001welcome welcome family members twins community members faculty and most of all the class of 2019 good evening and welcome to the senior awards night for the class of 2019 to begin our program I will ask Kelly Lyons and Jillian Palladino co-presidents of student council to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance please remain standing after the pledge as Dominic Balsamo enters the stage to perform the national anthem will the audience please rise oh can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight or the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the Rockets red glare the bombs bursting [Music] and gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled
002[Laughter] [Music] all three [Music] [Applause] my name is ed Schwartz and I have the privilege to serve as principal of South High School as a master of ceremony tonight I have the best seat in the house as I get to witness some of my favorite people behind this awards night and the upcoming commencement ceremony my two major events in our seniors lives by acknowledging and recognizing their accomplishments we're also drawing attention to begin before we asked their community community leaders to present their awards I would like to first address the honorees nearly four years ago you all arrived for your first day of school the first place you recorded when you got here was right here in the auditorium now you see here four years later in the same place but clearly in a different
003place each of the past couple of years I've asked the students to give me a big so I'm going to ask the same of the class of 2019 so humor me for a moment I want you to each to close your eyes I want you to think back to that first day at the GS and the freshman you sitting here in the auditorium think about your size there your appearance your maturation level on that day what did you think high school was going to be like were you wondering about a specific course thinking about your first all-in event maybe thinking about a concert or performance or maybe we're just worried about finding your first period class or more likely whether or not to be able to open your locker think about those thoughts you have
004and now as high school is drawing the close consider the types of things you're thinking about tonight so I took the moment and I dug up the notes that I used that day I talked to you four years ago on that day if you remember plates or you don't I pledge to you that we would help you grow academically I told you we would help you grow socially and emotionally I asked you to get involved and I reiterated what dr. Walsh Rock had already told you at that - when you leave this place make it better there was when you got here you of all creating created amazing memories each and every one of the earth experiences here has served a role in moulding their personal beliefs and your values as young adults I am
005comfortable speaking on behalf of the entire staff when I say that we take great pride in your growth and your development rarely have great things achieved alone so make sure you spend some time in your final weeks thanking those who have helped you especially repentance but tonight is about you so as you listen to people talk of your accomplishments I hope that their words provide you with joy and satisfaction because you should all feel good about yourselves we've worked very hard and tonight is a wedding about letting you know before calling the whispers then and I have a few instructions please listen carefully for Union when it is called when your name is called move to your right take time climbing the stairs come across the stage shake hands as they are offered and return
006to your seat to your left in most cases the presenters will call your name as you walked to the stage explained the award in detail the program features presenters from both the larger community and the school the first half of the program will focus on Community Awards should your name not be called in the first half do not leave you were invited here for a reason you will get returned in the spot it just might occur after we take a brief smash break I will call the first presenter to the podium now in an effort to be efficient with our time section point presenters will introduce themselves so without further ado we will commence with a Community Awards please welcome mr. Riddick lemon to the podium to present an award this is a great one
007well Kevin Lyons and Matthew Garcia the American Legion is an organization of veterans it's the largest and oldest organization of veterans we are two million strong 300 members here in post 80 and down the road and we are very proud to present to the American Legion School Board which has been going on for years and years this award is presented to those students who have been chosen by the faculty of this school who possess the highest qualities of courage honor leadership scholarship patriotism service qualities allegiant fields are necessary to the preservation and protection of the fundamental institution of our government and the advancement of our society the award consists of American Legion school certificate the distinguished and very heavy American Legion bronze [Music] [Applause] [Music] good evening everyone would these blankets Cabos please come to
008the stage blessing Arthur Abigail person Alexa Flores Alyssa Dawson Maya Gonzalez Gianna crippled Christopher major Nicole molnar William more like Jillian cavity no nante Perry and Jennifer suits [Applause] I'm Annette Banfield the president of the Baguio dignity Express foundation in 2004 we began the Bonfield Express 5k run/walk to honor the memory of my husband Jim Bonfield who was a father as well as a teacher coach and Dean right here at Downers Grove High School this local Downers Grove event held each Thanksgiving morning gathered steam and has grown to over 6,000 registrants because of the community support of participants sponsors and volunteers the banquet Express has given over $600,000 to graduating high school seniors special education students and local elementary schools scholarship recipients and selection is based on character perseverance love of community personal involvement and
009I'd like to congratulate our gym Banco Memorial Scholarship recipients and best wishes for their future endeavors hope to see you all at the 2019 buy Field Express 5k run/walk at Thanksgiving morning in downtown Downers Grove thank you [Applause] all right good evening you could the following students please come up melissa whitener Tyler the Jacek Vincent Woodman Gillian Palladino Christopher major and Kelly Lyons my name is Ryan Gibson it's an honor to be here tonight representing the Downers Grove of Rotary Club rotary was the first service club and it was founded in 1905 here in Chicago today there are over 1 million members nearly in nearly every country most people recognize us as the folks who put on bro fest every year what do you guys think it grow faster it's through your participation and support
010of professed that these works are possible rotaries model is Service Above Self and the recipients of tonight's service above self scholarship have all exemplified the true spirit of this motto through their volunteerism their leadership and their dedication to the concept of Service Above Self congratulations to the 20 [Applause] and representing the darién Women's Club a community service organization each year the darién Women's Club award scholarships to seniors who have contributed to the community through their own volunteer service the scholarship committee was impressed with the amount of time grace has volunteered in a variety of organization always with the goal of helping others grace wrote in her application that she was at first reluctant to join high school organizations but wasn't inspired by a teacher who had as a weekly quote the key to fulfilling your
011dreams is yes graces volunteered and has had leadership roles with Key Club activities adopt-a-highway program Giving Tree programs Ronald McDonald House and other volunteer programs to help the less fortunate the darién Women's Club is very proud to present a check to support race to attend st. Louis University this fall and we wish you the best [Applause] with Julie Flores I'm John Pearson from the dairy Alliance Club where the second-largest lion Scoville state of Illinois and the Lions Club International is the world's largest service organization Julie is a recent recipient of our Bob Council scholarship she's the first generation of a family to go to college as an outstanding hard-working student Judy Julie was a snowball beater a student preschool teacher and an active member of her church she plans to attend or university seeking a
012degree in social work [Applause] we also invite you to our 4th of July parade to Vienna would actually Stevenson [Applause] sh Stephenson is a recipient of our D : Alliance of founders scholarship she's a member of the student athletic trainers and the girls bowling team national German Honor Society and Emmett Ashley has been a leader for snowball mad dash Mustang way and a volunteer for national disaster relief she will attend st. Louis University with seeking a master's degree and athletic training [Applause] can keep insurance in true-blue shop earnest Monaco born Theo George wheeler and Danny please come to the stage my name is Caitlin Morgan and I am here to present the David a convex auto ship on behalf of my family as well as the donors who have contributed to this scholarship fund the
013David Conrad scholarship is in memory of my brother David who was an outstanding student in receive support through the special services department at dgs David approached every challenge with a positive attitude and was motivated by his desire to attend college my family created this scholarship to be awarded to envision individuals who demonstrate his same determination in the classroom David accepted and enjoyed every person for his or her own unique qualities and this year's recipients are no different Caitlyn charms always approaches new challenges with a positive attitude and someone without drinks that effort needed to be successful in high school and college she have plans to attend award University Andrew Lucia has a great sense of humor and brings us to everything that she does he's a very critical mathematical and analytic thinker I plan to
