Honorable mentions: Lake County Leadership Team, 2015-2016
Paige Auckland
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Ingleside
Class: Senior
Parents: Daniel and Michelle Auckland
Sponsor: Angela Balanag, English teacher
Community service: National Honor Society "Sunday Funday" children's winter activity volunteer; Fox Lake Library Bulldog Buddies reading tutor; volunteers at PADS; Illinois Leadership Seminars helping sophomores realize and apply their leadership potential; worked at the Fox Lake-Round Lake Rotary Christmas party for grade school students.
Katherine Bell
Warren Township High School
Hometown: Gurnee
Class: Senior
Parents: Mike and Peggy Bell
Sponsor: Gail Triveline, counselor
Community service: FBLA - Sole Searching Shoe Collection; Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Run/Walk; Mano a Mano; FBLA - ESSE Adult Day Services; Relay For Life.
John Caffarelli
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Libertyville
Class: Senior
Parents: Rich Caffarelli and Jill Caffarelli
Sponsor: Michael Fitzgibbons, campus minister
Community service: St. Mary Parish Buffalo Grove Peer Ministry; Kairos Retreat Student Leader; St. Mary Parish Buffalo Grove Altar Server Trainer; Beacon Place lunch program volunteer; St. Mary Parish Eucharistic Minister/Lector.
Sarah Cribb
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Class: Senior
Parents: Kirk Cribb and Tina Cribb
Sponsor: Raymundo Tady, counselor
Community service: Lake Villa Timberwolves junior cheer coach; The Chapel of Lake County Children's Ministry volunteer/teacher; Eagle Theatre anti-bullying presentation; The Chapel of Lake County youth camp cabin leader; Eagle Theatre and The Chapel of Lake County youth Christmas play director.
Jasmine DeLara
Antioch Community High School
Hometown: Antioch
Class: Senior
Parents: Harold and Kristine DeLara
Sponsor: Kelly Lindgren, counselor
Community service: Antioch Pageant System, Miss Antioch 2015 and Assistant Director; Interact Club Rotary-sponsored volunteer work; National Honor Society chapter treasurer; Camp Luther summer staff; Open Arms Food Pantry volunteer.
Emily Fagel
Vernon Hills High School
Hometown: Vernon Hills
Class: Senior
Parents: Lauren Fagel, Brian Fagel
Sponsor: Judy Stone, counselor
Community service: School Delegation to Kapeeka, Uganda; SRACLC day camp for children with special needs; Feed My Starving Children; Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat; Freshman Orientation Leader.
Dallan Forbes
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Class: Senior
Parents: Dale and Angela Forbes
Sponsor: Nicole Repa
Community service: The Chapel baby-sitting; assistant teacher at St. Patrick's Church School of Religious Education; girls tennis program assistant manager; roadside cleanup; path clearing Eagle Scout project.
Jarod Fox
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Lakemoor
Class: Senior
Parents: Gregory and Diane Fox
Sponsor: Becky Wilds, French teacher
Community service: T.E.A.M. peer tutor; St. John Lutheran Church music librarian; Religious Education Teacher; National Honor Society service events; Grant High School student council St. Baldrick's head shaving and dodgeball tournament.
Kylie Hecht
Mundelein High School
Hometown: Mundelein
Class: Senior
Parents: Deb Dinelli
Sponsor: Randall Lerner, mathematics department chairman, Student Leadership adviser
Community service: As schoolwide president, helped organize school drives and fundraisers; as junior and sophomore class president, led Princess Project dress drive and Bernie's Book Drive and volunteered for Adopt-A-Highway and Feed My Starving Children; as Girl Scout, helped with Locks of Love, restoring artifacts from Mechanics Grove School, winter clothing drive; Link Crew academic support tutor; school band leadership.
Mary Hurtgen
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown: Winnetka
Class: Senior
Parents: Catherine and Nick Hurtgen
Sponsor: Teal McCartney, Service Club supervisor
Community service: Children Outreach & Community Empowerment; Camp Five Museum Foundation; service trip to Misericordia; service trip to St. Malachy's in Chicago; service trip to Feed my Starving Children.
Jocelyne Jaime
Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake Park
Class: Senior
Parents: Maribel and Javier Jaime
Sponsor: Penina Noonan, counselor
Community service: Panther Crew mentoring and guiding incoming freshmen; Dream Club, educating and raising awareness for undocumented students; National Honor Society; French Honor Society; Round Lake Park District watching students during parent-teacher meetings.
Zachary Kurzenberger
Vernon Hills High School
Hometown: Vernon Hills
Class: Senior
Parents: Zacho Kurzenberger-Moberg, Andy Kurzenberger, Brett Moberg
Sponsor: Tiffany Heinlein, counselor
Community service: District 128 Board of Education student representative; performed the national anthem at various high school and community events; Vernon Hills High School Chamber Choir seasonal community entertainment and outreach; St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church volunteer; Holy Family Soup Kitchen.
Lexi Meyer
Wauconda High School
Hometown: Port Barrington
Class: Senior
Parents: Sheri and T.J. Meyer
Sponsor: Principal Dan Klett
Community service: Future Business Leaders of America Meals 4 All; FBLA American Enterprise Project; Feed My Starving Children; Home of the Sparrow; Lakes Youth Athletic Association concessions volunteer.
Emma Scheer
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Libertyville
Class: Senior
Parents: Michael and Sheila Scheer
Sponsor: Kambra French, Campus Minister
Community service: Appalachia service project; Catholic mission trip building and repairing houses; Meals on Wheels; Helping Hands Furniture Ministry; Santa Maria del Popolo's youth basketball league volunteer.
Madison Sepanik
Grayslake North High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Class: Senior
Parents: Brian and Jeanetta Sepanik
Sponsor: Roxanne Bristow, Social Studies teacher
Community service: 4-H volunteering; Public Service Practicum; Best Buddies special education community; Rachel's Challenge Student Panel; NHS.
Jessica Vaughn
Grayslake North High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Class: Senior
Parents: Daniel and Anne Vaughn
Sponsor: Roxanne Bristow, social studies teacher
Community service: Grayslake North/Annual Food Drive; SWAT Tutoring; LINK Crew freshman orientation; Lindenhurst Haunted Trail and Bonfire volunteer organization and publicity; Psychology Club.
Danielle Vrba
Libertyville High School
Hometown: Libertyville
Class: Senior
Parents: Jami and Bryan Vrba
Sponsor: Amy Belstra
Community service: Boys and Girls Club; Arthritis Foundation; Link Crew leader and mentor for freshmen; Interact Club coat drives, Feed My Starving Children trips and holiday gift fundraising.
Megan Yerger
Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Hawthorn Woods
Class: Senior
Parents: John and Leslie Yerger
Sponsor: Carl Krause, counselor
Community service: National Honor Society community triathlon volunteer organization; Student Council Executive VP; Talent Show fundraiser for Charity Bash; waiter at Sudan Soiree at church; church mission trips to Washington, D.C., and Minnesota.