Congratulations to our 2023 Graduate of Distinction Inductees:
Martin Defatte – Class of 1961
Carol (Clark) Knight – Class of 1961
Dr. Arturo S Martinez – Class of 1973
Oscar Mireles – Class of 1973
Anthony Porcaro – Class of 1981
Skyler Todd – Class of 2014
We will begin accepting nominations for the 2023-2024 school year September 1st through November 30th
NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR
HORLICK HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE OF DISTINCTION HONORS
To honor Horlick High School Alumni and to recognize the crucial role they play in society, a number of people who epitomize excellence in their lives will be chosen for induction into the Horlick High School Graduates of Distinction.
The nominees must epitomize excellence in their life by either being recognized as an outstanding citizen, an outstanding business person, a statewide or nationwide contributor to society, a statewide or nationwide contributor to the arts, a publisher of articles of books, an active community leader, or a contributor of tangible or intangible resource to the school.
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Past Graduates of Distinction Scholarship Winners:
2006 Tricia Erdmann
2007 Abigail Husch
2008 Brian Casey
2009 Dana Faust
2010 Aaron Sheilds
2011 Justine Boerger & Benjamin Lins
2012 Emma Champion & Abigail Lyons
2013 Kimberly Gibson & Jacob Sokol
2014 Alex Framstad & Madison Richards
2015 Ashley Prudhom & Viridiana Rocha
2016 Katarina Fischer
2017 Jose Rocha & Savanna Wilder
2018 Garrett Alton, Miranda Johnson, Tai Klyzub Kalmar, and Chloe Kostos
2019 Hailey Kisting & Scott Palmer
2020 Olivia Pitrof & Conner Vertz
2021 Elizabeth Hanstedt
2022 Adan Martinez-Ponce
2023 Daniel Feest
Dakota Longsine
Aryanna McGinnis
Theodore Olson-Johnson
Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Graduates of Distinction Inductees:
Donald M. Putning – Class of 1960
Michael Andrew Holtz – Class of 1987
Dr. Laura Polakowski – Class of 1987
Giovanni Washington-Wright – Class of 1988
Larry Kirkwood – Class of 1990
Horlick High School Graduates of Distinction
| Last Name | First Name | Graduating Year | Year Inducted |
| Anderegg | Gregory | 1972 | 1997 |
| Apmann | Angela | 1976 | 2003 |
| Arnold | Jeanne | 1949 | 1998 |
| Banucci | Dr. Gene | 1961 | 2008 |
| Becker | Robert & Faye | 1967 | 2005 |
| Bencriscutto | Dr. Frank | 1946 | 1993 |
| Berkley | Robert | 1972 | 1999 |
| Bie | James | 1945 | 2004 |
| Bogyos | Frank | 1945 | 2008 |
| Bonanno | Rick | 1972 | 2015 |
| Bononno Maragos | Cindy | 1974 | 2009 |
| Botzau | Steven T. | 1979 | 2009 |
| Burch | Jon | 1966 | 1995 |
| Cariello | Dominic | 1981 | 2016 |
| Carlson | Robert | 1971 | 2014 |
| Caron | Roger | 1964 | 2004 |
| Chapek Kizewic | Shirley | 1951 | 2014 |
