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Read more here. - St. Joseph Catholic Academy
CONGRATS
20
Class of
15
GRADUATES!
KENOSHA COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOLS
Bradford
Central
Christian Life
Harborside
Indian Trail
Kenosha eSchool
Lakeview
Reuther
Shoreland
St. Joseph
Tremper
Wilmot
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Different paths lead to the same destination: a diploma
Table of contents
Bradford ........................10-13
academies and parochial schools
dwalter@kenoshanews.com — and even online schools — play
just as big a role today.
One size does not fit all.
This evolving landscape
That’s one thing that is readprovides many different paths to
ily apparent as we once again
success for students — paths that
celebrate Kenosha County high
didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago. As
school seniors on the eve of their
inclusive as a school tries to be,
graduation.
sometimes there are students who
Some 2,000 will receive diplomas in the coming weeks, closing just don’t fit. Now, those students
can find what works for them.
one chapter in their lives before
Maybe that’s the online learnopening another. And how they
ing environment of Kenosha
got there shows that education
eSchool, or the Christian-based
takes on many different forms.
curricula of St. Joseph, Shoreland
While “traditional” high
or Christian Life. There’s the
schools still dominate our educational landscape, charter schools, specialized focus of LakeView
BY DAVID WALTER
schools.
For some students, the road
was straight — Christian Life
is graduating students who
have been in the building since
preschool. For others, the road
has been quite crooked, bouncing
from school to school until finding the right fit.
Along the way, there has been
hard work and horseplay, laughter and tears, determination and
despondence. But now they’ve
made it. It’s time to turn the
tassel, toss the mortarboard and
rejoice. And let the next chapter
begin.
Technology Academy, and the
non-traditional settings of Harborside Academy and Reuther.
And to really mix things up,
how about the hybrid school,
Indian Trail High School and
Academy.
Which isn’t to say that
Bradford, Tremper, Central and
Wilmot are not fulfilling needs.
When you look at the profiles of
their top students, it’s hard to
argue that they aren’t equally
successful.
This special section to the
Kenosha News celebrates the
graduating classes from all those
Central ..............................3-5
Christian Life..................14-15
Harborside .....................32-22
Indian Trail .....................28-31
eSchool ..............................23
LakeView .......................34-35
Reuther .........................26-27
Shoreland ......................24-25
St. Joseph .....................16-17
Tremper .............................6-9
Wilmot ...........................20-22
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
They’ve got spirit,
yes they do...
Central seniors an enthusiastic bunch
BY DENEEN SMITH
dsmith@kenoshanews.com
PADDOCK LAKE — If there
is one thing Central High
School kids know how to do —
and they know way more than
one thing — it’s school spirit.
Central is known for its
enthusiastic student cheering
section at games, the students
dressing in themes, coordinating cheers and tossing baby
powder to the wind in do-ityourself pyrotechnics.
“We all come out for every
game,” Kenzie Keena of Trevor
said. “We call it the Falcon
Fam.”
Keena said she and a friend
organized tailgate parties before
football games, and at basketball games too until the temperatures got too cold.
Two seniors appointed themselves arbiters of the student
section game themes, letting everyone know what they should
wear for the game of the night.
“Like when we played
Elkhorn, it was hunting — we
were going on an Elk hunt — so
everybody dressed up in blaze
orange,” Ben Keller of Bristol
said.
Even at away games, Keller
‘IT’S A WONDERFUL,
wonderful class. I told
them they were one of
my favorites. ... I’m
going to miss them.’
Peter Haubrich
assistant principal
said, Central kids often outnumbered the home fans.
“They were loud,” said
basketball player Ben Graveley of Kenosha. “It was fun,
especially as as senior, to see all
my friends in the stands. They
came to every game.”
Students involved
Central High School in Paddock Lake draws its students
from Bristol, Paris, Salem,
Trevor, Brighton, portions of
Wheatland and western Kenosha. The school typically has
among the highest standardized test scores, including ACT
scores, in Kenosha County.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
Central High School students cheer the boys basketball team during a game vs. Wilmot on
March 7.
Members of Central’s class of
2015 said their classmates have
been highly involved in school,
both in academics and in extracurriculars, and praised the atmosphere in the district as one
that encourages kids to pursue
their interests.
“I think students here are
very open-minded; they are
open to every kind of personality,” said Maria Salerno of
Brighton. “Our class was very
involved.”
Graveley said the school does
not have typical cliques. There
are extra-curricular clubs for
every interest, and kids are
rarely judged for the interests
they pursue.
“I’m a varsity athlete, but I’m
also in film club and Dungeons
and Dragons club,” Graveley
said.
Fire up the grill
One favorite memory from
the year, he said, was when students decided to celebrate after
finals week by cooking bacon
during study hall. Kids brought
in food and supplies.
“We brought in griddles and
just cooked on the stage,” Graveley said, saying they brought
in so much food they were able
to make breakfast for every
teacher in the school.
“My friend Lucas was cooking bacon in a Princess Elsa
costume. That’s what Central
is like; you can wear a Princess
Elsa costume in school and no
one will bat an eye.”
See CENTRAL, Page 4
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 I KENOSHA NEWS I GRADUATION
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL CLASS OF 2015
Leslie Catherine Abel
Julia Bernadette Alberth
Pamela M. Anderson
Jonah Raymond Arbet
Jocelyn Selena Arechiga
Madeline Marie Artac
Brett Patrick Ashmus
Cassidy Micaela Avellino
William Michael Bablitz
Samuel Anthony Baer
Steven Michael Baer
Adam Ryan Barningham
Ashley Jillian Barningham
Robert Tyler Bastrup
Samantha Nicole Benes
Alyssa M. Bernal-LeStarge
Britteny P. Berry
Brooke Frances Biedrzycki
Nicholas Von Bielski
Cullen James Black
Leah Mary Blair
Lucas Schafer Blair
Trevor Michael Blaschke
Scott M. Blume
Courtney Lynn Bockrath
Tucker Joseph Bohr
Seara Jordan Bonnar
Victoria Michele Borchert
Brienna Marie Bostanche
Penelope Victoria Bremner
Madeline Rae Brown
Jordan Lillie Bruley
Cali Amber Buchino
Jordyn Michelle Bundick
Danielle Caitlyn Bykowski
Sullivan Michael Cain
Natalie Kathleen Capelli
Melissa Ann Capra
Brittiny Marie Carlson
Brooklyn Taylor Carlson
Benjamin Joel Carter
Jeremy Alan Castona
Monica Alexandria Ceisel
Kristi Elizabeth Chadwick
Sarah Lynn Cheney
Nashton Grieg Christiansen
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO Kennedy Lynn Clanton
Central High School senior Alec Wolffin spoons sauce over Morgan Andrew Clark
flounder and potatoes during a Scandinavian unit in Jamie Mikayla Lynn Cloherty
Lutz’s multicultural foods class.
Samuel John Colletti
CENTRAL: Academics valued
From Page 3
Hitting the books
Despite the shenanigans,
seniors said they have pushed
themselves academically, with
many students loading up on
Advanced Placement classes
senior year in the hope of preparing for college and saving on
future tuition.
Nicholas Bielski said he is
taking four AP classes and another college-level course in his
final semester, and said that is
not an atypical class load.
Assistant Principal Peter
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Haubrich said he has been
impressed by the class.
“They are kids that want to
help out; our mentor program
had 160 kids who volunteered to
be freshman mentors this year,
wanting to help out incoming
freshmen,” he said. “I think it
has a lot to do with the character traits we try to build at the
school.”
“It’s a wonderful, wonderful class. I told them they were
one of my favorites, and they
laughed and said, ‘You say
that to everyone.’ But no, I
truly mean it. I’m going to miss
them,” Haubrich said.
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Kelly Marie Corkins
Zachary Tyler Culbertson
John James Culp
Samantha Lynn Dalton
Christal Anne Daniels
Douglas Allen Danielson
Sabrina M. Davis
Alissa Mae DeBell
Cody Steven DeHamer
Hunter Rhys Deakyne
Ashley Morgan Derflinger
Joshua James Diaz
Ryan Edward Edquist
Gerald Thomas Ehr
Robert David Ehr
Gavin Benton Ellerbrock
Sarah Marie Fallon
Cody James Fanke
Anna Marie Finnemore
Grant William Fischer
Andrew Gerald Fliess
Haley J. Fliess
Kyle Jacob Florek
Jonathan Cole Fonk
Kyle Dean Foulke
Sarah Katherine Frederick
Jaymes Robert-Paul Gayhart
Kelsey Lauren George
Marshall Thomas Gilbert
Nicole Elizabeth Ginnow
Taylor Jay Gold
Emma Kathrine Golm
Rogelio Chiqui Gonzalez
Melani Rae Gorr
Kaitlyn Rose Gorsuch
Benjamin Richard Graveley
Erik James Greenlee
Bryan Robert Griffey
Zachary Christopher Hahn
Alexander David Hamilton
Brandon Peter Hansen
Samantha Caroline Harms
Melissa Sue Hauner
Cory Thomas Hauser
Daniel James Hebior
Jonathan Joseph Heck
Austin Jacob Hedrick
Lauren Jean Henke
Hunter Scott Hermes
Devin Cambray Hernandez
Ryan Matthew Hill
Heidi Elizabeth Holmstrom
Brittany Marie Horner
Rachel Arline Horst
Hailey Gayle Houtz
Hope Elizabeth Howell
Abigail Lee Hucker
Annah Rae Jaime
Dalton Markus Karow
Daniel Joseph Katzer
Kenzie Jo Keena
Benjamin Joseph Keller
Abigail Jae Kimpler
John Evan Kirsch
John Mitchell Kirsch
Devon Kline
Haley R. Krueger
Michael Anthony Krueger
Cole Dalton Kuebler
Gregory Ryne Kuhfuss
Michael James Kurzer
Savannah Chardae La Boy-Rodriguez
Melissa Maryjean LaMeer
Emilee Nicole LaMothe
Jarret William LaPlant
Bryan Nathan Labicki
Christian Rollins Lamey
Rebecca Elizabeth Lamp
Lucy Joon Landaeta
Ty Odell Lane
Rebecca Lynne Lawrence
Nicholas Richard Leopoldt
Tyion Denonte’ Lewis
Lucas Lee Leydens
Shania Faith Lindsley
Kevin Patrick Lourigan
D’Angelo Shaun Lux
Madison Kay MacIsaac
Cole Robert Maier
Erik Nystrom Mast
Olivia Madalyn Matushek
Jacklyn Rae McClain
Jaela Mone’t McGill
Cheyenne Ariel Paige McKinney
Tyler K. Mc Knight
Shane Richard McNealy
Gage Michael Meyers
Jordan John Meyers
Continued on Page 5
Central High School
Commencement: 1 p.m. June 7,
Central gymnasium, 24617 75th
St., Paddock Lake
Graduates: 241
Speakers: Dan Bender, Brooklyn
Carlson
Special performances/presentations: senior class officers, class
gift; band and choir
Class colors: maroon and gray
Class motto: “Learn from yesterday, live for today,
create tomorrow”
Class officers: Ashley Barningham, president;
Maria Salerno, vice president; Ben Graveley, secretary; Jonah Arbet, treasurer
Class advisers: Jessica Petersen, Cara Scholey
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Megan Sippy, Central salutatorian
Brooklyn Carlson, Central valedictorian
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Tracy and Andrea Carlson
Organizations: Life of an Athlete (president and founder), Peer Helpers (president),
Key Club (president), forensics, National
Honor Society, Freshman
Mentor Program, Student
Council, Association of Business Students (DECA/FBLA),
varsity swimming, cross
country, track and field, vacation Bible school volunteer,
Academic Bowl, Geography
Club/Bowl.
Brooklyn
Awards: AP Scholar with
Carlson
Distinction; High Honor Roll;
Outstanding Character Award;
Student of the Month; academic certificate;
chenille letter, medal, and plaque; Girls’
Badger State alternate; Academic Achiever
Award; All-Conference Honorable Mention
(swimming);, All-Conference Second Team
(swimming).
What’s next: Attend the University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Goal: “My life goals are bigger than just
college and career goals. I do not want to just
go through the motions everyday; I want
to experience everything I possibly can in
this world. I want to put myself into uncomfortable situations so that I can grow as an
individual. Life is difficult and hardships are
abundant, but it is how you choose to rise after you fall that will help you become great.
And my life will be great.”
Best advice I ever received: My dad tells
me, “Work hard, play hard.” My mom taught
me, “Love yourself first.” And my grandma
advises me, “Put everything in God’s hands.”
Favorite subject: Social sciences
Favorite book: “Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows”
Favorite movie: “Pitch Perfect,” but the
original “Footloose” comes in a close second.
Role model: My brother, Hunter Carlson
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know: “I love to talk, so most
people do not realize how much I listen.”
CENTRAL CLASS OF 2015
From Page 4
Shelby Lynn Miller
Madeline Hayes Murphy
Kathryn Audrey Neave
Desiree Neira
Luke Babson O’Neill
Janice Marie Obregon
Gavin Robert Odejewski
Jonathan Michael Orellana
Ashley Ellen Ortloff
Jeffrey Daniel Palmer
Ashley Jo Panek
Michael D. Parker
Tyler Paul Perona
Leah Marie Piekarski
Rheanna Maria Pieroni
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Noah Arthur Poppe
Central seniors Cassidy Avellino, left, and Brittiny
Francesca Ann Przlomski
Carlson work on blood typing during Jonathan Kao’s
Phylicia Marie Quiroz
forensic science class.
Sean Connor Quist
Kyle Aaron Racas
Brian Wilfred Schuerstedt
Claire Marie Thompson
Thomas James Rasico
Megan Elizabeth Scott
Julia Susan Toomey
Sarah Ann Ratliff
Mikayla Ann Sellers
Irmalicia G. Trevino
Jerzy Lee Rausch
Brianna Marie Shane
Abby Lyn Trost
Danielle N. Reese
Mikayla Erin Shannon
Jordan McKenzie Turcotte
Angelica Joan Reeves
Megan Marie Sippy
Emily Ann Turk
Mina Refla
Jessica Amber Talor Vela
Maria Fernanda Regalado-Vega Michael Andrew Skora
Abigail Cara Slutsky
Jamie Voigt
Dylan T. Reid
Christina Ann Smith
Raven Marie Renje
Joseph Riley Wagner
Delainey Nicole Smith
Mindi Nicole Richards
Donovan William Ware
Savanna Christine Smith
Scott J. Richter
Mattie Rose Weber
Alyssa
Kaye
Sokolski
John Trenton Rudd
Kayla Margaret Weidner
Madeline Rae Spain
Alyssa Lynn Rudis
Andrew James Weis
Craig Robert Spittle
Daniel J. Rudnitzki
Justin David Wermske
Katherine
Jean
Springer
Maria Elaina Sabourin
Hannah Ashley Wesner
Danielle Josephine Stachura
Paige Alexandra Salas
Julia Rita Williams
Maria Elizabeth Barbara Diane Madison R. Stanczak
Kaitlyn Marie Williams
Alexander
J.
Stockwell
Salerno
Braden Paul Willkomm
Evelyn Mary Swatkowski
Brett Thomas Sandberg
David Scott Willoughby
Brianna Rose Sweeney
Jon Thomas Sattersten
Matthew Robert Young
Jordan Ann Swiech
Holly Virginia Schaal
Michael Andrew Yule
Rue B. Swift
Claire Erin Schlosser
Paige E. Zeoli
Steven Michael Switalla
Cameron Douglas Schneider
Karlie Renee Schnider
Joshua Clarance Teumer
Colin Michael Zinngrabe
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Anthony and Lori
Sippy
Organizations: International
Club, Spanish Honor Society, Mu
Alpha Theta, National Honor Society,
National Society of
High School Scholars.
Awards: Varsity
basketball letter and
chevron, certificate/
letter/medal/plaque
Megan
recipient in academSippy
ics, AP Scholar with
Honor Award, Most
Personable Cashier Award, All-Conference Academic Award.
What’s next: “I plan on going to
college and obtaining a four-year
degree. After that, well, I’m not exactly sure what I’ll do. I know that
I’ll get a job and all that, but in what
field I am uncertain. Right now I am
just trying to finish the year strong
and focus on beginning my first
year of college in the fall.”
Goal: “I would say that my
biggest goal in life is to make a difference for someone else. At the moment, I am unsure as to how I will
accomplish this feat, but I know
that I will figure it out eventually.”
Best advice I ever received:
“Build your own dreams, or
someone else will hire you to build
theirs.” — Farrah Gray
Favorite subject: AP Psychology
Favorite book: “Divergent”
Favorite movie: “Pitch Perfect”
Role model: parents
Teachers and fellow students
would be surprised to know that:
“I procrastinate all of the time, and
there are many times in class where
I do not pay attention, but at least I
get things done.”
Madeline R. Brown, Central salutatorian
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Jay and Kelly Brown
Organizations: Peer Helpers,
Freshman Mentor Program, National
Honor Society, Spanish Honors Society, Global Awareness, tutor for U.S.
Citizenship testing, Mu Alpha Theta,
Key Club, Youth Group, C-Club, varsity volleyball, Sky High
volleyball, Wisconsin
Juniors volleyball.
Awards: Wisconsin
Academic Excellence
Scholarship Award,
UW-La Crosse Admissions Academic Scholarship, Daughters of the
American Revolution
Madeline
Good Citizens ScholarBrown
ship, Southern Lakes
Conference Top Ten Scholar, CHS
High Honor Roll (four years), Kenosha
County Youth in Governance nominee,
Milwaukee Brewer Student Achiever
Award, four-year varsity letter award
(volleyball), 2013 CHS Leadership
Award, 2013 Southern Lakes Conference Honorable Mention, 2013 AllKenosha County Second Team, 2014
Sports Performance Volleyball Mizuno
President’s Day All-Tournament Team,
2014 SLC First Team, 2014 All-Kenosha
County First Team, 2014 WIAA AllState Honorable Mention, 2014 Milwaukee Area Honorable Mention, 2014 CHS
varsity team captain, 2014 MVP.
What’s next: Attend UW-La Crosse
to play volleyball and study biology/
pre-med with a double minor in Spanish and business administration, followed by medical school. “Ultimately, I
would love to be an orthopedic surgeon. After an ACL/meniscus injury
during my freshman year, orthopedics
has been of interest to me, and helping
people overcome this type of setback
would be beyond rewarding.”
Goal: “Maintaining my academics
and a high GPA. Volleyball-wise, I hope
to have a positive impact and contribute as much as I can to our success as a
team. Starting as a freshman wouldn’t
be too bad either. I want to learn how to
cook, maybe play guitar, stay in shape
and also study abroad and travel. I’m
definitely looking forward to the whole
college experience and meeting new
people.”
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite book: “The Broom of the
System”
Favorite movie: “The Grey”
Role model: My dad
Best advice I ever received: “Even
if it means going above and beyond
what you originally set out to do, there
are times when God calls upon us to
build endurance. Instead of resisting
or resenting these opportunities, we
might consider that God has us in a
training program. He might be refining
us and building our strength so that
we are ready for our next assignment.”
(Kristin Armstrong).
“Don’t get a boyfriend during our
season, and if you already have a boyfriend, don’t break up with him while
we’re in season.” (Coach Charlie Berg).
“Hard work beats talent when talent
fails to work hard.” (CHS volleyball,
state 2013).
Teachers and fellow students
would be surprised to know: “I love
competition of any kind. Everything’s
more fun when it’s a race, a game,
a challenge. I’m also an adrenaline
junkie, and I’ll eat pretty much any
type of food.”
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TREMPER HIGH SCHOOL
Tremper seniors are keen on community
Class of 2015’s good works extend
well beyond walls of high school
BY BILL GUIDA
bguida@kenoshanews.com
These words describe the
Tremper High School class of
2015: bittersweet, friendship,
driven, passionate, unity, leadership, innovation.
They come from Student
Government president Ashley
Kenney, 17, and the four class
officers, president Bennett Majerowski, vice president Sarah
Konchan, secretary Ali Kresse,
all 18, and treasurer Marta
Notariani, 17.
Here are more: charismatic,
spirited, enthusiastic, philanthropic, adaptable, caring,
giving.
They’re from co-class
advisers Dan Prozanski and
Julie Chase; Chuck Romano,
Tremper’s student activities
coordinator; and Principal Dick
Aiello.
The graduates’ view
“There are a lot of leaders
in our class,” Kenney said. “I
think we’ve all worked together
to achieve things. Leaders and
members of our class are intermingled.”
“We all get along together,”
Kresse said. “We’re competitive, but we’re able to deal with
it.”
Notarianni said the class
dealt well with changes during
their four-year Tremper tour,
including going from block
scheduling in freshmen year
to their school days being cut
up into eight periods as sophomores, then to seven-period
days as juniors and seniors.
“We held competitions to
raise funds (for various causes),
and our blood drive this year
was the biggest it’s ever been,”
Notariani said.
“Everyone is just driven to
do your best,” Konchan said.
“That goes with the unity, too:
We push each other. We’re all
driven to succeed in our individual spots, but we all come
together to accomplish common
goals, too. “
Notarianni said that went for
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academics as well as outreach:
food drives, holiday toy collections, fundraising for Shalom
Center, United Way of Kenosha
County and collecting some
$4,000 to buy gift cards for
Tremper students whose families are homeless.
Still, Majerowski called the
class “bittersweet,” saying he
thought past senior classes
seemed more participatory.
“We’re more diverse, more
driven in drama and art, but I
think other classes had more
participation,” Majerowski
said.
Kenney partly agreed with
Majerowski’s description, but
she said, “We’re all extremely
diverse. We have passions for
different things.”
Kenney cited among other
things months of work to draw
more than 800 people to the
annual blood drive, which collected 733 pints of blood — edging out the Milwaukee Brewers
organization by one pint to
garner top recognition.
“We succeeded not only in
class and achieving academically,” Kenney said, “but also
in the community, having an
impact on the future.”
The elders’ view
“This group (of seniors) in
particular has done more for
Tremper High School and the
community at large,” Romano
said. “Every year we do something, but this year, they’ve
done more than any other
year.”
For example, he said, “United
for Kenosha,” a community
variety show that took place
Friday, was born of the students
themselves “as a ‘Let’s give
back to the community’ kind of
thing.”
They also collected food and
clothing for community groups
and raised funds for Women
and Children’s Horizons and
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
He and Prozanski noted
many far exceeded the 10 hours
of community service Kenosha
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KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
Tremper High School senior Dillon Matthews works on an
eight-panel sign that will be hung at the school. The sign,
designed by Matthews, is promoting the positive behavior
intervention system in place at the school. It reads: “Be respectful, responsible, safe and be your best.”
Unified requires for graduation,
often going well beyond 100
hours as volunteers.
“I don’t think you could put
a number on it — thousands
of hours,” Romano said. “That
group has just wanted to give
back. You can’t say that every
year. I didn’t have to bring them
ideas. They came to me: ‘Can we
do this?’”
Said Prozanski: “This class
has been active all the way
through (their four years), just
a very engaged class. A well balanced, good group of kids overall. They’ve taken advantage of
all the opportunities a comprehensive high school has.”
Aiello glimpsed early on the
character of the class of 2015, as
well as their determination to
achieve.
“Back when they were freshmen, I met with the class about
the tremendous budget deficits
the district faced, how it could
change programming,” Aiello
said. “As freshmen, they were
very attentive. They communicated their opinions and the
needs for their education at
Tremper High School.
“I was surprised how in tune
they were for what they wanted
for their future. They’ve always
been focused, goal oriented.”
Romano put it this way: “A
very personable class, it really
is, as a whole. You always say
you’re going to miss the kids.
This group, I really will.”
TREMPER CLASS OF 2015
Kailey Marie Abbott
Destanie Adcox
Demiana Sarah Agaiby
Matthew David Alexander
James Allen
Benjamin Donald Anderson
Mario J. Arce
Alfonso Arnold
Fidel Avalos
Noah Gabriel Donald Baas
Larah Angelica Coquilla Bacasmas
Rakim Hussein Baiyewu
Jacob Patrick Barnd
Ashley Joy Barsuli
Miranda Ashley Beam
Megan Lynn Beard
Amanda Rochelle Becker
Justin Paul Bell
Alan James Besler
Alan James Besler
Jeremy Michael Biggs
Michael Joseph Bill
Abbey Susan Birschbach
Michael Thomas Bisciglia
Stella Julia Borden
Hannah Louise Boundy
Samuel William Boundy
Andrew John Brath
Andrew K. Breunsbach
Brandon William Bruce
Matthew James Buban
Alexander P. Bucko
Nicholas John Buratti
Carly Therese Burris
Kyle William Butler
Gina Marie Caira
Sydney Marilyn Cairo
Uriel Caldera
James Forchette Camp
Julian Frank Cardenas
Colleen Mary Carney
Elizabeth Marie Casey
Alexis Mariah Castillo
Carlos Castillo
Juan Ricardo Castro-Luna
Leah Marie Chambers
Nicholas Paul Cina
Nathan Joseph Clark
Penny Shekinah Clark-Taylor
Cheyenne Rose Cleveland
Marjorie Elizabeth Coen
Jaime Aaron Colin
Savannah Rae Conine
Destiny Mo’nay Cooks
Jordan Robert Coshun
Charles Lashon Cotton
Marisol Castillo Cruz
Jill Marie Daavettila
Eric Michael Danyus
Haley Rae Darling
Zachary Conner Davies
Devante Marquise Davis
Kelsey Anne Dejno
Megan Marie Dellisse
Lauren Marie Deschler
Michael Frank Dezoma
Travis K. Dillard
Samuel William Dinan
Continued on Page 7
TREMPER HIGH SCHOOL
TREMPER CLASS OF 2015
From Page 6
Isaiah Michael Doss
Michael Eric Drucks
Kayla Mae Duchac
Jacob Ryan Durkee
Melanie Ebener
Rafael Echavarria-Munoz
Joseph Echevarria-Gross
Mary Rose Edmark
Kayla Marie Kyrstyn Englert
Joseph Ronald Ericson
Max Ryan Fiedler
Mitchell James Fiedler
Michael Wayne Field
Andrew Steven Finley
Brett Tyler Fisher
Brandon Richard Flores-Pawlaczyk
Antonela Fonceva
Aaron Michael Freeman
Bryce Everett Frost
Emma Elise Frye-Wasi
Zachary Steven Fuhrer
Alexis J. Fusco
William Gadlen
Zoe Mae Galvin
Jacob J. Gapinski
David Alexander Garay
Jose Garcia-Gomez
Paul Edward Gattshall
John Connor Geary
Alexandria Gibbs
Lasharia Kadiasa-Jean Givens
Alyssa Reneé Glassen
Frida Godinez
Emilio Gomez
Ben Arthur Gordon
Daniel Timothy Goroski
Trevor Allen Gott
Joseph Paul Grochowski
Abbey Jane Gross
Kendall Marie Gross
Gabriella Heaven Gulbranson
Christian Guzman
Mackenzie Christine Gwozdz
Kyle James Hansche
Michael Robert Hansen
Drew Hauenstein
Zahmere Marquise Hayden
Celeste Chasmodai Heinemann
Matthew Todd Hellquist
Grant Anthony Herbert
Conrad Salvatore Herman
Quentin Frank Herr
Christopher Hessil
Nicole Sara Highland
Nicholas James Hilderbrand
Jesse A. Hill
Ashley Ann Hodges
Colin M. Hoffman
Christian L. Holland
Gaven B. Hopf
Da’Shayla D. Hopkinsbay
Emily Ann Horejsch
Jordan Tyler Hubaishy
Caitlyn Hughes
Katianne Michelle Ishmael
Maximiliano Jacinto
Xavier Kimani-Howard James
Amy Lee Janowitz
Mason Stratton Jaquith
Sarah Diana Jefferies
Noah Edwin Jensen
ShengNing Jiang
Dakota Lee Johnson
Jenna Oriana Johnson
Tia Phyllis Johnson
Todd Z.P. Johnson
Chasity Aurora Jones
Derek Jones
Latiya M. Jones
Christopher Allan Kammer
Jonathan Michael Kasprzak
Connor James Keckeisen
Skylar F. Keefner
Leah Kelley
Jenna Alyse Kelly
Ashley Diane Kenney
Patrick Kevin Kenney
Katherine Nicole Ketchum
Alison Kexel
Caitlin Killingsworth
Kaitlyn Marie Kluver
Madelyn P. Knapp
Matthew Jerome Knull
Continued on Page 8
Tremper High School
Commencement: 1 p.m. May 30, Indian Trail High School and Academy Field House, 6800 60th St.
Graduates: 356
Speakers: perspective: Zachary Raetzman; commencement message: Patrick Kenney and Ashley Kenney.
Special performances: Tremper Choir and Golden Strings.
Class colors: Royal blue and scarlet red
Class flower: Forget-me-not
Class motto: “Today we follow; tomorrow we lead.”
Class officers: president Bennett Majerowski, vice president Sarah
Konchan, treasurer Marta Notarianni, secretary Alexandria Kresse
Class advisers: Julie Chase, Daniel Prozanski
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Patrick Kenney
Tremper valedictorian
Zachary Raetzman
Tremper valedictorian
Caroline Titel
Tremper salutatorian
GPA: 5.889
Parents: Tracie and Thomas Kenney
Organizations: Student Government, Key Club, cross
country, track, tennis, FBLA, DECA, National Honor Society, Renaissance Club,
Kenosha County Youth in Governance.
Awards: National Merit Scholar finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, WIAA Scholar
Athlete finalist, Presidential Scholars
Award national candidate, cross country
state qualifier, DECA state champion and
international finalist, University of Michigan Engineering Scholarship and UniverPatrick
sity of Michigan Fairfax Scholarship.
Kenney
What’s next: Attend the University of
Michigan to study engineering
Goal: “Ideally, I would love to be able to accomplish
something in my career as an engineer that would
contribute to the lives of others. With the knowledge and
experience I gain, I want to be able to create opportunities for people across the globe.”
Best advice I ever received: “Follow your heart, but
take your brain with you.”
Favorite subject: Math and physics
Favorite book: “Once a Runner”
Favorite movie: “Pulp Fiction”
Role model: My twin sister, Ashley.
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised
to know: “Despite years of effort, I cannot snap my
fingers.”
GPA: 5.889
Parents: Christine and Roger Raetzman
Organizations: Key Club, Future Business
Leaders of America, National Honor Society, Link Crew, Jazz Band,
Boy Scouts, bowling team, DECA,
Boy Scouts of America National
Youth Leadership Training Staff.
Awards: Eagle Scout, Key
Club Distinguished Lt. Governor
Award, Who’s Who in Wisconsin
FBLA, various top-five finishes at
Zachary
FBLA and DECA competitions.
Raetzman
What’s next: attend Emory
University, Atlanta, Ga.
Goals: “Become a successful management
consultant.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “We’re constantly chasing that elusive dream of perfection.
But, sometimes, you’ve just got to slow down
and enjoy the ride.” — Louis Covelli
Favorite subject: Social sciences
Favorite book: “Song of Solomon” by Toni
Morrison
Favorite movie: “Anchorman”
Role model: Adele
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “I am a BSA-certified
health officer.”
GPA: 5.885
Parents: Nancy and Brian Titel
Organizations: Student Government, National Honor
Society, varsity tennis, Kenosha Raptors Women’s Lacrosse, Renaissance, Key Club, Drama
Club, performing arts/theater, Travel Club,
Tremper newspaper.
Awards: Michigan State University Honors
College National Scholarship, Michigan State
University Presidential Study Abroad Scholarship, high school lacrosse Academic All-American, Wisconsin Academic Excellence Award,
Caroline
Wisconsin Covenant, varsity tennis MVP,
varsity tennis 20-Game Winner Award, Third
Titel
Team All-Southeastern Conference for tennis,
honor roll, Renaissance Premier Status, AP Scholar.
What’s next: Study zoology at Michigan State University,
become a veterinarian.
Goals: “I would like to work with exotic animals, either
in a zoo, reserve, or wildlife setting, where I can conduct
research and care for the animals.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “You never make the
shots you don’t take.”
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite book: “Anthem”
Favorite movie: “Super 8”
Role model: My mother
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised
to know that: “I watch the television show ‘Dance Moms’
religiously.”
TREMPER CLASS OF 2015
From Page 7
Emalee Jaimes Koch
Bradley Charles Koehler
Alyssa Marie Kollman
Sarah Katherine Konchan
Amanda E. Koslowski
Alexandria Christine Kresse
Megan Marie Kruse
Tamaira Kuhnley
Benjamin James Kurman
Daniel Sam Kuruvilla
Hope Renee Landre
Mitchell Dylan LaRue
Marselena Magdalena Lehman
Megan Renee Lehman
Eli Levrie
Shuo Li
Donald Gene Lipper
Jordan David Littel
Alexandra Rae Loberger
Francisco Lopez
Kaitlyn M. Lupia
Ashley Taylor Maddocks
Logan Main
Bennett James Majerowski
Morgan F. Makar
Angela Mann
Ariana Katherine Mann
Rajzhane Alize Martin
Kaylin Susanne Mathiesen
Andrew P.J. Matoska
Dillon Richard Matthews
Karissa Ashley McClain
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Sarah Elizabeth McKinley
Marcellus McWilliams
Christopher Mendez
Bianka Mae Mengo
Emanuel Merlos
Melissa Audrey Michalski
Morgan P. Miller
Mariah Ceola Milot
Anthony Thomas Otto Modica
Jakyra Moore
Talea Sheeon Moore
Tabitha Sue Morin
Danielle Lynn Morzfeld
Brooklyn F. Munoz
Brooke Riley Munroe
Madison Lee Munroe
Cullen Patrick Murray
Khadijah Musgrove-Miller
Seth Robert Neiman
Brett Michael Nelson
Rachel Nelson
Brian Charles Newberry
Alexander D. Newby
Hunter James Nikolai
Brandon W. Norton
Marta Notarianni
Kennedy Lynn Oettel
Angelique C. Ortiz
Raymond Oseguera
Zachary Ryne Palmer
John Parker
Sydney Elizabeth Paulsen
Continued on Page 9
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KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
Tremper High School senior Jill Daavettila, right, laughs as she and fellow senior Kairesa
Spann rehearse a song from the “Into the Woods” musical during choral class.
TREMPER HIGH SCHOOL
TREMPER CLASS OF 2015
From Page 8
Autumn J. Payton
Eric Anthony Paz
Collin Robert Perales
Fermin Joseph Perez
Malia Sara Perez
Misael Perez
Tyler A. Perez
Tristen Perone
Calie Faye Perrault
Daija Simone Perry
Nadya Elena Pfaffle
Douglas Ryan Pierce
Connor Philip Pierson
Taylor Irene Pike
Kylee Noel Post
Emily Ryan Postl
Reighnn Thomas Post-McNab
Taylor Karissa Ruth Poulsen
Dakota Roy Prozanski
Zachary Roger Raetzman
Anthony T. Raimondi
Dennis Regalado
Sophia Elizabeth Reid
Emily Danielle Renner
Talia Scott Rhutasel
Aleah S. Rivera-Estrada
Alea Cyrene Roberts
Jonathan Phillip Roberts
Anne Jackeline Rodriguez
Rocio Rodriguez
Michael V. Romero
Matthew Ryan Rucinski
Sara Kathleen Santelli
Alexia Breanne Sbarounis
Veronica Louise Scalia
Lindsay Christine Schaefer
Olivia Schendl
Barbara Marie Schmidbauer
Lindsey Anne Schock
William Eric Schroeder
Megan Nicole Schultz
Madaline Juliette Schumacher
Emma M. Schwalbe
James W. Schweinsberg
Jana J. Scott
Chad James Sekuris
Caitlin E. Semenas
Matthew E. Semrad
Jordan Sentieri
Megan Ann Sentieri
Matthew G. Serpe
Thomas Patrick Shannon
Courtney Shatkins
Diabolique Nathaniel Sherrod
Shania Joshelle Sherrod
Anthony M. Shiffra
Eugene S. Shulski
Joshua Aaron Sinde
Luke James Skarda
Kayla Ann Sladek
Alyssa Marie Slater
Kyley Marie Smith
Mariah Ann Smith
Steven Hurley Smith
Jaelyn Rae Snell
Jordan Yvonne Snider
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Tremper High School seniors hold mirrors trying to aim a laser beam to a target in their AP Physics class. From left are Sam
Vecchitto, Bennett Majerowski and Michael Field.
Kairesa Ann Spann
Brittany M. Spencer
Tyler Michael Squires
Lauren Elizabeth Standish
Emily Stanich
Tyler Steinsdorfer
Breanna Lee Stephens
Katherine Marie Swanger
Rachel Taylor
Daniel John Tenuta
Madelyn C. Tenuta
David Michael Theine
Brittany Julaine Thiesenhusen
Tristan Nathanial Thomas
Joshua C. Thomsen
Mitchell Andrew Thornton
Caroline Elizabeth Titel
Angela Tobias
Michael R. Tock
Victor Topps
David A. Torres
Lillian Torres
Stephany Torres
Alex Jordan Trentadue
Alexandria L. Turner
Christopher Charles Turner
Manuel A. Valadez
Alexander Jonathon VanBeekum
Arneisha Jerreille Vance
Cindy Julie Vandenbranden
Imazhanae L. Vaughn
Samuel Nathan Vecchitto
Uriel Venegas
Corey J. Vignieri
Aleena Kasey Villani
Michael Erik Villarreal
Alexis Villegas
Kyle Wade
Sheridan Leigh Walker
Regineka Deanica Washington
Katie Wasurick
Selena M. Wasurick
Kyle Ray Wates
Alec Donald Wawiorka
Benjamin Wessling
Ihzjan Travae White
Anthony Quantrell Williams
James Jaceri Williams
Jasmin Kiana Williams
Kenneth Austin Williams
Cameron Matthias Williamson
Tara M. Williamson
Amy Heather Wilson
Cassidy Jonathan Wincek
Karen L. Woodard
Matthew Gunnison Wulf
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Nicholas Chad Zielinski
Alysa Nicole Zimmermann
Thomas Zoerner
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BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Diverse but unified
Bradford seniors excel in many ways
BY JON BRINES
jbrines@kenoshanews.com
When the 2015 graduating
class at Bradford High School
jumps on Twitter to hashtag
their senior class, what would
they say? #reddevilpride.
“We have unity,” Student
Government president Jennifer Totts said. “We are closeknit. We all get along really
well.”
The senior class song is the
theme to the television show
“Friends.”
“Part of the lyrics say, ‘I’ll
be there for you,’ and I think
that really ties into our sense
of community and friendship,”
Totts said.
#determined
Senior class president Leah
Poulos believes the seniors
who wanted to achieve had
opportunities, with honors
classes and Advanced Placement courses, that produced
more than 60 National Honor
Society members.
“We are all very determined
when we set a goal,” Poulos
said. “You get prepared for
college, and you’re with other
people who want to learn.”
For Bradford Assistant Principal Adam Sulko, the academic success was easy to see but
that just scratched the surface
of the depth of the class.
“We’ve got high scholar students, National Merit award
winners,” Sulko said. “From
the diversity of our athletics, to our Advanced Placement program to our theater
program, kids (get) a chance to
blossom somewhere over the
course of four years.”
#reddevildiversity
Bradford valedictorian Joey
Belotti beat out 10 other high
performers for the honor only
separated by two hundreths
of a point. He also had time to
perform as a thespian and his
band, The Bugs.
“It’s an escape from yourself, but it’s also an expression
of yourself. That’s why I like
performing,” Belotti said.
He was taken aback during
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‘YOU BUILD
relationships with
these kids, and when
they graduate, it’s sad
This class will
be missed. There are
some really great kids
in here that had a
positive impact on this
school’s community.’
Kurt Sinclair
Bradford principal
the last performance of the
play “In the Heights” when
he received a senior rose that
meant the end of his high
school career was near.
“You remember giving
them to your friends, and now
you’re getting one,” he said.
The depth of the senior talent was evident during the student production of “Disney’s
The Little Mermaid,” which
attracted Disney executives to
the show.
“Mermaid” and Bradford’s
“Hello My Baby” troupes were
invited to compete in the state
theater competition and will
face international competition
in Nebraska next month.
#energetic
“This class is very energetic,” Bradford Principal
Kurt Sinclair said. “It’s a good
class. They have a good head
on their shoulders and direction on where they are going
to be in the future.”
Seniors helped bring the
football team to the playoffs,
swimming relay team to state,
and the boys volleyball and
cross country teams to conference titles.
NFL draftees Melvin Gordon and Trae Waynes came
back to inspire the student
body.
“You can almost picture
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Bradford High School seniors, from left, Chuckie Aiello, Michael Aiello and Sydney Tisch go
over staging details with technical director Jodi Williams (far left) while preparing for a dress
rehearsal of “In The Heights” at Bradford.
yourself as successful as them
after graduation,” senior class
secretary Sammy Ramos said.
#nomoreprimadonnas
Bradford track coach Matt
Hardy said the class of 2015
was more enjoyable than other
classes on two levels.
“These guys don’t complain.
I could put a work out there
and they’re like, ‘Let’s do it.’
No more prima donnas of the
past,” Hardy said.
He said the kids kept him
guessing.
“They have a sense of
humor. This group keeps me
laughing. I could teach another 20 years if I had kids like
this,” Hardy said.
#sayinggoodbye
It’s hard for the administration to let go.
“You build relationships
with these kids, and when
they graduate, it’s sad,”
Sinclair said. “This class will
be missed. There are some
really great kids in here that
had a positive impact on this
school’s community.
“I know I’ll see them again.
These kids always come back
to Bradford.”
BRADFORD CLASS OF 2015
Vanessa Hope Acosta
Jazmin Le’nea Adams
Dylan James Ade
Megan Elizabeth Aehlich
Banelly Aguirre
Mariela Aguirre
Benjamin Nicholas Aiello
Charles Peter Aiello
Michael Paul Aiello
Carly Kreuser Anderson
Evan Isaiah Anderson
James Daniel Antonacci
Ermilia Arellano
Jacquelyn Rose Baldwin
Ashton Marie Bane
Dalonda Gwendolen Barnes
Emily Mary Beckius
Samuel Cain Beland
Bianca Kim Bell
Benjamin Bellow
Joseph Vincent Belotti
Christopher Michael Benn
Amanda Noel Blazavier
Kelli Elizabeth Bonn
Mason Zachery Bose
Erin Ann Brewer
Madison Paige Brunette
Anthony J. Buchanan Jr.
Audrey Taylor Bucher
Bianca Briana Danielle Burchfield
Megan Katerina Burns
Jacqueline Calderon
Jesus Calderon
Geraldine Camacho
Marco Alejandro Camacho
Bailey Dee Cameron
Brittani Nicole Campbell
Tavares Lavail Cannon
Matthew L. Capelli
Paul E. Cardin
Kevin Michael Carter
Melanie Renee Cartwright
Ryan Patrick Castle
Emily Elizabeth Caya
Hunter Brendan-dayton Cheney
Emily Larraine Christensen
Jordan David Christensen
David Christian
William Alexander Churchill
Sydni Rae Closs
Timonikia Tosjonae Coburn
Kyle Matthew Costabile
Joseph James Covelli
Michael Elio Covelli
Kyle Scott Coy
Nicholas John Craft
Brittney Regina Cuff
Malik Da’leon-jaque’ Dalton
Shane Dandurand
Jacob Allen Davey
Jared Day
Joseph A. Diestelkamp
David John Donnell
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BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
Joey Belotti
Bradford valedictorian
Rebecca Willer
Bradford salutatorian
GPA: 4.0
Parents: David and Mary Belotti
Organizations: National Honor Society, Thespian Society, KUSD Theatre Arts, The Bugs/NinetyNine Strings (my band).
Awards: Kenosha Oaks Scholarship full-ride tuition to Carthage College, Wisconsin High School Forensic
Association 2013 Outstanding Acting
Award, accepted to International
Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Neb.,
student liaison to KUSD.
What’s next: attend Carthage College for music and/or theater, perJoey
formance and/or education, maybe a
Belotti
minor in philosophy.
Goal: “To share my voice with the world through
music, to teach the power and importance of communication.”
Best advice I ever received: “Be here now,”
“The meaning of life is ‘Time well spent,’” “Go
through the motions for the sake of understanding
later on.”
Favorite subjects: English, music, history
Favorite book: “Whalesong” by Robert Siegel
Favorite movies: “The Lord of the Rings,” “Primal Fear”
Role models: My Dad, my Papa, my Uncle Tom,
John Lennon
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know that: “I actually own a watch.”
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted), 5.855 (weighted)
Parents: Todd and Cindy Willer
Organizations: Bradford’s International Thespian Troupe,
Penguin Project, National Honor Society, KUSD Theater,
Madrigal Singers, Bradford A Cappella Choir.
Awards: Mayor’s Youth Commission
Award, Kiwanis Awards for Theater Arts and
Choir, AP Scholar Award, Woman’s Club of
Kenosha Annual Scholarship, Mary Zicarelli
Memorial Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Alumni Memorial Scholarship,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Academic
Excellence Scholarship, Bradford National
Rebecca
Honor Society Scholarship, Wisconsin AcaWiller
demic Excellence Scholarship.
What’s next: Study communication science
disorders at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Goal: “Obtain my master’s degree in speech-language
pathology, so I can help those with special needs learn better
communication skills.”
Best advice I ever received: “‘Life is a choice — choose
happiness,’ which means to find the good in every person and
situation.”
Favorite subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Favorite book: “Little Women”
Favorite movie: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” and “The
Sound of Music”
Role model: mother and theater director Holly Stanfield
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to
know that: “Although I am very organized when it comes to
my life and school, my room and car are both very messy.”
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Brina Colleen Dosemagen
Hannah R. Dulle
Jared William Ebener
Anthony Ronnie Edwards
Alec J. England
Gabriella Amylynn Estrada
Adaisha Fernandez
Kaylan Marie Flannery
Markeese Fonder
Elizabeth N. Fontaine
Marcus James Frederick
Autumn Tayler Froeber
Joeylynn Gabron
Anashi Gahanna
Jinquisha Galloway
Alex Taylor Geidner-Kirby
Shawn I. Gerena
Adam Lester Gitzlaff
Imani Antoinette Glass
Tianna L. Gleason
Mackenzie Autumn Godlewski
Juan G. Gomez
Noah Matthew Gospodarek
Piao Guerrero
Brahiam Romario Gutierrez
Evan R. Guttormsen
Connor Neil Gwynne
Diondai Everett Hamilton
Randi M. Hansen
Leon Deshawn Hargrove
Keshawnn Malik Harris
Precious Darshae’ Harris
Charles Alexander Harwell
Michael Haugh
Alec Mathias Hayes
Tyler Matthew Hedstrom
Taylor Lea-Ann Hendrickson
Gladis Maritza Hernandez
Ty Alexander Hernandez
Aaliyah L. Hines
Robert Skip Hoffman
Ryan Laurel Hoffman
Kennedy J. Hohmeier
Jailyn Olivia Holliverse
Brandon Chase Howe
Vincent Anthony Hubli
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Seniors Ethan Ostrum, left, and Kevin Carter carry a display board for a student art show at
Bradford High School.
Mary D. Bradford High School
Commencement: 2 p.m. May 31, Bradford fieldhouse, 3700 Washington Road
Graduates: 300
Speakers: To be determined
Special performances/presentations: The Bugs (Chuckie Aiello,
Michael Aiello and Joey Belotti) will perform an a cappella version
of the national anthem; Bradford Choir will perform “Bridge Over
Trouble Water”
Class flower: Red rose
Class colors: Black and cardinal red
Class motto: “Where the present ends, the future begins.”
Class officers: Leah Poulos, president; Bianca Ruffolo, vice president; Samantha Ramos, secretary; Megan Aehlich, treasurer; Scott
Seymour, historian
Class adviser: Jean Lee
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Tristan Dennis Hughes
Andrea Thomasine Huron-Apostoli
Mateo Emilio-roberto Infusino
Nicole Marie Ingraham
Kaitlyn Nicole Ivey-Markiewicz
Deven Marie Jackson
Andrew Michael Jacob
Nathan D. Jensen
Victoria E. Johns
Arizona S. Johnson
La’Ryan Darnell Johnson
Matthew James Johnson
Jake Clark Joling
Marquan A. Jones
Terrell Jones
Helaina Reese Jorden
Katelyn Alex Kahl
Nathan John Kaldenberg
Justin M. Kavalauskas
Zackary Louis Kaye
Graedon A. Kexel
Sharon Yvonne Kislia
Anthony Michael Klinkhammer
Cory James Knutsen
Sarah Frances Kollman
Corey Michael Komarec
Kayla Ann Komarec
Emily Ann Korecz
Mariah Michelle Kozmer
Benjamin J. Kramer
Jacob M. Kramer
Blake A. Kreuser
Madeline Rita Krueger
Nathan L. Krueger
Jamie L. Kunath
Thomas Harold Laken
Markesha Syilia Lang
Emma Kathryn LeAir
Rebecca Ann Leboeuf
Jared Drake Leoris
Tavia Rae Leslie
Alejandro Loera
Emily C. Loewen
Alex Richard Lopez
Jared Taylor Lorbach
Nyqueila Shakaela Lott
Jordan Love
Jessica Marie Lowry
Alexandrea Rae Luedtke
Anna G. Lueth
Felicia Antonia Macias
Samantha E. MacKenzie
Dustin A. Madison
Kathleen Rose Majewski
Gena L. Malsack
Jorge Marquez
James Clinton Marshall
Angela Michaela Martin
Waleska Joan Martinez
Deja Alexus Marzett
Luis Ricardo Mata
Megan Elizabeth Maurer
Armando Medrano
Olivia Esperanza Melendez
Sandra Lissette Mendoza
Ashley Kayla Metz-Hammill
Michael Meyers
Audrey Paige Miller
Zeah Miller
Maurice J. Minor
Michael Mleczko
David A. Moez
Calvin M. Mohrbacker
Clarissa Moreno
Summer Rai Munns
Nicole Mutchler
Adam Nelson
Derrik R. Nerling
Tyler Jacob Nichols
Andrea Lorraine Nikula
Edward Anthony Nipple
Orlando I. Nolan
Alysha Gabrielle Northern-Brown
Nicole Ogbuagu
Robert Oglesby
Ethan Michael Ostrum
Billy R. Overstreet
Bryce David Palermo
Alicia Marlene Pariseau
Allie E. Paskiewicz
Charlotte Renee Pautz
Javelle R. Peeples
Jeanfred Yanuill Perez
Kara N. Perrelle
Jhaidy T. Phakousonh
Jaquan S. Pleasant
Leah Christine Poulos
Valerie Rae Powell
Kedre Leighsean Pride
Ashley Lynn Pynaker
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BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL
BRADFORD CLASS OF 2015
From Page 12
Samantha R. Ramos
Dane M. Rasmussen
Kaitlyn Eileen Rieman
Oliver Rivas
Tiffani Rivera
Natalia Alma Rivera-Zuganelis
Iesha Kimberly Robertson
Michael L. Rocco
Desar’ee Summer Rodriguez
Edgar Luis Rodriguez
Veronica Rodriguez-Fuentes
Monica Jean Rogers
Jelena Borisavljevic Romanovic
Kellie Romanowski
Luis F. Romero
Claudio Alexio Rosales
Bianca M. Ruffolo
Santino Ruffolo
Mialee Jean St Peter
Christopher Daniel Salgado
Kelvin Brandon Salgado
German Salmeron
Brigitte Sanchez
Jose Sanchez
Monika Jenilee Sanchez
Emily Suzanne Sanders
Brandon Kenneth Santelli
Anna Lisa Savaglio
Colton William Scarmardo
Michael Todd Schantek
Tyler Alan Schlevensky
Tyler C. Schmidt
Alyshia Victoria Schoell
Christopher James Schrandt
Kayley Rae Schroeder
Kyle Michael Schulz
Destiny Monae Scott
Scott Jacob Wilhelm Seymour
Kaitlin E. Shaffer
Natalie Sue Shatkins
Derrick Keane Shaw Jr.
Anastasia Jeanne Shwaiko
Shawna Marie Sissel
Sarah M. Sluga
Fani Solis
Nathan James Stanley
Curtis James Starck
Cody James Steinmetz
Arianna Nishelle Stevenson
Steven Smokey-joseph Stover
Emily A. Strehlow
Haley Pamela Studrawa
Faith Simone Taylor
Matthew Jacob Tenuta
Nicholas C. Tenuta
Logan T. Thorne
Sydney L. Tisch
Zachary Lano Toepfer
Jennifer Totts
Tadaysha Sharday Turner
Cassie Lynn Van Hoof
Lauren Marjorie Van Hoof
Hannah Louise Van kammen
Sydney Louise Van kammen
Jared Taylor Vanblarcom
Carlos Villaruz
Christine Rebecca Waddell
Tiffany Marie Walker
Amy Rose Walkowski
Jonathan Scotcher Warner
Renee Alexandria Webb
Cassandra Lynn Weinfurter
Ethan M. Wells
Rayshawn Joenell-Ramon White
Shane Christopher Wilburn
Rebecca Alyse Willer
Isaiah Deshawn Williams
Tashawna Elizabeth Williams
Brett Aaron Wilson
Jasmine Nicole Wright
Casey P. Wynne
Mohamad Naser Yusuf
Kyle Zagar
Sydney Anne Zeihen
Pavle Leonardo Zekovic
Grace Louise Ziegler
Tyler Hedstrom takes notes
in his Advanced Placement
physics class at Bradford
High School.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
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CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL
At tight-knit Christian Life, it’s all about family
BY JEFFREY ZAMPANTI
jzampanti@kenoshanews.com
Christian Life Principal Troy
Tennyson speaks fondly of his 66
seniors, often referring to them
more as a family than a graduating
class.
