COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY CLASS OF 2025 Wednesday June 11th, 2025 5:00 PM Rolling Meadows High School
Carl Sandburg Middle school Graduation Ceremony Pledge of Allegiance: Kenzie Bryan Jacob Clemons Genesis Vazquez Principal’s Welcome Awards and Recognition American Legion Award: Presented By service officer jim kott Commencement Address: Hilen Gonzalez Maura manola Presentation of Diplomas Recessional
Faculty & Staff Nehal Anand Trina Annerino Antonia Anton Juliet Amano Dianne Barajas Sucheta Bhalerao Jennifer Buelow Molly Carney Anne Carter Emilie Cheng Kavitha Chinnan Courtney Congdon Andrew Connor JoElle Cooper Betsie Cortes Anthony DeFeo Kimberly Dolson Brian Eldredge Elizabeth Fisk Amy Flores Dana Foley Kate Fuglestad Jenny Garcia-Macko Kathleen Gentile Holly Gilliam Christine Green Ashley Gusek Karen Hanisch
Matt Hanson Wendi Heintz Joanna Heredia Alex Hernandez Miguel Hernandez Alicia Hill Hongmei Lee Erika Johansen Tracy Kerlin Karol Kimpel Rebecca Klawans Elizabeth Knoeppel Sophia Knox Julie Kurka Catherine Lestina Krystin Martin Colleen Martinez Angelique Masellis Chris McCarthy Amy Nelson Tracy O’Malley Laurie Olson Roy Pederson Jaqueline Perez Kelly Pfeiffer David Pierpont Janice Pike Carmen Pimienta
Elias Photopoulos Angela Poe Chris Poznanski Kim Provus Erika Ramirez-Abadie Erin Ramos Kathryn Reynolds Officer Riley Melisa Roberts Kaley-Ryan Roderick Joanna Rzepka Matthew Schmidt Ossy Simmons Anastasia Spiropoulos Jennifer Sprenzel Al Stevenson Mark Tobin Brett Trygar Milton Uehara Amy Van Dyke Carleigh VanDetta Dora Vargas Eduardo Vazquez Kelly Wall Laura Wayman Philip Webb Scott Woldman
8th Grade Awards Citizenship Award
Dayton Brown Kenzie Bryan Alina Cardenas David Daniel Hudson Haigh Ted Matras Camila Marron Alexandr Polus
Hardest Worker Award
Brian Benitez Sophia Castillo Jelani Davis Tristan Garcia Steven Griffin Jocelyn Miranda
Academics Award
Klara Buchta Alex Kim Anthony Lucas Maura Manola Emeli Mayen Pyun Analiese Sperrazza Miles Vlieger
Leadership Award
Audrey Crooks Hilen Gonzalez Elizabeth Lukarova Noelle Mueller Brock Olson Ryder Smialowicz
Wildcat Award
Kenzie Bryan Hilen Gonzalez
Athletic Award
Aylin Avellaneda Kenzie Bryan Jonmarco Flores Martinez Abel Garcia Pineda Hilen Gonzalez Steven Griffin Jacob Kilker Elizabeth Lukarova Maura Manola Alexandr Polus Ryder Smialowicz
Music Award
Kenzie Bryan Jelani Davis Shayla Jarvis Maura Manola Ted Matras Emeli Mayen Pyun Noelle Mueller Analiese Sperrazza
Art Award
Melanie Teofilo Anita Zdzienicka
Foreign Language Award
Elias Amelse Darwin Dominguez Juan Carlitos Hernandez Alexis Mackens Maura Manola
National Junior Honor Society (Students wearing GOLD chords) Tselmuun Anar Alexa Balingit Aillin Beltran Fernandez Kenzie Bryan Klara Buchta Annamaria Burger Alina Cardenas Audrey Crooks David Daniel Hilen Gonzalez Hudson Haigh Rayana Kenzhebaeva Finnegan Lockwood Anthony Lucas Elizabeth Lukarova Alexis Mackens Maura Manola Ted Matras Olivia McComb Ivy McGovern Noelle Mueller Kalkeen Panchal Alexandr Polus Analiese Sperrazza Lia Swanson Ava Winebrenner
President’s Award for Educational excellence * 4.0 GPA students (Students wearing RED/White cords) Elias Amelse Noelle Mueller* Kalkeen Panchal
President’s Award for Educational Achievement * 4.0 GPA students (Students wearing RED/White cords) Tselmuun Anar Jaylin Arroyo Aylin Avellaneda Alexa Balingit* Brian Benitez Dayton Brown Kenzie Bryan* Klara Buchta* Annamaria Burger Alice Campbell* Alina Cardenas* Leslie Castrejon Jacob Clemons Misael Cortezano Audrey Crooks* Guadalupe Cuateco DAVID DANIEL Kendrick Davis Glenn Dominic Laysa Flores Maria Flores Onofre Hilen Gonzalez* Steven Griffin Travis Griffin
