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West High-Achieving Seniors Receive Awards, Scholarships (Revised)

West Aurora High School seniors Lauren Wilson and Katherine Stone were named valedictorian and salutatorian of the 2012 graduating class at the recent senior awards ceremony.  The full list of awards and scholarships follows.  Seniors graduate May 20.

 

Jalisa Adams -- Accappella Choir Award, Community Foundation Scholarship

 

David Aleman -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Robert G. Schweitzer Scholarship, Chancellor Award - University of Colorado, Boulder

 

Annie  Aquino -- Thomas P. Sperry Memorial Scholarship

 

Kaycee          Arnold          -- Outstanding Student in Diversified Award

 

Joseph Aurelius -- President's Education Award, James E. Crimi Presidential Scholarship - Aurora University

 

Joseph Bailey -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Frank & Marian Newell Scholarship

 

Michael Becker -- James E. Crimi Presidential Scholarship - Aurora University

 

Austin Beebe -- Wildcat Academic and Athletic Scholarship – Culver-Stockton College

 

Kristen Beneke -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Jennifer Bentley -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Daniel  Berendt -- President's Education Award, Presidential Scholarship - Valparaiso University

 

Nathaniel Berg -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, A+ Foundation Alumni Scholarship of West Aurora High School

 

Rachel Berry -- President's Education Award, First Scholars Annual Scholarship – Southern Illinois University

 

Bethany Bijonowski -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, West Aurora Biology Award, Excellence in Foreign Language

 

Alyssa Brackett -- Louise G. & Margaret E. Lane Scholarship

 

Emily Brandt -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Colonel Sidney Ginsberg Scholarship

 

James Brink -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Neal & Margery Ray Ormond Memorial Scholarship, Male Athlete Award-Marines, Cininnatus Scholarship – University of Cincinnati, Century Scholarship – University of Cincinnati

 

Sally Broker -- Presidential Scholarship - Carroll University                  

                  

Kevin Brown -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, West Aurora Biology Award, Konrad Family Scholarship in Memory of Arthur W. Konrad, T.P. Stephens Scholarship - Aurora University

 

Laura Bryant -- AEA-W Scholarship

 

Benjamin Buckley --  Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Rachelle Buhrke -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award

 

Bradley Burkhalter -- President's Education Award, Achievement Award – North Central College, Alumni Award – North Central College, Theatre Scholarship – North Central College, Founders Award – North Central College

 

Benny Chaidez -- President's Education Award

 

Kamal Chamagai -- Douglas Hoeft Scholarship

 

Dazmine Chaney -- President's Education Award, Aurora Actionaires, Erwin & Ella Hoffman Scholarship, Female Athlete Award-Marines, Regents Scholarship - Concordia University

 

Paarth Choksi -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Simons-Minkler Scholarship

 

Colin Cromien -- Illinois State Scholar

 

Hector Cuevas -- Stanley F. & Janette I. Karnoscak Scholarship

 

Michael Currie -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, Accappella Choir Award, President's Education Award, Calculus Award

 

Luke Currie -- Accappella Choir Award, Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Calculus Award

 

Steven Davids -- President's Education Award

 

Derek Detzler -- Louis Armstrong Award, Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence

 

Tyler Dewar -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Merlyn Diaz -- President's Education Award

 

Adrian Diaz -- Health Sciences Career Academy Outstanding Seniors, West Aurora High School Class of 1950 Scholarship, Mary Lou Murphy Memorial Scholarship - Waubonsee Community College

 

Andres Duarte -- Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Robert Dumont -- President's Education Award

 

Shon Enoch – Wildcat Academic and Athletic Scholarship – Culver-Stockton College

 

Hannah Enstrom -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, A+ Foundation Alumni Scholarship of West Aurora High School

 

Robert Espinoza -- President's Education Award

 

Celeste Esquivel -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, John Philip Sousa Award, Louis R. Forte Music Scholarship, Music Performance Award – DePaul University, Academic Scholarship – DePaul University, Alpha Delta Kappa Memorial Scholarship

 

Mayberto Estrada -- President's Education Award, Phyllis Kramer Scholarship

 

Preston Felker -- Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Dulce Fernandez -- Judy Whinfrey Memorial Nursing Scholarship

 

Reid Ferro -- President's Education Award

 

Stacey Fisher -- President's Education Award, Health Sciences Career Academy Senior of the Year

 

Michael Gapinske -- Illinois State Scholar,   Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, SAR Nominee, Excellence in Foreign Language, Walter E. Deuchler Scholarship, National Merit Commended, Outstanding Mathematics Student, Chancellor’s Scholar – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

 

Royce Golembeck -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, Children of Veterans Tuition Waiver - University of Illinois

