Oak Park and River Forest High School Graduating Scholars 2018 Scholarship Cup# and National Merit Scholarship Awardees Jonathan Banks (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Chicago Andrew Barkidjija (Scholarship Cup), Amherst College Grace Ciacciarelli (National Merit Scholarship), University of California, Los Angeles Eva Cornman (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Marta Cortinovis (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Grace Doyle (Scholarship Cup), Macalester College Julia Eddelbuettel (Scholarship Cup), Cornell University Grace Farnham (National Merit Scholarship), Harvey Mudd College Sara Flynn (Scholarship Cup), University of California, Los Angeles Brian Gallagher (Scholarship Cup), DePaul University Natalie Guarino (Scholarship Cup), Georgetown University Peter Halloran (Scholarship Cup), University of Notre Dame Maeve Heflin (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Lydia Heinig (Scholarship Cup), Wheaton College Fiona Jackson (Scholarship Cup), University of California, Los Angeles Hannah Keidan (Scholarship Cup), Oberlin College Rachel Kelly (Scholarship Cup), Brandeis University Kelsey Libert (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Julia Meister (Scholarship Cup), Wellesley College Alexandra Muehleisen (National Merit Scholarship, Scholarship Cup), Case Western Reserve University Maeve Nelson (Scholarship Cup), Northwestern University Ella Niermann (Scholarship Cup), The Ohio State University Thomas Pasternak (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Meghna Paul (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Liam Peachey (Scholarship Cup), Earlham College Grace Pederson (Scholarship Cup), Cornell University Clare Roarty (Scholarship Cup), Grinnell College Emma Katherine Smith (Scholarship Cup), Stanford University Rachael Snodgrass (Scholarship Cup), Northeastern University David Snyder (Scholarship Cup), University of Michigan Sophia Sordilla (National Merit Scholarship, Scholarship Cup), Brown University Jacob Spangler (Scholarship Cup), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Christian Steinhofer (Scholarship Cup), Rice University Matthew Vietzen (Scholarship Cup), University of Notre Dame Abraham Zuraw (Scholarship Cup), Amherst College #NOTE: The Scholarship Cup is awarded to those students who have the highest grade point average at the end of their seventh semester using the high school’s weighted grade point index. To be eligible, students must have attended OPRFHS at least five of the previous seven semesters. National Merit Finalists Grace Ciacciarelli, Grace Farnham, Natalie Guarino, Maeve Heflin, Lydia Heinig, Alexandra Muehleisen, Erica Ramos, Scott Smith, Sophia Sordilla, Jacob Spangler, Christian Steinhofer National Merit Semifinalists Ethel Mendius National Merit Commended John Arends, Jonathan Banks, Daniel Brangle, Zachary Brown, Declan Cavanaugh, Eva Cornman, Gabriel Darley, Oswald Delgado, Addison Dick, Maciej Dzumala, Grace Evans, Sara Flynn, Ma Freeman, Danil Gerasimov, Peter Halloran, Benjamin Ho, Nick Humbert, Fiona Jackson, Hannah Keidan, Leah Kindler, Kelsey Libert, Benjamin Marcus, Haley Martens, Julia