Suleiman wins Summit Hill spelling bee
Summit Hill Junior High eighth grader Mofe Suleiman outlasted Hilda Walker Intermediate School fifth grader Kaime Nkemeh in 16 rounds on Feb. 9 to win the 2022 Summit Hill District Spelling Bee.
Suleiman spelled “spatterdock” correctly to become the champion and advances to the Will County Spelling Bee on March 10.
Summit Hill School District students who qualified for the District Spelling Bee were fifth graders Cayden McCollough, Sophie Grabinski, Aibhilin Hanley and Nkemeh; sixth graders Tess Leonard, Mahnoor Amir, Sean Cavanaugh, and Dexter Lyp; seventh graders Adam Bradich, Ryah Hassad, Taylor Bailey, and Jessie Shelby; eighth graders Ruby Jasper, Maahd Kazi, Mikey Coletta and Suleiman.
The top three students from each grade-level spelling bee competed at the district spelling bee. One student at each grade level also qualified as an alternate.
Summit Hill serves the communities of Frankfort, Mokena and Tinley Park.
Oak Lawn’s Donoghue named senior director
Northwestern Mutual-Chicago has promoted Tina Donoghue, a resident of Oak Lawn, to senior director of selection and recruiter development.
Since joining Northwestern Mutual-Chicago in 2018 as recruiting associate director, Donoghue has been responsible for full-cycle recruiting for The Higney District, one of the firm’s six teams. She was later promoted to director of recruitment in 2020.
Last year, Donoghue earned national recognition as a Top 4 recruiter of diverse financial representatives and top 10 overall recruiter among Northwestern Mutual’s more than 70 talent acquisition professionals.
In her new role, Donoghue will work closely with the executive leadership team to build talent acquisition and retention programs to drive the firm’s shared vision and values.
Donoghue holds a Bachelor of Science in international studies from Saint Xavier University. She also earned an associate of arts degree from Moraine Valley Community College.
Frankfort’s Mitchell playing tennis at UW-Whitewater
Ryan Mitchell, a native of Frankfort and graduate of Lincoln-Way East High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men’s tennis team during the 2022 spring season. Mitchell, a senior, is majoring in marketing.
Augustana College fall dean’s list
Burbank: Isabel Galvez; Frankfort: Veronica Cervantes, Brianna Ebenroth, Abby Wierzal, Luis Zavala; Glenwood: Matthew Hawkins, Caleb Izenbart; Homer Glen: Jack Crabbe, Andrew Whetter; Lockport: Ethan Chiu, Claudia Dlugosz, Joseph Ruffatto, Olivia Ruffatto, Colin Stapleton, Marcos Voulgaris; Manhattan: Karli Borsch, Robert Christel, Megan Crawford; Midlothian: Stephanie Karwaczka; Mokena: Nora Ansburg; Monee: Holly Chesney; New Lenox: Jeremy Brown, Madeleine Grude, Kara Lotz, J Emily Luming, Tyler Samoska, Sarah Walton; Oak Lawn: Lauren Licursi, Laurence Pavlik; Orland Hills: Margaret Caliendo; Orland Park: Virgel Ross Carrillo, Jordan Dryfhout, Anna Friel, Rubens Carlos Gonzales, Aaron Hanania, Audrey Marx, Grace Molloy, Kylie Radz, Mark Teschke, Brooke Wehmeier, Noah Wicherek; Tinley Park: Bethany Abrams, Karlie Cialdella, Jackson Kogut, Alyssa Magsombol, Kelly Prusak, Michelle Quinn
Baldwin Wallace University fall dean’s list
Allison Riordan, Oak Lawn
Georgia Southern University fall dean’s list
