Antioch Community High School Page 2
Sequoit Standouts 2008-2009
You Make A Difference 49 students recognized at April breakfast
Forty-nine students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held March 19 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Johanna Arbona, Martha Arntson, Corrinne Behrendt, Helena Bernardo, Jimena Brito, Rachel Brown, Noelle Bruce, William Burton, Samantha Charles, Taylor Coull, Amanda Dahlem, Jessica DeBaufer, Teodora Diaconescu, Gray Dragin, Sarah Gaborek, Gregory Geddes, Jennifer Grabowski, Sarah Hammond, Kelsey Heaps, Brent Jones, Joel Konitzer, Nicole Krause, Shannon LeClair, Juliana Leprich, Derek Lindenschmidt, Rudy Martinez, Krystal Mason, Christopher Matelski, Jennifer McClellan, Hailey Miller, Zachary Moser, Amber Mysliwiec, Robert Nogle, Jordan Palmer, Erik Peters, Sean Pogue, Pamela Rodriguez, Max Rundle, Samantha Salak, Robert Schartz, Tiffany Stella, Tony Truong, Krystal Velez, Jessica Vilt, Megan Vladic, Brittany Voinovich, Brooke Wallace, Nicole Worswick and Shawn Zawacki.
In addition, faculty members Christopher Bailey, Kristen Paul, and Karl Richter were also recognized.
You Make A Difference 32 students recognized at March breakfast
Thirty-two students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held March 19 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Sarah Aiello, Alyssa Alvarez, Mark Ano, Alexandria Anttila, Heather Bednar, Nancy Bell, Samantha Charles, Brittany Deem, Ryan Gaylord, Thomas Gerstner, Lindsey Gofron, Kyle Haley, Brittany Hartl, Jon Heischberg, Miranda Linco, Andrew Livermore, Kyle Melton, Ashley Mysliwiec, Erik Peters, Brittanie Redman, Symantha Rolph, Brandon Schultz, Scott Segel, Michael Siperko, Eric Smith, Kaitlyn Trusky, Joseph Utter, Anna Wennstrom, Cameron White, Kathryn Worswick, Nicole Worswick and Dylan Zobel.
In addition, faculty members Kerri Elliott, Jerry McKeigue, Debbie Rummel, Wanda Teddy and Steven Rose were also recognized.
You Make A Difference 97 students recognized at February breakfast
Ninety-seven students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held Feb. 19 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Megan Abramson, Emily Andre, Alex Babik, Danielle Becker, Matthew Bell, Katie Bentel, Daniel Berreles, Michael Bethley, Quinn Bognar, Kevin Boudreau, Cody Breitzman, Nicholas Brinker, Amanda Cappello, Brennan Casey, Jessica Chelmecki, Cassandra Childress, James Costello, Amber Dalgaard, Brandan Dampf, Derek Dschida, Denis Dumitru, Marissa Gantz, Travis Gantz, Joseph Gliniewicz, Lindsey Gofron, Derek Goldman, Andrew Green, Bradley Gundlach, Nikhita Gupta, Dawid Gwozdz, Mark Haley, Daniel Harrington, Tyler Heischberg, Sarah Highman, Maranda Hoff, Katrina Holm, Jennifer Horton, Sarah Huebner, Jessica Hutchinson, Nicole Jelinek, Mayank Jethva, Payton Jordan, Jacob Jost, Kelsey Karasek, Alli Kmiec, Alyssa Knowles, Kyle Laurel, Kevin Lawrence, Johnny Lim, Joseph Lombardo, Cassandra Madriles, Steven Mapaye, Tracy Mapaye, Kayla McClellan, Taylor Meyer, William Mohr, Natalie Moore, Trevor Moote, Trevor Morgan, Gwendolyn Moser, Dominick Mussario, Luke Nennig, Allyson Nerizon, Robert Nogle, Alex Ott, Emery Paramski, Kevin Pearson, Megan Petty, Jessica Poirier, Ariel Pontikes, Cortlin Presley, Stephanie Pringle, Shani Rademan, Brittanie Redman, Matthew Renz, Xaiver Robertson, Symantha Rolph, Erin Schoenfelder, Kelsey Schreiber, Louis Schultz, Jeannine Schulz, Michael Siperko, Kyle Sonnenburg, Nicholas Soria, Stephanie Stella, Thomas Stevens, Kaitlyn Trusky, Paulius Tuskevicius, Sojin Um, Rachel Valenziano, Lisa Vaughan, Kyler Ward, Adam Warner, Emily Welsh, Zachary Wilfert, Jacob Wilson and Shawn Zawacki.
