District 228 Board of Education Recognizes Student Achievement

At its annual Student Recognition Night event, the Bremen High School District 228 Board of Education recently recognized the achievements of nearly 200 students from Bremen, Tinley Park, Hillcrest, and Oak Forest High Schools. The event took place at Oak Forest High School on March 6 where more than 500 parents and guests watched as students received gold medallions for their achievements in academics, activities, athletics, attendance, community service, and the fine arts.

As the host school this year, Oak Forest High School’s Sarah Boblink, Kinsey Carrera, Myriam Melidona, Alyssa Ryan and Shaina Spinks sang the National Anthem. The OFHS Jazz Band provided entertainment for the evening. Emcees Briana Alarcon and Jack Dukelow (Oak Forest High School), Sarah Wu and Desire Barriga (Tinley Park High School), Musaab Froukh and Valeria Martinez (Bremen High School), and Eriola Ayo and Obioma Oparah (Hillcrest High School) spoke about their school’s history and why it means so much to them. Following the speeches, the emcees introduced each of their honorees to the stage to receive his or her medallion.

Board President Debi Stearns and Superintendent Bill Kendall congratulated the students and spoke about the outstanding accomplishments and compassion of those being recognized including:

Oak Forest High School: Sarah Abdulwahid, Jordan Ahlgrim, Briana Alarcon, Carmel Al-Sheikh, Kimberly Burghard, Julia Cagnina, Kaitlyn Casey, Audrey Cooper, Jack Dukelow, Luke Englund, Angelica Espinoza, Annais Gangolf, Joey Gangolf, Nikki Gedrimas, Jeremy Griffin, Carter Hamrin, Niamh Haran, Luke Holewa, Josephine Horan, Madisen Jender, Ryan Jerkins, Dylan Jones, Grace Kaley, Jacob Kamper, Anthony Kluk, Jaclyn Latocha, Lynette Latocha, Caroline Lilly, Christina Majercak, Therese Maramot, Emily Marcheschi, Sierra Maziur, Makayla McFalls, Millicent McMahon, Justin Meline, Lena Mohammed, Shruti Nayi, Tara Neylon, Peyton Nielsen, Canyon Novick, Meghan O’Keefe, Faith Skrzelowski, Magdalene Smith-Stephney, Shaina Spinks, and Grace Young.

Tinley Park High School: Rachel Baiker, Todd Bajzek, Desire Barriga, Lauren Berry, Jacob Bird, Kasey Brennan, Kevin Brueggemann, Preston Burns, Paola Ceja, Nicholas Davies, Shannon Davis, Amanda Dutkiewicz, Julia Dybala, Jordan Exline, Sean Ford, Julyana Gomez, Hannah Hallman, Matthew Hendricks, Christian Johnson, Piper Jones, Jennifer Kallenback, Jad Karajeh, Grace Lindgren, John McClelland, Adam Miller, Brian Moriarty, Caitlin Moriarty, Maram Naji, James Ochoa, Mark Ogarek, Karina O’Harrow, Jaydeep Pillai, Vineet Pillai, Nathan Ryan, Katelyn Sanders, Daniel Sawyer, Brenae Scott, Jackson Skanberg, Madison Sniegolski, Luke Urban, Corrinne Wasag, Kyle Wegner, Solomon Wilson-Smith, Sarah Wu, and Ryan Zientara.

Bremen High School: Daniel Aceves, Khenede Allen, Michael Anderson, Jesus Anguiano, Benjamin Avila, Bryan Barban, Max Behymer, Osbaldo Beltran, Basilio Betancourt, Mounes Betancourt, Jala Blackwell, Noah Boots-Kalamotousakis, Cheyanne Burgher, Juana Carillo, Jesus Carillo, Alyssa Ceballos, Jackie Diaz, Claudia Duarte, Jose Flores, Musaab Froukh, Alfredo Garcia, Deysi Garcia, Zoe Gurick, Heather Janisse, Jessica Jimenez, Shaylynn Krause, Justin Lenore, Fabian Lopez, Dominic Mariscal, Valeria Martinez, America Mata, Jakeline Murillo, Nomar Perez, Jacquelyn Ramirez, Yarithza Ramirez, Allyson Reed, Adriana Rubio, Michael Sanchez, Adetilewa Sosina, Jayvon Thomas, Bryanna Thompson, Elijah Trella, Misbah Vahora, Melissa Vazquez, Randy Vicencio, Kelly Vogt, and Elizabeth Zarate.

Hillcrest High School: Alexis Allen, Ji’Keise Armwood, Alonzo Arostegui, Eriola Ayo, Bessie Barlow, Lamont Bishop, Monica Brown, Nailah Brown, Nia Brown, Raymond Clark, Makayla Coleman, Kaitlyn Cooper, Corey Crooms, Crystal Currin, Jasmine Curry, Jovencio Daguio, Aaliyah Doss, Aryrreon Douglass, Kentrell Doumas, Kendrick Dow, James Edgecombe, Ronrecus Griffin, Thomas Harris, Demari Hudson, Ludana Jean Charles, Jazmine Jean-Simon, Mia Jones, Danielle Joseph, Essence Knighten-El, Jori Lacy, Jibril Lee, Raeshell Leek, Nicholas Lindley, Amari Littleton, Keiasia Morris, Obioma Oparah, Timeon Oyeyemi, Tia Pollard, Shawnitta Rogers, Alauna Rupert, Melodie Slaughter, Da’kari Smith, Kimani Thornton, Kayla Weddington, and Kenton Wright.

As the evening came to a close, Superintendent Kendall congratulated the honorees and said, “It is always impressive to walk into our high schools and see the amazing things our students do every day. In the months ahead, we look forward to watching them accomplish their goals for this 2017-18 school year. Congratulations to all.”