More than 260 U-46 students named Illinois State Scholars
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recently announced this year's Illinois State Scholars, recognizing 262 students in Elgin Area School District U-46.
The students from Bartlett, Elgin, Larkin, South Elgin and Streamwood high schools rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors.
"We applaud these students, their families and teachers for this achievement," said CEO Tony Sanders. "We know that any student who excels at this level usually has a strong support system or mentor to encourage the kind of perseverance and diligence required to earn a spot on this list."
The commission selects students based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. The following is a list of the high schools and their newly-named scholars:
• Bartlett High School: Edgar Aguado, Brittany Amawan, Esa Amin, Sarah Ande, Susan Arns, Jabril Baig, Victoria Barbosa, Rachael Blake, Daniella Brown, Christina Bryers, Kyle Calvert, Elizabeth Cassara, Quinn Castaneda, Karly Cazzato, Shreya Chaudhry, Annie Chen, Rebecca Chilo, Bailey Costello, Meagan Cummins, Lucas Derango, Aroma Desai, Prachi Desai, Pooja Deshmukh, Blake Dietz, Bianca Dizon, James Douglas, Samantha Field, Kathryn Fornoff, Richard Foster, Andres Gascon, Timothy Gaynor, Connor Griffin, Sarah Hanning, Jason Hasenberg, Liam Healy, Austin Hilvert, Tammy Ho, Tonia Ho, Jeffrey Hurlbut, Justin Isla, Lucas Isla, Tessa Jatczak, Jake Jennes, Patrick Karys, Jamie Kenna, Almira Khan, Hannah Kolano, Paige Krohn, Kyle Kucharski, Jennifer Kummerer, Gracen Lanham, Nikhita Lukose, Nicole MacLennan, Joseph Malinowski, Emma Mancuso, Jacob Martinez, Kyra Mays, Jackson McDonald, Daniel McDonnell, Caitlin McGrath, Katherine McMahon, Abigail Merges, Zachary Michalski, Joseph Mirsky, Stephanie Mitchell, Olivia Monson, Gabrielle Murdoch, Jenna Noesen, Bradley Nowak, Veronika O'Donnell, Michael Paradise, Bansari M. Patel, Brahmmi K. Patel, Het A. Patel, Jiten P. Patel, Brandon Paul, Nina Pavell, Brandon Pepa, Lindsey Petritis, William Rajewski, Maria Repiscak, Marissa Rubino, Julia Santos, Meagan Schaffer, Marie Schrempf, Britta Schwartz, Zachary Schwartz, Joshua Sellers, Neal Shah, Ramsha Shahid, Tushar Sharma, Sakura Shimizu, Monica Smialek, Gabriela Sokolowska, Jenna Sorensen, Justin Sowinski, Zachary Stewart, Hayley Stuenkel, Sabrina Sundin, Madeline Szubert, Teja Thangella, Zachary Tobin, Ashley Tomillo, Kayla Tran, Brenner Wallace, Ashley Weihe, Zachary Wong and Alyssa Zillmer.
• Elgin High School: Taha Ahmad, Alexandra Aviles, Courtney Ban, Olivia Brownfield, Andy Chai, Anali Cisneros, Brandon Copeland, Hadley Copeland, Maria Cortez, Rodolfo Cueva, Ankita Datta, Harleen Dhanoa, Rose Dimitroyannis, Taylor Edwards, Jason Garcia, Sophia Grace Glinoga, Rebecca Gorski, Erin Granger, Justin Moises Habana, Shruti Idnani, Alison Irelan, Laine Kaehler, Michael Kelley, Dahlia Keonavongsa, Natalie Kriz, Jordan Lee, Benjamin Moskow, Leslikarina Patino, Christopher Pelcastre, Megan Placko, Iveth Prado, Heba Qazi, Jessica Rago, Isra Rahman, Christina Riley, Kira Robles, Anthony Ruiz, Nicole Rusick, Elena Silva, Brandon Stork, Rachel Turner, Hannah Valin, Sativa Volbrecht, and Jakub Zajac.
• Larkin High School: Rafael Almanza, Escolivia Birungi, Megan Chwee, Jack Duffy, Sarah El Rahmany, Omar Flores, Alfredo Gallegos, Michaela Haberstich, Kendall Hennig, Allison Holloway, Jennifer Lascon, Benjamin Long, Rachael McDonough, Kyle Metz, Seth Morford, Sabah Sattar, Sarah Scheflow, Natalie Somphonhphakdy, Elijah Stein, Gabriella Stocksdale, Angela Tabak, Anthony Tang and Sarah Tyschenko.
• South Elgin High School: Harrison A. Adams, Hailey A. Allen, Chelsea J. Behrens, Anisha K. Bhasin, Timothy Bimler, Jakub P. Borla, Mina L. Brandon, Mitchell T. Butvilas, Zachary A. Codiamat, Kyle J. Cook, Madysen A. Doherty, Kenneth G. Echevarria, Noah M. Frischolz, Hannah E. Gordon, Alexandra Hayden-Clark, Megan E. Hays, Marlena E. Haywood, Conner H. Herion, Timothy M. Hess, Corinne E. Hildebrandt, Jori L. Johnson, Kyleigh R. Kenyon, Spencer M. Kravis, Jennifer N. Lors, Matthew P. Malecke, Bailey D. McClure, Connor P. Murray, Joshua D. Murray, Tommy D. Nguyen, Cameron J. Nylec, Emily A. Oandasan, Sophia G. Paliganoff, Chandani N. Patel, Roma J. Patel, Shil S. Patel, Alexia M. Poulos, Nathan T. Reeser, Elly E. Rivera, Josh H. Ruhlin, Jamie J. Rush, Yaretzi Saldana, Lauren H. Schieler, Ryan S. Schiffer, Hollis N. Sepp, Sydney N. Shephard, Mynette K. Stallings, Brianna S. Stover, Matthew Szymulewski, Dhara A. Tailor, Shelby M. Torino, Juliana H. Tornabene, Kristy A. Tutak, Delaney T. Underwood, Dianne P. Verroya, Gwen M. Weaver, Abigail R. Wheatley, Amanda K. Willis, Matthew W. Zimmerman and Steven E. Zipparro.
• Streamwood High School: Matthew Abalde, Katherine M. Ackley, Mahhum Ahmed, Mitchell S. Bendis, Ethan R. Brown, Maritoni T. Chan, Michael R. Damrose, Sarah L. Fannin, Christopher Grant, Ajla Hadzisalihovic, Agnieszka Kedzior, Andrew John (AJ) Knox, Theofilos Lolis, Margaret G. Nolan, Sharai G. Orozco, Anmol A. Patel, Mira S. Patel, Roshni Patel, Shraddha P. Patel, Melissa Perez, Sahian A. Perez, Joseph J. Sawyer, Aaron M. Siewert, Kelsey A. Strand, Amanda N. Tannhauser, Guadalupe Vega, Jacob M. Wehrwein, and Randall T. Zagozdon.