Lake County Leadership Team Honorable Mentions, 2018-2019
Connor Brannick
Wauconda High School
Hometown: Wauconda
Class: Senior
Parents: Kevin and Cristina Brannick
Sponsor: Wendy Mills, teacher
Community service: National Honor Society tutoring; volunteering through Future Business Leaders of America; Junior Bulldogs basketball tournament volunteer; student council
Danielle Fuller
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Class: Senior
Parents: Brian Fuller and Jennifer Fuller
Sponsor: Helen Papas, counselor
Community service: Organizing sock drive for Open Arms Mission; Dances for Life Benefit dancer and raffle ticket seller; selling and picking raffle tickets at a Skee-Ball fundraiser for the Brin Davidson Leukemia Research Chapter; holding a bake sale for Shine Bright Dance Studio; volunteering at 5K for Pitter Patter Child Care Inc.
Sonakshi Garr
Wauconda High School
Hometown: Volo
Class: Junior
Parents: Geetika and Sanjeev Garr
Sponsor: Wendy Mills, teacher
Community service: Meals for All community meal volunteer; creating a free job shadow initiative for students; creating ideas to attract teens to the YMCA and free study groups; selling vegetables at farmers market for the food pantry for The Giving Garden; English tutor
Daniel Guzman
Round Lake Beach
Hometown: Round Lake High School
Class: Senior
Parents: Fabian and Juana Guzman
Sponsor: Sarah Schaefer, Counseling Department chair
Community service: Mentoring underclassmen as a Panther Crew Leader; College Ambassador; New Student Liaison; volunteering at Santa Maria del Popolo Church; National Hispanic Institute
Charles Halberg
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Class: Senior
Parents: Nathalie Halberg and Richard Halberg
Sponsor: Helen Papas, counselor
Community service: Eagle Project to create of a stone pathway and reflection area at St. Raphael the Archangel Church; tutoring at Lakes Community High School; teacher aid at St. Raphael the Archangel Church
Natalie Hill
Antioch Community High School
Hometown: Antioch
Class: Senior
Parents: Greg and Maria Hill
Sponsor: Chris Bailey, track and cross country coach
Community service: Volunteering at Antioch Traveling Closet; volunteering at rummage sale and regular baby-sitting for St. Mark's Lutheran Church; Sequoit 5K Fun Run/Walk course guide; organizing and suggesting teen events with Teen Advisory Board at the Antioch Public Library; Feed My Starving Children
Victoria Jozwiak
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Lincolnshire
Class: Senior
Parents: Bob Jozwiak and Mary Jozwiak
Sponsor: Jack Waddle, social studies teacher
Community service: Church of St. Mary Vacation Bible School volunteer; special education volunteer at The Cove School; student council drives including blood drive, clothing drive, canned-food drive, Glass Slipper Project, and the Rice Bowl Tournament; Open House/Shadow Day volunteer
Callie Kleinke
Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Hawthorn Woods
Class: Senior
Parents: Jon and Charlene Kleinke
Sponsor: Laura Beata, counselor
Community service: National Honor Society; building affordable housing with Habitat for Humanity; volunteering at St. Francis de Sales Food Pantry; helping with annual fundraising walk for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation; helping freshmen transition to high school through F.A.M.E. (Freshmen achieving maximum excellence) program
Alex Larrivee
Grayslake North High School
Hometown: Grayslake
Class: Junior
Parents: Amanda Larrivee and Michael Larrivee
Sponsor: Greg Geiger, career and technical education teacher
Community service: Running the triathlon club at Grayslake North High School; working with children in the Blue Devil Swim Club; Bernie's Book Bank/Feed My Starving Children; SWAT tutoring; volunteering at the food drive at The Chapel in Lake Zurich
Anne MacDonald
Barrington High School
Northwest Suburban Leadership Team member
Hometown: Barrington
Class: Senior
Parents: Bob and Claudine MacDonald
Sponsor: Laura Turngren, science teacher
Community service: Barrington Safety Town volunteer, Girls on the Run volunteer, Future Healthcare Professionals co-president
Marissa Mazzetta
Libertyville High School
Hometown: Libertyville
Class: Senior
Parents: Barbara Mazzetta and Jim Mazzetta
Sponsor: Sarah Kelly, counselor
Community service: Founder of LHS branch of Days for Girls, which provides feminine hygiene products for girls in impoverished countries; Rising Stars Therapeutic Skating volunteer coach; National Honor Society volunteering, helping with donations for a veteran coat drive and guiding parents during open house; Lake County Forest Preserve restorations volunteer; water quality testing at Butler Lake
Olivia Mittelbrun
Grayslake North High School
Hometown: Grayslake
Class: Senior
Parents: Jack Mittelbrun and Sherrie Mittelbrun
Sponsor: Alyssa Albertini, school social worker
Community service: Cleaning rooms in an outpatient center and comforting patients as a Condell volunteer; assisting kids with special needs for The Trike Project; assisting and guiding kids with special needs with SEDOL; fundraising for Lemonade For A Good Cause; fundraising for Special Olympics
Joseph Ngo
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Class: Junior
Parents: Bruce Ngo and Oanh Ngo
Sponsor: Katherine Sagritalo, English teacher and National Honor Society adviser
Community service: Medical Nurse Assistant volunteer at Vista Medical Center; National Honor Society volunteer organizer; YUDA Bands charity sale organizer and sales manager; Big Hollow Middle/Elementary School events volunteer; volunteering at Feed My Starving Children
Maema Njongmeta
Stevenson High School
Hometown: Buffalo Grove
Class: Senior
Parents: Leo Njongmeta and Lynda Njongmeta
Sponsor: Zara Dittman, Freshman Mentor Program coordinator
Community service: Freshman Mentor Program; Fostering Intercultural Respect and Empowerment (FIRE) Education and Advocacy; community service through Boy Scouts of America, including Eagle project constructing four benches and two tables for Reed Turner forest preserve in Long Grove
Hannah Ray
Vernon Hills High School
Hometown: Vernon Hills
Class: Senior
Parents: Ryan and Elizabeth Ray
Sponsor: DeAnn Firnbach, counselor
Community service: Volunteering and member of the Youth Board at Gigi's Playhouse, a Down syndrome Achievement Center; volunteering at PADS; playing basketball with children for Special Olympics; math tutoring; leading in a gym class for Integrated PE for general education and special education students
Nicole Schwan
Barrington High School
Hometown: Lake Barrington
Class: Senior
Parents: Michael and Vivian Schwan
Sponsor: Elizabeth Robbins, teacher
Community service: Helped organize and run a local Relay For Life American Cancer Society fundraiser; worked with special needs peers as a student volunteer; active in Broncos Committed, a lifestyle that asks Barrington High School students to commit to a 100 percent drug- and alcohol-free lifestyle; worked as a fifth-grade Broncos Committed mentor; Snowflake mentor for three years
Joanna Trujillo
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Round Lake Heights
Class: Senior
Parents: Martin and Guadalupe Trujillo
Sponsor: Shane Rivette, AP biology teacher
Community service: Started "The Spanish Fiesta" cultural event at Palombi Middle School; helping Gurnee Sam's Club raise money for the Children's Miracle Network; running meetings and providing service opportunities to National Honor Society; Future Business Leaders of America; reading to children through Bulldog Buddies at Fox Lake Library