“We’re pretty close,” Tennyson
said. “We love each other. We’d
fight for each other.”
Senior Lihannah Duncan echoed
Tennyson’s sentiment as she
glanced over at fellow senior Kevin
Svehla, a close friend and classmate
of hers since the two entered Christian Life’s preschool together.
“He’s like my brother,” Duncan
said.
The tight-knit group will become
the school’s 29th graduating class
on May 29. While all 67 seniors will
move on to college, the bond they’ve
created with their classmates appears to be permanent.
Valedictorian Bethany Storey
attended Christian Life since preschool. The Winthrop Harbor, Ill.,
native and Kenosha resident will
graduate with a 4.35 grade point
average and continue her studies at
Evangel University in Springfield,
Mo. Storey will major in elementary education with the goal of
someday returning to Christian
Life as a teacher.
“It’s hard to imagine leaving
such a great place,” Storey said.
“I’ve formed so many good relationships and met a lot of great people.”
Storey, a member of the National
Honor Society, is an active participant in the school’s theater, choir
and student mentorship program.
She credits AP Spanish teacher
Lino Martinez as her most influential teacher.
“He taught me it’s really important to step outside the box and
outside of your comfort zone,” Storey said. “He also taught me it’s not
all about academics. People tend to
worry about academics, and they do
matter, but they’re not the most important thing in life. What matters
is that you live up to your potential
and to serve and love others.”
Welcoming atmosphere
Salutatorian Grant Sisson arrived at Christian Life as a high
school freshman. The Winthrop
Harbor, Ill., resident said he never
felt like an outsider.
“I arrived during the first week
of August as a member of the soccer
team,” said Sisson, who will attend
Liberty University in Lynchburg,
Va. “I remember all of the guys on
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Seniors Kelly Morris and Jacob Rivera lean to dance the waltz in their world geography class at
Christian Life School.
‘IT’S HARD TO
imagine leaving such a
great place. I’ve formed
so many good
relationships and met a
lot of great people.’
Bethany Storey
Christian Life senior
the team were really welcoming.
So when I went into my first day
of school, I was really comfortable
already.”
Duncan, a Franklin resident,
said she overcame the fear of being
in front of people during her time
at Christian Life. She will attend
Carthage College next fall to pursue
a career in speech pathology.
“I remember sitting in a room
with a bunch of girls and feeling
so vulnerable,” Duncan said. “I
was trapped living my life stuck
in fear. They helped turn that fear
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Christian Life School
Commencement: 7 p.m. May 29, Journey Church auditorium, 10700
75th St.
Graduates: 66
Speakers: The Rev. Dan Remus, Grant Sisson, Bethany Storey
Special performances: Christian Life School Band and Choir
Class colors: Royal blue, red and white
Class officers: Emily Hall, Makenna Nahorniak, Kristen Kenfield, Nicole
Taylor and Vanessa Masnik
Senior class advisers: Lisa Dryer, Deana Masnik
CHRISTIAN LIFE
CLASS OF 2015
Kayla Abts
Arthur Amelio
Anastasia Andersen
Spencer Bloodworth
Ethan Bolderson
Daniel Bozarth
Adam Bradshaw
Theodore Capp
Hallie Charbogian
Daniel Crabb
Emma Crouse
Adam Czaplicki
Julia Dantzig
Elise Dulmes
Lihannah Duncan
Rachel Dutler
Thomas Engel
Sarah Fehland
Arthur Ganancio
Alison Goshgarian
Emily Hall
Peter Hammond
Dong Guy-Alfred Han
Wesley Hardy
Kira Herden
Kenneth Hyllberg
Rachel Jessen
Alyssa Johnson
Rebecca Keating
Kristen Kenfield
Elijah Kisner
Brianna Lien
Noah Ludwig
Emmanuel Marin
Vanessa Masnik
Eli Merlock
Matthew Mink
Connor Mix
Jordan Moon
Kelly Morris
Makenna Nahorniak
Rebecca Olson
Madison Polaski
Danielle Richards
Jacob Rivera
John Rule
Micaela Saldivar
Emma Savaglio
Emily Schoen
Grant Sisson
Kelly Sisson
Bethany Storey
Jacob Strel
Steven Stroud
Kevin Svehla
Nicole Taylor
Crystal Teigland
Caryssa Tennyson
Carter Thomas
Devon Vandermeer
Alexandria Wasmund
Mikalea White
Casey Wiegers
Carolyn Williamson
Gregory Woodside
Aaron Zierten
CHRISTIAN LIFE SCHOOL
CLS: School
camaraderie
Bethany Storey
Christian Life valdedictorian
GPA: 4.3484
Parents: James and Lynda Storey
From Page 14
Organizations: National Honor Society,
Convoy of Hope, Wisconsin
into confidence. They were all so
State Music Association,
accepting.”
Student Lead, Stuffed Animal
Project.
Camaraderie
Awards: Drama Leadership Award, Presidential Gold
Svehla was a four-year memAward, Director’s Award,
ber of the school’s soccer and
Choir Leadership Award.
basketball teams.
What’s next: Attend
“What I’ll remember most is
Evangel University to study
Bethany
the camaraderie,” said Svehla,
elementary education, with
who plans on studying nursing
Storey
minors in Spanish and musiin college. “These guys are like
cal theater.
brothers. I laughed with them.
Goals: “To come back to Christian Life
I cried with them. It’s been
School and teach, impacting one student at
through thick and thin. You
a time.”
never forget how close you are
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Today
with these people.”
you are you. That is truer than true. There is
Seniors Kenny Hyllberg and
Alison Goshgarian said they were no one alive who is youer than you.”
Favorite subject: English
affected most by mission trips.
Favorite book: “Frankenstein”
Hyllberg voluntarily served on a
Favorite movie: “Phantom of the Opera”
trip to South Africa to work with
Role model: Spanish teacher Senor
at-risk children, while GoshgarMartinez
ian helped orphans in Romania.
Teachers and fellow students would
“Being on the missions team
be surprised to know that: “Although I
changed my life,” Goshgarian
love roller coasters, I am deathly afraid of
said. “It was a great experience.”
heights.”
Grant Sisson
Christian Life salutatorian
GPA: 4.29
Parents: Karlton and Kathy Sisson
Organizations: National Honor Society
Awards: Liberty University scholarship: $85,200; Bethel College scholarship, $77,600; University of Minnesota
scholarship, $14,500; University of
Minnesota-Duluth scholarship, $20,000;
Calvin College scholarship, $48,000;
Loyola University scholarship, $70,000.
What’s next: Attend Liberty University and double major in biochemGrant
istry and French, followed by medical school to become an orthopedic
Sisson
surgeon.
Goal: “To open my own orthopedic surgery clinic
and aid athletes in returning to the field.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “The answer is
always no unless you ask. A ‘no’ is one ‘no’ closer to
a ‘yes.’”
Favorite subjects: Science and history
Favorite book: “Brisingr (The Inheritance
Cycle)”
Favorite movies: “Interstellar,” “National Treasure” and “Catching Fire”
Role models: My parents and Dr. James Andrews
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know that: “I was home-schooled until
high school, and I have a passionate dislike for taking notes.”
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BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Christian Life seniors practice
a song in choir class. Above,
from left, are Crystal Teigland
and Rebecca Olson. Below
are Casey Wiegers and Ted
Capp.
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ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Small but mighty
All 57 seniors at St. Joseph bound
for college after graduation
BY JAMES LAWSON
jlawson@kenoshanews.com
A family atmosphere, devotion to service and students
who act as mentors to underclassmen, describe the mold
that has created the small but
mighty St. Joseph Catholic
Academy class of 2015.
The 57-member graduating
class is full of high-achieving
scholars. All are going off to
college, with three headed to
the University of Notre Dame.
Others are going to Big Ten
schools and private colleges
across the country where they
will study environmental science, geological engineering,
political science, business and
education, according to student success director Wanda
Jaraczewski.
Additionally, members of
the class of 2015 have Marched
for Life, served as retreat
leaders, shaved their heads
for cancer, raised funds for
the Dream Playground Project
and risen to the level of Eagle
Scout, noted Jaraczewski.
The class of 2015 also
piloted the first high school
laptops as freshmen. They
also have danced in the musical “Grease” as juniors, and
experienced the first J-Term
as seniors.
They maximized their time
in high school and grew closer
as a community.
They have been recognized
as Mahone Scholars, National
Merit Commended students,
AP Scholars and Illinois State
Scholars.
Athletically, members of
this class have competed at
state in softball, track and
cross country. One student is
playing Division 1 baseball.
Kenosha at 4 a.m. Sunday, just
hours after attending their
high school prom. They will
return later this week.
As mentors, they often help
students in the lower grades,
even at the elementary school
level.
“They all have a deep desire
to help someone. That’s the
culture of the school,” said
college career counselor Mary
Grzenia.
Family atmosphere
The school spirit, some
of them concur, is centered
around developing a family
atmosphere where no one feels
like a stranger.
They have no time for
superficial cliques. They’d
rather make friends and help
that person become productive classmates.
And if they weren’t already
close, their senior retreat
to Lake Geneva in January
brought them even closer.
Mitch Laken, an athletic
type, isn’t your typical jock.
When a tennis teammate
contracted a form of cancer,
he organized team members to
shave their heads in support.
“There a real sense of family. It’s like home,” Laken
said.
Learning to excel
Class president Cameron
Kormylo remembered his first
few days at the high school.
“I didn’t know anyone. I
was surprised to see how easy
it was to fit in here. I hadn’t
planned to become so involved
like this.” Kormylo has served
as class president all four
years.
His experience and his perHelping others
formance in seven Advanced
Placement classes has him
Committed to service, 21
considering studying political
members of the class are on a
science or business at Notre
mission to Chinandega, Nicaragua, to help build homes and Dame. He already has already
earned admission for the busiserve disadvantaged families.
ness school.
Their devotion to the project
is extremely strong. They left
Emma Karnes said playing
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St. Joseph Catholic Academy senior Angel Villafane looks over fellow senior Christopher
Flores’ computer during their publication class.
‘THEY ALL HAVE
a deep desire to help
someone. That’s the
culture of the school.’
Mary Grzenia
St. Joseph counselor
soccer helped her overcome
her shyness.
Her experience as an athlete
and her relationship with others in the class has her considering studying pubic relations
at UW-Whitewater.
St. Joseph attracts students
from both sides of the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
Dena Langhos attended
school in Illinois before her
family thought she might
like to attend St. Joseph. The
transfer has made a difference.
She played on the tennis
team and now plans to attend
Cardinal Stritch University in
Milwaukee.
She believes the school
helps build confidence and
prepares students for their
futures.
“It really makes us ready
to spread our wings after
school,” she said.
St. Joseph Catholic Academy
Commencement: May 31, 2 p.m. liturgy, 3:30 p.m. commencement,
St. Joseph Madrigrano Gynmansium, 2401 69th St.
Graduates: 57
Speakers: Jett Joseph Beere, invocation; Marcus Timothy Haworth,
class welcome; Cameron Fredric Kormylo, class farewell; Kevin Rafferty, 2015 St. Joseph Award
Special performances/presentations: Musical presentation by
various class members, 2015 St. Joseph Award, Student Council’s
Outstanding Senior Award, Domenick and Amelia Tirabassi Awards,
Second and Third Generation Awards
Class color: green
Class officers: Jett Joseph Beere, president; Marcus Timothy
Haworth, vice president; Carnese Kiana Green, secretary; Ashley
Lauren Walther, treasurer
Class adviser: Linda Hantke
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY
Cameron Kormylo
St. Joseph valedictorian
Marcus Timothy Haworth
St. Joseph salutatorian
GPA: 3.99
Parents: Rodger and Peggy Kormylo
Organizations: National Honor Society, Peer
Tutors, Student Government, Wisconsin Leadership Seminars
Awards: Academic honors, theater letter,
Kiwanis award
What’s next: attend University
of Notre Dame. “One of my best
friends, Kara, suggested I major in
Eastern mysticism with a minor
in George Harrison, but unfortunately, Notre Dame doesn’t offer
either of those programs. So as of
right now, I’m still undecided.”
Goal: “To one day be as smart
Cameron
as Condoleezza Rice, as funny as
Kormylo
Jimmy Fallon and as good looking
as Matthew McConaughey.”
Best advice I ever received: “Anything my
grandpa Fred has ever told me. Unfortunately
the school would not let me repeat anything he
has ever told me.”
Favorite subject: AP economics
Favorite book: anything by David Mitchell
Favorite movie: “The Shawshank Redemption”
Role model: Condoleezza Rice
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “I hope to retire to
Bohemia and become a shaman.”
GPA: 3.95 (unweighted)
Parents: Drs. Jennifer and Steve Haworth
Organizations: Student Council (junior class vice president, senior
class treasurer), campus ministry, National Honor Society, varsity
soccer (co-captain), track & field (co-captain), junior varsity tennis, Art
Club.
Awards: Illinois State Scholar, St. Michael’s College
Book Award for Academic Achievement & Social Conscience, Milwaukee Brewers “Student Achiever” Award,
Kenosha Kiwanis Club Academic Excellence Award,
honor roll, numerous Outstanding SJCA Student awards,
varsity soccer Most Valuable Player, All Metro Classic
Conference Honorable Mention, All Kenosha County Second Team, First Team Academic All-Conference, First
Team Academic All-Conference in track and field.
Marcus
What’s next: attend University of Notre Dame, major
Haworth
in architecture and/or theology, with a minor in either
French or Italian.
Goals: “The greatest goal I have set for myself is to live a life of holiness in service to others.”
Best advice: “Be yourself and be that well.” — St. Francis de Sales
Favorite subjects: Studio art, theology
Favorite book: “The Invention of Hugo Cabret” by Brian Selznick,
“Summa Theologica” by Thomas Aquinas, “Faith and Certitude” by
Thomas Dubay.
Favorite movie: “Up”
Role models: Jesus Christ, parents, grandmother Dorothy.
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know that:
“I love learning about different philosophical perspectives in my spare
time, especially concerning arguments for and against the existence of
God.”
ST. JOSEPH CLASS OF 2015
Amy Kathryn Aschenbrener
Bak Ju Won
Jett Joseph Beere
Benjamin David Berman
Theresa Anne Bolog
Danielle Renee Bonngard
Rebecca K. Bonnin
Kyle Michael Cable
Christopher Michael Clark
Thomas John Damit
Andrew Anh Phuong Doan
Noah Charles Draper
Brighid Maible Egan
Rebecca Leah Fanning
Nicole Ann Fernhout
Christopher Flores
John David Ford Jr.
Angelyn Beth Gallagher
Ryan Patrick Getka
Myron Jerome Glass Jr.
Carnese Kiana Green
Charles F. Grosz
Marcus Timothy Haworth
Kara Ann Hettinger
Corey Izayah Hoskins
Jacob Daniel Hudock
Hannah Grace Johnson
Claire Houston Jolly
Jacquelyn L. Jouett
Emma Rose Karnes
Katey Marie Kennedy
Cameron Fredric Kormylo
Mitchell Joseph Laken
Dena F. Langhof
Katherine A. Maluska
Michael Patrick McGonegle
Madeline Ann McTernan
Jared Andrew Millan
Paige Elizabeth Moritz
James G. O’Lear III
Carrie Anne Perham
Veronica Rose Pitt-Payne
Patrick Augustine Rafferty
Federico Reyes Jr.
Eileen Mary Ricchio
Amanda Nicole Rivera
Peter Harley Schuler
Cassidy Jean Sesterhenn
John Edwin Setter
Michael John Singleton
Cecilia Veronica Skurski
Seth Ryan Stewart
Josue U. Tamayo
Ángel Luis Villafañe
Ashley Lauren Walther
Austin Jordan White
Anna Ruth Esther Zahn
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Lighting the way
Local high school seniors at work and at play as graduation nears
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Central senior Raven Renje speaks about her trip to France during Julia Price’s AP French
class.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
Tremper seniors Mike Tock, left, and Charles Cotton reach for a ball as they play a
game in the pool during their personal fitness class.
Jessie Avery plays
violin in orchestra
class at Shoreland Lutheran High
School.
St. Joseph senior Becky Bonnin solders together pieces of
a mosaic she is working on for
the student art show.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO
BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Wilmot seniors, from left, Jake Skinner, Jake Gildemeister and Austin Haag experiment with optics in Lee Blount’s AP Physics class.
Below, Deontae Swanigan
and Vernique Dyson listen
in their American literature
class at Indian Trail.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Jeremy Keckhaver, left, and Chris Strehlow work on an assignment in drawing and painting class at Shoreland Lutheran High School.
Wilmot senior Cody Meiny works
on a forensic science project.
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St. Joseph seniors, from left, Paige Moritz, Emma Karnes and
Carrie Perham fold clothing inside the school store.
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Lighting the way
Local high school seniors at work and at play as graduation nears
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Central senior Raven Renje speaks about her trip to France during Julia Price’s AP French
class.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
Tremper seniors Mike Tock, left, and Charles Cotton reach for a ball as they play a
game in the pool during their personal fitness class.
Jessie Avery plays
violin in orchestra
class at Shoreland Lutheran High
School.
St. Joseph senior Becky Bonnin solders together pieces of
a mosaic she is working on for
the student art show.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO
BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY KEVIN POIRIER
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Wilmot seniors, from left, Jake Skinner, Jake Gildemeister and Austin Haag experiment with optics in Lee Blount’s AP Physics class.
Below, Deontae Swanigan
and Vernique Dyson listen
in their American literature
class at Indian Trail.
