April 1, 2024 - Downers Grove, Illinois – District 99 celebrates 12th-grade students at Downers Grove South High School who have earned academic honors based on the culmination of grade point averages after seven semesters of their high school career. For the 2023-2024 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, 85 students achieved the designation of “High Honors” after receiving a cumulative grade point average of 4.0 and above. And 161 students achieved “Honors” after receiving a cumulative grade point average of 3.4 and above.
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)
Tyler Balcom, Zachary Cotner, Audrey Curulewski, Nathan Dorofejevas, Maija Flannery, Eden Heiling, Lorelei Hengst, Maya Homberg, Peter Jacobsen, Lilliana Jaeger, Audrey Jayne, Samuel Kissi-Baah, Patrick Koch, Erica Koeplin, Jeevan Kolavennu, Isabel Lopez, Abigail McGinley, Adam Meitz, Lauren Miranda, Taylor Mitchell, Zachary Mucha, Iliana Nenov, Alexander Nguyen, Lauren Norkus, Patrick Pagaduan, Joshua Poeschel, Rachel Rodi, Isabella Salvino, Paul Spang, Erin Stapleton, Jonah Tran, Juliana Mae Urgello, Naomi Yong, Michael Zayed
High Honors (4.0 GPA or higher)
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Anthony Addante, Benjamin Armstrong, John Arthur, Ava Arthur, Nathan Bennema, Amelia Biczek, John Bodem, Addison Bryant, Benjamin Burak, Gianna Caponigro, Isabella Cecconi, Joshua Celio, Roman Chekanov, Ronteo Chua, Lucas Ciocan, Patrick Cohoon, Scott Conley, Madilynn Corey, Sabrina Crowley, Ella Cushing, Jennifer Dinkel, Kathryn Downes, Nina Drazenovic, Kimberley Duzek, Lucas Edie, Declan Edman, Samuel Erickson, Benedict Espinoza, Hannah Fedinec, Hannah Galvan, Richard Gasmen, Addison Hahn, Madison Hahn, Mara Haiduc, Alec Hanna, Gisele Hengst, Lillian Higgins,Ethan John, Luke Johnson, Zachary Kahsen, Trisha Kamani, Jacqueline Kent, Annie Koshy, Thomas Kostka, Claire Kozlowicz, Allison Kroschke, Meida Kuzminskas, Matthew Lapacek, Ashley Maas, Joshua Manecke, Gabriella Marquez, Vincent Messina, Theresa Milad, Nahla Mokkath, Brianna Monroy, Blake Nickels, Jackson O'Hara, Donnie Okleme, Micah Olson, Salvador Oseckis, Cherlys Parish, Aryan Patel, Joyce Perez, Madison Piotrowski, Samuel Plys, Estee Raceala, Nathan Ramos, Grace Rerucha, Claire Rhoads, Sophia Ring, Nora Rizmani, Jayme Robles, Elizabeth Rous, Itzelh Ruiz-Flores, Sara Ryan, Nicholas Sadelski, Sonya Santos, Jacob Schloneger, Brady Shannon, Andrew Staser, Justin Sveiteris, Alexis Wiggins, Catherine Willard, Ethan Witt, Miguel Zuniga
Honors (3.4 GPA or Higher)
