High Schools Announce 22-23 Pathfinders Nominees

Forty-five outstanding high school seniors from the Martin County School District have been nominated for the 40th Annual 2023 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 18 academic, vocational, athletic, and art 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 $117,000 in college scholarships.

Congratulations to the following Martin County student nominees:

Jensen Beach High School

  • Academic Excellence - Kavanaugh Brill
  • Art - Skyler Miller
  • Business - Avery Rivers
  • Career and Technical Education - Clare Innes
  • Community Involvement - Jacob Breen
  • Computer Engineering - Drew Coletti
  • History/Political Science - Tatum Bean
  • Literature - Pearl Van Zyl
  • Mathematics - Cole Andre
  • Music/Instrumental - Andrew Whitlach
  • Music/Vocal - Kate Parr
  • Science - Lilyann Pigott
  • Sports - Ayden Cason
  • Theater Arts - Cameron Beach
  • World Language - Alejandra Acuna

Martin County High School

  • Academic Excellence - Sela Rosen
  • Art - Sophie Araque-Liu
  • Business - Laurali Firestone
  • Career and Technical Education - Daniela Mendoza
  • Communications - Calista Pearlstone
  • Community Involvement - Christopher Cook
  • Computer Engineering - Mahi Shah
  • Forensics/Speech - Charles "Alex" Barrowclough
  • History/Political Science - Elizabeth Plasencia
  • Literature - Julian Heidelberg
  • Mathematics - Matthew Kot
  • Music/Instrumental - Audrey Mila
  • Music/Vocal - Brandon Bergeman
  • Science - Mariel Scher
  • Sports - Victoria Ponsoldt
  • Theater Arts - Olivia Koehnlein
  • World Language - MariAngel Chacon Arias

South Fork High School

  • Academic Excellence - Andy Pineda
  • Business - Hollyn Lewis
  • Career and Technical Education - Isabella Marcucci
  • Communications - Cary Bryan
  • Community Involvement - Ava Martucci
  • Computer Engineering - Jayden Soich
  • Forensics/Speech - Summer Haworth
  • History/Political Science - Benjamin McCulley
  • Mathematics - Peter Lin
  • Reach for Excellence - Kirsten Krysiak
  • Science - Dexter Paulson
  • Sports - Allison Bowser
  • Theater Arts - Bella Llanes
  • World Language - Ty Raimann

Winners will be announced during the annual Pathfinder Awards celebration in May 2023.