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Jeremy Keckhaver, left, and Chris Strehlow work on an assignment in drawing and painting class at Shoreland Lutheran High School.
Wilmot senior Cody Meiny works
on a forensic science project.
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St. Joseph seniors, from left, Paige Moritz, Emma Karnes and
Carrie Perham fold clothing inside the school store.
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WILMOT HIGH SCHOOL
Wilmot seniors ready
to spread their wings
BY JILL TATGE-ROZELL
jrozell@kenoshanews.com
WILMOT — The Wilmot High
School class of 2015 will soon
scatter far and wide.
A group of seniors reminiscing about their last four years
and looking ahead to what is
next, said they can’t believe
how many different states their
classmates are headed to for
college.
“There are just a lot of cool
people in this class who are
going cool places,” Joe Weiler,
18, said.
The group immediately called
out Dylan Fraley, Mr. Wilmot
2015, who is headed to Virginia
Tech to study aerospace engineering.
“Hopefully one day I will
work with NASA,” Fraley, 18,
said.
Weiler said many already
know what they want to do.
“A lot are going right into
careers with paid training,” he
said.
Rachel Szydlowski, 18, said
this is the first class to benefit
from all four years of Project
Lead the Way curriculum.
She said this has helped some
students identify science, technology, engineering and math
career paths.
Breaking down barriers
The class is also close socially, they said, attributing this
in part to the Challenge Day
program. Fraley said it involved
listening to the issues fellow
classmates were facing.
Marcus Lindstrand, 18, said
classmates who may not have
otherwise socialized with each
other talk freely in the hallways
as a result.
“In the lunchroom, you hop
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Wilmot High School seniors, from left, Kaleb Van Fleet, Kevin Kusters, Alex Siggeman and
Jeremy Tikha work on a gel electrophoresis project during Lena Joch’s forensic science class.
Gel electrophoresis is process for the separation and analysis of DNA molecules.
from table to table,” Lindstrand
said. “Everybody gets along.”
The group also has a close
relationship with school liaison
officer Deputy Luis Gomez,
of the Kenosha County Sher-
iff’s Department, who arrived
shortly after the start of their
senior year.
“He will be leaving with us,”
Fraley said. “He is one of us.”
Katherine Savage, 18, said
Gomez showed sincere interest
in the students’ lives.
“He actually cares,” she said.
See WILMOT, Page 21
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WILMOT HIGH SCHOOL
Rebecca Boyle
Wilmot valedictorian
GPA: 4.441
Parents: Brad and Renee Boyle
Organizations: UW-Milwaukee Youth Wind
Ensemble, Wilmot tennis, National Honor
Society, Post-Modern Sackbuts
(trombone ensemble), 4-H.
Awards: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Distinction, Wisconsin State Honors
Band, State Solo and Ensemble
awards, member of “The Barriers to Entry” Wisconsin Economic Challenge state champion
team.
Rebecca
What’s next: attend UniverBoyle
sity of North Texas and major in
music education.
Goals: “Become a music teacher, or performer, or actuary, or economist, or neuroscientistâ,
or foley artist, or all of the above. But mostly to
be able to hit elevator buttons with my trombone on the first try so I don’t look ridiculous
standing in the hallway whacking the wall.”
Best advice I ever received: “To achieve
maximum proficiency, only practice on days
that end in y.”
Favorite subject: AP economics
Favorite book: “The Picture of Dorian
Gray” by Oscar Wilde
Favorite movie: “The Princess Bride”
Role model: “My English teacher Ms. Chike,
because she’s the only person I know who
regularly reads the Kenosha News, and she
will likely talk about this long enough in class
tomorrow for us to get out of doing any real
work.”
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “Despite my good
grades, I am a terrible procrastinator and habitually do my homework in the passing period
before it is due.”
Ethan Dowell
Wilmot salutatorian
GPA: 4.304
Parents: Ralph and Tiffany Dowell
Awards: first place in the Wisconsin Economic Challenge.
What’s next: attend college
and get a degree in elecrtical
engineering.
Goals: “To graduate from
college with an electrical
engineering degree, and maybe
even a sustainable energy
degree.”
Best advice: “Enjoy high
Ethan
school while you can because
Dowell
life does not get any easier.”
Favorite subject: math
Favorite book: “Tunnels”
Favorite movie: “The Avengers”
Role model: No one in particular
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know: “I am a fantasy football
enthusiast.”
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Wilmot senior Brooke Galuszka, far right, chops jalapeno peppers for a green corn chowder in Jenny Jacobson’s
culinary arts class.
WILMOT: Memories
From Page 20
Outside the classroom
Amanda Hutchings, 18, who played Elle
Woods in the school’s production of “Legally
Blonde,” and Savage, said they will cherish the
memories of stage productions and the band
and choir trip to New York.
Fraley, Weiler and Lindstrand had a blast
with the Mr. Wilmot competition this year. Weiler was the master of ceremonies. Fraley, who
won the contest, and Lindstrand were among
the contestants.
“I can’t sing,” said Lindstrand, who did a
Richard Simmons type workout skit on stage.
“That is basically what it came down to.”
Fraley said many of his classmates will also
look back at their experience on the soccer
team, which set all sorts of school records.
“We had a fan bus,” Fraley said. “Soccer has
never had a fun bus.”
The group also gave props to classmates
Johny Weber, senior member of the national
champion Academic Decathlon team; Erin Idler,
the state president of Key Club; and Lauren
Camacho, a state officer with the Health Occupation Students of America Executive Council.
And if it wasn’t for the class of 2015 and Jake
Gildemeister, 18, head news anchor for “The
Daily News” videocast, the rest of the student
body would be clueless about school events,
they said.
Wilmot Union High School
Commencement: 2 p.m. June 7, Veterans Memorial Field House,
11112 308th Ave., Wilmot
Graduates: 250
Special performances: Wilmot High School Band and Choir
Class advisers: Tracy Carlisle and Dawn Barranco
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WILMOT HIGH SCHOOL
WILMOT CLASS OF 2015
Daisy Ambriz
Noah Amundson
Sean Andraschko
Adrian Arcoleo
Kaylee Arendt
David Bainter
Jeremiah Bauman
Brittany Beaudoin
Austen Bennett
Lyndsey Berge
Emily Beth
Frank Beverly
Kyle Beyers
Jeremy Bidne
Michael Bigalke
Samantha Binninger
Isabella Blackburn
Zachary Blase
Matthew Bonogofsky
Carson Borowski
Rebecca Boyle
Jessica Brauer
Amber Brent
Austin Brewer
Khristopher Bridges
Sean Buhler
Aeryn Burgess
Vincent Burke
Lauren Camacho Running
Grace Cannon
John Cashin
Joseph Castle
Emily Cavins
Cordel J. Cerer
Jacob Chism
Joshua Christensen
Kaylee Clark
Timm Clark
Cecily Clark-Boyd
Brandon Collison
Christian Cooper
Morgan Crawford
Brennan Critzer
Karter Crowe
Kelley Dahlen
Katharine Daniels
Michael Daniels
Alec Davis
Sam Davis
Mitchell De Maeyer
Colin Deady
Daniel Dennis
Emma Depner
Marnie Destree
Zachery Donahue
Matthew Doran
Ethan Dowell
Matthew Dowell
Brianna Dreyer
Audrina Ehret-Tjader
Adrienne Elmore
Shelby Erickson
Kaitlyn Ericson
John Faber
Corrinn Favaro
Lauren Feltner
Cory Fisher
Dillon Fleming
Eduardo Flores
Caitlin Fonk
Tracy L. Formaro
Richard Fox
Dylan Fraley
Christian Fredrick
Brennan Frisby
Jocelyn Gallegos
Brooke Galuszka
Angelena Gianfortune
Jacob Gildemeister
Gage Glade
Faith D. Graf
Austin Haag
Alec Haluzak
Chad Hampton
Teresa Haston
Jacob C. Head
Cassandra Hemmi
Anica Henderson
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Wilmot High School senior Nick Van Kampen plays the alto saxophone during John Sorensen’s music
class. The piece played is “Marche Militaire Francaise.”
Kelsie Herzog
Tyler Hickey
James Higgins
Nicole Hoffmann
Kathryn Homerin
Tyler Huston
Amanda Hutchings
Melissa Ide
Erin Idler
Tor Inthasorot
Jared Janus
Felicia Johnson
Shannon Johnston
David Kail
Ashley Kammer
Alex Kirwan
Brooke Klahs
Jeffry Kloth
Eric Koeller
David Kogut
Bryce Kothe
Matteo Kramer-Tamburrino
Ericka Kreuser
Katie Kummerow
Kory Kunzman
Kevin Kusters
Kelsey Laas
Tyler Lesko
Marcus Lindstrand
Kyle Loveless-Hall
Benjamin Ludowise
Wilmot senior Rachael Poczkalski works on a web Taylor Luptak
page during Travis Wetzel’s Advanced Website De- Alexandrea Manuel
sign class.
Mitchell Marsden
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Haylee Martin
Michael A. Martinez
Michael Mattox
Andrew McCarter
Lauren McCluskey
Kailey McCormack
Kenan Mccracken
Raven McDermott
Nicole Mellen
Ingrid Metlica-Horbatenko
Jarad Meyer
Mikayla Miller Dicklin
Charlie Mohring
Mckenzie Morton
Sean Morton-Ryan
Kayin Moudy
Ryan Neal
Summer Nicpon
Connor Nopenz
Dominic Nordigian
Robert Opelt
Lauren Orszula
Mackenzie Ostrander
Haley Paasch
Adam Pacey
Austyn Patefield
Luke Peden
Jasmine Pedzimaz
Keegan Pfenninger
Lucas Phillips
Brendon M Pietschman
Katelyn Planka
Landon Platts
Rachael Poczkalski
Tyler Pokorny
Sarah R. Poteracki
Riley Potter
Megan Preuss
Nathan Pryor
Kyle Pufahl
Katiana Rachev
Shane Raiman
Garrett Reed
Lynlee Reed
Danielle Reese
Jenna Ring
Shelby Rivera
Sarah Rivers
Collin Robinson
Jesse Robinson
Graham Robson
Marlene Rocha-Rodriguez
Cody Rogers
Jasmin Romero
Christian Rothmann
Noah Roush
Benjamin Rovik
Kyle Samuelson
Nicole Sasser
Kathrin Savage
Justine Schattner
Elena Schleusner
Heather Schroder
Samantha Schroeder
Justine Schwarz
Ethan Scott
Abbey Severt
Jack Shales
Stephanie Sherman
Alexander Siggeman
Madelyn Skalecki
Jacob Skinner
Ashley Smith
Jami Steffen
Tristin Stohr
Taylor Strickland
Grant Sullivan
Rachel A. Szydlowski
Anne Taylor
Timothy Taylor
Baylee Techmanski
Isaac Thiel
Samuel Thurow
Jeremy Ticha
Nicole Timoshtchuk
Tristin Toney
Austin Torrez
Carter Trudell
Aaron Turner
Kaleb Van Fleet
Nicholas VanKampen
Kurt Wagner
Johny Weber
Jillian Weiler
Joseph Weiler
Alyssa Wilson
Jake Wix
Christopher Wyble
Russell Wyman-Thiell
Julie Zavodny
Sarah Zerr
KENOSHA ESCHOOL
Stephanie Rydahl
cum laude graduate
GPA: 3.59
Parents: Margie Hoff and
Keith Rydahl
What’s next: “I am taking a
gap year next year, in which I
am planning to go to Thailand
and work on an elephant sanctuary.
Then the year
following, I am
planning on going
to college.”
Goal: “My goal
is to really push
myself outside
Stephanie of my comfort
zone and explore
Rydahl
things I’ve never
done before.”
Best advice I ever received:
“Don’t let your fear hold you
back from doing something
great.”
Favorite subjects: English
and Earth science
Role model: Jane Goodall
Favorite book: “Blindness”
by José Saramago
Favorite movie: “Seeking a
Friend for the End of the World”
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to
know that: “At some point in
my life I would really love to run
an animal sanctuary.”
Kenosha eSchool offers challenges, flexibility
struggling to finish their requirements, it took determination and support that helped all
of them achieve their goal,” she
said. “I wish them all the best.”
Rydahl said she was amazed
at how well-connected she was
to her teachers, especially,
English teacher Lily Stasik. A
self-proclaimed perfectionist,
Rydahl would often seek advice
about how to organize her time
and to accomplish tasks.
“She really helped me with
the focus on what you need to
get done,” she said.
BY TERRY FLORES
tflores@kenoshanews.com
Stephanie Rydahl needed a
challenge.
When the honor student
realized a traditional high
school setting wasn’t meeting
her expectations, she decided to
give Kenosha Unified’s eSchool
program a try.
Two and a half years later,
Rydahl is graduating with a lot
more than just being successful
academically, with but a better
work ethic and a desire to go beyond physical and virtual walls.
“I started off at Indian Trail
(high school and academy),
switched to Harborside (Academy) ... but they didn’t have a
separate program for honors,
just extra projects,” she said. “I
was never being challenged academically, so I ended up taking
eSchool classes during the year,
and I liked it.”
Rydahl is one of a small
number of Unified students
who chose the virtual learning
environment.
Kim Gorman, eSchool
counselor, said this year’s class
was ambitious and motivated,
especially early graduates “who
worked hard to finish in Janu-
Community service
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
ary.”
Some have already begun
college and technical programs
and/or are working full time,
she said.
Intensive studies
With a love for English, Rydahl found eSchool offerings that
required her to write and take
on projects and assignments
Amber Garcia
cum laude graduate
GPA: 3.2
Parents: Shantel and Dominic Garcia
Organizations: Tremper
girls varsity soccer
What’s next:
Go to Gateway
to study to be a
certified nursing
assistant, then go
into nursing.
Goal: “My goal
Amber
is to become a
successful indiGarcia
vidual and go to
school and achieve everything I
have planned.”
Best advice I ever received:
“Always follow my dreams and
believe in myself.”
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite book: “Divergent”
Favorite movie: “Divergent”
Role model: parents
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to
know that: “I read a lot.”
Gorman said eSchool seniors
also could volunteer for a num-
Senior Stephanie Rydahl researches volunteering opportuni- ber of projects in the commuties in Thailand at the Kenosha eSchool campus.
nity, including:
that weren’t due periodically,
but daily.
“It’s much more writing
intensive,” she said.
It wasn’t until second semester of her sophomore year
that she decided that full-time
virtual learning was right for
her. But, in the beginning, she
admitted it was tough to get her
act together.
“I never realized how undisciplined I was. I had to learn time
management on my own,” she
said, adding it took one quarter
for her to adjust.
Flexibility
Gorman said the graduating
seniors have “appreciated the
flexibility eSchool has provided
them.”
“It allowed those students
who were excelling to complete
courses around their busy
lives,” Gorman said, “and to
give them a jump start to the
next experience or post-secondary education that they were
pursuing.”
Gorman said she stresses the
importance of a diploma to all
eSchool students.
“Regardless if a student was
motivated and excelling or
■ Purple Stride, to raise
awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer.
■ Community Urban Garden
Project, where fresh produce is
grown for education of nutrition and consumption of fresh
vegetables and fruits.
■ Rhode Center for the Arts.
■ Local teachers and students
in the district.
Off to Thailand
Rydahl is headed to Thailand
in the fall — she’s observing a “a
gap year” before applying to colleges in 2016 — where she will
volunteer at an elephant sanctuary in October. Before that, she
plans to volunteer with a group,
such as, Habitat for Humanity,
to ease her transition working
abroad.
“I’m excited about this,” she
said.
College is still in her sights,
no doubt, she said.
Among the higher learning
institutions she’s still reviewing
are women’s colleges including
Smith College in Northampton,
Mass., and Bryn Mawr in Philadelphia.
“At the moment, I’m interested in going into gender psychology,” she said.
Kenosha eSchool
KENOSHA ESCHOOL CLASS OF 2015
Commencement: 10:30 a.m. May 30, Indian Trail High School and
Academy, 6800 60th St.
Graduates: 16
Speaker: Stephanie Rydahl
Class colors: navy blue and silver
Kassi Cox
Nicole Fisher
Amber Garcia
Abigail Garnett
Joshua Gross
Jake Kehl
Mackenzie Lucas
Luis Mendoza
Phillip Porter
Hannah Ruleford
Stephanie Rydahl
Kali Salley
Samantha Sunderman
Sarafina Trujillo
Haley Valenta
Collin Wescott
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SHORELAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
Shoreland seniors mature into Christian leaders
BY TERRY FLORES
tflores@kenoshanews.com
SOMERS — For Shoreland Lutheran
High School’s class of 2015, leadership,
focus and fun were all part of what
students called their family.
Over the four years, they said Shoreland was a place where they could turn
to instructors and others for support
academically and spiritually.
“Private school is a huge blessing
— the size of our class and how close
we all are. I love it. We’re a family.
Shoreland all the way,” said Katie
Christensen, 18. “Like any other class,
there’s ‘drama’,” she said. “But ultimately we all stick up for each other.”
The students said they found themselves with a unique opportunity to
help freshman Faith Peyron, rallying
around her as she battled leukemia.
Students educated their peers about
the disease and raised funds as well.
“It’s cool seeing her now,” said classmate Rachel Wasser.
Wasser, 17, said she has enjoyed her
time at Shoreland and the friendships
she has made.
“It’s just been a blast here,” she said.
“Everyone here is always positive, always willing to help and give a willing
hand. But they also help you get down
to business and focus on things. It’s
always a good time here.”
School spirit and camaraderie
abounded with activities, such as Choralfest, a show featuring choirs from 10
to 15 schools.
“It’s a huge concert to bring us all
together,” Christensen said. “It is the
most thrilling three days of the entire
year.”
Valuable skills
Tristen Seymour, 18, said being a
part of the drama department at Shoreland has taught him leadership and
time management skills. Ingrained in
students is the concept that seniors become role models for younger students,
he said.
