Congratulations to the Resilient Royals Class of 2021. You have proved you are able to achieve in spite of the obstacles you've had to endure. You are truly Royals that will lead and succeed!!

Top 10 Percent

Guadalupe	Aguilera
Samantha	Amaro
Elizabeth	Antunez-alonso
Victoria	Benshoof
Erin	Bierdz
Jordan	Blomstrand
Megan	Castillo
Samuel	Chwalisz
Benjamin	Dobbeck
Kathy	Garcia
Oscar	Garcia
Maya	Godinez
Amarie	Gray
Ayla	Gray
Vanessa	Guerrero
Kathryn	Holloway
Eliza	Juarez
Alexandria	Kimsey
Sanjana	Kumbla
Nathan	Leith
Kelly	Leon
Cindy	Lizama
Galilea	Luna
Jacqueline	Marmolejo
Jenna	Mckee
Nicole	Nowel
Alondra	Ocampo
Angelica	Olivo
Noah	Patino
Miguel	Rodriguez
Miriam	Rojas-Ortega
Mary	Sabo
Reagan	Sanchez
Saina	Siddique
Anna	Slawski
Patrycja	Stachnik
Monika	Surowiec
Kaitlin	Turner
Edward	Vazquez
Sophia	Warren
Alyssa	Worts
Destinee	Xaypharath

 

3.5 and higher GPA

Diana	Acosta
Trevor	Adams
Guadalupe	Aguilera
Bryan	Aleman
Samantha	Amaro
Elizabeth	Antunez-alonso
Fatima	Arias
Jennifer	Benitez
Victoria	Benshoof
Sebastian	Berrios
Erin	Bierdz
Erin	Bierdz
Jordan	Blomstrand
Trace	Boley
Christopher	Bolivar
Karyn	Carrillo
Megan	Castillo
Samuel	Chwalisz
Samantha	Cruz
Nayeli	Cruz
Vanessa	Diaz
Victoria	Didden
Benjamin	Dobbeck
Jenna	Dubinski
Anthony	Faciano
Kelly	Flores
Jimena	Fuentes
Oscar	Garcia
Kathy	Garcia
Rocio	Gelista
Cody	Gerber
Maya	Godinez
Pablo	Gonzalez
Ayla	Gray
Amarie	Gray
Vanessa	Guerrero
Ramon	Guerrero
Viviana	Guerrero
Gerardo	Gutierrez Herrera
Audrey	Hansen
Jocelyn	Hernandez
Jocelyn	Hernandez
Kathryn	Holloway
Lanvy	Huynh
Aliza	Ideran
Aliza	Ideran
Julie	Jaimes
Ashley	Johnson
Eliza	Juarez
Alexandria	Kimsey
Sanjana	Kumbla
Marco	Lara
Nathan	Leith
Kelly	Leon
Gabriela	Leon
Maranda	Lile
Cindy	Lizama
Dayana	Loyola
Galilea	Luna
Kevin	Ly
Jacqueline	Marmolejo
Johensen	Martinez
Trevor	Matison
Jenna	Mckee
Daniel	Mercado
Erin	Milczarski
Sophia	Miranda
Olivia	Misch
Madeline	Moeller
Ethan	Montgomery
Nicole	Nowel
Alondra	Ocampo
Jesus	Ojeda
Angelica	Olivo
Yagnik	Patel
Noah	Patino
Lauren	Paul
Alexia	Perez
Erik	Perez
Paola	Pizana
Paola	Pizana
Carlos	Ponce Vargas
Ian	Price
Ioanna	Rendas
Jeremy	Reuter
Genesis	Rivera
Miguel	Rodriguez
Brenda	Rogel
Miriam	Rojas-Ortega
Mary	Sabo
Danny	Samaniego
Reagan	Sanchez
Nessly	Sarmiento
Jessica	Serna
Saina	Siddique
Anna	Slawski
April	Soto
Soleil	Sprague
Patrycja	Stachnik
Monika	Surowiec
Sandra	Tellez
Kaitlin	Turner
Lizbeth	Valencia
Emma	Vassallo
Edward	Vazquez
Sophia	Warren
Alyssa	Worts
Destinee	Xaypharath

 

