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Von Steuben Presents

2007-2008 Achievements inAcademics ~ Arts ~ Athletics

CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Visions StaffVisions Staff

Good luck next year to our Senior Editors

Nhat, Alyssa, and Michael.

Congratulations on another successful

yearbook!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Von Steuben Science Fair Von Steuben Science Fair

WinnersWinnersNancy AguilarAnna Swanson-Nystrom

Tania VelezCraig IsodaKyle Swartz

Alexander PiskozubRuby ParkashAaron SachsSher Khan



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Battle of the Books TeamBattle of the Books Team

Good luck competing in the citywide final round! TOMORROW, May 10, 2008

Rabiya Bilfaqi, Lluvia Carrisoza,

Wyndee Reese, Antonia Senz

and Tania Velez



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!EnvironmentalEnvironmental

Action Action CommitteeCommittee

Coastal Clean-up

2007

Foster Beach



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!JV Girls Soccer TeamJV Girls Soccer Team

City Championship Semi-Finalists

Great season!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For doing a great job all year, for making the Honor Roll,

and for excellent effort. You are amazing group of

students.

Best Wishes, Ms. Estrada

Beatriz Diaz, Jeffrey Galloza, Peter Hertl, Jeffrey Patterson, Justin Vesecky, Ryan

Tepich



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Connor SpitzigConnor Spitzig

Cast member of the

Second City

Teen Ensemble

The 2007-2008 Yearbooks are coming!

Make sure your Student Activity Fee is paid!!!




CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!The Panther Press StaffThe Panther Press Staff

Thank you for all of your hard work this year!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Nina CastilloNina Castillo

Nina, a French II honors student, received this award for her Nina, a French II honors student, received this award for her outstanding achievement in French and participation in the outstanding achievement in French and participation in the

Educational Outreach Program at the Alliance Franciase. Educational Outreach Program at the Alliance Franciase. Felicitations Nina!Felicitations Nina!

Alliance Francaise Educational Alliance Francaise Educational Outreach Program Awards Outreach Program Awards

Towards Excellence Towards Excellence Scholarship Scholarship

for a 10-day all-expense paid trip for a 10-day all-expense paid trip to France this summer.to France this summer.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Debate TeamDebate Team

Varsity: Jonathan Calderon (team captain), Anisa Samarxhiu, Isaac Krantz-Perlman, Tania Velez, Oliver Yoder, Christian Ortiz

Junior Varsity: George Velez, Phillip Johnson, Joe Senz, Susan Villegas

The Von Steuben Debate Team made a strong showing this year in

the highly compertitive ‘A’ conference of the Chicago Debate

League.

Thanks for a great year!



Environmental Environmental Action Action

CommitteeCommitteeOn your first mural unveiling – Septemer 2007




CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!John PementJohn Pement

ALL CITY AWARD Boys High School

WATER POLO May 3, 2008



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Friends of Von SteubenFriends of Von Steuben

Thanks to all who participated in the Walk-A-Thon!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Jacob Davis

Winner of a Riceland Rice/Univision Radio

scholarship, for an essay on "How A College

Education Will Help You Achieve Your Lifetime

Goals."


…Reminders…Tickets are on sale in Room 110 until May30th.If you are bringing a guest to prom, fill out the Guest Information Form and return it to Ms. Podraza in Room 226 by May 30th.Is there a certain song you want to hear at prom? Send all of your requests to [email protected] by May 23rd. Make sure include the title and artist.We want your pictures for the prom slide show! Send your JPEG files to [email protected].

Senior PromJune 6, 2008

A Toast to the Good Life



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!State of Illinois History Fair

2008 WinnersBlue Ribbon - Superior

Paragi PatelVanessa Poleuca

Red Ribbon - ExcellentJeressa Orana LaTerria Taylor



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Debra CastroDebra Castro

Debra, a French III honors and AP French Language student, was Debra, a French III honors and AP French Language student, was recognized for her achievement in French and participation in the recognized for her achievement in French and participation in the

Educational Outreach Program at the Alliance Francaise. Educational Outreach Program at the Alliance Francaise. Felicitations Debra!Felicitations Debra!

