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U-46 seniors named Illinois State Scholars

In recognition of their academic performance, more than 180 seniors at Elgin Area School District U-46’s five comprehensive high schools received the Illinois State Scholar designation.

The award reflects approximately the top 10% of academic achievers among the Class of 2025 in Illinois.

The 181 students at Elgin, Bartlett, Larkin, South Elgin, and Streamwood high schools recently received notification of the honor from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the state agency that works to make education beyond high school accessible and affordable.

“We congratulate these exceptional students for this accomplishment. Their hard work and perseverance should not only be a source of pride for themselves, but it also inspires their peers and serves as an example of what can be achieved through dedication and determination,” said Dr. Annette Acevedo, Assistant Superintendent of Schools. “We also recognize the vital role that parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, principals, and more have played in supporting and encouraging our Illinois State Scholars.”

The U-46 honorees were among approximately 16,500 students from across the state who earned the designation, which was first introduced in 1958. The scholars are selected based on a formula that includes a combination of ACT/SAT test scores, class rank (if the school ranks) or the unweighted grade-point average (if the school does not rank), and class size.

The designation is a non-monetary award. State Scholars receive a congratulatory letter, a certificate of achievement, and a digital “badge” that can be displayed on social media platforms or shared through online profiles.

U-46’s 2025 State Scholars are listed below by high school:

Bartlett High School:

Jatziry Alba, Diana Berg, Brian Bishop, Ryan Chien, Kyle Chow, Jacob Cioch, Jack Conner, Kyle Depakakibo, Cecilia Desarden, Raymond Ear, Whalan Eid, Benjamin Emro, Emma Engels, Aayan Faisal, Melani Flores, Karla Flores Romo, Natalie Galvez, Dev Gandhi, James Gillmore, Victor Gonzalez Argueta, Alizah Husain, Allison Ibarrientos, Rebecca Jacob, Kaitlyn Jenison, Sydney Johnson, Yaseen Khan, Landon Kim, Gaston Klaric, Srikrishna Kolachina, Joery Lagasca, Domenico Lamberti, Natalya Lee, Frederick Lorek, Mason Magnanao, Millan Mallipeddi, Nina Mangriotis, Audrey Martin, Elle McBrearty, Abhika Mishra, Matthew Nendick, Elsie Nwabuego, Venisha Parikh, Aanya Patel, Darsh Patel, Jainil Patel, Krish Patel, Krisha Patel, Parth Patel, Nathaniel Preissig, Lance Sevilla, Mahek Shah, Sufyan Siddiqui, Rohini Sliwa, Gianna Spizzirri, Srinidhi Srinivasan, Sara Sulemanjee, Dylan Szatko, Aayush Thakkar, Elizabeth Thomas, Grace Thorp, Karl Tomlin, Emilia Tredota, Klaudia Tredota, Elif Uzunel, Valerie Villegas, Jingyuan Wen, Zara Yasoob, and Sara Zaidi

Elgin High School:

Jason Allen, Liza Aygul, Abigail Cabugason, Emily Cabugason, Brandon Cardozo, Evangeline Comings, Hannah Day, John Drew, Caleb Eggers, Collin Froman, Benjamin Galfi, Brody Grosenbach, Hasan Hammad, Samantha Havener, Christian Jaimes, Emily James, Jacob Lesch, Thomas Madsen, Joshua Nato, Eric Nazario, Jorge Pano, Aarav Patel, Jai Patel, Isabella Penaloza, Pratyush Ramesh, Mahitha Ratakonda, Aaditya Sanghavi, Rishi Shah, Nadia Silva, Sebastian Siwiec, Isabelle Smith, Kelly Louise Taruc, Braedyn Tetrev, Cole Tupper, and Leeya Valsadia

Larkin High School:

Dayanara Aguilar, Lucy Akemann, Lara Amaro, Kayla Austin, Erany Fahmy, Jenna Mack, Kaitlyn Neubert, Harold Nunez, Nickolas Pietri, Brianna Gabriel Revolorio, Lydia Soto, Caitlin Sweeney, Trevor Willis and Samantha Winer

South Elgin High School:

Annabeth Baughcum, Carter Beucler, Gianna Brown, Carlos Bucio, Anthony Cavallo, Anna Christopherson, Ryan Corn, Samuel Dankel, Justin Defensor, Donald Doan, Eric Drozdziak, Ava Franch, Gavin Fredricks, Julia Fugiel, Ryan Giczkowski, Amber Gnutek, Ryan Goetz, Emmett Hanson, Logan Iott, Ellie Jahnke, Maya Jordan, Nathan Jung, Cole Jurcy, Mackenzie Klinger, Gabriela Krusiec, Reilly Malesh, Mikella Mesina, Ethan Messer, Callahan Miller, Laila Miulli, Ruby Montgomery, Rahul Mufti, Sean Mydlach, Diego Ortiz Villagomez, Nishar Parekh, Ayush Patel, Dia Patel, Jessa Pentecost, Jason Phillips, Elise Pratt, Drew Raval, Kamila Sangabriel, Amy Skrabacz, Charles Stace, Logan Stoltz, Alexander Tolentino, Julianna Ugarte, and Kalia Verdino

Streamwood High School:

Salman Amir, Michaella Andres, Javier Aranda, Claire Dresser, Ty Keomanivong, Sophia Lortie, Guido Narbona, Leonor Nevarez, Jesten Ngwakwe, Emily Nowel, Dev Patel, Leonardo Perez, Sophie Saflarski, Maria Santeliz Goncalves, Danielle Althea Sotto and Luis Vega

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