Fox Valley Leadership Team Honorable Mentions, 2018-2019
Annika Alworth
Geneva Community High School
Hometown: Geneva
Class: Senior
Parents: James and Cindy Alworth
Sponsor: Cathy Pool, counselor
Community service: President of Leos Club volunteer organization; volunteer at Lions Club pancake breakfast; coaching at West Chicago Sharks swim club
Sharon Chacko
Harry D. Jacobs High School
Hometown: Carpentersville
Class: Senior
Parents: Shajan and Meena Chacko
Sponsor: Jeffery Davis, counselor
Community service: President of Interact, a Rotary International-sponsored organization; volunteer at Special Olympics; volunteer at Food For Greater Elgin food pantry; St. Gregorios Orthodox Church
Miles Childers
Marmion Academy
Hometown: Oswego
Class: Senior
Parents: Ron and Lisa Childers
Sponsor: Dan Klett, LEAD teacher
Community service: Volunteered to work with residents at Grove Valley Nursing Home; Special Olympics volunteer; helped to coach players in the Oswego Youth Tackle Program
Madalynn Duffy
St. Edward Central Catholic High School
Hometown: Elgin
Class: Senior
Parents: Peter and Marta Duffy
Sponsor: Ann Marie Dufelmeier, English teacher
Community service: Founder and president of St. Edward Rotary Interact Club; appointed by St. Edward's faculty to be a Student Leader; selected by Elgin's Rotary to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Award event
Thomas Dumoulin
Hampshire High School
Hometown: Hampshire
Class: Senior
Parents: Patrick and Lisa Dumoulin
Sponsor: Anthony Lis, counselor
Community service: Volunteer at Knights of Columbus Intellectual Disabilities Fund drive, Feed My Starving Children, Landscaping for Elderly Neighbors
Samantha Fraser
Westminster Christian School
Hometown: Elgin
Class: Senior
Parents: Dave and Carol Fraser
Sponsor: Fred Versluys, principal
Community service: Volunteers in the 2-year-old nursery at Willow Creek Community Church; took mission trip in June of 2018 to Mexico to assist with various duties at an orphanage
Emily Glass
Huntley High School
Hometown: Algonquin
Class: Junior
Parents: James and Katherine Glass
Sponsor: Anne Price, math teacher
Community service: Volunteer for Community Alternatives Unlimited Christmas Gift Drive; Loren Foster Legion Post 364 fish fry volunteer; Focus Martial Arts peer-mentoring program
Grant Goral
Aurora Central Catholic High School
Hometown: DeKalb
Class: Senior
Parent: Sheela Prahlad
Sponsor: Jessica Prill
Community service: National Honor Society vice president; co-chair and voted Most Effective Legislator of Illinois Youth and Government group; election judge; volunteer with Good Fellows
Maddie Jannusch
Cary-Grove High School
Hometown: Cary
Class: Senior
Parents: Susie and Brian Jannusch
Sponsor: Raymond Krystal, coach and media center specialist
Community service: Helped run soccer camp for ages 8-14; ran Hearts for Houston fundraiser after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas in 2017; volunteer Salvation Army bell ringer
Neha Karna
Elgin Academy
Hometown: Crystal Lake
Class: Senior
Parents: Anoop and Sandhya Karna
Sponsor: Doug Sept, Upper School director
Community service: Teaches computer programming at Boys and Girls Club of Elgin and at Woodstock Public Library; Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer; revived the Kids 4 Kids after-school tutoring club for elementary students
Nathan Konen
Marmion Academy
Hometown: Sugar Grove
Class: Senior
Parents: Brian and Ann Konen
Sponsor: The Rev. Michael Burrows
Community service: Helped organize local Halloween food drive; worked with Nazareth Farm to help remodel homes in poverty stricken areas of West Virginia; Marmion Academy's Crayons for Kids fundraiser
AJ Leidig
Marian Central Catholic High School
Hometown: Algonquin
Class: Senior
Parents: Sue and Tony Leidig
Sponsor: Jim Stamatakos, guidance counselor
Community service: President of student council; helped write and present service proposals for Raising Student Voice and Participation (RSVP), part of the National Organization of Student Councils
Luis Lopez
West Aurora High School
Hometown: Aurora
Class: Junior
Parents: Ana Sandoval and Luis Lopez
Sponsor: Tricia Schrope, student government adviser
