Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Hinsdale South senior participates in plenty of extracurricular activities and will attend Villanova University next fall.
Name: Emmanuel Morris Age: 18 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale South High School Accomplishment: Morris was a member of the football team team until an injury ended his career with the Hornets. This winter and spring, he'll be a member of the indoor track and varsity baseball teams. He is a member of J. Kyle Braid, Peer Leadership Network, Operation Snowball and National Honor Society. Morris plays tenor saxophone in the marching and concert bands, as well. Key to Awesomeness: Currently, Morris is focused on academics, but soon he'll be busy with athletics. "In a little while, track will be starting up and winter baseball practice," he said. "Baseball is a year-round thing for me." Morris has been a member of the varsity baseball team since …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Eagle Scout and Hinsdale Central senior looks forward to a career as an astronaut.
Name: Justin Katzovitz Age: 18 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale Central High School Accomplishment: Katzovitz was an offensive lineman on the Hinsdale Central football team, and is currently a varsity wrestler. He is also a member of the National Honor Society. Key to Awesomeness: Katzovitz has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America since he was in elementary school, and recently became an Eagle Scout. To become an Eagle Scout, the highest rank a scout can attain, Katzovitz had to achieve requirements ranging from the demonstration of outdoor skills to assuming leadership roles. "[Scouting] gets you involved with the community and also on a national level," Katzovitz said. "It gets you involved religiously and gets you in touch with …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The two-sport athlete has just begun his senior basketball season.
Name: Brad Anlauf Age: 18 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale Central High School Accomplishment: Anlauf has played football and basketball all four years at Hinsdale Central. He also participates in National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society, Teachers in Need, and freshman orientation. Key to Awesomeness: With the Red Devils' football season over, Anlauf is focusing on basketball. "We're off to a really good start," he said. "Last year, we got off to a rough start, and we got a new head coach last year. The second year around [with our coach], we're getting used to the system." The Red Devils are currently 5-2 this season, and are preparing to play in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament, which Anlauf, who mainly plays shooting …
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Lueg is a senior with a wide variety of interests in and out of school.
Name: Patrick Lueg Age: 17 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale South High School Accomplishment: Lueg founded the Future Health Professionals earlier this year with a friend from Hinsdale South. The club promotes awareness in the health field through volunteering, fundraisers, and discussions in the community. Lueg is also the Media and Entertainment editor for the school newspaper, The Stinger, for which he also writes album reviews. He is a member of Mock Trial and Model U.N.; South's Model U.N. team recently competed at Chicago International Model United Nations (C.I.M.U.N.), where they received six awards. Lueg's other school activities include National Honor Society, Outdoor Club, Habitat for Humanity, Science Olympiad, and the Film …
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The Hinsdale Central senior stays busy by playing on two varsity sports teams.
Name: Tom Garvin Age: 18 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale Central High School Accomplishment: Garvin is a member of both the varsity basketball and varsity football teams at Hinsdale Central. He is also a member of Breaking Down the Walls, a group that works to eliminate bullying at Hinsdale Central through performances for other students. Key to Awesomeness: Garvin just finished his senior football season, during which the Red Devils went 6-3 in the regular season and lost to Mt. Carmel in the first round of the playoffs. "It was a great experience," Garvin said. "We [seniors] put Central football back on track." Garvin's senior season was full of memorable moments, but one of his favorite games was this year's Homecoming game against …
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The Hinsdale South senior has dedicated himself to several extra-curricular activities.
Name: Karan Verma Age: 17 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale South High School Accomplishment: Verma is a senior co-director (along with Christine Zajac) of Hinsdale South's branch of Operation Snowball, an organization that supports Hinsdale South students in forming relationships and having fun without drugs or alcohol. Verma is also involved with Cosmopolitan Club, which is dedicated to bringing ethnical and cultural awareness to the Hinsdale South community, and the Peer Leadership Network, whose members help acclimate freshmen to the school. Verma has also played on the tennis team since his freshman year; he was a captain on the junior varsity team and is now a member of the varsity squad. During his senior year, he has also been an …
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Zajac has been committed to Operation Snowball throughout her years at Hinsdale South.
Name: Christine Zajac Age: 17 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale South High School Accomplishment: Zajac is a student council representative at Hinsdale South, and has been involved with Habitat for Humanity since her junior year. She has been a member of Operation Snowball since her freshman year, and as a senior is one of two team directors from Hinsdale South. She also currently works as an after-school nanny. Key to Awesomeness: Zajac's biggest commitment throughout high school has been to Operation Snowball, a club that works to help students make positive relationships with other people that don't involve drugs and alcohol. One of Zajac's responsibilities as an Operation Snowball leader is to work with the three other student team …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Hinsdale Central junior has a passion for musical theater.
Name: Jennifer Johnson Age: 16 Grade: Junior School: Hinsdale Central High School Accomplishment: Johnson recently performed in Hinsdale Central's "Music of the Night," an evening of songs from The Phantom of the Opera and other musicals that raised money to update the school's auditorium. At the event, which also featured Hinsdale Central alum Rick Hilsabeck, who was the Phantom in the first National Broadway Touring Company performance of The Phantom of the Opera, Johnson sang "I Still Believe" from Miss Saigon. In addition to performing in musical theater productions at Central, Johnson is also a member of Ladies First, an all-girls singing group run by Central's choir director, Jan Burkemper, and Take a Bow, an all-girls group that …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The three-sport athlete will be competing in the Junior Olympics this winter.
Name: Sarah Warren Age: 15 Grade: Sophomore School: Hinsdale South High School Accomplishment: Warren runs indoor and outdoor track for Hinsdale South's teams, in addition to playing soccer for the Academy Soccer Club in Schaumburg and speed skating in Glen Ellyn. Key to Awesomeness: Warren used to play hockey with boys her age as well, but as she got older and there wasn't a comparable girls' league, "my parents were worried I was going to get hurt," she said. Eventually, she switched over to speed skating and fell in love with the sport. This past weekend, Warren competed in the American Cup II in Cleveland. The event was a qualifying trial for the Winter Youth Olympic Games, which will take place this coming January in Innsbruck, …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Boling just finished his senior golf season at Hinsdale Central.
Name: Harry Boling Age: 17 Grade: Senior School: Hinsdale Central High School Accomplishment: Boling just finished his fourth year on the golf team; he's been on the varsity team the last three years. In addition to playing piano, he played drums and guitar in the Jazz Band and Concert Band for three years at Central, and plays guitar at his church. Boling also joined the Science Olympiad team last year, and will start his second season with the team in the coming months. Key to Awesomeness: Boling finished his senior golf season strong, placing sixth individually at the state championship the weekend of October 14 (the Red Devils placed fourth). "We did pretty well as a team [this season]," Boling said. One of the highlights of his …
dee Borkovec
9:25 am on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
WOW!!!! very happy to hear about all your accomplishments and your future plans!!! Mrs. Borkovec more ›