Hinsdale South Announces Illinois State Scholars

Submitted by Hinsdale Township High School District 86.

Darien, IL -Hinsdale South High School today proudly announced the names of 79 Class of 2016 students who have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars.

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is a state agency that bestows this recognition to the top Illinois high school students annually. Illinois State Scholars possess strong academic potential and are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth semester class rank. State Scholars rank in approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors, representing 652 high schools across the state.

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“It is always an honor to announce another extraordinary group of State Scholars,” said Eric Zarnikow, ISAC executive director. “At a time when postsecondary education could not be more important to future job and career success, these students have demonstrated the kind of effort and dedication that will help them advance not only their futures, but the future of the state as well. We wish each of them the best as they pursue their chosen educational path.”

ISAC offers free financial aid and college access events to assist students and families with the college-going process. The website and the ISAC Student Portal for college planning, financial aid and financial literacy information and free tools, as well as information on how to contact the ISACorps, a group of recent college graduates who act as near-peer mentors, for one-on-one assistance and mentoring. Go to isac.org for more information.

The list of Hinsdale South High School Illinois State Scholars follows.

Alvi, Haaris

Andrulis, Jarrett

Ardovitch, Nicholas

Arnold, Nathan

Azim, Najah

Bahl, Nupur

Balsevicius, Beatrice

Bergstrom, Morgan

Biedrzycki, Seth

Birtch, Sarah

Boye, Dylan

Bucke, Eva

Candel, Cristina

Cebular, Madison

Chang, Samuel

Clodfelter, Elizabeth

Cusick, Sean

Cvengros, Claire

Davis, Shawn

Dilay, Viktoriya

Drabchuk, Roman

Draper, Kelly

Droske, Casey

Dunleavy, Joseph

Farhang, Shana

Frueh, Aaron

Giza, Sylwia

Goldthorpe, Luke

Harte, Matthew

Hmoud, Ali

Hoel, Kailey

Jajic, Nicole

Jones, Holli

Kaminski, Daniel

Kane, Ethan

Kaplarevic, Luka

Kazanecki, Haley

Keen, Paul

Kelly, Aidan

Kopp, Sydney

Lee, Caroline

Longoria, Rachel

Matsunaga, Madilyn

Milosevich, Daniel

Mitchell, Emily

Most, James

Nair, Priya

Niemann, Lane

Nodus, Charles

Nowak, Madeline

Nwakudu, Chinwendu

O’Shea, Joseph

Ostrowska, Jessica

Paintsil, Emeleeta

Patel, Serena

Peng, Sylvia

Pultorak, Johnathon

Rajwany, Zain

Ramirez, Maya

Rehman, Ateeq

Rendulic, Teodora

Romaine, Olivia

Sarkic, Stefania

Sarma, Prashanth

Sarma, Sanjiv

Sattler, Cassidy

Schimmel, Daniel

Scofield, Rodrigo

Sesemann, Hunter

Soni, Rhea

Splingaire, Lucas

Stamatoukos, Antonia

Tabbilos, Jayana

Temelkova, Sara

Timko, Rebecca

Vessol, Constantine

Warton, Wesley

Wortham, Andrew

Zack, Michael