2013-2014 Lake County Leadership Team honorable mentions
Jacki Alberts
Mundelein High School
Hometown:Mundelein
Class: Senior
Parents:Judy & Ken Alberts
Sponsor:George Kaider, counselor
Community service:St. Mary of Vernon ChurchCatholic Heart Work Camp; Link Crew, mentoring freshmen; video filming and editing; organizing and promoting Relay For Life
Ryan Aoki
Grayslake Central High School
Hometown:Grayslake
Class: Senior
Parents:Bruce & Robin Aoki
Sponsor:Adrijana Bisevac, social studies teacher
Community service:Captain of varsity footballteam; student council food drive; Public Service Practicum backpack and school supply drive; varsity lacrossecaptain; Future Business Leaders of America
Hannah Bohn
Antioch High School
Hometown:Antioch
Class: Senior
Parents:Steve & Christina Bohn
Sponsor:Kelly Lindgren, counselor
Community service:St. Stephen Lutheran Church vacation Bible school; District 34 volunteer; Lindenhurst Park District assistant soccer coach; Antioch Community High School youth soccer camp counselor and freshman orientation student planner
Kaitlin Brown
Lake Zurich High School
Hometown:Hawthorn Woods
Class: Senior
Parents:Dave & Kathy Brown
Sponsor:Josh Thompson, band director
Community service:National Honor Society; Tri-M Music Honor Society; softballvolunteer; Special Olympics; P.E. Leadership volunteer
Claire Erickson
Mundelein High School
Hometown:Mundelein
Class: Senior
Parents:Karen & Paul Erickson
Sponsor:Randy Lerner, teacher
Community service:Princess Project; canned food drive; Life Source blood donor; dance planning; Pony Up hair donation
Grace Ferolo
Vernon Hills High School
Hometown:Vernon Hills
Class: Senior
Parents:Nina & Jim Ferolo
Sponsor: Judy Stone, counselor
Community service: Parish Religious Education teen aide; Student Council community outreach; Best BuddiesIntegrated PE volunteer; community theater community service; village/fire department and travel sport events
Miriam Fraga
Lake Forest Academy
Hometown:Waukegan
Class: Senior
Parents:Sergio & Gabriela Fraga
Sponsor:Lindsay Buntman, associate dean of college counseling
Community service:Waukegan Public Library, shelving books and helping with children’s activities; UnidosLatino Awareness Club; Harvesting Hope volunteer; Greyhound Shelter volunteer
Abby Kendall
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown:Evanston
Class: Senior
Parents:Pam & Mark Kendall
Sponsor:Vicki Browne,learning program teacher
Community service:Appalachia service project; North Shore University Health System volunteer; Children In Action camp counselor
Troy Kincaid
Lakes Community High School
Hometown:Lindenhurst
Class: Senior
Parents:Jo-Elle Kincaid
Sponsor:Nicole Repa
Community service: St. Baldrick’s Foundation/Pay-It-Forward Club, organized a St. Baldrick’s event; coached younger track athletes and helped older ones in the track and field program; organized a football paintball outing; National Honor Society; raises money for Evergreen Club
Joseph Lovelle
Wauconda High School
Hometown:Wauconda
Class: Senior
Parents:Jay & Gina Lovelle
Sponsor:Tracy Kuhn, teacher
Community service:Teen Court volunteer; feeder basketball tournament volunteer; Messiah Lutheran Pumpkin Patch volunteer; Meals For All volunteer; FBLA National Leadership Conference volunteer
Lyric Metroplos
Warren Township High School
Hometown:Wadsworth
Class: Senior
Parents:Amy Metroplos
Sponsor:Heather Ecklund, counselor
Community service:People to People volunteer and Student Ambassador; cheer coach assistant at Viking Middle School
Sara Petty
Antioch High School
Hometown:Lake Villa
Class: Senior
Parents:Paul & Patricia Petty
Sponsor:Patrick Johnson, English/journalism teacher
Community service: Helped organize and run freshman orientation day; National Honor Society; tutored Grass Lake special education students; participated in annual lake cleanup and presented at Illinois Lake Management Association conference; St. Peter’s Church altar server
Nicholas Rice
Grayslake North High School
Hometown:Grayslake
Class: Senior
Parents:Pamela Rice
Sponsor:Diane Schmitz, English teacher
Community service:National Honor Society president; class council president; Link Crew, assisting in freshman transition, helping organize orientation; Villa/Prism Healthcare, assisting elderly in nursing homes
Natalie Santoro
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown:Mundelein
Class:Senior
Parents:Phillip & Dina Santoro
Sponsor:Molly Daluga, English teacher
Community service:Visiting, supporting residents at Winchester House; working fundraisers, swim instructor with Great Lakes Adaptive Sports; Sleep Out For Shelter; St. Bede’s Food Kitchen; Feed My Starving Children point person for schoolwide service project
Sonia Thosar
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Hometown:Vernon Hills
Class:Senior
Parents:Shilpa & Sunil Thosar
Sponsor:Brett Erdmann, community service coordinator
Community service:National Honor Society Spirit Fest and Sodexo Appreciation Luncheon; Edufund Class to Class and Book Drive; Project Dance
Ammar Ujjainwala
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown:Round Lake
Class: Senior
Parents:Lamak & Farida Ujjainwala
Sponsor:Mike Fitzgibbons, campus minister
Community service:Working with patients, assisting staff at Lake Forest Hospital; assisting patrons, staff, reorganizing at Round Lake Library; Avon Township Food Pantry; Hoops for Health game official, concessions, awareness; St. Matthew’s Haunted House construction team, actor