014attend Co deep before studying engineering in future earnest Monaco exemplifies a wonderful spirit demonstrates leadership skills in integrity he's been involved in gymnastics swimming in football wha DGS he plans to attend Zod as well Warren fields a strong student he shows great perseverance in her classes she was a self advocate for herself he was a member a variety of clubs she had fun plans to attend NIU to become a kindergarten teacher George Withers were Catholic motivation and willingness to persevere that's astounding he's always polite and respectful towards my years of teachers in class and he works well and is able to be a team player he plans to continue his education at Zod is very respectful to Stanford students alike always offering help to others around focusing on himself strongly advocating [Applause] my name is
015Randy Dolphy neither the member of the South Pole board for the last 14 years the Dallas organization began in 1969 so Dallas is celebrating his 50th anniversary this year it was formed by a group of mothers who were dissatisfied with the lack of athletic activities for young women the Dallas scholarship is named after the leader of that group leader gable who was the former collegiate athlete advocate for women's athletics we did gable taught physical education at Donna's growth south from 73 to 1993 and was the girls varsity head basketball coach from 1973 to 1990 she's remembered of your Gunners row South High School Athletic Hall of Fame the dolls program in the end 69 with only two teams 2:14 today to the softball organization search girls from kindergarten through high school in currently consists of
01667 teams and over 800 girls the dolls support their current and former players in a variety of ways including employing them as coaches instructors umpires as well as through the scholarship the dog scholarship is not based on softball ability or talent rather a selection criteria for baseman academics community involvement school extracurricular activities volunteerism in character Emily checks all of the boxes she's an exceptional student and her list of activities and accomplishments is long including National Honor Society English tutor Special Olympics basketball coach the leaders for athletes committed to excellence operation snowball and super fans she participated in Downers Grove South ball track and field as well as a member of the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Symphony Orchestra she also is project unified working to unite the community to the inclusion of students with disabilities she is
017an exemplary role model in every sense of the word the Davos organization is extremely proud of Emily and knows that she will continue to be an exceptional ambassador ambassador for her family school and community her future is bright and we look forward to hearing about her future successes with that this great product that the dolls presents scholarship [Applause] my name is James the Daughters of the American Revolution grace is being honored this evening as the recipient of the DAR good citizen award the faculty go seniors outstanding apologies service leadership and patriotism your grace as this year's recipient see the certificate a special pin in a check [Applause] good evening can I please have travel cars join me on stage so this evening my name is Jennifer Martin is on the activity director here at Diamond
018scripts out I am presenting the award on behalf of the Sons of the American Revolution the Sons of the American Revolution or as they are at the patriotic predatory organization established in 1889 its members are male descendants of people who served on the Patriot side in the Revolutionary War that they are how to establish the National Archives in Washington that does historical research grants student awards like this one disposes of a country and preserve sites related to the American Revolution past members of the SAR include seventeen presidents of the United States representing both major political parties each year the Fox Valley Chapter of the SAR Awards outstanding citizenship certificates to more than 60 male and female high school seniors in the area Bob kandi senior is selected by each school based on the criteria honesty
019courtesy respect leadership and patriotism it is my pleasure to present tonight's awards [Applause] next I would like more in theater join me on stage this evening I have the honor to present on behalf of the district 99 support staff association and the district 99 support staff Association is proud to present one deal with the seer scholarship each year this association chooses one student from south and one student for north who is pursuing a career in education Lauren is attending Northern Illinois youth University in the fall with intent to major in early childhood education her experience here at dgs has opened her eyes to the impact teachers can have on their students we are thrilled to have Lauren accept this award and we wish her the best of luck [Applause] good evening that face call Joseph
020Koenig jr. and Isaac marcha local luggage to the stage [Music] my name is Mallory Hardy and I am a teacher here at Davenport South and I'm also the president of the Downers Grove Education Association which is comprised of 415 educators from north-south and our transition 99 building we represent all of the lessons to educators within district 99 and it's my great privilege to be introducing two gentlemen who are striving to embody what we all embody as the 415 teachers in our district and that is a desire to shape young minds and support students as they step into their careers and so we offer four scholarships that are entitled the dtea scholarships that are for students who are planning to pursue a major in in a career in education we offer two scholarships to North High
021students and two scholarships to high students and we are hopeful that you will continue to the tradition that you have been surrounded by here at South High to support students to advocate for students and to be champions for students both in their academic pursuits their social-emotional pursuits and their birth and development as human beings so without further ado I welcome Joseph Connick jr. Kubek on Joseph has expressed a desire to continue the work that he started on and pursue a passion in education that he found in his work tutoring students and physics primary and he is going to attend Lewis University studying the physics and secondary education congratulations [Applause] Isaak is a musician and Isaac's letter recommendation blowed his band director said that he was seven-years and working with students and education in music education
022throughout the country and not just here Downers Grove Isaac grows to the very very top and he said that if what Isaac is doing as a student is even a remote version of what he'll do as an educator he is going to do big things and make quite a difference in the life of many many musicians to come isaac is going to attend it when I state in his majoring in music education congratulations [Music] if I can now call to the stage please Dylan flowers demon is the recipient of our James M Dodd Memorial Scholarship this is another scholarship that is sponsored by the damage from educational association in the memory of Jim Dodd who was a teacher here at South High in the Social Studies department and Jim loved everything related to important policy
023politics and he was also very passionate about the field of international business and the DGA awards each year one scholarship to a North High student and one scholarship to a South High student that has plans to pursue international business and learn foreign policy and different levels as this year's recipient of the Jim Madan Memorial Scholarship [Applause] Arthur challege and majoring in not one not two but it's like considering three possible fields two of which are very aligned with what James M dad was passionate about political science and political economy and there's also a passion to pursue the field of criminal justice and Dylan is considering also an enlisting in the Air Force down the room so we are very proud of you Dylan they were very honored to give you this I'm going to take
024off of my identity of Education Association hat and put on my dinosaur Junior Women's Club hands if I can please call to the stage Gillian led tonight the damage approaching their Women's Club is in its 60th year this year in our community and it is an association that is made up of typically between 60 to 80 women in our community of Downers Grove and the surrounding suburbs that are passionate about helping others through community service and philanthropic efforts fundraising is a piece of that but the greatest passion of the women in the organization is hands on service and each year we offer students in district 99 their attending district 99 schools are living within the boundaries scholarships on this year more than ever movemove II emphasized the role of service line with our organization's mission
025which is to help others in every way possible we really centered above all else the idea of community service and that philanthropic value seeking out our recipients this year and out of a pool of many many candidates who are most worthy Jillian's application isn't really shined Julian is probably has more hours in the day than most of us in this room I don't know how she does all that she does to help others in her family to help others at her school and to help others in the community and we are very very proud to be offering Jillian a scholarship is in honor of her dedication to helping others Gillian has plans to go to Grinnell College and she is going to aspire to become a surgeon so while she might not have a lot
026of time to do community service over the next eight or so years to come she is certainly going to be continuing her tradition of helping others and so does with great pride that the damage grove Junior Women's Club presents Gillian Palladino with our scholarship [Applause] when the cold my name is Joseph president of Educational Foundation this is the 20th year that Japan has been warning scholarships high school seniors who reside in West LA whose parents are members of the chain to assist them with their college tuition this year we received 14 scholarship applications from students as we area high schools the students were interviewed and I am pleased to say that all 14 students are receiving scholarships totaling $8,000 all of our scholarship finalists will be invited to attend the luncheon on May 14th or
027they will be presented to our chamber members on behalf of the Education Awards Committee and the Kenyan one can thank them congratulating parents teachers and staff at Downers Grove High School on the perfect job we've done raising these young men and very medical college the workforce whatever challenges they may face after they receive their diplomas and commence a new beginning you can be very proud of them and what they have accomplished us our line the Chamber Education Foundation and awards committee also wants to congratulate the work winners this evening and all the members of the class of 2019 we at Westmont apron commerce and tourism bureau were very proud of each another why'd you and what she must have much success in your future endeavors we know there will be a credit to your parents