| Chardukian | George J. | 1971 | 2007 |
| Chaussee | Douglas | 1972 | 1998 |
| Chobanian | Edward | 1952 | 2009 |
| Clark | Dr. Laurel Salton | 1979 | 2003 |
| Cobb | Troy | 1967 | 2010 |
| Coca | Deborah | 1970 | 1993 |
| Cohen | Betty | 1973 | 1993 |
| Converse | Terry | 1971 | 2012 |
| Corona | Michael D. | 1947 | 2010 |
| Cukic | Aleks | 1981 | 2019 |
| DeCheck | Dr. Mark | 1974 | 2014 |
| DeLorenzo | Anthony | 1932 | 1993 |
| Dergarabedian | Paul | 1940 | 2011 |
| Drummond | Margo | Honorary Member | 2012 |
| Eifler | John | 1969 | 1999 |
| Evans | Bob | 1969 | 2006 |
| Fazzari | Frank P. | 1950 | 2004 |
| Ferraro | Jeanne | 1956 | 2013 |
| Fetek | James | 1951 | 2007 |
| Fishbain | Jerome | 1951 | 1998 |
| Fletcher | Brian | 1996 | 2018 |
| Foreman | Howard Wayne | 1970 | 2009 |
| Gabbey | Sue | Honorary Member | 2016 |
| Gall | Robert | 1951 | 1993 |
| Gall | Warren | 1975 | 2002 |
| Gedwardt | Ruth | 1945 | 2002 |
| Gengozian | Nazareth | 1947 | 1999 |
| George | Lorna | 1969 | 2003 |
| Gianforte | Carol | 1966 | 2016 |
| Gilbert Jr. | Roger | 1982 | 1997 |
| Guzman | Eddie | 1975 | 2005 |
| Haban | Joseph | 1932 | 1993 |
| Hammes | Patty | 1969 | 2013 |
| Handler | Lynn | 1994 | |
| Hanel | Marcus | 1989 | 2006 |
| Hansen | Elaine R. | 1962 | 1995 |
| Hansen Scheller | Lilly Christine | 1945 | 2007 |
| Hapke | Bruce | 1949 | 1999 |
| Harris | Sylvester | 1964 | 2006 |
| Harvey Powell | Valerie Journeaux | 1955 | 2017 |
| Heath | Rollie | 1955 | 2016 |
| Heigl, MBA, DC, DACBSP, DABAAHP | Dr. Carl | 1970 | 2011 |
| Heinkel | Mr. William | 1967 | 2002 |
| Heinkel | Dr. Don | 1978 | 2002 |
| Henning | Sonja | 1987 | 1997 |
| Hicks | Beverly | 1962 | 2003 |
| Hisgen | Jon | 1967 | 2002 |
| Hlavka | Dr. George | 1940 | 1993 |
|
Holtz Hougan |
Michael Andrew Jim |
1987 1960 |
2021 2014 |
| Injasoulian | Margaret | 1954 | 2007 |
| Iselin | Steve | 1976 | 2005 |
| Jandl | Dr. James | 1943 | 1997 |
| Jandl | Richard | 1942 | 1998 |
| Jenkins | William "Blue" | 1935 | 2019 |
| Johnson | Karen | 1976 | 1995 |
| Johnson | Michael | 1966 | 1998 |
| Johnson | James | 1949 | 1999 |
| Johnson | Allen | 1968 | 2004 |
| Johnson | Charles W. | 1948 | 2011 |
| Jones | Patrick | 1989 | 2015 |
| Kamakian | Charles | 1952 | 2006 |
| Kamm | David | 1974 | 2010 |
| Kaprelian | Dr. George | 1952 | 2002 |
|
Kirkwood Kitchen |
Larry Denis |
1990 1964 |
2021 2017 |
| Kizewic | Richard D. | 1951 | 2010 |
| Knapp | Walter | 1961 | 2018 |
| Konicek | Ellie | 1994 | |
| Kosterman | Wayne | 1961 | 1993 |
| Kosterman | John | 1970 | 2013 |
| LaBrasca | Robert | 1961 | 1995 |
| Ladwig | James | 1989 | 2018 |
| Lampark | Glenn | 1967 | 2009 |
| Lathrop | Donna Alders | 1947 | 2002 |
| Lathrop | Sam W. | 1975 | 2009 |
| Lawrence | Barbara | 1965 | 2005 |
| Lee | Orlando | 1960 | 2015 |
