Summer 2013 Volume 36 Issue 4 Communicate 158 In this Issue: Dates to Remember 2 Important Role in Education 2 Jump Rope for Heart Participation 3 Fulbright Student Fellowships 4 HHS Senior Academic Awards 5 HHS Speech and Journalism Teams 6 Inspiring Health & Confidence in Girls 7 Dedicated to Keeping District 158 Community Members Informed Our Mission We will Inspire, Challenge, and Empower everyone every day. District 158 In The News Did you know that you can stay up to date with the latest news, updates, announcements and news releases featuring students and staff members of District 158? Visit the website at www.district158.org and select D158 In the News from the Quick Links. “We are excited to move on” To some, four years may seem like an eternity, but as valedictorian Randi Peterson reminded her fellow students, “In the grand scheme of life, four years isn’t much, but a lot can happen in that time.” Salutatorian Pete Gorski, echoed Peterson’s sentiments. “ It’s been four long, fun, tiring, exciting, difficult, insightful, and important years of high school. At this point, it’s time for a nice sigh of relief and gratitude. Our journey of high school is officially over, much to the pleasure of some and the sadness of others.” “We came into high school as scared, timid freshmen. Everything was new. Now, our last year is over and it has slowly sunk in that we will be leaving each other and everything we’ve known behind, and we are a little sad. But then we look into the future, to college, the military, a career, or whatever plans you have, and we are excited to move on,” stated Peterson. Before presiding over his final commencement exercises, retiring principal Dave Johnson was presented with a plaque by Superintendent John Burkey thanking him for his years of service. “He doesn’t like to be the center of attention, and has come up with several excuses as to why he could not attend board meetings to receive his plaque. But, he has no choice today—he can’t escape now”, Burkey said. Johnson had a tough time saying goodbye to his graduating students, most of whom were born the year he became the school’s principal 17 years ago. And for his last time, Johnson very proudly presented the Huntley High School graduating class to Board members, faculty, families and friends. Congratulations and best wishes to the Huntley High School Class of 2013! View a list of Scholarship & Special Recognition Award Recipients at www.district158.org/d158-in-the-news/.
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Summer 2013 Volume 36 Issue 4
Communicate 158
In this Issue:
Dates to Remember 2
Important Role in Education
2
Jump Rope for Heart Participation
3
Fulbright Student Fellowships
4
HHS Senior Academic Awards
5
HHS Speech and Journalism Teams
6
Inspiring Health & Confidence in Girls
7
Dedicated to Keeping District 158 Community Members Informed
Our Mission
We will Inspire, Challenge, and
Empower everyone every day.
District 158 In The News
Did you know that you can stay up to date with the latest
news, updates, announcements
and news releases featuring students and staff members
of District 158?
Visit the website at www.district158.org and select D158 In the News from the
Quick Links.
“We are excited to move on”
To some, four years may seem like an eternity, but as valedictorian Randi Peterson reminded her fellow students, “In the grand scheme of life, four years isn’t much, but a lot can happen in that time.”
Salutatorian Pete Gorski, echoed Peterson’s sentiments. “ It’s been four long, fun, tiring, exciting, difficult, insightful, and important years of high school. At this point, it’s time for a nice sigh of relief and gratitude. Our journey of high school is officially over, much to the pleasure of some and the sadness of others.”
“We came into high school as scared, timid freshmen. Everything was new. Now, our last year is over and it has slowly sunk in that we will be leaving each other and everything we’ve known behind, and we are a little sad. But then we look into the future, to college, the military, a career, or whatever plans you have, and we are excited to move on,” stated Peterson.
Before presiding over his final commencement exercises, retiring principal Dave Johnson was presented with a plaque by Superintendent John Burkey thanking him for his years of service. “He doesn’t like to be the center of attention, and has come up with several excuses as to why he could not attend board meetings to receive his plaque. But, he has no choice today—he can’t escape now”, Burkey said.
Johnson had a tough time saying goodbye to his graduating students, most of whom were born the year he became the school’s principal 17 years ago. And for his last time, Johnson very proudly presented the Huntley High School graduating class to Board members, faculty, families and friends.
Congratulations and best wishes to the Huntley High School Class of 2013!
Giving back to the community through participation in the annual Jump
Rope for Heart (JRFH) program is one lesson students look forward to
each year.
The program, sponsored by the American Heart Association, isn’t just
good exercise and great fun—it’s educational too as students learn about
the lifelong health benefits of daily physical activity and the importance of
a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The
events also promote teamwork, build school spirit, and give students the
opportunity to contribute to their community.
According to the American Heart Association, heart and blood vessel
diseases are America’s No. 1 killer, claiming about 930,000 lives a year --
a life every 34 seconds. The funds, raised by students through
sponsors, provide lifesaving research into heart and blood vessel
diseases and also support the development of educational materials for
schools and members of the community.
This year, the program took on a
whole new meaning for Chesak
student Chance Sherman and his
grandparents Bill and Marcia Elke.