028your school and community after you graduate from high school it's not a scholarship there's also my pleasure to present a scholarship an agreement replace intent grounding University of Nepal political science [Applause] so I'd like to invite Kelly Jankowski and Carson all turrets so we got 1927 Calvin Coolidge was president there are Model T Fords all over the place and the Victrola portable record player with the crank was first introduced and it coincided with an explosion of popularity for a recorded music well on the same year the Downers Grove music slot was formed I think it may have been out of alarm for the shift from locally performed music to can music but the technology to play recorded music has certainly changed a lot over the years but our passion for live music hasn't wavered so
029on Tom Ewing from the Donna's world music flow and for over 90 years we've been supporting music arts development here in our local community and one of our key missions and passions is to encourage young local musicians for many decades we've been recognizing locals stood musicians through our competitive music awards programs this year music club provided over $7,000 in direct support to use music education so tonight we're going to recognize two outstanding students at dollar south on both seniors receiving college music awards so this year's college Awards go to Kelly in person [Applause] so mighty exchange Williams that guy region here 2011 starting all the guys off feel and you're seeing Meredith couple months didn't get China tomorrow scholarship is dedicated to memory of my office former gyroscope southwestern class of 2000 Gary stem graduated
030from Purdue University in 2005 with a degree in aerospace in aeronautical engineering here before accident in October 2004 during his high school years both the four-year pop up there and wrestler the maintaining academic graduate my brother was also active in Boy Scouts in the community young like me his love and dedication to my family but his friends honored to present this award to Auntie grammage and Christopher major based on the principles growth integrity in service [Applause] congratulations to thomas world Bridger in class of 2019 thank you for having us here this evening as we recognize one of her fellow classmates is a recipient of the Keller joyful Lachlan immortal pilots fellowship our daughter Callie would have been a 2015 graduate at Lyons Township High School in a 20-19 college graduate heading enter the next chapter
031of her life but during her freshman year at Elte an intruder took her life after she arrived home from school Kelly's legacy lives on through loss and tragedy as we in so many friends neighbors and classmates whose apartment support our foundation sir joy and her name china tallies memory we award scholarships to graduating seniors whose work and character reflects killer spirit for example Kelly played tennis for LTV so we asked the recipient to play a sport for three out of four years she was a solid student so we asked the recipient to have at 3.04 a coin or a bottle ultimately Kelly was kind and compassionate love to have others so we asked your recipient to write an essay and how they have done others for the class of 2019 across many schools we are
032announcing tenth powers scholarships renewables for years for a total of 96 thousand since inception went to class of 2012 we have awarded 75 scholarships valued at 537 thousand this includes a class of 2019 today we are here to honor a student from Downers Grove South the class of 2019 this young man reminded us the way Kelly was instil is his concept served him helping out an opponent during a golf match to improve this chitchat one small air can change a person's life as they say in this small direct but helping out an opponent during the match was self selfishness and probably changed his opponents game across for the better the students bring for the future are impressive he will continues during the topping others in ways as he did here where he was one of
033the founding members of the doubters rural south unified Club which was what Special Olympic athletes to unify the school to sports a new choice back he is a profound respect for life for others in himself and demonstrates his respect for others and a life on a daily basis whether it's helping out a student in need or organizing a peaceful protest regarding school safety after the Parkland school shooting just as he's shown respect for others he surely has a burden I respect this year's territory Locke Lamora foundation scholarship recipient will receive 1500 per year for a total of six thousand this would recipient dollars for Southwest several cars [Applause] [Music] [Applause] my name is Cathy stack and I'm with before tubular products Nucor steel company first I would like to congratulate all the graduating seniors under
034academic achievements and wish you well as you start this new journey in your lives today I'm proud to honor Vincent with the new Corps scholarship to be used over four years at the college's choices the new core combination is Comfort comprised of several different words today I'm presenting Vincent with the Community Foundation Scholarship this scholarship is unique as that is ultimate it is for eligible applicants in counties when we have a place of business this award rotates from ear to ear I mean ever to beat your cycle these students must be majoring in engineering or multiplier gene and their parents may not be employed by Newport in 1934 and were made the decision to leave no child behind inward intelligence to dependence of new employees since 1974 on the equity portrait Miller products and new
035personnel preparation [Applause] with the following students please come forward Abbie Carlson Andrea Davenport Lillian Dempsey grace - Lucy dumped her Nicholas itza Dylan flowers Melissa Garland in German Anthony grammage ruyan attorney Ryan Kodiak Kelly Lyons Samantha Martinez Connor O'Laughlin trucker Mopars Joanna Palladino Samantha Perkins math Harry Hunter the Dodger who'sa was the whitener and Vincent women [Applause] [Music] my name is Timmy Hamilton and I am a member of the South High School Parent Advisory Board we mean monthly with principal Schwartz about the workings of the school and I put rental feedback to the administration on a variety of issues as a group we also supply volunteers to the school for a few of the special events and we so DJ's spirit we're at several key functions the money earned from those sales has been turned
036into twenty three $500 colored scholarships we were excited to have so many students apply and the following students were selected to receive the Parent Advisory Board scholarship this year congratulations [Applause] [Music] and Carson Aldridge and Samantha googly our dough under the stage [Applause] I'm here today with Woodridge Rotary Club and I am presenting the jack casino music scholarship Jack casino was past president of Woodridge Rotary Club and both the music performer and a music lover this scholarship is named in his honor and it is the first year Woodridge rotary is offering the scholarship Carson Aldrich is a trombonist in the band program performs in marching band pepin chamber ensembles and the Wind Ensemble he also had a lead role at the stage production of Robin Hood he has been performing trombone in ensembles for 8
037years and as a soloist at competitive competition for five years in the future he plans to participate in the st. Olaf band orchestra and sing in the choir Samantha googly our dough is down there sounds principal efolio must and was selected to participate in the magnetic all-state festival she also participated in the state championships she shares her musical knowledge as a teacher's assistant for the freshmen concert band Samantha Samantha's talked about how music gave her a sense of family in high school she plans to play in the University of Illinois marching band in the future congratulations to both on winning this well-deserved music scholarship [Applause] technical will I please join me on stage [Applause] on behalf on behalf of mayor Roger C Clare I haven't asked to make his presentation Bolingbroke we are audre see
038Clare is awarding this scholarship to a diverse group South senior who resides in Bolingbroke this scholarship is not from the village of Bolingbroke but from the mayor personally this selection is based on academics and co-curricular tivities this year's recipient is Nicole and she has been involved in very many activities here at South High School [Applause] please have chocolate I kinda gotta come up with me the Woodard Junior Women's Club is a nonprofit organization that supports local charities with the structure that allows women to develop their talents and leadership skills by working together to serve others in an effort to foster a lifetime commitment to community service we present a college scholarship each year to a male or female senior Fernwood rich who has already shown a passion for serving others we proudly present this year's
039scholarship to Jacqueline I'm Conterra who so eloquently summed up our own philosophy in her essay noting the importance of making a positive change bigger small in the world and teaching people of giving a helping hand can go a long way when you work with others Jacqueline has made many contributions to her school and to the larger community in which she lives both by her active participation and service projects and becoming a leader to encourage others while still achieving academic success congratulations [Applause] [Music] good evening everyone my name is Dale stone edge of the village administrator from the village of Woodridge that is my pleasure on behalf the village of Woodridge and crow lodges who's the developer of the international southern business park in Woodridge had the opportunity to saving to protect the 29th he was
040sitting in Tula Woodridge prolong his scholarship the scholarship nominees are reviewed by a distinguished panel leaders and the recipients are ultimately selected based on the following criteria good citizenship academic excellence demonstrated leadership campus or community involvement and residency in the best time Phil would say rich it is my pleasure this evening at behalf of Mayor Gina Cunningham the Bulls were trustees up on rich to recognize mr. Philip Mycoskie was being the recipient of the 2019 village' liberation [Applause] you saved the best for last Kelly Jankowski I'm Bob breaker and with Woodbridge VFW Post 1578 Veterans of Foreign Wars the United States we establish a scholarship with the attention assisting one or more high school students in their pursuit of continuing education this scholarship was named after former Post Commander Jim Stewart the Iraqi war veteran
