WJ OPRF Graduation 2024

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Dan Browne, OPRF AlumFred Arkin, OPRF Alum

Congratulations, Class of 2024

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As I said during commencement, rooted in the tradition of the diploma you have received is an obligation to pay it forward---to pay attention to those who will follow in your footsteps and challenge them to do so even better than you have done.

And that’s a tough task. To name just a few of your accomplishments: Among the graduates are 42 Scholarship Cup Recipients, 97 state qualifiers in 14 different sports, and 10 national merit finalists.

Almost 400 of you have taken more than 1,000 AP Exams, and collectively you’ve earned roughly $9.5 million in merit-based scholarships. Clearly…this is much to live up to.

As the rest of your class knows, though, these bold, very public accomplishments are really just the tip of the iceberg: Consider your accomplishments from the plays, concerts, spoken word performances, clubs and activities, athletics, academic competitions, service to our community, and many other ways that you’ve thrived while you’re here. And perhaps even more impressively, still others of you--

perhaps many of you--have struggled through personal obstacles in your pursuit of this diploma. In some cases, having the courage to work through those struggles is worthy of accolades far beyond what we offer our academic scholars and state champions.

As you set out to tackle life’s challenges, as you strike new ground and enter the world of adulthood, I challenge you to take seriously the legacy of this diploma, to hold in the highest regard those who follow in your footsteps, to challenge, support, and inspire them to exceed your accomplishments--even as you take a wellearned moment to reflect on your own.

With all best wishes, Dr. Greg Johnson Superintendent

Don’t Miss Our Current Exhibit of OPRF High School at 150 Open Wednesday-Saturday afternoons and by appointment for group or alumni tours

Join us at Oak Park River Forest Museum as we tell some of the many stories of OPRF High School in dramatic fashion with artifacts, spirit wear, photos, and the biographies of notable alumni--some you know and some who you SHOULD know more about!

The exhibit, “Ever Changing, Yet the Same: OPRF High School at 150,” is featured until the end of 2025! Learn more about the impact the high school has had on this community--and the wider world.

Questions? 708-848-6755 or oprfmuseum.org 129 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60302

DR. GREG JOHNSON Superintendent

The Class of 1884

The Class of 2024

AAisha Abdallah

Ruben Acevedo

Nico Ackerman

Stella Ackerman

Janine Acosta

Henry Adams

Ryan Adelstein

Vilas Advani

Kasey Agnew

Giovanna Aguilar Ripley

Jenna Ahn

Leen Alaraj

Francesca Alesi

Jordan Alioto

Christian Allen

Margaret Allen

Esmihin Alwaeli

Emerson Amstutz

Horace Amusa

Alena Anderson

Donnell Anderson, Jr.

Isabelle Anderson

Phoenix Anderson

Charlotte Andersson

Mary Andolina

James Andrews

Xavier Anello

Ashley Anguiano

Ivy Apacible

Aaron Aquino

Peter Armstrong

Lyra Arvetis

Simone Arvetis

Ian Askham

Sophia Augustine

Willa Aumann

Hana Austin

Manuel Avalos

Ella Avrushin

Ilsu Ayaz

BMahani Badjie

Brady Bailitz

Emmett Baker

Marin Balaz

Marvin Ball, Jr.

Niaom’E Barnes

Miles Baron

Guinevan Barr

Malachi Barrett

Robert Bates

Claire Battoglia

Randy Bean, Jr.

Shane Beck

Lincoln Beecroft

Dion Beene

Nora Bekteshi

Leonid Beliaev

Maxwell Bennett

Cole Benson

Lucas Binning

Sofia Bishop

Talia Black

Joseph Block

Joseph Blonski

Easton Bogard

Dadria Bolen

Jacqueline Bollinger

Julian Borchardt

Elise Borel

Rebecca Bostwick

Katheryn Botero Saavedra

Abigail Boucher

Quinn Bozarth

Charles Brauckman

Eduardo Bravo

Ava Breitung

Sydney Brennan

Quinten Brigham

Tyler Brock

Katherine Brooker

Norah Brooker

Alex Brown

Ashley Brown

Avrie Brown

Imani Bryant

Rachel Buchta

Mia Burin

Connor Butler

Claire Butterly

CEstrella Cabrera

Corey Caffey

Catherine Cahill

Grace Cahill

Macy Callahan

OPRF 2024 GRADUATES

Charlotte Campbell

Noah Campbell

Diego Campos Ayala, Jr.

