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14 | May 17, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot school
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the new lenox patriot’s
Standout Student
Sponsored by Marquette Bank
West student wins scholarship
for language immersion camp
August Petrungaro,
Lincoln-Way West
senior
August Petrungaro was
picked as this week’s Standout
Student because of her
academic performance.
What is one essential you
must have when studying?
I need to have my music
whenever I study. It is super
important to help me focus.
What do you like to do when
not in school or studying?
I love hanging out with
my friends and playing soccer
wherever I am.
What is your dream job?
I have always wanted to
be an astronaut when I was
younger.
What is one thing most
people don’t know about
you?
A lot of people don’t know
that I am a twin, and that I
am left handed.
Whom do you look up to and
why?
I look up to my parents
because they always know
what to do and point me in
the right direction when I
need it.
Who is your favorite teacher
and why?
Mr. Render is my favorite
teacher because he always
knows how to make class interesting
and exciting.
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What’s one thing that stands
out about your school?
The amount of school
spirit we have is really great.
Every activity available
seems to have its own supporters
which is really great
to see.
What extracurricular do you
wish your school had?
I really wish we had a
fencing club and ping-pong
club.
If you could change one thing
about school, what would
it be?
I wish that school would
start later, so I could get
more rested and ready for
school.
What’s your best memory
from school?
Running the Student Section
during my senior year
with my friends was really
fun.
Standout Student is a weekly
feature for The New Lenox
Patriot. Nominations come from
New Lenox area schools.
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
Last month, the Swiss Benevolent
Society of Chicago
notified Lincoln-Way West
student Adriana Zuniga that
she had been chosen as a
winner of a scholarship to a
one-week French Language
Immersion Program at the
Concordia Villages.
“I am beyond excited to
study the French language
and culture over the summer,”
Zuniga said.
Zuniga originally learned
about the language immersion
camp scholarship
through her French teacher,
Dawn Floyd.
“Adriana is an enthusiastic
French student with a lot
of talent and interest in languages,”
says Floyd. “She is
one of several students that I
recommended for the Swiss
Benevolent Society’s scholarship,
and I am thrilled that
she will have the opportunity
to advance her skills
this summer. Concordia’s
camps are excellent and offer
a unique environment
for students to learn languages
that is different from
our classroom experience.
I can’t wait to see what she
will bring back to us.”
To be eligible for the
scholarship, applicants must
be between the ages of seven
and eighteen, and reside in
Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana.
Each application must
be submitted with a statement
made by the student,
parent and language teacher.
“When I first received the
email, I was ecstatic and so
were my parents,” Zuniga
said. “My family members
and classmates all congratulated
me on the award, but
Madame Floyd was the most
excited out of everyone.”
The scholarship covers the
cost of attendance to a oneweek
long language immersion
camp at the Concordia
Language Villages in Minnesota.
Zuniga is in the process
of solidifying her trip,
and hopes to attend in July.
As a bilingual student,
Zuniga says she already
sees the benefits of knowing
more than one language.
“It gives one the opportunity
to better understand different
cultures and the people
they consist of,” she said. “I
am hoping to meet students
that share the same aspirations
I do when it comes to
learning new languages.”
St. Jude students’ science projects earn rewards
Submitted by St. Jude Catholic
School
St. Jude School’s finest scientists
recently participated in the Illinois
Junior Academy of Science State
Science Fair at Bradley University
in Peoria.
More than 1,000 participants
from all over the state of Illinois in
grades 7-12 presented their science
projects.
Olivia Fitzgibbon received a
Gold Award for her project, “The
Effect Different Materials Have on
a Wi-Fi Signal.”
Amelia Minarik received a Silver
Award for her paper, “A Birds
Eye View.” James Tyler earned the
school’s other Silver Award for his
project, “You Are What You Eat.”
Bronze Awards went to Niamh
Parsons for her project, “Which
Liquids Affect Steel Wool,” and
Antonio Esquivel for his own
work, “Environment Effects On
Tape.”
Congratulations to these students
that worked hard all year completing
these scientific investigations
and represented St. Jude School.
(Clockwise from top left) Amelia Minarik, Niamh Parsons, Olivia Fitzgibbon, Antonio
Esquivel and James Tyler pose for a picture with their award certificates from the
Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Science Fair at Bradley University. Photo
Submitted