Board of Education
Mr. Cary Lewis, President
Mrs. Juliet Rago, Vice President
Mr. Leonel Figueroa, Secretary
Mr. Reid Goodrich
Ms. Sylvia Hayde
Mr. Kent Kovac
Mr. John Radzinski
Administration
Mr. James Ongtengco, Superintendent
Dr. Sam Bentsen, Associate Superintendent & Principal
Mr. Jose Jaramillo, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Operations
Mrs. Julia Bray, Assistant Principal for Student Life & Operations, Division Leader of Fine Arts
Dr. Eric Koranda, Assistant Principal, Division Leader of Counseling
Mrs. Michelle Papanicolaou, Director of Post Secondary Pathways, Division Leader of Career & Tech Education
Mrs. Kate Ward, Director of Learning, Division Leader of English & Social Studies
Mr. Richard Watts, Director of Special Education
Mr. Mike Berago, Director of Educational Equity and Innovation, Division Leader of Math & Science
Mr. Lorenzo Rubio, Division Leader of Multilingual Programs
Mr. Bruce Martin, Chief School Business Officer
Dr. James Batson, Director of Technology
Mr. Tom Kobel, Director of Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Todd Becker, Director of Athletics
Mr. Rick Kambic, Director of Community Relations
Mr. Pedro Castro, Dean of Students
Mr. Jason Madl, Dean of Students
Faculty
Jon Aguilar
Araceli Avila
Laura Avila-Peterson
Jeffery Baeder
Amanda Baker
Michael Baker
Kyra Behnke
Mike Berry
Michelle Bibel
Kristin Bigalke
Donald Cain
Freddy Cano
David Carroll
Peter Carzoli
Lee Cassidy
Christine Casterton
Michael Chappell
Tara Chavez
Esther Cho
Cristina Ciupuliga
John Crosley-Corcoran
Ron Cuellar
Gibel Cushing
Deborah Davis
Candice DeMauro
Sara DiGrazia
Stephanie Downen
Mark Drelicharz
Kellie Engle
Marty Erickson
Patrick Escobedo
Melissa Eshleman
Mark Farrell
Yesenia Favela
Matthew Fierer
Patrick Fritsch
Luis Garcia Acosta
Susan Gaska
Rachel Gentile
Rachel Georgakis
Garett George
Ashley Giganti
Janet Hahn Kanavos
Lisa Harmon
Brian Hastings
Mallory Healy
Nicole Hendricks
Alexis Herrera
Christopher Hetrea
Stephanie Jackson
Ron Janik
Garret Jerger
Frank Kekstadt
Cameron Kopp
Mark Kos
Natalie Krygier
Kelly Lamey
Kristine Larson
Daniel Latka
Michael Laudermith
Lauren Lemm
Jen Llanes
Matthew Lynch
Jose Macias
Sarah McDougal
Scott McNulty
Margaret Mellenthin
Abra Millman
Kimberly Miltz
Mike Mitchell
Sidney Montano
Kelly Mullins
Scott Murphy
Jessica Muscarello
George Mussman
Angeline Nelson
Benjamin Nelson
Rebecca Norris
Anthony Oakson
Sara Pahl
Pamela Panagakos
Emilee Paydon
Josh Payton
Ranjana Rajendran
Melissa Rausch
JoAnna Rieger
Edith Reynaga
Irving Rodriguez
Jennifer Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez
Amanda Sallmann
Araly Sanchez
Linda Santinello
Matthew Sedey
Jennifer Selucky
Stephanie Stern
Michael Strojny
Chloe Suhajda
Jennifer Suwanski
Allison Szkorla
Charles Taft
Andrea Taylor
Melissa To
Kelly Torres
Annette Valente
Marvin Vargas
Amy Vazquez
Jerry Vondruska
Julie Weidner
Paul Welsh
Kristy Weseloh
Mia Whalen
Richard Wiess
Seredy Williams
Jill Wisnewski
Elizabeth Wright
Angelika Zima
Aida Zubovic
Welcome…………………………………… Dr. Sam Bentsen, Associate Superintendent/Principal
Processional………………………………………..… “Pomp and Circumstance” - by Edward Elgar Fenton Symphonic Wind Ensemble directed by Garett George
Pledge to the Flag ……………………………………………………………………………………… Lydia Rihani
Invocation ………………………………………………………………………………………...……... Priscilla Diaz
Concert Choir
“A Million Dreams”………………………………….…………………………………………………….. Mac Huff
Soloist: David Mathew, Ryan Peterson, Arabella DiNino, Emily Worwa
“We Are Bison Pride” ………………………………………………….. Music and Lyrics by Doug Orlyk School song sponsored by the Bensenville Arts Council
Soloist: Lydia Rihani, Kailianna Smith, Diego Meza, David Mathew
Directed by: Seredy Williams
Fenton Scholar Address…………………………………….……………………………..……. Ryan Peterson
Fenton Scholar Address …………………………….…………………………………..…….....
