Introductory Remarks
Dr. John A. Carter, Principal
DEPARTMENT AWARDS
Applied Arts
Ms. Wendy Custable, Director
Outstanding Achievement in Print Media................................................Gavin Hornak
This award honors a junior who has demonstrated a strong interest in
Print media. This student has excelled in the knowledge and application of
multimedia in personal and academic interests, and has been selected by
teachers as an outstanding Print Media student.
Certificate of Achievement in Architecture and Engineering
........................................... Reed Aren ...................................Matthew Guyader
........................................ Devin Baker ......................................... Mark Hartzen
..........................................Julia Bever ....................................... Todd Horwitch
.................................... Andrew Chase ........................................ Justin Johnson
.......................................... James Cho ..................................... Philip Kagebein
.................................... Kevin Doherty ................................. Alexander Meador
................................... Michael Fatina ................................ Timothy Mielczarek
....................................Michael Finley .............................................Scott Miller
...................................... Hayden Ford .......................................... Toshiki Niimi
......................................... Avery Galis .................................... Mark Pankiewicz
................................. Daniel Gardiner ................................... Avery Richardson
................................. Kelsey Goldstein .....................................Denis Serdyukov
..................................Ryan Greenfield ............................Anna Marie Smolucha
....................................... Andrew Spring
This award recognizes juniors who have demonstrated a strong interest in the
Architecture and Engineering program, have maintained an “A” average, and
have been selected by teachers as outstanding Architecture and Engineering
students.
The 2011 Triton Visual Communications Contest winners .................................... TBA
This competition includes high school students enrolled in graphic arts
programs throughout the Northeast Illinois area.
Communication Arts
Mr. Joseph Flanagan, Director
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Achievement Award in Writing
...................................... Shayna Korol ................................... Rebecca Schumm
..................................... Adele Padgett ..................................... Joshua Thariath
................................... Samantha Roth ........................................... Vivian Wang
....................................... Kathryn White
This award recognizes students who have been nominated by their teachers for
exceptional skill in both creative and expository writing. These students
compete in a nationwide contest for the prestigious NCTE Achievement Award
in Writing.
The Junior AP English Achievement Award ......................................... Aristotle Bakke
.....................................Michelle Kelrikh
...................................... Mackenzie Levy
This award honors those students who demonstrate superior critical reading
skills and display exceptional insight in oral and written work.
The Inkwell Award
....................................... Alexis Bauer .................................... Kelly Matsumoto
.................................... Kevin Doherty ............................. Alexa Nootbaar-Vogt
....................................James Dorman .......................................... Libby Staples
................................... Brian Dubinsky ................................... Sarah Terwilliger
...................................... Jamie Herold .................................. Matthew Westrich
....................................... Cassidy Levy ................................ Magdalena Zelazko
This award is given to students in Junior English Accelerated who demonstrate
exceptional writing ability. They consistently achieve mastery of the English
language through effective voice, diction choice, and varied syntax. Each
composition reveals complexity of thought and mature style.
The Writer’s Writer Award ......................................................................... Joshua Dou
..................................................................... Rebecca Kyser
..................................................................... Rachel Philipp
This award honors those students who demonstrate consistent excellence in
writing. They distinguish themselves by their superb command of English,
originality of ideas and expression, and a willingness to take creative risks.
Silver Pen Award .................................................................................... Rebecca Kyser
...................................... Mackenzie Levy
The Silver Pen Award recognizes students who have taken the art of writing
beyond Stevenson, whether it be state journals, creative festivals, or small
magazines and contests.
Junior Wit Award ................................................................................... Rachael Affenit
......................................... Shayna Korol
The Junior Wit Award recognizes students who have dedicated time and effort
to the celebration of the works of others through the production of the literary
magazine.
Outstanding Newspaper Journalist Award .......................................... Danielle Collins
The recipients of this award are recognized by the Statesman staff for their
pursuit of excellence. Whether writing, editing, selling and designing ads, or
setting a positive example for the rest of the staff, they set a standard that
future staffs will want to meet.
