It’s the annual Reading Eagle Berks’ Best awards time once again.
The following are the 37 finalists for the Berks’ Best 2026 awards for high school seniors:
Business
There were 35 nominees.
Gianna CarlinoWyomissing High(Courtesy of Phil Marabella)Gianna Carlino, Wyomissing
Ethan Tibbetts
(Courtesy of Ethan Tibbetts)
Ethan Tibbetts, Exeter
Seth Toal (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Seth Toal, Gov. Mifflin
Career and Technical Education
There were 35 nominees and four finalists due to scoring ties.
Colin Brown
Oley High, BCTC East
(BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Colin Brown, Oley
Lillianna Fitz, Wilson
Kolby Grim
Boyertown High
(Courtesy of Kolby Grim)
Kolby Grim, Boyertown
Aubrey Ridge
Exeter High
(Courtesy of Lauren Ridge)
Aubrey Ridge, Exeter
Communications
There were 37 nominees.
Adam Cooke
Exeter High
(Courtesy of Adam Cooke)
Adam Cooke, Exeter
Madison McCrae
Wilson High
(Courtesy of Searfoss Photography)
Madison McCrae, Wilson
Sloane Wolfe
Twin Valley High
(Courtesy of Janelle Wolfe)
Sloane Wolfe, Twin Valley
Taylor Seitzinger Award for Community Service and Leadership
There were 37 nominees.
Michael Haydt
Boyertown
Michael Haydt, Boyertown
Nghi “Amy” Tran
Wilson High
(Courtesy of Amy Tran)
Nghi “Amy” Tran, Wilson
Nehal Trivedi, Wyomissing
Computer Science
There were 26 nominees.
Isabelle Campbell
Wyomissing High
(Courtesy of PhilMar photography)
Isabelle Campbell, Wyomissing
Anh Quan Do, Reading
Harrison Eck
Wilson High (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Harrison Eck, Wilson
Mathematics
There were 36 nominees.
Will Ferenchick
Wilson High
William Ferenchick, Wilson
Shaun Rathman, Exeter
Rowan Rice
Conrad Weiser High
(Courtesy of Rowan Rice, Sawyer Rice)
Rowan Rice, Conrad Weiser
Performing Arts
There were 36 nominees and five finalists due to scoring ties.
Harrison Brumbaugh, Exeter
Sadie Hanish, Boyertown
Anna Nygard, Kutztown
Alan “Rocky” Rochlin from Gov. Mifflin is the 2026 Berks Best in Performing Arts. (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Alan “Rocky” Rochlin, Gov. Mifflin
Emily Schearer
Berks Catholic High
(Courtesy of PhilMar Photography)
Emily Schearer, Berks Catholic
Science/Environment
There were 37 nominees and four finalists due to scoring ties.
Addison Alexander, Gov. Mifflin
Chase Choudhry
Exeter High
(Courtesy of Chase Choudhry)
Chase Choudhry, Exeter
Alanna Eisenhower
Governor Mifflin
(Courtesy of Katie Lochman)
Alanna Eisenhower, Gov. Mifflin
Finnegan Miller
Conrad Weiser High
(Courtesy of Searfoss Photography)
Finnegan Miller, Conrad Weiser
Social Studies
There were 33 nominees.
Elise “Nox” Clemmens Gov. Mifflin (BILL UHRICH/READING EAGLE)
Elise “Nox” Clemmens, Gov. Mifflin
Michael Haydt
Boyertown
Michael Haydt, BoyertownNehal Trivedi, Wyomissing
Visual Arts
There were 37 nominees and four finalists due to scoring ties.
Kaylee Gal
Gov. Mifflin
(Courtesy of Crystal Wenger Photography)
Kaylee Gall, Gov. Mifflin
Lillian Hoffa
Twin Valley High
(Courtesy of CADY)
Lillian Hoffa, Twin ValleyNaomi VanOstenbridge, Wilson
World Languages
There were 30 nominees.
Amalia Cannon
Wilson High
(Courtesy of Searfoss Photography)
Amalia Cannon, Wilson
Jada Do
Berks Catholic
(Courtesy of PhilMar Photography)
Jada Do, Berks CatholicTithi Patel, Exeter
Each Berks County high school was invited to nominate two students in each category.
Finalists were determined after applications were scored by the Berks’ Best judging panel. Due to scoring ties, some categories had more than three finalists. Finalists were then interviewed by the judges to determine the winner.