minooka community high school

Minooka Community High School

Class of 2021

135th Commencement Sunday, May 16, 2021

Program

“FANFARE AND PROCESSIONAL” Minooka Community High School BandMr Kyle Adelmann, Director

Mrs Gina Wych, Assistant Director

NATIONAL ANTHEM Senior Choir Members Jacob Pursell & Cody Olkiewicz

WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, AND RECOGNITIONS Dr Bryan Zwemke, Principal

INDIAN EMERITUS RECOGNITION Dr Bryan Zwemke, Principal

SUPERINTENDENT WELCOME Dr Kenneth Lee, Superintendent

STUDENT RECOGNITIONS Dr Bryan Zwemke, Principal

STUDENT ADDRESS Hannah Grace Marti, Salutatorian

STUDENT ADDRESS Morgan Moreno, Co-Valedictorian

STUDENT ADDRESS Marlo Scholtes, Co-Valedictorian

PRESENTATION OF CLASS Dr Bryan Zwemke, Principal

RESPONSE President, MCHS Board of Education

PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS Mrs Donna Engel & Mr Andres TorresMCHS Teachers and Board of Education

CHANGING OF TASSELS Senior Class Officers

“FANFARE AND RECESSIONAL” Minooka Community High School BandMr Kyle Adelmann, Director

Mrs Gina Wych, Assistant Director

The pageantry and dress of the academic procession have been inherited from the medieval universities of the eleventh

and twelfth centuries

Academic life, as we know it today, began in the Middle Ages,first in the Church, then in the guilds The teaching guildwas the guild of the Master of Arts, where Bachelor was

the apprentice of the Master and the dress was the outwardsign of privilege and responsibility

Principal features of academic dress are the gown, the cap and the hoodBoth Cambridge and Oxford, since the

fifteenth century, have made academic dress a matter of university control even to its minor details, and have

repeatedly revised regulations American universities agreedon a definite system in 1895 In 1932, the American Councilon Education presented a revised code which, for the most

part, governs the style of academic dress today

The Gown: The flowing gown comes from the twelfth centuryWhile it originally may have been worn as protection against

the cold of unheated buildings, today it has becomesymbolic of the democracy of scholarship, for it covers anydress of rank or social standing It is black for all degrees, with pointed sleeves for the Bachelor’s degree, long closed

sleeves with a slit at the arm or wrist for the Master’s degree,and full bell sleeves for the Doctor’s degree Bachelor’s and

Master’s degree gowns have no trimming For the Doctor’s degree, the gownis faced down the front with velvet and has three bars of velvet

across the sleeves, in the color distinctive of the faculty or disciplineto which the degree pertains

The Cap: When Roman law freed the slave, he won the privilege of wearing a cap The academic cap is a sign of

the freedom of scholarship and the responsibility and dignitywith which scholarship endows the wearer Old poetry

records the cap of scholarship as square, to symbolize the book The color of the tassel denotes the discipline

The Hood: The hood is trimmed with one or more chevrons of a secondary color on the ground of the primary color of the College The color of

the lining designates the college or university from which the degree was granted

ACADEMIC REGALIA

Ameer AbdelhadiCollin AbneyEmily AdamAva AdamsHaley AdamsOlivia Adams***Roberto Aguirre JrOlumuyiwa AkpanBashar Al-Barbarawi*Charlie Albert*Jack AltenburgJacob AltenhoffBailey AndersJames Andreano*Meghan AngusGracie AntichLiliana ArcuriDamien ArnoldAdriana ArteagaWarren AverySarah Babyak*Kiaralyn Backstrom***Richard BadalamentiSavana BakerHailie Balding**Luke Balkema*Cesar BaltazarIan BanJosey BanksTia BannisterIvan BarbosaJuliet Barone*Marilyn Barron MartinezVincent Bartuch***Leah BarysMicaela BayJason BeavisKyle Bebej*Joshua BeckLillian Beeler**Gianna BeidemanMatthew BelliMadeleine Belluomini***Adeline Benhart**Fabian BermudezNathan Berta***Evan BertiAva Bezaire*

Nicholas BibianJessica Bieker*Jacob BihlerJohn BillquistGrace Binzen*Brendan Bisbee***Cheyenne Bishop*Cody BishopKatelyn BishopWillow Bishop*Maddyson BishopTimothy BlackburnMichael BlahutCassandra BlazekovichEvan BlazekovichJordan BoeRachel Boehning**Heidi Bonde**Aaron BonnerEvelyn Borne**Cooper BowersJonathan BowersGenevieve Bowyer***Paige BoydConnor BradleyKaylin Bradtke*Jadah BrandenburgJulia BrazysMegan Breen***Elyson BreierLorelai BrooksAmelia Broukal-HymesCasey Brucks**Sydney BruinsmaJoel BrunoMadison BrunoNicole BrunoAlexander Bryjak*Alyssa Bucciarelli**Blake BucciarelliGrace Bullifin***Emma BuonicoreJames Burjek*Noah Burns***Alexander BurtonGeorge Buss*Madelyn CalderonThomas Callis*