 

Isaac Gonzales -- President's Education Award

 

Karlie Greiner -- President's Education Award

 

Allison Greiner -- Norman E. Dietz Memorial Scholarship

 

Karlie Greiner -- Shirley Borel Journalism Scholarship

 

Selena Greising -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Warren Felts Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Alumni Fine Arts Scholarship - Illinois Wesleyan

 

Andrew Gust -- National School Choral Award, Scholarship for Men's Voice Performance - DePaul University

 

Jacqueline Guzauskas -- Director's Award, CWS Scholarship

 

Jenna  Hashimoto -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Illinois Science Teacher Association Award, Deans Scholarship - Bradley University

 

Margarita Heath -- Aurora Junior Woman’s Club Scholarship in Honor of Katy Fox

 

Cassidy Heisler -- President's Education Award

 

Elizabeth Held -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, American Association of Physics Teachers Award, Excellence in Foreign Language, Alexander Family Scholarship

 

Ana Hernandez -- Louise G. & Margaret E. Lane Scholarship

 

Abel Herrera -- Howard & Sherry Eagle Scholarship

 

Miriah  Hollis -- President's Education Award

 

Jacob Hood -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship - Waubonsee Community College

 

Andrew Hundley -- Illinois State Scholar, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship

 

Dimitry Husen -- Illinois State Scholar

 

Cierra  Iverson -- Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Dean's Scholarship - Loyola University

 

Brandon Jackson -- President's Education Award

 

Kennan Johnson -- AEA-W Scholarship

 

Casey  Jones -- President's Education Award

 

Krishna Kanhai -- President's Education Award, Aurora Township Youth Foundation Scholarship

 

Erin Kennedy -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, PTSO Scholarship, Douglas Phelps Award

 

Erin King -- President's Education Award

 

Alexandrea Koester -- Sten Halfvarson Choir Award

 

Daniel  Kolb -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Jon Konduri -- Outstanding Student in Diversified Award

 

Matthew Koth -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, PTSO Scholarship, Howard E. Gillette Scholarship, Perfect Attendance Award, Presidential Scholarship - North Central College

 

Carolyn Kovanic -- President's Education Award, Voorhees Scholarship - Carroll University, Perfect Attendance Award

 

Meghan Kulakowski -- President's Education Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Commitment to Excellence Scholarship - Eastern Illinois University

 

Morgan Kunze -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Dean’s Scholarship – Bradley University

 

Bridgette Landers -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, Northern Academic Scholarship - Northern Illinois University

 

Sarah  Lawrence -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, PTSO Scholarship, Zonta Club of the Aurora Area Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship – Purdue University

 

Brynn  Lehman -- President's Education Award

 

Deidre Lenke -- Accappella Choir Award

 

Robyn Lewandowski -- President's Education Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Erwin & Ella Hoffman Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship - Valparaiso University

 

Christopher Lewis -- President's Education Award

 

Sierra LeSure – Dean’s Scholarship – Aurora University

 

Peter Linden -- Woody Herman Award

 

Megan Lindley -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers Award

 

Collin Malina -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Straight A Award

 

Jessica Marx -- President's Education Award

 

Nicole McArdle -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Fermilab Science Award, Outstanding Mathematics Student, Scholastic Award

 

Megan Mckinley -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Greta Meyle -- President's Education Award, Quill and Scroll – Journalism

 

Gonzalo Moreno -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship, Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers Award

 

Gabriel Morris -- President's Education Award

 

Bayley Murphy -- Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Urban & Margaret Hipp Family Scholarship, Alumni Legacy Grant – Aurora University, Board of Trustees Scholarship – Aurora University, Freeman Partnership School Scholarship – Aurora University

 

Jessica Nagel -- Illinois Central College Tuition Waiver for Cross-Country

 

Devin  Nelson -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship, Illinois Science Teacher Association Award

 

Brandi O’Banner -- President's Education Award, Quill and Scroll – Journalism

 

Eric Oppenborn -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship

 

Thomas Pearson -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Fermilab Science Award, West Aurora High School Class of 1956 Scholarship, Scholastic Award, Presidential Scholarship - Purdue University

 

Gregory Perrin -- President's Education Award

 

Shadae Pickett -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Goldsmith Family Scholarship, National Achievement

 

Cara Plante -- Judy Whinfrey Memorial Nursing Scholarship

 

Jaely Pratt -- Aurora Area Retired Teachers' Association Scholarship

 

Rebecca Quade -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, American Association of Physics Teachers Award, Louis Vago Scholarship

 

Laura Ramos -- President's Education Award

 

Diego  Rangel -- Jack Desha Witt Education Scholarship

 