Margaret Carr

Madeline Case

Skyy Cast

Adriana Castillo Briones

Julia Casto

Jesus Cervantes

Calla Champaneri

Sameer Chand

Kevin Chavez

Xochitl Chavez

Marcus Cheeks

Cameron Chi

Emory Chien

Madison Chisley

Makenzie Chisley

Natalia Chlebek

Tessa Christman

Rachel Chung

Lindsay Chyna

Ascher Clark

Kai Coffee

Sydney Coligan

Aidan Collins

Kiera Collins

Riley Comstock

Cortez Cook

Vaughn Cooper

Jefferson Cordes

Omar Cornejo Torres

Natasha Cosgrove

Emma Costello Wollwage

Jaden Cousin

Arianna Cox

James Cozzi

Saniya Cross

Victoria Cross

Lucas Crossman

Christopher Cunningham

Fiona Cunningham

Justin Curry

Adam Curtis D

Elizabeth Dabney

Amelia Dalton

Ivy Darrow

Natalie Dauphinee

Isaac Davies

Brianne Davis

Donald Davis, Jr.

Kaelin Davis

Nathaniel Day

Sonja De Jong

Jaylene De La Torre

Gabriela De Santiago

Lincoln Dean

Samuel Debush

James Degnan, IV

Katya Deleon Terrazas

Sebastian Delgado

Sebastian Delgado

Neil Denhard

Eleanor Derks

Christian Desir

Mary Devitt

Sahiba Dhillon

Lillian Donarski

Bianca Donlin

Roan Doody

Adam Dubina

Audrey Dumelle

Eden Dunavan

Beatrice Dunbar

Ziana Dunlap

Gus Dwyer

Maya Dysico

Emily Eastman

Julia Eckman

Elliott Edwards

Edward Eggert

Dallis Ellis

Liana Elshareif

TODD A. BANNOR

EJanneke Engbers

Phil Epps, Jr.

Sarah Epshtein

Max Ernst

Tamera Erving

Israel Erwin, Jr.

Mariano Escobedo

Sary Espinoza

FNathan Falbo

Miles Fedowicz

Isaac Felder

Ines Feliciano

Sarah Fieser

Henry Fitz

Lilian Fitzgerald

Jalen Fitzpatrick

Meah Flodin

Samara Flowers

Sara Flynn

Gabriel Ford

Daniel-Jacob Fountain

Michael Fox

Hannah Franke

Ruby Franklin

Jack Fransen

Lillian Friesen

Astar Frye

Jevell Fuqua, Jr.

GGrace Gallagher

Amihan Garcia Gonzales

Isabell Garcia

Mateo Garcia

Kaden Garland

Isabella Garner

Jackson Garrett

Griffin Gee

Alison George

Raven Gibson

Shelby Giloth

Maxine Gimbel

Ashaiyt Givens

Aidan Goble

Jacob Goldberg

Deirdre Golla

Kevin Gordon

Matilda Gore

Luke Gotti

Asher Gottlieb

Anthony Govorunov

Xiomara Grachan

Jamese Graham

Evan Grant

Kaleb Gray

Samuel Gray

Jacob Green

Chloe Hernandez

Sebastian Hernandez

Anja Herrman

Addison Heskett

Aniyas Hill

Tracy Ho

Patrick Hoffman

Kieran Hogan

Samuel Hollenbach

Alie Homeric

Ella Homrok

Damita Hopkins

Daavion Howard

Justin Hsieh

Harmony Hubbard

Oliver Hug

Johnathan Hughes

Ella Hullinger

Seth Greenberg

Simon Gutierrez

HRobert Haagenson

Amya Hall

James Hall

Joseph Halper

Sam Halverson

Alexander Hamblin

Aria Hammerschmidt

Sean Hanley

Ian Hansen

Kashiah Harper

Lena Hartman

Michael Hartman

Persephone Hartrich

Nuraini Hassani

Samuel Hassler

Leo Haussmann

Jaden Havener

Taurus Hayes, Jr.

Jack Heflin

Declan Henderson

Javon Henderson

Zoe Hendrickson

Nevaeh Henry

Salome Henry

William Hepburn

Jacob Hern

Rachel Janosky

Alexander Janssen

Lilianna Jasinska

Afton Jennings

Isabella Jimenez

Hayden Jingst

Porter Jingst

Chloe Johnson

Daniel Johnson

Joy Johnson

Mya Johnson

Oscar Johnson

Katherine Johnston

Cameron Jones

Clifton Jones, Jr.

Justin Jones

Khyra Jones

Sylvia Jones

Amelia Hunkele

Shea Hunter

Matthew Hyman

IOctavia Ikard

Rudy Irvine Stindt

Alexander Irvine

Reed Iverson

Bethann Ivey

Aaliyah Ivy

JCole Jackson

Leyla Jackson

Sharee Jackson

Sophia Jozefczyk

KAlexandra Kahn

Mia Kamenski

Maysoon Karim

Sophia Keberlein

Ian Kedrowski

Daria Kelley

Maggie Kelley

Jude Kennedy

Danyl Kerr

Camron Khaledan

Natalia Kiessling

Elizabeth Kilburg

Miracle King

OPRF 2024 GRADUATES

Hayden Kirk

Cody Kirkpatrick

Ozgur Kirs

Connor Kitley

Keira Kleidon

Jackson Kluger

Winston Knicker

Jaliyah Knighten

Anderson Koch

Sidney Koe

Lily Koenig

Mary Koerner

Zachary Kohler

Aidan Komar

Camden Komar

Ava Konecki

Abraham Koransky

Patrick Kornowske

Caroline Korrison

Suzanne Kowalczyk

Bernard Krasinsky

Phyllis Kreiter

Elsie Kren

Wilson Kruse

Dylan Kruss

TODD A. BANNOR

OPRF 2024 GRADUATES

James Kruss

Lillian Kryger

Connor Kuehl

Maria Kunigk Bakalar

Patrick Kurrle

L

Scott Labarthe

Danisha Lamb

Jonathan Lambe

Lauren Landerman

Griffin Lane

Zachary Lane

Eris Lapat

Verona Larsen

Iman Lasalle

Imya Lasalle

Rashad Lawrence

Luke Lazzara

Mary Leavitt

Kate Lebling

Lane Ledogar

Faith Lee

Helen Lee

Lala Lema

Julia Leonard

Claire Lesiowski

Millea Lessin

Anthony Lewis

Katherine Lewis

Lindsey Libert

Tobias Liebermann

Matthew Liebl

Margaret Lillis

Drew Lingenfelter

Nathan Lintvelt

Pierson Lipschultz

George Liskiewitz

Carlo Lissuzzo

Henry Lloyd

Incoming Student Council President Caroline Vietzen and graduating Student Council President Ava Nicholson perform the Passing of the Axe ceremony at OPRF High Schools Commencement.

Angelica Lobaton

Molly Lock

Maxwell Lofgren

Gwenyth Lopez

Evan Louie

Brett Love, Jr.

Payton Lowenthal Wojcik

Bella Lubelchek

Antoine Lucas, Jr.

Avery Lucas

Angelina Luna

Garrett Lundgren

Anne Lynch

Teigan Macek

Jaylin Mack

Ieva Madison

Joseph Maggio

Charles Maguire

Konrad Mahler

Reese Major

Jasmyn Maldonado

Lilah Malik

Ashley Mandell

Henry Mann

Jenesis Manuel

Ezekiel Markley

Marcus Marquez, Jr.

Patrick Marron

Eli Mart

Belen Martinez

Salvador Martinez

Jake Matarazzo

Jaleah Mattox

Owen May

Jaidyn McBlackwell

Ainsley McConnell

Ashawna McCoy

Ella McGee

Elizabeth McGillen

Sylvia McGoldrick

Kevin McGovern

Liam McGovern

Ayden McKinney

Tyler McKnight

Declan McLaren

Daniel McNeilly, Jr.

Matthew Meagher

Ingrid Medgyesy

Esdras Medina Gamboa

Aaron Medley, Jr.

Dashel Meiners

Kathryn Meister

Hannah Mellman

Lillian Menconi

Samuel Mendez

Diego Mendoza

Riya Menon

Goran Metcalf

Malinda Meyer

Sylvia Meyer

Michael Michelotti

Anna Miller

Johane Miller

Lydia Missey

Malcolm Mitchell-Chablani

Benjamin Mitchell

Flynn Mitchell

Linus Mitchell

Naima Mitchell

Sadie Mitchell

Samuel Mitzenmacher

Violet Molony

Yaretzi Mondragon

Emilia Moore

Jack Moore

Kalik Moore

Reanna Moore

Gabriella Morales

Jane Moreno

Brian Morgan, Jr.

Christina Morgan

Eli Morgan

William Moroney

Kiara Morris

Tylun Morris

Lucas Morrison

Trinity Mosher

Margaret Moyar

Sebastian Mrotzek

Maura Mueller

Tristan Mullen

Matthew Munoz

Alivia Murphy

Angelique Murphy

Roan Murphy

Skyler Murray

Koan Muscarello

Kyle Muscarello

TODD A. BANNOR

NBenjamin Naber

Micah Nasralla

Lucas Navarro

Ray Nayar

Jasper Neace

Elsie Negron

Arianna Nelson

Grace Nelson

Paul Nelson

William Neumann

Esmee Newton

Khalil Nichols

Ava Nicholson

Catherine Nickles

Harold Niermann

Sara Nimz

Imani Nutall

OEvan O’Brien

Lucian O’Leary

Jonathan Ocasio

Lewis O’Connor

Eva O’Keefe

Noah Olguin

Diego Olivas

Misiani Ondande

Moruri Ondande

Ava Orozco

Anthony Ortiz Ferrer

OPRF 2024 GRADUATES

Victoria Ortiz

Vaughan Osga

Joshua Oxer

Alyssa Ozanic

PDarrien Page

Angele Pagee

Pablo Palmisano

Deshawn Palton, Jr.

Ella Papandreou

John Papandreou

Ava Pappalardo

Evan Parchman

Simon Parkhomenko

Baani Parmar

Dominic Parsi

Maya Patel

Radha Patwari

Siddharth Patwari

Sydney Pautlitz

Lucas Pawlikowski

Kelly Pedanou

Adan Pedraza

Dillon Pepper

Mia Peppers

Joshua Perez

Danaan Perry

Matthew Persaud

Franklin Peterson

Amy Phelan

Mason Phillips

Millie Pierce

Lilly Pillacela

Ruben Pillado

Elliana Ping

Kaya Piper

Lillian Plywacz

Alexander Pohl

Zachary Polan

James Ponicki

Evan Pope

Emily Porrez

Sophia Powell

Colin Powers

Charles Pozesky

Brooklyn Presberry

Rachel Prestes

Nilynn Profit

Renner Prouty

Geneva Pruden

Sebastian Puntillo

QBenjamin Quinn

Keira Quinn

RMicaela Radtke

James Radzinski

Sean Raihle

Lauren Rainey

Nassim Raja

Isaias Rakers

Ariana Ramos

Lars Rauch

Kiran Reddy

John Reeb

Daniel Regan

Julia Reisor

Nicholas Retterer

Carlos Reyes

Cameron Reynolds

Claire Rezny

William Rich

Lowell Rindler

Isabel Ring

Jaren Roberts

Kyle Robertson

Jayla Robinson

Zachary Robinson

Andre Rodriguez, Jr.

Javier Rodriguez

Mia Rodriguez

Ani Rogers

Theo Rogers

Joseph Roman

Hunter Romans

Charity Ross

Kennedy Ross

Kellen Rotatori

Whitman Rowe

Violet Ruff

Amelia Ruland

Elizabeth Russell

Owen Ruszczyk

Charles Ryan

SReid Sacks

Robert Sambou

Cameron Sameshima

Ryan Sampson

Benjamin Sanchez

Amir Sanders

William Saranecki

Olivia Sardenberg

Benjamin Sassone

Nicholas Saunders

Rommel Savage, Jr.

