Oak Lawn tech students ace MVCC competition
The Oak Lawn Community High School Career and Technical Education Division participated in the 2024 Moraine Valley Technology Challenge Competition.
The team of Patrick Komosinski and Alan Soto took second place and the team of Ramis Rizvi and Nathan Tapirdau took first place in the electronics competition which focused on soldering and circuitry.
Three students taking graphic design courses competed in the computer graphics competition using Adobe Photoshop, where Scott Edwards took home the first place prize. Winning first place in the A+ IT Computer Servicing was the team of Ammar Elayyan and Thomas Paternostro.
Business students competed in document creation using Microsoft Office. Other students who gained valuable experience in the events were Zayda Goetz, William Martin, Mia Reyes, Sean Wortel, Christian Sweis and Evan Thacker.
“The Moraine Valley Community College Tech Challenge is always a tough competition,” department chairwoman Jennifer Faro said. “The teachers put in a great effort preparing their students to compete. I am proud of everyone who went out and competed.”
Sandburg MedClub finishes season strong
Students in the MedClub at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park recently competed at the state level with seven members returning home with top ten medals.
Students pitted their skills and knowledge against over 60 schools in Illinois.
Junior Adunolaoluwa Ogendengbe took seventh and sophomore Iman Ansari placed 10th in Clinical Nursing; junior Aashvi Kothadia took 10th in Dental Terminology; and sophomores Julia Khouri and Tala Hennawi earned fourth place and senior Sarah George and sophomore Hannah George took ninth in Emergency Medical Technician.
Oak Lawn’s Burke takes Chick Evans scholarship
Oak Lawn Community High School senior Eoin Burke has been awarded the Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies.
The Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies is a full tuition and housing, four-year college scholarship for golf caddies. Burke will soon decide which of the 24 leading universities he will attend.
Olympia Fields’ Halpin lauded by Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
The Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra honored longtime employee Trish Halpin with the 2024 Leo Michuda award on April 13. It’s one of the highest honors IPO can bestow upon an individual.
“Trish Halpin has been the backbone of IPO for nearly 20 years,” IPO executive director Christina Salerno said. “Her exuberance for the orchestra has kept things running smoothly behind the scenes, allowing fantastic performances to flourish on the stage. Leo Michuda and his family have given so much to the orchestra — talent, time, resources, encouragement — and it is extremely fitting that Trish receive this award for her lifetime service to IPO in Leo’s extraordinary memory.”
Frankfort’s Oliver to chair state Medical Society board
Robert J. Oliver, M.D., was elected Chair of the Illinois State Medical Society’s Board of Trustees during its recent annual meeting.
Oliver is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He serves on the medical staff of Silver Cross Hospital. He works with Premier Suburban Medical Group in the south suburbs.
Active with ISMS since 1991 when he joined as a medical student, Oliver has served in dozens of council and committee roles as he ascended in leadership. He has served on multiple boards including at the county medical society level in addition to other organizations and medical groups.
Oliver earned his medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine where he also completed his combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. He attended the University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana for his undergraduate degree.
His term as Chair of the ISMS Board of Trustees will run through April 2026.
University of Mississippi Who’s Who 2023-24 List
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Lewis University fall 2023 dean’s list
