The Swingin’ BopCats Big Band are proud to announce and congratulate the 2026 William K. Schwartz Memorial Award Scholarship Winner:
CONGRATS: Abigail Solinger!
- Beaver Senior flute & piccolo player and member of the Concert Choir
- Has been our principal chair flute player for several years
- Drum Major of the Marching Band
- One of the lead roles in the school musical for several years
- President of Tri-M Music Honor Society
- Accomplished piano player; she has accompanied several of our school groups at concerts and is involved in music-making at her church.
- Upbeat, charismatic, is a great motivator and mentor for her younger peers
- Hopes to study Biotechnology at University of Pittsburgh or Kent State University and continue involvement in music.
The Swingin’ BopCats are proud to have Abigail as a recipient of the William K. Schwartz Memorial Award.
About the Award
The William K. Schwartz Memorial Award is awarded to a graduating senior who is a member of a Beaver Area Varsity Band. As a member of the Beaver High School music faculty, Mr. Schwartz was a founder and director of the Swingin’ BopCats Big Band.
We wish all of our current and past recipients ALL the best with your music studies and careers. See BELOW for a list of past recipients.
Previous Scholarship Winners
- 1973 – Mel Robinson
- 1974 – Tonya Chermak
- 1975 – John Abraham
- 1976 – Rick Stevenson & Marty McCleary
- 1977 – David Jones
- 1978 – Norman MacKnight
- 1979 – Brian Nestor
- 1980 – Susan Reisinger
- 1981 – Kerry Bundy
- 1982 – Karen Vogel
- 1983 – Laura G. Ruth
- 1984 – Joy Swartzlander
- 1985 – Kathy Petula
- 1986 – Douglas Geiger
- 1987 – Scott Smith
- 1988 – Tom Chaimberlain
- 1989 – Patrick Oshea
- 1990 – Martin Schulte
- 1991 – Daniel McNutt
- 1992 – Erin Romigh
- 1993 – Rachel Fabanich
- 1994 – Ryan Landefeld
- 1995 – Wendy McCullough
- 1996 – John Fink
- 1997 – Mike Turbovich
- 1998 – Jane Rackley
- 1999 – Kate Humphries
- 2000 – Adam Nolder
- 2001 – Bob Schwartz
- 2002 – Lauren Wolber
- 2003 – Kendra Osterhout
- 2004 – Brian Schwartz
- 2005 – Melanie Warne
- 2006 – Sarah Williams
- 2007 – Matt Clear
- 2008 – Tim Daugherty
- 2009 – Braden Pontoli & Stephanie Presutti
- 2010 – Harrison Wickman
- 2011 – Ian Graham & Matthew Malloy
- 2012 – Emily Kondracki
- 2013 – Ian Johnson
- 2014 – Nathaniel Frank
- 2015 – Ryan Maloney
- 2016 – Sabrina Knapp
- 2017 – Kathryn Sewall & Kelsey Schaller
- 2018 – Jocelyn Schmersal
- 2019 – Lindsay Malloy & Gretchen Berendt
- 2020 – Evan Linkimer & Sarah Mateer
- 2021 – Emma Sewall
- 2022 – Rebecca Mizer
- 2023 – Audrey Maize
- 2024 – Cailin Downer
- 2025 – Joshua Dahma & Julian Nole