Tate Scanlan

Megan Scelfo

Henry Schaafsma

Henry Schacht

Xara Schellhase

Alix Schigelone

Sean Schimanski

Carter Schmitz

Trevor Schonman

Henrik Serjanaj

Benjamin Shafiro

Soren Shah Hempel

Corry Shannon

Liam Shea

Cole Shepherd

William Shepherd

Savana Shipp

Kiefer Shorr

Augustin Shumaker

Nathaniel Siegler

Devyne Simmons

Benjamin Sirota

Marina Sjoblom

Ryan Slade

Camille Smetana

Ashley Smith

Cameron Smith

Cooper Smith

Gabriella Smith

Kinsey Smith

TODD A. BANNOR

TODD A. BANNOR

SMeshalay Smith

Miracle Smith

Taylor Smith

Sela Snyder

William Snyder

Gibson Sokolowski

Brady Sorg

Claire Sparks

Ella Sparks

Madeleine Sparks

Beatrice Spell

Alexander Spielman

Shea Spillane

Shardae Spruille

Katherine Stabb

Kendrea Stackhouse

William Steketee

Mikayla Stephens

Lenora Sterritt

Elijah Stevens

Jalen Steward

OPRF 2024 GRADUATES

TJayla Tate

William Taylor

Paisley Templeton

Shiori Terretta

Shaan Thambi

Lucia Thomas Colwell

Alanna Thomas

Crystal Thomas

Nadjah Stonewall

Stephen Stovall

Charles Stow

Nia Strautmanis

Shea Sturtevant

Henry Stutz

Diana Subak

Holden Sullivan

Maya Sullivan

Bianca Summers

Kristopher Swets

Kiran Thomas

Bennett Thomason

Elizabeth Thomason

Aniya Thompson Vantrece

Aaron Thompson

Malcolm Thompson

Jameson Tiffen

Yoshi Timms

Ava Tomaso

Margaret Tomlinson

Miles Toppen

Octavio Torres Bojanowski

Otavio Tosin

Graduating senior Trevor Schonman sings the Star Spangle Banner at OPRF High School’s Commencement.

Oscar Towne, IV

Vu Tran

Elijah Travis

Tessa Troyer

Ada Truett Schriber

Jovan Truss, Jr.

Skai Tune

Aniya Turner

Leah Turner

Caleb Turnock

VLea Valentine

Santiago Valle

Saskia Van Der Meer

Lily Van Der Put

Adrian Vargas

Nathan Vattana

Samuel Vazquez

Olivia Villa

Arianne Villalvazo Serratos

Mara Vogen

Elizabeth Vollentine

WJackson Wagemann

Elsa Waichulis

Jane Walker

Kathelyn Wallace

Elias Wallichs

Alexander Walsh

Ethan Walsh

Olivia Wangerow

Joshua Ward

Asia Washington

Tayshaun Washington

Declan Waters

Marcus Wax

Sarah Wax

Cayden Weber

Julia Weir

Samantha Welin

Mia Wetzler

Andrew Whalen

Trinity White

Vyolette White

Annie Whitmore

Tara Wicklow

Vivian Wienke

TODD A. BANNOR

TODD A. BANNOR

Ashton Williams

Bria Williams

Jeremiah Williams

Justin Williams, Jr.

Makala Williams

Nyla Williams

Damaria Wilson

Arianna Winsett

Ronen Wittenberg

Alexia Wolf

Bailey Wolff

Eleanor Wolski

Hailey Wolven

Joshua Wood

Carter Workman

Elizabeth Wysockey

Maksym Yaremko

Lio Yates

Isabella Yipp

Yeoeun Youn

Victoria Young

Peter Yount

Alan Yumlu

Joseph Yutzy

Diego Zarate

Andrew Zavalkoff

Luca Zeiher

Alexander Zielinski

Tyler Zubkus

Leen Alaraj

(Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois Chicago

Noah Campbell (Scholarship Cup), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deirdre Golla (Scholarship Cup), Johns Hopkins University

Maggie Kelley (Scholarship Cup), New York University

William Neumann (Scholarship Cup), University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara

Benjamin Sirota (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Shea Sturtevant (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Oak Park and River Forest High School Graduating Scholars 2024

Alena Anderson (Scholarship Cup), Emerson College

Emory Chien (Scholarship Cup), Grinnell College

Ella Homrok (Scholarship Cup), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lindsey Libert (Scholarship Cup), Marquette University

Adan Pedraza (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Marina Sjoblom (Scholarship Cup), Washington University in St. Louis

Paisley Templeton (Scholarship Cup), University of Chicago

Aiden Goble

Patrick Hoffman

Rachel Janosky

Hayden Jingst

NOTE: The Scholarship Cup is awarded to those students who have the highest grade point average at the end of their seventh semester using the high school’s weighted grade point index. To be eligible, students must have attended OPRFHS at least five of the previous seven semesters.

