonthCongratulations!!
Tessah Sudziarski
and
Amanda Houser
are attending the
Girls STEM Symposium
at Genetti'sGood Luck!
The following students will be competing at the
FBLA State Championship
in April 2019:
Brian Bartal
Kaitlyn Beiler
Kittrick Danzeisen
Haley Drumheller
Joseph Halcisak
Alexis Kulish
Carl McHugh
Lucy Olander
Donald Veglia
Landon Wolk
Kyra Zabretsky
Ava Zions-SmithCongratulations!
Luzerne County Stock Market Challenge
Week Seven
Ranking
High School and Teacher
Portfolio
Return
1
Hazleton - Billet
117,141.10
17.14%
2
Nanticoke- Stetz
104,074.81
4.07%
3
Dallas- Dolan
102,296.58
2.29%
Congratulations !!
Zach Baran
has been selected for the
Elks Student of the MonthCongratulations!
Amanda Houser
has been selected for the
Elks Student of the MonthGood Luck!
Marin Dremock
has entered her poem
"I Have A Dream"
to Write the World Poetry Contest,
"Poetry and Spoken Word Competition 2019:
Poetry --Your World"Good Luck!!
John Ashton
Frederick (Ricky) Blase
Joey Halcisakwill be participating in the
Penn State University - Hazleton Makerspace Innovation WorkshopGood Luck!!
Brinn Gammer
will be competing in the
Health Education Competition
at the
HOSA State ChampionshipCongratulations!!
Joey Halcisak and his team members
placed first for their
Traffic Safety App for PennDotCongratulations!!!!
Luzerne County Stock Market ChallengeWeek Six
Week Six
Ranking
High School and Teacher
Portfolio
Return
1
Hazleton - Billet
113,360.87
13.36%
2
Dallas - Dolan
104,801.95
4.80%
3
Nanticoke - Stetz
102,945.40
2.95%
Good Luck to the following students, prepared for
University of Scranton
Integration Bee
on April 23, 2019John Ashton
Alice Banks
Zach Baran
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Brinn Gammer
Joseph Halcisak
Kylie Reshetar
Brian Rigotti
Logan SavageCongratulations!
The following students were the top scorers in the
March Math LeagueFirst Place
Tristen Adams
Zach Baran
Brian Bartal
Mosiah Bennett
Evan Matyas
Megan NovakSecond Place
Ricky Blase
Francine Lamasko
Lily Nowak
Brian Rigotti
Jeremy Rossi
Isabelle SeratchThird Place
Nick Biasi
Jefferson Casado Felix
John (JT) Cherko
Marin Dremock
Brinn Gammer
Joey Halcisak
Amanda Houser
Alexis Kulish
Ty Palmieri
Julia Mrochko
Ben Sabatos
Tessah Sudziarski
Landon Wolk
Ava Zions-SmithCongratulations!
Ben Sabatos
has been accepted to the
PA College of Technology.
Ben will be studying
Computer Science/ProgrammingCongratulations!
Lily Nowak
has been accepted to the University of Scranton,
where she will be studying
Occupational Therapy.Congratulations the
followng students were the
top scorers of the
Stock Market Pre-TestFirst Place
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Kevin HorinkoSecond Place
Zach Baran
John (JT) Cherko
Brinn Gammer
Paige Roof
Steven Santana
Alex Schell
Tabatha Schwendeman
Donald Veglia
Landon Wolk
Molly ZnachkoThird Place
Francine Lamasko
Ian Kramer
Alexis Kulish
Megan Novak
Tommy Pollock
Ben SabatosCongratulations to the
February Math League
Top Scorers:
First Place
Zach BaranSecond Place
Tristen Adams
Andrew Rudenko
Ben Sabatos
Donald Veglia
Summer WhitleyThird Place
Brian Bartal
Mosiah Bennet
Marin Dremock
Joey Halcisak
Jeremy RossiCongratulations to the January Math League Top Scorers:
First Place
John Ashton
Francine LamaskoSecond Place
Zach Baran
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Kayleigh Correll
Marin Dremock
Avery Jacobs
Ian Kramer
Alexis Kulish
Julia Mrochko
Lily Nowak
Ty Palmieri
Brian Rigotti
Tommy Pollock
Jeremy Rossi
Ben Sabatos
Steven Santana
Tessah Sudziarski
Shaunjae Suarez
Kyra Zabretsky
Ava Zions-Smith
Molly Znachko
Third Place
Alice Banks
Jasmine Beiler
Nick Biasi
Ava Calabrese
Jefferson Casado Felix
John (JT) Cherko
Sidney Lescowitch
Evan Matyas
Megan Novak
Alex Schell
Tabatha Schwendeman
Isabelle Seratch
Perla Villegas
Landon Wolk
Tommy ZieglerCongratulatons to
Ava Zions-Smith and
Molly Znachko
They were the top scorers of the Division B Science Olympiad TeamThey placed 3rd out of 17 teams
in Disease Detectives and
they placed 5th out of 17 team i
n the Potions & Poisons Competitions.
