LTHS Board Recognizes Illinois State Scholars, Eagle Scout, More

LOCKPORT, IL — At its Feb. 24 board meeting, the Lockport Township High School board of education recognized several groups of students for their various achievements.

Eagle Scout Recognized

First up, the board recognized senior George Guzlas III for achieving the status of Eagle Scout. According to board documents, Guzlas became an Eagle Scout in 2019 after his project of overseeing the construction of shelves at the Lockport FISH pantry. Guzlas is a member of Troop 50.

All-State Musical Cast Members Honored

Next, the board honored Natalie Mattson and Trevor Shingler, who were both selected for the cast of "Aida" at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival in January. Board documents state only 40 cast members throughout the state were chosen for the musical.

LTHS Cheerleading Honored For Third Place At State

The board also recognized the LTHS co-ed cheer team for placing third at the IHSA state finals. According to board documents, the team roster consists of: Kennedy Aubry, Hanna Cieslak-Jedrol, Isabella Giertuga, Jake McEntee, Priscilla Preciado, Gia Stramaglia, Jaida Bender, Nya Ditter, Ava Judge, Mia Miglorini, Carleigh Pych, Halle Sweis, Hannah Boetscher, Nicole Donnelly, Grace Kelly, Marissa Pasco, Madison Seymour, Grady Travis, Madison Bryll , Gabrielle Ellstrom, Ashley Leeney, Elyssa Pickett-Klimek , Alyssa Stevenson and Alexis Wrona.

Illinois State Scholars Announced

111 LTHS seniors were also recognized by the board they were designated a 2020 Illinois State Scholar. According to board documents, the students are: Jannah Abu-Khalil, Benjamin Alfaro, Mya Alvarez-Gerbino, Bryce Bejlovec, Mackenzie Bell, Anna Blaszkiewicz, Matas Borusevicius, Allison Brown, William Bulthuis, Sarah Calvert, Brian Carter, Sarah Carusi, Miranda Chaidez, Savita Chandarana, Michael Cheehy, Ethan Chiu, Theodore Cigler, Devin Cronin, Daniel Cruz, Aaron Darling, Tyler Derickson, Nicole Donnelly, Alyssa Drogemuller, Megan Durbin, Nora Dykstra, Alette Eide, Danika Eustaquio, Sarah Evans, James Ewers, Alexandria Ferrara, Tomas Ferriter, Grace Galfano, Lauren Gallagher, Kayla Garcia, Anthony Gerritsen, Briana Ginnan, Antonio Godinez, Brian Gonzalez-Herrera, Lauren Gradle, Michael Gradle, Haley Hamaker, Tyrese Harris, Eleanor Henderson, Logan Henrie, Aleksai Herrera, Kendall Jackson, Alexander Jimenez, Aanchal Joshi, Samantha Keta, Katerina Klementzos, Megan Kohley, Patrick Kozak, Marciana Kozuch, Kenneth Kriha, Rachel Kuzel, Alexi Littmann, Emily London, Michael LoPresti, Jenna Louch, Jacob Maly, Francesca Martino, Natalie Mattson, Olivia Miller, German Moreno, Matthew Morgan, Camryn Morrow, Skyler Murphy, Andrew Musial, Matthew Namikas, Andy Navarro, Alexis Nichols, Emilia Nykaza, Michael O'Callaghan, Madeline Odeen, Aidan Pajeau, Sophia Palumbo, Matthew Paulin, Morgan Pawyza, Madison Polinski, Jacob Prince, Nicholas Quigley, Jessica Ramirez, Cassandra Rasp, Audrey Reed, Ashley Reilley, Isabella Rodrigues, Quinlan Roth, Kaitlyn Sadler, Vincent Sartori, Clayton Schmeckpeper, Kailey Shea, Alexandra Skibicki, Colin Stapleton, Alyssa Stevenson, Olivia Stojak, Matthew Stonis, Gia Stramaglia, Reagan Tompkins, Samantha Traina, Donovan Tremayne, Myrian Ashley Urbano, Cameron Viar, Michael Walkosz, Donald Wallace, Paris Ward, Ryan Way, Alexander Williams, Alyssa Woodworth, Haley Wyatt, Bryce Zabat and Victoria Zychowska.

