Glenbard West High School Class of 2022

Graduates in Class of 2022: 564

Graduation ceremony: Thursday, May 19, on Duchon Field

Graduation Speakers:

• Thomas Sear - Where Have We Been

• Deepa Phuyal - Where are We Going

Class Officers: President Jane Pieper; Vice President Patrick Hohe.

Academic achievements:

• 180 students received a "Gold Stole," signifying a GPA of 5.0 or higher.

• 135 Illinois State Scholars

• 75 students received the "Seal of Biliteracy."

• Perfect ACT - Joe Green, James Doyle

• National Merit Finalists - Alina Bhagwakar, James Doyle, Trevor du Vair, Andrew Estes, Maribella Fues, Aditi Vinay.

• National Merit Semi-Finalists - Alina Bhagwakar, Andrew Estes, Kevin Pinkelman, James Doyle, Maribella Fues, Aditi Vinay, Trevor du Vair.

• National Merit Commended - Hannah Adiachi, Alexander Glogovac, Gabrielle Michael, Katherine Bachman, Jacob Glynn, Ayaan Mohammed, Daniyal Ahmad Bekinalkar, Sebastian Gray, George Morris, Andrew Carlson, Joseph Green, Anna Nickoley, Dean Carroll, Ellis Irwin, Trevor Powell, Daniel Ciosek, Emma Kluge, Thaddeus Scharf, Scott Dastrup, Connor LaForte, Samuel Stamborski, James DiCarlo, Charles Lange, David Wuertzer, William Frantzis, Sofia Logacho.

• National African American Recognition Scholars - Joseph Green, Aria Smith.

• National Hispanic Recognition Scholars - Samuel Casas, Alejandra Galvan, Louis Grobart, Maribella Fues, Sebastian Gray, Grace McCarthy.

Extracurricular achievements:

• Devon Kelleher-2022 All State Production (Cabaret) Ensemble

• Kate Bachman- ILMEA All-State Band

• Margaret Meyers ILMEA All-State Composer

• Performance in the Round (Speech)- 1st Place in IHSA State Finals (seniors-Ellie Williams, Ella Erickson, Hannah Grogan, Mansi JaJodia, Ibad Khan, Aditi Vinay, Shruti Yamala, Deepa Phuyal)

• Thomas Sear- 2nd place in IHSA State Prose Reading and 4th in Poetry Reading

• Madeline Yob- 4th place in IHSA State Dramatic Interpretation and 7th in Oratorical Declamation

• Jacob Kowalczyk- Chess Silver Medal at IHSA State Meet

Athletic achievements:

• Boys Basketball, IHSA 4A State Champions, 37-1 season

• Girls Volleyball, Wrestling, Girls Gymnastics- Regional Champions

• Girls Gymnastics- IHSA 4th Place

• Wrestling- Team Dual State Finals

• Boys Golf- IHSA 4th Place

• Caden Pierce- IHSA All State Academic Team

Theater productions:

• Fall Comedy-Midsummer/Jersey

• Winter Drama- A Doll's House

• Musical- Little Women

Senior Class gift: The Student Council senior class board is working with Alumna Emmy Star Brown to create a mural inside the Biester Fieldhouse. The Senior class board is helping design and create the mural with Ms. Brown's help.

What challenges did the Class of 2022 face as they returned to in-person school full time, and how did they overcome them:

Glenbard West Class of '22 showed yet again that they are resilient and adaptive. They persevered through the worst parts of the pandemic and then they made adjustments as we transitioned toward a more normal school year. Most impressive, was their ability to support each other and buy into our school culture.

Principal's reflections on the 2022:

Glenbard West benefits greatly from the leadership and character of our senior class. This class set the tone for the whole school with their toughness and their ability to look out for each other. Through all of our accomplishments and achievements, it is even more special to see how these students make contributions to the school and our learning community.

- Principal Peter Monaghan