17 Providence Catholic Students Score 30 or Higher on the ACT
NEW LENOX (December 1, 2022) – Providence Catholic High School Principal Mr. Paul Houston is pleased to announce that 17 students scored a 30 or higher on the ACT.
“These students have excelled academically during their tenure at Providence Catholic. We applaud their dedication and hard work, which is demonstrated in their results on the ACT and in the classroom,” says Mr. Houston.
The complete ACT profile for the Class of 2023 will be available at the end of the school year. For the Class of 2022, the top 10% of the class scored an average of 32.5, which is in the top five percent of all test takers in the country. The top 50% of the class scored an average of 27 on the ACT, while the average for the entire student body is 24.2 (while the national average is 21).
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“We are proud to have this exceptional group of students who lend their talents to the Providence community every day,” says Luke Senffner, Director of the Counseling Department. “This is an impressive achievement.”
For more information on academic excellence at Providence Catholic, visit https://www.providencecatholic.org/academics/academic-excellence.
Students who scored 30 or higher include:
| 30+ (17) | STUDENT CITY | Grade School | Parish |
| Amos, Zinn | Frankfort | Naperville Christian Academy | |
| Dau, Andrew | Bonfield | Reed-Custer Middle School Braidwood | |
| de Boer, Abigail | Joliet | St. Joseph School Manhattan | St. Joseph Manhattan |
| Dumstorf, Samantha | Minooka | Minooka Jr. High Minooka | St. Mary Minooka |
| Fultz, Cameron | Frankfort | Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort | |
| Gade, Ryan | Monee | Peotone Jr. High Peotone | St. Anthony Frankfort |
| Gandurski, Jaysic | Lockport | Avery Coonley Downers Grove | |
| Hesselmann, Zackary | Orland Park | Century Jr. High Orland Park | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park |
| Johnston, Emma | Shorewood | Minooka Jr. High Minooka | Hope Lutheran Shorewood |
| Kulpinski, Elizabeth | Tinley Park | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills | St. Stephen Deacon Tinley Park |
| Massaro, Marissa | Homer Glen | Oak Prairie Jr. High Homer Glen | Our Mother Good Counsel Homer Glen |
| Moran, Collin | Mokena | Mokena Junior High | |
| Picciolini, Antonio | Homer Glen | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park |
| Pietrzyk, Annalise | Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport |
| Shepherd, Paige | Shorewood | St. Paul the Apostle School Joliet | St. Paul Apostle Joliet |
| Soltys, Charles | Orland Park | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills | St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills |
| Wilko, Sophia | Orland Park | Noonan Academy Mokena | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park |
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About Providence Catholic
Providence Catholic is a co-educational, college preparatory high school, based in the Augustinian tradition. It is located on 75 acres in New Lenox, Illinois. A dedicated and caring faculty and staff integrate the core Augustinian values of truth, unity and love into all dimensions of student life. A demanding curriculum, inclusive service programs, competitive athletics and comprehensive extracurricular offerings challenge students in a safe and nurturing environment. Our proven success is reflected in our most recent graduates who’ve earned scholarships valued at nearly $52 million dollars. In addition, Providence Catholic has 31 state championship titles: the most among private high schools in the state of Illinois. For more information about PCHS, please visit www.providencecatholic.org.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Allie Rios
Director of Communications at Providence Catholic High School
(815) 717-3163
arios@providencecathollic.org