Glenbard North High School Class of 2022
Graduates in Class of 2022: 588
Graduation ceremony: Wednesday, May 25, College of DuPage
Highest Honors: Zainab Ahmed, MeKenna Andrews-Scott, Jackson Baete, Christopher Baran, Nora Beckett, Daniyal Ahmad Bekinalkar, Jamie Bondelli, Jenna Bondelli, Alicia Borkowski, Riley Breck, Francesca Butera, Abigail Camposeo, Anna Carlson, Evan Caswick, Tyler Craig, Colin Deans, Reya Desai, Taylor DeStefano, David Duenas, Alexis Ferengul, Gianna Filice, Caitlyn Finfrock, Taylor Finke, Alexander Glogovac, Natalia Gonzalez, Teresa Gravel, Angelina Hanks, Paige Hecht, Sabrina Hesik, Jessica Housour, Rachel Huezo, Anastasia Johncola, Rylee Kavanaugh, Eshal Khan, Brian Kozlowski, Kaiya Lee, Katherine Luu, Alexander Mack, Skye Mata, Janine McGraw Garcia, Diego Molina Labarca, Rachel Moser, Fatimah Nauman, Dania Nazimuddin, Margaret Nelson, Nancy Nguyen, Naomi Nguyen, Madeleine Olejnik, Emmalena Palermo, Ansh Patel, Ayush Patel, Diya Patel, Gunatit Patel, Khushi Patel, Om Patel, Ria Patel, Shivam Patel, Christian Plos, Thomas Price, Julia Psaute, Serena Rai, AvaniaJoy Raval, Rachel Roberts, Rachael Romero, Austin Sabalaskey, Emily Sansone, Mohammed Saqib, Himal Shah, Joseph Sopiarz III, Samuel Stamborski, Alexis Stone, Marina Tahara, Hayley Troyan, Justin Tu, Juliana Tungol, Claire Van Der Vliet, Kaitlin Vassar, Bernadette Vibora, Kristina Vodraska and Jeremy Wright.
Graduation Speakers: Jessica Housour, David Duenas, Madelynn Oztas, MeKenna Andrews-Scott, Lucas Tran, Payton Bowser and Ria Patel.
Academic achievements:
• National Merit Commended Students - Daniyal Bekinalkar, Alexander Glogovac, Samuel Stamborski.
• Advanced Placement: 724 students signed up for 1,157 AP tests
• Livingston Human Relations Award: MeKenna Anderws-Scott, Criselle Culhi, Alexander Glogovac, Madelynn Oztas, Emmalena Palermo, Om Patel, Iter Redento, Marina Tahara, Claire VanDerVliet and Jeremy Wright
• Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy - 50 students were awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal was awarded in the following languages: Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Hindi.
• Presidential Award of Academic Excellence - 80 seniors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for their academic excellence.
Extracurricular achievements:
• Theatre Production of "Silent Sky" qualified for the Illinois State Theatre Festival
• Olivia Young earned a Silver Medal at the Scholastic Art and Writing National Competition
• Speech - Natelli Herrera 5th in IHSA Regional tournament for Original Oratory; Sectional qualifiers Charlise Behm and Nick Wenz, who received 4th in Humorous Duet Acting.
• Music - Nora Beckett who sang Alto 2 in All-State choir; Gail Greighton who played flute in All-State Honors Band.
• Scholastic Bowl - DuKane Conference Tournament Champions this year and 3 out of the last 4 years. Led by Andrew Deleon, Mark Aganon, Nijal Patel, Hamza Ghaffari, Jackson Baete and Maks Mihajlovic.
• Masonic Quiz Bowl Sectional Champions. Led by the same team members above; All Conference Awards - Andrew Deleon, Hamza Ghaffari, Nijal Patel, Mark Aganon
• Andrew Delon recognized in the top 9 players for our 32 team IHSA Sectional.
• Math Team - State Qualifiers: Nikhil Kodali (Algebra); Dylan Xianto (Algebra); Nathan Nguyen (Geometry); Nijal Patel (Algebra II); Daniyal Bekinalkar (Precalculus); Samel Stamborski (Precalculus). DuKane Conference Tournament: 3rd Place.
• DuKane Conference Art Exhibition Winners - Tess Denault, First Place, Time Arts; Daniel Gallegos, Third Place, Graphic Design; Nina Falco, Second Place, Digital Photography; Amanda Calabrese, Second Place, Photography; Fatimah Nauman, Honorable Mention, Mixed Media and Printmaking; Olivia Young, Honorable Mention, Ceramics and Glass; Samantha O'Brien, Honorable Mention, Drawing.
• Literary Festival - Personal Essay: Mahi Desai, First Place; Riya Rai, Second Place; Ryan Murcia, Second Place; Melanie Gonzalez, Second Place; Grace Caputo, Third Place; Nikita Saxena, Third Place; Nijal Patel, Honorable Mention; Angelina Bui, Honorable Mention; Maggie Zheng, Honorable Mention; Krisha Patel, Honorable Mention. Short Fiction: Bee Nelson, Honorable Mention. Poetry: Sabina Irfan, Second Place; Emiliano Rivas, Honorable Mention
Athletic achievements:
• All Conference Athletes: Daniel Gallegos - Boys Cross Country; Grace Schager - Girls Cross Country; Nicole McGuire - Girls Golf; Jessica Solar - Girls Swimming; Ella Witteveen - Girls Swimming; Risha Bhagat - Girls Tennis; Madeleine Olejnik - Girls Tennis; Ren Santillian - Boys Soccer; Stavros Veremis - Boys Soccer; Paulie Robertson - Football; Colin Gudella - Football; Max Eick - Football; Josh Applewhite - Football; Ryan Yabi - Football; Justin Bland - Football; David Petty - Football; Shea Gaffney - Football; Dylan Ramirez - Football; Darius Robinson - Football; Payton Bowser - Boys Basketball; Justin Hernandez Jr. - Basketball; Colton McCarthy - Bowling; Erin Schuelke - Cheerleading; Jada Myrie - Cheerleading; Lucia Ciaccia - Cheerleading; Alexis Ferengul - Cheerleading; Alyssa Sethna - Cheerleading; Jackie Marino - Cheerleading; Paige Hecht - Dance; Brooklyn McQuillan - Girls Gymnastics; Ryan Yabi - Wrestling; Kalani Khiev - Wrestling; Paulie Robertson - Wrestling; Blake Maday - Wrestling; Cody Dertz - Wrestling; Paul Woo - Wrestling; Dominick Marre-Wrestling; Christian Chavez - Wrestling.
• IHSA All State: Paulie Robertson - Wrestling and Football; Colin Gudella - Football; Paul Woo - Wrestling; Gabby Gomez - Wrestling; Grace Schager - Girls Cross Country.
Theater productions:
"Silent Sky," Nov. 11, 12, 13
"DramaPalooza," Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2
"The Women of Troy," March 10, 11, 12
"Chicago," April 28, 29, 30
Senior Class gift: Courtyard Beautification
Principal's reflections on the Class of 2022: The 2021-2022 school year may have been challenging, however it will certainly be memorable. Overall, I am extremely proud of our senior class for demonstrating resilience and leadership over the past four years. This is a special group of students and I wish them the best of luck in all future endeavors. Congratulations to the Class of 2022 - We Are Proud of You!
- Principal John Mensik