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Standout Student
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brother Clayton because he
is very kind and is extremely
creative.
What do you keep under
your bed?
I don’t keep anything under
my bed.
What is your morning
routine?
My morning routine usually
consists of: waking up,
washing my face, brushing
my teeth, and eating breakfast
while I watch “Impractical
Jokers.”
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Monica Petek, Oak
Prairie Jr. High
eighth-grader
Monica Petek was chosen as
Standout Student for her academic
excellence.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
One essential I need to
have when studying would
be music, it helps me keep
focused.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
I usually horseback ride,
read, draw, write, paint, and
research unidentified persons
cases in my free time.
What is your dream job?
My dream job would either
be something to do with
horses (trainer) or working
in crime forensics.
What are some of the most
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Providence Catholic High
School
Homer Glen students
recognized on first quarter
honor roll
Those who achieved 1st
Honors were Bryce Backal,
Zoey Bengtson, Connor
Bennett, Karli Boyd, Matthew
Byars, Daniel Canning,
Brian Castelli, Kelsey
Clarke, Emily Conway,
Kenneth Conway, Richard
Costello, Camden Crowley,
Matthew Crowley, Kurt
Dankovich, Hailey Dwyer,
Emma Eckenstein, Samuel
Gasienica-Byrcyn,
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played songs on your iPod?
Some of my most played
songs include: “Am I Pretty?”
by The Maine, “Be My
Forever” by Christina Perry,
“Not Afraid” by Eminem
and “Good Mourning America”
by Letlive.
What is one thing people do
not know about you?
One thing a lot of people
don’t know about me is that
I’m part Croatian.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my older
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
My favorite teachers are
Mrs. Cusack (social studies)
and Mrs. Albright (Spanish),
because they both encourage
me to always be the best person
I can be.
What is your favorite class?
My favorite classes are social
studies, because it’s very
intriguing to learn about
world history, and Spanish
because I want to learn a
second language.
What is one thing that
stands out at Oak Prairie?
One thing that stands out
about my school is the fact
that Oak Prairie is very
school spirit oriented.
What extracurricular(s) do
you wish your school had?
Our school usually fits all
things extra-curricular into
the curriculum somehow,
so that’s a tough question to
answer.
Avery Gloss, Gabija
Gorys, Izabela Gorys,
Lindsay Graham, Daniel
Gregory, Rachel
Gregory, Elise Grill,
James Grill, Mason Hall,
Maureen Hennenfent,
Max Hernandez, Alexandra
Hoye, Mallory Jatis,
Colin Kaminsky, William
Karabel, Caroline Kirchner,
Joshua Lambert, Caroline
LeFevers, Serena
Maloney, Haley Malovan,
Michael Massaro, Maureen
McLoughlin, Matas Mikuzis,
Paulius Mikuzis, Jacob
Mucha, Lauren O’Connor,
Nathaniel O’Halloran, Tessa
O’Halloran, Andrew Pellettiere,
Eva Perme, Jennifer
Powell, Carleigh Pych, John
Ruddy, Brendan Slota, Gary
Spencer, Samantha Spencer,
Jordyn Swenson, Efstathios
Theoharis, Ursulina
Tomczak, Matthew Troy,
Matthew Ulatowski,
Meaghan Walter, Frances
Webster, Sarah Wedemeier,
Aidan Wheeler, Grace
Wheeler, Dolan Whittle,
Taylor Williamson and
Joshua Zubik.
Those who achieved
2nd Honors were Hannah
Barrett, Emily Bogdanic,
Samuel Brody, Arianna
If you could change one thing
about school, what would
it be?
I would make the passing
periods in between classes
longer, instead of four minutes,
I would make it six
minutes.
What is your favorite thing
to eat in the cafeteria?
My favorite lunch in the
cafeteria would be nacho el
grande with cucumbers and
cherry tomatoes.
What is your best memory
from school?
My best memory from
school would be the big sib
program in choir. I loved
having one, and now that
I’m in eighth grade, I love
being one.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature for The Homer Horizon.
Nominations come from
Homer Glen area schools.
Caputi, Grace Combs,
Nathan Conway, Brayden
Ebel, Adam Kowalik,
Andrew Masterson,
Antonia McMullins, Steven
Meyer, Erin Moriarty,
Emma Nelson, Jacob
Olinger, Angelina Panelli,
George Pavlopoulos,
Luke Picard, Fiona Rowe,
Jason Swenson, Steven
Wedemeier and Olivia
Whittle.
School News is compiled by
Editor Thomas Czaja, tom@
homerhorizon.com.