Hickory Creek Middle School Graduation Class 2011

Hickory Creek Middle School eighth grade students participated in their graduation ceremony on June 2 at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort.

Members of the Frankfort School District 157-C Board of Education and administrators awarded diplomas to the 290 graduates in the Class of 2011. 

Special awards were also presented as follows:

Frankfort Jaycees Award. Sponsored by the Frankfort Area Jaycees, the recipient of this annual scholarship is a student who gives effort, gets involved and makes a difference. The 2011 recipient: Holly Podborny.

Viola Lankenau Award. Viola Lankenau dedicated 42 years of service to the children in the community, serving as teacher, principal and superintendent in the Frankfort School system.  The staff at Hickory Creek Middle School selects one student who best exemplifies qualities of good citizenship, fine scholarship and excellent school participation.  The award is sponsored by the Family School Partnership Organization.  This year’s recipient: Michael Enright.

The Lyndsey Whittingham Scholarship. This annual scholarship was created to honor the memory of Lyndsey Whittingham, a former graduate of District 157-C.  The scholarship is awarded to a student who best epitomizes Lyndsey’s love for life, positive attitude, caring nature and support to others.  Sponsored by the Lyndsey Whittingham Foundation, the scholarship is not “financial need” or “academic” based.  The scholarship winner is nominated by his or her peers and chosen from a panel of District 157-C teachers/staff.   This year's winner: Olivia Bauer.

President’s Education Awards. Honoring student achievement and hard work is the purpose of the President's Education Awards Program. Since 1983, the program has provided individual recognition from the President and the U.S. Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence. 

Hickory Creek Middle School graduates earning the President’s Education Awards included: Elliott Andrew Adams, Kenneth Robert Alexa, Jacob Arun Anand, Megan Marie Arseneau, Kelsey Sue Bailey, Olivia Marie Bauer, Austin Timothy Blair, Victoria Joanna Borrelli, Bradley Michael Brown, Daniel Joseph Brtis, Victoria Marie Butler, Claire Angelina Cable, Chloe Ann Cahill, Jason Thomas Carli, Nicholas Robert Cesario, Ashley Anna Chandler, Anthony Michael Colangelo, Abby Elizabeth Couwenhoven, Mariah Jean Cox, Justin Michael Czerwinski, Kathleen  Czyzewski, Nathan Alan Drewes, Samantha Taylor Dunlap, Michael John Enright, Tyler James Esposito, Jacquelin Cole Farquhar, Nicholas Jon Ferracuti, Emma Elizabeth Fowler, Anna Lynn Gerdes, Natalie Michele Gevaudan, Jessica Paige Gromnicki, Nicholas Vail Hahn, Thomas Patrick Hamilton, Jr., Kenichi Nyansa Haynie, Emily Lauren Heerde, Thomas Stephen Hoblin, Briana Rose Horton, Ryan James Humenik, Justin Carmen Hunniford, Tanner Paul Jach, Kari Ashley Johnston, Emily Ann Karl, Katelyn Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Amy Nicole Kawakami, James Christopher Kayhan, Jillian Anna Kilrea, Alex Joseph Kraft, Emily Elizabeth Kruer, Austin Jacob Lane, Lee Eric Lieser, Jr., Maxwell Anthony Marietti, Julia Marie Mauser, Natalie  McCray, Lauren Mary McGrath, Brianna Ruth McKenna, Nicole Elizabeth Melby, Michael Joseph Mitchell, Patrick James Mizwicki, Jacquelyn Luella Mlinarcik, Eric Ryan Mueller, Riley Connor Murphy, Morgan Renee Murray, Bailey Elizabeth Ogalla, Emma  Owczarzak, Peyton Ivy Pazera, Sara Marie Piotrowski, Dennis Andrew Platipodis, Holly Teresa Podborny, Luke Anthony Powell, Anna Jee Sun Pranckus, Daniel James Provis, Jack Martin Riley, Nathan Lambert Rogers, Alyssa Jean Ruvoli, Hunter Leigh Shadden, Marissa Avery Smith, Cassidy Rae Spacek, Zoe Rae Spada, Matthew Isaac Stern, Jonathan Tyler Stroede, Lucas Edward Ueberfluss, Nastassia Catherine Velazquez, Luiza Marie Vitucci, Laura Marie Walch, Michael Monte Weller, Mackenzie Mary Williams, Robin Patricia Wilson and Ryan Walter Zelenika.