This was their first time competing in Science Olympiad.Congratulations to
Kaitlyn Beiler
she was awarded $50
for her essay by the Rotary ClubGood Luck
The followig students will be competing at Science Olympiad on 3-6-19
Kaitlyn BeilerAmanda Houser
Makayla Kerrick
Alexis Kulish
Julia Mrochko
Lily Nowak
Tommy Pollock
Mattie Reed
Alex Schell
Shaunjae Suarez
Donald Veglia
Summer Whitley
Landon Wolk
Tommy Ziegler
Ava Zions-Smith
Molly Znachko
Cogratulations!
Brian Rigotti
be attending the
University of Pittsburgh
in the Fall of 2019.
He will be studying computer programmingGood Luck!
The following students are competing in the
PennFLC Stock Market Game
(Luzerne County):Alice Banks Zach Baran
Mosiah Bennett Nick Biasi
Ricky Blase Ava Calabrese
John Cherko Kittrick Danzeisen Amaury Fernandez Verina Gad Brinn Gammer Joey Halcisak
Kevin Horinko
Max Hsiao Avery Jacobs
Ian Kramer Francine Lamasko Sidney Lescowitch Evan Matyas
Megan Novak
Brayan Pena Lorenzo Brent Pesotine
Tommy Pollock Kylie Reshetar
Paige Roof Jeremy Rossi
Steven Santana Alex Schell
Isabelle Seratch Shaunjae Suarez
Tessah Sudziarski Donald Veglia
Perla Villegas Landon Wolk
Tommy Ziegler Ava Zions-SmithGood Luck!
Verina Gad (11th grader)
has entered the
NASA Scientist for a Day Essay Contest
Verina wrote an essay to support NASA's decision to return to Europa, Jupiter's Moon.Good Luck!
Verina Gad (11th grader)has entered the
Library of Congress
Letters about Literature
Verina wrote a letter to her favorite author, Ms. Angie Thomas, the author of The Hate U Give.Good Luck!
The following students will be competing at the
Regional FBLA Competition:Brian Bartal
Kaitlyn Beiler
Kittrick Danzeisen
Haley Drumheller
Joseph Halcisak
Alexis Kulish
Carl McHugh
Lucy Olander
Donald Veglia
Landon Wolk
Kyra Zabretsky
Ava Zions-SmithCongratulations!
The following students were the top scorers on the December Math League Questions Series:First Place:
Alice Banks
Mosiah Bennett
Jefferson Casado Felix
Marin Dremock
Joey Halcisak
Francine Lamasko
Ben Sabatos
Molly ZnachkoSecond Place:
John Ashton
Zach Baran
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Verina Gad
Kevin Horinko
Alexis Kulish
Megan Novak
Brian Rigotti
Kyra ZabretskyCongratulations!
The following students were the top scorers on the November Math League Questions Series:
First Place:Jefferon Casado Felix
Brinn Gammer
Molly ZnachkoSecond Place:
Nick Biasi
Kittrick Danzeisen
Amaury Fernandez
Ian Kramer
Evan Matyas
Steven SantanaThird Place:
Jasmine Beiler
Tristen Adams
JT Cherko
Verina Gad
Max Hsiao
Amanda Houser
Avery Jacobs
Alexis Kulish
Francine Lamasko
Evan Matyas
Julia Mrochko
Megan Novak
Lily Nowak
Ty Palmieri
Brent Pesotine
Tommy Pollock
Ben Sabatos
Shaunjae Suarez
Tessah Sudziarski
Kyra Zabretsky
Tommy ZieglerCongratulations!