Aaliyah CallowayAideé CalvilloManuel Campuzano*Catherine CantuIsabella Carbajal*Allison Carpenter***Thomas Carper***Terranisha CarterJavier CastellanosKaylyn Castillo**Mason CaveMaizy Caves***Joseph CecalaJayson ChamorroJonathon ChamorroDylan ChampPaulina Chavez**Kendyll Chigi**Mackenzie Choate**Alexis ChristensenDominick ChristyJayden CiamproneCasey CieslaAbigail Cimarolli***DeOshana ClarkMackenzie Claunch*Lindsey CoffelLuke CoffelGiavanna CollettiKiley CollinsAlyson Colwell**Shane ConnellanCadyn ConradZachary ConstanzoEvan Cook*Gwen Cook***Jacob Cook*Jordanna CortesAriana Coste-JonesAlyssa Cousineau**Stormie CoxSydney CoxJustin CrockettJeremy CromptonJack CunninghamMatthew Dailey*Joseph D’AngeloAnthony D’Apice

Class of 2021Candidates for Graduation

Jeremiah DavilaAbigail Davis**Colin DavisJoshua Davis***Benjamin DeBartoloJessica DeCraene*Joel Degracia*Jennifer Del ToroAbby DelaneyHeather Deleon**Gwendolyn DeMasoJocelyn Demski-SikoraHailey DentonGrayson DeRobertisElias Diaz PradoXander DiBartolomeoDonald DorichEmily Dow***Dyllan DowneyMegan DoyleAshley DriscollMariah Duarte*Elliana Duensing*Quinn DufourSavannah Dvorak***Kennedy Ebner*Claire EdwardsTyler ElbrinkDavid EllisonBrooklyn Elwood*Isabella Encinas**Mason Engler*Thomas English*Evelyn Erickson*Jalyn EskraJose EspindolaIsaBella Esquivel*Austin EtheridgeHarmony EvansRichard Facchina***Ava FacianaDominic FairMason FarleyChelsea Farmer***Randy FarmerJacob FaronStephanie FeniliXavier Fernandez

Alan FerryIsabelle FigarelliGabriella FilipponiHayden FlaggMikaila Flagg*Mya Foelske*Roger FranzenRyan FranzenAlaina Frazier*William FreundEmily Galvan*Melanie GamboaBradley Gambosi*Reed Gannon*Elyssa GapinskiAnthony GarapoloJoseph GarciaPaola Garcia*Julian Garcia-GallardoJaxon GaribayCaroline Garner**Jazlynn GascaAriana GatoranoAutumn Gavlin**Elizabeth GeeverNicholas GehrkeBlake GerovacAren GibertiniAnthony GibsonMegan Gillson**Jaden Gimmel*Brooklynn GinleyDionysios GioulisPeyton Girard*Matthew GjerdeAndrew GodutoBethany Goebel*Danielle GoekenMichael Goelz**Ray GomezAlexander GonerkaJaylen Goolsby*Joseph Gould*Katie Graebner***Michael Gray***Christopher GrearConnor GregorecPayton Gregorich***

Faith GregoryLeila Groh**Jack GrygielDavid GuerreroCaleigh GuertinAlayna Gumabong*Vincent GutierrezAidan GuzmanAlec GuzmanZachary HachmeisterPierce HaddenBraden HallEmma HallBenjamin HamiltonJaden HansonJakob HansonBryce Harris*Caleb HarrisAbby HayesDeRay HayesMatthew Hebeda***Gage Heisler-SmithJulissa HernandezNicholas HernandezCheyenne HillsNicholas HimesColin HiserBrooke HiteKirstin Hobbs***Ethan Hocking**Grant HoffmannAshley Hoge**Benjamin Hokanson***Maxwell HolbrookLydia HollensteinJames Holmes*Savannah Holtsclaw***Lydia Hong*Ryan HoshellSean HoustonZachary Hovis*A’nya Howard**Jason Hu*Tamara HudsonErin Hunziker***Thomas HupperichRobert Hynek**Austin Itter


Landon JaimeJoanna James*Brooke Janeczek***William Jantz*Emma JanulisNicholas JassoAleksandra Jelenkovic*Alexander JenkinsBenjamin Joder***Alexis JohnkeSamantha JohnsenBenjamin Johnson*Christian Johnson*Lily JohnsonHannah Johnstone*Carissa JossAntonio JuradoMadison Juricic***Avery Kaplan*Brayden KaplarChristopher Karceski*Morgan KarlovNgum KefehyenFiona Kelly**Jack KennedyKian Kennedy**Vicky KeoborakotMax KeorkunianBrooke KesslerRyan Kickels***Jenna Kidd*Kaylee King**Patrick KirbyDaisy Kleinhoffer*Mason KleinmarkMark KlimchakKhristian Kluever**Malia KoehlerJustin KohnhorstAdam KolaciaKevin KolataKylee KonrathHanna KopeckyEilleen Koran***Amelia KorenDean KosekAllysen Kotowski*Aidan Kozlowski*

