ALLENTOWN, Pa. | Lehigh Career & Technical Institute celebrated the Class of 2024 on Wednesday (May 29, 2024) during the school’s annual Senior Recognition Night at PPL Center.

It was a memorable evening that featured the debut of LCTI’s Class of 2024 video, as well as remarks from six student speakers and Dr. Lisa Greenawalt, the school’s executive director. Administrators and teachers also presented trophies, certificates of award, and certificates of recognition to seniors at the ceremony.

LCTI’s administrators presented schoolwide awards to the following five seniors:

• Career & Technical Student Organization Leadership Award winner Ashley Chila is an Allentown Central Catholic High School student in the Computer Information Technology program. Learn more Ashley.
• Outstanding Career Academy Program Senior Award winner Kayla Ruedas is a Parkland High School student in the Dental Technology program. Learn more about Kayla.
• Outstanding Academic Center Senior Award winner Jessica Dutan is a William Allen High School student in the Marketing & Entrepreneurship program. Learn more about Jessica.
• Outstanding Academic Center Senior Award winner Samuel Malitz is an Emmaus High School student in the Teacher Education program. Learn more about Samuel and the award. Learn more about Samuel.
• Outstanding Career & Technical Education Senior Award winner Carlee Bernd is a Southern Lehigh High School student in the Welding Technology program. Learn more about Carlee.
• Outstanding Career & Technical Education Senior Award winner Jessica Dutan is a William Allen High School student in the Marketing & Entrepreneurship program. Learn more about Jessica.

View the event program for a comprehensive listing of the program and schoolwide award winners. The program cover was designed by Abigail Christman, a Northwestern Lehigh High School senior in the Advertising Design/Commercial Art program.

Each of the evening’s six student speakers reflected on their experience at LCTI, why it was special, and how it prepared them for the next chapter of their lives.

The student speakers were:

• Melody Baez Martinez, a Painting & Design student from William Allen High School.
• Jaden Barasch, an Electrical Technology student from Parkland High School. 
• Valeria Garcia Lopez, a Marketing & Entrepreneurship student from Louis E. Dieruff High School.
• Anne Langan, an Advertising Design/Commercial Art student from Allentown Central Catholic High School.
• Emerson Slaughenhoupt, a Criminal Justice student from Parkland High School.
• Joshua Trotter, a Health & Medical Sciences student from William Allen High School.