Bremen High School District 228

Bremen High School2006-2007 School Report Card“We Have Pride”Dear Parent/Guardian:We are excited to inform you about some of the positive things that are happening at Bremen HighSchool. The enclosed report card, listing statistics, student participation and other information is the 21 stedition of this report. We present this information to you so that you are informed about the educationalprogress and classroom strengths at Bremen High School.One of our goals at Bremen High School is to create an atmosphere where all students are able to reachtheir potential. Our teachers and staff work diligently to create curriculum and execute daily lessons thatwill challenge students at every academic level. Our program of studies, together with our supportservices, student activities and athletics, provides our students with every opportunity needed for success.In fact, we believe that Bremen High School is a small school that offers big opportunities.We believe that with an education from Bremen our students can go on and accomplish whatever theydesire. With this in mind, we have asked our students to accomplish the following three tasks:1. Come Prepared Daily2. Have A Great Attitude Daily3. Set Goals For Yourself – Short and Long TermWe believe if our students work to address the three tasks above, they will be successful in both schooland life.At Bremen High School we will continue to promote parent involvement within our school. For example,the Parent Involvement Group meets the third Monday of the month. We currently have meetingsscheduled for November, February, March and April. We encourage feedback and ask for assistance atthese meetings so we can strive to provide a positive experience for all students. In addition, we havemany parents involved in booster clubs for both athletics and activity programs.We ask that you examine the attached report card closely. The scores and statistics presented provide anexcellent opportunity for a community member to understand their school. It is also important to keep inmind that judgment about any school or district should not be based on a single day of testing. Shouldyou have any questions concerning the data featured in this report or any comments or concerns aboutBremen High School, please feel free to contact any of our school personnel at (708) 371-3600.Sincerely,Dave KibelkisDr. Dave KibelkisPrincipal

ABOUT OUR SCHOOLBremen High School’s enrollment for the 2006–2007 school year was 1238 students, drawn from thecommunities of Midlothian, Markham, Posen and Harvey. This is an increase of 51 students from the previous year. Wecurrently have 1295 students for the 2007–2008 school year.The student body at Bremen High School has a long tradition of academic success and the senior class of 2006-07continued to show great achievement. Twenty-three students were recognized as Illinois State Scholars, twenty-eightstudents received the President’s Award for Educational Achievement and four students received the President’s Awardfor Excellence. This class was offered $2,044,313 and accepted $1,106,813 worth of college scholarships.One of the major contributing factors to academic success is student attendance. Our average student attendancerate was 91.9%. Our Graduation rate for the class of 2006-07 was 90%.STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTSOur graduation rate for the past year was 90%, and all members of the class of 2007 took the ACT test, which isthe most popular test used for enrollment in colleges and universities in the Midwest. The class of 2007 had a compositescore on the ACT of 18.7. Our average score in English was 17.9 and our average in Math was 19.2.Our School Improvement