06/4/2008 - DeKalb High School Announces Senior Awards

On May 21, 2008, more than $250,000 in scholarships were awarded to seniors of DeKalb High School graduating in 2008. Those scholarship winners include: Lincoln Elementary PTA Scholarship - Katherine Mooney; Robert Brayfield Award - Kendalle Tanner; Larry Carroll Awards - Grace Hamilton and Kevin Smith; Spanish Club Scholarship - Melissa Vines; Altrusa Award - Amanda Griesbaum; American Legion Awards - Sam Crittenden and Amanda Griesbaum; American National Bank Awards - Josue Gonzalez and Hana Green; DeKalb Knights of Columbus - Maxwell Frank; Community Banker Association of Illinois Scholarship - August Metzler; Exchange Club of DeKalb Scholarship - Josue Gonzalez; American Chemical Society Award - William Shi; Illinois Science Teachers’ Association Award - Shaikh Omar; B95 WDKB Broadcast Scholarship - Aaron Gaines; Christopher E. Anderson Memorial Scholarship - Aaron Fairbanks; Cele and Al Meyer Peace and Social Justice Award - Cameron Zelaya; Brian D. Slavenas Memorial Peace Scholarship - Lisa Leoni; Bud Benson Memorial Scholarship - Joshua Rehak; Thomas and Beverly Cliffe Memorial Scholarship - Taneisha Naylor; DeKalb Wrestling Club Scholarships - Joseph Plote and Joshua Rehak; Castle Bank Scholarship - Kevin Smith; Chris and Katherine Boulos Scholarships - Natalie Anderson, Devon Harriss, Joseph Plote, Emily Bidstrup, David Hicks, Oscar Rodriguez, Marie Bodda, Jared Kuryliw, Samantha Rodriguez, Alex Bowden, Melissa LaVigne, Emily Rogers, Mallory Callahan, Connor Legorreta, Tiffani Sanders, Jacob Chilton, Lisa Leoni, Dana Simon, Michelle Dumbacher, Katelyn Lofgren, Tucker Smith, Hailey Espy, Elizabeth Luchsinger, Tyler Smith, Timothy Fillmore, Adam Main, Alexandra Sullivan,
Brian Finnan, Felicia Martin, Jessica Sullivan, Deirdra Galitz, Ashley McRoberts, Christopher Talbert, Josue Gonzalez, Andrew Nooncaster, Cheryl Velasquez, Tyler Gordon, Kathrine Oxnevad, Zachary Weber, Sabrina Gulley, Gregory Pappas, Amber Zapisek, Shannon Haile, and Veronica Zenkner.

Also awarded were: DeKalb County Farm Bureau Scholarships - August Metzler, Allison Shive, and Ryan Zenz; Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Scholarship - Francois O’Leary; Kiwanis Club of DeKalb Scholarships - Ian Cook, Kendalle Tanner, Nicholas Murphy, and Rebecca Wiebenga; Kiwanis Club of DeKalb Service Award - Angela Nguyen; Cyrus R. Miller Memorial Business Administration Scholarship - Hunter Smith; Violet Dobson Memorial Health Care Scholarship - Lisa Leoni; Robert D. Stearnes Memorial Scholarships - Matthew Nagy and Victoria Taylor; Robert D. Stearnes Project Breakthrough Scholarship - Adam Pourahmadi; Robert Pritchard General Assembly Scholarship - Jessica Birtell; Resource Bank Scholarships - Alaina Boesche and Emily Mosolino; Emmett B. Land Memorial Scholarships - Jeffrey Miguel, Zachary Milroy, and William Stafstrom; Evelyn Nelson Memorial Scholarships - Alaina Boesche, Grace Hamilton, and Allison Shive; Thomas R. Rauman Memorial Scholarship - Michelle Dumbacher; Beatrice M. Stankus Memorial Scholarships - Jennifer Clark William Shi, Alyssa Jensen, Diana Yin, and Stephanie McCord; Sharon Rosenow Memorial Scholarship - Nicole Rausch; Keith and Viella Glidden Scholarship - Ian Cook; Howard and Mildred Eychaner Minority Scholarship - Matthew Rodriguez; Jolynn Wisted Rogers Memorial Scholarship - Hunter Smith; Becky Parker Memorial Scholarship - Kourtney Ikeler; Barbara Cummings Memorial Scholarship - Nicole Rausch; Michelle Marie Jouris Memorial Scholarship - Michelle Dumbacher; Northern Illinois Endodontics Scholarship - Megan Butzke; Rowland and Lucille Matteson Memorial Scholarship - Kelsey Rodgers; and Skinny Riippi Memorial Scholarship - Karl Faivre.