041was very active with many the causes of the VFW Jim died in 1999 after cancer the applicant must demonstrate the spirit of what Jim Cott Jimmy Stewart believed in namely his patriotic and community-based Christmas the recipient is also must be a member or relative or descendant of a VFW eligible veteran with me tonight is Morris Stewart James White Woodridge VFW is proud to this [Applause] at this point in the program we've completed the presentation from our community members on behalf of South Asia well I would like to recognize and extend our gratitude to every community member present here tonight in the organizations that they represent it's a pretty amazing gesture on their butt and it's inspiring to think about what that says about our larger community sure I can speak for every student when I
042say regardless of the dollar amount but I know I speak for their planet they appreciate your gratitude or the awards you've extended to them and we extend our gratitude to you so please join me [Applause] [Music] I really have to uh graduates I hope you paid attention and heard some of the criteria that these awards were giving for us it's more about what you do for others that will get you recognized throughout your life so at this moment we're going to take a three minute stretch break we're going to reset the stage do not leave the auditorium dispatch at your seats for three minutes and we'll get started with the school [Music] thank you we continue now with the self academic recognitions all of these awards will be presented by your system principal for a
043counseling experiences [Applause] and reflecting on we honored that I have of recognizing our academic honors awards I was thinking about how this group of seniors is often recognized for the answers they have they do well on tests but I would argue that that's not why we should honor them tonight not because of the answers they have because I would say that every single one of them in reflection aided by their teachers are the students that have the best questions so I encourage you to remember that as you head off onto the next portion of your life journey questions are far more important than answers is I've got to know more adults in my life I'm always impressed by people that have great questions as opposed to ones that know the answers and I encourage you
044to keep that value in how you present yourself as a scholar in your next journey the first group of scholars were recognizing tonight are those that earned a 3.4 GPA or higher after seven semesters if this group would please stand and fix the audience and remain standing [Applause] there were 160 seven of them in the senior class that heard a 3.4 GPA or higher a great admiration of Industry yeah take a look at that I have great admiration for this group because when I was a senior at South High School 36 years ago I graduated with the three points 390 v8 so it was salty about that they di turned in math but I'll get over it soon but really congratulations great work keep it up the next group of spellers we're going to recognize
045or the ones learning the academic highliners if this group would please stand [Applause] before I say a few words about this group I would also like to point out that there was live not mentioned in the program and we will rectify that soon those not in the program were operated go to per ton for Teleca coming wave Ashley Wells and Vincent Woodman this group of students put this in perspective 4.0 or higher after seven semesters so you might be thinking well as they like screenings right well it's not it's a lot of babies I had a lot of honors classes students really stretching themselves and push themselves into territories across academic areas this group really deserves our appreciation for the and finally they please have the students with her academic distinguished honors please come to
046the stage [Applause] so as I say a few words about this room I just want to point something out that just happened and I hope you heard it as well it's one of the reasons I like working at South High School we do recognize our athletes and we recognize our musicians and our artists and our actors but you heard the applause and cheers for our distinguished academic honors it's something that's valued here above all others in most cases and I'm officially all of you recognizing that in their ears that academic excellence is truly what we value and I would also say that every single one of them along with taking the most rigorous courses available excelling in almost every single case are also extremely involved students you've already heard that several times where the presenters
047not sure how they get everything done in one day but they have been leaders for us in a variety of environments and situations so I'd like to read their names now as mrs. Martinez passes out their plan Carson Aldridge MI Anza Jackson Baker Thomas blackboard and iboga danske riding Borzello Katie Chang comes to Chowdhury Emanuel Copeland lily and Dempsey grace god Lucy Dumbarton Gianna filardo Samantha Wadley our dough Kirk Hoffman Kelly Jankowski quail ooh Alicia Marcus Ethan Powell Connor podcasting Emma Sayer Emily Schwab Rebecca Bross Ausmus in Joshua Via Crucis rather than distinguished academic honors [Applause] on behalf of the principal Robert Smith at the Technology Center to page it is my pleasure to introduce the column co-ack as their senior year her teachers have said many wonderful things about Nicole here are just a
048few Nicole has shown her passionate abilities in early childhood the last two years she is always involved to prepare for doing her work at the preschool classroom she is a positive influence and comes with a positive attitude nicole has shown skill and patience with our preschool children and was a dependable and compassionate student teacher the call has always been diligent and self-motivated to accomplish all that a set before her she has a quiet force in the classroom that has shown to be a responsible role model for the rest of her teaching team we are so proud of Nicole and all her accomplishments so far and are so excited to see her journey to become a teacher continues congratulations [Applause] [Music] good evening my name's Willie Williams and that's why privileged to teach music in to
049be the fine arts department chair at South High School when Carson Aldridge Dominick Balsamo Babbitt and Isaac Rutledge and Samantha selectivity please come forward [Applause] the instrumentalist is a national publishing company based in Northbrook Illinois that also provides awards for seniors and music these awards began nationally with the establishment of the John Philip Sousa Ward in 1963 and gradually branched out to include the lugar Armstrong award the National School choral award in the national school orchestra award each of these students will serve to receive a desk visa certificate and their names will hang perpetual plaques in the music suite for all of us to consider in the future for each award I'll mention a few former Award recipient recipients and describe their current life activities their words to describe the traits associated with each one
050but I think it's in the actions in the lives of the previous recipients that the nature of the award is truly defined according to band historian Paul Byerly John Philip Sousa is truly an American phenomenon from the turn of the century until just after the talking film era in 1927 Souza's band was the pop music in America for several years the man 400 concerts here Susan's philosophy play the music people enjoy and play it really well is a hallmark for bands and other performing ensembles excellence to this day the first recipients at South High School in 1967 where Alice Anderson and suma control the 2011 Award winners Suzanne segredo earned mobile performance degrees from Illinois and Northwestern and they went to London to earn another performer certificate and oboe performance the 2007 winner Judy Hensel
051is the band director middle school band director north of Middle School in Yorkville Illinois this award recognizes outstanding musicianship leadership and dedication to the school band program please join me in congratulating me 2019 John Philip Sousa woman Louie Armstrong is the progenitor of the organized jazz follow the airport in New Orleans bears his name he won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award monstrously he is without a doubt the most influential musician from our time and culture first given at South High School 1974 to Ricky Wilson the Louie Armstrong jazz award it's selected my seniors and recognizes their musicianship creativity of character and jazz performance or what we sent in in 2010 Matt Kowalski graduated with a Jazz Studies degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester New York and is working as a professional musician
052in the Chicagoland area the 2011 recipient Elliot build graduated from Temple University and is a freelance musician in the Greater Philadelphia area after study with Carol Stafford please join me in congratulating the national school of quarrel award is the highest honor for high school formal performers first given at South High School - Mary Maguire and Brian turbo in 1982 this award recognizes musicianship leadership and dedication to the school choral music program the 2013 Award winner Ellie Walsh rock studied education and biology at Valparaiso University is currently teaching science and Ferguson Missouri the 1999 Award winner dr. Frank P Kars is a choir director across town at North High School the 1983 Award winner dr. Vince Walsh Rock previously taught music in district 99 and it's now an assistant principal for counseling and student support services
053here itself please join me in congratulating your 2019 national school called Award winners [Applause] the National schoolwork assured was introduced nationally in 1968 and first presented at dgs to bethe Chevrolet 1982 it is the highest honor that can be bestowed to a member of the high school orchestra to recognize excellence in plane leadership and contributions to the ensemble our district 99 Orchestra selects one we sit in here at south and one recipient at North the 2010 Award winner Michael Brown studied violin performance at the New England Conservatory of Music is now playing professionally on the East Coast the 2012 Award winner Lisa Salazar graduated from DePaul University in Greencastle Indiana and is now working in marketing and communications with the Chicago Children's Choir the 2014 award winner and remove Alina studied chemistry biochemistry at the
054Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago please join me in congratulating your 2019 South High School in Nashville school orchestra wore better [Applause] what janela Guzman and Michelle cravaack please go [Applause] Elizabeth Goldy was the staff the company's here itself until the 1970s she was a stunning musician and performer a teacher to all her death in July of 2001 they'll be performed in pre metered venues in the Chicagoland area it was a rebound concert piano player in the region additionally Goldie's daughter Elizabeth was an amazing visual artist and garnered numerous national awards for her work after both he's passing money's accrued in a scholarship fund dedicated to her memory deceivingly allocate a portion of those funds to the recipients of this award this year we recognized two outstanding seniors one a music in
055one individual art with an honorary from the goldie ii scholarship fund additionally a perpetual plaque hangs outside the finance office dumping a salt remembering the legacy of these outstanding students please join me in congratulating the recipients of the 2019 goldie seco memorial scholarship [Applause] good evening I'm Jake Kimball I'm the math department chair is my honor to present the gold math Awards tonight the actual certificates will be presented in class to students tomorrow so they can be congratulated with their classmates as well as mr. wall shock remind us it is not easy to get good grades in a math class and these students have done this at my debt in two days and seven consecutive semesters so when I call your name please stand Thomas black [Applause] sorry I said it earlier Ryan was hello
056Denzel hazlit Gianna filardo Mina blah Ryan co-ed Quinn goes as in Paul excuse me even Paul midgel feel all Bree Vernon and Rebecca of course Ausmus [Applause] I'm Michelle Sullivan I teach ap chemistry and the research club sponsor clear dgs I'm pleased to be here tonight to represent as the Science Award recipient gold and platinum science Awards will receive a certificate which will be awarded to them by the science department and the recognition breakfast on May 15th without further ado I'd like to invite the following silver science Award winners to please stand face the audience and remain standing please hold your applause until I'm done review the names of our recipients Juanita Mejia I'm Alisa pakusa Marc Willis and I say join me in congratulating the silver science award winners but it seems like we
057already have now I'd like to invite the following gold science Award winners to please stand please hold your applause Thomas Blackmore Sam Briggs Emmanuelle Copeland's Lucy dumper Denzel I slit Nicole Fajardo Nina glowy Tim lamb ragu Kodiak Willy warlock Tyler name Ethan Powell I'm a seer Elizabeth cirno Sanchez and Minnesota and Mikayla about Nova the honor of the gold science award is presented by the DTS science department to senior students who have completed at least five courses and science and maintain an overall GPA of 4.0 or butter and a science GPA [Music] [Applause] good evening my name is Jennifer wolf I'm that ap biology teacher here at Thomas I would like to invite the following platen of Science Award winners to please stand to face the audience and remain standing Brendan ours Hama Chaudhary Christopher
058cause Leon grace curry grace dodge an ela heart Jennifer Lopez Christopher major Samantha Martinez Nicole holnar Jillian Palladino Connor pochutec Richard her audio no de carne Lori the honor of the platinum science award is presented to the dgs science department senior students who have completed at least six courses in science and maintain an overall GPA of 4.0 or feather and a science GPA of 4.0 or better please join me in congratulating the plaque and science award [Applause] Lucey done for please join me on stage [Applause] the National Association of biology teachers sponsors this award to acknowledge success and to encourage and motivate students to continue in the field of biology this award is presented by the dgs science department to one senior in Advanced Placement biology who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and a strong commitment
059to excel in the study of biology the National Association of biology teachers recognises her academic achievement in the biological sciences Lucy Science Teachers comment that she's an energetic engaged student who is always ready to help others better understand some of the more difficult aspects of the topics being presented in class she uses her background in all science disciplines to help make sense of the biological concepts in front of her in addition to her achievement in academics Lucy was on the varsity volleyball team and is a member of the National Honor Society please join me in congratulating [Applause] with Samantha guano and Heath and Paul please join me on stage [Applause] I am pleased to announce the winners of the Fermi Science Award which is presented to the dgs science department to two exceptional students who
060have demonstrated outstanding achievement and a strong commitment to excel in the study of physics to succeed in physics you have to have a high tolerance for frustration because physics is sometimes incredibly frustrating until you get it and when you finally get it it's so obvious that you wonder why you didn't see you right away both of these students have cheers cheerfully persevered through many of those kinds of frustrations and mr. Z shared the following notes about these physics scholars Sam's ability to understand and apply a topic is unmatched she sees physics everywhere she goes even walking through doorways and her uncanny ability of puns gives her limitless potential in physics we since exemplified by this Fermilab award Ethan has a unique physics intuition that allows him to take the model and break it down into
061its fundamentals by doing so it usually causes him to recognize where the model is no longer fit that's allowing him to stumble upon and figure out another typical these aha moments make him the perfect candidate for the Fermilab award these students will receive a certificate from Fermilab and a copy of Stephen Hawking's brief answers to the big questions additionally these award winners will be invited to attend and ask the scientists behind the scenes guided tour of Fermilab please join me in congratulating Samantha Gallardo and Ethan [Applause] I would like to invite Christopher major the Illinois Association of chemistry teachers sponsors this award to acknowledge academic success and to encourage and motivate students to continue in the field of chemistry this award is presented by the DTS science department to one senior who is taking Advanced
062Placement chemistry and has demonstrated outstanding achievement and a strong commitment to excel the chemistry Kristopher science teachers comment that chris is an engaged diligent student who continues to strive for academic excellence in chemistry Chris plans to pursue Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University and is undoubtedly deserving of the Illinois Association of chemistry teachers award please join me in congratulating [Applause] [Music] the iota signifying organization promotes professional development and personal growth of women in chemistry in their native fields through recognition public outreach and the coordination of supportive networks Emanuel is a talented intelligent young woman who the chemistry and continues to user comes through background as a student researcher in addition to her academic achievements a manual is on stage crew a member of the DTS research Club and a National Honor Society member the I
063notice signified organization or rather the aroma signified before where I was announced to any young woman in chemistry serves to promote the advancement a women in chemistry by granting recognition to women who have demonstrated superior scholastic achievement and high professional competence and Emanuel does just that please join me in congratulating [Applause] I would like to invite Brendon our state to the stage [Music] [Applause] the Illinois Science Teachers Association excellence in science award this award is presented by the DTS science to Berlin to a seniors was demonstrated outstanding achievement in all areas of science and shows a strong commitment to science Brendon science teachers comment that it appears he really enjoy science and is always willing to cut up other students he is lightning fast but behind the scenes you can tell the butts in effort
064to complete assignments and connect ideas Brennan has oppressed me in class with his perseverance and positive attitude he's they're an integral part of research but for two years now as the research Club webmaster he has really helped the club to grow today he has presented research twice in collaboration with Lewis University in addition to his achievement in his academics and the dgs research club Brennan is in Key Club Rushmore and a member of the National Honor Society he was selected for this award not only for his academic excellence in science but also for the intellectual creativity he exhibited in class and through his independent research his achievements speak for themselves he is a true scientist Brendan receives a certificate and an Excellence in science model from the ISDA [Applause] good evening I'm tired of the
065tree the world languages department chair and it is my pleasure to present you the individual language Awards with Lindsey Mejia married Nepali ransom [Music] [Applause] each year the world languages Department honors a senior from each language those excels and isn't her studying throughout the four years at self these students have not only demonstrated strong academic performances in their language classes that they have also been involved in various aspects of our programs from our honor from our clothes in under societies to special opportunities such as our national exams tutoring peers and aiding for world language class each of the students chosen this year has demonstrated a great deal of diligence and hard work in his or her study of language and culture I am pleased to present the Award for Excellence and study in a ow
066- Lindsey Mejia in French - Mary Mohini in German - Sarah groom and in Spanish [Applause] evening everyone I'm ready to cast this and I'm the athletic director here at South and I'm here tonight to present our male and female athletes of the year this award is presented to a senior based upon their athletic accomplishments both for this year in their career but also on how well they demonstrate the core values of Downers Grove south athletic program those values of hard work discipline teamwork confidence character academic success and love of the game I called four nominees from our head coaches and every person our program has the opportunity to vote this is one of the most important words the athletic department can bestow I think everyone here tonight believes in the privacy of our core