Illinois State Commendations toward Biliteracy 

Aparicio, Eduardo Jr	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Arias, Fatima	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Benshoof, Victoria	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Caban, Yarieliz	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Carmona, Julissa	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Carrera, Samantha	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Chwalisz, Samuel	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Corral, Diego	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Flores, Karime	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Flores, Kelly	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Garnica, Erick	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Gomez, Loyda	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Guerrero, Vanessa	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Juarez, Jose	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Kumbla, Sanjana	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Lara, Vanessa	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Loyola, Dayana	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Marmolejo, Jacqueline	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Morales, Emily	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Nava, Eni	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Parra, Mirta	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Paul, Lauren	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Ralda Santis, Melanie	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Romero, Angel	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Sanchez, Reagan	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Sarmiento, Nessly	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Serna, Jessica	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Siddique, Saina	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Sprague, Soleil	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Tellez, Sandra	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Worts, Alyssa	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Zavala, Dajany	Spanish	COMMENDATION in Spanish
Godinez, Maya	French	COMMENDATION in French
Johnson, Ashley	French	COMMENDATION in French
Vazquez, Edward	French	COMMENDATION in French
Venegas, Maria	French	COMMENDATION in French
Warren, Sophia	French	COMMENDATION in French

 

Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy

Aguilera, Guadalupe	Spanish	SEAL
Alcaraz, Daisy Guadalupe	Spanish	SEAL
Amaro, Samantha	Spanish	SEAL
Burgos, Brittany	Spanish	SEAL
Cruz, Samantha	Spanish	SEAL
Diaz, Vanessa	Spanish	SEAL
Escalante, Adrian	Spanish	SEAL
Garcia, Kathy	Spanish	SEAL
Garcia, Oscar	Spanish	SEAL
Gonzalez, Pablo	Spanish	SEAL
Jaimes, Julie	Spanish	SEAL
Juarez, Eliza	Spanish	SEAL
Lizama, Cindy	Spanish	SEAL
Luna, Galilea	Spanish	SEAL
Ocampo, Alondra	Spanish	SEAL
Olivo, Angelica	Spanish	SEAL
Patino, Noah	Spanish	SEAL
Perez, Erik	Spanish	SEAL
Ponce Vargas, Carlos	Spanish	SEAL
Valencia, Lizbeth	Spanish	SEAL
Vazquez, Edward	Spanish	SEAL
Venegas, Maria	Spanish	SEAL
Nowel, Nicole	Polish	SEAL
Stachnik, Patrycja	Polish	SEAL
Perez, Erik	French	SEAL

 

Illinois State Scholars

Guadalupe Aguilera, Victoria Benshoof, Maya Godinez, Vanessa Guerrero, Kathryn Holloway, Ashley Johnson, Eliza Juarez, Alexandria Kimsey, Galilea Luna, Nicole Nowel, Noah Patino, Miriam Rojas-Ortega, Reagan Sanchez, Patrycja Stachnik, Kaitlin Turner, Sophia Warren, Alyssa Worts

 

Principal's Student Advisory

Alexandria Kimsey, Michelle Estrada

 

Scholarship Awards

Give the Gift of Life/Connie Schweitzer Memorial Scholarship - Genesis Trujillo ($1500)

Spirit of Dance Scholarship -Alexandria Kimsey ($500)

Elgin Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship - Trace Boley, Adam Maloy, Trevor Matison, Elizabeth Bowman, Kathy Garcia, Kaitlin Turner

Elgin Hispanic Network - Kathy Garcia, Danny Samaniego ($1500)

P.E.O. Chapter DY (In Memory of Mary Peterson) - Mary Sabo ($1000)

Elgin Lions Club - Jonathan Aguinaga 

Club Guadalupano of Elgin - Danny Samaniego, Genesis Trujillo ($1000)

United Black Scholarship ($1000) - Trevon Lane

Ron O’Neal Memorial Scholarship - Trevon Lane

Robert Gilliam Memorial Scholarship - Trevon Lane 

Caitlin Weese Memorial Scholarship ($1000) ALexia Perez, Jimena Fuentes, Miriam Rojas-Ortega, Viviana Guerrero

DUSA Scholarship - Genesis Trujillo ($500)

Fox Valley Beau Arts - Kathryn Holloway ($2500)