“When you’re involved in the fine
arts here, you spend more time at
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
Seniors Abi Zarling, left, and Jana Schimanski, work on a conjugation assignment in Spanish 4 class at Shoreland
Lutheran High School.
school than you do at home sleeping,”
he said, adding that students involved
in the program can spend 13-14 hours a
day during the week. “Any route I end
up going, the ability to work hard that
I’ve learned here has prepared me.”
Josie Avery, 18, said Shoreland has
helped her gain leadership skills. Avery is part of the stage crew at Shoreland’s drama department.
“I’ve learned to be a leader and how
to manage my time and other people’s
time to put on a production in time,”
she said.
Enthusiastic class
The Rev. Paul Brug, German and
religion instructor, said he appreciated
the enthusiasm they brought forth at
the school.
Brug, who is also a football and
wrestling coach, said he could see student leadership in all that they did.
“There was a lot of getting people
excited about what they’re doing,” he
said.
Brug said the seniors were a diverse
group, who, in the beginning, didn’t
really know each other very well but
jelled over the years.
“I think the biggest maturity thing
was leadership,” he said. “A good
number of the seniors exercised just
good Christian leadership, not only
with each other but with the younger
classes.”
The Rev. Tom Bauer, Shoreland’s
pastor and religion instructor, said
among the things he would miss about
the seniors was their talents.
Bauer, who is also the director of
the school’s festival choir, said he will
especially miss his members of the
choir, whom he described as “gifted”
in their abilities.
“We had probably the closest camaraderie of any choir I’ve ever had,”
he said. “Because the students kind of
‘got it.’ They understood the importance of the rehearsal, the importance
of focus. ... They saw what potential
they had and really reached for it this
year.”
SHORELAND CLASS OF 2015
Raunel Albiter
Faith Allen
Emily Amborn
Jacob Anderson
Mackenzie Anderson
Austin Anson
Josephine Avery
Alberto Ayala
Malachi Belmares
Jennifer Beres
Martel Berry
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Kathryn Billings
Dustin Borchardt
Dakota Brewer
Zachary Brug
Brooke Caskey
Kaitlyn Christensen
Drake Christenson
Amy Dyke
Timothy Evans
Abigail Felton
Jacob Fields
Gunnar Gaal
Jacob Hahlbeck
Carly Haling
Gregory Haras
Elisabeth Harmeyer
Devin Harmon
Caitlin Jahns
Jorge Jaimes
Michelle Jensen
Rebecca Jung
Aaron Jurgens
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Jeremy Keckhaver
Maxwell Keese
Alex Knepper
Zachary Koepke
Dustin Krueger
Courtney LaPlante
Abby Lash
Samantha Lueck
McKensi Mardon
John Marquardt
Ryan Mehring
Jocelyne Mendoza
Jenna Merritt
Cory Nejedly
Michael Nelson
Kayla Nielson
Thomas Nisiewicz
Martin O’Malley
Noah Palansky
Daschaun Pecnick
Cassie Pierce
Levi Pimentel
Brianna Reed
Maggie Riley
Lexana Rutz
Danae Sanchez
Abigail Schevikhoven
Janae Schimanski
Alex Schumacher
Tristen Seymour
Robert Strutz
Andrew Surges
Joshua Swanson
Jessica Thierfelder
Sadie Ulland
Jacob VanSant
Andrea Wagner
YiMing Wang
Rachel Wasser
Samantha Whitt
Noah Willems
Junda Xia
Yixuan Yang
Abigail Zarling
SHORELAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL
Michelle Jensen
Shoreland valedictorian
GPA: 4.01
Parents: David and Lisa Jensen
Organizations: Art Club, National
Honor Society, student council, jazz
choir, festival choir, Choral Fest.
Awards: Freshman
Book Scholar Award,
Mondelez Global LLC
Scholarship, Butler
Presidential Academic
Scholarship.
What’s next: work at
Michelle
Six Flags Great America
Jensen
in summer, and attend
Butler University in fall
to study computer science.
Goal: “To someday create/program
video games or to develop new artificial
intelligence software.”
Best advice I ever received: “Life is
boring if you don’t step outside of your
comfort zone.” — Ben Jeske
Favorite subject: mathematics
Favorite book: “Arisa” by Natsumi
Ando
Favorite movie: “The Girl Who
Leapt Through Time”
Role model: Oscar Francois de
Jarjeyes
Teachers and fellow students
would be surprised to know that:
“I’m avid about video games, my favorites being Earthbound, Chrono Trigger and Metroid. Also, I think battling
robots is one of the coolest things ever.”
Abbie Felton
Shoreland salutatorian
GPA: 4.01
Parents: Chris and Kristy Felton
Organizations: volleyball, track
Awards: $10,000 scholarship
What’s next: attend UW-Milwaukee
Goal: to become a physician assistant
Best advice I ever
received: “Do your best
and forget the rest.”
Favorite subject:
chemistry
Favorite book: “Fault
in Our Stars”
Abbie
Favorite movie:
Felton
“Frozen”
Role model: my mom
Teachers and fellow students
would be surprised to know that: “I
like to do outdoorsy stuff like fishing.”
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Shoreland Lutheran High School
Commencement: 10 a.m. May 23,
Shoreland, 9026 12th St., Somers
Graduates: 77
Speakers: the Rev. Michael Zarling,
Michelle Jensen (valedictorian)
Special performances: Senior class
song, Festival Choir
Class colors: black and gold
Class flower: white rose
Class motto: “Remain in me, as I also
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit
by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain
in me. “ — John 15:4
Class officers: Abby Lash, president;
Jennifer Beres, vice president
Class advisers: the Rev. Tom Bauer, the
Rev. Paul Brug, Dan Hahm, Dan Schulz
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REUTHER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Reuther seniors
forge strong bonds
Students praise dedication of
teachers in helping them succeed
BY DANIEL GAITAN
dgaitan@kenoshanews.com
The graduating seniors of
Reuther Central High School
describe themselves as a “family” battling stereotypes, committed to bright futures and
bonded with their dedicated
teachers, with whom they are
on a first-name basis.
The 2015 class has bonded
over the school’s crumbling
building, their inspiring
teachers and “terrible” school
lunch program.
Some students have attended Reuther, often referred to
as Kenosha’s “transition” or
“blended” school, for all four
years, while others attended
for less than one year. Most
students will receive their
diploma at age 18, but some
19- and 20-year-olds are also
excited to graduate this year.
“I loved it here. The teachers here pay more attention
to you, because the school
is smaller. I’ve made a lot
of friends here,” said Emily
Helton, 20, who moved from
Florida and plans to attend
Gateway Technical College in
the fall.
About a dozen seniors
said they have felt “judged”
or “less than” for attending
Reuther, which they said is
often viewed as a lesser rival
to Tremper and Bradford.
Dedicated teachers
Some students said they
would not have graduated
if not for the teachers, who
would unexpectedly show up
to their home or work and
urge them to attend class or
complete homework assignments.
“I liked it here. I pretty
much messed around my
freshman and sophomore
years and didn’t care, and
then I came to Reuther and
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they helped me out a lot. The
teachers really helped me,”
said Angelica Peralta, 18.
She will start at Gateway
in the fall to study human services and criminal justice. She
hopes to help at-risk children
and juveniles who need to get
“on the right track.”
Brandon Igartua, 18, said
he appreciates the teachers
and that Reuther “is better
than other schools” because
of smaller class sizes and the
friendly student body. He will
study horticulture in the fall
at Gateway.
“I’ve learned responsibility from being here,” he said.
“We’re friends with our teachers.”
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTOS BY KEVIN POIRIER
Reuther High School senior Dariana Shellie prepares pizza burgers during the school’s food
service class. Behind her is ninth-grader Jeanie Colister.
REUTHER CLASS OF 2015
‘Like a family’
Class sizes are 15 to 20 students, said guidance counselor
Missy Werner, which allows
teachers to become mentors.
“Here, it’s like a family.
We go by first names,” said
Werner. “They know I love all
of them.”
Kevyona Booker, 18, said
she was pushed to excel and
will attend UW-Parkside in the
fall with the hopes of becoming a registered nurse.
She transferred from Bradford and said it was a lifechanging decision.
“I like that they care; I really can’t explain it. It’s just
better than Bradford,” she
said. “If you put us all together, we’ll have conversations. ...
We like each other.”
Music instructor Pete Rallo
is one of the students’ favorite
teachers, and he is unwilling
to transfer to other higher
profile schools.
“I have a small choir,
only like 15 kids, but they do
pretty well,” he said. “It’s very
rewarding that these kids are
moving on.”
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Fatima Faith Anderson
Daniel Arteaga
Rebecca Angela Atilano
Esai Barrera
Juan Barrueta
Kenchrell Benjamin
De’janée Angie-Line Faith Body
Kevyona D. Booker
Ja’Keem Leroy Brantley
Cheririese Kennidia Elisha Brown
Gavin L. Brown-Beltoya
Marlon Lee Calvert Jr.
Austin M. Capps
Steve Castro
Carla Ceballos
Nicholas A. Cheatham
Azena Cichocki
Kishaun Coleman
Alysia L. Collins
McKayla David
Antonio J. Davidson
Darrian Duffin
Ty’andrea Dion Toni Ellison
Demarques L. Files
Matthew J.D. Filson
Zana Mar’Shell Fowler-Cubit
Leticia Gallardo
Jeniffer Garcia
Diamond Demarvel Gibson
Fredricka Denise Gilmore
Kirsten Renee Gomaz
Orlando Kentrel-Darshon Green
Sierra Ann Hale
Adrianna Syndell Hamilton
Christa Lynne Nicole Hamilton
Emily Marie Helton
Alicia Marie Hernandez
Loyce Marie Hess
Jori Lynn Marie Heuerman
Maya L. Horton
Brandon Lee Igartua
Caleb P. Islas
Shatorya M. Jackson
Chasity Nicole Johnson
Jaime Judeika
Rachel Elizabeth Kaplan
Joseph David Kasprzak
Krista Klopp
Nikki Lynn Koos
Alexandria Marie Kriska
Jaylen M. Lear
Ana López
Christian Masi
Lopize A. McKinney
Neil Evan Meyer
Davonta Marshon Larry Mullins
Anthony Joseph Namio
Kailey Dawn Nerison
Elijah Oliver
Antwon N. Parker
Lance Kimo Parmentier
Joandra Mariel Peña
Angelica L. Peralta
Elizabeth M. Picazo
Jillian Pierog
Marissa Alexis Pivovar
Terrence A. Pringle
Cameron Jacinda Rech
Daisy Resendez
Destany Rey Rios
Kelsey Roberts-Kromm
Maliek A. Robinson
Ariadna Belen Rufrancos
Kyle Sadowski
Justin Saffold
Dariana J.M. Shellie
Shamel M. Shaw
Tiara Shirley
Osana Shreve
Keon Slater
Nahje M. Slaughter
Emma Ann Steagall
Te’Asia A. Stevenson
Marell RaShon Thomas
Patricia Rosetta Thomas
Miranda Turman
Edwardo Trujillo
Amie A. Turner
Auannikah A. Tyson
Roxie Renee Valdez
Micaela Wire
Sidney Yildirim
REUTHER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Gavin Leo Brown-Beltoya
Reuther valedictorian
School: Reuther Central High School
GPA: 3.853
Parents: Natalie and John Jesse and Tim Brown
Organizations: National Honor Society, Resiliency Group,
Students Against Destructive Decisions, baseball,
basketball, wrestling
Awards: Honor roll every quarter, Academic
Achievement Award for playing basketball and
maintaining honor roll, Carthage College Diversity
Writing Contest Award and awards for kindness and
helping others.
What’s next: attend University of WisconsinParkside and then apply to a physical therapy
Gavin
school.
Brown-Beltoya
Goals: Sports physical therapist
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Always be
yourself no matter what happens.”
Favorite subject: English
Favorite book: “The LeRoy Butler Story”
Favorite movie: “The Fighter”
Role model: mother
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know
that: “I’m shy.”
Marissa Alexis Pivovar
Reuther salutatorian
GPA: 3.770
Parents: Melissa Wates and Carmelo Napoli
Awards: Carthage College Poem Writing Contest,
honor roll, top fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
What’s next: attend Gateway Technical College
Goal: become a registered nurse
Best advice I ever received: “I can be anything
that I want to be.”
Favorite subject: math
Favorite book: “A Child Called It”
Favorite movie: “Selena”
Marissa
Role model: mother
Pivovar
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know that: “I’m really smart.”
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTOS BY KEVIN POIRIER
Reuther High School senior Loyce Hess works on a economy assignment in her Compass
class.
Reuther Central High School
Commencement: 11 a.m. June 6, Reuther auditorium, 913 57th St.
Graduates: 91
Speakers: Ja’Keem Brantley, master of ceremonies; Justin Saffold, welcome; Marissa Pivovar, commencement message; Gavin Brown-Beltoya, farewell.
Special performances: Reuther choir
Class flower: red rose
Reuther High School seniors, from left, Cami Rech, Brandon
Igartua, Jillian Pierog, Emma Steagall and Jaylen Lear sing a
song in their choir class.
Class colors: purple and black
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INDIAN TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND ACADEMY
Five schools in one
As school matures, Indian Trail students find
a way to make its unique configuration work
BY DIANE GILES
dgiles@kenoshanews.com
In a high school built on four academies
and a general studies population, Indian
Trail High School and Academy is like no
other in Kenosha.
That status alone sets the students apart.
It’s an identity that the class of 2015
has become more comfortable with as the
years stacked up.
“The communication between the different academies and comprehensive side
of the school, just the chemistry and the
flow, is a lot better than any of our previous years,” said Madison Moore, a senior
in the communications academy. “It’s not
so cliquey; it’s not so separated (as it once
was).”
One issue Indian Trail shared with
other high schools in the district and added
to their resiliency was changes in scheduling.
“Our class has very much been test
subjects,” said Libby Predina, communications senior. “We’re guinea pigs. We were
subjected to a different schedule every
single year.”
They went from four periods a day of 1½
hours each their freshman year, to eight
periods of 45 minutes each as sophomores
to seven periods of 50 minutes each and
for half of this year, seven periods of 55
minutes each.
The students thought the worst scheduling nightmare was in their sophomore
year.
“That was just chaotic,” said Wyatt
Melonas of the military academy.
‘JUST THE CHEMISTRY
and the flow, is a lot
better than any of our
previous years. It’s not so
cliquey; it’s not so separated
(as it once was).
Madison Moore
Indian Trail senior
don’t want to say blindly — but these kids
are very cognizant of it. I think the Great
Recession made them very conscientious
of what things cost.”
Bragging rights swell
Swag for this class comes in many
forms.
In athletics, Indian Trail has made a
name for itself since it entered the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
just three years ago.
With playoff-caliber football teams the
past two seasons and a three-way conference title in basketball not to mention a
swimming championship, Indian Trail
has been an eye-opener in the Southeast
Conference.
Students from the school’s music
programs qualified for the state level in
63 events at solo and ensemble competition, band member class president Genna
Podgorski bragged, bringing back 40 gold
Learning money lessons
medals.
It’s the second year in a row that Indian
More than ever, students are concerned
Trail has received the most gold medals of
about the rising costs of higher education
any school in Wisconsin.
and how they will pay for for their college
“That’s a testament to those senior band
debt.
It’s a burden that seniors speak of often, kids,” Indian Trail band director Ken
Wiele said.
said English teacher Jane Riderclass
If they could jump in a time machine
adviser Julie Kerkman.
and go back to talk to their freshman
An increasing number of juniors and
selves, Elsa Lopez of the medical science
seniors are balancing their academic,
academy, and Vernique Dyson, class vice
athletic and social lives with jobs.
president, said they would have different
“This class — and it grows every year
— has had the most involved students hold- messages.
“I would say to (myself) to be more
ing jobs, sometimes out of necessity, with
the hopes of going to college, but there still involved in activities at school from the
beginning. I didn’t get involved until my
is that worry more and more,” Kerkman
junior year,” Dyson said.
said, adding that some students had op“I’d probably tell myself: ‘Don’t let anyportunities for athletics, but turned them
thing bring you down,’” said Lopez, who
down because they needed to work.
was always involved in different types of
“It’s showing up in their writing,” said
activities since she was a freshman.
Rider. “Before this, kids went into it — I
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KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
Austin Macella watches the director while playing tuba at Indian Trail High
School and Academy.
