Northwest Suburban Leadership Team honorable mentions
Allison Bayro
Maine West High School
Hometown: Des Plaines
Class: Senior
Parents: Russell and Michelle Bayro
Sponsor: Randy Harper
Community service: Chicago Cares Pet Therapy volunteer; Feed My Starving Children volunteer; Peterson Garden Project volunteer; freshman mentor; Resurrection Hospital office volunteer
Adam Bieda
William Fremd High School
Hometown: Inverness
Class: Senior
Parents: Gary and Susan Bieda
Sponsor: Grant Dawson, English teacher
Community service: Viking Tutoring Center peer tutor; Operation Snowball volunteer; Viking Advisory and Mentoring Program vice president and mentor; Winston Middle School Snowflake mentor; Sundling Junior High teaching assistant
Allison Blevins
John Hersey High School
Hometown: Prospect Heights
Class: Senior
Parents: Nancy Blevins and Brad Blevins
Sponsor: Mark Gunther, Social Science teacher
Community service: Super Buddies volunteer; Special Olympics volunteer; Buddy Baseball volunteer; Hersey For Hirschfeld; Service Over Self member
Rachel Cielak
St. Viator High School
Hometown: Schaumburg
Class: Senior
Parents: Edward and Debbie Cielak
Sponsor: Kelly Dutmers, college counselor
Community service: Mr. Charity Foundation volunteer coordinator; Schaumburg Township District Library shelving moderator; St. Matthew Church Bible Camp leader
Emily Davidson
Buffalo Grove High School
Hometown: Arlington Heights
Class: Senior
Parents: Lisa and Stuart Davidson
Sponsor: Zaya DeNardo, French and Spanish teacher and Barbara Meyer, French teacher and coordinator of clubs and activities
Community service: Intergenerational Prom committee member; Literacy Lab tutor; Homework Club tutor
Katie Duncker
Elk Grove High School
Hometown: Elk Grove Village
Class: Senior
Parents: Christine and Bill Duncker
Sponsor: Anna Foecking, counselor
Community service: Student Council class board member; Pals Peer Tutor; Peer helper; Cimino Dance Studio member; National Honor Society
Stephanie Feliciano
East Leyden High School
Hometown: Franklin Park
Class: Senior
Parents: Angel and Rebecca Feliciano
Sponsor: Melissa Zapata, Special Education teacher
Community service: Divine Flow Children's Ministry tutor and volunteer; ACCESS Mentoring Program volunteer; Hoby Youth Leadership Conference nature cleanup; Interact Club member
Renee Jhu
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Hometown: Buffalo Grove
Class: Senior
Parents: Steven Jhu and Jung Yun Jhu
Sponsor: Zara Dittman, Freshman Mentor Program coordinator
Community service: Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital volunteer; Youth With A Mission and Hanmee Presbyterian Church mission trip; National Honor Society member; Freshman Mentor Program volunteer
Blake T. Kotel
Barrington High School
Hometown: Inverness
Class: Senior
Parents: Tom and Kathy Kotel
Sponsor: Jill Bauer, Student Volunteer Program coordinator
Community service: Camp Soar counselor; NISRA Recreational Program leader and Special Olympics coach; Operation Snowball, Snowflake Program leader
Jessica Kovach
Buffalo Grove High School
Hometown: Arlington Heights
Class: Senior
Parents: Jim and Joan Kovach
Sponsor: Jeanne Shin-Cooper
Community service: Interact Service Club member; St. James Sunday school assistant; Besse's Table Soup Kitchen volunteer
Wiktoria Kozlowska
Rolling Meadows High School
Hometown: Rolling Meadows
Class: Senior
Parents: Agnieszka Kozlowska and Andrzej Kozlowski
Sponsor: Todd Schaap
Community service: Junior Leader; Future Educators of America executive board member; Westgate Elementary School homework helper; Northwest Special Recreation Association volunteer
Elise Lemp
Hoffman Estates High School
Hometown: Hoffman Estates
Class: Senior
Parents: Joseph and Jean Lemp
Sponsor: Heidi Davey, English teacher
