Lake Leadership Team honorable mentions
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