Achievements

• Alexander Falls of Batavia, Derek Hassler of Geneva and Joseph Pittner of St. Charles have been selected to sing in the 2007-2008 edition of the Millikin Men.

Twenty-five voices strong, the Millikin Men’s Choir is made up of first-year students who sing a broad variety of repertoire. Falls is a commercial music major and a graduate of Batavia High School. Hassler is a music major and a graduate of Geneva Community High School. Pittner is a music major and a graduate of St. Charles North High School.

•  Army National Guard Pfc. Bryan Cross has graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics. He is the grandson of Andree Muns of Indianapolis, Ind., and nephew of Marty Anderson of Batavia. Cross is a 2005 graduate of Mooseheart High School.

•  Area residents were among 75 Aurora University sophomores inducted into AU's chapter of Phi Eta Sigma national honor society Nov. 3. The society recognizes freshman academic achievement. Aurora University's chapter, founded in 1990, is among 300 chapters nationwide. Candidates must be full-time students for three terms and earn a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for at least one term. Students inducted were: Brittany Starrett of Batavia and Kristen Rasmussen of St. Charles.

• Rosary High School has announced its first quarter honor roll. First honors are a GPA of 3.6 or higher, and second honors are a GPA between 3 and 3.599.

First honors are: Samantha Zidek, Kathryn Breisch, Meghan Choice, Sarah Davis, Michelle Dutton, Katherine Eckberg, Charlotte Fischer, Sarah Gerken, Katlyn Gerken, Christine Glemkowski, Elizabeth Healy, Heidi Heaton, Sheila Heaton, Melissa Huedem, Connie Kloska, Rachel Kluber, Erin Kofron, Amy Kus, Mary LeDoux, Jennifer Mader, Sarah Malkowski, Robin McReynolds, Kirsten Meyer, Emily Meyer, Erin Neacy, Magdalena Parkhurst, Nicole Raucci, Lane Richmond, Megan Scapin, Hannah Schafer, Lauren Stephans, Emma Witte, Nora Bowe, Jenna Bavery, Ann Catherine Brady, Abigail Brennan, Sarah Butz, Laura Butz, Jennifer Clark, Kaitlin Clark, Elena Danos, Francesca Devine, Kendall Ford, Danielle Hall-Reppen , Brittney Hutchinson, Kathleen King, Molly Magri, Elizabeth McMahon, Lauren McNally, Kathleen McNally, Emily Piech, Emma Sheehan, Kaela Vass, Anna Walsworth, Cailin Crosbie, Caitlin Daly, Emily Delaney, Alyssa DesRochers, Gillian DeWane, Christine Dickerson, Danielle Duarte, Caroline Elkin, Markie Falotico, Morgan Frohling, Meghan Gannon, Theresa Goh, Stacey Horvath, Madelyn Palrang, Lisa Petrick, Alyssa Shannon, Elisabeth Tavierne, Karen Van Acker, Audrey Van Acker, Mackenzie Young, Jessica Young, Kerry Zepeda.

Second honors are: Kelly Conroy, Amanda Daukus, Amy Daukus, Tara Early, Meredith Lantz, Anna Motyka, Victoria Myers, Megan Neacy, Carly Oros, Kaitlyn Petrando, Katelyn Schuetz, Katherine Wall, Laura Weber, Elizabeth Zidek, Kathleen O'Neil, Molly Gurbal, Madeline Kolquist, Katherine Kuebrich, Shannon Leahy, Melissa McMahon, Frances Smith, Drennan Westrate, Mary Anderson, Kelly Brannock, Bridget Daly, Carey DeKing, Jessica DesRochers , Ryan Dickerson, Christine Funk, Kristen Gotlund, Blaine Graham, Christine Hartmann, Mary Hillstrom, Monique Kirtley, Keyly Knechtel, Elizabeth Lefelstein, Kierney Mulvey, Abigail Nelson, Chelsea Pumper, Justine Reale, Grace Smith, JoLynn Williams.

• Immanuel Lutheran School, Batavia, has announced the high honor roll and honor roll for grades six, seven and eight. Students include:

High honor roll, grade six: Alexis Guttilla, Jenna Lane

High honor roll, grade seven: Nate Harms, Michael Luetkens

High honor roll, grade eight: Aaron McNamara, Connor Riddell, Jacob Wert

Honor roll, grade six: Alena Christopherson, Aidan Flanagan, Madison Gieck, Brie Isom, Melissa Moser, Alex Ortega, Jake Skala, Rachel Staudacher, Lauren Wazio, Cristina Wiersma

Honor roll, grade seven: Sarah Baermann, Matt Hartzell, Laurel Hawkins, Katelyn Mudd, Alex Theisen, Merritt Walker

Honor roll, grade eight: Jared Beckmann, Olivia Kais, Greta Meyle, Kaytlin St. Clair, Peter Munson, Ryan Staudacher

• Mackenzie Travers  of St. Charles recently obtained an acting role in the DePauw University theatre production of Medieval Tales. The production was a collection of three plays not intended to fit together as a single theatrical piece.  Travers graduated from St. Charles North High School in 2006.
• James Mitchell of St. Charles has been named to the Columbia College in Columbia, Mo. dean's list for the August session 2007. To be named to the dean's list a student must have completed 12 semester hours and achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale. 

Graduates

• Ryan Conboy of Batavia has been awarded his master of science degree at Eastern Illinois University in summer 2007.
• Melissa Mickelson of Batavia has been awarded her specialist in school psychology degree at Eastern Illinois University in summer 2007.
• Nicholas Rotunno of Geneva has been awarded his bachelor of science degree at Eastern Illinois University in summer 2007.