AP Scholars Honored

Lastly, the board honored 174 LTHS students who were named AP scholars after their performance on AP tests given in spring 2019. Board documents state that to receive AP Scholar recognition, a student must receive a score of 3 or higher on 3 or more Advanced Placement Exams.

AP scholars from the class of 2019: Ameera Abu-Khalil, Lena Abu-Safieh, Daniel Arechiga, Gabrielle Bach, Katelyn Bacys, Lillia Bartuch, Andrew Bean, Daniel Blaszkiewicz, David Blickhahn, Klaudia Bogacz, Alexa Boland, Margaret Bollinger, Marissa Bollnow, David Bruining, Francesca Brunetti, Nicholas Calderaro, Jazmin Cazares, Kevin Chen, William Cichowski, Damian Ciok, Grace Cochonour, Abigail Connelly, Julissa Connelly, Colin Connor, Joseph Cryer, Ruth Delgado, Caleb Derrig, Therese Diamond, James DiCaro, Desolina Dominguez, Ethan Drong, Paul Dumitras, Camille Esguerra, Daniel Evans, Eleanor Fahrner, Kaylee Follett, Julia Foster, Matthew Goldbach, Rafael Gosselin, Jacob Grau, Madison Grcevic, Simon Harmata, Brianna Hillock, Cassidy Hillock, Andrew Horwath, Matthew Houlihan, Ariana Huerta, Mia Jenczmionka, Emily Kalmanek, Vincent Kast, Rebecca Keller, Shane Kelly, Eric Keta, Alexander Kistinger, Mikolaj Kowalczyk, Mason Kuhn, Kathleen Kwiatkowski, Patricia Lee, Dylan Lenzi, Matthew Mahalik, Leah Mantooth, Beatriz Martinez, Jacqueline Mathius, Alex Matteucci, Alyson Matushek, Ryan Michalowski, Mathew Mowery, Nolan Murphy, Jacob Nash, Jonathan Naughton, Jack O'Connor, Emma Odle, Chibueze Onyenemezu, Arianna Pannarale, Makena Paramo, Meagan Paramo, Madison Passolano, Aubree Peters, Alyssa Pichardo, Christopher Pollard, Amanda Pollock, Paige Posmer, Cecily Pryor, Raymond Pustelnik, Colby Putman, Alexis Quemeneur, Emma Rarick, Christian Reczek, Declan Ruane, Jacqueline Ryan, Emily Sanchez, Grace Seifert, Jelena Simon, Renee Solis, Megan Staley, Eleanor Tessitore, Karolina Ulinskas, Rachel Ward, Adriana Watson, John Weis, Nolan Weis, Michael West, Stephanie Wilk, Katherine Wojcikiewicz, Joshua Wolf, Thomas Wolf and Diana Zimmerman.

AP Scholars from the class of 2020: Kaelum Alvarez, Anna Blaszkiewicz, Kyle Boone, Brian Carter, Miranda Chaidez, Savita Chandarana, Michael Cheehy, Ethan Chiu, Theodore Cigler, Ross Cronholm, Daniel Cruz, Noah Davidson, Alette Eide, Tomas Ferriter, Grace Galfano, Briana Ginnan, Anthony Gonzalez, Tyler Hedrich, John Hejl, Eleanor Henderson, Logan Henrie, Aleksai Herrera, Aanchal Joshi, Samantha Keta, Patrick Kozak, Jack Kozielec, Kenneth Kriha, Sonia Kukula, Madeline Lindskog, Jenna Louch, Jacob Maly, Nolan McNabb, Lindsey Merk, Maci Minarcik, German Moreno, Matthew Morgan, Skyler Murphy, Andrew Musial, Alexis Nichols, Michael O'Callaghan, Madeline Odeen, Aidan Pajeau, Matthew Paulin, Madison Polinski, Priscilla Preciado, Jacob Prince, Isabella Rodrigues, Madeleine Rodriguez, Kaitlyn Sadler, Vincent Sartori, Nathan Schwartzkopf, Kailey Shea, Alyssa Sheehan, Matthew Shields, Ethan Shriver, Alexandra Skibicki, Olivia Stojak, Samantha Traina, Cameron Viar, Donald Wallace, Ryan Way and Alexander Williams.

AP Scholars from the class of 2021: Victoria Ehrman, Brian Eide, Liam Horan, Elisabeth Nacino and Nora Thomas.