Andrew Naour was one of 26 students selected to the Illinois High School Association’s All-State Academic Team on Saturday, Feb. 21, an honor recognizing students for academic and extracurricular achievement.

Naour, a two-sport varsity athlete, member of The Inkspot staff and a vocalist in Community’s choir program, is a well-rounded student, several staff members said.

On the court, varsity basketball assistant coach Mr. Ryan Short said Naour, a two-year starter at guard, takes on key defensive assignments and steadying roles for the Ironmen.

“He guards the other team’s best guard most of the time,” Short said. “We count on him to handle the ball and make big shots.”

But Short said Naour’s impact goes beyond statistics, even as he comes off an 11-point performance in the Ironmen’s regional title victory.

“He’s a class act,” Short said.

Short would know, as Naour was a regular starter for the coach on the varsity baseball team last season and helping lead the Ironmen to a 37-5 season and a third-place finish in Class 4A .

Naour is “a heart and soul guy,” Short said, describing him as a teammate who “encourages everyone” and puts the team first, “a truly important part” of the program’s historic run last year.

Naour—a “renaissance man,” according to Short—has been a key member of the Iron choir program, choir director Mr. Ben Luginbuhl said.

Naour did not sing in junior high, Luginbuhl said, joining choir his freshman year and later earning a spot in chamber choir, the highest choir at Community, as a junior.

“Andrew is one of those guys that is very successful at whatever he does,” Luginbuhl said.

Luginbuhl said Naour’s schedule includes choir traditions such as madrigals and the boys a cappella group, Voice Male, alongside his sports and academic commitments, helping challenge the idea that students must choose between activities.

“A lot of times, people think that you can’t be in music and sports at the same time,” Luginbuhl said. “And he’s excelling in basketball and baseball, and then he also is in madrigals, and he’s in Voice Male this year, and we just make it work.”

Luginbuhl said Naour’s consistency stands out across settings.

“I don’t think he changes from group to group,” Luginbuhl said.

Naour will be recognized with the other honorees at a banquet in Bloomington on April 12.