In addition, faculty members Don Barlow, Marcia Zboril, Kerri Elliott, Deanna Weis, Kristen Paul, Donna Corcoran and Tim Hildner were also recognized.
You Make A Difference 40 students recognized at January breakfast
Forty students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held Jan. 22 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Martha Arntson, Heather Bednar, Nancy Bell, Kirstin Crichton, Brittany Deem, Brittany Freundt, Kelsey Green, Rolland Haight, Brittany Harrison, Brittany Hartl, Lauren Hoadley, Ross Houslander, Christopher Inciardi, Elyse Jares, Logan Kent, Randall Krueger, Juline Lamusga, Shannon LeClair, Ryan Lulofs, Steven Mapaye, Clea Marsh, Shelby McMahon, Joseph Mesnard, Thomas O'Brien, Ashley Okrzesik, Meghan Opolka, Alex Pechauer, Svetlana Peykova, Ariel Pontikes, Mignon Rademan, Michael Richardson, Blythe Roberson, Amanda Rominiecki, Erin Schoenfelder, Joshua Schwenk, Jeffrey Sprague, Tiffany Stella, Kaitlyn Trusky, Zachary Wilfert and Thomas Zeien.
In addition, faculty members Marni Polakow and Mark Thompson were also recognized, along with community members Chris McBrady and Rebecca Ralph.
You Make A Difference 25 students recognized at December breakfast
Twenty-five students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held Dec. 11 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Emily Andre, Dominique Bessette, Jessica Chelmecki, Brian Chivers, Michael Chivers, Kirstin Crichton, Olivia Duehr, Gregory Geddes, Mercedes Genengels, Nicole Giorgi, Kimberly Heuvelman, Alexandria Hoffman, Travis Kwielford, Andrew Livermore, Rebecca Marra, Emily Ortiz, Jordan Palmer, Erin Poss, Samantha Sagers, Scott Segel, Benjamin Small, Tiffany Stella, Alexander Stevens, Holly Vandevoorde and Joshua Wills.
In addition, faculty members Nicole Sutherland and Kelly Taylor were also recognized.
You Make A Difference 45 students recognized at November breakfast
Forty-five students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held Nov. 13 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Peter Beckman, Zackery Beltran, Dominique Bessette, Kelsey Bicanic, Kathryn Brito, Anna Bruce, Kaitlin Budd, Mary Caputa, Benjamin Cater, Sarah Colette, Taylor Coull, Amber Dalgaard, Katherine Dornbusch, Megan Dorsey, David Eaton, Brittany Freundt, Gregory Geddes, Nicole Giorgi, Nikhita Gupta, Lauren Hoadley, Eric Holst, Jeffrey Inman, Elyse Jares, Jacqueline Kenny, Logan Kent, Ashley King, Juliana Leprich, Dalton Lukasik, Alex Pechauer, Erik Peters, Kelly Pish, Erin Poss, Blythe Roberson, Amanda Rominiecki, Brock Schuelke, Scott Segel, Benjamin Small, Kellie Smouse, Megan Spoo, Jeffrey Sprague, Danielle Stancill, Tiffany Stella, Kyle Sytsma, Holly Vandevoorde and Cameron White.
In addition, faculty members Phyllis Fay, Linda Pilcher, Kris Silarski, Amy Skonberg, Wanda Teddy and Laura Wright were also recognized.
You Make A Difference 24 students recognized at October breakfast
Twenty-four students were recognized for a variety of contributions and achievements in school at the You Make A Difference breakfast held Oct. 16 in the cafeteria.
