2017 Academy Award Winners
BIBLE
Elisabeth Rienow
SOCIAL STUDIES
Lindsey McDonald
Daniel Phelps
CRITICAL WRITING
Ellie Johnson
ENGLISH Emily Tepe
SPANISH
Moriah Thompson
FRENCH
Elisabeth Rienow
LINGUISTIC AWARD
Samuel Ruff
ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Jonah Jones
Carolyn Miner
FERMI LAB SCIENCE
John Heredia
Emily Renn
SCIENCE
Emily Ambler
Nicholas Andrew
BUSINESS
Austin Valleskey
ILLINOIS COUNCIL TEACHERS OF MATH
Seth Wyma
Kelly Wen
MATH
Maggie Liechty
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
Anna Setran
ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLAR
Emily Ambler
Lindsey Anderson
Nicholas Andrew,
Kimberly Banks
Andrew Benz
Zhengkai (Kevin) Bi
Lily Bracy
Steven Bridgeforth
Mitchell Brunner
Callum Burtelson
Jacklyn Dahl
Alec Dunn
Joren Eklund
Hannah Elsner
John Heredia
Ellie Johnson
Jacob Kainer
Cassidy Kraft
Maggie Liechty
William Litfin
Noah Love
Carolyn Miner
Wei (Peter) Qi
Emily Renn
Samuel Ruff
Samuel Scharnowski
Anna Setran
Nathaniel Song
Amanda Teagle
Emily Tepe
Jameson Teuscher
Andrew Van Nispen
Joshua Wright
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Letter of Commendation: Mitchell Brunner, Emily Renn, Samuel Ruff
Certificate of Merit: John Heredia, Ellie Johnson, Carolyn Miner
US MARINE CORPS SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE
Bennett Feyerer
Abigail Trott
NATIONAL ATHLETIC HONOR SOCIETY
Bond Bailey
Nori Kasai
Mitchell Brunner
Jonah King
Meredith Bult
Gretchen Pearson
Chrislyn Herring
Emily Renn
Jonah Jones
Landon Rose
Anna Joy Setran
Rebecca Smith
Anah Southard
Mackenzie Summers
WA SCHOLAR ATHLETE
Jonah Jones
Emily Renn
US MARINE DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE
Mitchell Brunner
Meredith Bult
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Gretchen Pearson
Tyler Sesvold
ILMEA – DISTRICT IX
Max Anliker
Nathanael Bierly
Steven Bridgeforth
Christine Forde-Gude
Beau Hill
William Lyon
Calla Mikolajczyk
Shannon Posthuma
ILMEA – ALL-STATE MUSICIANS
William Lyon
SENIOR CHORAL
Jacob Kainer
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Lily Jarzabkowski
MEDIA ART AWARD
Johanna Pendley
IMAGO DEI
JohnMark Poferl
ART
Jacklyn Dahl
DANCE
Elisabeth Rienow
PATRON OF THE ARTS
Carolyn Miner
ACADEMY THEATER
Annelise Norris
Dugan Studebaker
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Kate Wild
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
Freshmen
Samuel Anliker
Grace Beattie
Nathanael Bierly
Marcus Bult
Yehya Chehab
Emma Daghfal
Elizabeth Gieser
Paul Lyon
Kathryn Ryken
Soren Winquist-Bailey
Sophomore
Jack Dykema
Jasmine Galvan
Dana George
Ann Hancock
Loradana Imrisek
William Lyon
Adam Roman
Mia Rynbrandt
Kathryn Sezonov
Simon Shackelford
Lauren Tepe
Junior
Cliff Anderson
Tyler Cairncross
Wilson Daghfal
Joseph DiNaso
Max Dominguez
Maxwell Hamilton
Owen Hardy
Charles Heredia
Bethany Hoogerheide
Abigail Jarvis
Edward Jiang
GLOBAL
Joe Lee
Jared Kasper
Caroline Lister
Marshall Macaluso
Katherine Mantel
Mathhew McRay
Haley Nemejc
Ashlyn Pacer
Darrin Pollino
Sean Reid
Anna Rinde
Julia Robleski
Amy Sellers
Sarah Sellers
Dimitrie Skakavac
Rachel Wiedman
Ryan Wittstock
Seth Wyma
Lydia Young
Grace Zander
JEREMY WEHR
Luke Holwerda
RAUL VERGARA FRIEND
Noah Love
SERVICE TO WHEATON ACADEMY
Annelise Norris
BOSGRAF
Lily Jarzobkowski
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Emily Tepe
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Jonah Jones
AMERICAN LEGION SCHOOL AWARD
Jacob Kainer
Lindsey Anderson
ENGESETH LEADERSHIP AWARD
Anna Setran
LEXI YOUNGBERG INSPIRATION
Kayla Tyrrell
HEAD OF SCHOOL
Madeline Burdett
SOLI DEO GLORIA
Emily Tepe
The following Academic Awards will be recognized during Community Time on Monday, May
22, so students may be recognized in front of their peers:
Four-Year Academic Excellence Award is given to students who have attended Wheaton Academy
for all four years and achieved Honor Roll or High Honor Roll status every semester during high
school. The Four-Year Excellence Award for Honor Roll is achieved by being on Honor Roll or a mix
of Honor Roll, High Honor Roll and Academic Excellence every semester. The Four-Year Excellence
Award for High Honor Roll is achieved by being on High Honor Roll or a mix of High Honor Roll
and Academic Excellence every semester.
