Plainfield High School

Central Campus

Senior Honors Program

Class of 2020

Plainfield Central…Class of 2020

Class Flower

Sunflower

Class Color

Blue

Class Motto

“Once a Wildcat, Always a Wildcat.”

Class Quote

“Life is too short to get bogged down or be discouraged.

You have to keep moving.

You have to keep going.

Put one foot in front of the other,

smile and just keep on rolling.”

Sons of the American Revolution - Outstanding Citizenship Award Nicole Zaknoun Louis Joliet Chapter NSDA - DAR Good Citizen Award Renee Cleghorn American Legion Outstanding Citizen Award Kaden Dolbee Andrea Villicana

American Legion – Marne Post 13 Scholarship

Olivia Brady Martha Rivera Tyler Suski Nicole Zaknoun

Student Council Leadership Award Valerie Knight Kyren Rudolph PCHS Band Boosters Scholarship Abigail Gigler Carter Glatt

Plainfield Chamber of Commerce Allison Fau Grand Prairie PTO Scholarship Kaden Dolbee

C.A.P.E. Scholarship Valerie Knight

Plainfield Lions Club Scholarship Kaden Dolbee Plainfield Kiwanis Scholarship Allison Fau

Rotary Club of Plainfield Scholarship Martha Rivera

ORGANIZATIONAL AWARDS

Foundation for Excellence – Martens Family Science Scholarship Lillian Bruno

Foundation for Excellence – Community Service Scholarship Natalie Heye

Foundation for Excellence – Eichelberger Public Safety Scholarship

Austyn Kraft Ryan Krueger

WILCO Area Career Center Scholarship Katie Verklan

WILCO National Technical Honor Society Josephine Provencher Aliyah Segovia

Frank and Margaret Parks Scholarships

Reza Alvi Quiara Dunson Tiara Guider Brian Meehan Tyler Suski

Pat Apiquian PHS-CC Art Scholarship Kyren Rudolph

Will County Farm Bureau Natalie Heye Dustyn Perona

Exelon Scholarship Andrea Villicana

Joliet Junior College Foundation Scholarship Laura Loredo Gonzales

Plainfield Junior Women’s Club Andrea Villicana

Give Something Back Scholarship Alexander Zajac

ORGANIZATIONAL AWARDS

SPC Conference Placers

Abby Blazevic – 6th in Sports Writing

Hannah Kopek – 5th in Feature Writing

Dayanara Miranda – 4th in Editorial Writing

Stephanie Wallace – 4th in Review Writing

Ian Wesselhoff – 4th in Sports Writing and 4th in Copy Editing

SPC Conference Medalists

Paige Gieseke – 3rd in Video News

Abby Blazevic – 2nd in Newspaper Design

Stephanie Wallace – 2nd in Yearbook Copy Writing

Hannah Kopek – 1st in Advertising

Northern Illinois Scholastic Press Association Awards

Honorable Mention:

Abby Blazevic – Editorial Writing and Advertising

Hannah Kopek – Graphics

Ian Wesselhoff – Sports Writing

Blue Ribbon Winner: Alana Daliege – Column Writing

Enterprise Journalists of the Year Abby Blazevic

Hannah Kopek

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

JOURNALISM AWARDS

These students have earned straight A’s for 7 semesters in these academic categories:

