Class of 2023 Academic All Stars To Be Honored on May 11th
Barb Dawson • April 12, 2023

52 Seniors to be Honored at Special Banquet

Montini Catholic can't wait to roll out the the red carpet on Thursday, May 11th to honor members from our Class of 2023 for their high school academic success. Each year our Lasallian college preparatory school invites seniors earning "Academic All Star" status to a celebratory banquet in their honor. This year's event will be held at Bobak's Signature Events in Woodridge.

A total of 52 seniors achieved the honor of being named a Montini Catholic Academic All Star which involves attaining a 3.95+ GPA and/or being named an Illinois State Scholar.

Congratulations to:

Jhett Acuna

Maya Alikpala

Angela Banov

Brighid Barratt

Alexa Bauman

Shannon Blacher

Megan Blim

Nathan Camba

Emma Canty

Carissa Collier

Sofia Corona Orozco

Michael Crowley Jr

Luke Cushing

Thomas Cyze

Annabella D'Anca

Nadyarelis Delgado

John DiSimone

Matthew DiSimone

Adam Garza

Mary Catherine Gaughan

Katherine Gertsen

Ava Rose Giannini

Willa Gramann

Eleanor Helm

Luke Hemmersmeier

Maren Hoovel

Gabrielle Husmillo

Hailey Larcker

Isaiah Lusk

Mario May

Andrew Miller

Randi Moraga

Thira Minauskas

Amanda Mrazek

Carla Osorio Palomino

Luke Pacelli

William Prater

Samuel Ruddy

Natalia Sandoval

Sara Severin

Alexander Silveyra

John Sipchen

Kenneth Sledzinski

Kevin Snyder

Joseph Spaccapaniccia

Francesca Spizzirri

Grace Tierney

Lillian Townsend

Dominick Trippiedi

Jacob Velazquez

Peter Vreeland

Michael Wind



So far, Montini Catholic's Class of 2023 has earned over $12,000,000 in academic scholarship offers. This number is expected to grow in the coming weeks before graduation on May 21st.


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