Outstanding Yearbook Journalist Award ......................................... Alexandra Jaeckel
The Outstanding Yearbook Journalist is presented to students who have shown
outstanding performance while working on the Ambassador staff. Journalism
professionalism is evident through deadline completion, leadership, staff
cooperation, academic excellence, enthusiasm, and the countless number of
hours they have devoted to the yearbook before school, during school, after
school, and on weekends. In addition, these students can be counted on to not
only complete what is expected of them as individuals – they go beyond the call
of duty by helping out their fellow staff members, thereby exemplifying the true
meaning of selflessness.
Rachel Carson/Edward Abbey Book Award ..................................... Izabela Dziedzic
Presented jointly by the English Division and the Science Division, this
award honors young men and women who demonstrate unusual ability and
promise in both English and Science.
John Steinbeck Award
................................... Luke Alexander ......................................... Justin Kolpak
.................................... Kevin Doherty .......................................... Cassidy Levy
....................................James Dorman ................................. Katherine Perlman
...................................Isabel Piechowicz
This award is given to students who are outstanding in Junior English
Accelerated as well as Advanced Placement U. S. History. The students excel
in reading, writing, and oral communication. They are considered role models
in the classroom.
Fine Arts
Mr. Jon Grice, Director
Outstanding Art Students
................................ Madison Blaydes
.......................................... Jack Cottle
.................................. Irina Galyayeva
.................................. Klaudia Grigiel
....................................... Andrea Hunt
............................... Alexandria Karim
............................. Samantha Kawalec
............................................. Diane Kuai
.......................................... Cassidy Levy
................................ Stephanie Miljkovic
.................................... Zachary Petricca
........................................... Paige Quinn
........................................ Daphne Tapas
.................................. Lara Mae Vitanzo
........................................ Rebecca Weisz
The above-named students have been nominated by the art faculty for their
exceptional performance, while demonstrating an exemplary level of aesthetic
judgment, self-discipline, motivation and creativity.
Outstanding Dance Students
......................................Alexis Bauer .......................................... Meghan Lavelle
................................... Nathan Carter ..................................... Claire Martersteck
...................................... Eliza Woitinnek
The above-named students have consistently exemplified dedication,
improvement, and leadership for themselves, their peers, and the department.
Outstanding Band Students
..............................Michael Benzinger ............................................. Yoo Jin Lee
................................. Stephen Johnson ............................................ Sara Loerch
........................................ Brianna Schiff
Outstanding Choir Students
..........................................Julia Bever ....................................... Nicholas Olson
................................ Georgia Norfleet .............................................. Ellen Zhou
Outstanding Guitar Students
...................................... Alyssa Poteet .................................... Natalie Reinholtz
Outstanding Orchestra Students
................................. Matthew Collera ............................................... Tyler Katz
...................................... Justin Doong ............................................ Christina Li
................................ Niranjan Jayanth ............................................ Lea Nowack
................................................. Kevin Xu
The above-named students have excelled in their music classes and activities;
have maintained an “A” average this year; have consistently displayed an
exemplary level of dedication to musical growth; and demonstrated an
outstanding spirit of enthusiasm, commitment, and teamwork.
Outstanding Theatre Students
...................................... Ishita Bhama
..................................... Ashley Dautel
............................... Amanda Ehrmann
..................................... Joel Glickman
....................................... Jaiden Gross
............................. Alexandra Howard
........................................... Annie Keller
........................................ Madison Levin
....................................... Nicholas Olson
.................................... Bennett Saltzman
.................................... Megan Vanderah
........................................... David Wood
The above-named students have excelled by earning an “A” in two or more
intermediate level theatre courses or one advanced-capstone course. In
addition, they have served as role models by consistently demonstrating selfdiscipline, enthusiasm, dedication to artistic growth, and commitment to the
ensemble.