In March 2012, Bill was a heart
transplant recipient.
Bill and Marcia attended Chesak’s
JRFH program to express their
appreciation for the role D158
plays in saving lives.
Jump Rope for Heart Totals for 2012-13
Conley Elementary $10,256.00 ($15.61 average)
Mackeben Elementary $11,993.00 ($20.12 average)
Martin Elementary $28,755.68 ($27.36 average)
Chesak Elementary $39,362.54 ($40.83 average)
Leggee Elementary $40,080.00 ($37.93 average)
Combined District Total $131,713.78
With an average donation of $40.83
per student, the Traveling Trophy Award
goes to Chesak Elementary School
Two Heineman Girls Set School Records,
Earn Medals in State Track & Field Meet
Samantha Heustis, 8th grader, is the first girl in
Heineman’s history to ever advance to the 100M dash
finals and place for a medal. In addition, she also
qualified for the state meet in the 200M dash, broke
the HMS Girl’s Track and Field 200M dash school
record running a time of 26.8 seconds, and was also
the anchor of the state qualifying 4x100M relay team,
which went undefeated in the regular season.
Seventh grader Rhian Whitfield set a new Heineman
school record of 8’1” at Sectionals and continued that
success at State. Her jump of 7’9” at State earned her
an 8th place medal, the first pole vault medal in the
school’s history. Rhian also ran in the semifinals of
the 100m hurdles at State, finishing 11th overall.
Congratulations Samantha Heustis (left) and Rhian Whitfield
Students Medal in Australia Competition
In May, five D-158 students traveled to Melbourne, Australia as part of the AAU/USA National Karate Team to compete at the World Karate Confederation World Championships and brought back a total of 8 medals. Congratulations to:
Lindsey Willis (Heineman Middle) 2 golds Information provided by Mrs. Suzanne Willis
HHS Senior Named State High Jump Champion
Omo Tseumah celebrated her senior year of high school by winning the high jump at the Class 3A girls state track and field finals held at O’Brien Stadium at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
Tseumah decided to skip the 5’ 5” jump and instead went forward with heights at 5-6, 5-7 and 5-8 which earned her the title of state champion.
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School Lunch Prize Raffle Winners
From May 6 through May 17, purchasing a school lunch made each student eligible for a school drawing for a chance to
win some fabulous prizes! Two bicycles, one girls and one boys, were each awarded at Chesak, Conley, Leggee,
Mackeben and Martin Schools, while at Heineman, Marlowe, and Huntley High, students were entered for a chance to
win gift certificates or a Kindle Fire. Winners were drawn at each individual school on Monday, May 20.
Bicycle Winners Kindle Fire Winners
Chesak - Samantha Castaneda (1st) and Daniel Szczepanik (1st) Heineman - Aleyah Gold (6th)
Conley - Mia Pfaff (4th) and Caleb Knight (3rd) Marlowe - Caroline Piske (8th)
Leggee - Katie Mitchell (2nd) and Bradlee Leiseberg (5th) Huntley High - Emily Barrios (12th)
Mackeben - Maddie Rumachik (K) and Matthew Glosson (K)
Martin - Elle Bergquist (4th) and Blake Bird (5th)
Photos of the bicycle and Kindle Fire winners are available on the Lunch Information page of the District website under
the Parents & Students tab.
Two former graduates of Huntley
High School have been awarded
Fulbright Student Fellowships to
realize global and academic dreams.
Last year, Todd Freeberg became a
Fulbright Fellow and taught at the
University level in Latvia. Most
recently, he had an article entitled
“The Complex Call of the Carolina
Chickadee” published in American
Scientist, the magazine of Sigma Xi,
The Scientific Research Society.
Currently, Freeberg is a comparative
psychologist and Professor in the
Department of Psychology and the
Department o f Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology at the University
of Tennessee.
Emily Yedinak, a 2009 graduate of
Huntley High School where she
finished 3rd in her class, has earned a
Fulbright Student Fellowship through
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
where she graduated earlier this year
with a Bachelor of Business in
Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor
of Science in Chemistry. Yedinak’s
fellowship will take her to the
University of Santiago in Chile where
she will be working as a student/
researcher in a special graduate
studies program researching carbon
nanotube and electro ceramic
composite materials. This study may
assist in the detection of hydrogen
peroxides for diabetes diagnosis.
The Fulbright Student Program, one
of the most prestigious award
programs, is the flagship international
educational exchange program
sponsored by the United States
Department of State, designed to
increase mutual understanding
between the people of the U.S. and
people of other countries. Operating
in over 155 countries worldwide, it is
the largest exchange program in the
U.S. offering opportunities for
students and young professionals for
international graduate study and
advanced research.
We are extremely pleased to share
the success of our former students.
Congratulations to Todd Freeberg
and Emily Yedinak.