067values there are attributes of leadership that determines success in its broadest sense this award recognizes the strength of character athletic ability and represents the respect these athletes have earned on the within their sport but throughout the Mustang athletic program please come out of my states to receive your reward when I call your name our female athlete of the Year Andy Carlson and this justin sports man we got a tie for male athlete of the year so our way of athletes of the year please come on up man thirsty and any student [Applause] we have now reached the pinnacle of our full-name tonight outstanding seniors in each department the outstanding senior awards are the most prestigious awards presented at South High School this recognition is based upon service and demonstrated leadership as well as academic accomplishment
068within the department's four year course of study the names of these students yet to be revealed have been a well-guarded secret different from our presentations earlier tonight we will not call students to the stage first for these honors the speakers will present the information of the honorees first saving the names for the final words spoken this is where I get to enjoy while we're depending the auditorium enjoying the recognition of students have earned the outstanding senior display case in the a hallway outside the counseling office has been updated with the pictures of the students to be named shortly those pictures will be prominently displayed until next year on the same evening hold up holding a place of honor and distinction that's how high school I will know the display case will be relocated this summer
069to a temporary home for the next year and a half until its permanent location in our new Learning Commons is erected within two years without further ado please welcome miss Valerie Moses the department chairperson for a career technical education department will present awards to outstanding seniors in business education family consumer science good evening many students who graduate from Downers Grove South understand the value in preparing for college degree business by taking in too many business education courses as they can student has taken a variety of business courses including introduction to business keyboarding computer science one and consumer education not only has this year's recipient achieved excellence in all classes but the student has also been actively involved in the DECA program qualifying for the state competition during their senior year we all know successful business
070leaders possess at the least integrity character passion perseverance and a commitment to excellence these characteristics are highly evident in this student inside and outside of the classroom their work ethic and teamwork were apparent as a member of both varsity football and the varsity volleyball team for this student is always about the good of all and making sure everyone is successful a recipient has always been the type of student to go out of their way to ask how someone is doing or to help them in any way possible as a member of the National Technical Honor Society the student has shown their continual dedication to the field of business and academic excellence teachers have commonly praised the student for their ability to apply the skills learned in various classes to complex real-world problems his ingenuity focus
071and problem-solving abilities are sure to afford him many opportunities to be successful in the field of business as our recipient continues his pursuit of preparation at the University of Illinois we can only assume he will do so with the same kindness he has supported his fellow students and teachers of damage bro Solomon there is only fitting to award the on earth career technical education outstanding business education cedar for the 2018-2019 year to Josh [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hard-working determined and dedicated where the words that came to mind when considering the 2019 outstanding family Consumer Science student of the year the staff chose their distinguished student based on not only academic ability but also an extraordinary character the student has a thirst for knowledge a commitment to excellence and embraces a challenge our student is extremely dedicated
072to pursuing a dream I'm working in the early childhood education field and has taken early childhood care child development two years at TCD in the early childhood education program this person has been an exceptional representative of the type of student the CTE Department for frequently going above and beyond course expectations when working on her lesson plans she would challenge herself by undertaking difficult lessons and making them accessible for three to five-year-old children she was able to self-advocate and would often try to accomplish tasks independently this student even took on the hardest task of designing and creating her own developmentally appropriate activities her high level of work often inspired other child development students and she was willing to lend a helping hand to her peers through all their work the student demonstrated a positive and pleasant
073personality the student has been a leader of FCCLA for the past two years during that time she brought home the bold mountain and children's literature for regional and state competitions she was awarded most outstanding at the regional level this young lady will continue her pathway of study by 10 Illinois State University to major Miller early childhood education I'm happy to announce the Career and Technical Education Family and Consumer Science senior of the year is there [Applause] a career in engine engineering and design is all about creating solutions to solve real-world problems it offers a chance to combine creativity with engineering expertise these students studied research and develop ideas for innovative products that the systems used to create in this year the engineering and design area of CTE is awarding a person who set an example
074of everything an outstanding senior should be this student is described as intelligent hard-working kind motivated and a leader district 99 offers for Project Lead the Way courses for future engineers and our nominee has taken three of those courses principles of engineering civil engineering and architecture along with engineering and design in all three classes this individual discipline exceptional work ethic integrity respect for others and was always very conscientious about the final product and the work involved to get there one has to list ingenuity is a trait of this individual as well when his team was involved at the college of dupage engineering competition they were given the task of designing and constructing something that would protect an egg from a 50-pound weight their winning solution place the egg in a location where it could not be
075found while completing the engineering career pathway this person finished numerous offends placement courses including AP Computer Science accomplishments of damage group south include Illinois state's pallor maintaining a 4.4 and above GPA being a member of the skills you as a club National Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society this honor student or fifth place at the SkillsUSA State urban search and rescue Robotics Competition engineering design staff take this young man as a devotion for learning and he will continue his national first chosen career pathway of mechanical engineering at Purdue University it is a pleasure to award the outstanding senior in engineering design to Jackson [Applause] [Music] please welcome to the podium miss Tracy Sebastian English communications degeneration presenting two awards in communication [Applause] good evening this series outstanding senior communication has not only been
076an exceptional student within our English classes over the four years but has also impressed teachers while completing three communication courses during senior year including advanced journalism TV production one and TV production two both of which had to be traveled over to north to take each day beyond all of that the student has also been a valuable member of the blueprint newspaper staff as well mrs. Wong the blueprint advisor advanced journalism teacher says that the student is an incredible writer and a very talented filmmaker the student creates awesome podcasts makes creative and informative news packages manages the news video with grease and authority and overall has a great eye for visual storytelling mr. LAN went on to say that the student is not only thoughtful with what stories are told but is also very careful about
077how those stories are told other teachers reflected at the time they had the students in class and said that this student exemplified strong communication skills in a variety of ways the student came to us each day with questions to deepen her understanding and she clearly thought about all the conversations in class she was a leader in discussions and teachers were impressed with how she tackled ideas that challenged her rather than dismiss liked that were contrary to her experience or unfamiliar for her the student asked questions and probed for details until she fully grasped the concept and then made up her mind the student is a thinker and a natural communicator in this serfs are very well our reader has earned two best of snow awards for her storytelling being written DS and other being a
078video beast snow with the National School newspapers online website and they received numerous entries from all over the country so this is quite the honor mrs. long truly believes that the student would make a top-notch producer in the future joking that she was able to make a shot with kombucha and chips work at a journalism sectional event that she can do just about anything I please you know that the steers outstanding senior today occasion Award winner [Applause] the major goal of the Department of English and communication is just this students in their development as articulate and effective speakers and writers of English and a foster in them and appreciation of classic and contemporary literature this year our recipient in which is a student who has demonstrated excellence in the development of all of these qualities