INDIAN TRAIL CLASS OF 2015
Leutrim Abazi
Carter John Aceto
Tatianna G. Aceto
Michael Anthony Adamczyk
Abigail Elizabeth Adams
Ricardo Armando Aguilar
Shantis A. Albin
Daryl W. Alford
Ibn Amahria Ali
Natalie Karina Ali
Jessica Nicole Allgood
Jose Juan Alvarado
Julissa Alvarez
Justin B. Anderson
Samantha Alexandra Aron
Oyuky Arriaga
Alayna Venecia Arrington
Breanna Rose Ayers
Marques E. Bagley
Taijza Beatrice Bailey
Andrea Patricia Bakkala
Janae Marie Barnhill
Michael Erik Bartz
Kapil C. Baskaran
Veronica Louise Bayless
Ashlyn Michelle Bealer
Destinae Latifah Bell
Jeffrey Alexander Benvenuto
Dameon D. Bey
Cameron Joseph Bishop
Matthew Solomon Bolton
Justin Leo Bonn
Cameron Isaiah Booker
Lauren Marie Boston
Jose Daniel Bravo
Genesis Brito
Andre Jordan Brown
Kendall Alexis Bunnell
Jason Robert Buzzell
Sierra Jordan Bychowski
Haylee Nicole Callahan
James Donald Camacho
Javier Joshua Campos
Katey Lea Cantwell
Juancarlos Emilio Carcamo
Logan Carey
Alexis Ann Carmody
Hailey Drew Carpenter
Tyler Benjamin Carter
Alexis Taylor Caruso
Desmond Krogh Cassity
Marlyn Castaneda
Charbel Fadi Chaer
Ashley Nicole Chambers
Andrew Teyiondra Smith Chamness
Alexis Nicole Colgrove
Jessica Guadalupe Contreras
Santiago Alfanso Contreras Reyes
Kyale Robert Cooks
Bianca Guadalupe Cordova
Andrew Cox
Elise Marie Craft
Madysen Margaret Cramer
Brendon Lawrence Crippen
Christine Jean Croce
Graham Douglas Cunliffe-Owen
Jessica Cunningham
Royce Leon Cunningham
Zachary Sloan Curtis
Andrew Judson Daghfal
Melody Faith Daghfal
Emma Jane Dalton
Nyairy Savyl Daniels
Michael Anthony Danko
Damond M.D. Davis
Mishael Kiara De La Cruz
Continued on Page 29
INDIAN TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND ACADEMY
Ariana Voyles, Indian Trail valedictorian (high school)
GPA: 5.897
Parents: Terry Voyles and the late Brian
Voyles
Organizations: National Honor Society (vice
president), student council (president), Thespian
Society, KUSD theater arts, Key
Club, band, choir, madrigals
Awards: AP scholar, community service diploma, varsity
letters in volleyball, academics and
music, Kiwanis Award (science),
Student of the Year (choir), Student
of the Month (science), Milwaukee
Award Finalist, KUSD Award of
Ariana
Excellence in 2-D Design, gold and
silver medals at district and state
Voyles
solo and ensemble contests, Wisconsin High School Forensic Association State
Theatre Ensemble Award, performed at International Thespian Festival with casts of “Shrek the
Musical,” “Catch Me If You Can” and “Hello! My
Baby.” Carthage College Kenosha Oaks Scholarship, Academic Excellence Scholarship, Mary
Lou and Arthur F. Mahone Fund CEO Scholarship, Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce
Foundation Scholarship, Educators Credit Union
Scholarship, Woman’s Club of Kenosha Schol-
arship, Russ and Helen Missureli Scholarship,
Darryl and Jeana Sturino Life Long Learning
Scholarship.
What’s next: attend UW-Madison and pursue
a career in the medical field, and also take classes
in foreign language studies.
Goal: “I want to make a difference in the world
and be able to put a smile on everyone I meet,
and help people from around the world. I want to
be happy, have a family and travel. I want to look
back and feel good about my life.”
Best advice I ever received: “Choose happiness.” — Holly Stanfield
Favorite subjects: science, human anatomy
and Spanish
Favorite book: “To Kill a Mockingbird”
Favorite movie: “Letters to Juliet”
Role model: “My cousin, Mackenzie Chaffee.
She has always had a good head on her shoulders, is confident yet humble, extremely motivated, and has been a great example for me to look
up to. I aspire to be like her one day.”
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “I don’t drink soda.
I never liked the fizz. Also, I made it through
school without having a home computer.”
Emma Dalton, Indian Trail salutatorian (high school)
GPA: 5.6868 (weighted), 3.981 (unweighted)
Parents: Jane and Steve Dalton
Organizations: National Honor Society,
Indian Trail Chorale, Future Business Leaders of
America, volunteer at Children’s
Hospital of Wisconsin, volunteer
at Aurora Medical Center, Special
Olympics volunteer, The Club of
Strawberry Creek lifeguard, city
of Kenosha public pools lifeguard,
Kenosha YMCA lifeguard
Awards: Wisconsin Academic
Excellence Scholarship; Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce
Emma
Scholarship; Kenosha Athletic
Dalton
Pepsi Scholarship; Holy Rosary
Athlete of the Year nominee; Future Business
Leaders of America state qualifier; Outstanding Junior in English; Outstanding Sophomore
in Business; Outstanding Freshman in Visual
Arts; soccer: MVP, second team All Conference,
Coaches Award, Captain Award, SEC Student
Athlete Award; cross country: Second Team All
County, Coaches Award, SEC Student Athlete
Award; basketball: SEC Sportsmanship Award,
Defensive MVP; volleyball: Honorable Mention,
Defensive MVP.
What’s next: Attend the University of
Wisconsin-Madison to study kinesiology, earn
a doctorate in physical therapy and work with
neurologically impaired/stroke patients.
Goals: “My long-term goal is to become a
physical therapist. I also hope to get my personal
training licence so I can share my passion for
fitness with others. A personal goal of mine is to
train and qualify for the Boston Marathon.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Always stay
true to yourself.”
Favorite subject: AP courses
Favorite book: “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi
Picoult
Favorite movie: “The Proposal”
Role models: “My older sisters, Rachel and
Christina. They have set the standard high in
everything they do. They are generous, kind,
smart, athletic and always willing to help others.
I aspire to follow in their footsteps.”
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “My favorite food is
butter. Sometimes I just eat it on its own.”
Sara Prostko, Indian Trail valedictorian
(academy)
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Sue and Larry Prostko
Organizations: National Honor Society, senior class historian,
4-H, Youth as Resources, Band of the Black Watch
Awards: Warch Scholarship, More Lights Scholarship, Outstanding Freshman of the Year (medical
science), Exemplary Soloist Award, Mayor’s Youth
Commission Award
What’s next: attend Lawrence University and
major in neuroscience and music
Goal: “To become a research scientist and study
the effects of music on the brain.”
Sara
Best advice I ever received: “Be kind, work
hard, stay humble, be grateful, laugh a lot and be
Prostko
happy for others.”
Favorite subjects: band and science
Favorite book: Harry Potter series
Favorite movie: Horror movies in general, especially ones
based on Stephen King’s books.
Role model: “I don’t really have one specific role model; I look
to different people for different things.”
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know
that: “I used to competitively ride horses all through middle
school.”
Claudia Rodriguez, Indian Trail salutatorian
(academy)
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Delia Torres and Raul Rodriguez
Organizations: Symphonic Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra,
National Honor Society
Awards: Wisconsin Academic Excellence Scholarship, MedSci Sophomore of the Year, AP Scholar,
Kiwanis Academic Excellence and Music Achievement for orchestra and world languages, soccer most
valuable player: Forward Girls Golf Best Ball.
What’s next: Get a summer job at AbbVie and
then attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Goals: “To become a veterinarian and make vetClaudia
erinary care more accessible and affordable.”
Rodriguez
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Education and
hard work are some of the most valuable things in
life.” — parents
Favorite subject: Science
Favorite book: “The Devil in the White City”
Favorite movie: “The Lion King”
Role models: “My parents, who are my greatest inspirations
and strongest supporters.”
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know
that: “I am a huge Batman fan and DC Comics follower.”
INDIAN TRAIL CLASS OF 2015
From Page 28
Mario A. Del Real
Adrian Del Toro
Brayan Delgado
Edwin Giovanni Delgado
Kebron Jamar Dennis
Taryn Maureen Derfus
Ibraheem A. Dhaher
Joshua D. Diaz
Alessandra D. Doby
Gabriel Zachary Doby
Bradley S. Donato
Heather Marie Dorr
Dinasia Dezmonee Douglas
Cierra Rose Dove
Brandon Isaiah Drennan
Clare Nicole Duncan
Vernique Adella Dyson
Elena Marie Ebert
Elijah Bonifacio Echols
Kyle Eidsor
Samantha Sky Eisenhauer
Alyssa Marie Emerick
Dominique Raquel Encarnacion
Analilia Escamilla
Arik Xavier Espinosa
Hebel Y.S. Espinosa-Byrd
Benjamin William Evans
Chase Michael Fanelle
Kris Fanke
Kaile Ann Farkas
Arieli Elizabeth Feliciano
Rebecca L. Ferguson
Taylor Christopher Fern
Lizett S. Figueroa
Amador Andrew Flores
Victor M. Florez
Bri’anna Alize-Mikel Ford
Chinelle Lynn Francis
Kailey Simone Franklin
Paul Jason Frye
Carly Rae Fugate
Emma Claire Gagliardi
Ciara Micaela Gaines
Allen C. Garcia
Roberto Garcia, Jr.
Payton Lyle Gardner
Continued on Page 30
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INDIAN TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND ACADEMY
INDIAN TRAIL CLASS OF 2015
From Page 29
Aaron Nicholas Garza
Rianna Marie Garza
Tabitha Ciera Gibson
Milena Erlinda Giles
Michael Robert Giliberto
Kyle J. Glidden
Michael Granucci
Nadeja Lataié Gray
Jessica Nicole Greenhoe
Jake Reese Gremer
Eric Guadarrama Olay
Danielle Savannah Gubachy
Vanessa Guillen
James Edward Gum III
Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez
Odalys Gutierrez
Maya Nicole Gwaltney
Caleb Richard Hammill
Carson Camilla Hannes
Elizabeth Marie Hanson
Meghan Baylee Harbach
Noel Harding
Jacqueline Inglish Brenda Hargrove
Margaret Ann Harms
Brendan J. Harper
Joseph Hassler
Katharyn Lynae Hauptmann
Logan Robert Hayes
Steven Ross Hein
Michael Patrick Hennessy
Gabriel A. Herda
Nai Del Rocio Herrera
James D. Hessing
Mollie Anne Hillstrom
Benjamin Nicholas Ho
Austin Lee Hoecherl
Breanna Haleigh Hoecherl
Jared Matthew Hoerter
Brenna Grace Hogan
Kaitlyn Danielle Hollifield
Nicholas Reed Horak
Kathryne Mary Howe
Bradley Lucas Huber
Donovan Michael Hundertmark
Mary Kelly Hutchinson
Kira Renee Ibarra
Indian Trail High School and Academy
Commencement: 7 p.m. May 30, Indian Trail
fieldhouse, 6800 60th St.
Graduates: 416
Speakers: Ariana Voyles, valedictorain (comprehensive program); Sara Prostko, valedictorian
(academy program)
Special performances/presentations: Indian Trail
High School and Academy Choir and Band
Class flower: Hawkeye Belle Rose
Class colors: Purple and black
Class motto: “Do not follow the path made by
others. Rather, go where no path exists and blaze
new trails.”
Class officers: Jenna Podgorski, president;
Vernique Dyson, vice president; Madysen Cramer, treasurer; Maharshi Rawal, secretary; Sara
Prostko, historian
Senior class advisers: Julie Kerkman and Che
Kearby
Jaleel M. Jones
Manuel Isaias Jones
Rory McKay Jones
Jaclyn Michelle Jozefiak
Isaiah James Jung
Nat Turner Kabba
Ashton Mae Karabiac
Brandon Alen Kasiske
Mackenzie R. Kelly
Philip J. Kent
Robin Yong Kim
Brianna Nicole Kirnbauer
Alexis Marie Kissee
Sandra Kluba
David Ervin Knuth
Spencer Robert Koch
John R. Kollman
Devin Jacob Kraemer
Laura Marie Krajacic
Justin Dean Kreuser
Tyler J. Krimpelbein
Amanda Marie Krueger
Phillip Kuszel
Nektaria Constantina Lampros
Ivan Matthew Landmark
Karly J. Lange
Aston Patrick Langley
Alexandra L. Lawler
Kalvin Leon Lawson, III
Samantha Anh Le
Peter Bentley Lesnak
Benjamin J. Lesofsky
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BILL SIEL
Kennedy Cole Liebke
From left, Billee Usinger, Nai Herrera and Tatianna Aceto put Daniel Isaac Linde
away a tripod after completing an assignment for a project Steven Corey Lindsey
titled “Senioritis” at Indian Trail High School and Academy.
Noah James Lira
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Zackery Saverio Irving
Baylee Allen Isenberg
Corshia D. Jackson
Jacob Tyler Jackson
Shabazz D. Jackson
Shapree NakeettaMae Jackson-Thomas
Ansam J. Jarabaa
Adlai Jarero
Megan Marie Jazdzewski
Lori Lynn Jensen
Jayla Anshae Johnson
Rebecca M. Johnson
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Cesar A. Lopez
Elsa Atalia Lopez
Kelly Ali Lopez
Kristin Lane Lopez
Elsa Atalia Lopez Zauala
Abigail Jo Lopour
Michael Jeffrey Luzinski
John Ly
Ashley Marie Macaluso
Austin Cameron Macella
Anjel Nicole Dionisio Magat
Damaris Alma Maldonado
Luis A. Maldonado
Kameron Jeanne Mandernack
Scott Marcoe
Seth Thomas Marshall
Alyson Masi
Christopher M. Mata
Steve B. Mata
D’eMario Mayhall
Stephen Michael Mazurek
Briana Monique McClinton
Marquise Maurice McCormick
Alex J. McCracken
Jacob Matthew McGrain
Lavonta Elaijah Ben McMath
James Todd Meason
Juan C. Medina
Wyatt Nickolas Melonas
Rachael Kate Meyer
Cinnamon Nicole Michael
Elizabeth Faye Miller
Kayla Miller
Rachel Ellen Miller
Allison Paige Mills
Hayley Nichole Miracle
Ervin James Molitor
Adrian Montejo
Madison G. Moore
Christopher Joseph Moran
Justin Joseph Moravec
Bianca Carolina Moreno
Larry D. Morris, Jr.
Hailey Moylan
Aminah M. Mubaraak
Chardinai E’lan Muhammad
Bryn Roisin Mulligan
Chris Isaih Murphy
Matthew John Murphy
Muthunivas Muthuraj
Evan Devol Myers
Keturah Makeeda Myers
Ivan Roberto Navarrete
Anecia Deshea Nazario
Jacqueline Neave
Justin Alan Neuendorf
Danh Van Ngo
Samantha Lee Nichols
Hannah L. Niesen
Louis James Nixon
Monique R. Noto
Dylan Louis Nowakowski
Shannon Lynn Oakes
Robert C. Oberg
Abel Ochoa
Lane Aaron Ochs
Alexis Anne Oilar
Dakota Tyler Olalde
Osbelia Olmos Rodrìguez
Alejandro Ortega
Oswaldo Reyes Padilla
Tiffany Rose Panasewicz
Anthony Louis Parco
Breanna Nayshay Parks
Natalie Parrish
Urja Patel
Kierra Keshae Pates
Brooklyn Kathleen Pauls
Julissa Kiara Perez
Dorian Jean-Mathieu Perret
Dyllon Troy Perry-Gunsolus
Myles J. Pestka
Samantha Gayle Peterson
David John Platt
Janae Lynn Plunkett
Jennifer Paige Podgorski
Libby Kathleen Predaina
Joseph Robert Prescott
Sara Lynn Prostko
Rachel Danielle Quist
Cody James Ralph
Megan Marie Ramey
Morgan Meredith Ramey
Anthony Ramos
Jorge Antonio Ramos
Rinka Moon Randall
Daniel John Rantisi
Joel Anders Rasmussen
Ryan James Rasmussen
José Francisco Rauda
Maharshi H. Rawal
Yasmeen Rayyan
Jaimes William Snethen Reyes
Continued on Page 31
INDIAN TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL AND ACADEMY
Congrats
2015 Graduates
INDIAN TRAIL CLASS OF 2015
From Page 31
Jazmin Aimara Rivas
Seyshelle Argelis Roach
Kiley Taylor Roberts
Catrice Daniesha Robinson
Anthony Rodriguez
Claudia Sofia Rodriguez
Hannah Marie Rohs
Shydaria Jaree Role
Brandon Roman
Blake Andrew Root
Kenny Rua
Tatiana Pearl Ruffolo
Casiano Christopher Ruiz
Robert Luis Ryan
Ryne Henry Sack
Jorge A. Salinas
Alex Arthur Sampson
Zachary Aaron Sanders
Justin Schaaf
Hailey Paige Schiesl
Madeline Grace Schmidt
Michaela Jade Schmitz
Vaughn James Schmitz
Peter Joel Schroeder
Kayla Nicole Sellman
Hannah Leigh Shane
Daniel Vincent Shaw
Christopher J. Shea
Karli Sibert
Valérie Marie-Chantal Simard
Katie Lynn Simpson
J’enea T. Sims
Barikjot Singh
Kyle Evan Skurka
Alex Michael Smith
Bailey Marie Smith
Darnell Fabian Smith
Hunter Daniel Brady Smith
Robbyn J. Smith
Tara Marie Smith
Rebecca Marie Sondrol
Carla Vianey Soria-Garcia
Taylor Brook Soto
Austin Michael Spohr
Travis Ashton Porter Stankis
Travis Porter Stankis
Jessica Lee Stapleton
Daniel M. Stefferud
Kayla Stephens
Mitchell Paul Stich
Salinya Ruthie Stulo-Rodriguez
Kyle Aaron Sven
Deontae Marquis Swanigan
Jude Patrick Swift
D’yon Lionel Tapps
Tyana Ceterah Taylor
Angel Tejeda
Raquel Morales Téllez
Jacob Thomas Tenuta
Henry Testard
Karmen Thomas
Nicole Erin Thomas
Benjamin N. Thorson
Magun Sue Thresher
Ryan Travis Tilot
Michael John Tiskus
Alice Sonja Toernlund
Justine Alcarde Tolosa
Luis Carlos Trevino
Cailey Joy Ubrig
Nnadozie Casimir Uchegbu
Emily C. Unger
Billee Ann Usinger
Mayra Lizbeth Valdez
Dominique M. Vasquez
Jonathon-Tyler T. Vasquez
Ciena Iris Velez
Edward Vieyra
Christopher Alexander Villagran
Jordan Marie Villarreal
Yaritza Villasenor
Ariana Michelle Voyles
Cheyenne S. Walker
Rachel Jeanne Wamboldt
Niaderea Majorianna Washington
Austin James Weiher
Haley Beth Wepking
Trevor Allyn White
Joel R. Williams
Kael Dominic Williams
Myles Brenden Williams
Jakob Dylan Winter
Marie Colleen Yencha
Matthew Ryan Yngve
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HARBORSIDE ACADEMY
Service to others a hallmark of Harborside class
Seniors work with
fourth-graders on
bullying prevention
BY HEATHER LARSON POYNER
hpoyner@kenoshanews.com
Service with a smile.
That’s how faculty and
administrators at Harborside
Academy characterize this
year’s class of graduating
seniors.
