May 2, 2023 - Downers Grove, Illinois – District 99 celebrates 12th-grade students at South High School in Downers Grove who have earned academic honors based on the culmination of grade point averages after seven semesters of their high school career. For the 2022-2023 school year, 34 students achieved the designation of “Distinguished Honors” after receiving a cumulative grade point average of 4.4 or higher after seven semesters of high school. In addition, 83 students achieved the designation of “High Honors” after receiving a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 and above. And 170 students achieved “Honors” after receiving a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 and above.
“These students have shown a very high level of academic achievement throughout their high school years,” says District 99 Superintendent Dr. Hank Thiele. “Their dedication and academic excellence will aid their future success after high school.”
District 99 follows a 4.0 grade point scale. Students receive a non-weighted and weighted GPA at the end of each grading period. If a student takes Honors or Advanced Placement classes, the student’s GPA can exceed 4.0, depending on the grades earned. At the graduation ceremonies, graduates will wear gold stoles, cords, and/or tassels to indicate their level of academic achievement.
Congratulations to the following students earning academic honors:
Distinguished Honors (4.4 GPA or higher)
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Samantha Arlt, Olivia Balicki, Alexis Bende, Martin Blader, Isabella Blauzdys, Kira Bloomfield, Merbeena Cherian, Abigail Culcasi, Elizabeth Culcasi, Ted Dulles, Julia Frauendorff, Emma Fudacz, Tyler Havle, Sarah Illimoottil, Nora Joy, Anjali Kota, Alan Kwak, Frank Kwak, Zachary Leinhart, Audrey Lin, Connor Lyons, Malik Saulius, Nonoko Momozaki, Bradley Padavic, Krish Patel, Shamari Reed, Ava Rizzo, Bharat Shah, Margaret Stanley, Chase Tomecki, Skyler Tomecki, Elle Vander Laan, Nikhil Nambiar, Taran Sooranahalli
High Honors (4.0 GPA or higher)
Leiana Abraham, Fariha Ahmed, August Allington, Shelby Balsamo, Abigail Bleau, Samuel Blough, Allison Bogdanski, Lindsay Born, Brandon Borzello, Kaley Bretwisch, Aras Buozius, Anna Bzdyk, Victor Carrasco, Andrew Cimbalista, Amanda Colip, Nolan Crooks, Matthew Crowley, Kevin Davy, Deven DeNava, Timothy Dudasik, Henri Dufresne, Nicholas Esposito, Haley Fredricks, Joseph Gadzala, Joseph Genna, Mary Ghawaly, Catherine Hewawissa, Connor Hickey, Natalie Izzo, Zachary Johnson, Cole Kardatske, Dina Khubieh, Joseph Kumkoski Jr., Ava Lafin, Kellar LamBeau, Shane Lupella, Ryan Lynde, Kelsey Magnusson, Timothy Malatia, Naila Marciukaityte, Jonathan Martinez Herrada, Jonas Martinkus, Colin Mclaughlin, Marilyn Mejia, Gabriella Metz, Kelli Monaco, Emily Mordaunt, Andrew Moy, Zachary Mungerson, Peter Nawrot, Katherine Olson, Benjamin Orozco, Abigail Parson, Jenil Patel, Nundun Patel, Priya Patel, Saj Patel, Neil Pauli, Emma Pecoraro, Brenda Perez, Melissa Perez, Roha Rashid, Johanna Rodeck, Logan Rodi, Estefany Ruiz, Mary Ruiz, Alice Shen, Isabella Shin, Natalie Simpson, Mathew Sinadinos, Kathryn Snouffer, Brent Soderholm, Karlee Stuiber, Mohammad Sukhera, Sanjoe Sunil, Emily Torres, Belicia Tuffour, Aylo Tureson, Corey Urban, Kaitlyn Vincent, Robert Vong, Jeremy Wilczak, Kate Wilson
