Lemont High School Welcomes Inductees To Departmental Honor Societies

LEMONT, IL — Last month, Lemont High School welcomed members into six departmental honor societies at its joint Honor Society Induction Ceremony, which was held in the school’s Performing Arts Center, according to a release from the district. Inductees were added to the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Mu Alpha Theta

The Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society recognizes and encourages students who enjoy and excel in mathematics. Its sponsors are Mathematics Department Chair Kathy Young and Technology Integration Specialist Erin Hitchcock, according to the district.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Olivia Antolak, Amanda Bechtlofft, Deividas Bilevicus, Caleb Bozue, Artur Bugara, Ella Devoy, Reese Herold, Olivia Jotautas, Isabella Kedryna, Ava Koutoulogenis, Emily Lane, Agne Malcius, Anthony Montalto, Kathleen Persak, Nicole Pontrelli, Makenzie Rusco, Ryan Schmidt, Eliana Scoville, Jaclyn Shoudis, Angeleah Vallianatos, Sofia Vitro, John Vranas and Kajus Vysniauskas; juniors Angelina Aleksandravicius, Jammir Aloya, Michael Amberg, Krystian Bawiec, Nicholas Berardi, Karolina Bugara, Mason Crisostomo, Amelia Dunkin, Lauren Grames, Jonathan Gronski, Kevin Hackiewicz, Juliann Hamernik, Anna Koestner, Gabriela Koszarek, Natalie Kowalski, Krystian Kozieja, Yanna Krokos, Nathan Kunickis, Abbey Lakickas, Ashley Leon, Elizabeth Moonier, Kamil Morawa, Alana Nisperos, Marisa Orozco, Lydia Pelen, Olivia Pyrcioch, Tye Ramirez, Nathan Rath, Arnav Sabnis, Rehan Saraiya, Alessandrea Sarno, Madalynn Skwarek, Nathan Tilly, Aaron Valyaneth, Nora Zhou and Maja Zielonka; and sophomores Lauren Ascolani, Matthew Bechtlofft, Carly Brennan, Sophia Bushnell, Julianna Duran, Madeline Faron, Charles Heger, Greta Horn, Emma Lagan, Alexander Lazarowicz, Emma Lynch, Lucia Macari, Cassidy Manning, Adam Mustafa, Aditya Oberai, Anisha Oberai, Vikram Oberai, Michael Owca, Krisha Patel, Om Patel, Huai-Yu Peng, Emily Perry, Aidan Potaczek, Jonah Pulido, Leonardo Rafacz, Anika Reddy, Jake Sulzberger, Sean Svoboda and Nora Thornber.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Arnav Anand, Julianna Bak, Erin Barndollar, Adam Briestensky, Callan Campos, Roberto Cassano, Benjamin Emini, Madeline Glotzbach, Kelly Kearns, Suzanne Knutte, Andrew Kula, Lindsey Letrich, Shea Manning, Monika Morkunas, Francesca Rita, Reagan Russell, Toni Sarussi, Matthew Sharp, Marek Skotnicki, Logan Staubus, Aashka Trivedi, Natalia Zalinski, Delaney Zimmerman and Annabelle Zogby; and juniors Isabella Canali, Andrew Davey, Adyson DuVall, Alexander Fako, Ryan Geraghty, Emily Hunt, Daria Koslosky, Emma Manthey, Kylie Meloni, Everett Obler, Noah O’Connor, Brett Paluch, Vedika Patel, Anthony Reyna, Anthony Scruggs, Owen TerMaat, Casey Treanor, Natalia Tyrala and Natalia Zagata.