Porter Jingst

Daniel Johnson

Liam Shea

Katherine Stabb

Jane Walker

Lowell Rindler

Elizabeth Russell

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN RECOGNITION

Aisha Abdallah Maya Berry Aminatta Brima Naimah Coleman Brenden

Willa Aumann (Scholarship Cup), University of WisconsinMadison

Madison Chisley (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Daniel Johnson (Scholarship Cup), Syracuse University

Carlo Lissuzzo (Scholarship Cup), Carleton College

Joshua Perez (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gabriella Smith (Scholarship Cup), Temple University

Kathelyn Wallace (Scholarship Cup), University of MichiganAnn Arbor

Elise Borel (Scholarship Cup), Tufts University

Lillian Donarski (Scholarship Cup), University of Virginia Main Campus

Katherine Johnston (Scholarship Cup), University of Rochester

Garrett Lundgren (Scholarship Cup), Wheaton College

Amy Phelan (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Claire Sparks (Scholarship Cup), Apprenticeship Program

Olivia Wangerow (Scholarship Cup), Kenyon College

NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED

Jenna Ahn

Alena Anderson

Willa Aumann

Eduardo Bravo

Ava Breitung

Noah Campbell

Emory Chien

Natasha Cosgrove

Isaac Davies

Lillian Donarski

Sarah Epshtein

Maxine Gimbel

Ian Hansen

Jack Heflin

Alexandra Kahn

Abraham Koransky

Isabella Lema

Anne Lynch

NATIONAL HISPANIC RECOGNITION

Ainsley McConnell

Ingrid Medgyesy

Michael Michelotti

Linus Mitchell

Samuel Mitzenmacher

Esmee Newton

Harold Niermann

Sara Nimz

Adan Pedraza

Eduardo Bravo

(Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Epshtein (Scholarship Cup), Northwestern University

Sophia Jozefczyk (Scholarship Cup), Loyola University Chicago

Anne Lynch (Scholarship Cup), University of Notre Dame

Rachel Prestes (Scholarship Cup), Tufts University

Katherine Stabb (Scholarship Cup), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Joshua Wood (Scholarship Cup), The University of Texas at Austin

Joshua Perez

Zachary Polan

Sebastian Puntillo

Lauren Rainey

Henry Schacht

Trevor Schonman

Benjamin Sirota

Camille Smetana

Cooper Smith

Sterritt (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Andrew Zavalkoff (Scholarship Cup), University of Virginia

