Lake County Academic Team honorable mentions
Erin Estes
Wauconda High School
Hometown: Island Lake
Parents: Andrew and Dawn Estes
Sponsor: Melissa Hoffman, counselor
Class rank: 1st out of 280
GPA: 4.718 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35
Planned major: Biology or mathematics
Awards, honors: National Merit Commended Student; Illinois State Scholar; WYSE Academic Challenge medalist
Victoria Gallichio
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Ingleside
Parents: Frank and Vickie Gallichio
Sponsor: Shane Rivette, AP biology teacher
Class rank: 1st out of 421
GPA: 5.259 on weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 33
Planned major: Biology
Awards, honors: Scholar's List (every semester); Student of the Month, January 2014; AP Scholar
Juan Diego Guerrero-Montalvo
Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
Parents: Roberto and Elvia Guerrero
Sponsor: Alison Schusteff, counselor
Class rank: 31st out of 392
GPA: 4.0 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 28
Planned major: Biology
Awards, honors: Round Lake Exchange Club Youth of the Month; National Honor Society; Most Improved Sophomore in Choir
Anna Gwozdz
Antioch Community High School
Hometown: Antioch
Parents: Marek and Malgorzata Gwozdz
Sponsor: Anton Borchert, AP psychology teacher
Class rank: 2nd out of 321
GPA: 4.683 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 31
Planned major: Psychology and criminal justice
Awards, honors: Illinois State Scholar; Cum Laude; National Honor Society
Anne-Marie Hagnell Kommers
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
Hometown: Lake Bluff
Parents: Thomas F. Kommers and Karen A. Hagnell
Sponsor: Madonna Lee Edmunds, principal
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 5.43 on a weighted 5.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 34
Planned major: English or comparative literature
Awards, honors: Woodlands Honor Award/highest GPA in grade; National Spanish Exam Gold Award; Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award for Humanities and Social Sciences
Heather Hurlbut
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lake Villa
Parents: Diana and Scott Hurlbut
Sponsor: Counselor Nicole Repa
Class rank: 1st out of 310
GPA: 4.80 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 30
Planned major: Biology with a concentration in biochemistry and molecular biology; pre-med
Awards, honors: IHSA All-State Academic Team nominee; Day in the Life of a Lakes Student Video Star; Eagle Pride Breakfast twice (recognized for being a biology lab aide and a Spanish teacher's aide)
Cheyenne Kimbell
Wauconda Community High School
Hometown: Wauconda
Parents: Kim and Marty Kimbell
Sponsor: Wendy Mills, business teacher and FBLA adviser
Class rank: 7th out of 280
GPA: 4.44 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 33
Planned major: Nursing
Awards, honors: FBLA State, 1st place in marketing and a national competitor; American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State
Bailey Kuhn
Lake Zurich High School
Hometown: Lake Zurich
Parents: Emily Kuhn
Sponsor: Ann Hopkins, science teacher
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 5.128 on a weighted 5.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 34
Planned major: Double major, biomedical engineering/Spanish
Awards, honors: National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar; Regional Champions - Science Team; 1st place, Individual Pre-Calculus Test at the Lake Zurich Mini Math Meet
Lauren Miller
Lakes Community High School
Hometown: Lindenhurst
Parents: David and Michele Miller
Sponsor: Jeff Newton, science teacher
Class rank: 4th out of 309
GPA: 4.667 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 31
Planned major: Agricultural and biological engineering
Awards, honors: 9 Eagle Pride awards; 1st place, Individual Geometry Competition for Math Team; 1st place, Schoolwide Math Fax Geometry Competition
Dillon Novak
Carmel Catholic High School
Hometown: Gurnee
Parents: Brett and Kelly Novak
Sponsor: Assistant Principal Jen Burkhalter
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 4.45 on a weighted 4.0 scale.
Test scores: ACT: 34
Planned major: Biomedical engineering
Awards, honors: National Latin Exam Gold Medal Summa Cum Laude Award; Superior Honors (4.25+ GPA); Mathematics Award for outstanding achievement
Tim Oehrlein
Grant Community High School
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
Parents: Jeffrey and Grazyna Oehrlein
Sponsor: Social Studies Teacher Elizabeth Thomas
Class rank: 2nd out of 421
GPA: 5.237 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 30
Planned major: Statistics and Operations Research
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with Honors; National Merit Commended Scholar; Chicago Fire All-Academic All-State Second Team
Mallory Perillo
Grayslake Central High School
Hometown: Grayslake
Parents: Michael Perillo and Candace Sartwell
Sponsor: Donna Oberembt, AP European History and Honors World History teacher
Class rank: 2nd out of 320
GPA: 4.721 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35
Planned major: Mathematics
Awards, honors: National AP Scholar; National Honor Society; National Merit Commended Scholar
Ryan Perkins
Barrington High School
Hometown: Barrington
Parents: Craig Perkins and Mary Gendron
Sponsor: Marla Engleman, guidance counselor
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 4.733 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 34; SAT: 2290
Planned major: Biomedical engineering
Awards, honors: National Merit finalist; AP Scholar with distinction; Illinois State Scholar
Radhika Ramakrishnan
Barrington High School
Hometown: Lake Barrington
Parents: Subramanian and Lakshmi Ramakrishnan
Sponsor: Sophia Moraris, mathematics instructor
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 4.734 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 36; SAT: 2380
Planned major: Chemistry
Awards, honors: Ranked second in national French contest; sectional finalist and two-time National Forensics League Service Award winner; president of Multicultural Club
Daisy Ruiz-Gil
Round Lake High School
Hometown: Round Lake Beach
Parents: Alma Gil and Martin Ruiz
Sponsor: Juli Scalf, college counselor
Class rank: 1st out of 392
GPA: 4.521 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 32
Planned major: Chemical engineering or genetic engineering
Awards, honors: Schuler Scholar, 2010 to present; Junior Marshal, May 2013
Will Stewart
Lake Forest Academy
Hometown: Wilmette
Parents: Jeanne and Scott Stewart
Sponsor: Andrew Poska, director of college counseling
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 3.98 on a traditional 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35
Planned major: Liberal arts
Awards, honors: Cum Laude Society (one of nine juniors nominated); Head of School List (grades 9-12); Senior Class President
Brenda Zanze
Libertyville High School
Hometown: Libertyville
Parents: Irini and Robert Zanze
Sponsor: Nancy Stevens, counselor
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 4.759 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 35; SAT: 2220
Planned major: Computer science, engineering
Awards, honors: National Merit Finalist; Chicagoland Greek Essay Competition - Agraphon Four-Time Winner; Student of the Month - Science Star
Eric Zhang
Vernon Hills High School
Hometown: Vernon Hills
Parents: Mang Zhu and Howard Zhang
Sponsor: Becki Bellito, counselor
Class rank: School does not rank
GPA: 4.594 on a weighted 4.0 scale
Test scores: ACT: 36
Planned major: Mechanical engineering
Awards, honors: National Merit finalist; American Invitational Mathematics Examination competitor; IHSA Math Team fifth place Individual State