Principal Address ………………………..Dr. Sam Bentsen, Associate Superintendent/Principal
Presentation of the Class of 2023………………….…….…..James Ongtengco, Superintendent
Acceptance of Presentation………………………….. Cary Lewis, Board of Education President
Awarding of Diplomas…………………………………………….Members of the Board of Education
Reid Goodrich Leonel Figueroa Sylvia Hayde Kent Kovac
Cary Lewis John Radzinski Juliet Rago
Please hold your applause until all diplomas have been awarded
Benediction………………………………………………………………………………….…………… Arya Sadique
Recessional ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………….
Triumphal March from "Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi
Directed by Garett George
Each year the highest ranking juniors serve as honorary marshals during the processional and recessional. This year the honor has been awarded to:
Giselle Garcia and Samantha Sanchez
Habibulla Achilov
Angel Acosta Leon
Faith Adkins#
Dayanara Adorno
Denisse Aguilar
Dulce Aguilar
Evelin Alfaro
Valeria Alvarado
Jose Alvarez Jr
Brayam Amaya
Andrea Andrade
Jazmine Aragon#
Ahtziri Aranda
Brenda Arzeta
Ivan Astorga
Christopher Aylward
John Baier Soto
Melly Barcenas
Nathan CabreraBarraza
Gustavo Barrera Maldonado
Musab Bawany
Olivia Beecroft#
Jocelyn Bello
Jane Benitez
Jessica Benn*#
Deyanira Bibiano
Derrick Blancas
Maria Botello
Joshua Botello Jr
Liz Brambila
Kenya Brito-Hernandez
Owen Brixius#
Snizhana Vitaliiuna Burlaka
Sandra Calderon
Oscar Calmo Ordonez
Zoe Campos
Christopher Cano
Janeth Cano
Marcos Cano-Favela
Alexandra Carillo*#
Cristian Jampier Carmona
Freddy Carranza Jr
Daphne Castillo#
Julisa Castillo
Esmeralda Ceja
Maximilian Celarek
Javier Celestino
Estevan Cerna
Melanie Chavez
Aqsa Shahzad Chohan#
Hamza Shahzad Chohan
Mohammed Muddassir Chohan
Eryk Chudy
Marques Clanton Hernandez
Chloe Cline
Isabella Marie Cocchia
Hannah Contreras#
Nayla Cornejo#
Kevin Cox#
Edy Amilcar Cruz Cruz
Lizbeth Cuazitl
Reagan Dakins*#
Mariel De Casas
Madison Nicole De Jesus
Emily De La Mora
Aaron De La Paz
Jorge De La Torre-Carlos
Ethan DeJesus
Nelson DeLeon
Jenely Desiderio
Diego Diaz
Galilea Diaz
Leslie Diaz
Priscilla Diaz#
Yohanna Ninneth Diaz Vasquez
Arabella Dinino
McKayla Doliente
Jacob Dzielski
Iryna Dzivoroniuk
Brayan Escobedo Garcia
Charles Faraone
George Melvin Finke
Angel Flores
Angel Flores
Anghel Flores
Enrique Flores
Gael Flores
Hugo Flores
Miguel Angel Flores
Norely Flores
Isai Flores Garcia
Andrea Franco
Hector Franco#
Ethan Freeman
Dany Funes Garcia
Clisman Funes Xinic
Oscar Gagala
Maja Gakovic
Natasa Gakovic
Kevin Galeana Valle
Nayeli Galeana-Vieyra
Adrian Galica
Robert Galus
Aryana Garcia
Julian Garcia
Mariah Garcia
Amilcar Orlando Garcia Garcia
Berenice Garfias#
Vi Gibes
Nathanael Gimenez
Jadyn Golz*#
Michael Gomez
Erick Gomez Garcia
Yeremi Cosme Gomez
Mazariegos
Cesar Gomez Vasquez
Jovan Govedarica
Jovana Govedarica
Jakub Grochal
Yoliss Guerrero Ortega
Kayla Gutierrez
Kelly Gutierrez
Stephanie Gutierrez#
Justin Hall
Miranda Hansen
Joslyn Hasterock
Marley Hausen
Angel Hermida#
John Hernandez
Leslie Hernandez
Mercedes Hernandez
Ricky Hernandez
Juan Hernandez Blanco
Damary Herrejon
Alysa Hilton-Perez
Kaitlyn Hoffing*#
Nikolas Hollis