079is someone who has had a positive impact in our classrooms and with their peers first degree in excel in the English classroom or in eighth and every semester of every course the zoomit completed not only the four required courses through the honours and Advanced Placement track but the student also went beyond that and took dramatic literature film studies and winter expression along with AD literature during senior year although they're demonstrating her passion and interest in our content mr. Jia Kara's our Sabine's ap language teacher described a student as a natural student of literature in the humanities an enthusiastic learner who gravitates towards reading selections and writing projects that challenge one's intellectual level he said that when he spoke with the student about writing the student naturally disgusted as a tool for exploration of the abstract
080idea that lay beneath the various accents of our culture the student was described by multiple teachers as being a homo unassuming figure teacher said the student had a personal interaction ambition loved doing anything that we do in the classroom reading discussion writing but she also very much worked with her Paris naturally and engaged in the discussion they described the student as an ex collaborator in the classroom one who raised personal opinions to the table but always looks to incorporate everyone's ideas and voices mrs. Rubin who actually nominated this student also the head Nick Fletcher teaching student or Vedic literature and film studies this year and she said that the students critical analysis skills of writing are top-notch so that this students insightful curious money made her stand out right away the student's ability to ask
081probing questions and challenge norms was invaluable the classroom discussions mrs. Rubin was so impressed with the students abilities and insights as she asked the student to be a student director of the Black History played this year even though the student had zero experience with theatre the student did not hesitate she said yes immediately took on the opportunity to learn and grow and to expand her knowledge of theatre in the director's vision she took the lead and she did not disappoint me with gratitude appreciation of her genuine interest in her content as well as for her outstanding contributions to our English classes I enthusiastic this year's outstanding senior award [Applause] Williams finance partnership for example organ music performance it's with complete joy that I described in the present to you all here this evening our outstanding
082senior in music as a human the student body's the highest standards of ambassadorship and musicianship in every action taken this person represents family school and community through the carry interactions with every human being encountered this person is aware of self and others and is compassionate to those around in every situation it helps that this human is also a world class musician performing all styles of music at a high level an alto saxophone flute piccolo and earning his spot in the ilm be a dish about jazz bands in the fall of 2018 district 1 is one of the most competitive jazz districts in Illinois with nine students are in spots out of more than 60 audition candidates as a leader decision is unparalleled and calm demeanor affability and a positively infectious attitude these traits inspire all
083those around him to a high level of performance and frankly to a higher level of human interaction as a performer in the marching arts this student is grown artistically in both fall and winter stretching performance talents and skills to participation in our winter guard the student has a wonderful sense of humor another trait which increases his affability with everyone he honors I'll be extremely proud to one day call him a professional college next year he will study music education in Illinois State University please join me in congratulating Year 2019 an outstanding senior music [Applause] [Music] it is with extreme exuberance that presented describe to you this evening our 2019 outstanding visual arts senior this new displays the traits of creativity organization drive and intelligence in exceptional ways day in and day out in multiple art
084courses the thought of kindness that accompanies every human interaction it makes the time the students better itself even more remarkable visual art is not the only academic area in which the students plays excellence in fact each and every academic subject is treated with curiosity and diligence a daily schedule that's loaded to capacity is navigated with success because of distinct skills the student has with time management with self-awareness part of the impressive time management includes planning works of art in extreme detail creating sketches researching theories and ideas and exploring how the purpose of the piece connects holistically to learning into life the sense of curiosity planning and research will be a part of the fabric of ongoing success of this new departure from South High School the student continually serves as a resource and inspiration to
085other students providing technical feedback thoughtful conversation and ideas of inspirational work the feedback loop goes both ways for this student as she continually seeks feedback from others when considering the work of art great issue from all sides it's a combination of all these traits that will continue to pay the pathway of success for the students UT parts of South High School next year she'll attend Williams College studying something interdisciplinary that will likely clewd art or art history please join me in congratulating you 2019 outstanding visual arts here [Applause] [Music] [Applause] is with an extended condition that I described and present to your outstanding performing arts senior the student is renowned for passionate involvement in all aspects of theatrical production in the classroom - both on and off the stage intentional immersion that anything created that
086related to theatre is a hallmark the student leaves in the theater classroom again Salim this passion and immersion is bathed in humility there's no aspect of the and reproduction not worthy of consideration or supreme effort it is unique combination of passion humility and complete immersion that led to a trajectory of ongoing growth as a performing artist innovation will lean class warmups is founded in deeper connections for the participants innovation and set design is founded not in the coolness of the design but in the versatility provided to the performers into the production artistic depth and insight is leveraged to challenge both patrons and performers to an unparalleled in consideration of the human condition as the theatrical journey of the student continues this and passionate involvement will continue to benefit more and more people as a circle
087of artistic influence expands whether stage managing a restaurant whether directing her acting whether building or designing the genuine love of theater amazing attitude the decedent student is what makes her stand out next year she will continue her study of Performing Arts studying theater and film studies at Illinois State University please join me in congratulating Year 2019 outstanding performing height senior Delaney [Applause] it is my pleasure to set tonight's Award for outstanding senior mathematics the student behind her has excelled the honors math classes - all four years at TGS you're doing with math three honors as a freshman a culminating in calculus 3 - North Central College this past fall these classes were completed with a math class GPA of 4.6 in addition this individual has been a four-year member of the math team for DTS
088now it goes without saying all of the students in this room have an abundance of work to complete both in and out of the classroom you are all involved in numerous clubs sports and activities that take a credible amount of dedication an organization to manage our awardee is built different mrs. car painter man team head coach describes our honoree is an active leader of the team who's highly respected among his teammates and mr. King a math coach and his BC calculus teacher describes his student as genuinely interested in understanding the mathematics that he was being taught not simply interested in a news many points as possible however beyond has worked in the classroom Maxine shares a trait with previous outstanding mastered Morgan says cherished by me above all others it is his willingness to volunteer
089time to help his peers as a to I mentioned that our awardee was in calculus 3 the course follows a college headman and that it does not every day mister clarin who was the students teacher for three years ago and for me that during days when calc 3 was not in session our recipient was a volunteer tutor in his honor freakout class this year the last two years he has also given over 140 hours of his time to help his fellow Mustangs in the math Resource Center through both of these endeavors the student is given approximately two hundred 200 hours of his time to help others get through their own mathematics difficulties it is undeniable that this recipient tonight's award justifiably could have used these resource time and off days and count 3 to focus
090on his own work in fact we all live commended him for being so dedicated to his studies or he chose to give to others instead and still found time to excel at his own endeavors is because of this work both in and out of the classroom his dedication to his classmates that I am truly honored to present tonight's Award for outstanding senior mathematics [Applause] [Music] please welcome to the podium mr. Scott Lang while the chairperson for physical education education good evening everyone it is my great honor to introduce the outstanding senior award for the physical education department for the 2018-2019 school year in order to be considered for this honor a student must first be recommended in to our leaders program as a freshman once they are chosen from our leaders trainee class they then
091must lead for at least four semesters and receive all A's as our winner has accomplished all of these feats and also demonstrated excellent communication skills athleticism the ability to help others and a willingness to assist teachers they have truly stood out amongst an incredible class of senior leaders one of their former teachers had this to say there is someone that always takes time for others every day they bring their positive outlook to class someone who is always ready to help talk or just listen to their fellow students another teacher had this to share their daily initiative attitude and interactions with the students in class they provide an atmosphere for learning for the students that fosters independence maximizes participation and encourages students to challenge themselves personally I have not had the pleasure to have the student