Physical Welfare
Ms. Jill Lipman, Director
Outstanding Junior Pool Leader – Female .... ..........................................Laura Larsen
Outstanding Junior Pool Leader – Male ................................................. Taylor Baretz
Mathematics
Dr. Gwen Zimmermann, Director
American Mathematics Competition (AMC) .............................................Brandon Axe
Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM)
Outstanding Junior Mathematics Award ..........................................Brandon Axe
North Suburban Mathematics League ............................................................ 3rd Place
....................................... Brandon Axe ........................................ Matthew Yang
...................................... Justin Doong ...................................... Aaron Zalewski
.................................... Vishesh Verma ............................................ Mark Zhang
Illinois Council Teachers of Mathematics (ICTM) State Mathematics Competition
Awards
The ICTM State Mathematics competitions are considered to be the most
comprehensive mathematics competitions in the country. Much like a track
competition, students compete in a variety of events for the team title. The
teams listed are all receiving medallions and awards for their top 10 finishes in
the State.
Overall Team Award ............................................................................... 3rd Place
Algebra 2 Written Competition ................................................................ 1st Place
Junior/Senior Relay ................................................................................ 3rd Place
Junior/Senior 2 person ............................................................................5th Place
Junior/Senior 8 person ............................................................................5th Place
Calculator Team ...................................................................................... 1st Place
....................................... Brandon Axe ........................................... Tianlu Wang
.................................... Kevin Doherty ........................................ Matthew Yang
...................................... Justin Doong ...................................... Aaron Zalewski
.............................................. Mark Zhang
Outstanding AP Calculus BC Student Award .............................. Aaron Zalewski
.................................................... Mark Zhang
Science
Dr. Steve Wood, Director
Bausch & Lomb Outstanding Junior Science Award ............................ David Whisler
Sponsored by Bausch and Lomb, this recognition program has honored
exemplary junior science students since 1933. Academic excellence and
dedication to the study of science are the basis for this award, and the recipient
is an outstanding junior science student.
American Association of Physics Teachers ............................................... Haruka Aoki
................................................... Lisa Boris
.................................................... Brian Lee
........................................... Morgan Meyer
............................................... Stuart Polen
.......................................Hannah Schlacter
As a service to the physics education community, the American Association of
Physics Teachers sponsors the Outstanding Physics Student award, which
allows teachers to recognize students who have particularly excelled in his or
her physics coursework.
Outstanding Junior Science Awards
Biology
....................................... Brandon Axe
...................................... Jimmy Chang
...................................... Justin Doong
............................... Elizabeth Ettleson
....................................Regan Frieling
........................................... Bowen Jin
............................................. Anna Kong
.......................................... Cassidy Levy
.............................................. Jonah May
............................................ Kyle Nelson
........................................... Vivian Wang
...................................... Aaron Zalewski
............................................ Mark Zhang
Chemistry
......................................... Aliya Baker ...................................... Victoria Dobies
...................................... Lauren Boyle ........................... Mairea Irisarri Pinera
....................................... Sarah Cohen ..................................... Jessica Warnick
Physics
................................... Brooke Bartlett
.................................... Alec Benjamin
........................................... Lisa Boris
........................................John Cordes
..................................... Melissa Engel
.................................... Garima Gupta
......................................Jonathan Hsu
............................. Alexandra Kanaris
............................... Alexandria Karim
....................................... Rebecca Kim
............................... Jeremy Kleinstein
.................................... Kelly Matsumoto
....................................... Morgan Meyer
............................................ Dhruv Patel
......................................... Sriram Raghu
........................................ Brianna Schiff
...................................Hannah Schlacter
................................... Rebecca Schumm
.....................................Denis Serdyukov
.........................................Maria Thayyil
..................................... Joshua Thariath
............................................... Emily Top
....................................... Vishesh Verma
Environmental Science
.................................................................................................... Izabela Dziedzic
Earth Science
............................................................................................................ Anna Kong
These awards are presented to junior students who excel in science
academically and participate enthusiastically in the study of science.
