The 2008 Illinois Latin Tournament Qualifying Exam was held during the first week of March.  The top 20% of students earn the distinction of Superior, the second 20% the award of Excellent.  The following are the students who earned these awards on the qualifying exam:

 

Superior

 

Ahmad, Aisha                         Northside College Prep

Ahmed, Joe                             Loyola Academy

Akkawi, Faisal                        St. Ignatius College Prep

Andrews, Jacob                      Northside College Prep

Bakal, Zak                               Barrington H. S.

Bonaparte, Simone                  Mother McAuley

Carley, Meaghan     Barrington M. S.  -Station

Cassin, Meaghan                     Hinsdale Central H. S.

Celistan, Chelsea                     Hinsdale Central H. S.

Cesario, Robert                       Marmion Academy

Davey, Christopher                                Hinsdale Central H. S.

Driver, Adoria                         St. Ignatius College Prep

Dunlop-Karagianis, Patrick    Hinsdale Central H.S.

Edwards, Ashley                    St. Ignatius College Prep

Egwu, Nnenna                         St. Ignatius College Prep

Ell, Chris                                 Loyola Academy

Fox, Margaret                         Loyola Academy

Gao, Chumin           University Laboratory H. S.

Geiger, John            Barrington M. S.  -Prairie

Gordon, