Press Release:

June 26, 2006

WALTHER ANNOUNCES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Walther Lutheran High School is a co-educational Christian school in Melrose Park. The school has an enrollment of 395 students with a racial and ethnic mix that reflects the community. In recent years, Walther has claimed 100% college acceptance among graduates.

The following students, listed by town then alphabetically by name, were recently named Academic Excellence Award winners for the Fourth Quarter of the 2005/2006 school year:

STUDENT NAME...............CITY..............................AREA OF EXCELLENCE
Corey Betts................... Bellwood ........................Web Design
Andrew Cyrus Jr............. Bellwood ........................Boys PE IV
Marcus Cyrus............... . Bellwood...................... . Physical Science
Jacqueline Gray...............Bellwood ........................Religion II
Jenna Richardson.......... . Bellwood ........................AP Calculus
........................................................................Dept. of Physical Education
Aaron Robinson ...............Bellwood ....... ................Presentations
Jamie Washington ........... Bellwood .......................Department of Music
Katie Barnich.................. Berkeley....................... Advanced Biology
Michael Hemmann.............Berkeley ...................... AP English
Lauren Johnson .............. Berkeley...... ................ Earth Science
Janae Sims..................... Berkeley .......................Girls PE III
Walter Fritz ................... Berwyn......................... Physics
Cassie Slechta................ Berwyn......................... Spanish II
Jennifer Agosto .............. Chicago........................ Democracy / Action
Daniel Diliberto................ Chicago........................ Media
................................................ ... .................. U.S. History
Marlon Ewing.................. Chicago........................ Religion I
Jalisa Hinkle ................... Chicago........................ Chemistry
..................................................... ........... ..... German II
............................................. ............... ......... World Geography
............................................. ............... ......... Department of Science
........................................................................Dept. of Social Science
Natalie Holman ................Chicago ....................... Concert Band
Nicholas Jones ............... Chicago ....................... Consumer Economics
Rachel Lithgow ................Chicago ....................... A Cappella Choir
...... ............... ................. ........................... ...Drawing/Paint II
...... .................... .................... .......................Dept. of Art
Erica McLin .....................Chicago ....................... English I
Caroline Pilman ................Chicago ....................... Health
.................. ................... .................................Senior Seminar
............ ................... ... ...................................Spanish III
Tiffany Rogers ................ Chicago ....................... Accounting II
Brandon Sims ................. Chicago ....................... Boys PE I
Ashley Strong ................ Chicago ............ ...........Girls PE II
Curtez Ward ...................Chicago ....... ................Boys PE III
Gelacio Villalobos .............Cicero ....... ..................Biology
........... ................. ................... ......................Honors Algebra I
Brandon Buchanan ............Dolton ........................ English III
Amy Bredehoft .................Elmhurst ......................AP English
Luke Wilkening .................Elmhurst ......................Spanish I
Megan Childs ...................Forest Park ..................Honors Algebra II
Brandyn Denson ...............Forest Park ................. Fundamentals
............. ........ ....................... ........................Language Skills
Molly Matthias ................ Forest Park ..................Intro to Music
James Amthor ................ Hillside ........... .............Spanish IV
Jenna Duff ......................Itasca ......... ...............Spanish I
Caitlin Smith ....................Itasca ........ ...............Contemporary Events/Issues
................ ...... ......................... .....................Honors Geometry
Lauren Fredericks .............Justice .......................German I
... ....................... ...........................................Girls PE IV
Martha Klein ....................Lombard .... .................Pre-Calculus
............. .......... .......................... ...................Department of Math
Taneisha Prell ................. Lombard .................... World History
Meredith Schaefer ........... Lombard ......................English II
....... ........ ......................................................Girls PE I
Kelsey Turner ...................Lombard .....................Concert Choir
Robert Wacker ................. Lyons ..... ................. Graphics & Imaging
McKinley Byrd ...................Maywood .................. Creative Writing
Chandace Campbell ............Maywood .................. English I
Lindsay Clauss ................. Maywood ....................AP History
Jaaron Hudson ..................Maywood ...........l........Religion IV
Abigail Jurewicz ...............l.Maywood .............l......Shakespeare
Tashona Lewis ..................Maywood ................... Drawing/Paint I
Lorenzo Patrick .................Maywood ....................Journalism
Martina Powell ..................Maywood ....................Advanced Web Design
Emily Simpson ...................Maywood ................... German III
Jessica Tomsovic ..............Maywood .....................Intro to Algebra
Eva Vidova ......................Maywood .................... Ceramics
........... ........... ...... .........................................English III
Vincent Bond .................. Melrose Park ................ Faith in Action
Cesar Castellanos .............Melrose Park ................ Street Law
Michael Dietrich ...............Melrose Park ..................Algebra II
Damian Espinoza ............. Melrose Park ..................Dept. of Physical Education
Eric Garcia ......................Melrose Park ................. Wind Ensemble
Joshua Ramos ..................Melrose Park ................ Intro to Art
Matthew Stanfa .............. Melrose Park .................Dept. of Religion
Elizabeth Sreniawski ......... Naperville .................... Intro to Business
................ .. ....................................................Dept. of Business & Tech.
Maegan Pettit ..................Norridge ...................... Psychology
Karla Keller ..................... Northlake .................... Intro to Computers
Johnathan Riley ................Oak Park ..................... Boys PE II
Benjamin Pirus ................. River Forest ..................Algebra I
Melissa Pirus ....................River Forest ................. Geometry
Laura Brendemuhl .............Riverside .......................Religion III

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