Honors (3.4 GPA or Higher)
Ryan Adams, Zoyie Adams, Alexandra Alvarez, Kelsey Ambuehl, Veronica Antwi, Daniel Armia, Tracy Asare, Moyosore Ashaolu, Miroslava Barladeanu, Bridget Barrett, Grace Barry, Eryn Becker, Alexander Benkart, Alex Bergman, Roshni Bhati, Micah Blazek, Evan Boone, Jennifer Bowler, Wesley Brummel, Nikita Burlacenco, Riley Cain, Nuria Calderon, Victoria Caraiman, Mia Cassin, Cecilia Cathcart, Alok Chaudhari, Kyle Collins, Thomas Coyne, Mitchell Crane, Amaria Croom, Lukas Daly, Preslav Davidov Liudas Davies, Adam Davis, Reese Davis, John Demos, Theodore Demos, Daniel Depke, Hetvi Desai, Amanda Despres, Liam Dobson, Spencer Donaldson, Ethan Eberhard, Colin Evinger, Kayla Fandel, Stephanie Figueroa, Krystal Flores, Megan Fox, Jack Gallo, Stephanie Gaspari, Georgia Genin, Camille Ronalde Claudine Girard, Patricia Golubova, Derick Gonzales, Isabella Gutierrez, Aaric Hager, Joshua Harap, Nikola Hermanova, Serenity Herrera, Shane Hosty, Phoinix Howard, Kaylin James, Erika Jimenez, Joseph Jonson, Jake Justus, Levin Kandakudy, Madeleine Kelly, Kai Kim, Nicholas Koch, Daniel Koniecko, Steven Krauter, Rose Kuhlman, Emily Lang, Hannah Logan, Erika Lopez, Julian Lopez, Ruth Lowery, Anna Luczak, Leslie Macias, James Marek, Sophia Martincic, Juan Martinez Herrada, Joshua Mastny, Angelo McAndrews, Owen McCarthy, Elashia Mccarty, Makentsy Mendoza, Sydney Mertens, Samantha Meyers, Jack Mix, Matthew Modine, Aubrey Molinari, Sofia Monreal, Kaitlyn Montano, Quinn Murphy, Charity Murry, Jennifer Nacianceno, Taylor Neal, Trizzle Nguyen, Karol Niziolek, Gabrielle O’Connell, Alyssa Opferman, Grace Orr, Gehovanny Pacheco, Luis Pacheco-Gutierrez, Benjamin Paladino, Andrea Paradis, Emelia Parson, Diya Patel, Nicholas Pavlovsky, Ashley Perez, Caleb Peterson, Simon Piwcewicz, Hugo Pletcher, Joseph Portell, Natasa Prpa, Daniel Pulinat, Maura Raftery, Tia Ramahi, Grace Rappel, Mitchell Reiken, Reilly Renchin, Sophie Richert, Ameliya Risley, Horiandy Rodriguez, Nayeli Rodriguez, Cierra Rose, Abbey Rosko, Henry Rotunno, Ximena Ruiz Almanza, Jacob Selig, Nicole Senchuk, Wasfi Shehadeh, Hailey Silanskis, Sameer Singh, Alex Sitko, Carter Smott, Marcus Sorrentino, Bennett Sparano, Luke Spears, Sofia Storrs, Aidan Sullivan, Madelyn Sumlin, Armela Sylejmani, Jenna Temen, Victoria Teper, Niya Tineva, Citlali Torres, Mason Townsend, Joshua Traugott, Kristina Treibachs, Xander Troche, Karissa Tse, Delaney Turner, James Tyrrell, Urban Luke, Leslie Valdes, Daniel Valentino, Yoanna Vasileva, Francisco Velazquez, Melissa Velazquez, Jessica Villalobos, Elisha Anne Viray, Sara Ward, Annie White, Danielle Whitman, Luke Willer, Maya Wilson, Thomas Yednock.