Lake County Leadership Team honorable mentions
Josh Anttila
Antioch High School
Hometown: Antioch
Class: Senior
Parents: Jeff and Heather Anttila
Sponsor: Aryan Dohman and Phyllis Fay
Community service: Assistant coach with Viking Youth Football for past three years; ticket booth operator at the Lions Club Barbecue; student facilitator for the Leadership Council, and helps out at the eighth grade information nights.
Rose Craig
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Ingleside
Class: Senior
Parents: Darlene and George Craig
Sponsor: Larry Elliot, counselor
Community service: Grayslake & Round Lake Area Relay For Life team leader; plays piano for and accompanies residents of Riverside Developmental Services; played piano with the band at Camp Duncan over the holidays; accompanist for the children’s choir at United Protestant Church, where she also teaches Sunday school for 3- to 6-year-olds.
Leslie Dill
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown: Libertyville
Class: Senior
Parents: Steve and Mary Dill
Sponsor: Gerald J. Grossman, Head of School
Community service: Volunteer in the summer reading program of the Cook Memorial Library children’s department; has rebuilt houses for poor residents in Appalachia; volunteered at St. Malachy’s Halloween party, giving Halloween parties to inner city children who cannot trick-or-treat because their neighborhood isn’t safe; was chosen for the Sacred Heart Network Juvenile Justice Service Project.
Elise Eidson
Libertyville High School
Hometown: Green Oaks
Class: Senior
Parents: Andy and Julie Eidson
Sponsor: Judith Neuberger, counselor
Community service: Developed “Operation Dough Nation,” in which she delivers unsold Panera goods to a PADS shelter weekly. In 2008 and 2009, volunteered at Westmoreland Nursing Home in Lake Forest Hospital; in 2010, responsible for staffing the acute care center and administrative duties. Member of LHS Link Crew, a freshman transition program, where she has 12 students. Volunteers through National Honor Society; senior class representative, student council.
Michael Fitzpatrick
Marian Central Catholic High School
Hometown: Lakewood
Class: Senior
Parents: Brian and Anna Fitzpatrick
Sponsor: Rebecca Reed, guidance director
Community service: National Honor Society, Tri-M Music Honor Society, Crystal Lake Community Band, Eucharistic Minister to distribute communion at Mass
Jocelyn Hernandez
Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
Class: Senior
Parents: Sixto and Lothlorrien Hernandez
Sponsor: Principal Kurt A. Sinclair
Community service: Part of Project Panther Pride, which hosts school spirit events as well as charitable events. Was Junior Miss Round Lake Area 2008 and continues to volunteer at the pageant’s community events. Has volunteered at Round Lake Kindergarten Center for two years, reading to kids, helping with school events and classroom parties.
Ami Hinglokwala
Mundelein High School
Hometown: Round Lake
Class: Senior
Parents: Himansu and Nisha Hinglokwala
Sponsor: Jaime Thatcher, counselor
Community service: Helps with the Student Government holiday canned food drive, the biggest drive of the year; volunteers at Advocate Condell Hospital, assisting patients, answering calls, making charts for nurses; various community volunteer efforts through National Honor Society, always exceeding the required 25 hours per year.
Fatema Jivanjee
Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake
Class: Senior
Parents: Firoz and Latifa Jivanjee
Sponsor: Principal Kurt A. Sinclair
Community service: Volunteer at Hillcrest Nursing Home, talking, playing games, reading. As student council president made Hillcrest one of the service opportunities, so each Saturday a group of kids goes to visit. Organizes Movie Night at the school. Volunteers at Masjid-al Badri during the fasting month and other religious holidays to help serve during meals; and as a teacher’s aide at mosque school.
Meaghan Long
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown: Orland Park
Class: Senior
Parents: John and Beth Long
Sponsor: Mary Gramins, Theology Department chairwoman
Community service: Volunteers with Big Shoulders Fund, cleaning, painting and doing outdoor work at underprivileged schools; also helps Big Shoulders get the summer golf outing together, which raises money for scholarships for inner-city kids. This year, organized it. Volunteers at St. Malachy’s, cleaning the attic of the school and helping the teachers with whatever they needed, and playing with the kids. Helped provide food and a Jewel gift card for a needy family at Thanksgiving. In charge of making sure everyone brings in her food and money; on pickup day she loads the boxes of food into the Catholic Charities van.
Connor Rueb
Wauconda High School
Hometown: Lake Barrington
Class: Senior
Parents: Katy Rueb; Chris Rueb
Sponsor: Alan Willhoit, teacher and coach
Community service: Helped reactivate the Future Business Leaders of America chapter at Wauconda High School; Connor is currently president of the 150-member club. Through FBLA he picked apples for a local food pantry, cleaned an animal shelter for Make A Difference Day and cleaned yards. Tutors math and volunteered for the Wauconda Triathlon.
Jacob Schrimpf
Grayslake Central High School
Hometown: Grayslake
Class: Senior
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schrimpf
Sponsor: Kristen Carlson, English Department chairwoman
Community service: Part of Link Crew, creates a positive school environment and assists incoming freshmen. Co-president of V.O.I.C.E.S., the principal’s student advisory committee. Helped create a new teen music ministry at St. Gilbert Catholic Church; counselor and skit coordinator for St. Gilbert vacation Bible school camp; service projects with Tri-M (Modern Music Masters).
Kimberly Volkman
Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Lake Zurich
Class: Senior
Parents: Gerald and Theresa Volkman
Sponsor: Carl Krause and Joe Ziemba, counselors
Community service: Helped with a food drive for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry, arranging for the collection of food, then helping distribute food to families. Helped organize a pep band for the semifinal championship football game. Rehearsed and played with the Ronald McDonald House Charity Band for fundraisers at Navy Pier and for a Lake County Haven charity event.
Alexandra Zogran
Antioch High School
Hometown: Antioch
Class: Senior
Parents: Dan and Jackie Zogran
Sponsor: Aryan Dohman and Phyllis Fay
Community service: Teen Court; student mentor for incoming freshmen; volunteer special education classroom aide; team captain for annual Catholic Heart Work Camp, working a week in lower-income area of Milwaukee; as vice president of the National Honor Society chapter organized fundraisers and other community projects.