UPPER ALLEN WOMAN'S CLUB GFWC
AWARDS
Adult Woman's Scholarship
Katherine Noss is the 1st recipient of the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation Adult Woman's Scholarship. Katie is a graduate of the Mechanicsburg Area High School. She received a B.S. in Nursing from Bloomsburg University and a School Nursing Certification from Millersville University. She has now returned to the School of Graduate Studies at Commonwealth University to seek a dual Master of Science in Nursing Administrations and MBA.
Katie has been a School Nurse for the Mechanicsburg Area School District and presently works for the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers. During the pandemic Katie volunteered as a member of the South-Central PA Medical Reserve Corps assisting with community vaccination programs.
On February 17th, Kathrine Noss was presented with the Adult Woman's Scholarship by Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation President, Beth O'Marr.
Mechanicsburg Area School District
Award Recipients
Each year the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation offers multiple $2,500 scholarships to Mechanicsburg High School seniors. Working with the Mechanicsburg Senior High guidance counselors, a committee of club members selects the recipients. The Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC also gives eleven $150 awards (one for each subject area). Department teachers select the recipient. The scholarship/awards are then presented at the May awards evening.
Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC and the Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation jointly present the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award to a female eighth grade student at the end of the first, second, and third marking periods. The recipient of this award is selected by members of the middle school staff on the basis of her academic achievement, improvement, and participation in extracurricular activities. She receives a gift certificate to Barnes and Noble from the club and a plaque from the foundation. The winner and her parents are invited to attend the general meeting immediately following the end of the marking period.
2026 SUBJECT AWARDS
The Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC and the Upper Allen Woman's Club Foundation presented eleven subject awards and two scholarships at the annual Senior Awards Night in May.
$150 was presented to each of the subject award winners from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club GFWC.
Upper Allen Woman's Club honored the following students with Subject Awards:
Art – Hannah Nguyen
Business & Info Technology – Leah Deavor
English – Allevia Durham
Family & Consumer Sciences – Laela OConnell
Health and Physical Education – Carly Hartman
Math – Josh Gebhart
Music – Adra Willits
Science – Audrey Hunt
Social Studies – Kendra Brown
Technology & Engineering Education – Kathryn Gooden
World Language – Avery Broscius
2026 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Upper Allen Woman’s Club Foundation 2026 Scholarship Recipient:
Johanna Runkle
Upper Allen Woman’s Club Career & Technical Scholarship 2026 Recipient:
Jackson Hinkle
Checks in the amount of $2,500 each will be mailed to each recipient's respective college/school.
CONGRATULATIONS!
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT OF THE QUARTER
The Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC presents the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award quarterly to a female student who consistently strives for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities.
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Student of the 1st Quarter 2025-2026
Adelaide Markle
November 2025 - Adelaide Markle was recognized as the recipient of the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award from Upper Allen Woman's Club.
Her activities in school are Orchestra, chorus, Select Ensemble, Wildcat TV, 6th grade assistant, the musical for 2 years, and 3 years of summer orchestra.
Activities outside of school are Junior Youth Symphony orchestra and a member of the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish.
Adelaide’s hobbies are art, reading, singing, and playing the string bass. Her family includes parents Jason and Brooke Markle, sister Cordelia, and grandparents James and Debbie Markle.
Her favorite book is Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter and favorite TV shows are The Summer I Turned Pretty and Young Sheldon.
She was presented a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card by Upper Allen Woman's Club member Bonnie Ritchey with the quarterly Mechanicsburg Middle School Award for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities.
Congratulations, Adelaide! Joining her in the photo are Ms. Kelly Ziegler, Mech. M.S. Assistant Prinicipal, and Bonnie Ritchey, UAWC.
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Student of the 2nd Quarter 2025-2026
Katelyn Fratus
February 2026 - The second quarter recipient of the Upper Allen Woman’s Club award is Katelyn Fratus. Katelyn is the daughter of Chris and Angela Fratus and granddaughter of UAWC member Cheryl Fratus. Katelyn also has a brother, Nathan.
Katelyn's favorite subject is history, specifically American history. Her school-sponsored activities are musicals and she plays viola in the school orchestra. Katelyn’s hobbies include playing her guitar, listening to music, crafting, and hanging out with her two best friends.
Her favorite book is "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and her favorite TV show is Gravity Falls.
She was presented a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card by Upper Allen Woman's Club member Bonnie Ritchey with the quarterly Mechanicsburg Middle School Award for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities.
Congratulations, Katelyn!
Student of the 3rd Quarter 2025-2026
Norah Dutterer
April 2026 - Norah Dutterer, an eighth grade student at the Mechanicsburg Middle School, was recognized as the recipient of the Mechanicsburg Middle School Award from the Upper Allen Woman’s Club. Norah's family includes her parents and three sisters.
Norah’s favorite subject is French and school activities include chorus, student advisory, Wildcat TV crew, and library assistant.
Outside of school Norah loves dancing and volunteering at Vacation Bible School. As a Christian, she closely follows Jesus and the Lord. Other hobbies are stand-up paddle boarding, hiking, dance and babysitting. Her favorite book is You are So Not Invited to my Bat Mitzvah and
favorite TV show is My Life With the Walter Boys.
She was presented a certificate and a Barnes and Noble gift card by Upper Allen Woman's Club member Bonnie Ritchey with the quarterly Mechanicsburg Middle School Award for academic improvement, achievement, and participation in extracurricular activities. Congratulations, Norah!
Joining her in the photo is her mother, Amanda Dutterer (left) and Bonnie Ritchey, UAWC (right).
2025 GFWC Pennsylvania Arts Award to Mechanicsburg Area High School Student
At the South Central District Arts Meeting on Saturday, March 8th, a Mechanicsburg Area School District senior student, Bridget Sullivan, was presented a $250 award by GFWC PA. This award was made by the state for each of the six GFWC districts. Congratulations to the student from Upper Allen Woman's Club GFWC.
Photo: Bridget Sullivan receives her award from Emily Schwartz.