Community service: Member of Ronald McDonald Teen Advisory Board; student ambassador for West Aurora High School; assisted in planning and recruiting donors for HOSA blood drives
Anna Miller
St. Charles North High School
Hometown: St. Charles
Class: Senior
Parents: Rod and Tricia Miller
Sponsor: Melinda Roberts, assistant principal
Community service: Organized fundraisers for Feed My Starving Children; works with special-needs children at hospital
Kathryn Mueller
Rosary High School
Hometown: Batavia
Class: Senior
Parents: David and Talitha Mueller
Sponsor: Erin Risler, counselor
Community service: An officer of Kane County 4-H group; peer tutor at Rosary High School; assisting young adults with social-skills development as a peer mentor at Batavia Public Library's Inclusion Game Night
Hope Mylin
Harvest Christian Academy
Hometown: Algonquin
Class: Senior
Parents: Gregg and Chastity Mylin
Sponsor: Steven Bland, track and cross-country coach
Community service: Member of National Honor Society; president of student council; counselor at Camp Harvest church camp; leader at High Five day camp for elementary and middle-school students
Lindsay Newton
Crystal Lake South High School
Hometown: Crystal Lake
Class: Senior
Parents: Gary and Dianne Newton
Sponsor: Michael Collins, student services counselor
Community service: National Honor Society; volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters organization
Erich Oehler
Harvest Christian Academy
Hometown: West Dundee
Class: Senior
Parents: John and Sharon Oehler
Sponsor: Jacklyn Enger, history teacher
Community service: National Honor Society; student council; lead camera captain for video production at school; teacher, volunteer at Vine Groups faith-based organization
Quinn Priester
Cary-Grove High School
Hometown: Cary
Class: Senior
Parents: Andy and Chris Priester
Sponsor: Susan Nelligan, English teacher
Community service: Volunteers to read to students at Three Oaks Elementary School; fundraiser for Rady Children's Hospital; volunteers to teach baseball for the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago; volunteer at Greater Chicagoland Food Depository
Madeline Solomon
St. Charles North High School
Hometown: South Elgin
Class: Senior
Parents: Andrew and Theresa Solomon
Sponsor: Kirsten Pemberton, math and special education teacher
Community service: Member of NHS and National Business Honor Society; volunteer work for Gigi's Place, Special Olympics, Northern Illinois Food Bank and the Feed My Starving Children
Caroline Thoms
St. Francis High School
Hometown: Wayne
Class: Senior
Parents: Ann and Chris Thoms
Sponsor: Adam Lindley, counselor
Community service: Created Play It Forward tennis program for local youngsters; tutor for Marian Park Apartments tutoring program since freshman year; member of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)
Kate Urosevich
Huntley High School
Hometown: Huntley

Class: Senior
Parents: Chris and Jami Urosevich
Sponsor: Shannon Vanek, special education teacher
Community service: Member of National Honor Society; leader in Huntley High School Buddies program, which assists students in special education; volunteer at Safe Families for Children
Kayla Villa
St. Charles East High School
Hometown: St. Charles
Class: Senior
Parents: Robert and Kathleen Villa
Sponsor: Maura Kenny, counselor
Community service: Volunteer chef at Fox Valley Food for Health; National Honor Society; Key Club, helping to volunteer and recruit other student volunteers for community projects
Derek Warren
Elgin Academy
Hometown: Elgin
Class: Senior
Parents: Michael and Laurel Warren
Sponsor: Doug Sept, Upper School director
Community service: Volunteer at Food For Greater Elgin Food Pantry, Big Brother/Big Sister program; volunteered in an orphanage in Nicaragua as part of an Outreach 360 program
Nicholas Wright
St. Edward Catholic High School
Hometown: Marengo
Class: Senior
Parents: Steven and Donna Wright
Sponsor: The Rev. Andrew Deitz, spiritual director
Community service: Assisted disabled children in Dundee Little League and Bartlett Challenger baseball programs; served food to homeless at Vineyard Church of Elgin; helped pack food at Hampshire Food Pantry