Western Springs Students Named Scholars At Nazareth Academy

LA GRANGE PARK, IL — Thirty-five students from La Grange Park-based Nazareth Academy were recently named 2020 Illinois State Scholars. "These students are a shining example of our pillar of scholarship. They are exemplary young men and women inside and outside of the classroom," Principal Therese Hawkins said.

Illinois State Scholars represent approximately the top 10 percent of high school seniors from 757 schools across the state. They are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth semester class rank.
These are the State Scholars from Nazareth Academy:

• Grace Acosta, Brookfield
• Erin Anderson, La Grange
• Matthew Babik, Western Springs
• Jerry Ball, Westchester
• Luke Baumel, Western Springs
• Kaitlin Bier, La Grange
• Nicholas Buenvenida, Woodridge
• Cameron Chambers, Chicago
• Sophia Cho, Downers Grove
• Lindsay Degnan, Chicago
• Connor Dempsey, Chicago
• Catherine Ferguson, La Grange
• Joshua Fowler, Western Springs
• Efren Guerrero Jr., Chicago
• Julia Hasan, Chicago
• Elizabeth Herr, Western Springs
• Katherine Hughes, Hinsdale
• Julia Laghi, Burr Ridge
• Kevin Metzger, La Grange
• Catherine Moster, Clarendon Hills
• Maria Murphy, Darien
• Cecille Nemeth, Elmhurst
• Julia Olander, Elmhurst
• Theodore Olander, Elmhurst
• Nadia Petrovic, Burr Ridge
• Annunziata Ricchio, Westchester
• Michael Rooney, Hinsdale
• Nicholas Rozmus, Elmhurst
• Eva Ryan, Westchester
• Nicole Salata, Downers Grove
• Kayla Salerno, Berwyn
• Allison Surowiec, Clarendon Hills
• Jane Thornton, La Grange
• Connor Uphues, Berwyn
• John Francis Zech, Western Springs