Alliance Francaise Educational Alliance Francaise Educational Outreach Program Awards Outreach Program Awards

Towards Excellence Scholarship Towards Excellence Scholarship for a two-week all-expense paid trip to for a two-week all-expense paid trip to

an immersion camp this summer at an immersion camp this summer at Concordia Language Villages in Concordia Language Villages in

Minnesota.Minnesota.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Books Made to ShareBooks Made to Share

Seventeen Von Steuben students who participated in the "Books Made to

Share" Program wrote and illustrated their own children's books. On

Wednesday, May 7th Von students had the opportunity to share their books with eight classrooms of preschool

children.This was an incredibly fun service learning experience that has inspired Von students to return to the Albany Park Community Center in the future. The little kids loved being read to by high

school students!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Golf TeamGolf Team

Kyle Lang – Team Captain

Matt Mette – Top player

Team players Sam SafrainScott Emmel

New team memebers Jeffries De los ReyesThomas McCoy



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Senior Division 807Senior Division 807

Thanks for four great years.

Congrats on your success!

Ms. Tapia



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Claire RychlewskiClaire Rychlewski

Whose work, Coffee Girl, appeared in the Young Playwrights

Festival

Claire was one of four CPS students whose work was chosen

to appear in the Festival . In addition, she received a check

for $500.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Scott Winter

The future astronomer, for your stellar grades (making the honor roll every quarter the past three years at Von), inspiring others with your can-do attitude, and not being afraid to reach for the stars (or shave your head for charity)!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Mourtaza Ahmadali, Brett Lonis Mourtaza Ahmadali, Brett Lonis

and Jennifer Nguyenand Jennifer Nguyen

Who starred in Albany Park Theater Project's latest production Aqui

Estoy.

Blood DriveTuesday, May 20 * Photo ID required * Must be 17 years old to donate (or 16 years old with signed parental consent).

Service learning opportunities -- Please see Ms. Marquez in room 421

Sign up April 22 – May 16 outside the lunchroom during the lunch periods.




CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!History Fair 2008 School

WinnersExhibits•Van Anh Le, Negheen Sanjar, and Humaa Siddiqua•Hera Gaddi, Sok Bunny Cheng, Gina Cha •Paragi Patel and Vanessa Poleuca •Marta Budzikowska and Shaheera Noorien •Stephanie Romero and Carolina Salinas •Christina Silva and Aaron Sachs •Ryan Jendrycki •Jeressa A. Orana •Amy Kim

•Urvaash Sukhu •Kellyn Carlos •Mariela Garcia



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Alejandro Vivas

Thanks, too, to the staff and students at Von for making Alejandro's exchange an interesting year. Thank you for the acceptance, hospitality, and friendship you have all showed. He will carry all of you in his heart as he returns to Venezuela

in July.

Thank you for your beauiful smile, happy singing and sharing your culture in dance and acting. May your spirit be happy and your feet be light. You've put a smile on all the faces you meet. WE LOVE YOU! The Czerwionkas (host family)



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Close Up AttendeesClose Up Attendees

Gabrielle BellDaniel DeLeonAxel EricksonPadraic Power

Negheen SanjarUrvaash SukhuLaTerria Taylor

Washington, DCMay 11-17,

2008



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Lucy Chmielewski

Who received a $1000 scholarship from the Illinois Conservation

Foundation for her work with the

Adopt-A-Beach program.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Second Annual Von Poetry Slam Second Annual Von Poetry Slam

WinnersWinners1st Place – Whitney Powell

2nd Place – Floyd Vaughn

3rd Place – Malcholm Elliston

Thanks to everyone who organized and attended this awesome event. All of the performers were

great!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Varsity Girls Soccer TeamVarsity Girls Soccer Team

The Varsity team will begin regional play on Tuesday May 13th at North Park University.

Go Panthers!

4th place in the Premier Division, the top division in

the city.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Josue RomanJosue Roman

2nd Place in the Citywide Flute Competition



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Mariyam Siddiqi – for being part of the honor society, book

club, yearbook, Muslim club and for being accepted in the summer research program of The American Cancer Society.

Nichole Wittergraham – for her participation in the walk-a-thon and being one of the students that raised the most money

for our school.

Samantha Perez – Congratulations for her wonderful participation in the West Side Story and some other

productions.

Best Wishes! Ms. Ochoa


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2.




WinnersDocumentaries/Performances•Alexander Nezis •Joseph Putera •Sandra Guzman and Andrea Espinoza •Zane Holm and Emil Kurtovic




Thank you Thank you St. Balderick’sSt. Balderick’s

ShaveesShaveesAndAnd

VolunteersVolunteers

Jeannette Ralyea – Photography displayed at the Museum of Comtemporary ArtSanny Chrik – Art work in mixed media displayed at the Museum of Science and Industry Lorelei PementSculpture also displayed at the Museum of Science and IndustryBRONZE & SILVER AWARD at the ALL CITY SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION for ART Gallery 37 Center for the Arts March 2008



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!All City Art Exhibition MedalistsAll City Art Exhibition Medalists



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Jorge Escobar

For your hard work, constant willingness

to help fellow students, and a

promising future in animation and film!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Concert BandConcert Band

#1 in CitySuperior Rating



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Red-North Division ChampionsRed-North Division Champions

Boys Basketball

Girls basketball

Boys Tennis



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Girls Swim TeamGirls Swim Team

5th place in City

Excellent job and spectacular season!