Val McPeak Scholarship - Kathy Garcia ($500)

Ray Haley Scholarship - Alex Young ($500)

James Woleben/Caleb Bundschuh Memorial Scholarship - Michelle Estrada ($1000)

Richard Parsons Memorial Scholarship - Trevor Matison ($1500)

Dr. Renate Matthaeus Memoria Scholarship - Kathy Garcia, Patrycja Stachnik ($1000)

Janet Eisner Memorial Scholarship - Victoria Benshoof, Angelica Olivo ($1000)

Paul Green English Award - Alexandria Kimsey ($100)

Lynn Pflaum Memorial Scholarship - Jacqueline Marmolejo, Nicole Nowel ($1000)

Superintendent Scholarship - Bryan Aleman, Oscar Garica, Jesus Ojeda, Reagan Sanchez

City of Elgin Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship - Jonathan Aguinaga ($1200)

AVID Scholarship - Samantha Amaro, Kathy Garcia, Oscar Garcia, Beatriz Sanchez ($300)

Those Who Excel Scholarship - Jimena Fuentes ($1000)

Wisdom Family Foundation Scholarship - Danny Samaniego ($1500)

Robert Gilliam Foundation Memorial Scholarship - Beatriz Sanchez, Xavier Requena, Dayana Loyola, Miriam Rojas-Ortega ($6000 over 4 years) 

Diamond Youth Foundation-Guide Right Scholarship - Alexandria Kimsey ($1000)

Douglas Hoeft Scholarship Foundation - Mitchell Romero ($1000)

 

Department Awards (students selected by teachers)

VPAA Senior Night Recognition:

Outstanding Dancer - Ashley Johnson, Alexandria Kimsey

Dance Arts Award - Victoria Benshoof, Samantha Cruz, Vanessa Diaz, Aliza Ideran, Ashley Johnson, Alexandria Kimsey, Sophia Warren

Outstanding Choreographer - Sophia Warren

Outstanding Leadership - Alexandria Kimsey

 

Athletics:

Peg Gannon Sportsmanship Award - Diana Acosta

Mike Farroh  Sportsmanship Award - Trevor Matison

Female Athlete of the Year - Kathy Garcia

Male Athlete of the Year - Trevor Matison

 

Art:

Ceramics - Kathryn Holloway

Photography - Kathryn Holloway, Marco Lara

Digital Art - Nicole Nowel, Marcus Salas

Painting - Patrycja Stachnik

VPAA Drawing - Anna Slawski

Cartoonist/Animator - Ben Howells

Drama:

Excellence In Theatre - Reagan Sanchez, Victoria Didden

Speech Team Member - Carlos Ponce Vargas

 

Music:

Choral Director’s Award - Audrey Hansen, Phillip Hunter 

Arion Music/Choral - Monika Surowiec

National Student Choral Award - Marcus Salas, Jackie Zalce

Arion Music/Orchestra - Kyle Saengdara

John Philip Sousa Award/Band - Miguel Rodriguez, Tyler Hopkins

Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award - Miguel Rodriguez, Danny Mercado

Arion Music/Band - Patrycja Stachnik, Israel Gonzalez

Woody Herman Jazz Band - Ben Dobbeck

Most Improved Musician - Nathan Leith

 

CTE:

Childhood Education - Soleil Sprague, Viviana Guerrero

Culinary -Maranda Lile, Litzi Pineda, Xavier Rasram

Health Care Science - April Soto, Eni Nava, Ian Price

Engineering Technology  - Sam Chwalisz

ICTM Math - Edward Vazquez, Miguel Rodriguez

 

Science:

Fermilab - Miguel Rodriguez

Illinois Science Teachers Association - Alexia Perez, Patrycja Stachnik

Illinois Chemistry Teachers Association - Samantha Amaro, Saina Siddique

 

World Language:

French - Edward Vazquez

Spanish - Jenna Mckee

Social Studies - Patrycja Stachnik, Samuel Chwalisz

ELL - Jennifer Benitez

Special Awards:

Spectacular Royal Male - Luis Porcayo

Spectacular Royal Female - Iyana Lathan

20-21 Morning Announcer - Victoria Didden

Tri-M Music Honors Society - Ioanna Rendas (Officer), Patrycja Stachnik (President)