The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has announced the names of this year’s students honored as Illinois State Scholars. The State Scholar program recognizes Illinois high school students for outstanding academic achievement. The Commission is pleased to announce that seventeen Saint Patrick High School seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars.

“These students should be extremely proud of their accomplishments. The Commission congratulates them and wishes them the best as they continue their education,” proclaimed Larry Matejka, ISAC’s Executive Director.

Students ranking in the top ten percent of the state’s 137,000 high school graduating seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars. Selection is based on SAT I and/or ACT test score results and/or the students’ class rank at the end of the junior year of high school. While the program does not provide a monetary award, qualified students are encouraged to list the honor on applications for college admissions and scholarships.

Below is a listing of the seventeen Saint Patrick seniors that have been named Illinois State Scholars:
Patrick Blazer (Franklin Park/St. Maria Goretti), John Burzinski (Chicago/St. Robert Bellarmine), David Centeno (Franklin Park/St. Genevieve), Timothy Ebrom (Chicago/St. Juliana), Walter Gaskew (Chicago/Ravenswood Baptist), Stephan Hanowsky (Chicago/St. Mary of the Woods), Loren Hizel (Chicago/St. Tarcissus), Timothy Lowder (Chicago/St. Constance), Hubert Lubowicz (Chicago/St. Pascal), Jeffrey McManus (Chicago/St. Thecla), Joseph Merkel (Chicago/St. William), Jason Mielcarek (Chicago/St. Tarcissus), Kevin O’Connor (Chicago/St. Pascal), William Runge (Chicago/St. Benedict), Andrew Shallcross (Chicago/St. Pascal), Nicholas Theisinger (Norridge/St. Eugene), and James Welter (Chicago/St. Robert Bellarmine).

2005-2006 Illinois State Scholars