Lake County Academic Team honorable mentions
Steven Balog
School: Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
Parents: Erzsebet and Istvan Balog
Sponsor: Kurt A. Sinclair
Class rank: 2 out of 441
GPA: 4.569 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 33; SAT: 1950
College: Brown University
Planned major: Biology
Awards, honors: National Honor Society, Principal's top 10 list
Sarah Julianna Bassett
School: Mundelein High School
Hometown: Mundelein
Parents: Jeffrey and Ellen Bassett
Sponsor: George Kaider
Class rank: 1 out of 540
GPA: 4.5094 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 33
College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Planned major: Civil and environmental engineering
Awards, honors: National AP Scholar, All Academic Varsity Sports Award, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, Illinois State Scholar
Casey Brew
School: Wauconda High School
Hometown: Island Lake
Parents: Tim and Lisa Brew
Sponsor: Alan Willhoit
Class rank: 2 out of 284
GPA: 4.5952 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 33
College: Northwestern University, Loyola University, University of Chicago
Planned major: Molecular biology
Awards, honors: Illinois State Scholar, All Athletic Award (tennis), National Honor Society
Hillary Bunnelle
School: Mundelein High School
Hometown: Mundelein
Parents: Bill Bunnelle and Leslie Evans
Sponsor: Andrew Hirshman
Class rank: 2 out of 540
GPA: 4.4505 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 32
College: Case Western Reserve University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Columbia University
Planned major: Engineering
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with honor, National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, North Suburban Conference All-Academic
Samantha Danguilan
School: Round Lake High School
Hometown: Hainesville
Parents: Joe and Virginia Danguilan
Sponsor: Kurt A. Sinclair
Class rank: 1 out of 441
GPA: 4.659 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 29; SAT: 1730
College: Smith College
Planned major: Environmental studies, gender studies
Awards, honors: National Honor Society, Principal's top 10 list, AP Scholar, Round Lake/Fox Lake Exchange Club Student of the Year, All-Academic Athletic Award
Eric Donahue
School: Grayslake Central High School
Hometown: Ingleside
Parents: John and Dawn Donahue
Sponsor: Kristen Carlson
Class rank: 2 out of 316
GPA: 4.605 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 34
College: Princeton, Yale, Columbia
Planned major: Government, history
Awards, honors: National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar
Tammy Ellis
School: Wauconda High School
Hometown: Port Barrington
Parents: Steve and Nancy Ellis
Sponsor: Wendy Mills
Class rank: 1 out of 285
GPA: 4.667 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 31
College: Olivet Nazarene University
Planned major: Math, psychology or sociology
Awards, honors: Illinois State Scholar, IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award, National Honor Society, AP Scholar, North Suburban Conference All-Academic Team
Monika Gasiorek
School: Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Lake Zurich
Parents: Miroslaw and Beata Gasiorek
Sponsor: Craig Lehigh
Class rank: 2 out of 580
GPA: 4.56 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 32; SAT: n/a
College: Georgetown University, College of William and Mary, George Washington University
Planned major: International relations, pre-law
Awards, honors: National Merit Commended Scholar, National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar, North Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award for varsity tennis
Christopher Georgen
School: Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Kildeer
Parents: Dan and Laura Georgen
Sponsor: Lynne Strutzel
Class rank: 2 out of 308
GPA: 4.52 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 36; SAT: 2300
College: Princeton, Harvard, College of William and Mary
Planned major: Physics
Awards, honors: National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Monroe Scholar, IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award
Anne Goodman
School: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown: Lake Bluff
Parents: Mark and Susan Goodman
Sponsor: Madonna Lee Edmunds
Class rank: School doesn't rank
GPA: 5.46 on a weighted 5.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 31
College: University of Virginia; University of Notre Dame; Washington University, St. Louis
Planned major: Architecture
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with honor, National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Illinois State Scholar
Elena Gonzalez
School: Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Mundelein
Parents: Carlos Gonzalez and Terese Van Donsel
Sponsor: Lynne Strutzel
Class rank: 10 out of 308
GPA: 4.37 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35; SAT: 2300
College: Yale
Planned major: Classics
Awards, honors: National Merit Finalist, National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar, AP Scholar with honor, National Honor Society
Megan Lantz
School: Grayslake Central High School
Hometown: Hainesville
Parents: Pam Cecil and Doug Lantz
Sponsor: Kristen Carlson
Class rank: 5 out of 316
GPA: 4.5 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 31
College: Columbia College, University of Iowa, Augustana College
Planned major: Writing
Awards, honors: National Honor Society, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar
Megan Marshalla
School: Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Lake Zurich
Parents: Bill and Suzy Marshalla
Sponsor: Kaye Polakoff
Class rank: 3 out of 580
GPA: Not listed
Test scores: ACT: 34
College: University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Vanderbilt University
Planned major: Biology, pre-med
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with honor, Illinois State Scholar, National Honor Society, North Suburban Conference Sportsmanship Award
Nathan McMahon
School: Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Parents: Paul and Kelly McMahon
Sponsor: Christina Kupsco
Class rank: 1 out of 306
GPA: 4.7 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 32
College: Milwaukee School of Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Purdue University
Planned major: Biomedical engineering
Awards, honors: Illinois State Scholar, North Suburban Conference All-Academic, National Honor Society
William Padovano
School: Vernon Hills High School
Hometown: Vernon Hills
Parents: Erika and Vincent Padovano
Sponsor: DeAnn Firnbach
Class rank: n/a
GPA: 4.684 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35
College: Stanford, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Planned major: Biomedical engineering, pre-med
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with distinction, Award for Academic Excellence in International Language, Illinois State Scholar
Megan Spoo
School: Antioch Community High School
Hometown: Antioch
Parents: Chari Hendricks
Sponsor: John Whitehurst
Class rank: 2 out of 333
GPA: 4.721 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 32
College: Loyola University, Northwestern University
Planned major: Pre-medicine
Awards, honors: AP Scholar; Spanish Honor Society; Prairie State Achievement Award in Math, Science, Writing and Reading; Illinois State Scholar; National Honor Society
Jillian Wuorenma
School: Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Parents: Dennis and Karen Wuorenma
Sponsor: Gwen Varney
Class rank: 13 out of 306
GPA: 4.3 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 30
College: Mount Holyoke College, Knox College
Planned major: History of English
Awards, honors: National Honor Society, Best Inbound Student — Rotary Club International for Foreign Exchange Students, Eagle Pride Award