Ariana Hurtado*#
Zachary Ismail
Daquan Edward Jackson
Emily Jimenez
Delilah Johnson#
Elijah Victorio Johnson
Joshua Kallis
Muhib Kamran
Patrick Karbowski#
Vincent Edward Kehoe
Aleksander Klimczyk
Bartosz Knap
Anisa Kola
Jesse Krebasch
Dominik Kroupa#
Gianna Krygier
Nathan Ksiazczyk
Joanna Kukielko*#
Edin Kulasic
Lily Kwon
Nela Labuzek
Kayla Larsen
Andrea Lechuga
Gerald Logue
Lauren Leider
Anna Lelek*#
Caleb Lewis
Melina Lira
Mcaleigh Logue#
Adriel Lopez
Alan Joseph Lopez
Diego Lopez
Eliaz Lopez
Karla Yaneth Lopez Cruz
Wilmer Lopez Funes
Bryan Lozano
Mia Luna
Donald Lux
Sebastian Madej
Mina Malesevic
Julian Manjarrez
Luis Jose Marchan
Kyla Marcinkus
Berenice Marin Flores
Kamil Markowski
Alexander Marquez Jr
Alicia Martinez
Cala Martinez
Carla Martinez
Cayd Martinez
Liliana Martinez
David Mathew#
Eduardo Medina
Danna Melendez
Emily Melero
Julian Mena-Miranda
Cole Mencini
Ayleen Mendiola Roque
Angie Mendoza#
Alexander Menig
Diego Meza#
Elena Meza
Brandon J Mikhail
Tania Miranda
Bernardo Misiunas
Ryan Mitchell#@
Itzayana Monarrez
Larry Darnell Moore
Laila Morales
Alexa Moreno#@
Rosa Murillo
Andrew Nagel
Amiayah Navarro
Nicholas Joseph Neagle
Felix Nepomuceno
Sebastian Nieves#
Ahmed-Amine Nour
Aiden James Novello
Rae Nunez
Jair Olea
Damian Olinski
Alan Ortiz
Emily Ortiz
Julia Ortiz
Esveidy Oseguera
Ron Owusu-Ansah
Ronite Owusu-Ansah
Tera Pabico*#@
Gianna Pacheco
Alexander Padilla
Sebastian Paiz
Jaycee Palumbo
Adarsh Patel*#
Savannah Paz
Nathan Pebler
Elizabeth Penton
David Peralta
Gabriela Perez
Melanie Perez
Ryan Peterson*#@
Volodymyr Mykolaiovych Petrov
Clifford Phillips
Joseph Pina
David Pogorzelski
Daniela Ponce
Naja Anaceli Porter
Christopher Prena
Abigail Punsalan#
Juan Luis Quinarez
Iqra Raja
Brenna Ralston
Alejandro Ramirez
Stephanie Alexandra Ramirez
Jessica Reyes
Nevaeh Reyes
Lydia Rihani*#@
Jeremy Rivas
Julissa Rivas
Yasmin Rivera
Joanelis Rivera Matos*
Daniela Rivera Ramos
Adriana Rocha
Maritza Rodriguez
Emmanuel Rojas
Daniel Roque
Kelsey Roque#
Rubi Roque
Patryk Roztocki
Maxwell Ruiz Jr
Markiya Rule
Oleksandr Rusnak
Oskar Rybczynski
Arya Sadique#
Litzy Salas Chavez
Ismael Saldana
Payton Saldana
Tony Salzinger
Angel Sanchez
Emilio Sanchez
Noah Sanchez
Tiara Sanchez*#
Angel Santiago
Giselle Sarabia#
Sara Schaefer
Tyler Schultz
Giuseppe Scordato
Galilea Segura
Jose Sermeno
Brooke Shawaluk
Taylor Siekierski
Keyla Sierra Barrera
Mia Silva#@
Damarius Sims
Natalie Sisto#
Kailianna Smith
John Sorce#
Jayla Spears
Andrian Staszel
Lailah Stevens#
Gregory Williams Summers Jr
Natalia Szala*#
Dylan Thompson
Kaitlyn Thompson
Nicholas Tinajero
Aiden Torres
Alexander Manuel Torres
Daniella Trentadue
Sara Trojan#
Hazel Turrubiates-Andrade
Zion Roque Turrubiates-Andrade
Jessica Van Leeuwen#@
Daniel Vargas
Vuk Vasilic
Pamela Vasquez Cardona
Dorien Vazquez
Victor Vazquez
Daniel Velasquez
Julissa Velazquez
Antonio Vidales
Stanislav Yuriiovych Vitiuk
Vidhi Vyas
Michael Warkentien
Madison Westbrook*#
Sidney Westbrook*#
Emily Worwa#@
Natalie Worwa#@
Kasper Zabawa
Esther Zachariah
Alexander Zill
Diego Zurita
* Denotes Top 5% Fenton Scholars, Gold Cord
# Denotes National Honor Society, Gold Tassel
@ Denotes Tri-M Music Honor Society, Pink Cord
