Academic Excellence

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ACT Scores

Our average composite ACT Score is consistently higher than the Illinois average.

Class of 2021 Highlights:
- Most Recent ACT Averages
  15% of the class scored a 30 or higher
- Top 10% ACT Average – 31.75
  (top 5% of all test takers in the country)
- Honors ACT Average – 29.37
- Top 50% ACT Average – 27.25
- ACT Average for the entire student body – 24.40 (national average is 21)
NEWS ARTICLE: 34 Students from Class of 2022 Score 30 or Higher on the ACT
NEWS ARTICLE: Providence Catholic Student Connor Todd Scores Perfect 36 ACT Score

Academic Awards

NEWS ARTICLE: Providence Catholic Students Earn Academic Awards for 2020-2021 Year

AP Scholars

NEWS ARTICLE: 46 Students Have Earned the AP Scholar Award

Class of	Student Name	Scholar Award	Grade School
2020	Appleton; Carter	AP Scholar	Channahon Junior High Channahon
2020	Beniulyte; Angela	AP Scholar	Noonan Academy Mokena
2021	Berg; Alicia	AP Scholar with Honor	Liberty Junior High New Lenox
2021	Blake; Michael	AP Scholar	St. Jude New Lenox
2020	Broderick; Brennan	AP Scholar with Distinction	St. Joseph School Manhattan
2020	Carpenter; Lauren	AP Scholar with Distinction	St. Dennis Lockport
2020	Cokinos; Christopher	AP Scholar with Distinction	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2020	Conway; Kenneth	AP Scholar	Southwest Chicago Christian Palos Heights
2020	Dombrowski; Daniel	AP Scholar	St. Dennis Lockport
2020	Dugan; Burke	AP Scholar	St. Alexander Palos Heights
2020	Gardella; Philip	AP Scholar	St. Mary Mokena
2020	Gleason; Mia	AP Scholar	St. Mary Mokena
2020	Hall; Mason	AP Scholar	St. Dennis Lockport
2020	Hecht; Joshua	AP Scholar	St. Michael Orland Park
2020	Hilty; Ryan	AP Scholar with Distinction	St. Mary Mokena
2020	Kalinowski; Kennedy	AP Scholar	St. Mary Mokena
2020	Kruchten; Lauren	AP Scholar	Troy Middle School Plainfield
2021	Kulpinski; Emma	AP Scholar	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2021	Laird; Brett	AP Scholar	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2020	Liang; Zhanyu	AP Scholar with Distinction	Minooka Junior High Minooka
2020	McGrath; Mary Grace	AP Scholar with Distinction	St. Paul the Apostle Joliet
2020	McMaster; Madeleine	AP Scholar with Distinction	Southwest Chicago Christian Palos Heights
2021	Melei; Michael	AP Scholar	St. Mary Mokena
2002	Orszulak; Nicolas	AP Scholar	Troy Middle School Plainfield
2021	Paolella; Mia	AP Scholar	St. Jude New Lenox
2020	Pignotti; Maximus	AP Scholar	Mokena Junior High Mokena
2021	Pintoy; Abigail	AP Scholar	St. Mary Immaculate Plainfield
2020	Puett; Colton	AP Scholar	Liberty Junior High New Lenox
2021	Riemen; Dylan	AP Scholar with Honor	Liberty Junior High New Lenox
2020	Rost; Kathryn	AP Scholar	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2020	Santschi; Anna	AP Scholar with Distinction	Home Schooled
2020	Scherf; Jakob	AP Scholar with Distinction	St. Paul the Apostle Joliet
2020	Slota; Brendan	AP Scholar	Homer Junior High Homer Glen
2020	Spencer; Samantha	AP Scholar with Honor	SS. Cyril & Methodius Lemont
2020	Spesia; Gabriel	AP Scholar	St. Raymond Joliet
2020	Spreitzer; Jenna	AP Scholar	Minooka Junior High Minooka
2020	Swenson; Jordyn	AP Scholar	Homer Junior High Homer Glen
2021	Talusan; Raven	AP Scholar	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2020	Tompkins; Adam	AP Scholar	Palos South Middle School Palos Park
2021	Warren; Nick	AP Scholar	St. George Tinley Park
2021	Whitten; Nora	AP Scholar	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills
2020	Whittle; Dolan	AP Scholar with Distinction	SS. Cyril & Methodius Lemont

National Merit Scholars

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition for recognition and college undergraduate scholarships that began in 1955. More than 1.5 million students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. Approximately 34,000 students are named Commended Students.

National Honor Society

Providence Catholic National Honor Society is founded on the principles of scholarship, leadership, character and service. The selection process begins when students who meet academic qualifications are given applications for NHS membership. Once the student completes their application, Providence Catholic faculty members are asked to evaluate the candidates on the four guiding principles. Finally, the Faculty Council reviews the prospective students and makes the final decision on membership.