Meister, Henry O’Brien, Liam Peachey, Grace Pederson, Grace Philion, Adam Potier, William Roche, Abigail Sacks, Katherine Schumacher, Grace Scully, Marlena Sigel, Emma Smith, David Snyder, Hannah Taylor, Emma Vejcik, Abraham Zuraw National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars Grace Farnham, Evan Friedman, Erica Ramos, Isaac Schaider 2017 Illinois State Scholars Based on a formula using ACT or SAT score and unweighted grade-point average. Overall, approximately 10 percent of graduating seniors in Illinois qualify as State Scholars, compared to 25 percent at OPRF. Andreoli, Gianna Donlin, Charles Hardwicke, John Arends, John Doyle, Grace Harris, Rosalind Atchison, Julianne Drane, Greta Hartzell, Carter Balmer, Kimberly Dublin, Kaelan Heflin, Maeve Banks, Jonathan Dunbar, Gabriel Heinig, Anabel Barkidjija, Andrew Dzumala, Maciej Heinig, Lydia Bascunan Simone, Gabriela Economos, Lucy Hepburn, Casey Bearrows, Brett Eddelbuettel, Julia Hernandez, Andrew Bey, Sara Elsner, Avery Hess, Ethan Bockus, Gillian Evans, Grace Heyer, Abigail Bourgikos, Elizabeth Farlee, Catherine Hirt, Mitchell Boyas, Jorge Farnham, Grace Ho, Benjamin Brangle, Daniel Farrar, Serena Hope, William Brenneman, Edward Farren, Magdalene Humbert, Nick Brookstein-Burke, Talia Figatner, Kayla Iversen, Roy Brown, Zachary Fisher, Zoe Ivey, Asha Cantrell, Jacob Flowers, Lauren Iwashima, Robert Carrillo, Lucas Flynn, Sara Jackson, Fiona Cavanaugh, Declan Fournier, Sophia Jackson, Olivia Charkow, Sophia Frankel, Owen Jansen, Ryan Ciacciarelli, Grace Freeman, Max Kallay, Anna Clancy, Maureen Gallagher, Brian Kavanaugh, Evan Coalson, Aidan George, Robert Kay, Georgia Coffey, Veronica Gerasimov, Daniil Keidan, Hannah Cornman, Eva Gharavi, Parthenia Kelly, Ariel Cortinovis, Marta Gill, Alexandra Kelly, Rachel Cozette, Kara Gonzalez, Antonio Kennedy, Lily Cramer, Benjamin Gonzalez, Peter Kenoian, Caitlin Daley, Kieran Greenberg, Joanna Khoshnood, Aarya Darley, Gabriel Griffin, Henry Kiessling, Sophia De Lisle, Jackson Grimes, Maryjane Kindler, Leah Deamer-Nagle, Annie Guarino, Natalie Kline, Thomas Derks, Grace Gurdian, Audrey Klugman, Daniel Dick, Addison Halloran, Peter Knickrehm, Monika Dickerson, George Hansen, Tatum Kosik, Miles Kosterman, Marguerite Paul, Nora Smith, Scott Kowal, Noah Peachey, Liam Snodgrass, Rachael Lewis, George Pederson, Grace Snyder, David Libbe, Allison Philion, Grace Sordilla, Sophia Libert, Kelsey Pickering, Joseph Sorkin, Allison Lindsay, Peter Garett Pimentel, Chloe Spangler, Jacob Lingen, Kathryn Poe, Sophia Steinhofer, Christian Lisak, Isabella Pooley, Benjamin Stern, Olivia Lissuzzo, Paul Potter, Adam Taubman, Benjamin Loughran, Liam Quilling, Matthew Taylor, Hannah Lucas, Virginia Ramos, Erica Testore, Anna Mandell, Alyssa Rayburn, Sydney Thomason, Julia Marcus, Benjamin Risch, Jaycie Tourtellotte, Renae Martens, Haley Roarty, Clare Traczyk, Helen Medina, Grace Roberts, Katherine Tucker, Bennett Meister, Julia Roche, William Vainisi, Joseph Mendius, Ethel Roskopf, Ethan Valaika, George Milad, Michael Sacks, Abigail Valenti, John Morse, Nicholas Sagal, Grace Van Der Meer, Alexander Muehleisen, Alexandra Saraceno, Allie Vejcik, Emma