U-46 Members of the Class of 2026 Honored As Illinois State Scholars
In recognition of their academic performance, more than 200 seniors at School District U-46’s five comprehensive high schools received the Illinois State Scholar designation. The award reflects approximately the top 10 percent of academic achievers among the Class of 2026 in Illinois.
The 204 students at Elgin, Bartlett, Larkin, South Elgin, and Streamwood high schools recently received notification of the honor from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, the state agency that works to make education beyond high school accessible and affordable.
“We are proud to celebrate our Illinois State Scholars for this outstanding achievement,” said Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Annette Acevedo. “Their dedication and perseverance reflect both their individual commitment and the strong support of their families, educators, and school communities.”
The U-46 honorees were among approximately 16,500 students from across the state who earned the designation, which was first introduced in 1958. The scholars are selected based on a formula that includes a combination of ACT/SAT test scores, class rank (if the school ranks) or the unweighted GPA (if the school does not rank), and class size.
The designation is a non-monetary award. State Scholars receive a congratulatory letter, a certificate of achievement, and a digital “badge” that can be displayed on social media platforms or shared through online profiles.
U-46’s 2026 State Scholars are listed below by high school:
Bartlett High School
Sabrina J. Albers |
Tejas J. Katira |
Tej D. Patel |
Sheirzad Alhamy |
Moosa S. Khan |
Matthew R. Paulsen |
Imaan T. Ali |
Ariana A. Koniecko |
Sydney V. Perkins |
Amar M. Amin |
Sebastian M. Kopanicak |
Miranda M. Pizzuti |
Maryum Ata |
Zoe L. Krug |
Saia Ratanapitaksuk |
Joseph M. Bagnuolo |
Andrew J. Kubsik |
Oliver C. Rodela |
Keshav N. Barot |
Natalie Kupinski |
Jacob L. Rubin |
Neda Bazys |
Audrey G. Leonard |
Giancarlo Sanchez-Garcia |
Brianna N. Berg |
Ray Li |
Tuba F. Sarwar |
Norah J. Cwik |
Venice S. Lopez |
Kaitlyn G. Seriosa |
Dhanvi Dhandapani |
Annabelle Magrone |
Ayan A. Shah |
Jeremy H. Dinh |
Luke C. Marvin |
Madelyn R. Shields |
Ryan L. Dresser |
Sophie M. Meloche |
Brandon A. Skoric |
Jackson Fiddick |
Akeena B. Mendoza |
Ashley F. Sneller |
Abigail G. Fletcher |
Tyler R. Meziere |
Krishwa M. Thakkar |
Alessandra G. Gregory |
Allison G. Neidlinger |
Frederick Villegas |
James R. Griffin |
Abigail Pang |
Carson J. Wagner |
Olivia Grochowski |
Aakash R. Patel |
Aleksander Winogrodzki |
Nevaeh N. Hardebeck |
Aryan K. Patel |
Madisyn K. Wise |
Jake E. Hoelterhoff |
Dhenu S. Patel |
Hansika R. Yeruva |
Jonathan Kakkanad |
Elijah Yung |
Joseph D. Zinga |
Alexandra A. Karpinski |
Nivan R. Patel |
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Maya Kaszok |
Shriya C. Patel |
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Claire K. Yu |
Suhani J. Patel |
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Elgin High School
Emily Alvarado |
Addison Greenberg |
Alexa Orozco |
Evelyn Arroyo |
Natalia Hernandez Rivera |
Chloe Patel |
Owen Bauer |
Jasmine Ibarra Olmos |
Veeresh Patil |
Maya Calamia |
Margaret Ingente |
Abigail Ray |
Timothy Cellar |
Zuzanna Korus |
Silvia Scimonelli |
Violet Feldhausen |
Kaitlyn Larson |
Edgar Serrano |
Leah Foerster |
Maggi Lim |
Mahek Syed |
Aashna Gandhi |
Sofia Martin |
Francisco Valdez |
Suhani Gandhi |
Hannah McBride |
Lizbeth Villa |
Delaney Goldberg |
Jasmine Olumegbon |
Larkin High School
Jonathan Ailes |
Vivian Garay |
Diego Quintanilla Pineda |
Thomas Akemann |
Ruby Hall |
Caleb Reinheimer |
Olivia Bryant |
Aidan Klapperich |
Ayaka Vieira |
Mia Carter |
Haydn Nelson-Peck |
Xavier Wood |
Carlos Florez Rey |
Emily O’Hearn |
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Annalizette Gallegos |
David Ordaz |
South Elgin High School
Altamish Ahmed |
Noah Fleck |
Victor Puchalski |
Ahmed Arabi |
Dhruvil Golakiya |
Jayla Quinones |
Jaden Arias |
Hannah Greenberg |
Ian Roberts |
Minha Awan |
Rebecca Herrmann |
Hunter Scarim |
Nathan Baker |
Mckenna Hopkins |
Ryan Scianna |
Amelia Baran |
Coco Lin |
Jonathan Sengsourinho |
Max Borkowski |
Josiah Lindsey |
Aarushi Sheth |
Sophia Catania |
Madison Lureau |
Kayla Shimabuku |
Phoenix Chansophy |
Harrison Misch |
Yaseen Siddiqui |
Noah Cheney |
Aditya Mittal |
Benjamin Skwirblies |
Alex Daniec |
Alexandro Montes |
Thomas Skwirblies |
Aahil Davuluri |
Yaretzi Morales |
Matthew Slowinski |
Kaylin Deleonardis |
Jacob Moran |
Olivier Slupek |
Noah Dihel |
Vincent Moyer |
Molly Stahl |
Kaitlyn Dlugi |
Dominic Mozdzen |
Shreeya Thakkar |
Kishan Dungrani |
Anokhi Nadella |
Eden Theodorou |
Alyssa Dzien |
Justin Nguyen |
Cassandra Verley |
Liliana Dziura |
Cameron Ozog |
Adler Wilen |
Caeleigh Engelkemier |
Evelyn Pajeau |
Mia Young |
Amanda Englund |
Aditi Patel |
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Meghan Englund |
Riya Patel |
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Gregory Evensen |
Christian Perez |
Streamwood High School
Luis Antunez |
Natalie Mancera |
Zaina Siddiqui |
Vikrant Balyan |
Jofiel Pereira Munoz |
Ritvik Vachali |
Adel Delic |
Abbygale Perez |
Jonathan Woolverton |
Maddyn Flores |
Patryk Piatek |
Reagan Woznicki |
Jahaira Gallardo |
Jose Santeliz Goncal |
Riley Woznicki |
Jacqueline Lopez |
Amaan Siddiqui |
Esau Zaragoza |
Sarai Luna |