District 88 Board of Education recognizes students for State and National honors

During its June 8 meeting, the District 88 Board of Education recognized students from Addison Trail and Willowbrook for their State-level and National-level achievements for the spring season. The students were given a certificate in honor of their accomplishments.

Placing in the top three at the National level:
Business Professionals of America (BPA)

Addison Trail student Julia Dziabis is recognized for her 3rd-place finish at the BPA National Leadership Conference. She's pictured with Addison Trail BPA Co-sponsor Jeff Laschinski.

  • Addison Trail: Joanna Villalobos (1st place), Franc De Guzman (2nd place) and Julia Dziabis (3rd place)
  • Willowbrook: Avery Kirchner (2nd place)

Placing in the top three at the State level:
Business Professionals of America (BPA)

From left: Willowbrook students Mustafa Ali, Abdulaziz Ahmed and Avery Kirchner are recognized for their achievements in BPA. Kirchner also was recognized for his 2nd-place finish at the BPA National Leadership Conference.

  • Addison Trail: Joanna Villalobos, Franc De Guzman, Julia Dziabis, Leslie Tolentino, Alexander DelaRosa and Kamila Tychonowicz
  • Willowbrook: Avery Kirchner, Abdulaziz Ahmed, Atif Siddiqui, Mustafa Ali, Rafay Siddiq, Christian Somora and Habib Hassan

DECA

Addison Trail students Zachary Novak (second from left) and Kannon Nelms are recognized for their achievements in DECA. They are pictured with Addison Trail DECA Co-sponsors Jeff Laschinski (left) and Joe Mahoney (right).

Willowbrook students Asra Mubeen (left), Benish Siddiqui (third from left) and Joseph Draus (right) are recognized for their achievements in DECA. They are pictured with Willowbrook DECA Sponsor Laura Lopez.

  • Addison Trail: Kannon Nelms, Zachary Novak and Rogelio Ochoa
  • Willowbrook: Joseph Draus, Asra Mubeen and Benish Siddiqui

Science Olympiad

From left: Addison Trail students Julia Dziabis, Robert Raniszewski, Emma Schmitt and Tracy Pham are recognized for their achievements in Science Olympiad.

Members of the Willowbrook Science Olympiad Team are recognized for their achievements. They are pictured with Willowbrook Science Olympiad Co-sponsors Ben Fenske and John Fouser.

  • Addison Trail: Franc De Guzman, Julia Dziabis, Kannon Nelms, Jonathan Loi, Raymond Loi, Jerold Macaya, Tracy Pham, Emma Schmitt, Michal Silezin and Robert Raniszewski
  • Willowbrook: Andrew Ciesla, Nicholas Johnson, Abby Pakeltis, Samuel Pakeltis, Tyler Rusnak, Stephaney Cheng, Sandra Dragan, Kelli Wysoglad, Aisha Ahmed, Mustafa Ali, Isabelle Martinez, Henry McCarthy, Kyle Ooley, Haley Patel, Michael Rogalski and Shukan Shah

SkillsUSA

  • Addison Trail: Harmanpreet Singh

Other State-level recognitions:

Addison Trail Boys Volleyball Team (Addison Trail’s first-ever Sectional Champions and State qualifiers in volleyball; won 3rd place in the IHSA State Tournament)

Pictured are members of the Addison Trail Boys Volleyball Team, along with Assistant Varsity Coach Dan Styler (left) and Head Coach Chad Grant (right).

  • Arlind Rojba, David Zielinski, Zachary Vaca, Jonathan Valentini, Nicholas Stamatopoulos, Alex Dickmann, Kevin Andews, Jacob Grygo, Joseph Nasti, Michael Chiaramonte, Jonthan Gonzalez, Jack Vrchota, Kannon Nelms, Colton Noel and Alejandro Murillo

American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Second-Team Boys High School Senior All-America Award

  • Addison Trail: Alex Dickmann

Chicago Fire Soccer Club’s All-State All-Academic Team

Willowbrook student Jessica Budig is recognized for being named to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club’s All-State All-Academic First Team. She's pictured with Junior Varsity Coach Peter Montgomery (left) and Head Coach Victor Marquez.

  • Willowbrook: Natalie Wolski and Jessica Budig