Class of 2019 Comes Out for Senior Awards Ceremony

Congrats to the following seniors who were awarded last week.

Outstanding Achievement:
Allison Faber
Zoe Green
Nikolas Hohlweg
Marcus Lannie
Kiana Resch

Four Year Overall Senior Award:
Kevin Wilhite

Outstanding Achievement Choral Music:
Joanna Nagel
Maggie VanValkenburg

Four Year Overall Senior Award in Choral Music:
Emily Goebel

Outstanding Achievement Instrumental Music:
Katherine Quinn

Four Year Overall Senior in Instrumental Music:
Ann Lozich

Outstanding Achievement in Theater:
Nicole Durso

Four Year Overall Senior in Theater:
Bridget Dillon

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Arts:
Kayla Johnson
Sarah McDermott

Four Year Overall Senior in Visual Arts:
Natalie Krause

Outstanding Achievement Mathematics and Computer Technology:
Margaret Crane
Zibin Gao
Maura Hogaboom
Kentaro Lim
Colleen McMahon
Sumin Yu

Four Year Overall Senior Award – Mathematics and Computer Technology:
Marcus Lannie

Outstanding Achievement French IV:
Nicole Gallant

Outstanding Achievement French AP:
Grace Chang

Outstanding Achievement AP Italian:
Margaret Crane

Outstanding Achievement Mandarin Chinese IV Honors:
Matthew Rapala

Outstanding achievement  Spanish IV:
Anna Haas

Outstanding Achievement Spanish AP:
Maura Hogaboom

Four-year overall senior award:
Julia Vadan

Outstanding Achievement Physical Education:
Casey Kmet
Kelsey Napoleon
Katherine Nottoli
Isabella Reyes
Conor Warner
Kevin Wilhite

Outstanding Achievement:
Sara Hankinson
Ricky Lambert
Colleen McMahon
Patricia Miller
Kiana Resch

Four Year Overall Senior Award:
Joanna Nagle

Outstanding Achievement:
Aliciamarie Dutka
Allison Faber
Zibin Gao
Maura Hogaboom
Marcus Lannie
Katherine Pollina

Four Year Overall Senior Award:
Margaret Crane

Outstanding Achievement:
Zachary Evans
Ricky Lambert
Matthew McManaman
Patricia Miller
Joanna Nagle

Four Year Overall Senior Award:
Amalia Sordo-Palacios

Heart of the Class of 2019 Awards Recipients:
Clare Camblin
Zoe Green

The clubs and organizations at Saint Viator High School recognize the following seniors for their commitment and service to their club and organization. The senior awards are:

Outstanding Service:
Hunter Loprino
Daniel Thompson
Grace Towsey

Outstanding Service:
Katherine Quinn

Outstanding Service:
Christine Helenick
Johanna Lam
Daniel Thompson
Laura Yacu

Outstanding Service:
Emily Goebel
Joanna Nagle
Alexandra Schwabe

Outstanding Service:
Xini (Sydney) Chen
Jiayu (Ella) Shi
Wenjie (Tiffany) Song

Outstanding Service:
James McManus
Kiana Resch

Outstanding Service:
James Scully

Outstanding Service:
Constance Airan
Clare Camblin

Outstanding Service:
Alessia Arthur
Sara Hankinson
Blaise Russo

Outstanding Service:
Allison Bosshart
Sarah McDermott
Sumin Yu

Outstanding Service:
Katherine Capra
Cara Denten

Outstanding Service:
Zibin Gao
Marcus Lannie, Captain
Yiran Liu
Wenhan Yang
Sumin Yu

Outstanding Service:
Maggie VanValkenburg
William Walberg

Outstanding Service:
Kayla Johnson
Natalie Krause
Sarah McDermott

Outstanding Service:
Zoe Green
Zhouxuan Wang

Outstanding Service:
Yiran Liu

Outstanding Service:
Clare Camblin
Caroline Lavender
Blaise Russo

Outstanding Service:
Maura Hogaboom
Colleen McMahon
Kiana Resch

Outstanding Service:
Gianna Licari

Outstanding Service:
Grace Castellese
Emily Goebel
Crystal Schuster

Outstanding Service:
Paige Laskiewicz
Matthew Rapala

Outstanding Service:
Robert Baxendale
James Scully

Outstanding Service:
Matthew McManaman
Brooke Puccini

Senior Class President
Kevin Wilhite

Senior Class Vice-President
James Scully

Senior Class Secretary
James McManus

ICC Co-Presidents
Maura Hogaboom
Daniel Thompson

ICC Parliamentarian
Matthew McManaman

The Lion’s Pride Award is an award presented to a senior class member of student council for outstanding service over three or four years to their class council and I.C.C. and who has truly demonstrated what is meant by Lion’s Pride. The recipient of this award was chosen by the members of Student Council and I.C.C. and is presented to Daniel Thompson.

Each school in the East Suburban Catholic Conference recognizes ten scholar-athletes for the Scholar-Athlete award. These ten students are the highest-ranking athletes by cumulative grade point average after seven semesters at their respective schools. To qualify, they must participate in their sport their senior year.

Ritarose Battin – Swimming, Water Polo
Allison Bosshart – Soccer
Margaret Crane – Swimming Water Polo
Anna Haas – Volleyball
Sara Hankinson – Cross Country
Maura Hogaboom – Cross Country, Soccer
Caroline Lavender – Golf
Colleen McMahon – Swimming
Patricia Miller – Lacrosse
Amalia Sordo-Palacios – Cross Country, Water Polo
Nolan Doherty – Golf
Zachary Evans – Soccer
Marcus Lannie – Swimming, Volleyball
Hernando Ledesma – Soccer, Volleyball
Nicholas McCaulley – Track and Field
Matthew McManaman – Soccer, Tennis
Nathan Peters – Football, Track and Field
Michael Ruben – Golf, Swimming and Water Polo
Nicholas Surdo – Baseball
Kevin Wilhite – Baseball

It requires skill, time management and commitment to be a student and an athlete at Saint Viator High School. Academic demands, practices, games and other responsibilities require a student-athlete to plan carefully and set priorities.

