2025 Burrowes Scholars Named

The 2025 Burrowes Scholars

 

Each year, Lampeter-Strasburg educators choose from among the best and brightest students in each subject area to select Burrowes Scholars. Recipients of this long-standing District award are chosen from the fifth, eighth, and eleventh grades. This year's group includes two three-time winners, nine second-time winners, two double winners, and three sets of siblings! 

The Burrowes Scholars program is named for Dr. Thomas Henry Burrowes, a Strasburg native and esteemed education advocate who played a large part in passing the laws on which the nation's public school system is based. Dr. Burrowes also served as the president of Pennsylvania State University. The students selected as Burrowes Scholars each year exemplify traits befitting of Dr. Burrowes. They are self-motivated, diligent individuals who challenge themselves to excel and be leaders inside and outside the classroom.

We are proud to present these students as the 2025 Burrowes Scholars! Congratulations!

Read about each of the Burrowes Scholars through the eyes of their sponsoring teachers 

Fifth-Grade Burrowes Scholars

The Class of 2032's Fifth-Grade Burrowes Scholars - Row 1(from left) - Camila Canale, Nathan Lindskog, Mia Weaver, Rhone Pick, Gianluca Nieli, Alexander Stefanow, Layton Brubaker, Anna Wiley, and Ava Mills. Row 2 - Aiden Powers, Emma Mincarelli, Alexis Herr, Alexandria Schaefer, Brooklyn Adams, Ryan Nafziger, Natalee Baum, and Natale Pisani.

• Brooklyn Adams - Language Arts
• Natalee Baum - Language Arts
• Layton Brubaker - Mathematics
• Camila Canale - Visual Art
• Alexis Herr - Language Arts
• Nathan Lindskog - Mathematics
• Ava Mills - Language Arts
• Emma Mincarelli - Language Arts
• Ryan Nafziger - Language Arts
• Gianluca Nieli - Language Arts
• Rhone Pick - Mathematics
• Natale Pisani - Mathematics
• Aiden Powers - Instrumental Music / Band
• Alexandria Schaefer - Physical Education
• Alexander Stefanow - Physical Education
• Mia Weaver - Instrumental Music / Orchestra
• Anna Wiley - Vocal Music
   

Eighth-Grade Burrowes Scholars

The Class of 2029's Eighth-Grade Burrowes Scholars (from left) - Asha Lindskog, Judy Al Kerdi, Sophia Coon, Angelina Li, Ella Garcia, Lukas Baum, Brooke Vinelli, Connor Allison, Ella Denlinger, Jackson Naramore, Rudra Patel, and Benjamin Shehan. Not Pictured - Abigail Geidel 

• Judy Al-Kerdi - Health
• Connor Allison* - Social Studies
• Lukas Baum - Physical Education
• Sophia Coon* - Instrumental Music / Band
• Ella Denlinger* - Spanish
• Ella Garcia - Science
• Abigail Geidel* - Music
• Angelina Li - Visual Art and Instrumental Music / Orchestra
• Asha Lindskog* - Language Arts
• Jackson Naramore - German
• Rudra Patel* - Mathematics
• Benjamin Shehan - Technology Education
• Brooke Vinelli - Physical Education

_{* also a Burrowes Scholar in fifth grade}

Eleventh-Grade Burrowes Scholars

The Class of 2026's Eleventh-Grade Burrowes Scholars - Row 1 (from left) - Emerson Holsinger, Mia LaFontaine, Merin Kauffman, and Katerina Geiter. Row 2 - Isaac Cramer, Brooke Hess, Taline Al Kurdi, and Adriana Cedeño. Row 3 - Carlos Berrios, Chase Messinger, and Anna Yowler. Row 4 - Peter Fiorello and Titus Lingenfelter. Not Pictured - Grace Phipps and Brooke Rubincam.

• Taline Al-Kurdi - German and Family & Consumer Science
• Carlos Berrios* - Social Studies
• Adriana Cedeño - Spanish
• Isaac Cramer - Technology Education
• Peter Fiorello - Business
• Katerina Geiter - Instrumental Music / Band
• Brooke Hess - Health & Physical Education
• Emerson Holsinger* - Science
• Merin Kauffman** - Visual Art
• Mia LaFontaine - Vocal Music
• Titus Lingenfelter - Mathematics
• Chase Messinger - Health & Physical Education
• Grace Phipps** - Instrumental Music / Orchestra
• Brooke Rubincam* - Agriculture
• Anna Yowler - English

_{* also a Burrowes Scholar in fifth or eighth grade}

_{** also a Burrowes Scholar in fifth and eighth grade}