National Art Honor Society

Established at Lemont High School in 2021, the National Art Honor Society provides recognition and opportunities for students who exhibit outstanding scholarship in the visual arts, the district said. Its sponsors are Art teachers Ryan Hennebry and Shannon Jeglinski.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Banan Abuajaj, Olivia Antolak, Erin Barndollar, Sophia Calderon, Julia Janowski, Ava Jotautas, Olivia Jotautas, Kate Kasper, Maria Kovar, Emily Kuzur, Shea Manning, Aleksandra Mituz, Jessica Popper, Violet Rojo, Ryan Schmidt, Jaclyn Shoudis, Olivia Tewart and Nicolette Wodziak; juniors Gabriella Abbott, Adrianna Butkeviciute, Stephanie Deuschle, Charlotte Drez, Lauren Grames, Ruby Kraker, Yanna Krokos, Payton Lefevers, Sophia Sarno, Victoria Walus, Natalia Zagata and Olivia Zagorski; and sophomores Laney Pengiel and Lilyan Ryan.

National English Honor Society

The National English Honor Society, established in 2008, promotes students’ continuing interest in English language arts. Its sponsor is English teacher Sara Armbrecht.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Dulce Alfaro, Kevin Dillenburg, Ava Jotautas, Isabella Kedryna, Andrew Lichacz and Neha Samuel; and juniors Angelina Aleksandravicius, Arwa Badruddin, Avary Blazevich, Caitlin Brennwald, Riley Conry, Amelia Dunkin, Haley Fluder, Kevin Hackiewicz, Alicia Hamernik, Isabella Hinz, Prachi Joshi, Azizeh Khalil, Anna Koestner, Julia Mielczarek, Kamil Morawa, Tess O’Brien, Helena Panek, Mariah Rodriguez, Heather Ryan, Destina Sarussi, Alexis Stevens, Nicolette Wodziak, Maja Zielonka and Luke Zolecki-Freemantle.

Previously inducted students include: Olivia Antolak, Danielle Arabe, Julia Bacon, Erin Barndollar, Amanda Bechtlofft, Callan Campos, Karolina Granat, Reese Herold, Daniel Irace, Olivia Jotautas, Suzanne Knutte, Juila Janowski, Ava Koutoulogenis, Andrew Kula, Emily Kuzur, Elizabeth Laketa, Emily Lane, Annette Lichacz, Ruby Martinez, McKinley McManus, Lauren Meyer, Gabriela Mincikova, Anthony Montalto, Monika Morkunas, Grace Murdock, Emily Panek, Isabella Perski, Julia Piszko, Anna Swenson, Stone TeSelle, Angeleah Vallianatos, Sofia Vitro, John Vranas, Cameron Wehn, Delaney Zimmerman and Annabelle Zogby.

Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society

Established at Lemont High School in 2018, the Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society promotes scholarship and recognizes academic excellence in social studies, the district said. Its sponsor is Social Studies teacher Rob Wostratzky.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Amanda Bechtlofft, Sebastian DelaTorre, Isabella Kedryna, Maria Kovar, Andrew Lichacz, Justina Maka, Agne Malcius, Emily Panek, Julia Piszko, Makenzie Rusco, Stone TeSelle and Nicolette Wodziak; and juniors Gabriella Abbott, Angelina Aleksandravicius, Jammir Aloya, Emma Amberg, Michael Amberg, David Arroyo, Arwa Badruddin, Amir Biba, Caitlin Brennwald, Karolina Bugara, Isabella Canali, Riley Conry, Mallory Corse, Emily Curylo, Andrew Davey, Amelia Dunkin, Adyson DuVall, Haley Fluder, Jonathan Gronski, Alicia Hamernik, Juliann Hamernik, Isabella Hinz, Emily Hunnewell, Prachi Joshi, Hannah Kaminski, Martin Kaminski, Azizeh Khalil, Anna Koestner, Daria Koslosky, Gabriela Koszarek, Natalie Kowalski, Yanna Krokos, Jackson McManus, Anastasios Mikroulis, Elizabeth Moonier, Kamil Morawa, Alana Nisperos, Tess O’Brien, Noah O’Connor, Olivia Pyrcioch, Ava Reed, Anthony Reyna, Mariah Rodriguez, Alessandrea Sarno, Maximillian Schuette, Madelyn Smith, Parker Smith, Alexis Stevens, Molly Tucker, Natalia Tyrala, Ava Wiersema, Zachary Williams, Natalia Zagata and Maja Zielonka.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Banan Abuajaj, Dulce Alfaro, Olivia Antolak, Danielle Arabe, Domenico Auriemma, Julia Bacon, Erin Barndollar, Adam Briestensky, Artur Bugara, Sophia Calderon, Kaitlyn Canale, Andrew Custodio, Vincenzo DeMaio, Alyssa Greer, Reese Herold, Julia Janowski, Suzanne Knutte, Andrew Kula, Elizabeth Laketa, Annette Lichacz, McKinley McManus, Gabriela Mincikova, Monika Morkunas, Isabella Perski, Isabella Pulido, Reagan Russell, Amir Sakiri, Neha Samuel, Jaclyn Shoudis, Greta Svedas, Anna Swenson, Aashka Trivedi, Angeleah Vallianatos, John Vranas, Cameron Wehn and Delaney Zimmerman.