Jefferson Casado Felix and
Kyra Zabretsky,
they were the top students representing our school at King's College Math Competition.Also, competing at the competition were:
Alice Banks
Zach Baran
Ava Calabrese
Kittrick Danzeisen
Avery Jacobs
Liam Katz
Alexis Kulish
Gianna Labert
Ethan Mariano
Megan Novak
Lucy Olander
Peyton Perchansky
Franchesca Sanchez
Isabelle Seratch
Shaunje Suarez
Congratulations!
Mosiah Bennett (10th grader) placed first in the
Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade Essay Contest.
Mosiah and his family attended the Wyoming Valley Day Breakfast where he read his essay
"Why we should commemorate the end of World War I?"
Following the breakfast he and his family marched with the veterans in the Wyoming Valley Veterans Day Parade.He received the top prize of $250.00.
Good Luck!
Ava Zions-Smith
will be speaking at the
Hazleton Elks Veterans
Day Presentation
on 11/11/2018Ava will make a speech about
"What Veterans Day means to me."Congratulations!
The following students were the highest scorers in the
October Math League
Question Series:First Place
Kyra Zabretsky
Second Place
John Ashton
Brian Bartal
Ricky Blase
Brinn Gammer
Brent Pesotine
Tommy Pollock
Ben Sabatos
Molly Znachko
Third Place
Tristen Adams
Mosiah Bennett
Ava Calabrese
Marin Dremock
Joey Halcisak
Evan Matyas
Julia Mrochko
Megan Noval
Jeremy Rossi
Alex Schell
Isabelle Seratch
Shaunjae Suarez
Donald Veglia
Perla Villegas
Ava Zions-SmithCongratulations!
Shaunjae Suarez (9th grader)
has received recognition as the Intermediate Unit 2018 PA Computer Fair Winner in Logo DesignGood Luck!
In November, 2018
Mosiah Bennett (10th grader) has submitted an essay to the
Wyoming Valley Veterans' Day Parade Essay Contest.
Mosiah wrote an essay on why we should commemorate the end of World War 1.
Good Luck!
In November, 2018,
Perla Villegas (9th) has submitted an essay to the Wyoming Valley Veterans' Day Parade Essay ContestPerla wrote an essay on why it is important to commemorate the end of World War 1.
Good Luck to:
Frederick (Ricky) Blase
Liam Katz
Francine Lamasko
Ethan Mariano
Carl McHugh
Landon WolkThey will competing in
Round 3 against
Dallas High School
on November 11, 2018
at WVIA Scholastic ScrimmageGood Luck to:
Frederick (Ricky) Blase
Liam Katz
Francine Lamasko
Ethan Mariano
Carl McHugh
Landon WolkThey will competing in
Round 2 against
GAR High School
on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at WVIA Scholastic ScrimmageGood Luck to:
Frederick (Ricky) Blase
Liam Katz
Francine Lamasko
Ethan Mariano
Carl McHugh
Landon WolkThey will competing in
Round 1 against
Tunkhanock High School
on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at WVIA Scholastic ScrimmageCongratulations to
Amanda Houser (12h Grader)
Kaitlyn Beiler (12th Grader)
Jeremy Rossi (12th Grader)
They represented their school in the "Lord and Lady Ceremony" at the PA Renaissance Faire.
The students received the title "Lord" and "Lady"Congratulations
to
Perla Villegas (9th)
she placed second in
2018 PA Renaissance Faire
Poster ContestCongratulations
the following students were the top scorers in the September Trivia Challenge:
Frederick (Ricky) Blase
Liam Katz
Francine Lamasko
Ethan Mariano
Carl McHugh
Landon WolkCongratulations!
Ricky Blase
was awarded the
Perfect Excellence Award in Physics at the
PJAS State 2018 Competition