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College Credits: Arlington Heights Students Make Carthage Dean's List

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Dance Marathon Pushes All-time Total Raised To Over $34M At Iowa

More than 500 current University of Iowa students participated in the 29th annual student-led Dance Marathon , generating more than $1.1 million for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. Dance Marathon has generated more than $34 million in its history. Local Arlington Heights students include:

  • Kristen Lowe
  • Grace Martin
  • Emily Thomas

The final tally raised by the students was $1,174,778, a total which pushed the amount of support generated by Dance Marathon over the course of its 29-year history to more than $34 million.

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Local Students Named to Illinois Wesleyan University's Fall 2022 Dean's List

Illinois Wesleyan University's Dean's List for the fall semester of the 2022-23 academic year consisted of 757 students from 28 states and 28 countries. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must earn a GPA of 3.50 or better during the semester, based on 4.0 for straight As. The following Arlington Heights students made the list:

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  • Megan Fontanetta, a junior majoring in Design Tech & Entrepreneurship.
  • Emily Collins, a senior majoring in Health Promo & Fit Mgmt.
  • Ethan Burgh, a senior majoring in Finance.

— Merit Pages News


Local Students Make Carthage College dean's list

More than 950 students qualified for the Fall 2022 dean's list at Carthage College, including these Arlington Heights students:

  • Sophia Choronzuk
  • Sarah Clark
  • Ashley Dawson
  • Zachary Kurka
  • Logan Luis
  • Grace Mason
  • Leah Oyen
  • Marisa Pacocha
  • Arthur Pisanko
  • Emily Prosser

Dean's list honors are accorded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester.

— Merit Pages News


Augustana College's fall semester Dean's List

Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2022-23 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. Local students from Arlington Heights include:

  • Morgan Buchek
  • Lauren Clarke
  • Colin Claytor
  • Andrew Cochrane
  • Lucas Fahnoe
  • Lucille Hahn
  • Chase Larsen
  • Joseph Marcucci
  • Sara Niemiec
  • Sofia Ramirez-Bertolasi
  • Owen Schneider
  • Breyden Smith

— Merit Pages News

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