New Lenox Musician Is Star Student

New Lenox, Illinois — Illinois is full of bright, driven young people making a difference in and out of the classroom. That’s why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to spotlight students excelling in academics, athletics and community service.

This submission comes from Jamie Viebach who nominated Liam of Illinois.

If you know a student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured as a Star Student on Patch.

What is the star student’s name?

Liam

What grade is the student in?

Junior (11th)

How do you know the star student?

I'm his mom

Tell us about your star student's accomplishments and why they deserve to be recognized on Patch!

Liam is an incredible musician. For the last few years, he's been writing music, often classical style piano solos, but he also wrote a song to be played by the LWW Jazz Band that was debuted at last weekend's Jazz Cafe. He's been recognized at the IPO's Rising Stars concert, where he played an original composition called The Trojan Suite. Last summer, he attended a music camp where he played in the highest-level jazz combo, which also played a (different) song he composed.

He's part of a trio (Two Rights and a Left) that plays both originals and covers of popular songs. Two of their regular pieces are Bill Wither's "Just the Two of Us" and Hozier's "Take Me to Church" (though they also do a very interesting cover of Tyler the Creator's "I Thought You Wanted to Dance.") They opened for Smokey Robinson at last year's New Lenox Triple Play Concert series. Additionally, Liam volunteers in the community through organizations like Share Fest and Trinity Services, and is an honor roll student taking multiple AP classes this year.

Next year he will be a senior and will be deciding where he wants to study engineering.

What three words best describe your star student?

Musical, Kind, Analytical

Keep up the great work, Liam If you know an outstanding student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured on Patch.

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