The 2011-12 DuPage County Leadership Team, from left: Marie Gorman, Wheaton North High School; Kevin Salat, Wheaton North High School; Emily Sejna, Naperville Central High School; Mary Kate Olofson, St. Francis High School; Madeline Beja, Hinsdale Central High School; Colton Seager, Wheaton Academy; Suzanne LaBelle, Wheaton Warrenville South High School and Ryan Twaddle, Lisle Senior High School. Not pictured: Parth Dalal, Glenbard North High School and Edwin Klippenstein, Naperville North High School.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
For the 10th consecutive year, the Daily Herald is proud to present to you some of the best teens you've never heard of.
Most of them are not athletic stars (although some are) or major musical talents (although some are). What binds them together is a belief that they can improve the world — or a corner of it. They are compelled to act, not for personal gain, but for the greater good.
The area high school students named to the 2011-12 Daily Herald Leadership Team are role models. They organize fundraisers, spend time with the elderly, coach younger children, dig a garden, repair a playground. They represent the next generation of leaders, and the hundreds of other teens who are doing good things in their communities and believe they are stronger for it.
Meet the 2011-12 Daily Herald Leadership Teams for the Northwest suburbs, DuPage County, the Fox Valley and Lake County.
The 2011-12 Daily Herald Fox Valley Leadership Team, from left: Carol Feng, Crystal Lake South High School; Garrett Gust, St. Charles North High School; Stanley Yuan, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy; Zeba Hasan, Jacobs High School; Constance Melchionna, Marian Central Catholic High School; Blase Horn, St. Edward Central Catholic High School; Dana Lindenberg, Elgin Academy; Ellen Wildman, Geneva Community High School; Larisa Sica, Elgin Academy; Sarah Norman, St. Edward Central Catholic High School.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
The 2011-12 Northwest Suburban Leadership Team, seated from left: Rachel Hasler, Hoffman Estates High School; Kenneth Gonzales, Bartlett High School; Kristen Akialis, Buffalo Grove High School; Daniel Horstmann, St. Viator High School; Katlin Allen, Palatine High School; Parth Shah, Schaumburg High School and Moriah Mulroe, Hersey High School. Standing, from left: Jennifer Krick, Bartlett High School; Jessica Giambarberee, Prospect High School and Tamar Alexanian, William Fremd High School.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
The 2011-12 Lake County Leadership Team, from left: Sonia Doshi, Adlai E. Stevenson High School; Abhiram Sanka, Adlai E. Stevenson High School; Bianca Tomassetti, Libertyville High School; Sanchita Agrawal, Vernon Hills High School; William Hennessy, Warren Township High School; Megan Ewan, Lake Zurich High School. Not pictured: Seamus Quilty and Katie Skorcz, both of Carmel Catholic High School; Magdalena Cychowski, Warren Township High School and Kate Lee, Vernon Hills High School.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com