District 62 board honors students
The District 62 Board of Education recently honored 26 middle school students in the "Middle School Students You Should Know" recognition program. Each year District 62 middle school teachers and principals select middle school students who deserve to be honored. Our honorees demonstrate outstanding scholarship, inspire others by overcoming difficulties and challenges, volunteer in their community, help their classmates and are involved in every aspect of the middle school experience.
Academic Excellence: Megan Bricks, sixth grade, Algonquin Middle School; Megan John, eighth grade, Chippewa Middle School; Abigail Mann, eighth grade, Algonquin Middle School; Akash Patel, seventh grade, Iroquois Community School.
Enthusiastic Learner: Candis Barbosa, eighth grade, Iroquois Community School; Gerardo Espinoza, seventh grade, Algonquin Middle School; Lukas Urbane, sixth grade, Chippewa Middle School.
Exceptional Service to School and Community: Erik Morrissey, eighth grade, Algonquin Middle School; Roxana Ranft Doody, eighth grade, Chippewa Middle School; Gina Larucci, seventh grade, Iroquois Community School.
Leadership Qualities: Christopher Libert, eighth grade, Chippewa Middle School; Monique Nemes, eighth grade, Iroquois Middle School.
Outstanding Character: Dylan Carson, eighth grade, Algonquin Middle School; Ania Holubecki, sixth grade, Chippewa Middle School; Neel Patel, sixth grade, Iroquois Community School; Olivia Room, sixth grade, Algonquin Middle School.
Peer Mentor: Jan-Kenneth Banting, eighth grade, Chippewa Middle School; Erika Garay, eighth grade, Algonquin Middle School; Crista Insolia, eighth grade, Iroquois Community School; Viral Patel, eighth grade, Algonquin Middle School.
Positive Attitude, Behavior and Effort: Gayathri Nair, eighth grade, Iroquois Community School; Karen Pablo, sixth grade, Chippewa Middle School.
Positive Role Model: Angela Gallagher, seventh grade, Chippewa Middle School; Magali Munguia, seventh grade, Algonquin Middle School.
Positive School Spirit and Good Sportsmanship: Matthew Beranek, seventh grade, Iroquois Community School; Bridget Burger, seventh grade, Chippewa Middle School.
District 62 alumnae Maggie Mueller, Ellen Krzcik and Hannah Schmitz assisted Board of Education members with the presentations. This winter, Mueller was honored by the Board for being honorably mentioned to the Daily Herald Northwest Suburban Leadership Team. Krzcik and Schmitz were recently named Golden Apple Scholarship winners. They will graduate from Maine West in June.
District 62 alumnae who assisted the Board with the Middle School Students You Should Know presentations - Dr. Jane L. Westerhold, Superintendent; Ellen Krzcik, Golden Apple Scholarship Winner; Maggie Mueller, Honorable Mention to the Daily Herald Northwest Suburban Leadership Team; Hannah Schmitz, Golden Apple Scholarship winner; and Brenda Murphy, Board of Education President Director of Community Relations CCSD 62.