Bedford Technical Center Announces Winners

The Bedford County Technical Center recently announced its award and scholarship winners.

The BCTC had two students from the Northern Bedford County School District in its senior class. Those students were: Marissa Ebersole, Culinary Arts; and Danielle Miller, Cosmetology

Marissa Ebersole won two awards.

The Outstanding Senior Award is sponsored by the Bedford Moose Lodge #480 and is given to the outstanding senior in each program at the BCTC.

The 2020 Outstanding Seniors Award winners are:

Agriscience – Kylee Cessna

Automotive Technology – Paytience Forney

Biotechnology – Jaden Perrin

Building Construction – Seth Price

Cosmetology – Faith Cogan

Culinary Arts – Marissa Ebersole

Health Assistant – Kassidy Clark

Welding – Layne Defibaugh

There are two National Technical Honor Society Scholarship winner sponsored by Gary Shetter Nationwide Insurance, and those winners are: Kylee Cessna and Shellbe Figard.

The three students selected by the BCTC for the Bedford County Scholastic Hall of Fame are: Kylee Cessna (Academic); Priscilla Everly (Vocational); and Chaddie Kidd (STEM).

The ACM Presidential Scholarship is awarded to Kassidy Clark.

Here are the other BCTC award and scholarship winners:

Bedford Farm Bureau Association Scholarship – Emily O'Brien

DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award – Rachel Burkett

Butch Koontz Memorial Thomas Chevrolet Scholarship – Eli Shaffer

Stoystown Auto Wreckers Scholarship – Eli Shaffer

Mark Leibfreid Memorial Award – Paytience Forney

R&N Tire Award – Lance Henry

Lampire Biological Award – Kayla Edenfield

PBA Trade Endorsed Program Award – Mason Cessna

Malco Head of the Class Award – Darren Mowery

Your Building Center Award – Seth Price

Pa. Concrete Masonry Association Award – Landon Hoover

Lowes Golden Hammer Award – Ryan Byerley

Blondie's Hair Loft Cosmetology Award – Lexi Sellers

Bedford Lions Scholarship – Shellbe Figard

Jean Bonnet Tavern Culinary Award – Addicen Sipes

UPMC Bedford County Memorial Hospital Scholarship – Addison Bagley

Rockland Jimmy Morris Memorial Award – Chaddie Kidd

Jordan Tosten Memorial Award – Zachery Dicken

Airgas/Miller's Award – Holden Hinkle

Lowers Pharmacy Award – Bryson Bagley

Ace fix-it Hardware Award – Layne Defibaugh

BC Stone Award – Marissa Ebersole

Weaver's Sanitation Scholarship – Caroline Maliszewski

Bedford Co. Employer Advisory Council Award – Tracey Grapes

Bedford Moose Post #480 Scholarship – Liala Ranker

True Value/Just Ask Rental Award – Seth Williams

EHS Alumni Award – Allyssin Dickmann

The Pennsylvania Builders Association (PBA) awards PBA Skills Certificates to the following Building Construction students: Gary Bowser, Coy Bridges, Ryan Byerley, Mason Cessna, Landon Hoover, Travis Kendall, Darren Mowery, Seth Price, and Paxton Sipes.

The Challenge Program, sponsored at the BCTC by Corle Building Systems, awards five cash awards to seniors in five categories.

Those winners are:

Kassidy Clark – Academic Achievement

Brighton Williams – Academic Improvement

Tre Dawson – Attendance

Jaden Perrin – STEM

Cole Tew – Community Service

There were more than 35 awards and scholarships given out this year that combined were worth more than $10,000.