Amie KrenkelEthan Krippel**Olivia Krolczyk*Tyler KuehlSydney Kurtyak*Emma Kurtz*Jordan KushAvery Kyle*April Lanka*Andrew LantAriana Lara*Kellianne Latta*Justin LecheltMadelyn LedesmaElla LeithererTaylin LemkeRichard LeturnoElijiah LewisYuanjie Li*Jack Lia**Zachary LicatesiEmily Loden**Jose LoeraJulian Lomeli*James LondergonJulian LopezSasha LopezClayton LoudermilkIan LoudermilkVeronica Loudermilk**Kayla Lowell**Lauren LubeThomas LucasKevin LueshenRangel Luna**Briana LylesCollin Lyon*Darius MaberryXimena MaciasAndres MaganaJacob MajeticLily MalicJake Manning*Lesslie MarcelinoLucas MarconiCassandra MarinoNoe MarreroHannah Grace Marti*

Brodie Martin***Ryan MascoteMcKenna MaskelNathan MastersAlexis MataEthan MatichakGabriel MattisonJenna Maue***Alana Maurisak**Ella Maxfield*John McClimon***Kailey McClintockDaphne McCollom*Ashlyn McGowanJames McGrewMia McKeown*Hannah McKinneyLaney McMillin**Genesis McNealAmaya MeadowsJoshua MeddersKayli Mejia**Emma MellerRicardo MenesesEmily Mepham*Alexander MeyerBrittany MeyerDylan Meyer*Mitchell MeyerAlexandra MickKayleigh MidlockTéa Milazzo**Brent MillrayIzabel Minor*Kaden Monk***Jacob MonrealMarilyn MontesMiles MoodyBrandon MooreMorgan Moreno*Yasmin MorenoAidan MorrisMatthew MorrisKellan Moss*Savannah MotschJacob MummLa’Nyah Nance**Nicholas Napoli


Kerem NergizVivienne NeriJenna Newton***Hunter NguyenDylan NickelSylvia NiechcialJerziah NievesSavien NievesJoel NiswongerMatthew NolanTyler NowickiBrendan O’BrienJohn Oczko*Kenneth O’Dell-ReatoTayloranne O’Dette**Madison OldenburgCody Olkiewicz*Joseph OlsonDean Olszewski***Cheney OrrIsaiah OrtizJacob OsbornKeaghan OttoAnnabelle Owen**James OwenSloan Owens***Olivia OwierczukMakayla PadgettMiranda Palacios*Jenson Palmer*Shauna PaluchMadi PantiPedro Pardo*Luke ParkerMeghan ParrishCharles PastorelloEmma PaulEvan Pecha-GnatKaitlyn PehlkeMadeline PejkovichBrennan PekelderAmelia Pench**Tylor PershallMadelyn Petersen***Ethan PetrakisLuke Petrovic**Ayden Petty*Abigail Phillips***

Brianne PhillipsKevin PhillipsJacob PierceNicholas PierceBrandon Piszczek***Cole PleseGriffin Pocius*Trinity PolickTyler PolzJulia PragitLogan Prasczewicz*Ella Preboy**Jett PriceNicholas ProsulNicholas PucelJacob Pursell*Owen QuastLauren QuirkSean RadivoyNicholas RainfordAnthony RamirezBrandon RamirezAngel RamirezBrandon RaskeHunter ReadeDallas Reavis***Jocelyn Reavis***Amanda ReedLydia Reed*Curtis ReickEmily Reppy*Sydney Reppy*Elizabeth Resar*Jazmine ReyesJulian ReyesCora Reynolds**Alexia RickmonLeslie RizoNicholas Roberts**Jayden RobinsonMackenzie RobinsonCody RobsonFiona Rodrigo**Abraham Rodriguez*Benjamin RodriguezJulissa RodriguezMartin RodriguezAlondra Rodriguez Angel

Allie RogersEthan RoginaJared RogowskiFabiely RoldanMadison RompalaKyndall Ross***Zion RossMakayla RoweMichael Ruettiger*Brendan RuffinoLucas Ruggeri***Gerardo Ruiz*Mary RushingHunter Ryan***Dylan SaariJuliana Saghi*Lauryn Salapatek**Rhianna Salapatek***Nivian Salcedo GonzalezDamian SalinasNina SaltzmanAllieyah SamuelRaymundo SanchezRuby SanchezRonald SangiacomoReginald Sarsah**Allison Sartorelli*Kylie SartoriCayden SassengerBritney ScheweStanley SchildBrianna SchillaciSeth SchiroSara Schofield*Marlo Scholtes*Caitlyn SchultzCameron SchultzHaylee Schultz**Jacob SchutziusCollette SeidelJenna SelooverSascha SerranoAmelia Seymour**Adam Shaw*Randall SherrillBrooke Simmons*Jaylynn SimmsLogan Simpkin


Laila SimpsonPatrick Simpson***Braeden SintkowskiKeaton SirekCarmen SkocyGeorgene SkweresPreston Slater*Morgan SlavicekGerald SmiglaAllison SmithHayley SmithTyler SnowDonald Sonnenberg IIKurt Sonnenberg JrSamantha SorensenAlexis SotelloKennedy Sparks***Brady Sparks-MooreAvery SparrowShane SpinolaMason SpiveyElla St GermainRoberta StackMiriam StaleyChance StallingsTyler StanfordRyan SteczynskiAidan StehlikJoshua StevensonJaKobi StinsonMeg Sukley*Vincent SulimaJoseph SullivanTyler SullivanKieran SummitCasey Swanson***Benjamin SwindellsTally Szakel*Taya TalbotAlexander TalleyAlexander Taylor


