March 11, 2005

Twenty-six (26) outstanding young people attending Illinois High School Association (IHSA) member schools were named recently to the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) All-State Academic Team.

The 26 members and their guests will be honored the evening of Monday, April 25, 2005, at the IHSA All-State Academic Team Recognition Banquet. All members of the All-State Academic Team will receive an award recognizing their achievement at the banquet, to be held at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

"Selection for the All-State Academic Team is a tremendous recognition of a student's academic performance, and also of the student's demonstration of character and citizenship," said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman. "Competition for this recognition is intense and selection certainly recognizes team members as truly outstanding young people."

Nominations for 475 seniors were received. The All-State Academic Team includes one male and one female senior student from each of the seven (7) IHSA Board of Directors statewide geographic divisions, plus 12 at-large selections. Another 50 students earned honorable mention.

To be eligible for consideration for selection to the team, a student in an IHSA member school must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale after the seventh semester. Nominees must have participated in at least two (2) IHSA-sponsored activities (athletics and/or non-athletics) during the last two school years, and must have demonstrated outstanding citizenship during his/her high school career. Each IHSA member school could nominate one male and one female student.

Below is a list of the 2005 All-State Academic Team members and those who earned honorable mention:

Note: This year's team includes a young man, Jaymes Huddleston, who passed away suddenly on February 26.  The team was chosen by a committee on February 28.  The committee did not have any knowledge of Jaymes's passing.

Alberts, Allison -- Freeburg
Beasley, Luke T. -- Normal (Community)
Boudeman, Joshua -- Stanford (Olympia)
Czapar, Matthew G. -- Rochester
Feldmann, Christina R. -- Sycamore
Grim, Jonathan D. -- Chicago (Luther North)
Huddleston, Jaymes R. -- Palatine (Fremd)
Jenks, Kathryn M. -- Belleville (Althoff)
Johnson, Corinne -- Downers Grove (North)
Jurivich, Jennifer A. -- Chicago (St. Ignatius)
Koerner, Jordan P. -- Effingham (St. Anthony)
Kraft, Michael -- Bensonville (Fenton)
Leighton, Caroline M. -- Normal (Community)
Li, Dan -- Naperville (Central)
Marquis, Alexander S. -- Princeton
McDonnell, Kathleen L. -- Vernon Hills
McGlaughlin, Colleen P. -- Morton
Miller, Naomi M. -- Winnetka (New Trier)
Mulhern, Meghan M. -- Oak Park (Fenwick)
Nathan, Jeffrey P. -- Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
Notton, Michael J. -- Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
Oehrlein, Paul -- Des Plaines (Maine West)
Peck, Brittni G. -- Sparta
Prescott, Daniel H. -- Belleville (West)
Soehrman, Denise M. -- Lemont
Sullivan, Maureen A. -- East Dubuque

Anello, Michael -- Orland Park (Sandburg)
Backs, Kaci L. -- Greenville
Bailey, Luke R. -- Monticello
Ballun, Erin V. -- Oswego
Barry, Megan M. -- Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
Beaird, Christina M. -- Naperville (Central)
Boone, Scott C. -- Lisle (Benet Academy)
Bruene, Jacob K. -- Lansing (Thornton Fractional South)
Bush, Brian D. -- Morris
Clark, Kathleen M. -- Peoria (Richwoods)
Colletti, Vincent C. -- Lombard (Montini)
Craig, Stuart A. -- Collinsville
Curry, Joelle E. -- Pontiac
Farrell, Marcy A. -- Chicago (Mother McAuley)
Fedyk, Rachel J. -- Morrison
Foote, Jessica L. -- Breese (Mater Dei)
Fuhs, Ryan A. - Crystal Lake (Central)
Gerber, Alex J. -- Eureka
Goldberg, Julia S. -- Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
Haab, Christopher A. -- Rockton (Hononegah)
Harbison, Jason W. -- Harrisburg
Hattemer, Angela S. -- New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central)
Haws, Andrew D. -- Rochelle
Jennings, Meghan R. -- Washington
Johnson, Linda M. -- Rockton (Hononegah)
Kephart, Brian H. -- Algonquin (Jacobs)
Klein, Matthew R. -- Chicago (St. Ignatius)
Lanning, Kelby C. -- Woodhull (AlWood-W.)
Laurenti, Kelly D. -- Kankakee (McNamara)
Leahy, John O. -- Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
McDaniel, Levi T. -- Albion (Edwards County)
McElheny, Kathryn D. -- Carbondale
Meyer, Mallory A. -- Barrington
Miers, Sarah C. -- Rock Island (H.S.)
Morsch, Amanda E. -- Hinckley (H.-Big Rock)
Nevill, Andrew M. -- Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
Peterman, Eric M. -- Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
Podlasek, Michael J. -- Chicago (De La Salle)
Pollack, Luba -- Chicago (Von Steuben)
Saracco, Christopher J. -- Gillespie
Schlink, Bryan R. -- Chicago (St. Patrick)
Schnake, Kristin N. -- Nashville
Sheppard, Jessica W. -- East Peoria
Slagel, Julie E. -- Fairbury (Prairie Central)
Smith, Ashley A. -- Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
Smith, Brendan J. -- Danville (Schlarman)
Smith, Molly R. -- Urbana (University)
Staples, Jena R. -- Carrollton
Stark, Tara D. -- Quincy (Notre Dame)
Wilson, Christopher J. -- Stronghurst (Southern)

Each IHSA member school is eligible to nominate one male and one female student. Nomination forms are mailed to all principals of IHSA member schools in January.

To be eligible for consideration for selection to the team, a student in an IHSA member school must:

• have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale after the seventh semester;
• have participated in at least two IHSA-sponsored activities (athletics and/or non-athletics) during the last two school years;
• have demonstrated outstanding citizenship during his/her high school career.