Bloom’s Cardenas wins prestigious video scholarship contest
Maryela Cardenas, a recent graduate of Bloom High School in Chicago Heights who will be attending the University of Notre Dame this fall, received a $2,500 scholarship after winning the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois 2022 video scholarship contest.
“We are excited to offer an exciting, creative and fun opportunity for students to receive one of four $2,500 scholarships that focus on trust and ethics,” said Steve J. Bernas, president and CEO of BBB of Chicago and Northern Illinois. “This year’s winners have really excelled in their creativity and content, and we are very proud of their well-thought- out and heartfelt entries.”
Cardenas was asked to answer the prompt: BBB accredited businesses pledge to uphold eight standards of trust, which embody ethics and integrity. Choose one, state what it means to you, and explain how it contributes to a healthy, vibrant marketplace.
Her winning video can be viewed on the BBB of Chicago & Northern Illinois YouTube channel.
Lockport’s McBride completes leadership academy
Robert McBride, superintendent of Lockport Township High School District 205, was named an ISAL Fellow after completing the IASA School for Advanced Leadership, an 18-month program designed to elevate superintendent’s leadership skills and impact student achievement.
McBride received his diploma on June 17, joining a list of 150 Illinois superintendents to be named an ISAL Fellow since the academy’s inception in 2010.
Aurora University spring dean’s list
Chicago: Delilah Aguirre; Chicago Heights: Candace Cotton; Country Club Hills: Amber Petersen; Crestwood: Riley Imwie; Flossmoor: Jeremiah Littrice; Monee: Macy Bowen, Kayla Eggers; Oak Lawn: Laila Gardiner, Emma Weston; Orland Park: Samantha Barrett, Gabriel Carney, Jamison MacInnis; Peotone: Megan Bias; Richton Park: Gabriel Taylor; Steger: Diache Carroll; Tinley Park: Jennifer Brooks, Margaret McCullough
Coastal Carolina spring dean’s list
Natalie Gavin, Evergreen Park
Dickinson College spring graduates list
Maya Khoury, Orland Park
University of Dubuque spring dean’s list
Chicago: Benjamin Rodriguez; Country Club Hills: Aiden Wilson; Matteson: Miah Smith; Oak Lawn: Breanna Cerrentano; Orland Park: Zachary Floss, Elena Krasowski, Kaylynn Murray, Patrick Rafferty
Elmhurst University’s spring dean’s list
Alsip: Daniel Boyer; Bridgeview: Julia Frances Jimenez; Burbank: James McAuliffe; Chicago: Brian Breslin, Natalie Wagner; Evergreen Park: Samantha Pack; Frankfort: Colin Curatolo, Madelyn Soldan; Glenwood: Tamara Barnes; Hickory Hills: Hannah Earley; Homer Glen: Natalia Bryja, Anna Stronski; Mokena: Daniel Jones; New Lenox: Alexi Littmann, Julia Noga, Lindsey O’Donnell; Oak Forest: Mia Dantis, Alexa Simonsis; Oak Lawn: Emma Garrett, Sadie Hartmann, Michaela Mayorga; Orland Park: Samantha Lahey, Bryan Potesta, Jack Walsh, Jessica Winston; Palos Heights: Samantha Michniak; Palos Park: Karly Krown; Posen: Randy Vicencio; Richton Park: Moiya Griffin; Tinley Park: Ryan Windle; Worth: Jessica Marszalek
Georgia State University spring graduates list
Kaysha Debose, Matteson
Georgia Tech spring graduates list
Manhattan: Sam Bayaa; Orland Park: Joseph Dobrzynski, Thomas Marchese
University of Hartford spring graduates list
Manhattan: Scott Cammack; New Lenox: Julie Haring
Lehigh University spring graduates list
Susan Westman, Orland Park
Lincoln Memorial University spring dean’s list
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Victoria Conley, Oak Forest
Lincoln University of Missouri spring dean’s list
Marcellis Blackwell, Palos Hills
Marquette University spring dean’s list
Burbank: Zen Almousa, Isabel Antolak, Matthew Diaz, Meagan Hecker; Burr Ridge: Sarah Badawi, Griffin Mitchell, Anna Waring; Chicago: Angelica Diaz, Alyssa Flores, Alejandra Garcia, Nayeli Garcia, Dylan Kupiec, Kinga Ludzia, Gabby Lukanus, Catherine Sajdak; Chicago Ridge: Jack Aler; Evergreen Park: Ryan Creevy, Molly Curley, Bridget Dine, Katie Jacobson, Sam Kelly, Emma O’Grady, Abby Willner; Flossmoor: Serena Determan; Hickory Hills: Sarah Brongiel, Ashley Sanchez; Homewood: Olivia Drwiega, Symone DuBose, Caroline Johnson, Anna Keigher, Cami Stasulas; Monee: Julissa Ott; Oak Lawn: Tess Brennan, Anne Farrell, Tom Farrell, Mel Gade, Kyle Gallagher, Mia Gillespie, Jessie Gomez, Patrick Hynes, Emily Kowalski, Justine Kwak, Megan Labuda, Vanessa Lattas, Molly McCarthy, Matt Quattrocchi, Alysse Urbaniak; Orland Hills: Kayla DeVitto; Orland Park: Matthew Bovard, Marcelo Claure, Angelica Czyszczon, Peter Derdzinski, Ayden Domico, Maddie Duffner, Faith Farrell, Rachel Hutchinson, Kyle Laird, Kate Larkin, Patrick Larkin, Thomas Leonard, Natalie Mozdzen, Natasa Paleothodoros, Joe Potempa, Kristina Rybarczyk, Emma Shea; Palos Hills: Brett Selke; Peotone: Lauren Tures; Summit: Alondra Velazquez; Tinley Park: Cheryl Amankwah, Rosemary Cetera, Skyler Cirrincione, Anthony De Felippis, Marco Gagni, Ari Manta
Marquette University spring graduates list
Burbank: Zen Almousa; Burr Ridge: Griffin Mitchell; Chicago: Gabby Lukanus, Ashley Murphy, Joro Rosales, Lesly Sanchez, Xavier Soto; Chicago Ridge: Yaxal Sobrevilla Ramirez; Evergreen Park: Helen Signorelli; Glenwood: Jarrett Gunn; Hickory Hills: Ashley Sanchez; Matteson: Tiaressa Doyle; Monee: Julissa Ott; Oak Lawn: Tom Farrell, Jessie Gomez, Emily Kowalski, Jake Listowski, Molly McCarthy; Orland Park: Ashley Asiddao, Matthew Bovard, Nick Cinquepalmi, Brian Cooke, Maddie Duffner, Kate Larkin, Patrick Larkin, Clare Murphy, Kristina Rybarczyk, Claire Walsh; Palos Hills: Brett Selke; Summit: Alondra Velazquez; Tinley Park: Jack Barrett, Anthony De Felippis, Marco Gagni, Allison Leslie, Caitlin Raebig
Ohio University spring dean’s list
Frankfort: Maeve Hurley; Homewood: Eliana D’astici; Orland Park: Taylor Mondragon
Ohio University spring graduates list
Lockport: Jolie Boros; New Lenox: Chase Parr
University of Maryland Global Campus spring graduates list
Kayse Slaughter, Lockport
Wartburg College winter/May term dean’s list
Hickory Hills: Payton Hass; New Lenox: Nathaniel Knutson
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire spring dean’s list
Matteson: Theodore Okafor; Orland Park: Kelli Bergmark
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh spring dean’s list
Orland Park: Brittany Higgins; Tinley Park: Luciano Valdez
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh spring honor roll list
Liam O’Donoghue, Orland Park
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