Xochitl Terrazas*Calista TerrillJacob ThomeAllison Timm**Alexander TokeJulia TomaszyckiEsteban TorresJose TorresMateo TorresJames TorriAmelia Tracy*Aylah TremblayNathaniel TriplettNicolas TrivisonnoMichalina UlaszekColeton Uphoff*Ercan UsturaElliana VaccaroBrendan ValdezAlejandro Valdivia**Irving ValenciaAlondra Valencia FariasGia ValentinSophielena Valles Vargas**KaylaValluzziVincent Van EckLogan VandenbergArthur VandergriftCarlos VandevenderJenny VazquezEmily VelazquezMadison VertinAmerica VillarrealIrelynn VineyardJulian VossAllen VuckovichJoseph WagnerAlina WajdaKyle Walter*Amaya WardZachary Warner

Ethan WarrenJoseph WarrenMadison Warren**Nicolas WeberMatthew Wehman*Alyssa WelchVictoria Wentworth***William WesslingDalton WestlakeJon-Caleb WestonPeyton WhitneySophia WilhelmiBryson WilliamsEleanor WinesZach WingerterAndrew WitteTyler WongToby WrightKerry WurzingerRobert YatesJalen YelderNia Yost*Nicholas ZaborowskiSophia ZamoraJacob Zasada*Alex ZavalaBrighid Zelko***Lucas ZematisHannah ZookPaige Zuleger***

* Summa Cum Laude

** Magna Cum Laude

*** Cum Laude

Class of 2021 Top Ten Percent

Graduates Earning Dual Credit Through Joliet Junior CollegeThe students below have accumulated 1,767 total credits

Charlie AlbertJames AndreanoSarah BabyakAva BezaireJessica BiekerGrace BinzenAlexander BryjakJames BurjekGeorge BussManuel CampuzanoIsabella CarbajalMackenzie ClaunchJacob CookJessica DeCraeneMariah DuarteBrooklyn ElwoodThomas English

Evelyn EricksonMya FoelskeAlaina FrazierEmily GalvanReed GannonBethany GoebelJaylen GoolsbyJoseph GouldAlayna GumabongJames HolmesLydia HongJason HuWilliam JantzAleksandra JelenkovicHannah JohnstoneAvery KaplanChristopher Karceski

Olivia KrolczykSydney KurtyakEmma KurtzAvery KyleApril LankaJulian LomeliCollin LyonHannah Grace MartiDaphne McCollomMia McKeownEmily MephamMorgan MorenoKellan MossCody OlkiewiczLogan PrasczewiczJacob PursellLydia Reed

Sydney ReppyEmily ReppyElizabeth ResarAbraham RodriguezMichael RuettigerJuliana SaghiAllison SartorelliSara SchofieldMarlo ScholtesBrooke SimmonsPreston SlaterTally SzakelAmelia TracyColeton UphoffKyle WalterJacob Zasada

Ameer AbdelhadiCollin AbneyOlivia AdamsAva AdamsBashar Al-BarbarawiMarlee AndersonJames AndreanoSarah BabyakRichard BadalamentiHallie BaldingLuke BalkemaJosey BanksJuliet BaroneVincent BartuchJoshua BeckLillian BeelerHailey BenfieldAdeline BenhartAnnabel BernickyEvan BertiAva BezaireJessica BiekerJacob BihlerBrady BinkowskiBrendan BisbeeCheyenne Bishop

Giavanna CollettiAlyson ColwellJulie ConroyJacob ConroyEvan CookAlyssa CousineauMatthew DaileyAbigail DavisJoshua DavisJoel DegraciaHeather DeLeonHailey DentonMegan DoyleMariah DuarteElliana DuensingQuinn DufourFrancis DuldulaoSavannah DvorakKennedy EbnerBrooklyn ElwoodThomas EnglishEvelyn EricksonDana EspositoIsaBella EsquivelRichard FacchinaDominic Fair

Willow BishopJordan BobanJordan BoeRachel BoehningHeidi BondeAaron BonnerMadison BornEvelyn BorneCooper BowersKaylin BradtkeElyson BreierLorelai BrooksAlexander BryjakGrace BullifinJames BurjekNoah BurnsGeorge BussManuel CampuzanoIsabella CarbajalGrace CarlsonKaylyn CastilloDylan ChampElla CheneyKendyll ChigiMackenzie ChoateCasey Ciesla

Chelsea FarmerJacob FaronXavier FernandezIsabelle FigarelliMikaila FlaggMya FoelskiWilliam FreundEmily GalvanReed GannonElyssa GapinskiPaola GarciaCaroline GarnerAutumn GavlinElizabeth GeeverMegan GillsonJaden GimmelPeyton GirardBethany GoebelJaylen GoolsbyNicholas GraeKatie GraebnerChristopher GrearAlayna GumabongDeRay HayesMatthew HebedaColin Hiser

INDIAN EMERITUS RECOGNITION2021

Years of Service

Graduates Earning Dual Credit Cont.