Certificate recipients were Steven Farrell, Brittany Hansen, Ashley Madden, Ashleigh Sakiewicz, Nicholas Searle, Joshua Pedrero, Andrea Kidwell, Randall Krueger, Nicole Worswick, Martha Arntson, Heather Bednar, Karina Bennett, Kelsey Green, Logan Kent, Karissa Kolle, Juline Lamusga, Ariel Pontikes, Mignon Rademan, Maxwell Ring, Blythe Roberson, Amanda Rominiecki, Joshua Schwenk, Benjamin Small and Jeffrey Sprague.
In addition, faculty members Jamie Atkinson, Don Barlow, John Brumund-Smith, Kerri Elliott, Ardeen Harris, Andrew Judson, Jeff Petersen, Lisa Sprague, Nicole Sutherland, Laura Wright and William Zambole were also recognized.

Schwenk is National Merit Scholarship Program Commended Student
Josh SchwenkSenior Josh Schwenk has been named as a Commended Student in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are recognized for the exceptional promise demonstrated by their performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
More than 1.5 million students took the PSAT/NMSQT in October of 2007 and entered the National Merit Program, a nationwide program for recognition and awards. Of the 50,000 top scoring students, 34,000 are named Commended Students.
Schwenk received a Letter of Commendation in recognition of his outstanding academic promise, along with a congratulatory message. He is now a candidate for Special Scholarships offered by corporations and businesses.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation seeks to identify and honor academically talented U.S. high school students, stimulate increased support for their education, and provide efficient and effective scholarship program management for organizations that wish to sponsor college undergraduate scholarships. Since its founding in 1955 it has recognized three million students and provided over 335,000 scholarships worth more than $1.3 billion.
Two top seniors named National Merit Semifinalists
Blythe Roberson, Mignon Rademan
Blythe Roberson, Mignon Rademan
Seniors Blythe Roberson and Mignon Rademan were recently named as semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
High school juniors enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year. Approximately 16,000 students qualify as semifinalists, representing the top one-third of those who score highest on the test.
Finalists will be named in February and are selected based on their academic records, SAT scores, personal essays and support of the school principal. Beginning in March, winners of National Merit awards will be announced. Awards include $2,500 National Merit scholarships, corporate awards and college-sponsored awards as well as special scholarships.
ACHS will administer the PSAT on October 18. Registration for sophomores and juniors is open until October 3, and information is available in the guidance office.
Three students recognized for work in academic fields
Heidi Schoepp, Nicoe Hojnacki, Yvonne Miklautsch
Heidi Schoepp, Nicole Hojnacki, Yvonne Miklautsch
Three members of the class of 2008 recently received recognition in the fields of writing and psychology.
Heidi Schoepp’s work was selected by Creative Communication to be included it its anthology A Celebration of Poets. Her poem was selected from the thousands submitted to the group annually for its writing contest. Schoepp was also named as one of the top ten poets from Illinois high schools and wins a $50 savings bond for her work.
Nicole Hojnacki and Yvonne Miklautsch were honored for their academic achievements by the Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPPS), sponsored by the American Psychological Association. Teachers John Walker and Nancy Fenton nominated the students because of their outstanding grades, AP Psychology Exam scores and their involvement in the newly-formed Psychology Club. Both students receive a college psychology textbook as part of the award.

Nekritz wins IPA award for innovative program
Mike NekritzACHS principal Mike Nekritz has been named as the winner of the Illinois Principals Association’s Innovative Education Award for his development of the Seminars for Scholars program. Nekritz is also one of six Lake County school administrators in the running for the IPA’s High School Principal of the Year award, which will be announced in December.
Seminars for Scholars began two years ago with students meeting periodically with experts in a variety of fields to discuss important contemporary issues. They have met with politicians, business leaders, and others to talk about a wide variety of topics. The group traveled to New Orleans in the spring.
The group traveled to New Orleans in the spring to tour hurricane ravaged areas of the city that even now are still struggling to recover, and volunteered their time to help renovate a school and tutor students.
Sponsored by Horace Mann, the award includes a $750 cash award, which will allow the Seminars program to continue and expand. Nekritz was nominated for the award by assistant principal John Whitehurst.