Cape seniors honored at annual awards night
The Cape Henlopen Class of 2023 held the annual Senior Awards night June 1 in the high school auditorium. The night highlights the scholarships each senior has been awarded as they pursue their education at the next level.
Graduation will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 6 at Cape’s Legends Stadium. Rain date is Wednesday, June 7.
Cape seniors earned the following awards:
Noa Aboutboul
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Ariana Adili-Khams
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Villanova National Merit Scholarship - $22,000
Ali Ahmed
AJ Drexel Scholarship - $68,400
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Karly Anemone
President's Award for Educational Excellence, University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Anthony Apgar-Fehring
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Ryan Baker
Lehigh University Scholar Athlete - $61,180
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Tyler Belson
Italian-American Heritage Club of Sussex County DE Scholarship - $1,000
Elaina Best
David and Linda Robinson Scholarship - $1,000
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $4,200
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Abigail Betts
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Cavallaro Cleary Visual Arts Foundation Scholarship - $2,000
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship - $5,000
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
John M. Roca Memorial Scholarship - $5,000
NYU's Gallatin Scholarship - $42,800
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award
Gavin Birl
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Aiden Bowman
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Webb Institute Full-Tuition Scholarship - $220,000
Mackinzie Brown
Bill Windett Memorial Scholarship - $250
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Association Scholarship - $250
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections - $1,000
Geneva Pepper Morris Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Luke Burton
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
Flagler Lacrosse Scholarship - $20,000
Flagler Presidential Merit Scholarship - $8,000
William Busick
Cape JROTC Scholarship - $500
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Yaridel Camacho
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
Ninfa Cantu
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540/JROTC - $1,000
Korean War Veterans Association - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Angela Marie Erale Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Brexton Carter
Harrington High School Alumni Scholarship - $2,000
McDaniel College Educator's Legacy Scholarship - $120,000
McDaniel College Presidential Scholarship - $10,000
William Cerf
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
Michael Conti
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sarah Coty
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $16,000
Joseph Coveleski
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,700
Florida Tech Academic Scholarship - $72,000
FT Men's Lacrosse Scholarship - $40,000
Panthers Robotics Scholar - $10,000
Aidan Cox
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $500
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Andrew Criswell
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $16,000
Ava Crotty
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution - $250
Gettysburg College Presidential Scholarship - $144,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Delaware Daughters of the American Revolution - $250
Why I Love Sussex Scholarship - $500
Camryn Cunningham
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award
Janya Currie
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
Sunshine Circle Club Book Scholarship - $200
William C. Jason Comprehensive High School Alumni Association Scholarship - $300
Owen Daminger
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $3,200
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
Misericordia Merit Scholarship - $80,000
Grove Park Running/Walking Club Scholarship - $500
Furkan Darcin
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 Scholarship - $2,500
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Odin DeLazaro Potemski
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Luke Dennis
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Natalie Derrickson
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of South Carolina Merit Award - $40,700
Daeveon Deshields
Cape Henlopen Support Staff Association Scholarship - $250
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization ofSussex County Scholarship - $250
Faith United Methodist Church Lorcenia Hood Vann Scholarship - $200
Sunshine Circle Club Book Scholarship - $200
William C. Jason Comprehensive High School Alumni Association Scholarship - $300
Alexa Dougherty
William Degnan Faith in Human Spirit Award - $500
University of Delaware Presidential Scholarship - $14,000