Congratulations to our seniors and team captains

Alissa Weiss and Audrey Hutnick. Good luck in college next year!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Sarah RogersSarah Rogers

Commended Student in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship

Program.Although they will not continue in the 2008 competition for National Merit Scholarships,

Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who

entered the 2008 competition by taking the 2006 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship

Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Coming Attractions

Spring ConcertFriday, May 16 at 7:00pm in the

Auditorium




WinnersDocumentaries/Performances•Iris Yoder •La'Terria Terry •Miriah Yurick •Alexa Carreno



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Winners of the Thirteenth Annual Winners of the Thirteenth Annual Senior Class Award of Academic Senior Class Award of Academic

ExcellenceExcellence

These students were recognized by the Chicago Public Schools and the Office of High Schools and High School Programs at a

banquet on April 30, 2008.

Maria Irizarry: Golden Apple Collin Kurtenbach: Valedictorian Allison Gallagher: ACT Writing Omolara Adeolu: ACT English Oliver Yoder: DebateIsaac Krantz-Perlman: Debate

Jonathan Hill: Fine ArtsJeannette Ralyea: Fine ArtsOmolara Adeolu: Fine ArtsMichael Piwowar: World LanguageChristine Martens: World LanguageJoseph Dailey: World Language



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Jonathan Hill and Ariel Olaleye

For their performances in

“Beauty and the Beast” at Roosevelt High

School.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Sade LeFlore

For her quiet amazing talent of capturing the passion of her art in photography.

Congratulations on knowing your passion early and not being afraid to let it take you where it will. Enjoy discovering all

that you can in college. I can't wait til we see your name in the credits someday.

YOU GO GIRL! The Czerwionkas



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Christos Georgiafentis

For your continuing

improvement and the awesome

comic books you create!

Watch out, Marvel!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Earth Day Art Contest WinnersEarth Day Art Contest Winners

1st Place – Annie Swanson-Nystrom

2nd Place – Lucy Chmielewski

3rd Place – Omolara Adelu

4th Place – Gina Rasinski



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Girls JV & Varsity Volleyball Girls JV & Varsity Volleyball

TeamsTeamsThanks to the girls JV and varsity softball

teams for your dedication, tenacity,

and hard work.

Great season!!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Omolara AdeoluOmolara Adeolu

For her performance in Romeo and Juliet

at the Chicago Shakespeare

Theater

Coming Attractions

Do you like to argue?Do you want to win?

Join us!

DEBATE TEAM RECRUITMENT MEETING

Refreshments will be served.

TUESDAY, MAY 20thafter 9th Period

in the Social Room (room 112)



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Jeresa OranaJeresa Orana

Winner of the 2008

$100 Military History Award

Chicago Metro History Fair



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Math TeamMath Team

Congratulations to the Von Steuben Math Team on their 2007-2008 season.

The PreCalculus team brought home the honor of 1st place cumulative score in their division for the entire season.

Special recognition to Craig Isoda and Ali Gokal for carrying the team with their consistent impressive scores.

CCML



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!EnvironmentalEnvironmental

Action Action CommitteeCommittee

Thanks for a great Earth Day Celebration!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Trevor AlleyneTrevor Alleyne

6th place finish in the IHSA Gymnastics Sectional

Championship.

Trevor was the highest scored freshman in the pommel horse, still rings, vault and parallel bars. Keep up the hard work!



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Chic Tech Competition WinnersChic Tech Competition Winners

2nd Place – Techtastic: Amy Kim and Shelly Ramey

2nd Place – G3: Angie Garcia, Christina Silva and Carolina Salinas

1st Place – The Dreamers: Yetta Hussein, Jenifer Carbajal and Melissa Guerra. You can view the website they created for their client at: http://www.adultedchicago.org



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Panthers Varsity Baseball TeamPanthers Varsity Baseball Team

Thanks for your hard work and commitment. Your efforts will be remembered as we strive to build a tradition of excellence.



CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONGRATULATIONS!!!Debra CastroDebra CastroHonored by Ball State

University with the National Hispanic Scholarship, a full

scholarship to attend the university next fall

Debbie has her mind set to being a nurse since she was 5 years old. She spent a big part of her early childhood in hospitals due to her asthma and she wants to help other kids!

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