Community service: WOW Project volunteer; altar server; vacation Bible school volunteer; Poplar Creek Prairie Stewards volunteer
Joshua Madsen
Maine East High School
Hometown: Morton Grove
Class: Senior
Parents: Ellen Madsen and Mark Madsen
Sponsor: N/A
Community service: Volunteer at St. Paul Church, Mount Prospect; Ysleta Lutheran Mission volunteer; Lyceum, tornado clean up; Lutheran Church Charities volunteer
Olivia McAleer
Prospect High School
Hometown: Arlington Heights
Class: Senior
Parents: Marty and Carla McAleer
Sponsor: Michelle Tantillo, Service Learning coordinator
Community service: LifeSource blood drive coordinator; Special Olympics volunteer; St. James vacation Bible school volunteer; Dett gift delivery
Michael McGrath
Bartlett High School
Hometown: Bartlett
Class: Senior
Parents: Dan and Marie McGrath
Sponsor: Tom VanBooven, counselor
Community service: Boy Scout Troop 66 Eagle Scout; Bartlett Public Library Reading Program volunteer; peer leader; St. Isidore Catholic Church Youth Group member
Rachel Mullany
Rolling Meadows High School
Hometown: Rolling Meadows
Class: Senior
Parents: Steven and Debra Mullany
Sponsor: Reggie Good, dance teacher, Orchesis and Variety Show director
Community service: National Honor Society blood drive volunteer; Mighty Mustang Mentors; Rotary Interact Club member; Mustangs Committed to Service member
Kishan Hitesh Patel
James B. Conant High School
Hometown: Elk Grove Village
Class: Senior
Parents: Hitesh Patel and Nita Patel
Sponsor: Matt Wiley, counselor
Community service: Alexian Brothers Medical Center Day Surgery volunteer; BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir group leader; Schaumburg Police Department Peer Juror
Caitlin Riedy
Palatine High School
Hometown: Palatine
Class: Senior
Parents: Caitlin Riedy
Sponsor: Richard Splitt, counselor
Community service: Trust Leader Mentor Program; Service Club member; Voices Youth Group member; class board member; Palatine Track and Field Program mentor
Samantha Salvador
Schaumburg High School
Hometown: Schaumburg
Class: Senior
Parents: John and Sheila Salvador
Sponsor: Jessica Wienke, social studies teacher
Community service: Friendship Village activity volunteer; Children's Advocacy Center special events volunteer; Saint Hubert Eucharistic minister.
Niti Shah
Maine East High School
Hometown: Des Plaines
Class: Senior
Parents: Nilesh and Shruti Shah
Sponsor: Judith Tyler, Gifted coordinator/AP Biology teacher
Community service: Mr. Demon Pageant manager and coordinator; Lutheran General Hospital Patient Care equipment volunteer; Kumon Learning Center tutor assistant
Arielle Strauss
East Leyden High School
Hometown: River Grove
Class: Senior
Parents: Daniel and Elizabeth Strauss
Sponsor: Bill Mitchell, counselor
Community service: Good Breakfast Cereal Drive volunteer; summer school tutor at River Grove School; ACCESS Freshman Mentoring Program volunteer; member East Leyden Student Council
Sophia Way
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Hometown: Kildeer
Class: Senior
Parents: Tina Way and Richard Way
Sponsor: Zara Dittman, Freshman Mentor Program coordinator
Community service: Freshman Mentor Program volunteer; varsity basketball captain; peer tutor
Henry Woo
Hoffman Estates High School
Hometown: Schaumburg
Class: Senior
Parents: Ming-Chu Woo and Shuang-Sheng Woo
Sponsor: Mark Ahn, English teacher
Community service: Fellowship Music Academy member; Asian Pacific Islanders representative; school theater stage crew volunteer; Student Council of the Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School
Elias Zenkich
Elk Grove High School
Hometown: Elk Grove Village
Class: Senior
Parents: Ilias Zenkich and Mirsada Zenkich
Sponsor: Matthew Bohnenkamp
Community service: Alexian Brothers Medical Center volunteer; WACO participant; Elk Grove High School food drive volunteer; Feed My Starving Children volunteer; National Honor Society