The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County celebrated 2026 commencement exercises May 28 at 6 p.m. Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti delivered the keynote address.
The CTC includes students from the following school districts and high schools: Abington Heights, Carbondale Area, Dunmore, Forest City Regional, Holy Cross, Lackawanna Trail, Lakeland, Mid Valley, North Pocono, Scranton, Valley View, West Scranton and Western Wayne.
Members of the class of 2026 include:
Alec Ackerman, North Pocono; Janelle Airwyke, Dunmore; Naiomie Alequin, Mid Valley; Cheyenne Allred, Forest City Regional; Brian Almonte, Scranton; Jadelyn Almonte Guzman, Scranton; Ali Alobid, Dunmore; Karla Alonso Gomez, West Scranton; Elizabeth Alonzo, Scranton; Edward Alvarez, Scranton; Madilyn Amorine, Scranton; Anthony Aronica, North Pocono; Aidyn Azevedo, Dunmore; Daniella Baez, Scranton; Ella Bannon, Abington Heights; Connor Barth, Dunmore; Wyatt Barucky, Forest City Regional; Sarah Basham, Valley View; Stacy Bazelais, Scranton; Elsa Bennie, Valley View; Cody Benson, Valley View; Emma Bermel, Scranton; Isidora Berrios, North Pocono; Melissa Betts, Abington Heights; Robert Bloxham, Forest City Regional; Makenna Boozer, Mid Valley; Jayden Boyd, West Scranton; Caterina Brazen, Valley View; Juan Brito De Los Santos, West Scranton; Nicholas Brown, Scranton; Nicholas Bruno, West Scranton; Aden Butler, North Pocono; Damien Byron, Mid Valley; Braedyn Campbell, Carbondale Area; Jack Cancro, Valley View; Tyler Capizzi, Dunmore; Angelyna Carey, Carbondale Area; Layne Carey, Mid Valley; Bradlee Carpenter, Forest City Regional; Leeannie Castillo, Scranton; Emma Caswell, Mid Valley; Trey Cephas, North Pocono; Nicholas Chapman, Scranton; Grant Chase, Lakeland; Taliyah Chavies, Lakeland; David Coacci, Carbondale Area; Nicholas Conover, Forest City Regional; Mia Cooper, Lakeland; Adriana Crespo, Scranton; Paul Cron, Valley View; Anthony Cuchara, Lakeland; Benjamin Davies, North Pocono; Savannah Davis, West Scranton; Tiara Davis, West Scranton; Kayden Dehart, North Pocono; Rachel Desmarais, Mid Valley; Landon Deuel, Scranton; Merci Dieu, Scranton; Reagan Dixon, Lackawanna Trail; Xander Dombroski, Carbondale Area; Laney Dougher, North Pocono; Riley Durst, Lakeland; James Eckmeder, North Pocono; Samuel Edl, Scranton; Jahare Eligio Gamboa, Scranton; Zyraina Ellingsen, Valley View; Katherina Elston, Western Wayne; Luis Espino, West Scranton; Anthony Espiritu, Lakeland; Kevin Essig, Valley View; Ashley Euceda-osorto, West Scranton; Emma Fazio, Dunmore School District; Jacob Ferri, North Pocono; Gabriella Flores Kane, Scranton; Emma Frey, Valley View; Cayden Fritz, Dunmore; Coilin Froese, Dunmore; Timothy Gale, Mid Valley; Jonathan Galicia Sanchez, West Scranton; Laxmi Ghalley, West Scranton; Noor-fatima Ghazanfar, Abington Heights; Cody Gierulski, Dunmore; Sasha Giles, Valley View; Natalie Giordano, Mid Valley; Brianna Gomes Varela, West Scranton; John Gorel, Carbondale Area; Austin Gottstein, Scranton; Cierra Gower, North Pocono; Aidan Grabowski, Lakeland; Nicholas Grenier, Dunmore; Mason Griffin, Carbondale Area; Justin Guevara, Scranton; Hailey Guzman, Carbondale Area; Jariel Guzman, Mid Valley; Liam Hagan, Forest City; Dalila Harhut, Lakeland; Matthew Hartman, Scranton; Jacob Hazen, West Scranton; Violet Heflin, Western Wayne; Francis Henry, North Pocono; Lliam Hepplewhite, Lakeland; Collin Hollis, Carbondale Area; Taevon Howard, Dunmore; Tye Howarth, Mid Valley; McKenna Ives, North Pocono; Aiden Jarosh, Mid Valley; Kassidy Jezorwski, Dunmore; Kara Jimmerson, West Scranton; Austin Johnson, Forest City; Adam Jones, Dunmore; Janiya Jones, West Scranton; Richard Jones, North Pocono; Martin Justick, North Pocono; Patricia Kabeya Kazinga, Scranton; Apollo Kazmierski, Valley View; Michael Keller, Mid Valley; Gregory Kersavage, Mid Valley; Jake Kizer, West Scranton; Casey Kolata, North Pocono; Braxton Kulick, Scranton; Christopher Laguzzi, Mid Valley; Kyra Lando, North Pocono; Alexandra Largo Castro, West Scranton; Faith Larson, Lakeland; Nicholas Laub, Carbondale Area; Kaylee Leary, Lakeland; Meaghan Lee, Forest City; Raven-Lorraine Lee, Lakeland; Charles Leek, Forest City; Connor Long, North Pocono; Eric Loomis-Weller, Forest City; Annmarie Lopez, Scranton; Nataly Lopez, West Scranton; Logan Loss, Lakeland; Christopher Lozenski, North Pocono; Madison Lucas, West Scranton; Jaslyn Lugo Aquino, West Scranton; Lisha Magar, West Scranton; Brody Magliocchi, Mid Valley; Jose