2024 Souderton Area High School #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award

2024 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

Justin Stauffer

I am extremely grateful to be the recipient of the #IronDad23 Award! I am honored to represent Clark Deardorff’s beliefs and what he stood for.  

I am deeply honored to receive the #IronDad23 Senior Award. He will be attending the University of Delaware Honors College to study chemical engineering this upcoming fall.  

 I love nature and the outdoors, which I spend a lot of time with by playing sports and running. I enjoy listening to many types of music, including indie, rock, and classical! I also love helping others and supporting the community around me!

I have enjoyed playing the piano ever since I was five and have continued my love of it, performing recitals for retirement communities! I also have enjoyed running cross country and track for the past three years which has allowed me to race at amazing places like Philadelphia and New York City! Lastly, I love playing volleyball with friends and spending time with family and friends!

Thank you again for this opportunity!

Sincerely, 

Justin Stauffer

2023 #IronDad23 Coaching Award Recipient - Dan Miller 

2022 #IronDad23 Coaching Award Recipient - Patrick Callahan

2021 #IronDad23 Coaching Award Recipient - David Koch

2020 - Covid Season

2019 #IronDad23 Coaching Award Recipient - Coach Chris Case

 The Clark Deardorff Memorial Coaches Award is presented to a coach who places player development, sportsmanship and fun above ALL else. Clark Deardorff demonstrated these attributes, on these Harleysville baseball fields, along with the passion for teaching this great game to our area's youth. His drive to ensure the players had fun while learning the game led to so many players returning to play year after year.  

 2023 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

Ty Quintois

Thank you for recognizing me with the #IronDad23 Scholarship this year.  It was quite an honor and I feel truly blessed to have received it.  I have grown up seeing #IronDad23 through my time in the Souderton Area School District.  Learning more about the life of Clark Deardorff was very inspiring.  Again, I am very appreciative of this honor and I am proud to be associated with such a great organization.  I want to thank all of the committee members and the  Deardorff Family for blessing me with this recognition.

4 years varsity soccer, 4 years varsity lacrosse, 3 years varsity football

- Kohls All American Kicker Honorable Mention 

- Suburban One First team All-League Place Kicker

- Suburban One Second Team All-League Soccer

- PA Prep Live All Area Soccer Honorable Mention

- Courier/Intell First Team All Area Football

- Second Team All State Football

- Team Captain - Soccer and Lacrosse

- #1 ranked kicker in PA (14 field goals) 22-23

- School Records - Longest FG (49 yds), Most FG's in a season (14), Most FG's in a game (3)

- East/West All-Star Senior Football Game

- Souderton Male Athlete of the Year

- 3.5 GPA  

-Athletic Leadership Council Officer

- TOP Soccer Volunteer / Youth Soccer Coach

- Attending East Stroudsburg University to study Business Marketing and play football

Thanks again,

Ty Quintois

 2022 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

Isabelle Feliciani

Madelyn Medycki

 2021 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

George Evanick

Alikah Cramer

Hello and thank you for selecting me as this years recipient of such honorable award! 

I am extremely grateful to be recognized as the presiding candidate in 2021 who fits the high standards and requirements of such a prestigious organization and someone who also embodies the core values of Coach Clark. My name is Aonghas Evanick, and I am a graduating senior at Souderton High school. I am a senior captain for souderton football and track, and am also involved in link crew, athletic leadership council, and cultural awareness alliance. With the COVID scene in the past year and a half at souderton, attitude and determination has been more important than ever. Myself and others have shown resilience and perseverance to push through restrictions, boundaries, and COVID regulations with the same attitude and drive like coach Clark would. I am truly honored and hope to continue to represent this foundation and these values as I head into college. I am looking forward to representing not only my school but the legacy of Coach Clark as I move into my future endeavors!

In thanks, 

Aonghas Evanick 

 2020 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

Given to a Souderton Area High School Senior who exemplifies good character. Participates in after school activities (sports, clubs or arts etc.), does well in school and gives back to the local community.

Conlan Wall - Souderton Senior 

  I would like to personally thank #IronDad23 and everyone that supports it...I am beyond honored to be recognized in Coach Clark’s memory.  Coach Clark was an incredible person who always put his peers before himself.  I can only wish to someday be both as fearless and giving as Coach Clark.  The past couple of years I have strived to be a role model for the youth of our community, just as Coach Clark had been.

  My name is Conlan Wall, I have been the shortstop on the varsity baseball team for the past three years while also participating in clubs like Link Crew and Athletic Leadership Council.  As one of the captains of the baseball team I contributed to a great all around effort and state championship victory my junior year season.  When playing baseball I always try to play the game the right way.  I remember when I was in elementary school watching my father coach his high school baseball team.  I would watch what the players (my idols) did, their every move, I would then emulate their actions in my own games.  I did this because I wanted to be just like them.  Now that I am where I am, I keep those memories in mind; because I know there is a kid, like me twelve years ago, watching my games and wanting to be in my shoes one day.  My goal has been to show the kids in our community that “playing the game the right way” is being a great teammate, respecting your opponents and leaving your heart out on the field each and every game.  I have done my best to make connections with those kids and point them in the right direction.  I will continue to be there for the youth of Souderton and Harleysville as I move on in life.

  I will be continuing my education at St. Joe’s University where I will be majoring in business and playing baseball.  I will also continue to put my peers and the community first, wherever I go.  One day I hope to be to my community what Coach Clark was to his.  Because that is invaluable.  Thank you again for awarding me this incredible scholarship. I am extremely honored.

Thank You,

Conlan Wall

 2019 #IronDad23 Scholarship\Award Recipient

Jael Lunsford - Souderton Senior 

  "To all at the #IronDad23 family, I would like to thank you personally for recognizing me as a student who embodies Coach Clark's core values. I am absolutely honored to be recognized in his memory. Though I can only aspire to be as courageous and compassionate as Coach Clark, I am happy to work towards making positive changes in my community, just as he valued.

   Through leading the Art for Social Change Club at Souderton Area High School during my junior and senior year, I found a platform that allowed me to have a positive impact in our area and around the world! As the president of the club, I organized multiple art projects to raise funds and awareness for a variety of causes. Our club strived to not only offer support in the face of tragedy, but make changes on a more positive and lighter note.  When we heard about the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, two of my friends and I created a large painting to send to the school in support during a time of grief and uncertainty. On an annual basis, we hand painted and sold postcards in order to raise funds for natural disaster relief. On a more local scale, I sold both my personal work and raised funds through our club to donate to the Laurel House, a non-profit organization in Norristown that offers shelter and resources to victims of domestic violence. These projects, among our others, allowed myself and members of the club to form a bond inspired by a mutual want to make a change for the better!

   In my future endeavors, I intend to continue pursuing my love of art and using it to better the world around me! I can only hope to follow in Coach Clark's footsteps in all that I do. I am extremely touched by his legacy and the great impact that it has had on his family, friends, and community. Thank you so much again for awarding me a scholarship in memory of Coach Clark! I am sincerely honored."

Warm Regards,

Jael Lunsford