Two hundred and six students from the Class of 2024 at Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North High School have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars.
The program uses ACT or SAT scores, unweighted class rank and grade point averages to determine scholars. Similarly, The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) gathers data during one academic year to award students the following year. The ISAC, the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. This year, nearly 16,700 honorees join the other outstanding students honored since the designation was first introduced in 1958.
“On behalf of ISAC, congratulations to all our Illinois State Scholars for their extraordinary academic achievements,” said ISAC Executive Director Eric Zarnikow. “These high school seniors managed through the personal and learning challenges of the pandemic for several years of high school, and their accomplishments reflect their passion and dedication to academic pursuits. We also want to acknowledge and thank families, counselors, educators, mentors, and communities for their encouragement and often invaluable support in helping students along each step of their educational path.”
The Illinois State Scholar designation is a non-monetary award. Each State Scholar will receive a congratulatory letter and a certificate of achievement from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
Below is a list of the District 99 students honored with this award:
Downers Grove North High School
Furyaal Ahmad
Palwasha Ahmad
Zakaria Ahmed
Lindsey Ahn
Angelina Antonio
William Beatty
Elizabeth Beavers
Thaddeus Bednard
Shannon Bell
Zachary Bender
Elias Biancosmith
Brooke Bobbitt
Lola Bogwill
Lillian Boor
Colby Bormann
Grant Bowers
Cael Brezina
Ava Bruno
Joseph Buss
Gianna Cappello
Mary Kate Casey
Noah Chansey
Gina Cheboub
Aleena Chulanon
Lily Cleary
Ava Cleveland
Henry Conkright
Kayley Creagan
Francis Crosson
Maggie Cummins
David D’Amico
Fiona Doyle
Nathan Farrero
Melissa Fialek
John Fioti
Malini Fisher
Pallavi Fisher
Rajan Fisher
Caralyn Fleming
Chase Flinker
Stella Gordon
Audrey Gorey
Theodore Griffin
Henry Gwozdz
Sarrah Handlawala
Owen Hardage
Andrew Hardy
Dylan Hogg
Eleanor Holmes
Gianna Hunsche
Annika Isacson
Akshay Iyengar
Jesse Justice
Dana Kamilis
Patrick Kearney
Tomasz Kroczka
Emily Kyroudis
Sarah Lampsa
Veronica Latocha
Emma Lau
Joseph Leckie
Calliope Legare
Emerson Lewis
Elizabeth Lifka
Gina Liu
Alexander Lopez
Jennifer Lucina
Maura McDonald
Ethan Martin
Madeline Meggos
Olivia Meggos
Alex Miller
Colleen Milos
Isaac Moss
Cailyn Myers
Curtis Mysliwiec
Andrew Neau
Alexa Noel
Finn Ormond
Sarah Paul
Holden Peckenpaugh
Sofia Pieranunzi
Anne Pleune
Stephanie Polihronidis
Addison Potter
Ryan Powers
Ethan Ruta
Benjamin Samuels
Katharine Sanchez
Imogen Schmitz
Charles Schultz
Suleman Sheikh
Matthew Sirota
Audrey Slavkin
Ian Sondgeroth
Ralston Sporer
Margaret Stevenson
Madeline Surowiec
Emily Van Houtan
Summer Vavra
Tamara Vlaskovic
Jack Vroman
Izabella Walberg
Ethan Weingust
Ryan Wilson
Emily Wittmer
Elizabeth Wojcik
Olivia Zambreno
Downers Grove South High School
Anthony Addante
John Arthur
Tyler Balcom
Toby Bates
Amelia Biczek
John Bodem
Addison Bryant
Benjamin Burak
Gianna Caponigro
Isabella Cecconi
Joshua Celio
Roman Chekanov
Ronteo Chua
Lucas Ciocan
Patrick Cohoon
Sophia Cole
Scott Conley
Zachary Cotner
Jonas Crosley-Corcoran
Sabrina Crowley
Audrey Curulewski
Ella Cushing
Rocco DeLuca
Jennifer Dinkel
Nathan Dorofejevas
Kathryn Downes
Lucas Edie
Declan Edman
Samuel Erickson
Benedict Espinoza
Hannah Fedinec
Maija Flannery
Addison Hahn,
Mara Haiduc
Alec Hanna,
Vintonas Harris
Eden Heiling
Lillian Higgins
Maya Homberg
Peter Jacobsen
Lilliana Jaeger
Audrey Jayne
Ethan John
Luke Johnson
Zachary Kahsen
Samuel Kissi-Baah
Patrick Koch
Erica Koeplin,
Jeevan Kolavennu
Annie Kosh
Claire Kozlowica
Allison Kroschke
Matthew Lapacek
Isabel Lopez
Joshua Manecke
Abigail McGinley
Adam Meitz
Vincent Messina
Lauren Miranda
Taylor Mitchell
Brianna Monroy
Zachary Mucha,
Illiana Nenov
Alexander Nguyen
Lauren Norkus
Jackson O'Hara,
Salvador Oseckis
Patrick Pagaduan
Alana Pangallo
Cherlys Parish
Matthew Passo
Aryan Pate
Joyce Perez
Madison Piotrowski
Samuel Plys
Joshua Poeschel
Drake Polanek
Estee Raceala
Nathan Ramos
Grace Rerucha
Rachel Rodi
Elizabeth Rous
Sara Ryan
Isabella Salvino
Callista Santiago
Jacob Schloneger
Paul Spang
Grace Stapleton
Andrew Staser
Justin Sveiteris
Hannah Tolome
Jonah Tran
Juliana Urgello
Alexis Wiggins
Catherine Willard
Ethan Witt
Naomi Yong
Michael Zayed
For more information, visit the Illinois State Scholar website.