Illinois State Scholars

The following Providence Catholic students were named Illinois State Scholars. Selection is based on ACT scores received prior to senior year and other critical criteria as determined by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

updated June 2021

STUDENT NAME	STUDENT CITY	Grade School	Parish
Berg, Alicia	Joliet	Liberty Junior High New Lenox	None
Blake, Michael	Homer Glen	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Block, Mary*	Mokena	St. Mary Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
Cappello, Vincent	Homer Glen	St. Michael Orland Park	St. Michael Orland Park
Conte, Vittoria	Shorewood	St. Raymond Joliet	St. Raymond Joliet
Contreras, Sebastian	Monee	Crete-Monee Middle School Crete	St. Anthony Frankfort
Crowley, Dawson	Homer Glen	Homer Junior High Homer Glen	Our Mother of Good Counsel Homer Glen
Davison, Katherine	Romeoville	St. Joseph Lockport	St. Joseph Lockport
Degner, Andrew	Tinley Park	Summit Hill Junior High Frankfort	St. Stephen Deacon Tinley Park
Geary, Brooke	Mokena	St. Mary Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
Gibson, Anthony	Joliet	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Hall, Madeline	Homer Glen	Homer Junior High Homer Glen	Parkview Christian Orland Park
Hamilton, Kathryn	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park
Johnson, Julianna	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park
Jones, Caden	Homer Glen	SS. Cyril & Methodius Lemont	Our Lady of the Woods Orland Park
Kavanaugh, Michael*	Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park
Kulpinski, Emma	Tinley Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Raymond Joliet
Lab, Abigail*	Elwood	Elwood Consolidated School Elwood	St. Rose Wilmington
LaBine, Chloe	Mokena	St. Mary Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
Laird, Brett	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park
Lennon, Anna*	Shorewood	St. Jude Joliet	St. Jude Joliet
Lumanga, Jenna*	Mokena	Noonan Academy Mokena	St. Anthony Frankfort
Maloney, Corey	Homer Glen	St. Mary Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
Marnell, Erin	Mokena	St. Mary Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
McMaster, Ryan	Tinley Park	Southwest Chicago Christian Palos Heights	Christ Community Church Lemont
Milkovich, Aiden	Homer Glen	St. Michael Orland Park	St. Michael Orland Park
Murray, Pegiene	New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Navales, Karla Ann*	Country Club Hills	St. George Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park
Paolella, Mia	New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Peck, Colin	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills
Perkins, David*	Joliet	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Peterson, Gillian*	Lockport	Oak Prairie Junior High Homer Glen	St. Joseph Lockport
Pintoy, Abigail	Plainfield	St. Mary Immaculate Plainfield	St. Mary Immaculate Plainfield
Raymer, Ashley*	Joliet	St. Paul the Apostle Joliet	St. Raymond Joliet
Resuali, Brynn	Joliet	Troy Middle School Plainfield	Holy Family Shorewood
Riemen, Dylan	Frankfort	Liberty Junior High New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Ronpsies, Robert*	Mokena	Noonan Academy Mokena	St. Mary Mokena
Rubio, Kevin	Joliet	St. Mary Nativity Joliet	St. John Baptist Joliet
Sample, Andrew	Channahon	Channahon Junior High Channahon	New Life Church New Lenox
Saunders, Elizabeth	Frankfort	St. George Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park
Schafer, William	Lockport	St. Joseph Lockport	St. Joseph Lockport
Simrayh, Tatiana*	Lemont	St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick Lemont	St. Alphonsus Lemont
Soltys, Katianne	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills
Spesia, Gabriel	Joliet	St. Jude New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Steed, Catherine*	Morris	Immaculate Conception Morris	Immaculate Conception Morris
Talusan, Raven	Orland Hills	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills
Tess, Ethan*	Homer Glen	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park
Trudelle, Brooke*	Joliet	Liberty Junior High New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Uedelhofen, Logan	Shorewood	St. Raymond Joliet	St. Raymond Joliet
Warren, Nicholas	Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park	St. George Tinley Park
Watanabe, Soleil	Joliet	Liberty Junior High New Lenox	St. Jude New Lenox
Whitten, Nora	Orland Park	Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills	St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park


* These students were named state scholars after ISAC expanded the ACT/SAT test dates that they used for state scholar consideration.
Previously ISAC only used ACT/SAT test dates through July 2020. Due to COVID, ISAC expanded the test dates to include test dates through Dec. 2020.

Augustinian Scholars

The Providence Catholic Augustinian Scholar distinction was created in 2020 to honor those outstanding students who have strived to push themselves academically over these past four years and earned the Top 10 grade point averages of the graduating class. These students are awarded with the Augustinian Scholar stole to wear over their gown at graduation.

NEWS ARTICLE: Class of 2021 Augustinian Scholars

College Scholarships

Student of the Month

Faculty members from each academic department select students for this award based on academic achievement, as well as attitude, effort, and improvement. View the honorees for each month below.

Honor Roll

Providence Catholic is proud to have so many young men and women achieve academic excellence. There are three ways to view the honor roll recipients; select the appropriate links below.

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Valedictorian and Salutatorian

NEWS ARTICLE: Class of 2022 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Future Students

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