Social Studies
Outstanding Scholars
........................................ Evan Appell
.................................... Rachel Baader
................................... Brooke Bartlett
................................. Alec Blumenthal
................................ Matthew Bolman
................................ Yamini Chandra
........................................John Cordes
................................... Anna Danylyuk
............................................Tina Ding
.................................. Victoria Dobies
...................................... Justin Doong
................................ Eleonora Edreva
..................................... Melissa Engel
............................... Elizabeth Ettleson
................................... Michael Fatina
..................... Rebecca Feltman-Frank
.............................. Elizabeth Gorelick
................................. Noah Greenberg
............................... Matthew Guyader
......................................... Sarina Jain
........................................... Bowen Jin
................................. Stephen Johnson
............................. Alexandra Kanaris
................................. Michelle Kelrikh
........................................ Nadia Khan
............................... Jeremy Kleinstein
..............................Magdalena Krolak
...................................... Samual Levin
Mr. Brad Smith, Director
.......................................... Cassidy Levy
......................................... Sandra Lopez
........................................ Nikhita Luthra
......................................... Jeffrey Marek
....................................... Morgan Meyer
.............................. Alexandra Naughton
............................................ Kyle Nelson
........................................ Alexander Nye
.....................................Preston Ohlwein
...................................Isabel Piechowicz
.......................... Akshay Ramachandran
........................................ Eric Ramoutar
.................................................. Jon Rice
....................................... Samantha Roth
.............................. Amarandeep Sandhu
............................... Evgeniya Semenova
................................... Sarah Terwilliger
..................................... Joshua Thariath
.........................................Maria Thayyil
........................................... Vivian Wang
........................................ Rebecca Weisz
............................... Caroline Wimbelton
....................................... Brendan Wood
........................................ Matthew Yang
...................................... Aaron Zalewski
............................................ Mark Zhang
....................................... Christine Zhao
.............................................. Ellen Zhou
This award is given to junior students who have demonstrated academic
excellence in all of their Social Studies classes and a commitment to continuing
scholarship.
Outstanding Artisans
.................................... Katherine Bell
...................................... Carly Benson
................................. Miguel Carrazza
.................................... Laura Elsesser
............................... Taylor Finkelman
...................................... Jamie Herold
............................... Jeremy Kleinstein
.................................... Rebecca Kyser
............................................ Alex Levy
.....................................Hanna Matseshe
................................. Sarah McCullough
.................................... Georgia Norfleet
........................................... Stuart Polen
........................................... Paige Quinn
............................ Christopher Sandford
................................... Andrew Scheidler
.........................................Nikki Stergiou
.........................................Grayson Stout
........................................ Kathryn White
Outstanding artisans in the Social Studies have demonstrated the essential
skills required of an educated citizenry. Artisans are those who possess the
ability to elevate comprehension into creativity and expression. These students
excel at reading, writing and public speaking.
Outstanding Citizens
................................. Adriana Aguirre
..................................Samuel Alhadeff
......................................... Aliya Baker
................................ Alexandra Brady
................................. Alexandre Brard
....................................Kylie Burnham
............................................ Emily Cai
.................................... Nathan Carter
................................. Siddhartha Dash
....................................James Dorman
............................................. Neil Edat
.................................... Brynn Edelcup
..................................... Scott Feldman
................... Alondra Hernandez Lepe
.................................. Carlie Holcman
...................................... Nahroo Kang
................................... Dyuthi Khanna
......................................... Justin Kolpak
.................................. Vernonica Kovach
.............................................. Jonah May
.......................................... Ana Mercado
............................... Michelle Namkoong
.................................... Sai Nimmagadda
........................................... Leah Parekh
.............................................. Adithi Roa
............................................ David Ribot
.........................................Danielle Rudy
................................. Mallory Silberman
.................................. Claudia Smolinski
.......................................Juliana Snarski
............................................... Emily Top
........................................ David Whisler
....................................... Brendan Wood
................................................. Kevin Xu
........................................ Priscilla Zajac
These students exemplify strength of character and a commitment to our
society. We view them as models of our department to community service and
leadership.