Alsip: Theresa Baudo, Maura Diaz, Ashley Miller; Bridgeview: Nathaly Galvez, Anna Gonciarczyk, Heba Thabet; Burbank: Nicole Zalewski, Stephanie Jimenez, Marek Judka, Melissa Linares, Daniel Rosado, Pablo Rueda; Chicago: Grant Gallardo; Country Club Hills: Tyra Young; Crete: Alicia Narcisse; Frankfort: Kathryn Arndt, Gianna Battistoni, Ethan Brooks, Ashley Buric, Amanda Buric, Francesca Corso, Paige Daly, Nicholas DeBello, Matthew Delgrosso, Kylie Dewit, John Ehrich, Stephen Feddes, Brian Feddes, Kate Gardella, Jonathan Gosney, Kate Guderjan, Victoria Lauffer, Ryan Leiteritz, Skylar Koczor, Michael Panarici, Ava Porada, Jack Roberts, Christian Tishka, Braden Wisch, John Zakhari; Hickory Hills: Ardian Dardovski, Ewelina Galica, Amneh Jaber, Natalia Kubiak, Kacper Stopka, Kimberly Vinci; Homer Glen: Grant Ackland, Ryan Anderson, Erin Cronin, Mohammed Elshareif, Omar Elshareif, Julianna Henrichs, Nuvia Hernandez, Michalina Kania, Patrycja Kania, Brandon Kemp, Austin Kind, Nicholas Krzysiak, Patrick Lynn, Mateusz Obrochta, Damir Oliynyk, Audrey Orban, Jacob Osobka, Landon Munro, Michael Pasciak, James Rozhon, Nasser Shaman, Matthew Shouse, Jake Spizzirri, Ewelina Stoch, Gia Stramaglia, Samuel Swedo, Samantha Vitalo, Diana Walkosz, Sanabelle Zidan; Hometown: Emily O’Loughlin; Homewood: Hunter Brough; Justice: Jakub Krol, Maciej Zalinski, Karolina Zarebczan; Lockport: Matthew Bilinski, Josephine Bober, Kylie Burke, Briana Calvillo, Anna Domina, Daniel Doyle, Michael Faybik, Kandace Garcia, Megan Giacomo, Andrew Heintzelman, Timothy Hoak, Matthew Hovorka, Elisa Jackowiak, Anna Kozak, Abigail Kozak, Michael Kristoff, Amelia Kuncis, Olivia Kuncis, Katie Langheld, Brandon Leeney, Roman Lewis, Irvi Luarasi, Angelina Martinez, Courtney Mason, John McAllister, Giselle Mendoza, Madison Mickiewicz, Camryn Morrow, Emilia Nykaza, Emily Pearce, Justina Piwoni, Emily Plaszewski, Jacob Prince, Lauren Raimbault, Hailey Russo, Edward Savant, Joanna Strama, Kelly Sullivan, Morgan Tsakopoulos, Morgan Vandenburg, Emma Varkalis, Faith Vaughn, Alyssa Wengel, Ana Thode, Jon-Michael Young, Povilas Zakarauskas, Emeli Zavala; Manhattan: Kiley Bisping, Allie Dague, Christopher Flynn, Ryan Fus, Charles Gentile, Gina Mate, Joshua McLean, Andrew Murphy, Megan Pryor, Maureen Rich, Nataly Ryan, Matthew Tracy, Dylan Wasilewski, David Wessel; Matteson: Morgan Jennings;Midlothian: Xyomara Esparza, America Mora, Rhea O’Connor, Jose Ramirez, Marissa Strelczyk; Mokena: Dean Cunningham, Gerald Cushing, Benjamin Domalewski, Kyle Hussey, Nickolas Husted, Olivia McMahon, Aaron Novakovic, Victoria Puttkammer, Elizabeth Sanders, Kylie Sanders, Anthony Sciortino; Monee: Cassandra Botello; New Lenox: Michael Analitis, Amanda Anderson, Jurgen Balstrode, Mathew Bohne, Makayla Brady, Kenneth Brown, Alexis Carlino, Gianna Ciaccia, Tyler Durkin, Griffin Ebel, Gianna Francone, Kate Goranson, Carly Goranson, Tara Gugliuzza Taylor Gugliuzza, Peyton Gums, Jenna Hall, Maura Harvey, Sofia Hunt, Mark Husenger, Kaitlyn Hutchinson, Reilly Klimson, Sean Klosowski, Makayla Kraus, Grace Majcher, Shannon Martin, Lindsey Minas, Ricardo Munoz, Mckenzie Murdock, Ryan Ondracek, Victor Rosas, Rebekkah Schimick, Gabriel Seemann, Carly Shipman, Sara Siepak, Luke Thormeyer, Carson Tokoly, Abbey Ward, Madison Weis, Rachel Welcome, Liliana Wielgus, Allison Wondrasek, Emma Young; Oak Lawn: Victoria Ambrose, Ibrahim Awadallah, Jenna Badali, Andrea Esposito, Tatiana Fijas, Jacob Kuska, Caitlin Lamirez, Marek Lekarczyk, Matthew Mariotti, Mahmoud Nakhleh, Adrian Nowobilski, Nicolas Paredes, Martin Polniak, Ariana Santos, Marina Smentek, Ashley Sullivan, Cross Tillman, Michael Yerkes, Weronika Zielinska; Oak Forest: Collin Amsden, Amelia Bresnahan, Gavin Collery, Raneem Masoud, Joel Melidona, Maha Muhammad, Jacob Ostrowski, Skylar Post, Ramiro Regalado, Hailey Richmond, Annie Ruppert, Kaylin Volling; Orland Hills: May Saleh, Aubreanna Williams; Orland Park: Yara Abdelqader, Sarah Abuisneineh, Laila Albazzor, Ameer Alharhashi, Russell Apter, Yasmine Ayyad, Rylan Bartl, Joshua Butny, James Callahan, Agustina Cortez, Thomas Czajkoski, Olivia Danowski, Mai Dao, Nicole English, Giselle Favela, Jazmin Garcia, Rebecca Grabowski, Zoe Guttello, Sedona Holland, Leah James, Alex Kaminski, Katheryn Knutson, Emily Latif, Danya Latif, Sebastian Ligenza, Gabriella Malfeo, Katherine Mikso, Atef Omari, Madison Onderwater, Tyler Perez, Pavlos Peters, Kyle Peterson, Victoria Pindelski, Lindsay Ruedas, Jovanna Sarena, Paul Sekula, Ronnie Shamah, Rami Suhail, Susan Sweis, Damian Szwarc, Panayiotis Vallianatos, Grace Wille, Izabella Wolniak; Palos Heights: Nadia Al-Ramahi, Wedad Arman, Aidan Fisher; Palos Park: Alex Florczyk, Patrick Kowalczyk, Wiktoria Maslak-Schiwnak, Christian Nowak, Jack Reedy, Andrzej Szewczyk, Omar Taha, Mateusz Zalinski, Ana Zoko; Tinley Park: Lama Abdelhamid, Shatha Abdelhamid, Lujayn Alashqar, Hasan Alsahli, Zain Alshamasneh, Michael Arrigo, Sophia Ashour, James Barkauskas, Lindsey Beck, Zachary Campbell, Claire Dauer, Anthony DiBenedetto, James Duffy, Allison Glavin, Kevin Horan, Ella Jacobson, Connor Keating, Alyssa Khuffash, Gabriel Mayuga, Anthony Morelli, Dakota Mullenix, Connor Mullin, Nassar Nassar, Ylber Neziri, Michael Pannitto, Austin Rockaitis, Amani Sulieman, Lila Taher, Anthony Viglielmo, Brian Wall, Alexis Wantroba, Serene Zayed, Natalie Zubi; Worth: Ammar Alhaj, Roberto Mata, Jenna Staszewski
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