CATTARAUGUS — Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School awarded 57 students with graduation diplomas during commencement exercises held Friday.

Board of Education President Benjamin Stoll, Superintendent of Schools David Foster and Middle School Principal April Preston presented the diplomas. High School Principal Tina Maines was unable to attend, but wrote a letter of congratulations included in the program.

The program for the 25th commencement at Cattaraugus-Little Valley included a welcome from Class Co-President Bailey Cannon, Zoe Whitmore giving the valedictory address, Alexander Crowell delivering the salutatory address and Class Co-President Saje Eschborn leading the tassel exchange.

Foster and Stoll also issued congratulations, the Rose Ceremony was led by Jack Morgestern and Emma Williams, set to “Five More Minutes” by Scotty McCreery. Members of the senior high class sang the national anthem, and the recessional was “Good Riddance” by Green Day.

Graduates

Serenity H. Armbruster, Phoenix J. Barber, Kadie C. Benzel, Bernice E. Butcher, Aaron M. Calkins, Bailey J. Cannon, Leo Carson, Alexander G.V. Cooper, Cassidy C. Crawford, Alexander S. Crowell, April D. DeMers, Hannah F. Dorman, Matthew J. Dorn, Karson M. Ellis, Allie R. Erhart, Saje Eschborn, Noah P. Fuller, Emma L. Gassman, Blaze C. Gebauer-Allen, Carter D. Harvey, McKenzie M. Harvey, Alexis L. Hilliard, James M. Hines, Desiree R. Hollenbaugh, Alexis M. Jackson, Walker L. Janora, Nicolas Kleinhanns, Donald J. Kuhaneck, Destiny C. Langehennig, Josiah M. Lenahan, Aaron T. Lewis, Elli R. Locicero, Chase J. Marshall, Jesse J. Messmer, Savana J. Morrison, Conner A. Mowry, Trent J. Oatman, Sandra Ocana Gonzalez, Brooklyn E. Orefice, Loftin C. Roblee, Alida Santoprete, Louise J. Scott, Benjamin D. Seiflein, Sofia R. Sheldon, Jacquelynn Sherlock, Justin W. Sills, Victor Strand, Aiden A. Szata, Donald J. Szata, Dylan P. Thomas, Breanna A. Unruh, Seth Whited, Zoe E. Whitmore, Madisyn Elaine Winship, Amelia R. Wolf, Maxen A. Woodin and Makayla R. Zimmer.

Awards & Scholarships

2024 Alumni (Cattaraugus-Little Valley) Memorial Award – Blaze Gebauer-Allen, Josiah Lenahan, Sofia Sheldon, Trent Oatman and Seth Whited.

Little Valley Alumni Association Award for Sportsmanship – Breanna Unruh.

Airforce Scholar Athlete – Emma Gassman.

Air Force Math and Science – Alexander Crowell.

American Legion Post #531 Citizenship Award – Seth Whited.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit #531 Memorial Award – Alexis Hilliard.

Cattaraugus Central School Alumni Assoc. Award –Makayla Zimmer, Bailey Cannon and Madisyn Winship.

CLVCS PTA Community Service Award – McKenzie Harvey, Carter Harvey and

Allie Erhart.

CLVCS Teachers Association Award – Justin Sills and Walker Janora.

CSEA Local #805 Barbara Ploetz Corey Memorial – Noah Fuller and Amelia Wolf.

Dr. Bruce F. Baisch Scholarship Award – Bailey Cannon.

Erhart Memorial Award – Trent Oatman.

Hal Lyons Memorial Award – Seth Whited.

Henrietta Macduffie Manley Award – Zoe Whitmore and Alexander Crowell.

Robert Manley Scholarship – Bernice Butcher.

Order of the Eastern Star – Otto Chapter#531 Award – Trent Oatman.

Rebecca Hintz Award – James Hines.

Rev. William and Betty Blume Memorial Award – James Hines.

State of New York Office of the Attorney General “Triple C Award” – Alexander Crowell and Zoe Whitmore.

OAG Civic Ambassador Award – Makayla Zimmer.

William Salisbury Memorial Award – Saje Eschborn.

