Palm Beach Post Pathfinder Nominees

Fifty outstanding high school seniors from the Martin County School District have been nominated for the 2022 Pathfinder Awards. The Palm Beach Post's Pathfinder Awards are presented each year to 54 of the best and brightest seniors in Martin and Palm Beach counties who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in academic, vocational and athletic categories. One of the largest and most comprehensive high school scholarship programs in the state, the Pathfinder Awards program grants nominees the honor of competing against their peers for more than $170,000 in college scholarships.

Congratulations to the following Martin County student nominees:


Jensen Beach High School

  • Academic Excellence - Stephen Conner Strom
  • Art - Mackenzi King
  • Business - Langston Worthy 
  • Communications - Brandon Grimes
  • Community Involvement - Gabriella Zaccheo
  • Computer Engineering - Tanner Smith
  • Drama - Elizabeth Leinhardt
  • Mathematics - Sharon Skinner
  • Music/Instrumental - Matthew O'Hara
  • Music/Vocal - Katie Vitale
  • Reach for Excellence - Aidan Locke
  • Science - Austin Duchene
  • Sports - Blair Stoneburg
  • Technical/Vocational - Ashlynn McNerney


Martin County High School

  • Academic Excellence - Tristan Van
  • Art - Miyah Lebofsky
  • Business - Alexander Wenick
  • Communications - Emilie Guest
  • Community Involvement - Hana Connelly
  • Computer Engineering - Joseph Semrai
  • Drama - Hope Lowery
  • Foreign Language - Thomas Raffenberg
  • Forensic Speech - Jordan LoSardo
  • History/Political Science - Isabel Garcia
  • Literature - Dominick Ortiz
  • Mathematics - Shane Berhoff
  • Music/Instrumental - Kyle Christie
  • Music/Vocal - Emma Floyd
  • Reach for Excellence - Jack Pierrelus
  • Science - Allison Dobbins
  • Sports - Peyton Fitzherbert
  • Technical/Vocational - Alexia French


South Fork High School

  • Academic Excellence - Ty Chatel
  • Art - Katherine Gierhart
  • Business - Destiny Pieper
  • Communications - Jadyn Cooper
  • Community Involvement - Christopher Carnes
  • Computer Engineering - Crystal Ngaeth
  • Drama - Sophia Liano
  • Foreign Language - Pierce Hand
  • Forensic Speech - Sophie Suereth
  • History/Political Science - Kyle Ramos
  • Literature - Kiana Kushel
  • Mathematics - Cole Foster
  • Music/Instrumental - Tanner Traill
  • Music/Vocal - Esmeralda Acosta
  • Reach for Excellence - Esmeralda Tzul-Fierros
  • Science - Viraj Singh
  • Sports - Christina Maertens
  • Technical/Vocational - Alexia French


Winners will be announced during the annual Pathfinder Awards celebration in May 2022.