46 Providence Catholic Students Named Illinois State Scholars
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NEW LENOX, IL (December 1, 2022) – Providence Catholic Principal Mr. Paul Houston is pleased to announce that 46 students from the Providence Catholic graduating class of 2023 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars, representing 26% of the class.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this important recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. This year, more than 17,000 honorees join the other outstanding students who have been honored since the designation was first introduced in 1958.
“We are very proud of our Illinois State Scholars,” says Mr. Houston. “This is quite an academic achievement. Their commitment to excellence in academics truly defines them as leaders in the Providence Catholic community. We congratulate them on this success, and look forward to seeing what they accomplish as they continue their academic careers.”
The list of names of Providence Catholic 2023-2024 Illinois State Scholars is available here:
| Scholars (46) | STUDENT CITY | Parish | Grade School |
| Amos, Zinn | Frankfort | | Naperville Christian Academy |
| Arispe, Daphne | Joliet | St. Jude New Lenox | St. Jude School New Lenox |
| Baumhardt, Joseph | Manhattan | St. Dennis Lockport | St. Dennis School Lockport |
| Cooper, Sara | Mokena | St. Linus Catholic Parish | St. Linus Oak Lawn |
| Dau, Andrew | Bonfield | | Reed-Custer Middle School Braidwood |
| de Boer, Abigail | Joliet | St. Joseph Manhattan | St. Joseph School Manhattan |
| DiDiana, Pasquale | Homer Glen | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park | Oak Prairie Jr. High Homer Glen |
| Dumstorf, Samantha | Minooka | St. Mary Minooka | Minooka Jr. High Minooka |
| Dusak, Ryan | Homer Glen | St. Alphonsus Lemont | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Fitzgibbon, Olivia | Morris | St. Jude New Lenox | St. Jude School New Lenox |
| Fultz, Cameron | Frankfort | | Hickory Creek Middle School Frankfort |
| Gacek, Emily | Tinley Park | St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills |
| Gade, Ryan | Monee | St. Anthony Frankfort | Peotone Jr. High Peotone |
| Gandurski, Jaysic | Lockport | | Avery Coonley Downers Grove |
| Giacomo, Megan | Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Hesselmann, Zackary | Orland Park | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park | Century Jr. High Orland Park |
| Johnston, Emma | Shorewood | Hope Lutheran Church Shorewood | Minooka Jr. High Minooka |
| Kernwein II, Robert | New Lenox | St. Jude New Lenox | St. Jude School New Lenox |
| Kulpinski, Elizabeth | Tinley Park | St. Stephen Deacon Tinley Park | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills |
| Langlois, Emily | New Lenox | St. Jude New Lenox | Liberty Jr. High New Lenox |
| Lescinskaite, Gabriele | Lockport | St Joseph Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Magdziasz, Amber | Tinley Park | St. Stephen Deacon Tinley Park | Summit Hill Jr. High Frankfort |
| Majewski, Marissa | Plainfield | St. Paul Apostle Joliet | St. Paul the Apostle School Joliet |
| Maloney, Keara | Homer Glen | St. Mary Mokena | St. Mary School Mokena |
| Massaro, Marissa | Homer Glen | Our Mother Good Counsel Homer Glen | Oak Prairie Jr. High Homer Glen |
| Moran, Collin | Mokena | | Mokena Junior High |
| Peterson, Genevieve | Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport | Oak Prairie Jr. High Homer Glen |
| Pietrzyk, Annalise | Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Ripp, Alexander | Manhattan | St. Mary Mokena | St. Mary School Mokena |
| Ritter, Mallory | New Lenox | St. Jude New Lenox | Manhattan Jr. High Manhattan |
| Ryan, Teagan | Orland Park | St. Elizabeth Seton Orland Hills | St. Mary School Mokena |
| Ryan, Grace | Joliet | St. Joseph Manhattan | Liberty Jr. High New Lenox |
| Salinas, Gabriel | Plainfield | | St. Barbara Chicago |
| Scherf, Lillie | Plainfield | St. Paul Apostle Joliet | St. Paul the Apostle School Joliet |
| Shepherd, Paige | Shorewood | St. Paul Apostle Joliet | St. Paul the Apostle School Joliet |
| Springer, Kameryn | Mokena | St. Mary Mokena | St. Mary School Mokena |
| Stepanek, Olivia | Lockport | St. Jude New Lenox | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Straight, Mason | Frankfort | St. Mary Mokena | St. Mary School Mokena |
| Swanson, Kyley | Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Teggelaar, Kaylie | Lockport | | Oak Prairie Jr. High Homer Glen |
| Tyler, James | Mokena | St. Jude New Lenox | St. Jude School New Lenox |
| Vinci, Alexander | Lockport | St. Joseph Lockport | St. Joseph School Lockport |
| Wilko, Sophia | Orland Park | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park | Noonan Academy Mokena |
| Williams, Kylie | Morris | | Saratoga School Morris |
| Winjum, Erica | Orland Park | St. Francis Assisi Orland Park | Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Orland Hills |
| Xydakis, Zachary | Joliet | All Saints Greek Orthodox Joliet | Troy Middle School Shorewood |