Neilson, Andrew Saraceno, Eden Vietzen, Matthew Nelson, Maeve Schafer, Carleigh Waco, Anika Niermann, Ella Schaider, Isaac Wang, Kevin Nikolov, Elaine Schroeder, Mateo Wang, Yiyang Norton, Sophia Schumacher, Katherine Westbridge, Oskar Nowak, Hope Scully, Grace Wheeler, Morgan O’Brien, Henry Sellars, Charles Wielgos, Graham O’Shea, Michael Shanahan, Clark Wunsch, Emily Ogunseitan, Kealoha Sherman, Noah Yokoo, Tyler Okeefe, Aidan Shinker, Meagan Zeilmann, Annilee Olszowka, Peyton Sigel, Marlena Zhang, Qiwen Opalski, Glendon Sleuwen, Alessandra Ziegler, Zackary Owens, Brittany Smith, Cassandra Zucker, Rosaline Parrell, Claire Smith, David Zuraw, Abraham Pasternak, Thomas Smith, Emma Paul, Annalise Smith, Emma Paul, Meghna Smith, John Cum Laude Society Membership in the Cum Laude Society, OPRFHS’s honor society, represents a high scholastic honor. Juniors who rank in the top 5% of their class scholastically and seniors who rank in the top 15% of their class scholastically and who possess consistently high academic achievement are eligible for Cum Laude induction. Graduating members are: Gianna Andreoli* Andrew Barkidjija* Daniel Brangle* John Arends Gabriela Bascunan Simone Edward Brenneman Kimberly Balmer Elizabeth Bourgikos Talia Brookstein-Burke Jonathan Banks* Jorge Boyas Lucas Carrillo Declan Cavanaugh Fiona Jackson* Clare Roarty* Grace Ciacciarelli* Ryan Jansen Cori Robinson Maureen Clancy Georgia Kay Alyssa Rodriguez Veronica Coffey Hannah Keidan* Abigail Sacks Eva Cornman* Ariel Kelly Allie Saraceno Marta Cortinovis* Rachel Kelly* Carleigh Schafer Kara Cozette Caitlin Kenoian Isaac Schaider Olivia Crossman Sophia Kiessling Charles Sellars Gabriel Darley* Daniel Klugman Noah Sherman Jackson De Lisle Marguerite Kosterman Marlena Sigel Addison Dick* Allison Libbe Bryce Sipiora George Dickerson Kelsey Libert* Alessandra Sleuwen Grace Doyle* Kathryn Lingren* Cassandra Smith Greta Drane Isabella Lisak Emma Smith* Kaelan Dublin Liam Loughran John Smith Maciej Dzumala* Alyssa Mandell Scott Smith Lucy Economos Haley Martens* Rachael Snodgrass* Julia Eddelbuettel* Grace Medina David Snyder* Grace Evans Julia Meister* Sophia Sordilla* Catherine Farlee Ethel Mendius Jacob Spangler* Grace Farnham* Michael Milad Benjamin Srajer* Kevin Farrell* Alexandra Muehleisen* Christian Steinhofer* Zoe Fisher* Ryan Murray* Benjamin Taubman Sara Flynn* Andrew Neilson Hannah Taylor Sophia Fournier Maeve Nelson* Anna Testore Max Freeman* Ella Niermann* Lauryn Thomas Brian Gallagher* Elaine Nikolov Julia Thomason Daniil Gerasimov Sophia Norton Renae Tourtellotte Alexandra Gill Hope Nowak Helen Traczyk Kristin Gill Kealoha Ogunseitan Bennett Tucker Gailie Glover Peyton Olszowka* George Valaika* Joanna Greenberg Thomas Pasternak John Valenti Henry Griffin Annalise Paul Emma Vejcik Natalie Guarino* Meghna Paul* Matthew Vietzen* Stephanie Guralnick* Nora Paul* Anika Waco Aubrey Gurdian Liam Peachey* Kevin Wang Peter Halloran* Grace Pederson* Oskar Westbridge* Haley Hamilton* Grace Philion Tyler Yokoo Tatum Hansen Sophia Poe Rosaline Zucker Maeve Heflin* Benjamin Pooley Abraham Zuraw* Anabel Heinig Adam Potter Lydia Heinig* Matthew Quilling William Hope Erica Ramos