Oswego School District Announces 2019 Illinois State Scholars
OSWEGO, IL — Oswego Community Unit School District 308 announced that 105 students from Oswego East High School and 78 from Oswego High Schools' 2019 graduating classes have been recognized by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) as Illinois State Scholars. According to a release, the ISAC grants this prestigious recognition to the state's top high school students each year. The state agency is committed to helping college become accessible and affordable for families in Illinois, as Illinois State Scholars represent the top 10 percent of high school seniors across the state.
“We are very proud of the many students from both Oswego East High School and Oswego High School for receiving the distinguished recognition of being an Illinois State Scholars,” says Jamie Max, director of high school education, in a release. “These students are not only committed and dedicated to their academic achievements but are also great leaders and volunteers in our schools and community.”
Illinois State Scholars are chosen among students from 757 high schools across the state based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth semester class rank, a release said.
The following students were named 2019-20 Illinois State Scholars:
Oswego East High School (105):
Hunter Acuff, Jacob Adler, Vardhan Aleti, Stacey Alexakos, Ashton Alperin, Carl Arcangel, Kyle Devin Bautista, Kris Bentel, David Bigus, Nicholas Bochenski, Tyler Boutsikakis, Kayla Bumalay, Angelika Cabang, Courtney Callahan, Nitya Chagoor, Jack Connolly, Jabari Cox, Justinne Cruz, Braeden Culbertson, Lily Dabrowski, Albert Gabriel Deguzman, Julia Dillman, Brian Diner, Audrey Dyer, Jessica Gladis, Adam Green, Alexander Gutzwiller, Carson Harmon, Abigail Hartzell, Isabelle Hernaez, Nicole Hilgenbrink, Madeline Hjelle, Kyle Hudson, Nathan Huerter, Carolyn Humphrey, Arely Irra, Amanda Jackson, Nicholas Johnson, Hakeem Jones, Natalia Kadolph, Caroline Kadziolka, Madeline Kastel, Halla Kerdjoudj, Abigail Keys, Alisha Khan, Justin Kimbell, John
Knauss, Katherine Konczak, Kurt Konczak, Mckenna Kreiling, Ryan Kukulski, Elizabeth Lipscomb, Cameron Lockwood, Marc Loftus, Jessica Luc, Alec Ludacka, Joshua John Mabazza, Ryan MacNicol, Sanjit Mahankali, Madilyn Marti, Christian Jeff Matias, Chelsea McCullum, Vera Mehnert, Morgan Miller, Aditya Nadkarni, Michelle Navarro, Kimberly Norteman, Benjamin Ochsenhirt, Katie Olivas, Maxwell Padlo, Arjun Pandey, Nicolas Patch, Manali Patel, Dasha Akina Pates, Emma Peake, Rebecca Peterson, Tracy Potter, Satomi Radostits, Vishal Rajesh, Sanjna Reddy, William Roeder, Jessica Schatz, Ashley Schultz, Cassidy Siebel, Zainab Sowunmi, Enan Srivastava, Sparsh Srivastava, Alison Standish, Hunter Stone, Anna Stonehocker, Evan Straub, Lyza Victoria Sumayo, Ethan Summers, Jackson Thurmond, Douglas Treftz, Elizabeth Uhrhammer, Viktoriya Ulman, Jaimin Vaidya, Ajunie Virk, Mary Weber, Mark Weir, Lukas Wolf, Rebecca Wolf, Samuel Wolski, Lauren Zalud.
Oswego High School (78):
Parker Abrell, Lana Abu Awad, Claire Accardo, Luis Acevedo, Ryne Anders, Braedon Anderson, Jocelyn Arroyo, Laurie Avila, Abby Bartle, Justin Bensinger, Summer Bergmann, Jacob Blocker, Nicholas Boes, Landon Boone, Gabriel Buan, Justen Callion, Brooke Carrigan, Grace Chmielinski, Isabelle Christiansen, Alyssa Corral, Eve Cyncar, Julia Dedic, Lauren Distefano, Madelyn Dougherty, Emilie Forsell, Jacob Frances, Jacob Franke, Kaitlin Freundt, Ivan Garcia, Emily Giles, Isaac Gomes, Rachel Grant, Caitlin Guist, Zachary Gutenkauf, Nathan Hamblin, Cameron Harris, Nathan Hart, Hannah Hively, Ryan Johanes, Nicholas Johnson, Olivia Lamb, Kiersten Lee, Owen Leibrock, Darren Li, Ethan Loeffelholz, Evan Marquardt, Emily Marra, Megan Maruna, Robert McDonald, Lauren Meger, Ethan Memming, Skai Mendez, Audrey Mikelson, David Miller, Selvyn Morales, Megan Newton, Ronald Nichols, Messina Paratore, Reece Parlier, Jared Pavlick, Jacob Pergler, Madelyn Petrauskas, Kate Pirc, Michael Pisciotto, Jordan Radloff, Jake Randolph, Abigail Rejdukowski, Allison Sass, Annamarie Scaramuzzi, Angel Schlotterback, Samantha Sendra, Connor Sutton, Aisha Tanovic, Ellaina Villarreal, Jett Weaver, Ava Weyrich, Benjamin Williams,
Jonathan Zambo.
“Congratulations to these Scholars for their hard work and accomplishments, and congratulations to the families, principals, teachers, counselors, coaches, mentors, and all of the other individuals who not only help our students find the path that will allow them to flourish, but also support them every step of the way,” said Eric Zarnikow, executive director of ISAC, in a release.
In the Illinois State Scholar Program's 60th year, more than 21,000 honorees join the other top students who have been honored for their academic achievements since the designation was first introduced in 1958, according to ISAC.
>> Complete list of 2019-20 Illinois State Scholars
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