Madison Drake
American Legion Auxiliary Post 17 Scholarship - $1,000
Buffalo Soldiers of Delaware - $500
Cape Henlopen Taxpayers for Fair Elections - $1,000
Charles L. Hebner Memorial Scholarship - $5,000
First Town Club of Lewes - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Alabama Huntsville Academic Excellence Scholarship - $79,600
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $3,000
Emily Drumheller
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Kathryn Drumheller
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Stella Dutton
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $3,000
West Virginia University Go First Scholarship - $40,000
Kaitlin Eisenmann
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Sue Lore Social Studies Book Grant - $400
VFW Post 92 Scholarship - $1,000
Gracie Elder
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Peyton Evans
Mississippi State Univ. Merit Scholarship - $15,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Stephen R. Jones Scholarship - Lewes Fire Department - $1,500
Sussex County Fire Police Association Scholarship - $1,000
Brogan Evick
Kevin Kennedy Memorial Sports Award
Anna Fantoli
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $2,200
Gallo Gives Foundation - Environmental Science Majors - $2,500
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
GFWC DE Scholarship - $2,000
Gladys Wilkins Agricultural Scholarship - $6,000
Italian-American Heritage Club of Sussex County DE Scholarship - $1,000
James A. McCarty Memorial Scholarship - Delaware Lions Foundation - $1,000
Lewes Yacht Club Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Eschenbach, Moore and Gallery Memorial Scholarship - $4,000
Maxine McWhorter-Ungerbuehler Scholarship - $2,000
Milton Garden Club Scholarship - $3,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
Rehoboth Beach Lions Club Scholarship - $4,000
Thurman Adams & Hilda McCabe Adams Family Scholarship - $1,000
Tzu-Chi Scholars scholarship - $1,500
University of Vermont Presidential Scholarship - $64,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Whitetails Unlimited DE Chapter Scholarship - $2,500
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $3,000
Ethan Felker
COAD George D. McClure III Memorial College Scholarship - $1,000
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Misericorida University Scholarship - $64,000
Saniah Finney
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
Sunshine Circle Club Book Scholarship - $200
William C. Jason Comprehensive High School Alumni Association Scholarship - $300
Alfredo Flores Lopez
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Colleen Flynn
Notre Dame University Scholarship - $107,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Delaware Secretary of Education Scholar Award
Charles Fritchman
Cape Henlopen High School 2023 Male Athlete of the Year
Salisbury University Excellence Scholarship - $4,000
Salisbury University STEM Scholarship - $20,000
Scott Brozey Lead by Example Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Austin Futty
Cloutier-Valenti Legacy Scholarship - $1,500
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $150
Gladys Wilkins Agricultural Scholarship - $6,000
Original Milton Farmers Market - $6,000
Philip K. Bartlett Scholarship - $2,500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Overfalls Foundation Marine Studies Scholarship - $2,500
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Thomas Gibbs
Bruno Overcomer Scholarship - $5,000
Charlotte King Scholarship - Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice - $1,000
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
DSU Full Tuition Scholarship
J.D. O'Connor Scholarship Fund - $20,000
Lou Norbeck Student-Athlete Scholarship - $1,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
Principal's Award for Leadership
Sunshine Circle Club Book Scholarship - $200
Sussex County Chapter of the Delaware State University Alumni Association Scholarship - $1,000
Tammy Hopkins Scholarship Award - $250
William C. Jason Comprehensive High School Alumni Association Scholarship - $300
Federico Giovannitti
Back Bay Strummers Music and Community Scholarship Award - $200
University of Delaware Presidential Scholarship - $10,000
Ella Godbout
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Pace University Honors Scholarship - $124,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Morgan Green
JMU's The Madison Award - $39,200
Linda Gutierrez-Santizo
American Legion Post 28 - $500
Long Neck AMVETS Auxiliary Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $500
Long Neck Sons of AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Angela Marie Erale Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Cora Halfter
Loyola Dean's Scholarship - $120,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Jakob Hayes
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $150
Hannah Hazzard
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
University of Delaware Provost Scholarship - $4,000
Allison Head
Lou Norbeck Student-Athlete Scholarship - $1,000
