DHS Senior Awards Night honors 98 students
Ninety-eight seniors from DeKalb High School were honored at Senior Awards Night on May 23. Eighty-five scholarships and awards were presented to the graduating seniors. The following students were recognized: Altrusa Award: Addison Cochrane American Chemical Society Award: Margaret Bujarska American Legion Awards: Erin Harper and J. Miguel Ruiz American National Bank Awards: Matthew Hudak and Sean Peterson Christopher E. Anderson Memorial Scholarship: J. Miguel Ruiz Philomene Masiokas Anderson Memorial Scholarships: Caleb Hepler and Erika Sorg Army ROTC: Keith Kowalski B95 WDKB Broadcast Scholarship: Christine Fiedler George Babich Memorial Scholarship: Caleb Hepler Bud Benson Memorial Scholarship: Roy Peregrine Chris and Katherine Boulos Scholarships: Rebecca Anthenat, Darren Baie, Heather Culp, Sara Flavin, Christina Gowen, Cole Griswold, Sarah Hammack, Emily Kvasnicka, Corwin Magill, Bethany McAnly, Amie McCaslin, Morgan Miller, Kenisha Murphy, Brittany Nicklaus, Adam Pasteris, Issa Pena, Sean Peterson, Nicholas Quist, Alicia Raynor, Ruslan Rusov, Tara Sablich, Olga Safris, Michael Smith, Caylee Stella, Matthew Watson, Alison Weber and Miles Ziga Robert Brayfield Award: Lauren Walker J. Bradley Burzynski General Assembly Award: J. Miguel Ruiz Larry Carroll Awards: Ethan Guio and Stacy Kim Castle Bank Scholarship: Christopher Wongpaisarnkit Dr. Roger Cliffe Memorial Scholarship: Andrea Briggs Thomas and Beverly Cliffe Memorial Scholarship: Krystal Hernandez Barbara Cummings Memorial Scholarship: Tara Sablich DAR Good Citizen Award: Caleb Hepler DeKalb Classroom Teachers' Association Scholarships: Heather Havlicek and Jessica Jagodzinski DeKalb County Farm Bureau Scholarships: Clark Diedrich, Jeanine Larson and Kelsey Pate DeKalb Evening Lions Club Scholarship: Christine Feltes DeKalb Knights of Columbus: Andrea Slade DeKalb Moose Lodge Scholarships: Felicia Collins and Megan Doherty DeKalb Rotary Scholarships: Addison Cochrane, Hilary Coulombe and Heather Havlicek DeKalb Wrestling Club Scholarships: Benjamin Gifford, Loren Legoretta and Shay Sticka Violet Dobson Memorial Health Care Scholarship: Caylee Stella Ernest Evar Swanson Memorial Scholarship: Amy Fink Exchange Club of DeKalb Scholarship: Fredy Perea Howard and Mildred Eychaner Minority Scholarships: Adrian Gonzalez and Chanta Sam Derek Guymon Memorial Scholarship: Shay Sticka Huntington Learning Center Lifelong Learner Scholarship: Mary Tupy Huntley Middle School PTA Scholarship: name withheld Ideal Industries Scholarships: Jacqueline Do, Nathan Greffe, Ethan Guio and Christopher Wongpaisarnkit Illinois Council for Teachers of Mathematics Awards: Cordero Dominguez, Caleb Hepler and Matthew Hudak Illinois Science Teachers' Association Award: Ethan Guio Jefferson Elementary PTO Scholarship: Ethan Guio and Sean Kowalski Michelle Marie Jouris Memorial Scholarhip: Devann Edwards Kishwaukee College Academic Achievement Awards: Krystal Hernandez, Bethany McAnly, Tara Sablich and Alison Weber Kishwaukee Kiwanis Scholarships: Jacqueline Do, William Goehring, Erin Harper and Colin Prall Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Scholarship: Tyler Turner Kiwanis Club of DeKalb Scholarships: Ethan Guio, Nurul Lambogo, Kelly McKnight and Kevin Sheahan Kiwanis Club of DeKalb Service Award: Stacy Kim Carey Kresheck Memorial Scholarship: Becca Ford Emmett B. Land Memorial Scholarships: Clark Diedrich and J. Miguel Ruiz Grace Isabel Lincoln Memorial Scholarship: Erika Sorg Lincoln Elementary PTA Scholarship: Georgia Hill Littlejohn Elementary PTA Scholarship: James Miller Jane Lux Community Service Scholarship Award: Jacqueline Do Malta Elementary PTA Scholarship: Heidi Johnson Malta Lions Club Scholarship: Heidi Johnson Rowland and Lucille Matteson Memorial Scholarship: Jaquelyne Smith Tom McAllister Athletic Award: Carrie Henderson, Caleb Hepler, Hannah Ireland and J. Miguel Ruiz Gary McCabe Memorial Service and Athletic Award: Christine Collins and Caleb Hepler Terrance McCabe Swimming Scholarship: Timothy Marchewka Midwest Orthopedics Scholarship: Erin Harper Cyrus R. Miller Memorial Business Administration Scholarship: Christopher Wongpaisarnkit Margaret Murphy Memorial Scholarships: Rebecca Anthenat and Peter Lindsey Evelyn Nelson Memorial Scholarships: Addison Cochrane, Adrian Gonzalez and Derick Peterson Northern Illinois Endodontics Scholarship: Kelly Metcalf NIU Presidential and Centennial Scholarships: Christopher Wongpaisarnkit, Hilary Coulombe, Jacqueline Do, Peter Lindsey and James Miller Becky Parker Memorial Scholarship: Adam Almburg Peace and Social Justice Awards: Addison Cochrane, Hilary Coulombe and Colleen Vest Anthony Tyler Prahlad Memorial Scholarships: Justine Johnson and Ignacio Martinez Principal's Award: Kendra Shered Robert Pritchard General Assembly Scholarships: Hilary Coulombe and Zhiwei Ying Project Breakthrough Scholarship: Caleb Hepler Thomas R. Rauman Memorial Scholarship: Hilary Coulombe Resource Bank Scholarship: Justine Nguyen Skinny Riippi Memorial Scholarship: Clark Diedrich Jolynn Wisted Rogers Memorial Scholarship: name withheld Art Rohlman and Gail Wronski “Heart of a Barb” Scholarship: Paul Holden Wilson Sharon Rosenow Memorial Scholarship: Christine Feltes SAR Good Citizen Award: J. Miguel Ruiz St. Mary's Sycamore PTA Scholarship: Kevin Sheahan Senior Attendance Award: Colin Prall Spanish Club Scholarship: J. Miguel Ruiz Beatrice M. Stankus Memorial Scholarships: Kayli Davison, Alyssa Hall, Kari Johnsen and Justine Nguyen Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Scholarships: Jacqueline Do and William Goehring Student of the Month/Year Awards: Addison Cochrane, Caleb Hepler, Georgia Hill, Justine Nguyen, J. Miguel Ruiz and Zhiwei Ying Sylvan Learning Center Scholarship: Corwin Magill Thespian Scholar Awards: Stephanie Irving and Paul Holden Wilson Top Journalist of the Year Award, sponsored by the Daily Chronicle: Hilary Coulombe Wright Elementary PTA Scholarship: Tara Sablich Ronald and Barbara L. Worrell Memorial Scholarship: Laura Castillo