Press Release:

November 13, 2007

WALTHER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL HONOR ROLL

“Excellence: it doesn’t come without notice,” said Principal Stephen Zielke of Walther Lutheran High School. “I am proud to announce the names of students who have excelled academically by earning the distinction of being named to the Honor Roll for the first quarter of our academic year.” Walther Lutheran High School students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher have earned the recognition of being listed on the first quarter Honor Roll.

The “Principal's List” recognizes those students who have earned a grade point average of 3.75 or higher. Listed by hometown, those who have achieved this highest academic honor are as follows:

SENIORS

Batavia - Dean, Katlyn J
Bellwood - Muskwe, Whitley D
Bellwood - Richardson, Marlie
Bellwood - Simon, Ashley A
Bellwood - Washington, Jamie D
Berkeley - Jancikova, Nikola
Berkeley - McDonald, Jasmyne M
Berwyn - Mojica, Melanie
Berwyn - Slechta, Cassie L
Chicago - Hinkle, Jalisa S
Chicago - Strong, Ashley S
Chicago - Wright, Shanelle N
Elmwood Park - Caliendo, Cara N
Forest Park - Childs, Megan J
Forest Park - Morris, Duwan K
Hillside - Williams, Korey K
Itasca - Duff, Jenna L
Itasca - Smith, Caitlin A
Lombard - Schroeder, Rebekah C
Maywood - Carter, K.C.
Maywood - Jenkins, William C
Maywood - Powell, Martina G
Maywood - Simpson, Emily C
Melrose Park - Berg, Mitchell V
Melrose Park - Rodriguez, J. Trinidad
Northlake - Keller, Karla P
Oak Park - Segreti, Giancarlo
River Grove - Gallup, Lydia L
River Grove - Mazza, Andrea R
Summit - Bjorklund, Julia K
Villa Park - Spink, Christina A
Westchester - Buchanan, Brandon A

JUNIORS

Bellwood - Betts, Corey R
Berwyn - Korenchan, Allison A
Chicago - Holman, Natalie S
Chicago - McLin, Erica D
Cicero - Villalobos, Gelacio A
Elmhurst - Wilkening, Luke A
Elmwood Park - Golling-Sledge, Alexis A
Forest Park - Matthias, Molly
Lombard - Jaruseski, Kathryn E
Lombard - Prell, Taneisha L
Lombard - Schaefer, Meredith J
Lombard - Turner, Kelsey W
Lyons - Stidham, Matthew M
Maywood - Abbe, Emelia A
Maywood - Garcia, Ana L
Maywood - Tomsovic, Jessica L
Melrose Park - Lynch, Amanda M
Wheaton - Tuomi, David B
Winfield - Cassity, Zachary A

SOPHOMORES

Bedford Park - Montonera, Sarah M
Bellwood - Richardson, Deanna M
Berkeley - Barnich, Dana M
Berkeley - Cornwell, Simeon J
Berwyn - Andrle, Maxwell R
Berwyn - Sorenson, Christian A
Berwyn - Yangas, Alex D
Chicago - Becker, Kelsey E
Chicago - Kalnes, Gregory
Forest Park - Childs, Abigail C
Forest Park - Huttner, Michael E
Hillside - Broscheit, Christina E
Itasca - Duff, Rebecca C
Maywood - Key, Aaron M
Northlake - Bainter, Kimberly J
Oak Lawn - Volk, Chelsea S
Oak Park - Steinhart, Andrew D
River Grove - Bull, Ngaire A
River Grove - Mazza, Alessandro R
Westchester - Lams, Erica L

FRESHMEN

Bellwood - Hicks, Diamante L
Berkekley - Williams, Jerry I
Berkeley - Ezem, Chijioke S
Berwyn - Andrle, Eloise M
Berwyn - Fritz, Steven X
Berwyn - Hubacek, John C
Berwyn - Korenchan, Rebecca A
Berwyn - Sorensen, Ingrid M
Bolingbrook - Cummuta, Alexandria A
Bolingbrook - Cummuta, Daniel J
Bolingbrook - Cummuta, Dominique M
Chicago - Glinka, James L
Elmhurst - Bredehoft, Erika R
Elmhurst - Noorlag, William M
Forest Park - Childs, Donald D
Forest Park - Koch, Karl D
Lyons - Miller, Chris D
Maywood - Ivy, Christian M
Melrose Park - Krueger, Mike J
Northlake - Lomnicki, Jonathan G
Villa Park - Adolfson, Ryan M

Students who have earned a grade point average between 3.51 and 3.74 are named to the “Honor Roll”. These students, listed by hometown, are as follows:

SENIORS

Berkeley - Johnson, Chante M
Broadview - Smith, Shahidah M
Chicago - Dubin, Amy N
Chicago - McNeil, Omari I
Chicago - Nealy, Alexandria M
Cicero - Nickels, Esther C
Forest Park - Funderwhite, Theresa N
Maywood - Wilson, Dwayne L
Melrose Park - Castellanos, Cesar
Oak Park - Compasio, Christine M
Westchester - Van Tholen, Samantha N

JUNIORS

Bellwood - James, Jeremy T
Berkeley - Brown, Perry T
Carol Stream - Jackson, Brian M
Chicago - Barajaz, Jr, Laurence R
Chicago - Body, Jordan N
Chicago - Sroga, Hailey E
Lombard - Solyom, Rachel M
Maywood - Schmidt-Swartz, Emma E
Naperville - Sreniawski, Brian D