This year’s Honor Roll Recipients are:
Kimberly Banks
Lauren Isenhart
Andrew Benz
Parker Jackson
Steven Bridgeforth
Tyler James Jackson
Meredith Bult
Lily Jarzabkowski
Alicia Bun
Jonah Jones
Madeline Burdett
Samuel Jones
Claire Casto
Jacob Kainer
Jacklyn Dahl
Riley Kearney
Alec Dunn
Grace Kondourajian
Ria Echols
Cassidy Kraft
Bennett Feyerer
Lexis Lanham
Heather Forsberg
Joe Hyunjo Lee
Natalie Forsberg
Will Litfin
Breanna Franz
Noah Love
Meghan Gagliano
Hannah Luchtenburg
Annabelle Garrett
Abigail McCormic
Lindsey Gartner
Isabelle McNally
Leland Haigh
Victoria Meade
John Heredia
Carolyn Miner
Chrislyn Herring
Kellen Mitchell
This Year’s High Honor Roll Recipients are:
Emily Ambler
Hannah Elsner
Lindsey Anderson
Elizabeth Fisher
Lily Bracy
Holland Kosiek
Mitchell Brunner
Sarah Litfin
Callum Burtelson
Lindsey McDonald
Elizabeth Cyr
Emily Renn
Rachel Doncel
Sam Scharnowski
Joren Eklund
Dugan Studebaker
Lauryn Nash
Annelise Norris
Gretchen Pearson
Stephany Pena
Peter Wei Qi
Katelyn Richter
John Rourke
Samuel Ruff
Rebecca Smith
Nathaniel Song
Anah Southard
Simon Spivey
Isabella Tarlach
Emily Tepe
Moriah Thompson
Abigail Trott
Austin Valleskey
Samantha Wolf
Annie Xinyue Zhang
Amanda Teagle
Kayla Tucker
Kayla Tyrrell
Andrew van Nispen
Kelly Wen
Jaime Wills
National Honor Society is given to outstanding high school students who have demonstrated
excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. This year’s
participants are:
Emily Ambler
Lindsey Anderson
Christine Andrew
Nicholas Andrew
Max Anliker
Margaret Bailey
Kimberly Banks
Cooper Bastian
Rachael Bermudez
Hannah Bertsche
Cassandra Bonga
Lily Bracy
Steven Bridgeforth
Mikayla Browne
Mitchell Brunner
Meredith Bult
Alicia Bun
Madeline Burdett
Callum Burtelson
Tyler Cairncross
Clarie Casto
Elizabeth Cyr
Paige Dahl
Jacklyn Dahl
Maxwell Dominguez
Rachel Doncel
Ria Echols
Joren Eklund
Hannah Elsner
Bennett Feyerer
Elizabeth Fisher
Heather Forsberg
Natalie Forsberg
Breanna Franz
William Friedland
Meghan Gagliano
Annabelle Garrett
Lindsey Gartner
Paige Gifford
Sara Goodman
Julia Gosden
Jorah Griffin
Anders Gustafson
Ellen Hancock
Grayson Harris
John Heredia
Luke Holwerda
Bethany Hoogerheide
Caleb Hoogerheide
Grace Mengjie Hu
Kathryn Huth
Abigail Jarvis
Lily Jarzabkowski
Joyce Jeong
Edward Shuai Jiang
Lydia Pei Yun Jiang
Grace Yein Jo
Scott Johnson
Ellie Johnson
Jonah Jones
Jacob Kainer
Jared Kasper
Riley Kearney
Courtney Kinnane
Grace Kondourajian
Holland Kosiek
Cassidy Kraft
Tyler Krill
Katherine Krueger
Lindsay Laurie
Allanna Ledford
Joe Hyunjo Lee
Kaitlin Liebling
Sarah Litfin
Will Litfin
Carly Loss
Kayla Lotz
Ryan Lotz
Noah Love
Olivia Mann
Breanne Maucieri
Lindsey McDonald
Jessica McDonell
Jessica McElwee
Isabelle McNally
Victoria Meade
Caleb Mikolajczyk
Carolyn Miner
Elizabeth Naatz
Lauryn Nash
Haley Nemejc
Annelise Norris
Natalie Oakley
Margaret Oster
Quinn Partain
Gretchen Pearson
Stephany Pena
Natalie Petro
Emily Renn
Elisabeth Rienow
Anna Rinde
Julia Robleski