Salvador Guerrero Hudson Haigh Nicolas Iliev Zanae Jackson Shayla Jarvis Pola Karpeta Rayana Kenzhebayeva Alex Kim* Finnegan Lockwood Anthony Lucas* Elizabeth Lukarova* Alexis Mackens* Maura Manola* Camila Marron Mendez William Martinez Ted Matras* Emeli Mayen Pyun Olivia McComb Ivy McGovern* Alexander Nelson Brock Olson Max Ortega Marcus Oszurek Guadalupe Padilla
Aubrey Palminteri Daniel Perez Nicholas Pimenta Alexandr Polus* Julian Ramirez Annel Ramon Emma Reyes Henry Richardson Angelique Rodriguez Ruby Runnion Kayan Safarpour Sahib Singh Analiese Sperrazza Lia Swanson Melanie Teofilo Nursultan Toialiev Genesis Vazquez Miles Vlieger Princeton Williams Ava Winebrenner* Jeremy Woetzel Anita Zdzienicka*
Class of 2024-2025 A
Giovanie Acuna Brandon Alejo Cisneros Aubrey Alfaro Isabella Allen Elias Amelse Tselmuun Anar Esmeralda Arias Ailynn Arroyo Jaylin Arroyo Aylin Avellaneda Lisset Avellaneda
B
Alexa Balingit Aillin Beltran Fernandez Brian Benitez Hylye Betanco-Guzman Juliana Bonam Ian Bravo Dayton Brown Kenzie Bryan Klara Buchta Annamaria Burger
C
Alice Campbell Alina Cardenas Krystal Castillo Sophia Castillo Leslie Castrejon
Anastasiia Chaikovska Alexis Chavez Jacob Clemons Bernardo Contreras Ruby Cortez Misael Cortezano Audrey Crooks Mikael Crosby Guadalupe Cuateco
D
David Daniel Jelani Davis Kendrick Davis Oscar Del-Cid Hernandez Darwin Dominguez Perez Glenn Dominic Raymond Dwyer Vladyslav Dzhuma
F
Josias Ferto Elainey Flores Laysa Flores Luigina Flores Jonmarco Flores Martinez Maria Flores Onofre
G
Abel Garcia Pineda Maleah Garcia Tristan Garcia William Godoy Ayden Goldie Hilen Gonzalez Steven Griffin Travis Griffin Salvador Guerrero
H
Hudson Haigh Juan Carlitos Hernandez Alexander Hernandez Dylan Hernandez Elvis Hernandez Sabrina Hernandez Sophia Hurtado
I
Casper Iciek Nicolas Iliev
J
Zanae Jackson Shayla Jarvis
K
Jan Kalafut Pola Karpeta Rayana Kenzhebaeva Jacob Kilker Alex Kim Tristan Konuk
L
Matthew LeFevre Aiden Lloyd Finnegan Lockwood Joshua Lopez Anthony Lucas Elizabeth Lukarova
M
Alexis Mackens Mia Mandujano Maura Manola Camila Marron Mendez William Martinez Boyan Mastev Ted Matras Emeli Mayen Pyun Olivia McComb Ivy McGovern Kayden McNeary Vladimir Mihov Jocelyn Miranda Anthony Monarrez Noelle Mueller
N
Randy Najera Zeeshan Nawaz Alexander Nelson
O
Soyimb Ochgerel Brock Olson Max Ortega Ulices Osorio De La Cruz
S Alexander Oszurek Marcus Oszurek
P
Guadalupe Padilla Abraham Palacios Sanchez Aubrey Palminteri Kalkeen Panchal Antoaneta Paskaleva Paxton Patterson Daniel Perez Jesus Perez Orea Nicholas Pimenta Alexandr Polus Jonathan Procyk Jakub Pytlak
Q
Edwin Quezada
R
Julian Ramirez Annel Ramon Emma Reyes Giovani Reyes Henry Richardson Brian Rico Maria Rivera Alaina Rodriguez Angelique Rodriguez Jacelyn Romero Jared Romero Intarapanont Andres Ruiz Cabrera Ruby Runnion
Kayan Safarpour Ana Salazar Gabriel Sanchez Andrew Sandoval Nicholas Savov Sahib Singh Ryder Smialowicz Analiese Sperrazza Breezelyn Suarez Lia Swanson
T
Melanie Teofilo Nursultan Toialiev Alexis Torres Jose Toto Marisa Tucker
V
Alexa Vahosky Ashley Vazquez Flores Genesis Vazquez Maria Vazquez Jovanny Velasco Sanchez Miles Vlieger
W
William Wilczynski Princeton Williams Ava Winebrenner Marjorie Winters Jeremy Woetzel
z
Anita Zdzienicka Michelle Zendejas
“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.” ~Carl Sandburg
Carl sandburg Middle School 2600 Martin Lane Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Erika Johansen, Principal Miguel Hernandez, Assistant Principal
BOARD OF EDUCATION Samantha Bray Ader, President Frank J. Annerino, Vice President James Taylor, Secretary Erich Bachmann Wenda Hunt Zubair Khan Lisa Beth Szczupaj
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Laurie Heinz, Ed.D.