College Credits: Arlington Heights Residents Earn Degrees At Carthage

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — We're keeping track of all the major higher education accomplishments of area students. Send your submissions to eric.degrechie@patch.com.

Class of 2026 Iowa Represented By Arlington Heights Students

The University of Iowa continues to attract high-achieving students. This fall's incoming first-year class has topped previous records with an average high school grade-point average (GPA) of 3.82. The average high school GPA for the classes of 2025 and 2024 were 3.81 and 3.78, respectively. It is also the third-largest incoming first-year class on record at 5,178 students, after 5,643 in the fall of 2016 and 5,241 in the fall of 2015. Local students include:

• Lilly Hall, of Arlington Heights [Major: Elementary Education]
• Jack Denten, of Arlington Heights [Major: Mechanical Engineering]
• Janelle Baenke, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Physical Therapy]
• Julia Brozek, of Arlington Heights [Major: Nursing Interest]
• Lindsey Budge, of Arlington Heights [Major: Communication Studies]
• Sebastian Drozdowski, of Arlington Heights [Major: Biology]
• Grigoriy Fishman, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Kailie Foley, of Arlington Heights [Major: English and Creative Writing]
• Joey Gentile, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Kamila Gilowski, of Arlington Heights [Major: Biochemistry]
• Kathryn Gogola, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Jackson Hall, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Katherine Klein, of Arlington Heights [Major: Communication Studies]
• Calista Kopulos, of Arlington Heights [Major: Radiation Sciences Interest]
• Brian Oberman, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Physical Therapy]
• Dominic Palese, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Patrick Patterson, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Andrew Prommer, of Arlington Heights [Major: Computer Science]
• Sara Radziszewski, of Arlington Heights [Major: Psychology]
• Brian Raffone, of Arlington Heights [Major: Sport and Recreation Management]
• Elyse Spotak, of Arlington Heights [Major: Psychology]
• Kyle Stoga, of Arlington Heights [Major: Nursing Interest]
• Cole Woods, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Business]
• Laura Zeman, of Arlington Heights [Major: Pre-Physician Assistant Program]
• Nicholas Grassano, of Arlington Heights [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Ryan Heany, of Arlington Heights [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Anna Lang, of Arlington Heights [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Daniel Quinn, of Arlington Heights [Major: Business Direct Admission]
• Dennis Ratzki, of Arlington Heights [Major: Business Direct Admission]

— Merit Pages News

Local students graduate from Carthage College

• Catherine Spann, of Arlington Heights, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and Art Education.
• Gabrielle Garnowski, of Arlington Heights, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education

— Merit Pages News