District 99 is pleased to announce that 191 students from Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South graduating class of 2025 have been designated 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.
“We are incredibly proud of these students and are excited to watch them grow and continue their educational journeys,” said Arwen Lyp, Downers Grove South Principal.
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.
“These students are a great representation of Downers Grove North, and we’re proud of all they’ve accomplished during their time in District 99,” said Dr. Courtney DeMent, Downers Grove North Principal.
The following District 99 students were named 2025-26 Illinois State Scholars:
DGN State Scholar Finalists
- Syed Ahmad
- Hassan Ahmed
- Madelyn Allen
- Audrey Anderson
- Kendall Arnold
- Grace Avila
- James Barrios
- Lilian Bowerman
- Noah Bristol
- Benjamin Cameron
- Audrey Carlstead
- Audrey Casten
- Ethan Chang-Hsu
- Rohan Chaudchari
- Jonathan Chesters
- Keegan Cho
- Scott Creagan
- Madison Cwk
- Gabriel Deaton
- Jaana Dhutia
- Isabel Eide
- Maya Engel
- Carly Ermitage
- Claire Foster
- Kathryn France
- Raegan Fraser
- Varun Ganesh
- Julia Green
- Keya Gupta
- Henry Ham
- Stellan Hammond
- Louis Hipp
- Brynn Hulbert
- Nolan Hurter
- Mya Jones
- Nathan Joseph
- Caden Kanthack
- Alexandra Kellam
- Leela Divya Khuntia
- Nola Kinealy
- Kirsten Kirby
- Michel Knickerbocker
- Max Knutson
- Nora Krasteva
- Carsten Lange
- Quinn Leahy
- Brianna Lee
- Bailey Lingertot
- Markos Liossis
- Benjamin Lorenc
- Anthony Maffei
- Mia Manney
- Caleb McCloud
- Eden McDonald
- Phoebe Mclean
- William Mielke
- Nathaniel Moawad
- Margaret Moore
- Sydney Moss
- Carrigan Mowrer
- Matthew Mullenix
- Gavin Murray
- Neha Nallamala
- Mara Neil
- Sarah Neveril
- Dylan Nuttal
- Nicholas Ochedzan
- Sophia Oestermeyer
- Payton Oldham
- Joaquin Orellana
- Russell Oros
- Allison Palansky
- Samanta Palansky
- Mantas Palubinskas
- Melody Parker
- Ryan Pawlik
- Sydney Peterson
- Ashley Pierret
- Easan Ponnapoondar
- Ashley Poquette
- Colton Presson
- Makenna Purgatorio
- Emery Reid
- Hannah Renner
- Mallory Riske
- Justin Roddy
- Claire Romonosky
- Sarah Rutkowski
- Riley Ryan
- Shane Sanhamel
- Lincoln Sather
- Conor Schewe
- Grant Schroder
- Lily Schulz
- Urja Shah
- Joseph Siebert
- Meghan Southworth
- Jason Szymanski
- Alayna Todnem
- Mia Topic
- Brady Travers
- Daniel Umana
- Celia Van Anne
- Alyssa Walters
- Mackenzie Wells
- Meaghan Wernett
- Molly Wills
- Michael Wood
- Nathan Woods
- Justin Yee
- Zander Yee
- Peter Yeo
- Lauren Zagorski
- Ashton Zdziarski
DGS State Scholar Finalists
- Hailey Aldrich
- Keaghan Aldrich
- Erika Andreshak
- Lena Baker
- Rose Balicki
- Alexander Barcenas
- Lindsy Bende
- Salvio Benoy
- Wesley Chapman
- Isabel Chlopek
- Gianna Cierny
- Juliana Conyer
- Madison Cox
- Jessica David
- Zevian Davis
- Troy Edie
- Szymon Filipczk
- Riley Flood
- John Foley
- Harrison Galdun
- Reese Gee
- Emily Gnatenco
- Claudia Godowski
- Gael Gonzalez
- Avery Hancock
- Thomas Harvat
- Kevin Hernandez
- Logan Hertz
- Natalie Hope
- Rachel Hrubec
- Holly Johnson
- Jackson Kelly
- Noelle Kelly
- Evan Kuntz
- Nicholas Leonardo
- Matthew Lin
- Alessio Lobello
- Anthony Lopez
- Jared Lozano
- Anna Maggos
- Mikella Majchrzak
- Laura Manelis
- Keira McLaughlin
- Cooper Merrinette
- Morgan Molsky
- Towako Momozaki
- Raina Murphy
- Diana Nava Acevedo
- William Neumann
- Alexi Newsome
- Isabel Okuku
- Gabriel Ovalle
- Sophia Pauna
- Kathryn Ponstein
- Sakthi Rajeshkumar
- Emily Rerucha
- Natalia Restrepo
- Jordan Reynolds
- Estella Rizzo
- Kailee Rodeck
- Gabriella Ruchniewicz
- Gavin Schnall
- Jack Sifuentes
- Kyle Sigale
- Rebecca Snouffer
- Gabriel Spencer
- Brooke Spindler
- Cameron Stankus
- Sydney Stapleton
- Charlotte Stapley
- Sebastian Sztafa
- Sienna Thurston
- Kimberly
- Julian Uglade
- Jonathan Vachachira
- Felix Veryovkin Schme
- Alyssa Zoerb