Ron Cingrani 17 yearsBeth Militello 30 YearsDebbie Muehlbauer 23 YearsPearl Phillips 22 Years

Veronica LoudermilkKayla LowellKevin LueshenXimena MaciasJulia MaffeoJake ManningCassandra MarinoHannah Grace MartiAlexis MataJenna MaueJohn McClimonDaphne McCollomLauren McEwanMia McKeownLaney McMillinEmily MephamIzabel MinorMarilyn MontesBrandon MooreMorgan MorenoJenna NewtonDalanie NicolettiTayloranne O’DetteSunshine Offerman-VanaCody OlkiewiczDean OlszewskiAnnabelle OwenJames OwenSloan OwensMiranda PalaciosJenson PalmerPedro PardoAmelia PenchMadelyn PetersenAyden PettyBrianne Phillips

Kennedy SparksAvery SparrowElla St GermainChance StallingsMeg SukleyCasey SwansonTaya TalbotXochitl TerrazasCalista TerrillAllison TimmAlexander TokeSarah TomalaJames TorriAmelia TracyColeton UphoffErcan UsturaElliana VaccaroVargas VallesVincent VanEckMadison VertinAllen VuckovichAlina WajdaKyle WalterAmaya WardVictoria WentworthJon-Caleb WestonPeyton WhitneyZoe WojcieszakTyler WongNia YostJacob ZasadaBridhid ZelkoPaige Zuleger

Abigail PhillipsGriffin PociusLogan PrasczewiczElla PreboyJacob PursellOwen QuastJocelyn ReavisLydia ReedSydney ReppyEmily ReppyLeslie RizoNicholas RobertsAbraham RodriguezJared RogowskiFabiely RoldanMadison RompalaKyndall RossGabriella RoussosMakayla RoweLucas RuggeriGerardo RuizMary RushingJuliana SaghiLauryn SalapatekReginald SarsahAllison SartorelliCayden SassengerMario ScholtesHaylee SchultzAmelia SeymourAdam ShawBrooke SimmonsPatrick SimpsonPreston SlaterPaige SlatorAlexis Sotello

Ethan HockingJenna HoffmanAshley HogeJames HolmesSean HoustonAnya HowardOlivia HristovSean HustonRyan IsdonasJoanna JamesAvery JaneBrooke JaneczekAleksandra JelenkovicAntonio JuradoMadison JuricicLogan KalafutKian KennedyPatrick KirbyDaisy KleinhofferKhristian KlueverMalia KoehlerKevin KolataEilleen KoranAvree KorandaAllysen KotowskiAidan KozlowskiOlivia KrolczykEmma KurtzAvery KyleJenna LakenKellianne LattaJustin LecheltJack LiaZachary LicatesiEmily LodenJulian Lomeli

The colors associated with the cords and tasselsworn by the graduates

Purple Cord Summa Cum Laude 40 + GPA

Silver Cord Magna Cum Laude 385-399 GPA

Orange Cord Cum Laude 37-384 GPA

Gold Cord & Royal Blue & Gold Tassel Member of the National Honor Society

Royal Blue and White Cord Member of French National Honor Society

Purple and Gold Cord Member of Science National Honor Society

Red Sash Member of the Spanish National Honor Society

Navy Blue and Gold Cord Member of the International Thespian Honor Society

Navy Blue and Gold Cord Member of the Quill & Scroll International Honor Society

Light Lavender CordMember of Student Council Executive Board

National Honor Society2020-2021

Sarah BabyakLuke Balkema

Kyle BebejLilli BeelerAva Bezaire

Jessica BiekerGrace Binzen

Cheyenne BishopWillow Bishop

Manuel CampuzanoIsabella Carbajal

Kendyll ChigiMackenzie Claunch

Evan CookMatthew DaileyMariah DuarteKennedy Ebner

Brooklyn Elwood

Thomas EnglishEvelyn EricksonIsabella Esquivel

Alaina FrazierPaola Garcia

Peyton GirardJoseph GouldLydia Hong

Braden JohnsonHannah Johnstone

Avery KaplanChristopher KarceskiHannah KarczewskiKhristian KlueverAidan KozlowskiOliva KrolczykSydney Kurtyak

Emma Kurtz

Avery KyleApril Lanka

Julian LomeliHannah Grace Marti

Ella MaxfieldMia McKeownLaney McMillinEmily MephamDylan MeyerTéa MilazzoIzabel Minor

Morgan MorenoKellan Moss

La’Nyah NanceJenson PalmerPedro Pardo

Lauryn PulidoJacob Pursell

Lydia ReedJaklyn Reibenstein

Emily ReppySydney Reppy

Abraham RodriguezCole Roberts

Allison SartorelliSara SchofieldMarlo ScholtesHaylee Schultz

Tally SzakelColeton Uphoff

Sophielena VallesNia Yost

Paige Zuleger

International Thespian Honor Society2020-2021

Quill & Scroll International Honor Society for Journalists 2020-2021

* Thespian Presidential Scholars (40 or higher)** Thespian Vice Presidential Scholars (35-399)*** Thespian Scholars (30-349)