In addition, the Harland L. and Mable Orr Scholarship - Rebecca Sullivan; DeKalb Evening Lions Club Scholarship - Alexandra Sullivan; Malta Lions Club Scholarship - Megan Bolton; Hispanic BECA Scholarship Award - Josue Gonzalez; Kishwaukee College Academic Achievement Awards - Alex Bowden, Jared Moore, and Lisa Leoni; DeKalb Rotary Scholarships - Megan Butzke, Adam Pourahmadi, and Angela Nguyen; Ideal Industries Scholarships - David Pham, Cameron Zelaya, and Diana Yin; Stage Coach Scholarship - Christiana Cabrera; Thespian Scholar Award - Jared Kuryliw; Stephanie Irving Outstanding Forensics Student Scholarship - Sam Crittenden; Illinois Council for Teachers of Mathematics Awards - Megan Butzke, Andrew Freeland, and Maxwell Frank; Kishwaukee Kiwanis Scholarships - Emily Anderson, August Metzler, Jennifer Clark, and Justina Siuba; DeKalb Moose Lodge Scholarships - Emily Anderson and Jenna Dubrick; George Babich Memorial Scholarship - Briana Caldwell and Aaron Fairbanks; Sylvan Learning Center Scholarship - Zachary Effler; Student of the Month/Year Awards - Michael Billips, Angela Nguyen, Sam Crittenden, Allison Shive, Jeffrey Miguel, and William Stafstrom; Midwest Orthopedics Scholarship - William Stafstrom; Jefferson Elementary PTO Scholarship - Alyssa Jensen; Littlejohn Elementary PTA Scholarship - Maxwell Frank; Karen Mack Memorial Scholarship ( Cortland PTA) - Melissa LaVigne; Barb Boosters Scholarship Awards - Alex Bowden and Erin Finucane; Music Boosters Awards - Sam Battista, Hana Green, and Sam Crittenden; Carey Kresheck Memorial Scholarship - Helen Muleya; Derek Guymon Memorial Scholarship - Tyler Gordon; Tom McAllister Athletic Awards - Michael Billips, Allison Shive, Sarah Blackstone, William Stafstrom, and Kelsey Rodgers;

Also, Gary McCabe Memorial Service and Athletic Award - Janittra Edwards and Kendalle Tanner; NIU Faculty Fund Academic Finalist Award - Stephanie McCord; NIU Centennial Scholarships - Briana Caldwell, Stephanie McCord, Erin Finucane, and Hunter Smith; J. Bradley Burzynski General Assembly Scholarship - Zachary Milroy; Art Rohlman and Gail Wronski “Heart of a Barb” Scholarship - Tyler Gordon; Wright Elementary PTA Scholarship - Jenna Dubrick; Hess Print Solutions Scholarship - Scott Cress; Jane Lux Community Service Scholarship Award - Hana Green; Step Up Scholarship Awards - Ben Balika, Jared Moore, Hailey Espy, and Melissa Vines; Ernest Evar Swanson Scholarship - Tyler Gordon; Malta Elementary PTA Scholarship - Megan Bolton; Dr. Roger Cliffe Memorial Scholarship - Jessica Birtell; Huntley Middle School PTA Scholarship - Deirdra Galitz; Anthony Tyler Prahlad Memorial Scholarships - Candice Pollack and Hellah Sidibe; Grace Isabel Lincoln Memorial Scholarship - Travis Bates; DAR Good Citizen Award - Amanda Griesbaum; SAR Good Citizen Award -Adam Pourahmadi; DeKalb Classroom Teachers’ Association Scholarships - Marie Bodda and Ashley Schrader; Philomene Masiokas Anderson Memorial Scholarships - Briana Caldwell and Jeffrey Miguel; Margaret Murphy Memorial Scholarships - Hunter Smith and Ashley Witkowski; Terrance McCabe Swimming Scholarships - Emily Anderson and Sarah Blackstone; Ronald and Barbara L. Worrell Memorial Scholarship - Cassandra Esser; Illinois School Public Relations Association Distinguished Service Award - Adam Pourahmadi; National Merit Scholars - Andrew Freeland, Evan Phillips, and Matthew Nagy; Senior Attendance Award - Megan Butzke; and Principal’s Award - Kendalle Tanner.

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