St. Bede hosts 50th annual Honors Banquet
Goldie Rapp
PERU - St. Bede Academy hosted its 50th annual Honors Banquet on Wednesday, April 24. Students from all classes were presented athletic and academic excellence awards. The following are the award recipients for the 2023-24 school year:
Department Awards
English: Freshmen Ariana Villava; sophomores Chipper Rossi and Weston Heersink; juniors Gordon Chen and Arthur van den Berg and senior Makenzie Hanson
Mathematics: Freshmen Ranbir Saini; sophomore Noah Buck; junior Gordon Chen and senior Yigit Arslan
Science: Tyler Jordan (AP Chemistry), Amie Tomaszewski (Anatomy), Noah Buck (AP Computer Science Principles, Kylie Hill (AP Computer Science) and Gordon Chen (AP Physics)
History: Phillip Gray (AP U.S. History), Arthur van den Berg (U.S. History), Noah Buck (Honors World History) and Weston Heersink (World History)
Foreign Language: Kyra Finley (Spanish I), Genavyve Barnes (Spanish II), Violet Lopez (Spanish III) and Johnna Bogatitus (Spanish IV)
Fine Arts: Ella Englehaupt, Georgina Guo and Isabella Hagenbuch (Special Award in Theatre) and Henry Mertel (Fr. Joseph Heyd, OSB Award)
Distinguished Awards
Fr. Arthur Schmitt, OSB Service Award: Ali Bosnich
Scholar Athlete Award: Isabella Hagenbuch and Logan Potthoff
High School Heisman Award: Ali Bosnich and Zachary Popurella
IHSA All-State Academic Team Nominee: Isabella Hagenbuch and Logan Potthoff
Athlete of the Year Award: Ali Bosnich, Mariella Hermes and Ryan Slingsby
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award (HOBY): Lily Bosnich, Noah Buck, Mae Hagenbuch and Emma Slingsby
Illinois Principal’s Association John Ourth Student Recognition Award: Jeanna Ladzinski and Ryan Slingsby
Daughters of the American Revolution Award (DAR): Isabella Hagenbuch
Sons of the American Revolution Award (SAR): Logan Potthoff
College Board National Recognition Program: Ella Englehaupt, Evan Englehaupt, Greyson Marincic, Isabella Hagenbuch, Logan Potthoff and Gordon Chen
President’s Excellence in Education: Ella Englehaupt, Isabella Hagenbuch and Logan Potthoff
Illinois State Scholars: Ali Bosnich, Ella Englehaupt, Isabella Hagenbuch, Zachary Popurella and Logan Potthoff
St. Bede Academy International Scholar: Yigit Arslan
Scholastic Top 10 (In alphabetical order): Johnna Bogatitus, Ali Bosnich, Ella Englehaupt (Salutatorian), Evan Englehaupt, Georgina Guo, Isabella Hagenbuch (Valedictorian), Mariella Hermes, Kylie Hill, Zachary Popurella and Logan Potthoff
Academic Awards
Freshmen: Ranbir Saini and Bryce Stuepfert
Sophomores: Noah Buck, Lillian Soliman, Ryan Soliman and Yannis Yong
Junior: Abraham Wiesbrock
Senior: Isabella Hagenbuch
Citizenship Awards
Freshman: Ariana Villava
Sophomore: Emma Slingsby
Junior: Jake Migliorini
Senior: Isabella Hagenbuch
Senior of the Year
Ryan Slingsby