Zoe Hendershott
Long Neck AMVETS Auxiliary Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Dylan Henry
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Timothy Hitchcock
Heisman High School Scholarship CHHS Winner
James Hollenbeck Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
John Hocker
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Nathan Horn
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Presidential Scholarship - $10,000
Grace Hudson
Belmont Abbey Scholarship - $28,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Leo Hunsberger
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Taylor Husbands
Aethon Books Writing Scholarship - $5,000
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
Herman Oscar Brittingham Educational Scholarship - $1,000
Jan Coltman Faber Education Fund Scholarship - All Saints' Episcopal Church and St. George's Chapel - $1,500
Maureen Schab Fund for Education - $6,000
Khloe Kabino
Herman Oscar Brittingham Educational Scholarship - $1,000
Mikayla Kall
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Jeffrey Borrin Vocational Scholarship - $2,140
Thaddeus Karl
American Legion Post 28 - $500
Cape JROTC Scholarship - $500
Gary D. Wray Memorial Scholarship - $500
Geoff and Ken Derrickson Memorial Scholarship - $4,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
University of Delaware Schlarship - $1,000
Hnin Khine
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Stony Brook University Presidential Scholarship - $44,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Katie Kuhlman
Maggie Browne Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
University of Delaware Athletic Scholarship - $40,000
Autumn Larsen
Darby Mowll, RN Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Isaac League
American Legion Post 17 Scholarship - $1,000
American Legion Post 28 Scholarship - $2,000
American Legion Post 5 Scholarship - $1,200
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $2,400
Trey Leggins
William Degnan Faith in Human Spirit Award - $500
Queens University Scholarship - $60,000
Queens University Track & Field Scholarship - $4,000
Mack Leonhartt
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Mikaylah Lindsay
Angola by the Bay Sea Gals Scholarship - $1,500
Victoria Lingo
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Kayla Lorah
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
Midway Lions Charitable Foundation Thomas A. Coco Scholarship - $1,000
University of Delaware Provost Scholarship - $2,000
Hussain Mahdi
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Janiah Maltbie
Cape JROTC Scholarship - $500
Charlotte King Scholarship - Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Xava Manall
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Temple University Scholarship - $34,000
Wescoat Memorial Scholarship - $600
Keishawn Mansfield
DSU Athletic Grant - $51,548
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Crystal Marroquin Morrales
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 Scholarship - $2,500
Grace Mills
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Declan Morrissey
President's Award for Educational Excellence
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - $290,000
Sarah Naar
Massachusetts Maritime Admiral's Scholarship - $20,000
Zachary Naar
Matthew K. Siemionko Memorial Scholarship - $8,000
Thespians Outstanding Senior Award - $250
Anna Nauman
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,200
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Organization of Sussex County Scholarship - $250
George H. Henry Award - $500
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Herman Oscar Brittingham Educational Scholarship - $1,000
Jan Coltman Faber Education Fund Scholarship - All Saints' Episcopal Church and St. George's Chapel - $1,500
Johnson Orthodontics Extraordinary Smiles Scholarship - $500
Lomax Leadership Scholarship - $1,000
Margaret M. Moore Scholarship - $2,000
Women's Club of Milton Scholarship Award - $3,000
Luis Nino
Carson Scholar 2022 - $1,000
CHHS Recognition as Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Principal's Award for Service
Vanderbilt University Army ROTC Scholarship - $225,108
Vanderbilt University Crescere Aude Summer Scholarship - $6,000
Liam O'Donnell
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Rowan Brown and Gold Scholarship - $32,000
Rowan University Scholar - $38,000
Taylor Ockles
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Brayden Parkes
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Mia Pfaff
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Ryan Pickard
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Bryan Ramirez-Montano
American Legion Post 17 Scholarship - $1,000
American Legion Post 28 Scholarship - $1,000
American Legion Post 5 Scholarship - $1,200
Gary D. Wray Memorial Scholarship - $500
Minerva Marrero Hispanic Scholarship - $5,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Sussex AMVETS JROTC Post 2 - $2,400
Camauri Reid
Palm Beach Atlantic Provost Scholarship - $64,000
