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2007-2008 Lake County Academic Team
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008
DAILY HERALD SECTION 5
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Honorable mentions
Joshua R. Beckman
Maryrose Hembd
Allison Michelle Manley
Emma C. Scheidt
School: Lakes
Community High School
Hometown:
Lindenhurst
Parents: Bryan and
Kathleen Beckman
School sponsor: Gwen
Varney, guidance
counselor
Class rank: 2 out of 319
Test scores: ACT: 35
Planned college major: Molecular biology,
pre-medicine
Awards, honors: National Merit Finalist;
Illinois State Scholar
School: Lake Zurich
High School
Hometown: Lake Zurich
Parents: Dana and
Dave Hembd
School sponsor:
Joseph May, English
teacher
Class rank: 5 out of 575
Test scores: ACT: 32
Planned college major: English,
psychology
Awards, honors: AP Scholar; Illinois State
Scholar
School: Wauconda High
School
Hometown: Port
Barrington
Parents: Doug and
Margaret Manley
School sponsor: Brian
Roy, guidance
department coordinator
Class rank: 4 out of 292
Test scores: ACT: 32
Planned college major: Education, English,
philosophy, theology
Awards, honors: 2007 WYSE Academic
Challenge medalist; Illinois State Scholar
School: Antioch
Community High School
Hometown: Antioch
Parents: Kris and Mark
Scheidt
School sponsor:
DeeAnn M. Andershock,
AP English teacher
Class rank: 2 out of 294
Test scores: ACT: 34
Planned college major: International
studies
Awards, honors: Illinois State Scholar
Emily Petersen
School: Wauconda High
School
Hometown: Island Lake
Parents: John and Kim
Zacharkiewicz
School sponsor: Jim
Sutherland, guidance
counselor
Class rank: 1 out of 292
Test scores: ACT: 33
Planned college major: Journalism
Awards, honors: Dartmouth Book Award;
Quill and Scroll Society; Junior Class
Marshall
Amanda Leon
Anthony Cerqua
School: Lake Zurich
High School
Hometown: Kildeer
Parents: Russ and Julie
Cerqua
School sponsor: Pat
Armbruster, science
teacher
Class rank: 4 out of 575
Test scores: ACT: 32
Planned college major: Mechanical
engineering
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with Honors;
Illinois State Scholar
School: Grayslake North
High School
Hometown: Grayslake
Parents: Jean and Mike
Leon
School sponsor: Joe
Brysiewicz, history
teacher
Class rank: 3 out of 342
Test scores: ACT: 32; SAT: 2200
Planned college major: Business and
political science, pre-law
Awards, honors: National Merit
Commended Scholar; AP Scholar with
Honor
School: Mundelein High
School
Hometown: Mundelein
Parents: Mark and
Cynthia Petersen
School sponsor: John
Ahlgrim, principal
Class rank: 4 out of 528
Test scores: ACT: 32
Planned college major: Secondary
Education/English
Awards, honors: AP Scholar with Honors;
Illinois State Scholar
Amanda Zacharkiewicz
Meet the judges
We recruited judges from
each of our four main coverage areas — Northwest
suburban Cook County, Lake
County, DuPage County and
the Fox Valley — to analyze the
nominations and pick the
winners.
The process is blind, so
judges did not know the
names of the schools, or the
students, they were judging.
Additionally, the judges were
asked to assess students from
a coverage area different from
their home coverage area.
The judges evaluated each
application in various areas,
such as test scores, class rank,
extracurriculars, course work,
essay, honors and awards, and
sponsor recommendation.
The judges were:
• Dan Detzner, Conant High
School teacher
• Jeff Doles, Barrington High
School teacher
• Paul Drennan, Willowbrook High School, director of
guidance
• Stacia Hill, Lisle, sales and
account management and volunteer
• Bill Leensvaart, retired
Glenbard South High School
principal
• Janice Matthews, superintendent, Oak Grove District 68
• Joanna Medwick, principal
at Franzen Intermediate
School in Itasca
• Kent Mutchler, superintendent, Geneva Unit District 304
• Jeff Nehila, director, Round
Lake Area Park District
• Ray Rogina, retired high
school teacher and part-time
college instructor
• Tony Sanders, director of
communications, Elgin U-46
School District
• Dottie Sievert, retired principal, Wheeling High School
• Joanne Weick, Hawthorn
Woods trustee
• John Whitehurst, assistant
principal, Antioch High School
• Gary Wright, former principal, Hampshire Elementary
School
GAIL KAHOVER/DAILY HERALD
These four Lake County residents picked the winners for the
DuPage County Academic Team. They are, from left, Janice
Matthews, superintendent of Oak Grove Schools; John Whitehurst, assistant principal of Antioch High School; Jeff Nehila,
director of the Round Lake Area Park District; and Joanne
Weick, a Hawthorn Woods trustee.
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