Spanish National Honor Society2020-2021

Sarah BabyakAva Bezaire

Grace BinzenKaylin Bradtke

Manuel CampuzanoIsabella Carbajal

Mackenzie ClaunchJoel Degracia

Mariah DuarteIsabella EsquivelIsabelle Figarelli

Alaina FrazierEmily GalvanPaola GarciaJoseph Gould

Alayna GumabongAleksandra Jelenkovic

Olivia KrolczykAvery KyleApril LankaCollin Lyon

Jake Manning

Hannah Grace MartiMia McKeown

Morgan MorenoKellan MossPedro PardoLydia Reed

Abraham RodriguezGerardo Ruiz

Marlo Scholtes

Cheyenne Bishop*Willow Bishop*

Jayden Ciamprone***

Isabelle Figarelli**Jose Loera

Cody Olkiewicz*

Jacob Pursell*Emily Reppy*

Sydney Reppy*

Grace BinzenEvelyn Borne

Elliana Duensing

James BurjekSydney Kurtyak

French National Honor Society2020-2021

Emily LodenElla Maxfield

Emily MephamAmaya Ward

Claire EdwardsApril Lanka

Science National Honor Society2020-2021

Lydia HongAbraham Rodriguez

Xochitl Terrazas

Aleksandra Jelenkovic - PresidentBrighid Zelko - Vice President

Alayna Gumabong

Academic Excellence in EnglishJacob Pursell

Academic Improvement in EnglishAlexander Meyer

Agricultural Department AwardBrooklyn Elwood

Allison Rivera Memorial LiteraryScholarshipAlaina Frazier

Allison Rivera Memorial ScienceScholarshipQuinn Dufour

Arrow AwardPaola GarciaJohn McClimon

Art Department AwardJocelyn Reavis

Business & Computer Science AwardMakayla Rowe

Channahon Federation of Teachers ScholarshipMadelyn Petersen

Channahon Lions Club ScholarshipAllison SartorelliBrighid Zelko

Class of 2021 Awardsas of 5-6-21

Channahon/Minooka ChamberScholarshipKaden Monk

Channahon/Minooka Rotary Club ScholarshipQuinn Dufour

Channahon/Minooka Rotary Club - Tom Srachta ScholarshipAlaina FrazierMorgan Moreno

CIBC Bank USA ScholarshipJames HolmesEvelyn Erickson

Dr. John J. and Mildred Brinckerhoff Coady Memorial Schol-arshipTéa Milazzo

Dr. Keith & Senator Sue Rezin Heart & Ambition ScholarshipSarah Babyak

Exelon Nuclear ScholarshipMichael Ruettiger

Family & Consumer ScienceDepartment AwardAmie Krenkel

Foreign Exchange StudentRecognitionFiona Rodrigo

French IV AwardSydney Kurtyak

Illinois State ScholarsCharlie AlbertJames AndreanoSarah BabyakAdeline BenhartAva BezaireJessica BiekerGrace BinzenCheyenne BishopWillow BishopAlexander BryjakJames BurjekGeorge BussThomas CallisManuel CampuzanoIsabella CarbajalAllison CarpenterEvan CookJacob CookMatthew DaileyJessica DeCraeneBrooklyn ElwoodMason EnglerThomas EnglishEvelyn EricksonMya FoelskeAlaina FrazierEmily GalvanReed GannonJaden GimmelBethany GoebelMichael GoelzJames HolmesLydia HongZachary Hovis

Nolan Bernicky PresidentKeaghan Otto Vice-PresidentJulie Conroy RecorderGabriella Roussos TreasurerSierra Perez HistorianTaya Talbot Public Relations

Student Council Executive Board2020-2021


Illinois State Scholars (cont.)Jason HuWilliam JantzAleksandra JelenkovicBenjamin JohnsonChristian JohnsonHannah JohnstoneAvery KaplanChristopher KarceskiAidan KozlowskiOlivia KrolczykSydney KurtyakEmma KurtzAvery KyleApril LankaAriana LaraJulian LomeliCollin LyonHannah Grace MartiElla MaxfieldJohn McClimonDaphne McCollomEmily MephamMorgan MorenoKellan MossJohn OczkoJenson PalmerAyden PettyGriffin PociusLogan PrasczewiczJacob PursellLydia ReedSydney ReppyAbraham RodriguezMichael RuettigerGerardo RuizJuliana SaghiAllison SartorelliMarlo ScholtesAdam ShawBrooke SimmonsPreston SlaterAmelia TracyColeton UphoffKyle WalterMatthew WehmanJacob Zasada

“I’m with the Marching Band”ScholarshipChristopher Karceski

Industrial Technology Department AwardIan Loudermilk

Jean McCoy Memorial Nursing ScholarshipHaylee Schultz

John Martin Steele VFW Post 6049 Academic ScholarshipBrighid Zelko

John Martin Steele VFW Post 6049 Auxiliary ScholarshipQuinn Dufour

Kathleen Kenney Memorial ScholarshipSasha LopezMadelyn Petersen

Mark Smith Legacy ScholarshipJuliana Saghi

Masonic Mazon Lodge ScholarshipHaylee Schultz

Math-Best Calculus AwardHannah Grace Marti

Math-Best Overall AwardEvelyn Erickson

Math-Best PreCalculus AwardDallas Reavis

Math-Best PreCalculus HonorsAwardChristian Johnson

Math-Best Statistics AwardManuel Campuzano

MCHS Choir Booster ScholarshipWillow Bishop

MCHS Orchesis Dance CompanyScholarshipAlyssa CousineauMadelyn Ledesma

Michael Mizerka Legacy ScholarshipGeorge Buss

Minooka American Legion AwardHannah JohnstoneJulian Lomeli

Minooka Indian Athletic BoostersScholarshipJaylen GoolsbyApril LankaKian KennedyAiden KozlowskiHannah Grace MartiAllison SartorelliSara SchofieldAdam Shaw

