Hersey High senior named to all-American dive team

• Nick Nocita, a John Hersey High School senior, was named a member of the 2017-2018 National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association/Speedo all-American Dive Team.

Nocita had to undergo a rigorous selection process that included submission of videos of several dives done during the competition season. These dives were judged by a panel of national judges, and those scores were combined with other requirements to produce a ranking used to select the team.

Nocita is the first diver in the history of Hersey's Dive program to receive all-American status.

• Mike Cassady, Mount Prospect's village manager since 2015, was elected president of the Illinois City/County Management Association. Cassady, who has more than 20 years experience in local governments, has been a member of the Illinois City/County Management Association for more than 25 years.

The Illinois City/County Management Association was founded in 1953. The purpose of the organization is to foster and encourage the personal and professional development of its members in order that they may better serve their communities and to promote, encourage, and preserve high ethical standards for municipal government administrators.

• Ellen Stern, a broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group's Glenview office, was recently hailed a hero. Stern was conducting an open house in Glenview when a woman who stopped in to see the condo began chocking. Stern went to the woman, who was gasping for breath, and successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on her, saving her life.

The woman had eaten a hazelnut as she came into the condo and the skin of the nut had become stuck in her throat, blocking her airway. The woman was fine and left the open house even before the paramedics arrived.

• Marquette University's Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures honored Hoffman Estates native Lily Cheong with its Chinese Language and Culture Award. Cheong, the daughter of Vivian Cheong and Jane Cheong, is currently majoring in economics and double minoring in Asian studies and entrepreneurship.

The Chinese Language and Culture Award is for students who are not only interested in learning Chinese language and culture, but also make efforts to promote Chinese language and culture on campus.

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