Ella Sparks

Lowenthal-Wojcik Benjamin Martin

Myles Millhouse Skyler Murray Imani Nutall

IV Elia Wei-Henrys

Abigael Cockerill

William Cote Vincent Czarnkowski

Margaret Dean Andrew Garcia

Simon Gutierrez

Mendez

Nora Meraz

Lenora Sterritt

Octavio TorresBojanowski

Elijah Travis Kathelyn Wallace

Joshua Wood

Macy Callahan (Scholarship Cup), Creighton University

Sarah

Maxine Gimbel (Scholarship Cup), The Juilliard School

Alexandra Kahn (Scholarship Cup), Villanova University

Micah Nasralla (Scholarship Cup), Seattle University

Henry Schacht (Scholarship Cup), Northwestern University

Lenora

2024-2025 ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS

Based

Jenna Ahn

Leen Alaraj

Jordan Alioto

Emerson Amstutz

Alena Anderson

Mary Andolina

Lyra Arvetis

Simone Arvetis

Willa Aumann

Robert Bates

Lincoln Beecroft

Leonid Beliaev

Jacqueline Bollinger

Elise Borel

Rebecca Bostwick

Quinn Bozarth

Eduardo Bravo

Ava Breitung

Catherine Cahill

Grace Cahill

Macy Callahan

Noah Campbell

Calla Champaneri

Emory Chien

Madison Chisley

Makenzie Chisley

Rachel Chung

Lindsay Chyna

Riley Comstock

Natasha Cosgrove

Adam Curtis

Isaac Davies

Lincoln Dean

Samuel Debush

Bora Demirtas

Lillian Donarski

Audrey Dumelle

Edward Eggert

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY

Ned Eggert

Janneke Engbers

Sarah Epshtein

Nathan Falbo

Lilian Fitzgerald

Hannah Franke

Griffin Gee

Maxine Gimbel

Aidan Goble

Deirdre Golla

Asher Gottlieb

Evan Grant

Seth Greenberg

James Hall

Aria Hammerschmidt

Ian Hansen

Samuel Hassler

Jack Heflin

Salome Henry

Patrick Hoffman

Alie Homeric

Ella Homrok

Justin Hsieh

Amelia Hunkele

Rachel Janosky

Isabella Jimenez

Hayden Jingst

Porter Jingst

Daniel Johnson

Katherine Johnston

Sylvia Jones

Sophia Jozefczyk

Alexandra Kahn

Sarah Kaufman

Sophia Keberlein

Ian Kedrowski

Maggie Kelley

Jude Kennedy

OAK PARK and RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL

Elizabeth Kilburg

Cody Kirkpatrick

Ava Konecki

Abraham Koransky

Caroline Korrison

Maria Kunigk-Bakalar

Faith Lee

Helen Lee

Isabella Lema

Lindsey Libert

Carlo Lissuzzo

Payton LowenthalWojci

Bella Lubelchek

Avery Lucas

Garrett Lundgren

Anne Lynch

Joseph Maggio

Ashley Mandell

Jenesis Quiads Manuel

Eli Mart

Ainsley McConnell

Elizabeth McGillen

Kevin McGovern

Ingrid Medgyesy

Dashel Meiners

Kathryn Meister

Lillian Menconi

Samuel Mendez

Riya Menon

Michael Michelotti

Anna Miller

Linus Mitchell

Sadie Mitchell

Samuel Mitzenmacher

Margaret Moyar

Sebastian Mrotzek

Micah Nasralla

William Neumann

Esmee Newton

Harold Niermann

Sara Nimz

Joshua Oxer

Pablo Palmisano

Adan Pedraza

Joshua Perez

Danaan Perry

Amy Phelan

Mason Phillips

Elliana Ping

Lillian Plywacz

Zachary Polan

Colin Powers

Charles Pozesky

Rachel Prestes

Sebastian Puntillo

Lauren Rainey

Julia Reisor

Cameron Reynolds

Lowell Rindler

Jaren Roberts

Theo Rogers

Elizabeth Russell

Owen Ruszczyk

Cameron Sameshima

Benjamin Sassone

Henry Schacht

Trevor Schonman

Liam Shea

Benjamin Sirota

Marina Sjoblom

Camille Smetana

Cooper Smith

Gabriella Smith

Sela Snyder

William Snyder

Claire Sparks

Ella Sparks

Katherine Stabb

Lenora Sterritt

Shea Sturtevant

Holden Sullivan

Kristopher Swets

Paisley Templeton

Miles Toppen

Octavio TorresBojanows

Elijah Travis

Caleb Turnock

Adrian Vargas

Mara Vogen

Elizabeth Vollentine

Elsa Waichulis

Jane Walker

Kathelyn Wallace

Olivia Wangerow

Samantha Welin Mia Wetzler

Arianna Winsett

Mari Wolkstein

Eleanor Wolski

Joshua Wood

Carter Workman

Elizabeth Wysockey

Andrew Zavalkoff

Alexander Zielinski

Membership in the Cum Laude Society, OPRFHS’s honor society, represents a high scholastic honor. Juniors who rank in the top 5 percent of their class scholastically and seniors who rank in the top 15 percent of their class scholastically and who possess consistently high academic achievement are eligible for Cum Laude induction. Graduating members are:

Ryan Adelstein

Jenna Ahn

Leen Alaraj*

Jordan Alioto

Emerson Amstutz

Alena Anderson*

Charlotte Andersson

Lyra Arvetis

Willa Aumann*

Lincoln Beecroft

Jacqueline Bollinger

Elise Borel*

Eduardo Bravo*

Ava Breitung

Catherine Cahill

Grace Cahill

Macy Callahan*

Noah Campbell*

Calla Champaneri

Emory Chien*

Makenzie Chisley

Madison Chisley*

Rachel Chung

Natasha Cosgrove

Adam Curtis

Natalie Dauphinée

Isaac Davies

Sonja De Jong

* Denotes members who were inducted their junior year.