Minooka Lions Club ScholarshipLillian BeelerAva BezaireAlaina FrazierAleksandra JelenkovicAvery KaplanChristopher KarceskiTaylin LemkeTéa MilazzoSara SchofieldCasey Swanson

Minooka Women’s Club ScholarshipSarah BabyakLillian BeelerGeorge BussMariah DuarteAlaina FrazierAleksandara JelenkovicAvery KaplanTaylin LemkeMorgan MorenoLa’Nyah NanceBrighid Zelko

National Merit Commended StudentsJames BurjekChristopher KarceskiHannah Grace Marti


National Merit FinalistKellan Moss

National School Choral AwardJacob Pursell

Raquel Goggin Community ScholarshipChristopher Karceski

Rex Siron AwardLuke PetrovicHeidi Bonde

Robert William Rushton AwardJacob Pursell

Science Department AwardMarlo Scholtes

Shorewood HUGS ScholarshipJames HolmesAleksandra Jelenkovic

Simotes Motors Family Scholarship - BaseballJoseph Gould

Simotes Motors Family Scholarship - Boys BasketballCasey Swanson

Simotes Motors Family Scholarship - FootballDylan Meyer

Simotes Motors Family Scholarship - Girls BasketballMaizy Caves

Simotes Motors Family Scholarship - Girls VolleyballCollette Seidel

Social Studies Department AwardAlaina FrazierJames HolmesSpanish IV AwardIsabella Encinas

Spanish IV Honors AwardAleksandra Jelenkovic

Spanish V AwardKyle Bebej

Spanish AP AwardMorgan Moreno

St Mary’s Church ScholarshipIan BanIsabelle FigarelliJulian LomeliElizabeth Resar

Vista Learning College ScholarshipChristian Johnson


Charlie Albert University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Grainger School of Engineering James Scholar Sarah Babyak Belmont University - Academic Merit Scholarship Kiaralyn Backstrom Ottawa University of Kansas - Tuay Jones Scholarship

Ian Ban St Ambrose University - St Mary's Scholarship St Ambrose Academic Scholarship St Ambrose Lacrosse Scholarship

Leah Barys Coastal Carolina University - Merit Award Kyle Bebej Marquette University - Athletic Scholarship Academic Scholarship Voice of Democracy (VFW) Scholarship

Lillian Beeler Point Park University - Artistic Achievement Scholarship

Adeline Benhart Western Michigan University - Bronco Merit Scholarship

Evan Berti Iowa State University - Expedition Award Quest Award

Jessica Bieker Joliet Junior College - Southfield Scholarship

Megan Breen Elon University - Elon Award

Nicole Bruno Aurora University - Aurora University Award

Alexander Bryjak Lewis University - Presidential Scholarship

George Buss Florida Gulf Coast University - Blue and Green Scholars Award

Madelyn Calderon Saint Xavier University - Merit Scholarship Housing Scholarship

Thomas Callis Ohio Northern University - Ohio Northern University Academic Award E-Sports Scolarship Callis Scolarship

Aaliyah Calloway Illinois State University - Merit Based Scholarship

Kendyll Chigi Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Cougar Pride Scholarship Housing Scholarship

Alexis Christensen North Central College - Academic Scholarship


Casey Ciesla Illinois State University - Legacy Scholarship Redbird Academic Scholarship

Abigail Cimarolli Eastern Illinois University - Academic Achievement Scholarship

Jacob Cook Missouri University of Science and Technology - Groundbreaker Package Jordanna Cortes Arizona State University - New American University Award Sun Devil State Award

Alyssa Cousineau University of Tampa - Presidential Merit Scholarship Joel Degracia Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Provost Scholarship Athletic Scholarship

Gwendolyn DeMaso Illinois State University - Redbird Academic Scholarship Redbird Legacy Scholarship

Hailey Denton Roosevelt University - Athletic Scholarship Academic Scholarship

Emily Dow Arizona State University - Dean’s Award

Isabella Encinas Aurora University - Fall Board of Trustees Scholarship

Thomas English Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Provost Award Evelyn Erickson Olivet Nazarene University - ONU Presidential Scholarship

IsaBella Esquivel DePaul University - DePaul Presidential Scholarship Alaina Frazier The George Washington University - Presidential Academic Scholarship

William Freund Northern Illinois University - Academic Scholarship

Emily Galvan University of St Francis - USF Presidential Scholarship USF Women's Soccer Scholarship USF Deans Scholarship

Autumn Gavlin University of Missouri - George C Brooks Scholarship Elizabeth Geever The University of South Alabama - USA Freshman Admission Scholarship USA Jaguar Achievement Scholarship Jaguar Dream Housing Scholarship Abraham Mitchell Spirit of Excellence Scholars


Megan Gillson Saint Xavier University - Academic Scholarship Athletic Scholarship

Jaden Gimmel Iowa State University - Adventure Award Expedition Award Generations Scholaship Design Future Leaders Award

Hannah Grace Marti University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Campus Honors Program Scholarship

Christopher Grear Lewis University Lewis Scholarship

Bryce Harris Illinois State University - Redbird Scholarship Honors Scholarship

Colin Hiser University of St Francis - USF Franciscan Leadership Award USF Alumni Scholarship USF Men’s Soccer Scholarship

