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YHS students recognized during Honors Night

The following Yorkville High School students were recognized during the school's Honors Night held May 18:

Tri-Athletes: Sydney Beach, Will Ferguson, Cameron Van Boekel, Louisa Washburn

IHSA Academic Awards:  Rebekah Hahn & Cameron Van Boekel

Daughters of the American Revolution: Louisa Washburn

Sons of the American Revolution Citizen Award: Erica Cyko

Kendall Lodge #471 (Masonic Lodge) Scholarship: Alexa Weiss

Yorkville Chamber of Commerce Scholarships: Michael Adams & Francis Papa

Masonic Raven Lodge #303 Oswego: Kylie Bohman

Frank W. Brenart Memorial Scholarship: Matthew Schumacher

Yorkville Lions Club Scholarships: Abby Guddendorf & Declan Weaver

Kilts Foundation Scholarships: Ashley Kocina & Melissa Pielet

Yorkville Education Association Scholarship: Wesley Smith

1st National Bank/Record Newspapers Student of Year Scholarship: Matthew Schumacher

First Class Characteristics Scholarship: Erica Cyko

Yorkville Wrestling Club Scholarships: Will Ferguson, Chad Gholson, Nick Mohr & Joseph Nauman

Yorkville Junior Women's Club Scholarships: Erica Cyko & Madison Schmidt

Robert Frye "Helping Others" Scholarship: Kylie Bohman

Gene A. White Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Fiedler & Joseph Nauman

Sons of the American Legion – Daniel Eiermann Scholarship: Kylie Bohman

First Choice Agricultural Scholarship: Kristine Stewart

Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship: Kristine Stewart

Billy Mahaney Memorial Foundation:

Second Chair Scholarship Award - Morgan List

Yorkville Art Club Scholarship - Haley Mackowick

Lucile Gustafson Scholarships:  Ashley Deichmueller, Leah Erb, Ali Qamar, Jillian Runkle, & Collin Snow

Yorkville Music Booster Scholarship: Ryan Cyr

Community Foundation of Grundy County: Olivia LaMantia

Yorkville American Legion: Chelsey Ellen & Cameron Van Boekel

Yorkville American Legion - In Memory of Raymond Collins: Alex Warren

Golden Apple Scholarship: SarahAnn OMalley

Illinois Sheriffs' Association Scholarship: Dakotah Kinsella

Kendall County Association of Chiefs of Police: Francis Papa

Founding Father's & Mother's Rho Kappa: Cody Hornyak, Kathryn Maly, Francis Papa, Kevin Schleitwiler, Makenzie Simmons, Kristine Stewart  & Alexa Weiss

Ted Brattin Civic Youth Award: Matthew Schumacher

Heartland Red Cord Program: Elizabeth Chmielewski & Jesse Dalton

National Merit Scholars: Katherine Hacker & Taylor Wills

National Football Foundation: Joseph Nauman

Illinois State Scholars: Michael Adams, Kyle Arbet, Raquel Brady, Terrance Chuinard, Jesse Dalton, Ashley Deichmueller, Cailin Dilday, Zachary Drew, Chelsey Ellen, Kevin Gruhlke, Katherine Hacker, Rebekah Hahn, Cody Hornyak, Dakotah Kinsella, Danielle Klein, Darian Mach, Kathryn Maly, Melissa Marshall, Francis Papa, Jessica Payne, Justin Peabody, Peyton Podlasek, Arjun Raga, Brandon Randall, Eric Redmon, Madison Schmidt, Julia Schultz, Matthew Schumacher, Rachel Serra, Bailey Shimp, Wesley Smith, Grace Sorich, Kristine Stewart, Matthew Sutkay, Cameron Van Boekel, Alexander Warren, Louisa Washburn, Alexa Weiss, Taylor Wills & Diana Ybarra

Perfect Attendance Awards:  Darian Mach, Michael Nally, Neal Patel, Remy Rediger & Ellis Santos

AP Scholars with Honors: Justin Peabody

AP Scholars: Zachary Drew, Katherine Hacker, Julia Schultz, Matthew Schumacher, Rachel Serra, & Alexa Weiss

Drama 8 Awards: Matthew Schumacher, Declan Weaver& Diana Ybarra

Music Awards:

Louis Armstrong Jazz Award –Kathryn Maly

John Phillip Sousa  National Band Award –  Ryan Cyr

National School Orchestra Award – Justin Haarz

National School Choral Award – Connor Lord

Business Student of the Year: Katherine Hacker

Social Studies Student of the Year: Matthew Schumacher

Science Student of the Year: Melissa Pielet

English Student of the Year: Diana Ybarra

Family and Consumer Science Student of the Year: Amanda Stabile

Applied Technology  Student of the Year: Trevor Wills

Mathematics Student of the Year: Justin Peabody

Art Student of the Year: Molly Haupt

Spanish Student of the Year: Kyle Straznickas

German Student of the Year: Louis Washburn

Physical Education Student of the Year: Alex Warren

Computer Science Student of the Year: Chase Pranga

Student Services Student of the Year: Jillian Runkle

Academic Excellence Awards:  Michael Adams, Jazmine Aguilar, Caleb Ahmed, Maggie Allen, Hannah Amposta, Ty Amwoza, Gabrielle Antczak, Kyle Arbet, Jenna Arnold, Luis Arroyo, Kylie Bohman, Abrial Bourge, Raquel Brady, Taylor Campbell, Robin Campos, Clayton Cary, Ana Casillas, Elizabeth Chmielewski, Terrance Chuinard, Eric Cyko, Ryan Cyr, Nicholas Damato, Ashley Deichmueller, Colleen Dempsay, Seth Diaz, Cailin Dilday, Zachary Drew, Jennifer Edwards, Chelsey Ellen, Kelly Ellsoos, Leah Erb, Drew Faulhaber, Jacob Fiedler, Nicole Gamble, Lauren Genebacher, Kevin Gruhlke, Abby Guddendorf, Katherine Hacker, Rebekah Hahn, Joshua Harvey, Molly Haupt, Carleigh Heriaud, Axel Hernandez, Thor Hester, Cody Hornyak, Lee Humphrey, Rebecca Husar, Alexis Jones, Rebecca Joseph, Dakotah Kinsella, Danielle Klein, Mattea Klostermann, Sydney Knierim, Ashley Kocina, Madison Konecny, Baylee Konen, Samantha Kopka, Jessica Labedz, Jordynn Lane, Kayla Leinen, Morgan List, Connor Lord, Madison Mahr, Kathryn Maly, Melissa Marshall, Luke McFarlane, Alyssa Miller, Rebecca Moment, Michael Nally, Joseph Nauman, Kierra Nitkiewicz, SarahAnn OMalley, Francis Papa, Neal Patel, Jessica Payne, Justin Peabody, Clarissa Perez, Melissa Pielet, Samantha Pierce, Peyton Podlasek, Chase Pranga, Ali Qamar, Arjun Raja, Brandon Randall, Eric Redmon, Erin Reynolds, Madison Riebe, Nathan Rosenstiel, Jillian Runkle, Stephanie Samuel, Madison Schmidt, Julia Schultz, Matthew Schumacher, Rachel Serra, Bryce Shewan, Bailey Shimp, Makenzie Simmons, Wesley Smith, Collin Snow, Grace Sorich, Amanda Stabile, Kristine Stewart, Joriaune Stewart, Matthew Still, Kyle Straznickas, Samantha Sury, Matthew Sutkay, Cameron Van Boekel, Madison Ward, Alexander Warren, Louisa Washburn, Declan Weaver, Alexa Weiss, Cameron Williams, Taylor Wills, Trevor Wills, Diana Ybarra and Lorelei Zahn

Presidential Education Awards:

Gold - Michael Adams, Caleb Ahmed, Maggie Allen, Ty Amwoza, Kyle Arbet, Kylie Bohman, Raquel Brady, Rogelio Casas III, Terrance Chuinard, Ryan Cyr, Jesse Dalton, Nicholas Damato, Ashley Deichmueller, Cailin Dilday, Zachary Drew, Chelsey Ellen, Drew Faulhaber, Keith Fernandez, Lauren Genenbacher, Kevin Gruhlke, Abby Guddendorf, Katherine Hacker, Rebekah Hahn, Carleigh Heriaud, Thor Hester, Cody Hornyak, Lee Humphrey, Rebecca Husar, Brady Kauppila, Danielle Klein, Ashley Kocina, Emily Krouse, Elizabeth Le, Kayla Leinen, Connor Lord, Darian Mach, Kathryn Maly, Melissa Marshall, Alyssa Miller, Michael Nally, Joseph Nauman, Francis Papa, Neal Patel, Jessica Payne, Justin Peabody, Peyton Podlasek, Chase Pranga, Arjun Raja, Brandon Randall, Eric Redmon, Nathan Rosenstiel, Jillian Runkle, Stephanie Samuel, Madison Schmidt, Julia Schultz, Matthew Schumacher, Rachel Serra, Bailey Shimp, Makenzie Simmons, Wesley Smith, Collin Snow, Grace Sorich, Amanda Stabile, Kristine Stewart, Kyle Straznickas, Samantha Sury, Matthew Sutkay, Cameron Van Boekel, Madison Ward, Alexander Warren, Louisa Washburn, Declan Weaver, Alexa Weiss, Cameron Williams, Taylor Wills and Diana Ybarra

Silver - Jazmine Aguilar, Hannah Amposta, Gabrielle Antczak, Luis Arroyo, Brendan Bammer, Briana Barnes, Alexandria Betzwiser, Abrial Bourge, Alicia Bowers, Christopher Brown, Clayton Cary, Ana Casillas, Elizabeth Chmielewski, Erica Cyko, Colleen Dempsey, Tyler Dempsey, Samuel Dhuse, Seth Diaz, Natalie Dominguez, Jennifer Edwards, Kelly Ellsoos, Leah Erb, Cole Fahey, Kayla Fahey, Jeremy Fatima, Mikayla Fiala, Jacob Firrantello, Ashlie Fischer, Melissa Frieders, Tyler Gasinski, Chad Gholson, Mackenzie Guzman, Justin Haarz, Joshua Harvey, Susan Haskins, Molly Haupt, Alicia Hernandez, Benjamin Hernandez, Rebecca Jasutis, Connor Jones, Rebecca Joseph, Madison Juarez, Daniel Kaczmarek, Dakotah Kinsella, Jacob Kirk, Sydney Knierim, Baylee Konen, Samantha Kopka, Jessica Labedz, Olivia Lamantia, Jordynn Lane, Morgan List, Chloe Longust, Ryan Lurk, Aislinn Lydon,Hailey Madej, Madison Mahr, Luke McFarlane, Jacob Mueller, Justin Munoz, Brandon Nicholson, Kierra Nitkiewicz, Alex Noyola, SarahAnn OMalley, Gabriela Ornelas, Cameron Palleson, Ross Passarelli, Shivam Patel, Clarissa Perez, Melissa Pielet, Samantha Pierce, Summer Pierson, Ali Qamar, Erin Reynolds, Madison Riebe, Malachi Rogers, Matthew Romano, Kevin Schleitwiler, Mackenzie Seeman, Alina Shakhanova, Bryce Shewan, Zezbia Shrestha, Allison Sroka, Joriaune Stewart, Rachel Treadway, Erin Tudisco, Erika Weihofen, Samuel Weisz, Connor Willie, Trevor Wills, Emily Wilson, Jarred Woodworth, Amber Yelenosky, Lorelei Zahn, Mitchell Zokan, and Lizet Zuniga.

National Honor Society Seniors Receiving Service Awards:  Kylie Bohman, Erica Cyko, Cailin Dilday, Zachary Drew, Abby Guddendorf, Mackenzie Guzman, Rebekah Hahn, Carleigh Heriud, Rebecca Husar, Alexis Jones, Danielle Klein, Madison Konecny, Baylee Konen, Kathryn Maly, Alyssa Miller, Joseph Nauman, Daniela Negrete, Melissa Pielet, Summer Pierson, Brandon Randall, Eric Redmon, Jillian Runkle, Stephanie Samuel, Madison Schmidt, Matthew Schumacher, Rachel Serra, Bryce Shewan, Amanda Stabile, Kristine Stewart, Louisa Washburn, Declan Weaver, Alexa Weiss, and Cameron Williams