Lockport: Patrycja Trefon, Seth Yaeger; New Lenox: Jillian Gray
Georgia State University fall dean’s list
Flossmoor: Sean Roby; Homewood: Jania Breland
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Maya Harrell, Flossmoor
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Azya Walker, Oak Forest
Kansas State University fall semester honors list
Homer Glen: Christopher Heintz; Lemont: Matthew Waynick; Tinley Park: Makayla More
LeTourneau University fall dean’s list
Joseph Kleindienst, Peotone
Miami University (Ohio) fall dean’s list
Flossmoor: Anna Thompson; Frankfort: James Huguelet, Alaina Singh; Homer Glen: Daniel Cruz, Caitlyn Gaffney, Gina Krynski; Lockport: Abby Noonen, Cecily Pryor; Mokena: Autumn Doyle; New Lenox: Hunter Kolbus, Isabel Tuckett; Orland Park: Asia Flores, Colleen O’Finn; Palos Heights: Catherine Kennedy
Miami University (Ohio) fall president’s list
Frankfort: Madison Dockweiler, Madeline Phaby; Lockport: Janelle Olegario;
New Lenox: Kyle Auchstetter, Emily Husa; Orland Park: Grace Trippiedi
Minnesota State University-Mankato fall dean’s list
Amy Gawrisch, Palos Hills
St. Olaf College fall dean’s list
Flossmoor: Ben Epley; Homewood: Emma Anderson
Seton Hall University fall dean’s list
Sebastian Kopec, New Lenox
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville fall dean’s list
Calumet City: Geraldine Evans, Mackenzie Kot, Jaquelin Lara Napoles; Chicago Heights: Deelyla Hutton; Country Club Hills: Philip Bowen, Diane Thomas; Crestwood: Brooke Zielke; Glenwood: Aminah Haynes, Onahti Lemons; Harvey: Alexis Hutchins; Hazel Crest: Takiyah Thurman; Homewood: Aaliyah Harris; Lansing: Samantha Ashton, Arkia Cannon; Lemont: Gerardo D’Amato; Lockport: Arianna Rodriguez; Matteson: Chidi Anyamele, Nicole Dixon, Kayla Doerr, Justin Jubert, Joy Nartey, Crystal Rice; New Lenox: Robert Dedo, Elizabeth Paul, Valerie Zambrano; Oak Forest: Abby Smith, Marisa Toschi; Oak Lawn: Allison Hebel; Olympia Fields: Colette Jackson; Orland Hills: Joseph Chirillo; Palos Heights: Hayley Goebel; Park Forest: Dasmin Whitted; Richton Park: Cheniya Alston, Michael Burris, Trinity Sharp; Tinley Park: Mark Nogalo, Olivia Walker, Tyla Wells
University of New Hampshire fall dean’s list
Homer Glen: Nadia Goich; Manhattan: Harmony Moran, Helen Robinson
University of Tampa fall dean’s list
Burbank: Krystal Sanchez; Chicago: Nicholas Capuano, Miranda Fehsel; Frankfort: Madison Kasala, Alexa Mikrut, Aidan Soldan; Mokena: Kathleen Cheney; New Lenox: Hannah Scalone; Orland Park: Eamon Hennessy; Tinley Park: Margaret Bekta, Dylan Friend, Anthony Pappas; Worth: Thamer Yasin
Trine University fall dean’s list
Meghan McGonagle, Frankfort
Wheaton College fall dean’s list
Frankfort: Katherine Marcotte, Maggie Williams; Homer Glen: Caleb Maue; New Lenox: Gabe Meyers; Orland Park: Elizabeth Czajkowski; Tinley Park: Jennifer Guo, Jessie Guo
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire fall graduates list
Joseph Tonoff, Woodridge
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fall dean’s list
Burbank: Natasha Vitas; Chicago: Margaret Simonelli; Oak Lawn: Jakob Defosset, Juliana Filippo, Annabelle Fritz; Orland Park: Charlotte Reynolds; Peotone: Ava Ferrier; Tinley Park: Geena Melone; Woodridge: Evan Marrs, Makaila Scheiblein
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