Former HHS Graduates Earn Fulbright U.S. Student Fellowships
Information provided by Wayne and June Freeberg and Mark Yedinak
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Illinois State Scholars
Christopher Aceron Nicholas Allen Samantha Barratt Tyler Barrett Emily Barrios Nicholas Beaudette
Allison Preble Andrew Rewerts Haley Seaman Holly Seiler Sarah Smylie Shannon Sutkus
Aesha Talia Jordan Tiedt Robert Volpendesta Jacob Wagner Grace Wang Sarah West
Austin Wise Alyssa Witt Mallory Wollard Tarun Yandamuri David Yun
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
~ Henry David Thorean
National Honor Society
Nicholas Allen Ozzie Baez Samantha Barratt Megan Bengtson Angela Brandl Kennedy Cichy
Ryan Craig Nick Cusumano Aminah Darabu Preet Dhillon Jenny Dinh Lauren Edstrom
Abigail Eiermann Jacob Elam Joshua Elam Anna Ge Brian Goldfarb Deanna Golema
Kat Gomez Pete Gorski Karli Grabner Katherine Hamilton Taylor Hilbrant Miranda Hoffman
Andrea Klehr Ashley Knipp Emily Kohley Kasey Kotsiris Sabrina Kozin Alexander Krum
Dylan Ladd Nicole Levra Mercedes Lou Colin Lyman Marek Makowski Gail Malecki
Jessica Marsh Anthona Moore Christian Murillo Lisa Nguyen Trevor Obecny Diana Pacyga
Akshay Patil Miranda Peterson Max Pilkerton Meagan Powell Alekya Prathivadi Andrew Rewerts
Tyler Schwartz Ebru Senger Daryon Shariati Danielle Smith Sarah Smylie Zach Stenger
Jeremy Szczurek Aesha Talia Priya Thakkar Jordan Tiedt Bobby Volpendesta Grace Wang
Sydney Wieczorek Austin Wise Amanda Wolch Mallory Wollard Tarun Yandamuri
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Unprecedented Year for Journalism Students
Whether it be The Voice newspaper, HuntleyVoice.com, or the Chieftain yearbook, Huntley High School journalism students have much to be proud of.
After putting together a list of accolades and awards received this year, Mr. Dennis Brown, Journalism Advisor for the school said, “Really, this is an unprecedented year as far as the kids’ accomplishments.”
Senior Marek Makowski was named the Illinois Journalism Education Association’s (IJEA)
Illinois Journalist of the Year.
Senior Michael Geheren was named to the IJEA’s All-State Journalism Team for the second
consecutive year.
Principal Dave Johnson was named IJEA Administrator of the Year.
The HHS journalism team placed 2nd in the state in the IHSA state journalism tournament and won its
6th IHSA sectional championship.
In the state finals, junior Holly Baldacci placed first in state in news writing, the sixth state champion in
journalism that Huntley has produced since 2006.
In November, fifteen journalism staff members traveled to San Antonio for the National Scholastic Press
Association/Journalism Education Association national convention.
The Voice won 1st place for best overall newspaper and the Chieftain yearbook finished second in the
Illinois Journalism Education Association’s contests this year.
The Voice won a gold certificate and a golden eagle award and the Chieftain yearbook a silver certificate at
the Northern Illinois School Press Association convention on April 13.
Fifty individual student awards were collected in various national and state contests, including Marek
Makowski’s “Everything You Thought About Kempf Was Wrong” named best news story in the nation by the Quill and Scroll Society and Tommy Heagney’s music review of Kendrick Lamar was named third best in the nation in the 2013 National Federation of Press Women's High School Communications Competition.
Speech Team Places First at JV State Speech Tournament
Chesak Elementary School 10910 Reed Road Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 (847) 659-5700
Conley Elementary School 750 Academic Drive Algonquin, IL 60102 (847) 659-3700
Heineman Middle School 725 Academic Drive Algonquin, IL 60102 (847) 659-4300
Huntley High School 13719 Harmony Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 659-6600
Leggee Elementary School 13723 Harmony Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 659-6200
Mackeben Elementary School 800 Academic Drive Algonquin, IL 60102 (847) 659-3400
Marlowe Middle School
9625 Haligus Road Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 (847) 659-4700
Martin Elementary School 10920 Reed Road Lake in the Hills, IL 60156 (847) 659-5300
Administrative Cabinet
Dr. John Burkey Superintendent
Terry Awrey, Ed.S. Associate Superintendent
Mark Altmayer Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer
Jessica Lombard Assistant Superintendent of HR
Mike Moan Chief Academic Officer
Board of Education
Donald Drzal President
Paul Troy Vice President
Kimberly Skaja Secretary
Michael Fleck Member
William Geheren Member
Kevin Gentry Member
Anthony Quagliano Member
~ Violent Offender Community Notification ~
State law requires all schools to provide parents and community members with information about sex offenders and violent offenders against youth. You may find the Illinois Sex Offender Registry and the Murderer & Violent Offender Against Youth Registry on the Illinois State Police website at: