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14 | February 8, 2018 | The orland park prairie School opprairie.com The Orland Park Prairie’s Standout Student Sponsored by Marquette Bank Ryan Pfeiffer, St. Michael School fourth-grader Ryan Pfeiffer was chosen as The Orland Park Prairie’s Standout Student because of his academic accomplishments. What is one essential you must have when studying? I need to have my brother in a different room, so I can concentrate. What do you like to do when not in school or studying? I like to play Xbox, watch YouTube and have Nerf wars with my friends. What is your dream job? My dream job would be to have my own YouTube channel and get paid for playing video games. What are some of your most-played songs on your iPod? I don’t play songs, but some of the most-played videos are about “Minecraft.” What is one thing people don’t know about you? I don’t sleep in my own bedroom. I sleep in the top bunk in my brother’s room. Whom do you look up to and why? I look up to my mom, because she is helpful and reliable. She also helps to take care of my pets. Photo submitted What is your favorite class and why? My favorite class is science, because we do so many fun labs. In one lab, we put gummy bears in different liquids to see how they changed after a day. What extracurricular(s) do you wish your school had? I wish St. Mike’s had a video game club, so I could play games with my friends every week. If you could change one thing about school, what would it be? I would not make the kids wear uniforms. What’s your best memory from school? My best memory from school was when my friend and I carried a real chicken for the live nativity at the children’s farm, and it was pecking my arm. Standout Student is a weekly feature for The Orland Park Prairie. Nominations come from Orland Park area schools. School News Providence Catholic High School Orland Parker recognized with first honors Dr. John Harper, principal of Providence Catholic High School, recently announced the school’s first semester honor roll. The honor roll includes two categories. first honors recipients must obtain a 3.51 or higher grade point average, whereas second honors students receive a 3.00-3.50 GPA. Among those who received first honors was Teresa Topolski, a freshman from Orland Park. Moraine Valley Community College Man involved in Orland Park Prayer Center to be inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame Dr. Jehad Matariyeh, of Homer Glen, is one of four alumni being inducted into the 2018 Alumni Hall of Fame at Moraine Valley Community College. Matariyeh, the first in his family to attend college, has an Associate of Arts degree from Moraine Valley, a bachelor’s degree in political studies from the University of Illinois in Springfield, a master’s degree in political and justice studies from Governors State University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and administration from Concordia University Chicago. While at Moraine Valley, he was a student trustee and earned a leadership award from the Illinois Community College Board for his leadership and dedication to the Student Advisory Board. Matariyeh is employed at the Universal School in Bridgeview, where he serves as dean of students and teaches American history and American government. He also takes students to volunteer at homeless shelters, arranges student-led interfaith activities and has volunteered for Sanad Social Services, an organization that provides food and clothing for people in need in the Chicago area. Currently, Matariyeh serves on the board of directors for the Mosque Foundation of Bridgeview and the Southwest Interfaith Team. He has served as the Community Iftar Program chair at the Orland Park Prayer Center, has been a member of the Community Economic Development committee in Homer Glen, and a member and treasurer of the statewide Arab-American Anti- Discrimination Committee. Matariyeh is to be inducted Feb. 22 at the college. For more information, email mcgrealc2@moraine valley.edu. Dayton University Three Orland Parkers earn places on dean’s list The following Orland Park students made the University of Dayton fall 2017 dean’s list for achieving a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester: Julie Baffoe, Jenna Perdue and Erin Rowe. Miami University Two from Orland Park named to president’s list Miami University students who are ranked in the top 3 percent of undergraduate students within each division for fist semester 2017- 2018 have been named to the president’s list recognizing academic excellence. Among them were Orland Parkers Clara Gannon and Michelle Dyrda. Olivet Nazarene University Three students from Orland Park named to dean’s list Olivet Nazarene University recently congratulated all students named to the dean’s list during the fall 2017 semester. Orland Park students who achieved this honor are: Andrew Aardema, Lauren Palmer and Jeffrey Sneideraitis. To qualify for inclusion on the dean’s list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale. St. Mary’s College Student from Orland Park recognized on dean’s list Kelly Golden, of Orland Park, was named to the fall semester dean’s list at St. Mary’s College. University of Alabama Orland Parkers named to dean’s, president’s lists A total of 12,594 students enrolled during the 2017 fall semester at the University of Alabama were named to the dean’s list with an academic record of 3.5 or above, or the president’s list with an academic record of 4.0 (all As). The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize fulltime undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load. Dean’s list students from Orland Park are Kevin Casey, Curtis Fortin, Leah Warchol, Madelyn Haugh, Daniel Houlihan, William Kolpak and Kyle Struck. President’s list students from Orland Park area Mia DeMarco, Madeline Hirschfield and Casey Krzeczkowski. University of Iowa Orland Park students earn spots on dean’s list Students named to the University of Iowa fall 2017 dean’s list included the following Orland Park resident: Nicholas Adduce, Mary Carol Barkowski, Mark Biangmano, Ally Carey, Madison Dawczak, Jack Duffner, Alexa Egan, James Foley, Grant Glover, Zosia Horak, Connor Kaufmann, Erik Krause, Michael Leyden, MollyMaeve Lusk, Michael Moore, Mara O’Connor, Cecilia Ortega, Jake Payton, Angela Schab, Tori Vennetti, Liam Walsh, Austin Wojtczak and Jillian Zuelke. Washington University Student from Orland Park makes dean’s list Mikaela Rae Arredondo, of Orland Park, recently was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2017 in the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Western Illinois University Two students from Orland Park earn degrees A total of 740 students earned academic degrees or post-baccalaureate certificates after the fall 2017 semester at Western Illinois University. Of these, 107 graduates’ primary attendance site was the WIU- Quad Cities campus. Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 551 graduates. Academic distinction was awarded to baccalaureate graduates who achieved high grade point averages. This includes: summa cum laude, 3.90 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale; magna cum laude, 3.75–3.89 GPA; and cum laude, 3.6–3.74 GPA. Master’s degrees were earned by 169 graduates; eight individuals earned their doctorate degrees in educational leadership. Twelve individuals earned post-baccalaureate certificates. Among those who earned degrees were Orland Park residents Michael M. Zydlewski, Bachelor of Arts, communication; and Nicholas Aaron Castro, Bachelor of Arts, sociology. Compiled by Editor Bill Jones, bill@opprairie.com.
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