ELLICOTTVILLE — Ellicottville Central School District hosted its 131st commencement ceremony Friday evening for 40 graduates adorned in maroon and white.

Board of Education president Debra Golley, Interim Superintendent Mark Ward and Middle/High School Principal Erich Ploetz presented the diplomas.

The program for the 131st commencement included a welcome from Class Vice President Courtney Marsh, Siying Sun giving the valedictory address and Kathryn Bless delivering the salutatory address. Ward delivered the congratulatory address.

Musical performances included senior chorus members singing “Landslide” and senior band members playing highlights from “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”

Graduates

Hayden Jean Patrick Lockeby Andera, Brianna Lucille Aronson, Elizabeth Marie Ball, Kathryn Shay Bless, Lauren Elizabeth Button, Owen Fisher Dean Doherty, Jayden Layne Doutt, Benjamin Cromwell Edwards, Sara Renee Epps, Alivia Grace Fisher, Jack Allen Flagg, Téa Elizabeth Fuller, Addison Paige John, Jacob Caleb Johnson, Maddox Walsh Johnson, Michael Traina Kerns, Alarice Louise Krause, Natalee Toy-Lan Leiper, Mackenzie Lynn Marek, Courtney Grace Marsh, Liam P. McGuire, Elleanor Anne Meacham-Williams, Ryan Fredrick Metzger, Laurena Skye Mooney, Eve Marie Niesyty, Ryan Patrick Norton, Jayce Robert Pearl, Merek Joseph Peters, Christopher Robert Polino, Grace Ann Privitera, Kyle David Robinson, Cheyenne Lynn Rust, Carter Steven Smith, Siying Sun, Sophia Katherine Sundeen, Layla Marilyn Thomas, Violet Rae Tussel, Gracie May Vassar, Adelaide Mary Weber and Ava Rose Woodarek.

Awards & Scholarships

Board of Education Valedictorian Award for Academic Scholarship – Siying Sun.

Board of Education Salutatorian Award for Academic Scholarship – Kathryn Bless.

Board of Education Awards for Academic Excellence – Ranked No. 3, Courtney Marsh; No. 4, Téa Fuller; No. 5, Benjamin Edwards.

Board of Education Curricular Awards: Art – Benjamin Edwards; Physical Education – Natalee Leiper; Business – Eve Niesyty; Science – Kathryn Bless; English – Téa Fuller; Social Studies – Siying Sun; French – Michael Kerns; Spanish – Courtney Marsh; Mathematics – Siying Sun; Technology – Benjamin Edwards; Music – Adelaide Weber.

American Legion Gregg Smith Memorial Award – Maddox Johnson.

American Legion History Awards – Téa Fuller and Siying Sun.

American Legion Leslie I. Dunkleman Memorial Award – Carter Smith.

Arion Award – Grace Privitera.

Bob McCarthy Foundation Scholarships – Addison John, Ryan Metzger and Adelaide Weber.

Cattaraugus County Trappers Memorial Scholarships – Maddox Johnson and Kyle Robinson.

Dale E. Golley Memorial Scholarship – Maddox Johnson.

Daniel A. Sirianni Scholarship – Addison John.

DGK Memorial Scholarships – Benjamin Edwards, Courtney Marsh and Ryan Metzger.

Donald Chapman Memorial Award – Maddox Johnson.

Ed Szpaicher Memorial Awards – Benjamin Edwards and Ryan Metzger.

Elisa B. Hughey Scholarship for the Arts – Benjamin Edwards.

Ellicottville Alumni Association Scholarships – Addison John and Ava Woodarek.

Ellicottville Central School Related Professional Association Award – Addison John.

Ellicottville Rotary Club Foundation for Youth Scholarships – Addison John, Maddox Johnson, Adelaide Weber and Ava Woodarek.

Ellicottville Sports Boosters Awards – Benjamin Edwards, Addison John, Maddox Johnson, Natalee Leiper, Courtney Marsh, Ryan Metzger and Carter Smith.

Ellicottville Teachers Association Awards – Benjamin Edwards, Alivia Fisher, Ryan Metzger and Cheyenne Rust.

Frank Pitillo Memorial Scholarships – Addison John and Christopher Polino.

Gary Clancy & Paul Clancy Memorial Scholarship – Courtney Marsh.

Good Human Scholarships – Addison John and Courtney Marsh.

Gregory D. Spring Perseverance Scholarship – Maddox Johnson.

Harmon Scholarship – Siying Sun.

Holiday Valley Scholarships – Natalee Leiper, Adelaide Weber and Ava Woodarek.

John Philip Sousa Award – Jayden Doutt.

Joseph F. Ward Memorial Scholarship – Maddox Johnson.

Kristen Hintz Memorial Awards – Kathryn Bless, Addison John and Michael Kerns.

Mary Elizabeth Eaton N.H.S. Scholarship – Maddox Johnson.

The No Limits Awards – Jacob Johnson and Sara Epps.

Michael Chapman Memorial Award – Kathryn Bless.

Pat McGee Nursing Scholarship – Adelaide Weber.

Paul & Mary Janowicz Memorial Scholarship – Brianna Aronson.

Salamanca Area Kiwanis Club Award – Addison John.

United Church of Ellicottville Memorial Award – Addison John.

Virginia Hughey Memorial Scholarship – Siying Sun.