Among other things, members of the class of 2015 helped
families build homes for Habitat for Humanity in Nashville,
Tenn., worked to prevent bullying at local middle and elementary schools and worked
to save the mangrove swamps
in Costa Rica.
“Bullying prevention was
eye-opening,” said senior
Cece McDowell, 18. “(We) realized that even fourth-graders
have bullying situations, and
we let them know we understand.”
The experience also helped
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
define McDowell’s future
Kami
London,
a
Harborside
Academy
senior,
left,
talks
with
Junior
Solas,
a
fourth-grader
at
Frank
Elementary School, during
goals. “I want to work with
an anti-bullying training class.
kids as a psychotherapist,”
she said.
Harborside students helped
Avenue.
Service projects and comrestore and revive manThis
year’s
seniors
were
‘THIS
CLASS
HAS
DONE
A
LOT
MORE
munity involvement are not
sophomores in the fall of 2012, grove trees along the coast of
new to Harborside; they are
community service — above and beyond the when the school combined
Costa Rica. They collected and
part of the expeditionary
stored seeds, nurtured young
with Paideia Academy and
learning philosophy on which
district’s requirement of 10 hours per (school) moved to share quarters with plants and transplanted older
the charter school is based.
trees.
Reuther Central High School
Each senior is required to
year. Some seniors have 100-plus (service)
The students also talked
at 913 57th St.
take part in an existing serto
local residents about the
hours.’
vice project or design his or
importance of preserving the
School of choice
her own.
ecology of the area.
Two seniors, Bridget Valdez
Real-world involvement
Dan Buschmann
“(The experience) inspired
and LaTiara Bell, coordinated
is what motivated senior
me
to do bigger things,” Skencounselor
a mock automobile accident
Hannah Skendziel to make
dziel said. She plans to study
to raise awareness about
Harborside her school of
neuroscience and pre-medidrunken driving. They said
“We’re pretty united as a sehours.”
choice. Skendziel transferred
cine at Carthage College and
they chose it because they had
nior class. Most of us have the to Harborside from Tremper
“Some schools have field
hopes to eventually become
experienced a similar mock
same friend groups. We help
High School at the beginning
trips; we have ‘field work,’ ”
involved with Doctors Withaccident put on by Harborside
each other with problems and of her junior year because
said senior Kami London, 18.
out Borders.
when they were freshmen.
stick together.”
she “loved how (Harborside)
Added McDowell, “(The
“(Harborside) is definitely
Faculty member Melissa
emphasized character and
projects) give us a taste of the
all about getting involved in
Community service
Jakubowski described this
hands-on, out-of-classroom
our community,” Skendziel
real world.”
senior class as “eclectic, with learning.”
said. “We are not just waiting
“This class has done a
“As a whole (our class) is
The 18-year-old graduates
for things to happen but maklot more community serpretty ambitious in life,” said a wide range of personalities,
interests and goals.”
as salutatorian of the 99-mem- ing them happen.”
vice — above and beyond
London.
The class is also the last
ber class.
“These seniors have althe district’s requirement of
to remember Harborside’s
When asked about her seways been a positive group,”
10 hours per (school) year,”
United,
but
eclectic
former location at the former
nior project, her eyes lit up. “I said Bill Haithcock, Harborsaid Dan Buschmann, the
Socially, the class is very
St. George Catholic School
loved mine,” she said.
school’s counselor. “Some seside principal. “I’m going to
For 10 days she and fellow
at 48th Street and Seventh
niors have 100-plus (service)
cohesive, said McDowell.
miss them.”
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HARBORSIDE ACADEMY
Anna Adamiec
Harborside valedictorian
GPA: 4.0
Parents: Leslaw and Maria Adamiec
Organizations: National Honor Society,
National English Honor Society,
Youth in Governance, Harborside
Yearbook, Quill and Scroll, Renaissance Club, Outward Bound
Mentoring Program
Awards: Gold Key recipient
for the Scholastic Art and Writing
Awards, Harborside’s Six Character Trait Awards, Hawk Pride
Anna
Award, track and field MVP,
Sportsmanship Award, Scholar
Adamiec
Athlete.
What’s next: “UW-Madison! But after that,
I’m not quite sure. I don’t even know what I
want to major in yet. I just hope I end up doing
something that I love.”
Goals: “All I want to do in life is travel the
world and help people.”
Best advice I’ve ever received: “If you are
not willing to look stupid, nothing great is ever
going to happen to you.”
Favorite subject: Math
Favorite book: “The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes”
Favorite movie: “The Pink Panther” with
Steve Martin
Role model: my sister, Joanna Adamiec
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “I’m fluent in Polish
and have been attending a Polish school since I
was 3 years old.”
Hannah Skendziel
Harborside salutatorian
GPA: 3.84
Parents: Jamie and Charlie Skendziel
Organizations: National Honor Society,
Outward Bound, Tremper varsity swim team,
Pleasant Prairie Patriots swim
team.
Awards: Gold Key in writing,
Character Award, MVP and Work
Horse awards for swimming,
All Conference for swimming,
state qualifier for swimming (two
years).
What’s next: attend Carthage
Hannah
College to study neuroscience
Skendziel with an emphasis on pre-medicine, and Carthage swim team
member.
Goal: To attend medical school and become a
doctor.”
Best advice I ever received: “Do what
makes you happy; the rest will come.”
Favorite subjects: Psychology and English
Favorite book: “Inferno” by Dan Brown
Favorite movie: “Finding Nemo”
Role models: my parents
Teachers and fellow classmates would be
surprised to know that: “I earned a black belt
in taekwondo in second grade.”
HARBORSIDE CLASS OF 2015
Juan Carlos Acuna
Anna Eliza Adamiec
Zachary Ty Aicher
Alexis April Aney
Fernando Dominic Arreola
Aubree Dupresha Bacon-Nevith
Amber M. Beale
La-tiara Renee Bell
Rebecca Leigh Blasi
Christopher Daniel Blauser Jr.
Amber Marie Brulport
Emelye Justice Bryniarski
Katrina Marie Butts
Celeste Jazmin Calderwood
Benjamin J. Campbell
Colleen Elizabeth Carlson
Katie Anne Elizabeth Carlson
Daniel Lewis Carpenter
Noémie Lisa Chauzy
Julia Cheng
Pierce Ciskowski
Moriah Evelyn Clay
Chyna Marie Colon
Monea Ivayla Coopwood
Robert Trent Cox
Katelyn Crystal Creed
Rocco James Del Frate
Angelique Marie Ely
Mary Grace B. Esperanzate
Haley Jane Falcon
Andrew Liam Fastenau
Julia Camryn Forsberg
Christian Julian Furtney
Canela Parker Gonzalez
Devin Alise Hall
Shannan Jo Hanley
Cristian Jerard Holmes
Samuel Z. Huang
Victoria Ashley Jadczak
Arabella Florence Johnson
Autumn Maria Jones
Seth Vasile Kern
Laura Ledford
Kami Alysse London
Ricardo Loza
Kyra Suzanne Maika
Alexis N. Mann
Marissa Martin Delcampo
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY SEAN KRAJACIC
Seniors CJ Blauser, left, and Brandon Morelos work on laptops while in Crew, a
homeroom-type class, at Harboside Academy.
CeCe Elaine Serena McDowell
Jose Angel Lopez Montero
Brandon Edward Morelos
Bailee A.j. Muth
Toheeb Ayansola Olagbemiro
Angel Mardoqueo Ortiz
Anthony Samuel Ortiz
Azalea Liana Paredes
Emily Kathleen Parker
LaShawn Octavia-Tonche Patton
Mari Pavelich
Arianna Lee Pedersen
Lauryn Platt
Brian Thomas Prescott
Jake Michael Pullen
Alejandra Renata Rugerio Pliego
Ariana Morgan Raasch
Kirstin Retzlaff
Mario Fernando Rocha
Sabra Marcella Rogers
Leslie Roman
Megan Dorothy Rynearson
Ashley Elizabeth Sanchez
Stephanie Sanson
Michael Louis Sarckees
Brooke McKenna Schatzman
Leah Christine Schlenker
Austin Riley Schmidt
Kira Lynn Schmidt
Topanga Catherine Schmidt
Donovan Shanahan
Hannah Rose Skendziel
Shannon Margaret Smith
Steven David Soto
Elizabeth Rosella Stevens
Allison Renae Strunk
Claire A. Thornborough
Travis Tyler Tornes
Keri Ann Turner
Bridget A. Valdez
Samantha Lynn Vander Velde
Michael William Vasarella
Natalie Vazquez Del Mercado
Noemi Vazquez Del Mercado
Andrew Michael Werve
Cedric Dewayne Williams Jr.
Adam Gregory Winter
Joshua Conrad Worthley
Wesley Tucker Wrzesinski
Kaitlin Marie Zuidema
Harborside Academy
Commencement: 7 p.m. June
5, Harborside auditorium, 913
57th St.
Graduates: 98
Speakers: William Haithcock,
Anna Adamiec, Hannah Skendziel
Class colors: blue, green and
gold
Class flower: white lily
Class motto: “We are crew, not
passengers.”
Class advisers: Daniel Buschmann,
Melissa Jakubowski, Joshua Leinberger,
Connie Spence, LuAnn Underwood,
Michael Underwood, John Warnecke
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LAKEVIEW TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
Driven LakeView seniors come together as a family
Tech academy’s
students share
sense of focus
BY JANINE ANDERSON
janderson@kenoshanews.com
PLEASANT PRAIRIE — After
four years together, the LakeView Technology Academy senior
class feels like a family.
“There’s no one I haven’t
met,” said Alex Spinner, 18, from
Kenosha.
With fewer than 100 students
in the graduating class, that’s no
exaggeration. Heather Emery, 18,
of Pleasant Prairie, said the class
has always stuck together.
“Everyone can talk to everyone,” she said. “It’s not a
problem.”
This is the class that started
and embraced “Fancy Fridays,”
On a day when many teachers
dress down, these students step
it up.
“We dress more sophisticated
or professional,” said Aileen
Szczepanski, 18, of Kenosha.
The girls typically wear
dresses or skirts, and the boys
sport suits, vests or tuxedos.
Seniors Marc Leroy, left, Ryan Grubb and Dante Renzoni watch
“I feel more driven to sucmachine at LakeView Technology Academy in Pleasant Prairie.
ceed,” said David Boatwright, 18,
of Kenosha. “Mostly it’s a change
from the hoodies and jeans we
‘I WANTED TO SURROUND MYSELF WITH
usually wear.”
They head up most of the
people who are serious about their education.’
school’s clubs, where they
practice their passions, bringing classroom skills out to
Aileen Szczepanski
play, building sumo-wrestling
LakeView senior
robots, super-mileage vehicles or
heading off into the world with
“I wanted to surround myself
ing on prosthetics, they went
Venture Crew.
into the engineering labs for help with people who are serious
about their education,” Szczepanbuilding things. The same thing
Finding their niche
happened when IT students were ski said. “I wanted to be constantEveryone at the school chose
ly pushed by teachers who want
programming robots.
to attend, applying for spots in
“It’s all interconnected,” Boat- to see you rise.”
the science- and technologyThey all feel prepared for the
wright said.
focused program.
next step, and said attending
As sophomores, they chose
LakeView is a big part of that. On
Sense of focus
tracks to follow, specializing in
college tours, the labs they saw
They also share a sense of
biomedical sciences, engineering
had the same equipment they
focus. All but one of the nine seor information technologies. In
have used in high school.
many classes, they are separated niors interviewed for this article
No matter where they go next,
knew what they were going to
by track, but the program helps
they will take this school with
study after leaving LakeView,
them collaborate and see where
them.
with plans for careers in vet“LakeView has grown in all
there is crossover between one
erinary science, forestry or land
our lives,” said Michael Huff, 17,
area and other.
of Kenosha. “It’s a staple of who
When students in the biomedi- management, astrophysics and
you are.”
cal sciences program were work- cardio-thoracic surgery.
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KENOSHA NEWS PHOTOS BY BRIAN PASSINO
as Alex Spinner adjusts instructions for a MC-10 CNC milling
Seniors Cody Strocchio, Amanda Decker and Rachel Topps
work together in Howard Towne’s human anatomy and physiology class at LakeVew Technology Academy.
LAKEVIEW TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY
Jordan Cannon
LakeView valedictorian
Mitchell Maegaard
LakeView salutatorian
GPA: 4.000 unweighted, 5.785 weighted
Parents: Michael and Patricia Cannon
Organizations: AWANA, National Honor Society, Bradford
Chamber Orchestra
Awards: First place in engineering category of
LakeView Science Fair, Student of the Year Introduction to Design Engineering and Technology,
Student of the Year Biotechnology, Student of the
Year Introduction to Engineering Design, Student of
the Year World Literature, Student of the Year AP
U.S. Government, Gold Medalist at AWANA Bible
Quizzing Nationals, National Merit Finalist.
What’s next: pursue a degree in mechanical engiJordan
neering at Milwaukee School of Engineering.
Cannon
Goal: “I love using math and science to solve
problems, so I hope to become a mechanical engineer working in the field of prosthetics or robotics. Music is also
very important to me, so I want to find opportunities to continue
performing and developing my skills as a violinist.”
Best advice I ever received: “Let no debt remain outstanding,
except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves
his fellow man has fulfilled the law.” Romans 13:8
Favorite subject: math
Favorite book: “The Chronicles of Narnia”
Favorite movie: “The Princess Bride”
Role model: Alexander Moffett
Teachers and fellow students would be surprised to know:
“I once won a pie-eating contest with my hands tied behind my
back.”
GPA: 5.741
Parents: Mark and Jennifer Maegaard
Organizations: Tremper cross country, Kenosha Thunder hockey, Tremper track and field
Awards: 2011 Kiwanis National
Award in mathematics; Tremper
cross country MVP, captain and
state qualifier; Kenosha Thunder
hockey defensive MVP; Tremper
track and field MVP and state
qualifier; National Society of High
School Scholars.
What’s next: Study pre-med
Mitchell
at the University of WisconsinMaegaard La Crosse, run cross country and
track.
Goals: Complete medical school.
Best advice I’ve ever received: “Life is all
about love. Loving yourself, loving others and
loving what you do.”
Favorite subject: Mathematics
Favorite book: “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
Favorite movie: “Good Will Hunting”
Teachers and fellow students would be
surprised to know that: “I love rap music. Most
of it’s much more creative and intelligent than
people give it credit for.”
KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY BRIAN PASSINO
Gateway Technical College instructor Pamela
See, left, and LakeView Technology Academy
senior Matt Petersen work together during a
network security certification boot camp at
LakeView.
LAKEVIEW CLASS OF 2015
Justin Ryan Allen
Quinton Alexander Andersson
Jessica Marie Bacher
Samantha Michelle Bardales
Ivan C. Beljaeff
David Feldt Boatwright
John William Booth
Jordan Michael Cannon
Carley Nicole Capon
Joshua C. Cargille
Emily Lydia Carlson
Andrew Jacob Cascio
Timothy Casey
Brianna E. Coffey
Amanda Marie Decker
Jennifer Josephine Derginer
Nicholas J. DeZee
Elijah Daniel Edwards
Heather Lynn Emery
Eric Anthony Flores
Selena Marie Flores
Nolan Ryan Flynn
Mitchell Ryan Freeman
Samuel Gerolmo
Alexus Matilde Gomez
Clayton Russell Gotberg
Kori M. Grasso
Michael Paul Grimley
Nathan Allen Grom
Ryan Ethan Grubb
Daniel P. Gurgol
Gavin Reed Haller
Mitchell Jack Haller
Breanna L. Herstedt
Michael Christopher Huff
Matthew Allen Jackson
Deton Matheu Julius
Matthew Wayne Korte
Kolbi Lynn Lackey
Exstasy Anastazia Lambert
Karina Nicole Lee
Marc Jean LeRoy
Brett R. Long
Robert James Lumadue
Jacob Russell MacKenzie
Mitchell Alan Maegaard
Sarah E. Martin
Patrick Alastair McNeil
Michael Joshua Miller
Nicholas J. Molina
Anthony Patrick Mustell
Sumer Elizabeth Nichols
Matthew J. O’Brien
Tawny Marie Ochoa
Justin Ronald Osborn
Ariel Lynn Petersen
Matthew Harold Petersen
Audrey Addison Petravich
Isaiah Dante Polk
Austin Taylor Powell
Paul Chester Prostko-Leghorn
Carlos Francisco Ramirez L. Villar-
real
Aaron Michael Raucci
Dante P. Renzoni
Joseph John Riccio
Michael Cedric Richter
Kirk A. Robinson
Samuel Raymond Rondeau
Vivian Sabrina Rosales
Joseph D. Rundlett
Al Qasim Eid Salamin
Trevor Lee Schroeter
Wallace Lewis Shilkus
Jared M. Skau
Meghan Sigourney Smallwood
Audrey M. Soldenwagner
Simone Kristen Sorensen
Nicholas James Spiers
Alexander M. Spinner
Philip Dale Stavlo
Cameron Stearman
Cody F. Strocchio
Elizabeth Victoria Suess
Ryan D. Swenby
Aileen Patricia Szczepanski
Steven Gary Thompson
Lana Tollas
Rachel Marie Topps
Riley Houston Tucker
Kristopher Charles Yuenkel
Kaley Marie Zalubowski
Petar Stojan Zekovic
LakeView Technology Academy
Commencement: 7 p.m. May 29, Indian Trail High School and Academy, 6800 60th St.
Graduates: 92
Speakers: Sue Savaglio-Jarvis, superintendent of schools; Deborah
Davidson, vice president of Workforce Solutions; Mitchell Haller,
class president; Jordan Cannon, valedictorian; William Hittman,
principal
Class colors: royal blue, teal and white
Class flower: white rose
Class motto: “One step down with a million left to go; it’s just us
now.”
Class officers: Mitchell Haller, president; Eric Flores, treasurer; Clayton Gotberg, secretary
Class advisers: Lynette Anderson, Mark Pellicori
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