SOPHOMORES

Bellwood - Muskwe, Madelyn S
Burr Ridge - Scott-Dettl, Todd A
Chicago - Roberts, Victoria L
Chicago - Schuld III, William A
Lombard - Howland, Josh D
Maywood - Sykes, Robert D
Melrose Park - Ramirez, Roxanne
Northlake - Desch, Erik G
River Grove - Becerra, Paul N
Westchester - Easter, Joshua M

FRESHMEN

Addison - Hopson, JaVon C
Berkeley - Kiefer, Amber M
Melrose Park - Larios, Anthony C
Melrose Park - O Neil, Conor L
Northlake - Schwebke, Dillon W
Oak Park - Salter, Lauren V
Plainfield - King, Timothy S
River Grove - Bishop, Zachary R
Roselle - Lamey, Adam O

Students with a grade point average between 3.01 are 3.5 are recognized on the “Honorable Mention” list. Listed by hometown, the students are as follows:

SENIORS

Bellwood - Campbell, Steven D
Bellwood - Christy, Kiara C
Bellwood - Dotson, Deanna M
Bellwood - Green, Bryson M
Bellwood - Skinner, Arran E
Bellwood - Van, Jasmine S
Berkeley - Watson, Robert A
Berwyn - Fritz, Alfred C
Broadview - Tucker, Jennifer A
Chicago - Becker, Caitlin E
Chicago - Mitchell, Stephanie L
Chicago - Pelham, Mariesha
Chicago - Thompson, Melvis L
Chicago - Turner II, Garrick R
Chicago - White, Jonathan D
Chicago - Wright, Joseph J
Forest Park - Fields, Rebekah M
Hillside - Godfrey, Candyce M
Maywood - Logan, Darius N
Maywood - McGhee, Louis A
Maywood - Romano, Justin T
Melrose Park - Craven, Aimee C
Melrose Park - Sanchez, Jose R
Oak Park - Green, Daniel C
Westchester - Griffin, Keena R

JUNIORS

Addison - Vura, Jessica
Bellwood - White, Dominique C
Berkeley - Hammond, Robert R
Berkeley - Means, Erica D
Carol Stream - Robinson, Genice
Chicago - Maczka, Paul M
Chicago - Mitchell, Antoinette J
Chicago - Rice, Ashley S
Chicago - Stanevicius, Michael J
Chicago - White, Steven R
Cicero - Candelas, Chris H
Delzall - Kwit, Katie E
Elmhurst - Anderson, Alexander M
Elmwood Park - Garcia, Stephanie M
Forest Park - Rodriguez, Chloe A
Forest Park - Vasser, Daniel
Franklin Park - Virzi, Colleen R
Maywood -Bradley, Lauren J
Maywood - Hargrove, Monique A
Maywood - Koehne, Christopher E
Melrose Park - LaMontagna, Patrick A
Melrose Park - Manzo, Angela
Melrose Park - Orrico, Nicole M
River Grove - Tuchel, Steven M
Roselle - Lamey, Benjamin E
Wheaton - Grant, Louise M

SOPHOMORES

Bellwood - Dunbar, Alphonso H
Bellwood - Dunbar, Ariella H
Bellwood - Finner, Najee B
Bellwood - Honore III, Ray M
Bellwood - Thompson, Desmond J
Berkeley - Hill, Christina M
Berkeley - Watson, Lloyd A
Broadview - Foster, Jozlyn M
Chicago - Davis, Logan A
Chicago - Flores, Janina
Forest Park - Bakker, Stephanie G
Forest Park - Branda, Michael M
Forest Park - Cash, Bernice A
Forest Park - Grams, Scott E
Lagrange Park - Sanders, Julia M
Maywood - Carter, Shannon
Maywood - Fails, Cedrica D
Melrose Park - Bernal, Carina L
Melrose Park - Harris, Ian D
River Grove - Aurrichio, Amy M
River Grove - Park, Monica
Wheaton - Evans, Kayleigh E

FRESHMEN

Bellwood - Pullen, Jasmine A
Broadview - DuBose, Charity C
Broadview - Ladd, Shonda N
Chicago - Becker, Austin J
Chicago - Daleo, Michael J
Chicago - Harrison, Alexus B
Chicago - Lofton, Xavier J
Chicago - Soderquist, Dane W
Elmwood Park - Ghadosh, Kassi K
Forest Park - Neubieser, Grant A
Franklin Park - Virzi, Nelson
Hillside - Perez, Aissa
Lansing - Ransom, Morgan L
Lombard - Solyom, Hannah M
Maywood Coleman, Sierra R
Maywood Edwards, Sydney R
Maywood - Freeman, Adam C
Maywood - Magee, Amethyst D
Maywood - Nordberg, Trevor A
Melrose Park - Cepeda, Jessica M
Melrose Park - Craven, Michael E
Melrose Park - Megenbier, Christopher M
Melrose Park -O Brien, Mary E
Melrose Park Rodriguez, Veronica
Melrose Park - Scudiero, Alex J
Oak Park - Segreti, Stefan F
Schiller Park -Reeves, John I

Walther Lutheran High School’s Executive Director, Don Gillingham, explained the unique appeal of the Melrose Park high school. “We have always aimed for excellence by providing a quality education in a Christian environment. At Walther, students can find a balance between academics, athletics, and extra-curricular activities. This all-around growth opportunity can help make the Walther experience special.”
Mrs. Carol Muska, Walther’s Director of Admissions, said, “We place an emphasis on the high quality of our education. Over the last few years, we’ve had 100% college acceptance for Walther graduates. We encourage our students to reach their highest academic potential.”

Gillingham invites the public to learn more about Walther, “If you want to learn more about your community Christian high school and get a taste of what we are all about, stop in and see us, call us at 708.344.0404, or visit Walther.com.”

Press Release contact: Lori Solyom, Public Information Coordinator