Student Activities
Mr. Dave Eddy, Coordinator
A World of Difference Ambassador Award
.......................................... Amy Andes
...................................... Ishita Bhama
................................. Alissa Borowsky
........................................John Cordes
.................................. Victoria Dobies
..................................... Melissa Engel
...................................... Brian Harlan
......................................... Sarina Jain
......................................... Emily Kaplan
........................................... Annie Keller
.............................................. Jonah May
.............................................Scott Miller
....................................... Samantha Roth
......................................... Alyssa Sexner
.......................................Juliana Snarski
..................................... Joshua Thariath
........................................... Vivian Wang
This award honors students who have been ambassadors to the Freshman
Mentor Program and demonstrated a commitment to the values of multicultural and anti-bias education.
Dance – Melange and Repertory Dedication and Leadership Award
....................................... Alexis Bauer ...................................... Meghan Lavelle
This award is presented to dance company members who have exemplified
dedication to the department and companies though their growth and
development, choreography, mentoring, and leadership.
Debate Team Award
............................... Michelle Kelrikh .......................................... Eric Ramoutar
This award goes to the students who have demonstrated leadership, integrity
and exceptional skill in the field of Congressional Debate.
Film Club Golden Reel Award
......................... Alexander Campbell .......................................... Brian Campbell
.................................... Matthew Stubing
This award goes to the students who have demonstrated leadership, integrity
and exceptional skill in the field of Congressional Debate.
Gay Straight Alliance Outstanding Leadership Award
................................. Rachael Affenit .......................................... Samuel Levin
................................ Carlie Holcman .................................... Megan Vanderah
This award is presented to members of the Gay Straight Alliance who have
shown outstanding leadership.
Interact Club Leadership Award
...................................... Monica Chen ....................................... Emily Reinherz
........................................ Kathryn White
This award is being presented to student leaders who have demonstrated
dedication, enthusiasm, and leadership skills throughout the year.
Latin Club Civitas Magna Award .......................................................... Kirk Halverson
This award is given to a student that embodies the Roman ideals of civitas
working with dedication to promote the study of Latin Language and the
impact of the Romans on the modern world.
Latino Culture Club Outstanding Leadership Award ............. Paola Guerrero-Toledo
This award is presented to the club officer who served as a role model with
excellent attendance, leading club meetings, preparing other club members for
the Latino College Bowl competition and displaying a positive and respectful
attitude.
Operation Snowball Awesome and Amazing Leadership Award
......................................Alexis Bauer ............................................... Sara Loerch
................................. Kirk Halverson ........................................ Taylor Naughton
This award goes to students who have honored Operation Snowball with
exceptional leadership demonstrated through their efforts, enthusiasm,
commitment, role modeling, and dedication to making healthy choices and
choosing to be drug/alcohol free.
World Languages
Ms. Rowena Mak, Director
Outstanding Junior Students in ELL...................................................... Pooja Acharya
............................................ Shaily Patel
...............................................Jiyang Wu
This award goes to juniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and
superior level of language proficiency in Reading, Writing, Speaking and
Listening domain of English.
Outstanding Junior Students in AP French Language ........................ Alec Blumenthal
........................................ Nikhita Luthra
This award is given to the juniors in the Language program who are
considered by peers and teachers to be the outstanding representatives of
achievement of excellence in French.
