Pictured sitting in front, from left, are Julia Moroz, Isabel Vazquez, Claire Kalinowski, Kalyna Wozny-Ramos, Margaret Dominiak, Bianca Stavrakakes, Daniel Cuevas, Megan Whelan, Mayra Pena, Cristen Lee, Christen Weeden, and Anissa Villagomez. In back are Brittany Anderson, Taje` Wilson, Lauryn Curteon, Rachel Carlassare, Vanessa Radziwiecki, Justin Powell, Marlyn Taylor, Nathaniel Anglin, Ashley Gordish, Ashley Biro, Mary Vargo, Mary Lowry, Liliana Mendez and Erica Campos.
Class of 2017: Graduates with Distinction
Bishop Noll Institute has announced its Graduates with Distinction for the class of 2017. These 26 top academic seniors all earned a 4.0 or above GPA. These grades also determine the valedictorian and salutatorian.
Principal Lorenza Jara Pastrick said, “The number of students who received this honor is a testament to the class of 2017. They’re a hard working group of driven students ready and willing to exceed.”
Megan Whelan, of Munster, attended St. Thomas More, and was named valedictorian.
Daniel Cuevas, of Hammond, attended St. Stanislaus, and was named co-salutatorian.
Julia Moroz, of Hammond, attended St. John Bosco, and was named co-salutatorian.
The graduates with distinction are the following: Brittany Anderson, of East Chicago, attended St. Paul’s Lutheran; Nathaniel Anglin, of Hammond, attended St. Thomas More; Ashley Biro, of Hammond, attended St. John Bosco; Erica Campos, of East Chicago, attended St. Stanislaus; Rachel Carlassare, of Chicago’s Pullman neighborhood, attended St. Florian; Lauryn Cureton, of Calumet City, attended Calvary Academy; Margaret Dominiak, of Whiting, attended St. John the Baptist; Ashley Gordish, of Hammond, attended Our Lady of Grace; Claire Kalinowski, of Highland, attended Our Lady of Grace; Cristen Lee, of Glenwood, attended St. John Bosco; Mary Lowry, of Whiting, attended St. John the Baptist; Liliana Mendez, of East Chicago, attended St. Mary’s; Mayra Pena, of East Chicago, attended Block Junior High; Justin Powell, of Chicago, attended St. Florian; Vanessa Radziwiecki, of East Chicago, attended St. Stanislaus; Bianca Stavrakakes, of Chicago, attended St. Florian; Marlyn Taylor, of East Chicago, attended East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy (ECUEA); Mary Vargo, of Griffith, attended Griffith Middle School; Isabel Vazquez, of Hammond, attended St. Mary’s; Anissa Villagomez, of Hammond, attended St. John Bosco; Christen Weeden, of Lansing, attended St. Ann; Taje` Wilson, of East Chicago, attended East Chicago Lighthouse College Prep Academy (ECLCPA);and Kalyna Wozny-Ramos, of Schererville, attended Michael Grimmer Middle School.