CLVCS Faculty/Staff Sweatshirt Scholarship – Matthew Dorn, Louise Scott and Ben Seiflein.

NYS Academic Excellence – Zoe Whitmore, Alexander Crowell and Carter Harvey.

Barnes and Noble Award – Phoenix Barber.

Art Award – Hannah Dorman.

Edith P. Connelly Memorial Award – Makayla Zimmer.

Cattaraugus County Bank Commercial Award – Hannah Dorman.

7th Annual Sandra Roselle Nedell Memorial Business Scholarship – Amelia Wolf.

7th Annual Roselle Memorial Educational Scholarship – McKenzie Harvey, Bernice Butcher

and Walker Janora.

1st Annual Roselle Science Scholarship – Bailey Cannon and Carter Harvey.

2nd Annual Roselle Memorial CA BOCES Scholarship – Phoenix Barber, Aaron Calkins,

Matthew Dorn, Sofia Sheldon and Seth Whited.

JCC Scholar of Excellence – Alexander Crowell and Bailey Cannon.

The Art Snow Memorial Scholarship – Allie Erhart.

CLVCS Bus Drivers Citizenship Award – McKenzie Harvey, Serenity Armbruster and Elli Locicero.

Babcock Awards – Zoe Whitmore and Alexander Crowell.

Dale “Russ” Berg Award – Noah Fuller.

CLV Foreign Language Club Award – Carter Harvey and Emma Gassman.

James M. Farmer Memorial Award – Allie Erhart and Breanna Unruh

James R. Agnew Memorial Science Award – Breanna Unruh.

Johnson Memorial Award – Bailey Cannon

Leo Riley and Iris Dermont Award – Serenity Armbruster.

Little Valley Firemen’s Auxiliary Memorial Award – Madisyn Winship and Maxen Woodin.

Memmott-Langhans Scholarship – Bernice Butcher, Carter Harvey, Sofia Sheldon, Zoe Whitmore, Amelia Wolf and Makayla Zimmer.

TCA Scholarship – Sofia Sheldon

Little Valley Lions Club Memorial Scholarship – Zoe Whitmore.

Lois Kysor Award – McKenzie Harvey.

Jared Scott Simcick Memorial Award – McKenzie Harvey.

Jody Huff Memorial Award – Dylan Thomas.

Richard C Peters/Barbara A Peters Award – Alexander Crowell.

Thomas J. Clark Memorial Award – Savana Morrison.

Sport Boosters Scholarship – Bailey Cannon.

The Big 30 Academic Scholarship – Alexander Crowell.

National Honor Society “Distinguished Service Award” – Makayla Zimmer.

National Honor Society “Scholastic Excellence Award” – Breanna Unruh.

2024 Outstanding Honor Society Member – Zoe Whitmore.

The Math Award – Zoe Whitmore.

Jamestown Community College “College Connection Student of the Year Award” – Amelia Wolf.

Leo Minner Scholarship – Bailey Cannon and James Hines.

Barbara J. Campbell Scholarship – Bailey Cannon and Sofia Sheldon.

Adam Filock Excellence in Character Scholarship – Bailey Cannon.

Eric Peters Memorial Scholarship (CRCF) – Makayla Zimmer.

Vincent C Horth Memorial Scholarship – Donald Szata.

May C. Carroll Scholarship (CRCF) – Bailey Cannon, Hannah Dorman and Zoe Whitmore.

John Philip Sousa Award – Alexander Crowell.

National School Choral Award – Carter Harvey.

Gordon L. Aimes Memorial Music Award – Alexander Crowell.

Striving for Excellence Scholarship – Bailey Cannon.

Tim Lexer Memorial Award – Bailey Cannon and McKenzie Harvey.

The Average John Scholarship – Sofia Sheldon and Conner Mowry.

Office of NY Comptroller Achievement Award – Seth Whited.

Heide Moody Fischer – James Hines.

Pat King Memorial Scholarship – Madisyn Winship.

Patrick Shinners Memorial Team Player – Donald Szata.

Daniel and Patrick McCarthy – Amelia Wolf.