Science National Honor Society

The Science National Honor Society, which started at LHS in 2015, promotes a deeper interest and awareness in the significance of science in the community, the district said. Its sponsors are Science Department Chair Erin Horan and Science teacher Tina Bialek.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Callie Brennan, Gabriella Detres, Madeline Glotzbach, Jacob Heusuk, Isabella Kedryna, Suzanne Knutte, Kathleen Persak, Violet Rojo, Greta Svedas, Angeleah Vallianatos and Natalia Zalinski; and juniors Arwa Badruddin, Avary Blazevich, Isabella Canali, Andrew Davey, Michelle Karimpumkalayil, Natalie Kowalski, Julia Mielczarek, Alana Nisperos, Vedika Patel, Alessandrea Sarno, Natalia Tyrala, Aaron Valyaneth, Nora Zhou and Maja Zielonka.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Arnav Anand, Olivia Antolak, Agne Malcius, Shea Manning, Monika Morkunas, Matthew Sharp, Jaclyn Shoudis, Aashka Trivedi and Delaney Zimmerman.

Tri-M Music Honor Society

Established at Lemont High School in 2015, the Tri-M Music Honor Society recognizes students who have gone above and beyond both academically and musically, the district said. Its sponsors are Fine Arts Department Chair Dave Nommensen and Music teacher Matt Doherty.

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Camryn Caruso, Emily Grabinski, Daniel Irace, Joshua Michaelson, Jessica Popper, Daniel Selle and Greta Svedas; juniors Michael Amberg, Angelo Babista, Tyler Hendershott, Maximillian Schuette and Lucian Zeglin; and sophomores Samuel Ahlberg, Gioia Antonaci Gomez, Bennett Antonitis, Lauren Ascolani, Angelina Campagna, Julianna Duran, Andrew Kincaid, Evan Lambe, Matthew Manalo, John O’Malley, Thomas O’Malley, Jameson Porritt, Leonardo Rafacz, Lilyan Ryan, Kaylee Sojka, Nicholas Splitt, Nora Thornber, Claire Young and Owen Zogby.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Arnav Anand, Danielle Arabe, Julia Bacon, Amanda Bechtlofft, Elizabeth Brzezniak, Kaitlyn Canale, Karolina Granat, Alyssa Greer, Julia Janowski, Suzanne Knutte, McKinley McManus, Toni Sarussi, Stone TeSelle, Angeleah Vallianatos and Annabelle Zogby; and juniors Sofia Auriemma, Krystian Bawiec, Emily Hunnewell, Jackson McManus, Vedika Patel, Destina Sarussi, Lydia Staubus, Casey Treanor, Caroline Vranas, Nora Zhou and Luke Zolecki-Freemantle.