Jake Reist -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Richard Renner -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Chad Riccio -- President's Education Award, Redhawk Excellence Scholarship - Miami University

 

Minia Nataly Rios -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Illinois Association of Chemistry Teachers Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Dunham Scholarship

 

Ricardo Rivera -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, President's Award - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Outstanding Student in Social Studies

 

Gregory Roache -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship

 

Eric Roggeman -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Jonathan Romero -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award

 

Patrick Ronan -- President's Education Award

 

Jessica Saffell -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, 75th Annual Science Dept. Award, Nicor Gas Scholarship

 

Edwin Sak -- Illinois State Scholar

 

Jonathan Sanchez -- Douglas Hoeft Scholarship

 

Abigail Schaschwary -- President's Education Award, AEA-W Scholarship, David A. Neumann Scholarship

 

Serenity Schwaller -- President's Education Award

 

Lydia Scodro -- Presidential Scholarship - Drake University

 

Brian Serio --           Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Perfect Attendance Award, Foundation Scholarship - Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy

 

Maria Serna -- Health Sciences Career Academy Outstanding Seniors

 

Cynthia Smith -- President's Education Award, Aurora Actionaires, Aurora Township Youth Foundation Scholarship, Dean's Scholar - Clark Atlanta University,  Henry Cowherd Award – African American Heritage Board

 

Marc Smith -- Patrick Gilmore Award

 

Troy Smith --           President's Education Award

 

Stephanie Soriano -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship

 

Ashlyn Stanton -- President's Education Award

 

Katherine Stone -- Illinois State Scholar, Salutatorian, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, DAR Nominee, Straight A Award, Excellence in Art, Simons-Minkler Scholarship, Academic Honors Scholarship - Savannah College of Art and Design

 

Douglas Sullivan -- Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, National Scholars Award – University of Iowa

 

Corleone Terrell -- Jack Desha Witt Education Scholarship

 

Tiffany          Thomas -- Illinois State Scholar, Aurora Township Youth Foundation Scholarship, Board of Trustees Scholarship - Aurora University

 

Jamie Towle -- President's Education Award, Voorhees Scholarship - Carroll University

 

Curtis Townsend -- President's Education Award, PTSO Scholarship, CTE Student of the Year, Bill Sweeney Memorial Scholarship, Merit Scholarship – Olivet Nazarene University, Football Scholarship – Olivet Nazarene University

 

Benjamin Truong -- President's Education Award

 

Bobby Truong -- President's Education Award, Sten Halfvarson Choir Award

 

Megan Tunney -- President's Education Award, Lucile Gustafson Scholarship

 

Brenda          Valadez -- President's Education Award, Health Sciences Career Academy Outstanding Seniors, Mary R. Chapman Scholarship

 

Bryin Venegas -- President's Education Award

 

Carmen Von Patterson -- President's Education Award, Aurora Actionaires, Dunham Scholarship, President’s Award – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

 

Takia Wade -- President's Education Award

 

Ciara Walls -- Aurora Actionaires, AEA-W Scholarship, "Careers In Transition, Inc. Scholarship", Henry Cowherd Award – African American Heritage Board, Illinois General Assembly Scholarship from State Rep. Linda Chapa-LaVia. 

 

Alec Ward -- President's Education Award

 

Brandon Warren -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award

 

Jennifer Waters -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, James H. & Ione P. Fitzgerald Scholarship, Ignatius Service Scholarship - Marquette University

 

John Whitson -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Sten Halfvarson Choir Award, Erwin & Ella Hoffman Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship - Augustana College

 

Madalayne Wilkin -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award, AEA-W Scholarship, Erin K. Harrison Memorial Scholarship

 

Kendall Williams -- "Football and Academic Scholarship - Benedictine College, Kansas"

 

Lauren Wilson -- Illinois State Scholar, Valedictorian, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Straight A Award, National School Choral Award, Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence, Honors College National Scholarship - Michigan State University

 

Melissa Wilson -- President's Education Award, Outstanding Student in Social Studies

 

Janae Winston -- President's Education Award, Board of Trustees Scholarship - Aurora University

 

Bridget Wish -- Health Sciences Career Academy Outstanding Seniors

 

Nailah  Wood -- Aurora Actionaires

 

Julia Wunderl -- President's Education Award

 

Nathaniel Wuthrich -- Illinois State Scholar, President's Education Award

 

Christopher Zavala -- President's Education Award

 

Nathan Zinzer -- Illinois State Scholar, Academic Excellence Award, President's Education Award, Louise G. & Margaret E. Lane Scholarship


Posted By: Carolyn Waitt on Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 2:43:02 PM
[Expires: Friday, June 08, 2012 ]
Updated By: Mike Chapin on Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 11:46:00 AM

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