092as one of my leaders however I have had the opportunity to see them lead for other teachers and witness all of the extra things that they do to go above and beyond the expectations of our PE leaders they have an energy and enthusiasm that is contagious their ability to lead is natural and their willingness to put in the extra work is unmatched in my opinion he exemplifies what it means to be a student leader it is my distinct pleasure to recognize this year's outstanding physical education Award recipient [Applause] [Music] [Applause] described as a cooperative reliable kind-hearted and open-minded student I'm told that our Faculty's expectations for this young scientists future successes are boundless before we look to the future let me tell you a little bit more about what the student has accomplished during the
093past four years this science scholar consistently demonstrates his superb ability to understand advanced high-level scientific concepts he's great attention to detail when hearing out experience and works fluently with technology and data analysis in April he presented for the second time at the is used in research symposium current President of the DGS research Club this has conducted independent scientific research in both the fields of chemistry and physics he worked in conjunction with Lewis University graduate students for the last two years focused on enhanced water remediation with the potential to provide clean water to developing countries he is a leader in the green energy engineering Club and of our dgs cork neck team performing modern particle physics research in collaboration with Fermilab he was described as both a mathematic and a scientific type II yet each of
094his teachers shared examples of how he helped disappears whenever possible in the classroom as a peer tutor and even at the Museum of Science and Industry said before it's difficult not to be excited about the students future his more immediate future includes special access to Fermi's Minos tunnel to conduct an additional muon testing soon after that graduation and then off to the University of Illinois to major in material science we are confident that his natural abilities his strong understanding of the way the physical world works and his intellectual curiosity will all contribute to successes well beyond what any of us can imagine I'm proud to announce that this year's recipient for the outstanding senior in Science Award [Applause] presenting the award for social studies Esposito there's incredible importance of teaching our young people to be
095critical and analytical thinkers but there is a unbelievable importance to teaching them to be critical and pathetic and involve members of our society our recipient of the outstanding senior award has developed and demonstrated these skills and dispositions over the last four years in impressive ways our standing senior is someone teachers described as thoughtful a one who plays attention to the world around them one teacher noted that this student presented well-developed ideas and reflected on material in class another carried the sentiment forward by explaining how she or he were they was mindful of those in the room taking account of the positions and feelings of others another theme that emerged when discussing our outstanding senior teachers is that this person is a truly good student she or he were they our describe Miss Marian Athos as
096an excellent student because of the way they both understood the material and because of how this student made it a point to help peers in class that we're struggling to grab some concepts this kindness and selflessness transferred outside of the classroom as demonstrated by involvement and snobol is both a participant and your leader each year we're presenting this award especially in the years and where I have not caught the recipient I asked myself what makes this student outstanding social study student it took no time at all to find the answer to this question when hearing from his rubbing she explained that he is someone who has genuine interest in learning and I am impressed by how much knowledge is gained on our political system growth from his hard work in class and reading on his
097own he is a critical reader who thinker and does exactly what we want our social studies students to do be curious make connection and challenges thinking miss Polti she further described him as someone who was willing to challenge other students assumptions and anon had the serial manner to help push their thinking and mr. Crider talked about him in awe as one of his top AP US history students our outstanding senior has taken 11 semesters of social studies over the last four years it was an important member of the 2018 my campaign a mock debate for the Caxton campaign he currently serves as co-president of both politics Club and Model United Nations ladies and gentlemen our outstanding [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the Department of Special Services is proud to recognize our choice for outstanding senior tonight Trista
098bran has spent the last four years developing and embracing the skills needed to achieve success both in and out of the classroom this student utilizes them to supports available in school to achieve at a high level when I asked teachers to describe the student the words motivated intelligent involved positive hardworking and self-advocate were few the adjectives shared our outstanding senior has a genuine care for others this individual is always respectful of staffing students and will help others at any cost the hard work of this individual has helped to push and encourage others to reach their fullest potential our outstanding senior has taken time to understand their learning style and make decisions on how to approach classes based upon this information the outstanding special services senior excels in the classroom he manages his time well and
099recognizes the importance of persistence and in his work he prepares for assessments and truly shows the desire to master the daily learning targets regularly reflecting on his understanding additionally this student works well in group settings he's not afraid to ask questions or offer ideas he treats his teachers and classmates with kindness and care he is the positive role model for others in the class and approaches his work with a positive attitude in addition to his current academic load and ggs the student spends half of his day at the Technology Center for 2-page taking classes in computer information systems and game design he is involved in many extracurricular opportunities including Spanish club Adventure Club and Caribbean soul our ups evening senior is able to manage all of these classes and activities while still demonstrating a strong
100work ethic the recipient of this award embodies what it means to be an outstanding special services student and that news this love advocate and a role model for fellow classmates he advocates for himself and others around him he is always reflective he understands recognizes and appreciates the sacrifices his parents have made to allow him to receive the education that he has he respects his parents were motivating him and pushing him to work harder which gave him the individual determination to be the best and everything that he has done after graduating from diverse works of high school the student plans to attend to the College of DuPage and is considering studying health information technology it is with great honor that I present the outstanding senior for the DGF special services department [Applause] last but certainly not
101least [Applause] there are many students that have the talent desire to learn another language appreciating the value of being able to communicate with people in other countries and understand their cultures admirable it is less common however it who had the privilege to teach a student is passionate ambitious and hardworking as this year's outstanding senior in world languages well the department gets together it isn't always easy to describe this year however it was different this senior was a shortest discussion I've had in my 12 years at TGS the name was mentioned and everyone agreed that hands down this student was the worthiest of the award the student has shown great enthusiasm wrote the passion and dedication in his or her studies of languages academically the students strive to study languages is more than impressive she has
102studied two languages in our program Spanish and German her motivation to move forward in German is extraordinary she said in a German one class for no credit and began participating as sure by other student soon she was getting perfect scores on assessments she continued with German courses and is now in a team in addition she demonstrated her ambition in languages by continuing from Spanish through regular to AP Spanish there are a few students who continue to AP Spanish without the preparation of the three honors course let alone accelerate her language teachers were described her as thoughtful insightful methodical and discipline her Spanish new teachers - no - fern said she is one of the brightest I've known in my time as a Spanish teacher and his distinguished amongst her peers in our department we really
103had students take more than one language she is not only taking two languages but excelling in two AP language courses at the same time and what is even more amazing that she is also she also speaks fluent Spanish so that is four languages perform in German teacher frost at said she is a study in contrasts in the best possible way while she tends to be quiet and reserved she is very much nervous taker and upbeat supporter of her cares to find an eight-year-old who is calm intelligent poised well-rounded and diligent is rare to find one who is also a pleasure to work with and helpful to other students is rare to find all of that in a young lady who also speaks four languages is truly exceptional this dynamic and bright young woman plans to
104use her high school studies and cultural experiences to continue studying language in the college and incorporate them into her future career international relations for her passion to learning and desire to pursue her love for and talent in languages this year's outstanding senior in languages [Applause] please join [Applause] puppeteers for photos and I would like to extend my thank you to all of you for your patience and attending the ceremony tonight seniors recognized your awards are in the cafeteria please pick them up when you proceed to a reception we had refreshments in the cafeteria for all please join us thank you again [Applause] you