Lemont High School welcomes members to eight departmental honor societies

Over the last several months, Lemont High School has welcomed members into eight departmental honor societies. Inductees have been added to the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society, International Thespian Society, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society.

Mu Alpha Theta
Established at Lemont High School in 2011, the Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society recognizes and encourages students who enjoy and excel in mathematics. Its sponsors are Mathematics Department Chair Brittany Zettergren and Mathematics teacher Ryan Tripp. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Sami Alul, Lorelei Dimitropoulos, Natalia Krol, Julia Macari, Mirella Miazga, Gillian Michalak, Jakub Wesoly and Anna Zalinski; juniors Gavin Abad, Alefiyah Badruddin, Scott Biedess, Isabella Bradac, Meghan Bratkiv, Charlotte Cahill, Alexandra Chrisman, Jacob Czerwiec, Avery Devoy, Adam Dunkin, Jacob Emini, Emmett Farrell, Nell Fedko, Danielle Fischer, Christopher Hunt, Alexis Kopinski, Karolina Kroplewski, Erin Leden, Valerie Leibfritz, Julizabeth Martinez, Kyler Mierzwa, Elizabeth Mroz, Grace Murray, Justin Kate Oberes, Michael Preuss, Victoria Ryan, Owen Tosch, Maja Tyrala, Mark Walus, Kaitlyn Wilson and Joshua Winston; and sophomores Elisa Cicci, Max Heger, Owen Hsu, Nauman Kamal, Ganesh Kolli, Hannah Kupiec, Delaney Moleski, Milana Nekrasius, John Perry, Dylan Scavnicar and Alexander Tchernev.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Samantha Arabe, Victoria Averill, Emilija Bendziunaite, Chase Bergeson, Amelia Brzezniak, Gabriela Cicci, McKenna Crane, Sean Crane, Ryan Crane, Cassie Cunningham, Margaret Davey, Annabelle Dierking, Samantha DuVall, Diana Elhrisse, Olivia Galica, Alicia Garcia, Kelsey Gottardo, Darlene Ho, Dylan Jaczak, Madeline Kaminski, Samantha Knutte, Vanessa Kociubinski, Isabella Kula, Mykala Kunickis, Elaine Mandel, Reagan McManus, Magdalene Mikroulis, Nora Miller, Matthew O’Boyle, Molly O’Connor, Nicholas Persak, Benjamin Rea, Luke Rupert, Eamon Salmon, Olivia Sarno, Samuel Scoville, Ashley Scruggs, Kinga Strzalka, Sonia Strzalka, Fiona Tkach, Eleni Tsahiridis and Cory Zator; and Jokubas Augaitis, Ava Bergeson, Kevin Collins, Ella Kincaid, Klaudia Krzysztofiak, Jennifer LeDesma, Marco Mancini, Aleigha Mescher, Anthony Mielczarek, Edvin Morochin, Bennett Obler, Giselle Peng, Benjamin Petri, Brandon Potaczek, Victor Rafacz, Rihanna Rexhepi and Eli Zogby.

International Thespian Society
Established at Lemont High School in 2018, the International Thespian Society recognizes, rewards and encourages student achievement in all apsects of theatre, including performance and production. Its sponsor is Paula Troesch. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: senior Mykala Kunickis and sophomores Benjamin George and Julia Trench.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Rosemary Bullwinkel, Annabelle Dierking, Jenevieve Foy, Natalie Hamersly, Alexis Johnson, Gregory Kasper, Teagan Lee, Julia Macari, Kate Malone, Molly O’Connor, Sonia Strzalka and Nadia Wodziak; and juniors Emily Barr, Annabelle Franzese, Ella Kincaid, Erin Leden and Lila O’Neill.

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. Its sponsors are Art teachers Ryan Hennebry and Shannon Jeglinski. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Olivia Blaszynski, Isabella Borsellino, Jasmine Greene, Gianna Herrera, Darlene Ho, Payton Knutte, Mikayla Maldonado, Ava Mazur Worden, Aesha Patel, Maja Szlembarska and Jakub Wesoly; juniors Shifa Amar Haider, Miyah Bacchus, Genevieve Christin, Alice Dowling, Klaudia Krzysztofiak, Jennifer LeDesma, Giselle Peng, Gina Planojevic, Sofie Sutton, Oliver Wernio, Haley Young and Dominica Zyskowska; and sophomores Riley Blaszczyk, Ava Clark, Krystian Grela, Margaret Kissick, Hannah Kupiec, Katerina Lesa, Emily Maryniaczyk, Kiara O’Connor, Jillian Rea, Natalie Rupert, Niveen Shaheen, Rose Valenti and Olimpia Witek.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Emilija Bendziunaite, Diana Elhrisse, Delia Farrell, Alexandra Fritsch, Natalie Hamersly, Meda Malinauskaite, Taliana O’Connor, Igna Pociute and Olivia Rojo.

National English Honor Society
Established at Lemont High School in 2008, the National English Honor Society promotes students’ continuing interest in English language arts. Its sponsor is English teacher Sara Armbrecht. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: Dominick Barton, Eve Cosenza, Katherine Cowperthwaite, Margaret Davey, Gianna Herrera, Karla Ruvalcaba, Nina Sances, Olivia Sarno and Jakub Wesoly; and juniors Alefiyah Badruddin, Emily Bawiec, Amelia Bobak, Charlotte Cahill, SairaMae Callo, Isabella Cerni, Kevin Collins, Avery Devoy, Alice Dowling, Layla Ferdynus, Clare Galateo, Jenna Gornick, Bianca Kiel, Alexis Kopinski, Karolina Kroplewski, Mackenzie Kulaga, Erin Leden, Natalia Lorenz, Aleigha Mescher, Anthony Mielczarek, Edvin Morochin, Elizabeth Mroz, Grace Murray, Justin Kate Oberes, Giselle Peng, Sydney Peterson-Yates, Victor Rafacz, Karli Ragsdale, Katelyn Shaughnessy, Evangeline Topete, Oliver Wernio and Dominica Zyskowska. 

Previously inducted students include: seniors Isabella Alagna, Ava Amato, Samantha Arabe, Colleen Arundel, Victoria Averill, Chase Bergeson, Madison Bostjancic, Mikayla Chaidez, Gabriela Cicci, Eva Cosic, Ava DeMaio, Samantha DuVall, Diana Elhrisse, Maya Fedko, Olivia Galica, Alicia Garcia, Kelsey Gottardo, Milena Graciova, Amelia Kaczmarczyk, Madeline Kaminski, Samantha Knutte, Vanessa Kociubinski, Natalia Krol, Isabella Kula, Mykala Kunickis, Zuzanna Labuda, Teagan Lee, Anna McCann, Gillian Michalak, Ella Phelan, Nina Risatti, Olivia Rojo, Morgan Sadelski, Margaret Sinnett, Sonia Strzalka, Fiona Tkach, Meghan Wehn and Addyson Wolfe.

National Technical Honor Society

Established at Lemont High School in 2024, the National Technical Honor Society honors and recognizes student excellence in career and technical education. Its sponsors include Career & Technical Education teachers Matt Jordan, Stephanie Krolo and Sarah Mimnaugh.

Included among this year’s honored students are: Gabriele Balynas, Mikayla Chaidez, Jack Drozda, Sarah Hanna, Gianna Herrera, Mykala Kunickis, Mikayla Maldonado, Christian Pytlewski, Eamon Salmon, Jacqueline Sanchez, Samuel Scoville, Nicholas Twardowski and Jakub Wesoly; and juniors Jokubas Augaitis, Joshua Bak, Szymon Bilek, Zoe Black, Angelina Calderon, Isabella Cerni, Matthew Chuchra, Adam Dunkin, Valerie Gamboa, Aras Gedgaudas, Michael Kalkowski, Nikola Kluska, Natalia Lorenz, Aleksandra Maciol, Marco Mancini, Christian Merkouris, Samra Mujcinovic, Auguste Narijauskas, Karm Patel, Morgan Piont, Mackenzie Strehlau, Emma Tkach, Nayeli Zamora, Gabriel Zarycki, Alicia Zieba and Eli Zogby.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Isabella Alagna, Colleen Arundel, Olivia Blaszynski, Hubert Bydlon, Aleksandar Ilic, Gregory Kasper, Aidan McIntyre, Mirella Miazga, Matthew O’Boyle, Jacob Perski, Benjamin Rea, Ashley Scruggs, Kristopher Szaflarski, Michael Tilly, Fiona Tkach, Eleni Tsahiridis, Addyson Wolfe and Ava Zdenovec.

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. Its sponsor is Social Studies teacher Rob Wostratzky. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Sami Alul, Colleen Arundel, Eva Cosic, Margaret Davey, Gianna Herrera, Amelia Kaczmarczyk, Payton Knutte, Mikayla Maldonado, Gillian Michalak, Nina Sances, Samuel Scoville and Jakub Wesoly; and Shifa Amar Haider, Andrew Ascolani, Alefiyah Badruddin, Sofia Berardi, Ava Bergeson, Scott Biedess, Szymon Bilek, Amelia Bobak, Isabella Bradac, Alexandra Chrisman, Genevieve Christin, Kevin Collins, Avery Devoy, Adam Dunkin, Layla Ferdynus, Annabelle Franzese, Nathan Gawenda, Aras Gedgaudas, Jenna Gornick, Chris Hunt, Ella Jaszczuk, Nikola Kluska, Ian Koestner, Alexis Kopinski, Klaudia Krzysztofiak, Jennifer LeDesma, Colin McGrath, Aleigha Mescher, Elizabeth Mroz, Lily Neumann, Justin Kate Oberes, Bennett Obler, Giselle Peng, Victoria Ryan, Kaelyn Shaughnessy, Mackenzie Strehlau, Sam Sulzberger, Jakub Szaflarski, Evangeline Topete, Brianna Trybula, Maja Tyrala, Oliver Wernio, Haley Young, Gabriel Zarycki, Elizabeth Zielinski and Sophia Zubek.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Samantha Arabe, Victoria Averill, Chase Bergeson, Gabriela Cicci, Ava DeMaio, Lorelei Dimitropoulos, Diana Elhrisse, Jenevieve Foy, Olivia Galica, Alicia Garcia, Kelsey Gottardo, Sarah Hanna, Madeline Kaminski, Samantha Knutte, Natalia Krol, Mykala Kunickis, Zuzana Labuda, Julia Macari, Hunter Magolan, Magdalene Mikroulis, Paulina Ryliskyte, Morgan Sadelski, Eamon Salmon, Olivia Sarno, Nadia Wodziak, Addyson Wolfe and Anna Zalinski.

Science National Honor Society
Established at Lemont High School in 2015, the Science National Honor Society promotes a deeper interest and awareness in the significance of science in our community. Its sponsors are Science Department Chair Erin Horan and Science teacher Tina Bialek. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Gabriela Cicci, Margaret Davey, Diana Elhrisse, Maya Fedko, Alicia Garcia, Milena Graciova, Darlene Ho, Samantha Knutte, Mirella Miazga, Matthew O’Boyle, Molly O’Connor, Olivia Sarno, Kristopher Szaflarski, Eleni Tsahiridis and Jakub Wesoly; and juniors Jokubas Augaitis, Alefiyah Badruddin, Meghan Bratkiv, SairaMae Callo, Kevin Collins, Avery Devoy, Adam Dunkin, Nell Fedko, Karolina Kroplewski, Klaudia Krzysztofiak, Jennifer LeDesma, Aleigha Mescher, Edvin Morochin, Grace Murray, Justin Kate Oberes, Bennett Obler, Adriana Paulavicius, Giselle Peng, Rihanna Rexhepi and Ishan Samani.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Joshua Alcantara, Victoria Averill, Emilija Bendziunaite, McKenna Crane, Jenevieve Foy, Kelsey Gottardo, Gregory Kasper, Aesha Patel, Nicholas Persak, Benjamin Rea, Luke Rupert, Samuel Scoville and Kinga Strzalka.

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. Its sponsors are Fine Arts Department Chair Dave Nommensen and Music teacher Ben Clemons. 

Included among this year’s honored students are: seniors Julia Macari and Nadia Wodziak; juniors Gabriela Baltierres and Gianna Gumina; and sophomores Vanessa Bermudez, Andrew Geerdes, Benjamin George, Madison Jaczak, Cora Jobb, Nauman Kamal, Jaqueline Kennedy, Hunter Kinst, Margaret Kissick, Molleigh Knitter, Natalie Rupert, Lyla Smith, Angelina Stimac, Amelia Styrczula, Olivia Sulkowski, Julia Trench and Henry VanCauwenberge.

Previously inducted students include: seniors Eve Cosenza, Lily Crowther, Jacob DePirro, Carson Fischer, Jenevieve Foy, Kelsey Gottardo, Teagan Lee, Elaine Mandel, Reagan McManus, Taliana O’Connor, Luke Rupert, Elizabeth Staubus, Sonia Strzalka and Braden Ward; and juniors Andrew Ascolani, Emily Bawiec, Genevieve Christin, Miles Fago, Emmett Farrell, Annabelle Franzese, Oliver Huhn, Ella Kincaid, Colin McGrath, Anthony Mielczarek, Edvin Morochin, Victor Rafacz and Eli Zogby.