| Lehto | Gail | 1987 | 2005 |
| Levin | Jess | 1964 | 1997 |
| Levonian | Jack | 1949 | 2004 |
| Litrenta | Edward | 1963 | 2010 |
| Litrenta | Peter | 1960 | 2010 |
| Little | Dr. William J. | 1939 | 2009 |
| Longo | Dr. George P. | 1955 | 2008 |
| Lucareli | Brian | 1982 | 2012 |
| Maack | Terrance A. | 1963 | 2007 |
| Madden | Dr. William | 1935 | 1993 |
| Madsen | Peter | 1973 | 1998 |
| Madsen | Carol | 1952 | 2015 |
| Mannering | Gilbert | 1935 | 1995 |
| Maragos | Chris | 2005 | 2014 |
| Mikaelian | Dr. Sam | 1954 | 2008 |
| Milaeger | Daniel F. | 1943 | 2008 |
| Milaeger | Joan Erickson | 1945 | 2008 |
| Miller | Danny | 1979 | 2011 |
| Miller Sr. | Lloyd | 1938 | 1997 |
| Miskulin | John | 1980 | 2003 |
| Mitchell | Janet Cobb | 1964 | 2006 |
| Mooney | Joseph | 1971 | 1998 |
| Morelli | Edward | 1976 | 2012 |
| Myers | Dr. Judith | 1953 | 2004 |
| Nathan, PH.D, P.C. | Sharon G. | 1961 | 2017 |
| Neibaur | James | 1976 | 2017 |
| Nelson, Col. USA (Ret.) | Paul H. | 1967 | 2007 |
| Nicholson | Dr. Dwight | 1965 | 1993 |
| Nilo | D. Ernest | 1945 | 2004 |
| Nyiri | Joseph | 1955 | 2002 |
| Oldenburg | Wayne | 1965 | 1999 |
| Ollmann | Kurt | 1974 | 2004 |
| Olson | Laura R | 1986 | 2006 |
| Olson | Mary | 1969 | 2016 |
| Osmitz | Dr. Frank | 1962 | 1999 |
| Parker | Alison Leal | 1988 | 2010 |
| Peck | Dr. Richard | 1953 | 1993 |
| Pehlivanian | Charles | 1951 | 2009 |
| Pellegrin | David | 1960 | 2010 |
| Petersen | Elmer | 1946 | 1995 |
| Pishny | Mrs. Viola | 1929 | 2011 |
|
Plache Polakowski Putning |
Kim Dr. Laura Donald |
1979 1987 1960 |
1997 2021 2021 |
| Ramczyk | Nicole | 1991 | 2019 |
| Rankin | Susan | 1985 | 2016 |
| Rannow | Col Eric | 1987 | 2012 |
| Reynolds | Peter | 2003 | 2018 |
| Roberts | Paul | 1980 | 2014 |
| Rohner | Henry | 1937 | 2007 |
| Romano | Greg | 1991 | 2012 |
| Rudat | Dr. Karl | 1965 | 2011 |
| Ruzicka | Francis | 1942 | 1994 |
| Sarto | Dr. Gloria | 1947 | 1997 |
| Savaglio | Randal | 1965 | 2006 |
| Savaglio | Antoinette J. | 1965 | 2006 |
| Schrader | Dr. Lara M. | 1986 | 2007 |
| Seinas | Joseph | 1931 | 1998 |
| Small | James | 1972 | 2018 |
| Smollen | Dr. William | 1944 | 2002 |
| Sobotka | Carol | 1982 | 2019 |
| Stephens-Rogers | Dr. Patricia | 1965 | 1999 |
| Sumi | Maryann | 1966 | 1999 |
| Surendonk | John | 1970 | 2008 |
| Sustachek | Calvin | 1941 | 2018 |
| Sustachek | Kathy | 1969 | 2018 |
| Svoboda | Kim | 1992 | 2010 |
| Svoboda | Kevin Alan | 1993 | 2011 |
| Terry | Scott | 1993 | 2019 |
| Terry | William | 1990 | 2019 |
| Thompson | Milton B. | 1971 | 2013 |
| Torosian-Samuelian | Anne | 1957 | 2009 |
| Venegas | Teresa | 1967 | 2002 |
| Vuvunas | Emmanuel | 1960 | 2004 |
|
Washington-Wright Watts |
Giovanni Glenn |
1988 1961 |
2021 2016 |
| Wendt | Joe | 1997 | 2018 |
| Williamson | Dr. Warren | 1942 | 1997 |