Chance Rose
Landon Rose
John Rourke
Samuel Ruff
Sam Scharnowski
Amy Sellers
Sarah Sellers
Anna Setran
Dimitrie Skakavac
Rebecca Smith
Nathaniel Song
Anah Southard
Cydney Stanton
Ethan Stoneman
Dugan Studebaker
Elizabeth Swoboda
Isabella Tarlach
Amanda Teagle
Jameson Teuscher
Moriah Thompson
Abigail Trott
Kayla Tucker
Kayla Tyrrell
Austin Valleskey
Andrew van Nispen
Haleigh Van Wagner
Graham Wall
Joshua Walraven
Rapunzel Sunboyu Wang
Kelly Wen
Rachel Wiedman
Katherine Wild
Jaime Wills
Samantha Wolf
Amelia Woods
Seth Wyma
Kaylie Zhilin Xia
Jenny JiaNing Yu
Forge LiWei Zhao
French National Honor Society is given to junior and senior high school students who have
demonstrated overall excellence in the French language. This year’s recipients are:
Steven Bridgeforth
Callum Burtelson
Bennett Feyerer
Elizabeth Fisher
Heather Forsberg
Sarah Litfin
Will Litfin
Anna Rinde
Simon Spivey
Katherine Wild
President’s Award for Educational Achievement is given to students who show outstanding
educational growth, improvement, commitment, or intellectual development in their academic
subjects. Students who are given this award have been recognized by their teachers as
especially dedicated in one or more subject areas.
Andrew Benz
Hannah Bertsche
Madeline Burdett
Meghan Gagliano
Leland Haigh
Chrislyn Herring
Joshua Hoepner
Grace Kondourajian
Lexis Lanham
Vanessa JunRan Li
Hope Livingston
Isabelle McNally
Victoria Meade
Kellen Mitchell
Andi Pivaronas
Isabella Tarlach
Abigail Trott
Kayla Tyrrell
Rebecca Smith
Annie Xinyue Zhang
President’s Award for Educational Excellence is given to students who have at least a 3.5
GPA and who scored in the 85th percentile or higher on the ACT or SAT in Reading and Math
OR were recommended for outstanding achievement in one or more subject areas in the
school’s core curriuculum.
Emily Ambler
Lindsey Anderson
Nicholas Andrew
Kimberly Banks
Lily Bracy
Steven Bridgeforth
Mitchell Brunner
Meredith Bult
Alicia Bun
Callum Burtelson
Claire Casto
Elizabeth Cyr
Jacklyn Dahl
Rachel Doncel
Alec Dunn
Ria Echols
Joren Eklund
Hannah Elsner
Bennett Feyerer
Elizabeth Fisher
Heather Forsberg
Breanna Franz
Annabelle Garrett
Lindsey Gartner
Jorah Griffin
John Heredia
Thomas Holmberg
Grace Mengjie Hu
Lauren Isenhart
Parker Jackson
Lily Jarzabkowski
Lydia Pei Yun Jiang
Grace Yein Jo
Ellie Johnson
Jonah Jones
Samuel Jones
Jacob Kainer
Riley Kearney
Holland Kosiek
Cassidy Kraft
Lindsay Laurie
Joe Hyunjo Lee
Maggie Liechty
Sarah Litfin
Will Litfin
Carly Loss
Noah Love
Hannah Luchtenburg
Tally McGowen
Carolyn Miner
Lauryn Nash
Annelise Norris
Gretchen Pearson
Stephany Pena
Daniel Phelps
Emily Renn
John Rourke
Landon Rose
Aaron Rot
Samuel Ruff
Katelyn Richter
Anna Setran
Sam Scharnowski
Ezekiel Smith
Nathaniel Song
Anah Southard
Simon Spivey
Dugan Studebaker
Emilianna Sweeting
Amanda Teagle
Emily Tepe
Jameson Teuscher
Moriah Thompson
Kayla Tucker
Andrew van Nispen
Austin Vallesky
Kelly Wen
Katherine Wild
Jaime Wills
Samantha Wolf