Maldonado, West Scranton; Issac Malinowski, Forest City; Noah Marbert, Mid Valley; Christopher Martinez Kasmarcik, Scranton; Liam Maughan, North Pocono; Journey McAllister, Scranton; Asiah McClendon, Abington Heights; Connor McHugh, North Pocono; Tylor McKeaige, Mid Valley; Juan Medrano, West Scranton; Zachary Meiser, North Pocono; Juliana Mercado, Dunmore; Carys Mitchell, Abington Heights; Charles Mitchell, Valley View; Olivia Montaperto, Carbondale Area; Jerelyn Morales, Scranton; Kimberly Morales, West Scranton; Zachary Morgan, Valley View; Emilio Moya Baez, West Scranton; Emma Mrakovich, Carbondale Area; Jonathan Mrozik, Scranton; Aiden Mulholland, Dunmore; John Napolitano, Dunmore; Nadia Navarro, North Pocono; Berneida Neves, Lakeland; Maylinn Oquendo, Mid Valley; Zackary Padula, Valley View; Mason Parry, Lakeland; Kiara Perez, West Scranton; Nathan Phillips, Lakeland; Kaleb Pidich, Valley View; Zaiden Pimentel, West Scranton; Justin Politowski, Mid Valley; Kaliyah Polk, West Scranton; Luca Proscia, Lakeland School District; Isaac Quiros, Western Wayne; Omar Ramirez-Sanchez, Dunmore; Joseph Ramos, Dunmore; Jeremiah Requena, Forest City; Randy Reyes, Scranton; Jasmine Riddick, Lakeland; Jesse Rillstone, West Scranton; Elias Rios, West Scranton; Jason Rodney Jr., West Scranton; Geoffrey Rogers, Scranton; Miranda Rogers, Valley View; Aliyah Roman, West Scranton; Marissa Rosati, North Pocono; Jacob Rosler, Lakeland; Shanell Salley, West Scranton; Alamna Sanchez Mendez, Scranton; Duke Sandford, North Pocono; Karla Santana Hernandez, Scranton; Mark Santarelli, Valley View; Alecs Scheland, Scranton; Gavin Schmidt, North Pocono; Kalob Scotti, West Scranton; Sebastian Semon, Lakeland; Catherine Septus, Mid Valley; Mya Shumski, Valley View; Avery Smith, North Pocono; Devan Smith, Lakeland; Eric Smith, Holy Cross; Brianna Snyder, North Pocono; Khami So, Valley View; Mya Soto, West Scranton; Zachary Stein, Mid Valley; Mitchell Stem, North Pocono; Donald Stephens, Lakeland; Kamani Sterling, Scranton; Robert Stracham, Lakeland; Bryan Strein, North Pocono; Logan Strupcewski, Mid Valley; Mia Strupcewski, Mid Valley; William Teaman, Scranton; Emelia Torda, North Pocono; McGee Toy, North Pocono; Connor Tully, Mid Valley; Kory Turbessi, Mid Valley; Kathryn Ulkoski, Valley View; Hayden Uzialko, Lakeland; David Uzialko Jr., Lakeland; Jacqueline Vasquez Vasquez, Scranton; Kaitlyn Walsh, Mid Valley; Patrick Weber, Mid Valley; Demaree Weissman, North Pocono; Alexandria Whymeyer, Scranton; Zoey Wiktorek, West Scranton; Logan Wilson, North Pocono; Justin Wodack, North Pocono; Destiny Zindle, North Pocono; and Claire Zuraski, Carbondale Area.
TOP OF THE CLASS
Miranda Rogers, Scholar of the Year, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County. (SUBMITTED)
Scholar of the Year: Miranda Rogers
Hometown: Peckville
Parents: Tracy Zadrusky and Timothy Rogers
Certifications earned: American Ladder Institute Certifications in Step Ladder, Single Extension and Telescoping Ladder, Articulated Ladder, and Mobile Ladder, OSHA 10 Hour in Construction Safety and Health, OSHA 30 Hour in Construction Safety and Health.
Clubs and activities: National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, CTC student ambassador, Students Against Destructive Decisions; volunteers at Valley View High School in the Challenger program. She is a member of the Valley View High School class of 2026.
Future plans: To attend Marywood University for architecture.
Graduates clap as their classmates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diploma during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduate Elias Rios holds his diploma and senior award during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Supporters cheer on their graduates during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduates cheer on their classmates during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduate Juan Medrano poses with his diploma during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti addresses the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s Class of 2026 during the commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Graduate Miranda Rogers delivers the senior address during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Graduates clap as their classmates receive their diplomas during the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County’s commencement ceremony at the school in Scranton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)