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Congratulations to SJA 2018 graduate Madeline Andelbradt for placing fifth in the High School 2A State Track Meet for high jump. Madeline is currently a member of the girls track team at St. Francis High School. Great job Maddie! Charger Nation is proud of you!
Benet Academy Inducts New
National Honor Society Members
On Sunday, May 5th several SJA Alumni were inducted into the National Honor Society at Benet Academy. Congratulations to the following alumni on their induction:
Lucy Benish Isabella Camba Graham Cooney
Violet Cordova Zachary Duray Katie Getz
Josephine Heidkamp Christopher Mankowski Mia Manuel
Elise Nawrocki Allison Penn Daniel Rose
Katie Testin Kathryn Vicsik Marlo Lindquist
SJA would also like to recognize the following alumni who are currently serving as NHS officers.
Nicole Kowalczyk-Secretary
Anna Keating-Student Government Liaison
Madeline Chang-Counselor Liaison
We are very proud of all of you! Keep up the awesome work and leadership!
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St. Joan of Arc Alumnus, James Austgen is Benet's Valedictorian 2018
The valedictorian for the Class of 2018 is James Austgen of Woodridge. James is a product of St. Joan of Arc School and a parishioner at St. Joan of Arc in Lisle as well. His academic performance here at Benet has earned him the distinction of being ranked first in his class with a cumulative, weighted grade point average of 100.76%. This is especially impressive given his active participation in a variety of school activities. Here at Benet, he has been an avid runner, participating in Boys Track and Cross Country, and this year serving as Captain of the Cross Country Team. He has also been an active member of the Math Team and involved in ministry activities here at Benet, as an altar server at St. Joan of Arc Parish, as a volunteer at Feed My Starving Children and as the Vice President of the nonprofit East Suburban Tutoring Organization. In recent years he has received a variety of recognitions such as being inducted into the Classical and World Language Honor Society and the National Honor Society, being named an Illinois State Scholar, receiving honorable mention from the DuPage County Daily Herald Academic Team, being recognized as a Finalist in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program, and being nominated to the IHSA All-State Academic Team. At the Senior Honors Convocation, he also received departmental awards in Classical and World Languages, English, Mathematics, Religion, Science, and Social Studies. Next year he will be commencing his collegiate studies in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign
Congratulations James, SJA is very proud of you!!
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Thanks to the dedication of our teachers, the work ethic of our students, and the support of our parent community, St. Joan of Arc graduates are always prepared for the academic rigors of high school. Please note the numerous SJA graduates who earned Honor Roll placement at both Benet Academy and St. Francis High School for the recently concluded second semester. Congratulations to one all! We wish you continued success. (June 2018)
Congratulations to SJA Alumni who are on the A or B Honor roll at Benet Academy for spring 2018 semester. First Honors are given to students whose academic average falls between 92-100 and Second Honors for those students between 85-91.
FIRST HONORS
James Austgen
Daiva Daulys
Aimee Guay
Elizabeth Gustas
Anne Hart
Ava Kasprzycki
Thomas Kmieciak
Evan Lindquist
Ronan McCarter
Patrick Popelka
Caitlyn Allen
Reece Anderson
Anthony Benish Jr
Ethan Camba
Matteo Caulfield
Elizabeth Chang
Vincent DiSanto
Amanda Hasse
Phillip Heidkamp
Alyson Johnson
Kathleen King
Sarah Masud
Lauren Remmes
Emily Testin
Daniel Wisniewski
Kristine Allen
Kaitlyn Buschette
Madeline Chang
Samuel Cribari
William Delaney
Martin Garvin
Nicole Kowalczyk
Abigail Marco
Daniel Nadolski
Anne Sobolewski
Jacqueline Stasny
Lucy Benish
Isabella Camba
Graham Cooney
Violet Cordova
Zachary Duray
Kathleen Getz
Hans Haenicke
Josephine Heidkamp
Marlo Lindquist
Christopher Mankowski
Elise Nawrocki
Allison Penn
Carlina Pitello
Katie Testin
SECOND HONORS
Georgia Benish
Mia Brdecka
Scott Carlson
Cecilia Johnson
Megan Keegan
Dominik Krzycki
Erika Markiv
Michael Rubel
Caitlin Cribari
Kristina Garney
Matthew King
Sarah O'Connor
Jennifer Remar
Elena Stevenson
Caitlin Walsh
Kevin Walz
Ian Bixler
Christine Eldrenkamp
Anna Keating
Nathan Stalilionis
Andrew Walls
Rachel Zilligen
Inga Zlioba
William Benish
Claire Cady
Aras Daulys
Mia Manuel
Allison Mosteller
Daniel Rose
Kathryn Vicsik
St Francis High School
The St. Francis High School community is proud to announce and congratulate the SJA Alumni that achieved a GPA of 4.0 or better in the spring 2018 semester and made the "A" honor roll and those who achieved a GPA between 3.0 and 3.99 and made the "B" honor roll.
"A" Honor Roll
Grace Rego 2018
Matthew Pell 2018
Leonardode Leon 2020
Natalie Flowers 2020
Aidan Lippencot t
Anna Moran 2020
George Ossey 2020
Alexandra Salemy 2020
Heather Vesely 2020
Daniel Weizeorick 2020
Elizabeth Kapsch 2021
Daniel Popelka 2021
"B" Honor Roll
Ian Lippencott 2019
Matthew Rego 2020
Dennis Kuch 2021
John McLennan 2021
Daniel Smithers 2021
Congratulations to all on a job well done!