Samuel Debush

Lillian Donarski*

Audrey Dumelle

Maya Dysico

Elliott Edwards

Sarah Epshtein*

Nathan Falbo

Maxine Gimbel*

Aidan Goble

Jacob Goldberg

Deirdre Golla*

Asher Gottlieb

James Hall

Aria Hammerschmidt

Jack Heflin*

Patrick Hoffman

Alie Homeric*

Ella Homrok*

Amelia Hunkele

Rachel Janosky

Hayden Jingst

Porter Jingst

Daniel Johnson*

Katherine Johnston*

Sylvia Jones

Sophia Jozefczyk*

Alexandra Kahn*

Sophia Keberlein

2024 SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD RECIPIENTS

Ian Kedrowski

Maggie Kelley*

Ava Konecki

Abraham Koransky

Luke Lazzara

Helen Lee

Faith Lee

Lindsey Libert*

Carlo Lissuzzo*

Bella Lubelchek

Avery Lucas

Garrett Lundgren*

Anne Lynch*

Teigan Macek

Ashley Mandell

Eli Mart

Ainsley McConnell

Ingrid Medgyesy

Kathryn Meister

Lillian Menconi

Samuel Mendez

Riya Menon

Michael Michelotti

Anna Miller

Linus Mitchell

Sadie Mitchell

Samuel Mitzenmacher

Trinity Mosher

Margaret Moyar

Sebastian Mrotzek

Micah Nasralla*

William Neumann*

Esmee Newton

Eva O'keefe

Joshua Oxer

Pablo Palmisano

Maya Patel

Adan Pedraza*

Joshua Perez*

Danaan Perry

Amy Phelan*

Elliana Ping

Lillian Plywacz

Emily Porrez

Colin Powers

Charles Pozesky

Rachel Prestes*

Sebastian Puntillo

Lauren Rainey

Theo Rogers

Cameron Sameshima

Henry Schacht*

Liam Shea

Benjamin Sirota*

Marina Sjoblom*

Camille Smetana

Cooper Smith

Gabriella Smith*

Claire Sparks*

Katherine Stabb*

Lenora Sterritt*

Shea Sturtevant*

Paisley Templeton*

Octavio TorresBojanowski

Elijah Travis

Adrian Vargas

Nathan Vattana

Mara Vogen

Elizabeth Vollentine*

Jane Walker

Kathelyn Wallace*

Olivia Wangerow*

Julia Weir

Samantha Welin*

Mia Wetzler

Eleanor Wolski

Joshua Wood*

Andrew Zavalkoff*

A.P.P.L.E. SEED

Alison E. O’Hara, JD, OPRF ‘81 “Take the First Step” Scholarship

Emilia Moore

Alison E. O’Hara, JD, OPRF ‘81 “Take the First Step” Scholarship

Jalen Stewart

Alison E. O’Hara, JD, OPRF ‘81 “Take the First Step” Scholarship

Saniya Cross

Alison E. O’Hara, JD, OPRF ‘81 “Take the First Step” Scholarship

Shea Spillane

Alison E. O’Hara, JD, OPRF ‘81 “Take the First Step” Scholarship

Victoria Cross

American University - Tuition Exchange Scholarship

Ann Monaco Music Scholarship

Ann P. Bekermeier Scholarship

Elsa Waichulis

Ascher Clark

Taylor Smith

APPLAUSE: Performing Arts Scholarship

Trevor Schonman

Ariel Follett O’Hara ‘55 Family Scholarship Kashiah Harper

Arizona State University-Dean’s Scholarship

William Snyder

Beloit College - Presidential Scholarship Sadie Mitchell

Bernard “Duke” Gawne Scholarship

Jasmyn Maldonado

Beverly Memorial Scholarship (awarded by the West Suburban Physicians Association)

Boston Conservatory Scholarship

Marina Burke Sjoblom

Drew Lingenfelter

Brenda Schnede Grusecki Scholarship Amy Phelan

Carl Krafft Memorial Art Scholarship Amelia Hunkele

Carl Krafft Memorial Art Scholarship

Carl Krafft Memorial Art Scholarship

Henry Mann

Luke Lazzara

Carl Krafft Memorial Music Scholarship Connor Kuehl

Carl Krafft Memorial Speech/Dance/TV Scholarship Simone Cruz Arvetis

Carol Shields (Class of ’53) Memorial Scholarship Alana Thomas

Carthage College - Academic Honors Scholarship Benjamin Naber

Carthage College - Endowed Scholarship Benjamin Naber

Carthage College - Hay Scholarship Israel Erwin

Catherine Deam Memorial Scholarship Emma Rose Costello-Wollwage

Catherine Devereux Brandstrader Scholarship Ruby Franklin

Chapman University-Deans Scholar

Simon Gutierrez

Charles N. “Laddie” Follett Memorial Scholarship

Maria Kunigk-Bakalar

Class of 1940 Writing Award Amy Phelan

College of Lake County Athletic Scholarship

Tyler Brock

Colorado State University - Green and Gold

Scholarship

Columbia College -Faculty Recognition

Creighton University - Roman Shffel, S.J.

Eleanor Derks

Colorado State University - Green and Gold

Scholarship

James Ponicki

Columbia College - Columbia Scholar Award Ascher Clark

Creighton University Magis Award Macy Callahan

DePaul University - Dean Scholarship Emilia Moore

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