Joliet Catholic Academy has announced that 22 students from its Class of 2025 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission. This recognition is part of the State Scholar Program, which honors students for their academic excellence.
Dr. Jeffrey Budz, President and Principal of Joliet Catholic Academy, expressed pride in the achievements of these students. "We are very proud of our students who earned Illinois State Scholar status," said Dr. Budz. "These individuals put in much time and effort to achieve academic success with many of them going above and beyond in and out of the classroom. We know that this will not be the last time they achieve such an extraordinary accomplishment, for they all have many great successes ahead of them."
The students recognized as Illinois State Scholars are Adam Bailey, Zachary Beitler, Francis Berman, Kevin Casey, Gianna Chiappini, Tyler Czerak, Jenna Denardis, Nicholas Egizio, Olivia Emerson, Madison Fleck, Zoe Girard, Lucas Grant, Jake Jakovich, Adam Kafka, Xander Keating, James Kopman, Samuel Kottman, Grace Laird, Kathryn Leeders, Brooke Simon-Chenelle, Molly Vershay and Aleksander Wenzel.