Sandburg students win regional art awards
Recently, 16 Sandburg High School student artists competed against students from more than 40 high schools in their West Suburban Chicago Regional Scholastic Arts competition. Nine Sandburg students received winning awards and seven more earned honorable mentions. Three of the award winners advanced to the national level.
Sandburg entered 35 individual works, including drawings, photography, digital images, and paintings, as well as two portfolios for the competition. In total, nearly 70 portfolios and 1,901 individual works were adjudicated at the regional competition.
Seniors Katy Bednarz, Nada EL Zayyat and Hailey Rafacz each received Gold Key Awards. Their creations will now travel to New York City to compete once again. This time, they will be adjudicated nationally against all other Gold Key winners from throughout the United States.
Silver Key Award winners included seniors Vivianne Abistado, Josie Bundy, Nada EL Zayyat, Nathan Haro, Anka Nergui and Isabel Palomar, and sophomore Diana Hamed.
Honorable Mention Award recipients included seniors Migle Acas, Katy Bednarz, Josie Bundy, Alessia Ciura, Juliana MacInnis and Stephanie Nolasco.
OLCHS’s Cameron named IHSCCO all-state cheer athlete
Oak Lawn Community High School’s Molly Cameron was selected by the Illinois High School Cheerleading Coaches Organization as an All-State Competitive Cheer Athlete.
“Molly being selected as an IHSCCO All-State Competitive Cheer Athlete not only acknowledges the hard work and dedication she has given but also her personal growth on our team and in this difficult sport,” OLCHS competitive cheerleading head coach Maria Vanderwarren said. “It takes ambition and drive to develop elite skills, and Molly has accomplished that. I am very proud to coach such a talented, dedicated athlete.”
Cameron was one of the 20 athletes selected in the large varsity cheer division and was honored at the Illinois High School Association Competitive Cheerleading State Finals on Feb. 2 in Bloomington.
University of Iowa fall president’s list
Chicago: Hailey Murray; Chicago Heights: Elysse Bonds; Evergreen Park: Andrew Corona; Frankfort: Sydney Smithgall; Mokena: Elaina Brucato; New Lenox: Audrey Balester, Morgan Hujda, Emma So; Oak Lawn: Vanessa Vihnanek
John Carroll University fall dean’s list
Isabella Crespo, Alsip
University of Nebraska-Lincoln fall dean’s list
Alsip: Jessica Dakota Vollan; Chicago: Adeline Almanza, Mara Patricia Godfrey, Madeline Marie Hill, Devin Noreen Shaughnessy; Frankfort: Jared Beau Stearns; Hickory Hills: Margaret Irene Gorman; Homer Glen: Grace Devlin, Cassidy Moore; Lockport: Julian Paul Marolda; Manhattan: Megan Gerl; Matteson: John Perrot; New Lenox: Karly Jean Bernhard, Luke Mostello, Madeline Rose Tekiela; Orland Park: Lizzy Kenes, Alexander Joseph Miller, Kelsey Jane Morrey; Palos Heights: Jennifer Rizzo
Valdosta State University fall graduates list
Eva Baggili, Oak Forest
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