Downers Grove North Announces 2026-27 Illinois State Scholars Finalists
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Downers Grove North is proud to announce the students selected for the Illinois State Scholar Program, which recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement. Students selected for the program perform in the top one-half of their high school class and/or score at or above the 95th percentile on the ACT or SAT. A total of 122 students from Downers Grove North received the designation.
The following Downers Grove North students were selected as 2026-2027 State Scholars:
- Ashley Adamo
- Mathew Altholz
- Andres Arellano
- Thora Askeland
- Michael Barrios
- Logan Beebe
- Nora Benjamins
- Brandon Beth
- Westin Bowden
- Matthew Brenner
- Molly Brezina
- Samuel Brockway
- Alexander Bruno
- Joseph Andrew Chang
- Kira Chaudhari
- Saavan Choksi
- Liliana Ciuffini
- Katelyn Cutright
- Abigail Darrah
- Teia De Mesa
- Abigail Decicco
- Lucas Donate
- Eve Donnellon
- Aaron Ericksen
- Joshua Farrero
- Melanie Ferenc
- Alexandra Fertig
- Colin Fitzgerald
- Grace Cagnon
- Yash GargJulia Gassen
- Tyler Gibbons
- Maria Gouriotis
- Jack Grapenthien
- Audrey Graces
- Brady Griffin
- Zain Haque
- Noah Harkness
- Emerson Harres
- Emma Heer
- Brennan Holmes
- Isaac Janusauskas
- Aras Jaskulis
- Evan Jeschke
- Molly Jeschke
- Hannah Johnson
- Helen Justice
- Colin Keefer
- Jane Kinnavy
- Emma Klempir
- Ruby Konopacki
- Louie Kraus
- Ava Kuether
- Melina Kyroudis
- Reese Lamantia
- Chloe Lange
- Ava Langley
- Owen Lansu
- Sade Lanucha
- Cullen Larkin
- Joseph Lasota
- Mackenzie Maci
- Lucia Madden
- Gabriel Marohn
- Georgia Marzo
- Ashley Mascote
- Kevin McAleenan
- Alyson McGinn
- Colin McGlone
- Rose Ellen McGowan
- Connor Mclaughlin
- Chase McNamara Speir
- James McNulty
- Kate Miller
- Kathleen Milos
- Nolan Montague
- Tessa Murphy
- Megha Nambisan
- Matthew Novak
- Kevin O’Donoghue
- Lauren Olson
- Grigore Onica
- Theodore Pappas
- Kieran Pardue
- Jackson Pelhank
- Mahogany Petties
- Luke Pollock
- Anastasiia Ponomarova
- Flynn Poplawski
- James Potter
- Penelope Radja
- Maya Rana
- Eva Rodriguez
- Gwendolyn Russell
- Dalilah Sanchez
- Owen Scholz
- Mary Seagraves
- Audrey Shafer
- William Shea
- Colin Sheedy
- Jacob Sherlag
- Sachin Sinnappan
- Katarina Sinner
- Nico Skeen
- Nathan Slavkin
- Kayla Solem
- Ethan Sparks
- Nibodh Sudrania
- Zachary Sue
- William Surratt
- Katherine Toledad Vazque
- Maxwell Troha
- Antonio Vasquez Carrill
- Ethan Weiner
- Emily Weingust
- Greyson Weltler
- Finley Werner
- Forrest Whittaker
- Luke Williams
- Katherine Wittmer
- Anna Woods
- Abigail Wyssman
Approximately the top 10 percent of graduates from approved high schools are named State Scholars each year. For more information, visit the Illinois Student Assistance Commission website.