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District 181
Updated: July 2, 2012 9:50AM
Ambassador awards
At the May 21 meeting, the School District 181 Board presented 111 Ambassador of Excellence Awards to the following students for achievements in local, regional and state competition and programs. The ceremony was the fifth of the 2011-12 school year.
Hinsdale chess championship, first place team, Prospect School
Aiden Bonino, grade 2
Julian Chow, grade 1
Jack Cibinski, grade 1
Michael D’Aprile, grade 2
Avi Goel, grade 3
Kevin Jin, grade 4
Christine Leung, grade 2
Daniel Leung, grade 4, first place trophy
Jay Maheshwari, kindergarten
Peter Pancione, grade 4
Rahul Ravisundar, grade 3
Christian Schloegel, grade 3
Quincy Sullivan, kindergarten, K-1 Medal
Ryan Sullivan, grade 3
Tyler Sullivan, grade 2
Kyle Tausk, grade 2
Noah Wong, kindergarten, K-1 medal
Hinsdale chess championship second place team, Walker School
Daren Chen*, grade 5, first place trophy
Dov Chen, grade 3, second place trophy
Patrick Graham, grade 1
Grant Niestrom, grade 4, second place trophy
Cullen Peterson, grade 4
Jack Ruth, grade 1
Matt Ruth, kindergarten
Charles Schuster, grade 4
Millan Whittier, grade 1
Hinsdale Chess Championship individual trophy winners
Andrew Lim, Elm, grade 5, second place trophy
Cody Tavoso, Elm, grade K-1, second place trophy
Luke Adams, Madison, grade 2, first place trophy
Braden Henry, Madison, grade K-1, first place trophy
Illinois Youth Digital Safety Contest, grades 4-6 division, podcast category
Matthew Lorenz, grade 5, the Lane School
Special Olympics spring games
Rose Kuckertz, bronze medal, 200M run, grade 8, HMS
Henri Lashinski, gold medal, softball throw, grade 6, HMS
Madeline Maturino, silver medal, softball throw, grade 8, HMS
Maria Meyer, gold medals, 100M and 200M Run, grade 7, HMS
Village of Hinsdale Architectural Photography Award, 2012
Zachary Wood, grade 7, HMS
WordMasters Challenge, Perfect Score
Omar Nabelsi, grade 3 Elm School
Maximilian Paarlberg, grade 4, Elm School
Akshay Undevia, grade 3, Elm School
Sara Thomas, grade 3, Walker School
Daren Chen*, grade 5, Walker School
Knowledge Master Open Competition, second place in state, trivia category, Hinsdale Middle School team
Nick Alex, grade 8
Allison Bruns, grade 7
Andrew Coyner*, grade 8
Andrew Cummings, grade 8
Emma Dannhausen-Brun, grade 8
Jahanavi Gaur, grade 8
Michael Johns, grade 8
Elizabeth Keller, grade 8
Beatrice Makdah, grade 8
Robin Owens, grade 8
B.J. Ryan, grade 8
Nikolai Vorobiev, grade 6
Eric Wan, grade 8
James Zhou*, grade 8
West Suburban Middle School Track and Field Conference champions, Clarendon Hills Middle School, grade 8 girls team
Elle Bergevin
Maya Cave, second place, discus
Julie Culler, first place hurdles, first place 4x100M relay, first place 4x200M relay
Ginger Gerhold
Lucy Grundberg, second place 4x400M relay
Yasmain Hamood, first place 4x100M relay, first place 4x200M relay
Emma Loughlin
Nicole Naccarato, first place, 4x100M Relay
Chloe Palo, first place, 4x100M relay, first place 4x200 meter relay
Emma Stapleton, second place, 4x400M relay
Madeline Sullivan, second place, 4x400M Relay
Margaret Tamm, first place, 4x200M Relay, second place 4x400M relay
Grace Walther, first place 1600M Run, first place 800M Run
Clarendon Hills Middle School Grade 7 Girls, grade 8 Boys, first or second place, Conference Track Meet
Livvy Carter, first place 4x400 Meter Relay, grade 7
Molly Caveney, first place 4x400M Relay, second place 800M Run, grade 7
Isabella Ivanov, first place 4x400 Meter Relay, grade 7
Tracy Wohlever first place 4x400 Meter Relay, grade 7
Jake Heiser*, second place Hurdles, grade 8
Hinsdale Middle School Students, first or second place, Conference Track Meet
Blake Evertsen first place 1600M Run, grade 7
Megan Draddy, first place 400M Dash, grade 8
Andy Margason, first place High Jump, grade 8
Katie Sluman, first place 200M Dash, second place 100M Dash, grade 8
Midwest Talent Search, West Suburban Consortium for Academic Excellence Awards
Best sixth grade SAT math score (tie) Nathaniel Cruz, CHMS, and Jacob Furlong*, CHMS
Best sixth grade writing score - Jacob Furlong*, CHMS
Best sixth grade reading and composite score - Hayward Melton, CHMS
Best seventh grade writing score - Julianne Knott*, CHMS
Best eighth grade reading, composite and math scores (tie) - Jake Heiser*, CHMS, and James Zhou*, HMS
Le Grand Concours, National French Test, Chapter and National Ranking, Clarendon Hills Middle School
Connor Barker, grade 6
Rebecca Bower, grade 8
Olivia Brooks, grade 8
Katie Bulin, grade 8
Samantha Camden, grade 8
Michael Claussen, grade 8
Jacob Furlong*, grade 6
Jake Heiser*, grade 8
Kristin John, grade 8
Julianne Knott*, grade 7
Risako Koga, grade 8
Katherine Nordstrom, grade 8
Paco Soto, grade 8
Jim Walker, grade 8
Molly Walsh, grade 8
Tom Wan, grade 8
Le Grand Concours, National French Test, Chapter and National Ranking, Hinsdale Middle School
Alison Albelda, grade 7
Clare Caruso, grade 8
Andrew Coyner*, grade 8
Nicole Eichelman, grade 8
Caitlyn Elazegui, grade 7
Jaena Hanley, grade 7
Arman Haveric, grade 8
Christopher Heneghan, grade 8
Nicholas Monson, grade 7
Sarah Pencak, grade 8
Emma Rosenberg, grade 6
James Zhou*, grade 8
*Students receiving two or more awards
The District 181 Ambassadors of Excellence award program was instituted in 1997 to provide the Board of Education an opportunity to recognize those individuals who have brought positive attention to the district through the special honors they receive in a variety of local, regional, state and national programs of recognition.
