Lake Leadership Team honorable mentions

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Jason Adlam

School:Lakes Community High School

Hometown: Lake Villa

Class: Senior

Parents: John and D'Anna Adlam

Sponsor: Sara English, Counselor

Community service: Fellowship of Christian Athletes; National Honor Society; Student Advisory Board at Immanuel Church; Victory Lakes Retirement Home; Science Department Aid

Megana Audipudy

School: Grant Community High School

Hometown: Round Lake

Class: Senior

Parents: Murali Audipudy and Chaya Kadur

Sponsor: Katherine Sagritalo, AP English Teacher

Community service: Bulldogs Care Fundraiser; Chinmaya Mission; Bulldog Boosters; Future Business Leaders of America

Emily Bartusiak

School: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

Hometown: Lake Forest

Class: Senior

Parents: Alison and Paul Bartusiak

Sponsor: Christine Schmidt; Dean of Students

Community service: Headed an outreach orchestra at school; Sacred Heart Network Clown Academy; Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts Kumbaya counselor; Appalachia Service Project; Deerfield Library Book Buddy and STAR Volunteer

Victoria Bilello

School: The Willows Academy, Des Plaines

Hometown: Mundelein

Class: Senior

Parents: Evelyn and Lawrence Bilello

Sponsor: Sean M. Brown, director of college counseling

Community service: Tutored inner city children in Milwaukee; visited residents of Winchester House; assisted at horse farm specializing in helping disabled children; distributed food baskets to inner city families at Midtown Center; tutors high school, middle school students

Kelli Ann Bowman

School: Warren Township High School

Hometown: Wildwood

Class: Senior

Parents: Dave and Ann Bowman

Sponsor: Gail Triveline; guidance counselor

Community service: Nicasa Teen Court; Sunday schoolteacher; Letters to Santa volunteer; vacation Bible school helper; Marketing for Blackwell Veterinary Benefit

Elizabeth Gelander

School: Antioch Community High School

Hometown: Antioch

Class: Senior

Parents: Scott and Melanie Gelander

Sponsor: Jennifer Harrington, teacher/ dance coach

Community service: National Honor Society Peer tutoring; Share Fest; Boo Bash; freshmen orientation; painting the community park

Ethan Gordon*

*Named to Fox Valley Leadership Team

School: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora

Hometown: Buffalo Grove

Class: Senior

Parents: Lauren and David Gordon

Sponsor: Jim Gerry, chief information officer

Community service: Titan Robotics FIRST Team, Advanced Computer Association, Student Computing Services, technology coach at Ivy Hall Elementary School

Eleni Gryparis

School: Mundelein High School

Hometown: Mundelein

Class: Senior

Parents: Christ and Nina Gryparis

Sponsor: Randall Lerner, math teacher

Community service: Prom committee; Libertyville Evangelical Free Church volunteer; Gateway (high school youth group); election judge; Greek Club

Phil Longenecker

School: Grayslake Central High School

Hometown: Grayslake

Class: Junior

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Longenecker

Sponsor: Kristen Carlson, English

Community service: National Honor Society; Narcotics Anonymous of Waukegan; North Suburban Mennonite Church youth group leader and youth representative; Cool Summer Learning Experience volunteer; RAMS Way Assembly Team

Bridget O'Gorman

School: Grayslake North High School

Hometown: Grayslake

Class: Senior

Parents: Tony and Diane O'Gorman

Sponsor: Sarah Dahl, Counselor

Community service: Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital; Lake County Fair Association volunteer; U.S. Military Fort 2 Base Run

Kyra Schmidt

School: Grant Community High School

Hometown: Round Lake

Class: Senior

Parents: Louis and Mireya Schmidt

Sponsor: Jinger Moore

Community service: St. Bede's Religious Education; student council; Future Business Leaders of America; National Honor Society; Fox Lake Boy Scout Troop 85 community service and fundraisers

Rick Seng

School: Round Lake Senior High School

Hometown: Round Lake

Class: Senior

Parents: Peter and Diana Seng

Sponsor: Robert Diedrich, Teacher

Community service: M.U.S.I.C. charity and volunteer work; NHS; Tri-M; usher at St. Joseph Church; tennis manager

Carolyn (Carly) Stewart

School: Libertyville High School

Hometown: Libertyville

Class: Senior

Parents: James Stewart and Beverly Miller-Stewart

Sponsor: Nancy Stetter, Counselor

Community service: Best Buddies; Integrated PE leader; Libertyville Park District Safety Town junior counselor; National Honor Society.

Matthew Tabrizi

School: Vernon Hills High School

Hometown: Vernon Hills

Class: Senior

Parents: Maria and Dominic Tabrizi

Sponsor: Becki Bellito; counselor

Community service: Elementary Enrichment Institute; Student councilTurnabout fundraiser; St. Haralambos Sunday school Mental Health Walk; Voices in Prevention; Future Business Leaders of America

Jane Trychta

School: Warren Township High School

Hometown: Wadsworth

Class: Senior

Parents: Tom and Sheila Trychta

Sponsor: Jayson Paulus, counselor

Community service: Students of Service club secretary; Venture Crew 675; Public Action to Deliver Shelter; Nicasa Teen Court; National Honor Society

Jack Weber

School: Wauconda High School

Hometown: Wauconda

Class: Senior

Parents: Sally and Brian Weber

Sponsor: Wendy Mills

Community service: FBLA president and volunteer; snow removal at Liberty Arms; BYS SportsYouth Football Coaching