Kumayl Ahmed – Science

Jacob Almawi – English, Science

Reza Alvi – English

Robyn Aparri – Fine Arts

Sarah Bailey – Foreign Language, Fine Arts

Destiny Basham – Fine Arts

Reygan Boekema – Mathematics

Gillian Camacho – English, Mathematics, Fine Arts, Science

Kaitlyn Carr – English

Lillian Danner – Fine Arts

Emily Degen – Fine Arts, Science

Christian De Leon – Fine Arts, Science

Kaden Dolbee – English, Mathematics, Science, Foreign Language

Jacob Donahue – English, Foreign Language

Gillian Dorman – Foreign Language

Julia Egly – English, Foreign Language

Damaris Fernandez – Fine Arts

Jonah Frosch – Fine Arts

Adrianna Giacona – Fine Arts

Paige Gieseke – Fine Arts

Carter Glatt – Mathematics, Music, Science

Madison Goetsch – Fine Arts

Cody Gorecki – Fine Arts

Marija Gosheva – English, Foreign Language

Tara Guider – Fine Arts

Guadalupe Hernandez Pardo - English

Natalie Heye – Fine Arts, Science

Jenna Homan – Foreign Language, Mathematics, Science

Kaitlyn Husak – Fine Arts

Julia Jessen – Fine Arts, English, Mathematics

Emily Knobbe – English

Ryan Kodura – English, Science

Kyra Kohlstedt – Foreign Language

DEPARTMENTAL ACADEMIC AWARDS

Dillon Koty – English, Mathematics, Social Studies

Austyn Kraft – Foreign Language

Tamara Kraijevic – Fine Arts

Valerie Knight – Foreign Language, Science

Morgan Lee – English

Mia Listello – Fine Arts

Toby Lister – Science

Stephanie Lopez – Foreign Language

Lauren Lotarski – Mathematics, English, Foreign Language, Social Studies

Malaika Mburu – English, Foreign Language, Fine Arts

Brian Meehan – Fine Arts

Ivii Mikolajczyk – Social Studies

Genevieve Millhouse – Foreign Language, English, Science

Matthew Millhouse – English

Molly Mundle – Foreign Language

Roberto Ochoa – Fine Arts

Navia Ornelas Contreras – Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

Pooja Parikh – Foreign Language

Sarah Parker – Foreign Language, Mathematics

Dustyn Perona – Mathematics, Science

David Poggi – Social Studies

Alyssa Pribnow – English, Fine Arts

Mia Pustz – Fine Arts

Cesar Rivera – Fine Arts

Marcos Rivera – Fine Arts

Martha Rivera – Foreign Language

Kyren Rudolph – Fine Arts

Mattheia Rudolph – Fine Arts

Matthew Sanza – Fine Arts, English

Sydney Schillinger – Fine Arts

Georgia Sigler – Fine Arts

Juan Jose Silva – Fine Arts, Foreign Language

Cody Sitterly – Foreign Language

Tyler Suski – Foreign Language, Mathematics

Nina Torri – Foreign Language, Social Studies

Rene Turija – Fine Arts

Andrea Villicana – English, Fine Arts, Science

Ian Wesselhoff – English, Mathematics

Illinois State Scholars

Outstanding Academic Achievement

These students performed in the top 10% of their graduating class

as well as scoring at or above the 95th percentile on the SAT.

Nashwaan Ahmad Jonah Frosch Payton Middleton

Kumayl Ahmed

Brooke Ahrens

Reza Alvi

Kobe Aquino

Arielle Bartos

Dominic Bennett

Lillian Bruno

Gillian Camacho

Jordan Camacho

Ally Canavan

David Dabkowski

Lilian Danner

Christian De Leon

Kylee Degen

Kaden Dolbee

Jacob Donahue

Gillian Dorman

Anastasia Evans

Carter Glatt

Jackson Heritage

Natalie Heye

Jenna Homan

Julia Jessen

David Kamianowski

Valerie Knight

Emily Knobbe

Ryan Kodura

Kyra Kohlstedt

Dillion Koty

Austyn Kraft

Mason Larsen

Morgan Lee

Mia Listello

Lauren Lotarski

John Martin

Elizabeth Meagher

Genevieve Millhouse

Matthew Millhouse

Navia Ornelas Contreras

Elizabeth Ospalik

Dustyn Perona

Alyssa Prinbow

Brianna Quintero

Matthew Sanza

Georgia Sigler

Juan Silva

Tyler Suski

Andrea Villicana

Ian Wesselhoff

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Presidential Gold Award GPA or 4.75 or higher AND SAT of 1280 or higher

