34 Seniors Join Our $200,000+ Scholarship Club
Barb Dawson • May 16, 2023

Congratulations Seniors - Class of 2023

Montini Catholic proudly welcomed 34 Broncos from the Class of 2023 to their $200,000 Scholarship Club. The club includes seniors who have received $200,000+ in academic scholarship offers. Montini Catholic seniors from the Class of 2023 have accumulated an impressive total of over $16,500,0000 in academic scholarship offers (averaging approximately $140,000 per student). 


Congratulations to the following seniors: Name (Town) Grade School)
Jhett Acuna (Glendale Heights) St. Matthew School graduate
Angela Adelphia (Darien) Holy Trinity graduate
Maya Alikpala (Lombard) St. Mary of Gostyn School graduate
Vanessa Badillo (Downers Grove) Herrick Middle School graduate
Angela Banov (Lombard) Glenn Westlake School graduate
Carissa Collier (Lombard) St. Dominic School graduate
Michael Crowley Jr. (Downers Grove) O'Neill Middle School graduate
Nadyarelis Delgado (Melrose Park) Roosevelt Middle School graduate
Haley Doucet (Lombard) Winfield Central graduate
Joseph Fandohan (Broadview) Forest Park graduate
Mary Catherine Gaughan (Downers Grove) St. Mary of Gostyn graduate
Katherine Gertsen (Plainfield) Bethany Lutheran School graduate
Jonathan Goff (Bartlett) Eastview Middle School graduate
Katherine Gertsen (Plainfield) Bethany Lutheran School graduate
Hailey Larcker (Naperville) Scullen Middle School graduate
Hailey Larcker (Naperville) Scullen Middle School graduate
Randi Moraga (Wood Dale) St. Pius X Parish School graduate
Amanda Mrazek (Lombard) Glenn Westlake School graduate
Kevin Nygren-Lucas (Berwyn) St. Leonard School graduate
Richmond Outlaw (Bolingbrook) Jane Addams graduate
Luke Pacelli (Downers Grove) St. Joseph School graduate
William Prater (Naperville) Jefferson Junior High graduate
Natalia Sandoval (Westchester) Westchester Middle School graduate
Sara Severin (Downers Grove) St. Joseph School graduate
Alexander Silveyra (Carol Stream) St. Isidore School graduate
John Sipchen (Downers Grove) St. Joseph School graduate
Kevin Snyder (Downers Grove) O'Neill Middle School graduate
Joseph Spaccapaniccia (Bolingbrook) Jane Addams Middle School graduate
Francesca Spizzirri (Oak Brook) Immaculate Conception graduate
Grace Tierney (Downers Grove) St. Mary of Gostyn graduate
Lillian Townsend (Lombard) Sacred Heart graduate
Jacob Velazquez (Downers Grove) O'Neill Middle School graduate
Vivvien Viau (Darien) Cass Junior High graduate
Peter Vreeland (Lombard) Sandburg Middle School graduate



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