Ethan Hocking Southern Illinois University - Saluki Gold College of Engineering Scholarship

Ashley Hoge Illinois State University - Redbirds Scholarship Aim High Scholarship

Lydia Hong Grinnell College - Founder's Scholarship Sean Houston Joliet Junior College - GAVC Activity Fund Scholarship

Emma Janulis Western Kentucky University - Merit Scholarship Border State Scholarship

Hannah Johnstone Trinity University - Merit Scholarship

Christopher Karceski University of Arizona - Presidential Scholarship Arizona Distinction Scholarship Arizona Dean’s Exemplary Award

Fiona Kelly University of Kentucky - Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship Kaylee King St Ambrose University - Academic Scholarship Minority Scholarship

Patrick Kirby Illinois State University - Rebird Scholarship

Malia Koehler Cedarville University - President's Scholar Award Cedarville Excellence Scholarship


Olivia Krolczyk Ohio Wesleyan University - Branch Rickey Scholarship OWU Recognition

Emma Kurtz University of Nebraska Lincoln - George Beadle Scholarship Husker Heritage Scholarship We Are Nebraska Commitment

Avery Kyle Belmont University - Academic Merit Scholarship

April Lanka Purdue University - Purdue Presidential Scholarship

Yuanjie Li University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - University Tuition Award

Kayla Lowell Ball State University - Ball State Scholars Award

Ximena Macías Loyola University Chicago - Regent Scholarship Director’s Award

McKenna Maskel North Central College - Honors Scholarship John McClimon University of Iowa - Universal Scholarship Emily Mepham Illinois State University - Aim High Scholarship Redbird Scholar

Alexandra Mick Illinois State University - Legacy Scholarship Redbird Academic Scholarship

Brandon Moore Marian University Wisconsin - Academic Achievement Award Marian University Honors Scholar

Morgan Moreno Stanford University - Coca-Cola Scholarship National Honor Society Scholarship Equitable Excellence Scholarship

La’Nyah Nance The University of Tampa - UT Presidential Merit Scholarship

Jenna Newton Bethel University - Academic Scholarship Athletic Scholarship

Jenson Palmer Virginia Tech - VT Scholars

Nicholas Roberts Illinois State University - Redbird Academic Scholarship

Fiona Rodrigo Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Cougar Pride Scholarship Johnetta Haley Scholarship Housing Scholarship


Abraham Rodriguez University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Presidential Scholarship

Madison Rompala Western Kentucky University - Border State Scholarship

Michael Ruettiger North Central College - Presidential Scholarship Alumni Scholarship

Lucas Ruggeri Illinois State University - Redbird Academic Scholarship

Juliana Saghi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Children of Veteran’s Tuition Waiver

Marlo Scholtes University of Iowa - National Scholars Award Iowa Academic Award

Haylee Schultz Northern Illinois University - NIU Merit Scholarship

Collette Seidel Middle Georgia State University - Volleyball Athletic Scholarship

Amelia Seymour University of Missouri - Mark Twain Scholarship

Adam Shaw Milwaukee School of Engineering - MSOE Academic Scholarship Destination MSOE Scholarship

Morgan Slavicek Prairie State College - Athletic Scholarship

Kennedy Sparks Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville - Cougar Pride Scholarship Cougar Housing Scholarship

Avery Sparrow Southern Illinois University - Southern Illinois Gold Scholarship

Tally Szakel Vanderbilt University - Clark ENG Scholars Program

Xochitl Terrazas DePaul University - Presidential Scholarship

Calista Terrill Wisconsin Lutheran College - WLC Academic Scholarship

Allison Timm Olivet Nazarene University - Athletic Scholarship Academic Scholarship

Amelia Tracy Southern Illinois University Carbondale - University Excellence Scholarship

Vincent Van Eck Southern Illinois University - Track & Field Athletic Scholarship

Nia Yost University of Tampa - Presidential Scholarship Jacob Zasada University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver

Brighid Zelko University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - College of ACES Scholarship

Senior Class AdvisorsMrs Donna Engel AdvisorMr Andres Torres Advisor

Senior Mural Artists

Class MottoFight Strong Until We’re Done We’re the Class of ‘21

Class ColorsBlack & Gold

Class FlowerMagnolia

Senior Class OfficersLydia Reed PresidentKennedy Ebner Vice-PresidentAmelia Tracy Treasurer Alayna Gumabong SecretaryLaney McMillin Communications Officer

Abigail CimarolliHailey Denton

Administration

Superintendent Dr Kenneth Lee

Assistant Superintendent of Business and General Counsel Mr John Troy

Director of Student Services Mr Joseph Pacetti

Director of Curriculum & Instruction Dr Janel Grzetich

Principal Dr Bryan Zwemke

Assistant Principal Mr Matt Wikoff

Assistant Principal Mrs Jamie Soliman

Activities Director Mrs Hillary Holden

Athletic Director Mr Robert Tyrell

School Board

President Mr Mike Brozovich

Vice-President Mr Dustin Heap

Secretary Mrs Laura Hrechko

Member Mrs Dierdra Crye

Member Mr James Grzetich

Member Mr Matt Shepard

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