Palm Beach Atlantic Trustees Honors Scholarship - $10,000
Diego Reyna-Lopez
American Legion Post 28 Scholarship - $500
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club Award - $1,000
Long Neck AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Long Neck Sons of AMVETS Post 22 Scholarship - $1,000
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Haley Roadenbaugh
Fairleigh Dickinson Theater Scholarship - $6,000
Farleigh Dickinson Merit Award - $62,000
Thespians Outstanding Senior Award - $250
Barritt Ross
Ursinus Gateway Academic Scholarship - $140,000
Ursinus ULead Scholarship - $32,000
Andrew Schaen
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Mark P. Whitford Foundation Scholarship Award - $1,000
Ursinus Gateway Scholarship - $140,000
Peyton Schmer
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Charles Selders
MCAD Presidential Scholarship - $80,000
Milton Arts Guild Art Education Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Cole Shellenberger
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Village Improvement Association Good Citizenship Award - $500
Ka'Nieah Sheppard
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Noa Siemon
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Alissa Silva
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
Cook Scholarship - $1,000
Geoff and Ken Derrickson Memorial Scholarship - $4,000
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Principal's Award for Loyalty, Honor and Trust
WVU's Scholarship of Distinction - $40,000
Megan Smith
Bill Windett Memorial Scholarship - $250
Cape Henlopen High School 2023 Female Athlete of the Year
Cape Henlopen High School NHS Award - $250
DE Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association - $500
George H.P. Smith Scholarship - $500
Heisman High School Scholarship CHHS Winner
ISOD Thomas Winnberg Book Scholarship - $1,000
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
T. A. Shipley Scholarship - Lewes Fire Department - $1,500
VFW Post No. 7447 Continuing Education Scholarship - $1,000
Samantha Strunk
Board of Trustees LVC Scholarship - $128,000
Christopher J. Smail Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lebanon Valley Departmental Scholarship - $2,600
Lebanon Valley Honors Scholarship - $4,000
Milford Elks Lodge Scholarship - $1,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
St. George's Chapel Episcopal Church Women Memorial Scholarship - $2,000
Village Improvement Association Good Citizenship Award - $500
Nathaniel Sullivan
Senior JROTC Dewey Beach Triathlon Appreciation Scholarship - $200
Kathryn Sumstine
Thespians Outstanding Senior Award - $250
Alex Taylor
F.H & L.O. Russell Scholarship - $590
Roanoke College Trustee Award - $72,000
Emma Thompson
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Elizabeth Tietbohl
University of Lynchburg Hopwood Scholarship - $84,000
Sophia Tighe
James Brian Nowakowski Award for All-Around Chorus Member - $300
Kamille Trammell
Tammy Hopkins Scholarship Award - $250
Village Improvement Association Future Educator Award - $500
Willow Troise
Howard Schroeder Memorial Art Scholarship - $500
Pratt's Presidential Merit Scholarship - $100,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Senior Awards Program Cover Art Contest - $200
Alexis Truitt
James J. Kiernan Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Lewes Lions Club - Ernie Ratledge Scholarship - $1,000
Chance Dakota Trumbauer
Herman Oscar Brittingham Educational Scholarship - $1,000
Ken Cicerale Memorial Music Scholarship - $500
True Blue Jazz - Lawrence "Scotty" Scott Scholarship - $1,000
University of Delaware Music Scholarship - $12,000
Javier Valcarcel-Oquendo
Charles Maxwell Memorial Scholarship - $500
Cristian Velasques Godinez
Amanda Sapp Parisi Award - $400
Scott Webster
Elks National Foundation Legacy Award - $4,000
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Shane Whittam
Minds Move Mountains University of Oregon Scholarship - $20,000
Lillian Williams
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Gabriella Windsor
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Madison Windsor
Lewes Yacht Club Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Presidential Scholarship Nova Southeastern - $143,520
Whitetails Unlimited DE Chapter Scholarship - $2,500
Overfalls Foundation Marine Studies Scholarship - $2,500
Gavin Woodyard-Wideman
Beacon Middle School PTO Distinguished Student Award - $200
President's Award for Educational Excellence
Tammy Hopkins Scholarship Award - $250
Village Improvement Association Good Citizenship Award - $500
Jia Qi Xie
DECA Outstanding Senior Award - $150
President's Award for Educational Excellence
University of Delaware Trustee Scholarship - $24,000
Sophia Zych
American Legion Post 3 Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Darby Mowll, RN Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Darlene Kay Rust Nursing Scholarship - $1,000
Dewey Beach Lions Club John Waples Educational Scholarship - $1,700
Louisiana State University Transformation Scholarship - $54,000
Milton Lions Foundation Scholarship Award - $500
