Montini Catholic math scholars and inductees were honored at the Lasallian high school's Mu Alpha Theta Induction and Mathematics Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 29th.

 

Inducted into Mu Alpha Theta, National Mathematics Honor Society, on this evening were:

 

Franklin Barnes '27 

Ben Conway '29 

Anya Dhir '29 

Molly Felice '27  

Louis Gatling '26 

Andrew Hemmersmeier '28 

Ali Hrdina '26 

Abigail Kimball '26  

Brianna Konopacz '27 

Jonathan Kosinski '26 

Ashlynn Lindt '26  

Monroe MacRitchie '28 

Raphael Patacsil '28  

Graham Reiser '27 

Julian Reyes '27  

Ellie Selensky '28 

 

The Math Team also celebrated the end of an award winning season.  Montini's Bronco Math Team members were thrilled to celebrate their 8th Place finish at State (held on Saturday, April 18th) which marked the Broncos' 25th consecutive State competition.  Montini's Calculator Team also took home the 2026 State Championship title (Chailyn Lyu '26, Charlie Paciga '26, Michael Pivoney '27, Kayli Gergen '28, Anya Dhir '29, Ben Conway '29, Andrew Hemmersmeier '28 and Gavin Conway '27. Earlier in the season the team secured a 2nd Place Title at the ICTM Regional Competition with their Algebra II Team achieving the Regional Championship.

 

“We are incredibly proud of our newest Mu Alpha Theta inductees for their commitment to academic excellence and passion for mathematics," said Principal Chris Tiritilli.  "We also congratulate our Math Team on an outstanding achievement at State this year.  Our team's success this year is a testament to their hard work, dedication and talent. They continue to make Montini proud.”

 

Math Team - Bottom row sitting l to r: Jasmine Brunke '27 , Brianna Konopacz '27, Chailyn Lyu '26, Gianna Liotta '29, Ellie Selinsky '28, Monroe MacRitchie '28 and Zach Yount '29 (Glen Ellyn); Second row: Julian Reyes '27, Eric Hu '27, Priscilla Martinez '28, James Schisler '28, Olivia Naso '27, Nishika Karthi '27, Yingying (Naomi) Tang '27, Jules MacRitchie '29,Blake Morton '28, Anya Dhir '29, Angelena D'Amico '29, Ben Conway '29, Franklin Barnes '27 and Kayli Gergen '28;  Back row (sitting): Michael Pivoney '27, Andrew Hemmersmeier '28, Charlie Paciga '26, Zihang (Zion) Yang '26 and Gavin Conway '27;