Outstanding Junior Students in French
.......................................... Yamini Chandra ................................. Rebecca Silverman
...........................................Danielle Collins ...........................Ilakkiya Thanigaivelan
................................................ Andrea Hunt .............................. Oviya Thanigaivelan
....................................................... Zijing Li ........................................ Rebecca Weisz
................................... Netasha Raveendran ................................ Magdalena Zelazko
This award goes to juniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and a
superior level of language proficiency in French.
Outstanding Junior students in Hebrew ......................................................Aliya Baker
................................. Rebecca Silverman
.............................. Samantha Silverman
This award is given to juniors in Hebrew who are considered by peers and
teachers to be the outstanding representatives of achievement of excellence in
Hebrew.
Outstanding Junior Students in Latin
.................................... Alexander Nye ............................................ David Ribot
This award goes to juniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and
a superior level of language proficiency in Latin.
Outstanding Junior Students in AP Mandarin Chinese
....................................... Christina Li ........................................ Matthew Yang
......................................... Edward Wu .......................................... Jiahui Zhang
............................................. Linda Xu ............................................ Mark Zhang
This award is given to the juniors in the Language program who are
considered by peers and teachers to be the outstanding representatives of
achievement of excellence in Mandarin Chinese.
Outstanding Junior Students in Mandarin Chinese
............................................ Luke Alexander .................................................. Yein Lee
................................................ Haruka Aoki ............................................. Lili Malone
................................................. Joshua Choi .................................... Kelly Matsumoto
............................................... Deborah Huh ............................................ Lea Nowack
...................................................... Ai Kashii ....................................... Emily Reinherz
.................................................. Diane Kuai ........................................... Tianlu Wang
....................................... Christine Zhao
This award goes to juniors who have demonstrated academic excellence and a
superior level of language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.
Outstanding Junior Students in Spanish
...................................... Sam Alhadeff ......................................... Amanda Kosh
........................................ Evan Appell ............................................ Sara Loerch
.................................... Rachel Baader ......................................... Hannah Mills
.................................... Katherine Bell ......................................... David Naidoff
...................................... Kayla Brandt ............................................ Kyle Nelson
....................................Kylie Burnham ...................................Isabel Piechowicz
................................. Matthew Collera .......................................... Randi Prince
...................................... Robin Conter .........................................Danielle Rudy
........................... Kathrine Donnowitz ................................... Madeline Sarmas
.................................... Laura Elsesser ........................................ Brianna Schiff
............................... Elizabeth Ettleson .....................................Denis Serdyukov
................................... Michael Fatina ......................................... Kevin Service
....................................Regan Frieling ....................................... Margaret Thon
................................... Dyuthi Khanna ............................................... Emily Top
............................... Jeremy Kleinstein .................................... Joshua Weisberg
This award goes to juniors who have demonstrated academic excellence
and a superior level of language proficiency in Spanish.
Outstanding Juniors in Spanish Honors
................................... Brooke Bartlett .....................................Michelle Kelrikh
.............................. Monica Bodenstab ...................................... Mackenzie Levy
...................................... Monica Chen
........................................John Cordes
.................................. Victoria Dobies
.................................... Kevin Doherty
...................................... Justin Doong
..................................... Melissa Engel
........................... Brandon Gescheidle
..................................... Ethan Homedi
.................................. Joseph Hugener
............................. Alexandra Kanaris
........................................Annie Keller
....................................... Morgan Meyer
......................................... Adele Padgett
................................. Katherine Perlman
............................................ David Ribot
.............................. Samantha Rodriguez
...................................Hannah Schlacter
.................................. Rebecca Schumm
..................................... Joseph Sitzmann
................................. Claudia Smolinski
................................................. Kevin Xu
...................................... Aaron Zalewski
.................................. Emily Zinselmeier
This award is given to the juniors in the Honors Language program who are
considered by peers and teachers to be the outstanding representatives of
achievement of excellence in Spanish.
Concluding Remarks
Dr. John A. Carter, Principal
Thanks to the Administration, Faculty and Staff
of Stevenson High School for their support