Owen Magnus Anderson, Adrian Marcel Arbid, Marin Eberly Atseff, Alex Pierre Auernhamer, Joyce Awad, Anayanancy Bandera, Carlin Amelia Barry, Nurjihan Batalova, Toby J Bates, Natalie Marie Baumann, Anthony Ian Bernardo, Ryan James Beulah, James Dale Boersma, Vanja Bogdanovic, Kaitlin M Brinkmeier, Alexander Jackson Burak, Jaheim Robert Jordan Burtis, Pedro Jay Cahue III, Owen Daniel Chaidez, Abigail Anne Chapman, Matthew Martin Chen Chimino, Abigail Marie Chlopek, Lea' Lynn Christian, Julia Bernadette Colorato, Sarah Helene Curran, Zaina Dakak, Darius Jovan Davis, Aaron Clayton Davis, Raymarion Cartrell Dean, Beata Dirzys, Lauren Catherine Donahue, Drew Christian Donaldson, Adam Michael Dreher, Hayden James Fellows, Kara Eliana Filice, Maeve Annine Galvan, Gia Marie Ganansia, Gael Joshiro Garcia, Kerillos Hosny Gerges, Shane Edward Gialdini, Shane Patrick Giblin, Krystyna M Glass, Valeria Gomez, Troy John Graveen, Jack Evan Gregozeski, Margaret Cecilia Gross, Vintonas Marijus Harris, Alexander William Hernandez, Shania Monae Hill, Byron Hodges II, Larissa Diamond Hope, Ariana Marie Huenefeld, Kariune Wesley Hughes, Gavin Abraham Hunt, Maleni Hurtado, Catherine Ireland, Ava Jordyn Jarman, Allison Jarvis, Ellery Elyse Yerger Johnson, Abby Qian Jongsma, Kendrell Samuel Jordan, Carson C Kass, Lily Susan Kelliher, Eric Joseph Kenyeri, Martyna Kielbasa, Sara Ann Kinsella, Olivia Taylor Kleifges, Grace Krause, John Patton Lamm, Erin Elizabeth Lamontagna, Jessica Jordan Lander, Elizabeth Liz Laverty, Steven Leon, Brianna R Leonardo, Chip Lan Xiang Lewis, Mary Catherine Liceaga, Cheyanne Rae Lovelady, Irene Catherine Lowery, Robert James Lube, Evelin Gabriela Luna, Conor Patrick Lynch, Grace Atef Mackar, Aidan Matthew Maier, Patrick Emmett Maier, Brooke Nicole Malon, Kelsey Heidi Marquez-Duenas, Kyle Jacob Martin, Cole Ryan McCaslin, Kaylie Jileen McDaniel, Madison Meier, Arnas Meliukstis, Tsegereda A Melkie, Carla Michel Mendoza Guzman, Danielle Elizabeth Meyers, Jordan Elizabeth Moran, Amber Morton, Laura Sandra Moy, Yasmina Rita Mulcahey, Ashleigh Mason Mungerson, Israel Munoz, Andrew John Murphy, Phoebe Grace Musial, Marcin Maciej Narejko, Sophia Rose Nelson, Ethan Graham Novak. Olivia Nowowiejska, Nicholas R O'Halloran, Samantha Anne O'Neil, Gabriella Florence Atieno Okuku, Angela Christine Olczyk, Alana Marie Pangallo, Charlie Chase Parker, Mia Angelina Passi, Matthew Paul Passo, Krrish Pareshkumar Patel, Vedanshi A Patel, Kate T Plass, Nathan J Plass, Drake Cullen Polanek, Owen David Polivka, William Potter, Owen Ronald Radde, Seema Rajper, Marcel Rakos, Sara Ramirez, Camila Ramirez, Emma Rose Reiter, Karissa Annie Reyes, Dakota Mary Roth, Samuel Elijah Sanchez, Callista Celeste Santiago, Omar Rustum Sayyed, Alexander John Sbragia, Davia Abigail Schiffman, Lilia Susan Schmidt, Kaitlyn Charlotte Schwab, Hannah Terese Sickel, Alefiyah Muffazal Simba, John Charles Sisul, Ellison Marie Sopiarz, Caitlin Spindler, Grace Elizabeth Stapleton, Teah Kelling Stephenson, Elizabeth Catherine Strand Ladew, Paige Louise Surina, Gracie Ruth Swierczynski, Klaudia Maya Sztafa, Jordan Nathaniel Tan, Eric Vladimirov Terziysky, Hannah Frances Tolomeo, Christopher Anthony Tung, Hannah Elyse Venzon, Kayla Hoang Vong, Kristen Sandra Wegner, Avery Delaine West, Riley E Whitlock, Ellie M Wong, Elizabeth Chase Workman, Ethan Thomas Workman, Ava Rose Zizek, Samantha Zuniga