South High Fourth Quarter Recognition List

As it has throughout the year, the board once again recognized students and staff Monday night prior to its regular board meeting. The event took place at and recognized students and staff from both and High. Below are the South High representatives:

Students

Mohammad Salman Ali Top 2% - Class of 2012

Rianda Artis Top 2% - Class of 2012

Heather Bird Top 2% - Class of 2012

Scott Blessing Top 2% - Class of 2012

Anthony DeCarlo Top 2% - Class of 2012

Gabrielle Fatora Top 2% - Class of 2012

Rosaley Gai Top 2% - Class of 2012

Maura Killian Top 2% - Class of 2012

Zachary Kuerschner Top 2% - Class of 2012

Kaitlyn Lapen Top 2% - Class of 2012

Lisa Ledvora Top 2% - Class of 2012

Milica Mihajlovic Top 2% - Class of 2012

William Moroney Top 2% - Class of 2012

Cory Mosiman Top 2% - Class of 2012

Brendan O’Sullivan Top 2% - Class of 2012

Mark Plantz Top 2% - Class of 2012

Joseph Sombeck Top 2% - Class of 2012

Noelle Gancero 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Gold Medal-Preschool Storytelling

Hallie Huber 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Silver Medal-Themed Cookie Decorating

Vanessa Izaguirri 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Gold Medal-Preschool Storytelling

Melanie Kaderabek 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Gold Medal-Preschool Lesson Plan

Noelle Rich 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Gold Medal-Frosted Cake Decorating

Christopher Reusz 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Gold Medal-Relish Tray and Knife Skills

Jason Viacrusis 2012 FCCLA State Medalist Silver Medal-Themed Frosted Cake Decorating

Kevin Dabrowski State Champion – Skills USA

Jackson Turner 3rd Place – Skills USA

Christopher Behnke 4th Place – Skills USA

Michael Hoffman 5th Place – Skills USA

Gregory Musil 6th Place – Skills USA

Adam Newton 2011 Illinois Drafting Educators Association State Champion – Architectural Drawing - 3D Competition

Christopher Behnke 2011 Illinois Drafting Educators Association 2nd Place – Architectural Drawing - 3D Competition

Kylie Walsh 2012 National Scholastics Art Gold & Silver Medals –Photography

Samantha Anselmo 2012 National Scholastics Art Silver Medal –Photography

Bridget Bicek 2012 National Scholastics Art Silver Medal –Photography

Eisvina Balsyte 2012 DECA State National Finalist Principles of Hospitality

David Begitschke 2012 DECA State National Finalist Creative Marketing Project, Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Timothy Chmela 2012 DECA State National Finalist Creative Marketing Project

Andrew Donnelly 2012 DECA State National Finalist Creative Marketing Project-Marketing Communication

Grant Johnson 2012 DECA State Finalist & National Qualifier 4th Place-Hotel Lodging Management

Madelynn Kuerschner 2012 DECA State National Finalist Principles of Marketing, 2012 DECA State Finalist & National Qualifier 2nd Place – Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

Shannon McGuire 2012 DECA State National Finalist Apparel & Accessories Marketing

Jeremy Riedl 2012 DECA State National Finalist Principles of Finance

Lee Thornquist 2012 DECA State National Finalist Sports & Entertainment Marketing

Michael Trompeter 2012 DECA State National Finalist Marketing Communication

Connor Wilson 2012 DECA State National Finalist Human Resource Management

Samarth Malhotra 2012 DECA State Finalist & National Qualifier 1st Place-Professional Sales 1st Place-Accounting

Abigail Armato NCTE Achievement Award in Writing Contest Superior Writing

Ammar Kalimullah NCTE Achievement Award in Writing Contest Superior Writing

Victor Aguirre Northern Illinois School Press Association Blue Ribbon-Editorial Cartooning

Aiste Markevicius Northern Illinois School Press Association Blue Ribbon-Feature Writing

Jacqueline Pabis Northern Illinois School Press Association Blue Ribbon-Individual In-Depth Reporting

Christina Pawlowski Northern Illinois School Press Association Honorable Mention-Review Writing

Karyna Rodriguez Northern Illinois School Press Association Blue Ribbon-Feature Writing & Graphics

Bianca Smith Northern Illinois School Press Association Honorable Mention-Photography

George Tibbles Northern Illinois School Press Association Honorable Mention-Editorial Writing

Jessica Bullard 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Kristy Caithamer 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Anna Cooper 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Noelle Gancero 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Shiela Gonzales 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Ryan Haskell 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Shobana Rao 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Jacquelyn Rubik 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Emma Thibault 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Kaitlyn Trevor 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Katherina Wielgosz 2011 Caracole Yearbook – Golden Eagle (Best in Show) Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing; Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

STAFF

South High Blueprint Northern Illinois School Press Association Bronze Certificate – Overall Publication

Agnes Filipowski Blueprint Sponsor

Kari Alore Blueprint Sponsor

South High Caracole Northern Illinois School Press Association Golden Eagle (Best in Show); Blue Ribbons in Design, Theme Development and Copy & Writing Honorable Mention in Coverage & Photography

Valerie Hardy Caracole Sponsor

Laura Rodey Caracole Sponsor

Elaine Marinakos Caracole Sponsor

Cindy Farren 2012 FCCLA Sponsor

Courtney Pesha 2012 FCCLA Sponsor

Mark Molinari 2012 Skills USA Sponsor

Jeff Schram 2012 Skills USA Sponsor

Mark Mueller 2012 Skills USA Sponsor

Michelle Lynn Art Teacher

Kathleen Myles Art Teacher

Stacey Polen DECA Sponsor

Paul Krick DECA Sponsor

Diana Benoist Nominating Teacher NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Content

Janice Schwarze Nominating Teacher NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing Content

Jan Heiteen Hall of Fame National Federation of State High School Associations