In 2006, the Athletic Booster Club established an award to recognize the dedicated student-athletes who participate in a sport all three seasons for all four years of high school.

Connie Airan – Cheerleading, Cheerleading, Soccer/Track
Kentaro Lim – Soccer, Wrestling/Swimming, Water Polo
Payton McDonald – Cross Country, Basketball, Soccer
Michael Purk – Football, Basketball/Wrestling, Baseball
Michael Ruben – Golf, Swimming, Water Polo

Payton McDonnell
Jeremiah Hernandez

As a Catholic Relief Services Gold School, Saint Viator is committed to bringing Catholic Social Teaching awareness and lived experiences to our students. Catholic Relief Services honors those students who have demonstrated efforts to make a difference in the lives of the marginalized in our world. This year’s recipients of the Catholic Relief Services Award are:

Joanna Lam
Julia Vadan

The National Association of Secondary School Principals American Citizenship Award to:

Kentaro Lim
Dillon Mathewson
Matthew Rapala
Alex Tortorella

Academic Challenge is a test-based competition hosted by the Physics Department and Pre-Engineering Program at Eastern Illinois University. Offered to high school students, subjects tested are biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics. This year’s sectional award winners are:

Marcus Lannie, 2^nd place in math
Daniel Fecko and Maura Hogaboom, 3^rd place in English

President’s Volunteer Service Award:

The President’s Volunteer Service Awards are presented to students who have displayed exceptional dedication to volunteer service. Their many hours of service exemplify a commitment to the mission of Saint Viator High School and a conviction that service to others is a major element of the Christian life. Through their efforts, they have demonstrated values that make our country strong and help to build a culture of service and responsibility. The BronzeService Award is given to those who complete between 100 and 199 hours of service.

The Bronze Service Award is presented to:
Emma Abrahamian
Ritarose Battin
Nicole Durso
Xubo Lu
Kiana Resch
Julia Vadan
Shixi Zhang

The President’s Volunteer Silver Service Award is given to those who complete between 200 and 249 hours of service.

The Silver Service Award is presented to:
Emily Goebel
Maura Hogaboom
Johanna Lam

The recipient receives the President’s Volunteer Gold Service Award for 250 or more hours of service.

The Gold Service Award is presented to:
Allison Bosshart
Marcus Lannie

Each year all juniors compete for National Merit Scholarships by taking the PSAT exam. In the fall of 2017, 2 million students across the nation took the PSAT. Our student who scored in the top 1% across the nation was named as National Merit Finalists is Maura Hogaboom.

Students who scored in the top 3% were named Commended National Merit Scholars:
Ritarose Battin
Allison Bosshart
Thomas Constertina
Zachary Evans
Nikolas Hohlweg
Marcus Lannie
Nicholas McCaulley
Matthew McManaman
Brooke Puccini
Nicholas Surdo
Kevin Wilhite

The NHRP was initiated in 1983 to identify outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. This year, the NHRP is recognizing nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 200,000 students who took the 2017 PSAT/NMSQT/PAA and identified themselves as Hispanic/Latino. Students recognized by the NHRP are at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino (based on the program’s definition) and have achieved a minimum PSAT/NMSQT/PAA score for their region. Students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher are designated as Scholars, and those with GPAs of 3.0 to 3.49 as Honorable Mentions.

The 2019 National Hispanic Scholars are:
Amalia Sordo-Palacios
Madison Walker

Frank M. Covey, Jr. was the first President of the Saint Viator High School Board of Trustees.  To honor him, the Frank M. Covey Jr. Award for Meritorious Service to Saint Viator High School was established. We honor students who have maintained a satisfactory grade point average, have participated in co-curricular activities, and at the same time, have consistently demonstrated a willingness to volunteer time and energy to be of service to the whole school.

Emma Abrahamian
Robert Baxendale
Allison Bosshart
Katherine Capra
Grace Castellese
Caraline Denten
Colin Douglas
Nicole Durso
Emily Goebel
Mary Beth Hansen
Christine Helenick
Jeremiah Hernandez
Maura Hogaboom
Marcus Lannie
Johanna Lam
Sarah McDermott
Payton McDonnell
Colleen McMahon
James McManus
Michael Purk
Kiana Resch
William Riley
Blaise Russo
James Scully
Amalia Sordo-Palacios
Daniel Thompson
Julia Vadan
Kevin Wilhite
Laura Yacu

In honor of Andrew Johnstone, Class of 1992, this award is presented by the Administration and Student Council of Saint Viator High School to a person who exhibits the qualities of leadership in school spirit, student government, athletics, academics, community and friendship, student/activities/involvement.

The finalists are:
Maura Hogaboom
Kiana Resch
Blaise Russo
Amalia Sordo-Palacios
Daniel Thompson
Kevin Wilhite

This award has been instituted in honor of Christopher Erdmann, a senior of the class of 1968 who died of leukemia in the fall of that year. Subsequently, his parents initiated the Christopher Cup. This award is presented to an individual who not only is an excellent student but one who is involved in both co-curricular activities and the community as well. The senior who best exemplifies the living spirit of Saint Viator High School.

The finalists for the Erdmann Award are:
Maura Hogaboom
Nathan Peters
Blaise Russo
Amalia Sordo-Palacios
Kevin Wilhite