District 105 Foundation Celebrates 2025 Scholarship Winners

On May 21 2025, Lyons Township High School hosted their annual Senior Scholarship Night. At that event, four outstanding graduating LTHS seniors and School District 105 alumni received the D105 Foundation Scholarship.

The D105 Foundation Scholarship is for all current LTHS Seniors who attended D105 (at least one year at one of the elementary buildings and two years at Gurrie Middle School). One scholarship is awarded to a former student from each of the four elementary schools: Hodgkins, Ideal, Spring Avenue and Seventh Avenue schools. Each scholarship provides the recipient a recurring amount of $1,500.00 each year for four years which equates to a total scholarship of $6,000.00 for each of the four beneficiaries. Applicants complete an essay and a team of Foundation board members review the essays and identify the four winning entries.

Since the 2013-2014 school year, the D105 Foundation has awarded 38 scholarships to amazing LTHS graduates. We are so proud of this year's scholarship recipients!

Get to know the graduates:

Sebastian Nevarez
Attended: Ideal Elementary/Gurrie Middle School
Plans to Attend: College of DuPage
Reflecting on his experiences at Gurrie, Sebastian noted “Whether it's food drives, helping shelter the homeless… I use the guidance that I learned from Gurrie and apply it to the volunteer work I do. This scholarship will not only support my career, passion, and aspirations for the future, but will also allow me to continue to use the invaluable lessons I learned from Gurrie and its inspiring staff.”

Melina Lopez
Attended: Hodgkins Elementary/Gurrie Middle School
Plans to Attend: Northern Illinois University
In her essay, Melina noted “Going to Hodgkins elementary school (K-6) and Gurrie Middle School (7-8), my journey through these schools has been filled with opportunities to explore my interests, develop my talents, and build a foundation for my future education at LTHS.”

Noemi Arredondo
Attended: Seventh Avenue School/Gurrie Middle School
Plans to Attend: Ohio State University
Noemi stated in her essay “ Nothing compares to the teachers in D105; everyone’s an expert but also has a heart and truly cares. I couldn’t have made it this far in my high school career without the early years at Seventh Avenue and Gurrie. I will continue to strive forward and always have the best memories of my childhood school years. Thank you, D105.”

London Muscolino
Attended: Spring Avenue Elementary/Gurrie Middle School
Plans to Attend: Vanderbilt University
London summed up her time in District 105 by saying “The culmination of all my learnings and leadership, guidance and support, from District 105 truly is a huge part of who I am today, and the future successes I strive to achieve.”

Since its founding in 2013, the D105 Foundation has existed to:

• Empower students to pursue their interests, talents and dreams.
• Strengthen family and community relationships.
• Provide college / higher education scholarships to District 105 alumni graduating from Lyons Township High School.

Each year the Foundation provides these scholarships and a variety of activities that bring our families and communities together. Please visit our website at www.d105foundation.net for more information on how the D105 Foundation makes a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.

District 105 serves students and families from Countryside, LaGrange, and Hodgkins.