goals are to improve performance in the areas of reading and mathematics as well asimprovement in attendance! Please encourage your child to attend school each and every day!We encourage high academic performance along with extra curricular participation. Research has shown thatstudents who are involved in their school and also have high academic standards will become our most successful citizens.If your child is not involved, please encourage him/her to do so.SPECIAL HONORSPRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE – Adam Osinski, Daniel Sargis, Thomas Sifuentez,Terrence Whitcomb.PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT – Stephani Biggs, Kurtis Blankenship, Philip Blankenship,Anthony Burbatt, Justin Bush, Edgar Chavez, Tricia Cobb, Richard Courtney, Cristina Dongo, Wade Dugan, Chad Erickson,Klaudyo Evangelista, Steven Harper, Dina Herrejon, Megan Holland, Martin Jones, Kristina Juarez, Constance Leonard,Gina LoCoco, Kairee Luna, Emily Manis, Michelle Mierzwa, David Orzechowski, James Pankiewicz, Brian Ramirez, NikoTellios, William Wylie, William Young.ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS – Stephani Biggs, Kurtis Blankenship, Anthony Burbatt, Tricia Cobb, Cynthia Daggy, WadeDugan, Chad Erickson, Steven Harper, Megan Holland, Kristine Juarez, Constance Leonard, Gina LoCoco, Kairee Luna,Adam Osinski, Nathan Ottens-Sanders, James Pankiewicz, Brian Ramirez, Daniel Sargis, Thomas Sifuentez, DeniseStadter, Janet Tunzi, Terrence Whitcomb, William Wylie.NATIONAL STUDENT ATHLETE AWARD – Austin Arianoutsos, Alexia Bouzious, Anthony Burbatt, Edgar Chavez,Patrice Collins, Katherine Corse, Cynthia Daggy, Cristina Dongo, Wade Dugan, Chad Erickson, Heather Haney, KatelynHeath, Megan Holland, Chelsey Jenkins, Kristine Juarez, Michael Kohlman, Daniel Quinn, Daniel Sargis, Thomas Sifuentez,Janet Tunzi, Luis Vallejo, Raymond Wilke, William Wylie.SSC ALL ACADEMIC-ACTIVITY – Stephani Biggs, Kurtis Blankenship, Philip Blankenship, Cynthia Daggy, CristinaDongo, Chad Erickson, Noe Godina, Dina Herrejon, Megan Holland, Kristine Juarez, Nathan Ottens-Sanders, JamesPankiewicz, Daniel Sargis, Denise Stadter, Luis Vallejo, Terrence Whitcomb.SSC ALL ACADEMIC-ATHLETIC – Anthony Burbatt, Edgar Chavez, Patrice Collins, Cynthia Daggy, Cristina Dongo,Wade Dugan, Chad Erickson, Heather Haney, Dina Herrejon, Megan Holland, Chesley Jenkins, Martin Jones, KristineJuarez, David Orzechowski, Daniel Quinn, Daniel Sargis, Thomas Sifuentez, Amy Stephens, Janet Tunzi, Luis Vallejo,Ediberto Vazquez, Raymond Wilke, William Wylie.I.H.S.A. SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Stephani Biggs, Kurtis Blankenship, Philip Blankenship, AnthonyBurbatt, Edgar Chavez, Patrice Collins, Cynthia Daggy, Cristina Dongo, Wade Dugan, Chad Erickson, Noe Godina, Heather

Haney, Dina Herrejon, Megan Holland, Chelsey Jenkins, Martin Jones, Kristine Juarez, David Orzechowski, Nathan Ottens-Sanders, James Pankiewicz, Daniel Quinn, Daniel Sargis, Thomas Sifuentez, Denise Stadter, Amy Stephens, Luis Vallejo,Terrence Whitcomb, Raymond Wilke, William Wylie.PRAIRIE STATE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS – Stephani Biggs, Kurtis Blankenship, Ian Brieger, Anthony Burbatt, TriciaCobb, Richard Courtney, Kenneth Crowley, Cynthia Daggy, Wade Dugan, Tayler Foy, Megan Holland, Constance Leonard,Gina LoCoco, Kairee Luna, David Orzechowski, Adam Osinski, James Pankiewicz, Brian Ramirez, Dan Sargis, Ian Schisley,Kaitlin Schmitt, Thomas Sifuentez, Christopher Spearman, Terrence Whitcomb, William WylieSCHOLARSHIP AWARDSHARTHSIDE REALTORS SCHOLARSHIP – Terrence WhitcombMIDLOTHIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – Terrence WhitcombMIDLOTHIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD – Wade DuganSCHOOL SPIRIT AWARDS – Katelyn Heath & Denise StadterOUTSTANDING ACTIVITIES AWARD – Nathan Ottens-Sanders & Denise StadterCODE OF THE BRAVES AWARD – Megan HollandPERFECT ATTENDANCE/4 YEARS – Austin Arianoutsos, Steven Esparza, Constance Leonard, Denise Stadter, JohnRuppert.DR. JAMES MILLER SCHOLARSHIP – Kristine JuarezDON & MARY CRANLEY-JOSTEN’S CO. SCHOLARSHIP – Terrence WhitcombMARY LYNCH SCHOLARSHIPS – Chelsey JenkinsSOUTH SUBURBAN SWIM CLUB SCHOLARSHIPS – Stephanie Vivado & William WylieKOREAN WAR VETERANS SCHOLARSHIP – William WylieMARK & MOIRA SCHMIDT MOST IMPROVED SCHOLARSHIP – Quinton RobersonADVISORY STUDENT LEADERS – Katherine Corse, Richard Courtney, Cristina Dongo, Remy Gramont, Megan Holland,Chelsey Jenkins, Gabi Keate, Daniel Quinn, Denise Stadter, Amy Stephens, Stephanie Vivado, Karina ZarateUNIVERSITY & COLLEGIATE SCHOLARSHIPS – Vanessa Alvarado/St. Xavier University, Robert Anderl/Illinois State University, DonnaArvia/University of St. Francis, Aleksander Bienkowski/St. Xavier University, Stephani Biggs/Moraine Valley Community College, KurtisBlankenship/Bradley University, Anthony Burbatt/University of St. Francis, Edgar Chavez/South Suburban Community College, PatriceCollins/North Central College, Cynthia Daggy/Benedictine University, Krystal Darge/Robert Morris College, Sierra Darring/Northern IllinoisUniversity, Iman Davis/Buena Visa University, Dominique Franklin/St. Xavier University, Remy Gramont/Robert Morris College, MichaelHagensee/DeVry, Heather Haney/St. Xavier University, Steven Harper/St. Xavier University, Megan Holland/North Central College, AshleyHopper/Lewis University, Ken Hurta/St. Xavier University, Chelsey Jenkins/Marquette University, Kristine Juarez/Augustana College, KyleKeeton/Augustana College, Francisco Lagunas/Praire State College, Gina LoCoco/University of Illinois, Sean Lundeen/DeVry, ArturoMacias/St. Xavier University, David Orzechowski/Blackburn College, James Pankiewicz/Lewis University, Kaitlyn Pope/Aurora University,Daniel Quinn/Aurora University, John Ruppert/St. Xavier University, Daniel Sargis/United States Navy, Kaitlin Schmitt/Robert MorrisCollege, Denise Stadter/Augustana College, Amy Stephens/United States Marine Corp., Ashley Welton/Virginia State University, WilliamWylie/IITDEPARTMENT AWARDSOUTSTANDING MUSIC STUDENTS - *Denise Stadter, Nathan Ottens-Sanders, James Pankiewicz.OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - *Alexia Bouzios, Ser’Shon Mitchell, William YoungOUTSTANDING ART STUDENTS - *Edilberto Vazquez, Tricia Cobb, Kairee Luna, Ser’Shon MitchellOUTSTANDING BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS – *Trisha Cobb, Donna Arvia, Klaudyo EvangelistaOUTSTANDING INDUSTRIALTECHNOLOGY STUDENT - *Jigar Patel, Kurtis Blankenship, William WylieOUTSTANDING FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE STUDENTS - *Crystle Carlson, Bianca Barber, Dana EndeOUTSTANDING SCIENCE STUDENTS - *Daniel Sargis, Kurtis Blankenship, Terrance WhitcombOUTSTANDING MATH STUDENTS -*Kurtis Blankenship, Daniel Sargis, William WylieOUTSTANDING SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDENTS - *Cristina Dongo, Anthony Burbatt, Kristine JuarezOUTSTANDING ENGLISH STUDENTS - *Cristina Dongo, James Pankiewicz, Janet TunziOUTSTANDING WORLD LANGUAGE STUDENTS - *Cristina DongoOUTSTANDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS - *Kenneth Hurta, Patrice Collins, Christopher RallinsBAUSCH & LOMB HONORARY SCIENCE AWARD – Terrence WhitcombJOHN PHILLIP SOUSA BAND AWARD – Denise StadterLOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD – Noe Godina, Kenneth HurtaU. S. MARINE DISTINGUISHED ATHLETE AWARD – Austin Arianoutsis