Kumayl Ahmed

Sana Ahmed

Reza Alvi

Kobe Franco Aquino

Arielle Bartos

Dominic Bennett

Carter Brown

Lillian Bruno

Gillian Camacho

Jordan Camacho

Ally Canavan

David Dabkowski

Lilian Danner

Kylee Degen

Christian De Leon

Kaden Dolbee

Jacob Donahue

Daniel Doucet

Anastasia Evans

Jonah Frosch

Adrianna Giacona

Carter Glatt

Jackson Heritage

Natalie Heye

Jenna Homan

Julia Jessen

David Kamianowski

Valerie Knight

Ryan Kodura

Dillon Koty

Austyn Kraft

Mason Larsen

Morgan Lee

Mia Listello

Lauren Lotarski

Daniel Mabry

John Martin

Dylan Micheals

Payton Middleton

Ivii Mikolajczyk

Genevieve Millhouse

Matthew Millhouse

Elizabeth Ospalik

Dustyn Perona

Alyssa Pribnow

Emily Ramirez

Matthew Sanza

Georgia Sigler

Juan Jose Silva

Tyler Suski

Andrea Villicana

Ian Wesselhoff

Victoria Zulca

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Presidential Silver Award

GPA of 4.75 or higher OR SAT of 1280 or higher

Jacob Almawi Abigail Gigler Molly Mundle

Robyn Aparri Madison Goetsch Jenna Obman

Luka Arroyo Marija Gosheva Haneefat Onilenla

Taylor Babec Grace Glodoski Navia Ornelas Contreras

Adeena Baig Tiara Guider Logan Palmiter

Madelynn Battles Tyler Gordon Pooja Parikh

Sarah Bailey Cody Gorecki Sarah Parker

Abigail Blazevic Darion Halbert Mia Pustz

Jasmine Bonsu David Hale Brianna Quintero

Olivia Brady Guadalupe Hernandez Pardo Armina Ramazanoski

Reygan Broekema Erik Hoeflinger Cesar Rivera

Emily Calderon Kaitlyn Husak Marcos Rivera

Anna Campbell Abby Kieca Martha Rivera

Kaitlyn Carr Emily Knobbe Kyren Rudolph

Karla Cervantes Kyra Kohlstedt Aliyah Segovia

Kevin Cheung Hannah Kopek Anne Serdar

Renee Cleghorn Quinn Krawiec Jocelyn Shaw

Ryan Daly Toby Lister Kevin Sinram

Theodore Deimer Stephanie Lopez Cody Sitterly

Claire Dorman Laura Loredo Gonzalez Janesa Stout

Gillian Dorman Gloria Lynne Magemeneas Brody Suski

Quiara Dunson Malaika Mburu Nina Torri

Julia Egly Elizabeth Meagher Rene Turija

Connor Elens Brian Meehan Katie Verklan

Austin Emrath Francesco Messina Isabella Von Pieschel

Dean Eubanks Marissa Michel Stephanie Wallace

Kenneth Fox Sara Mohler Danielle Williams

Zion Gatson Jennifer Morales

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

Physical Education Distinguished Students Maya Bown Dillon Koty

George Dixon Sportsmanship Award Austin Emrath

Outstanding Female Sportsmanship Award Jasmine Bonsu

Ron Luzon Outstanding Male Athlete Award Nick Minnito

Outstanding Female Athlete Award Taylor Landfair

Matthew Wiley Football Scholarship Dillon Koty

Nate Fox Basketball Scholarship Joe Edozie

Athletic Booster Scholarship Kaden Dolbee Jacob Donahue

Bob Smith and Family Scholarship Kaden Dolbee Nicole Zaknoun

Illinois Principal Association Scholarship

Jacob Donahue Paige Gieseke

Walter G. Niehus Award Kaden Dolbee

Dave Stephens “Wildcat For Life” Award James Buck

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

-Marian Wright Edelman

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

In addition to the awards listed in the program, numerous seniors

have received awards and scholarships from many organizations,

colleges, and universities. Congratulations to those students.

-Dave Stephens, Principal

Student Services Honors Night Committee

Mrs. Elaina Kalantzis, Counselor

Mrs. Julie Banholzer, Counselor

Mrs. Thelma Ochoa, Secretary

Plainfield High School – Central Campus

Mission Statement

Building on our tradition, the mission of Plainfield High School –

Central Campus, in partnership with family and community, is to

promote an environment that challenges all students to achieve

their potential as responsible, respectful, lifelong learners.

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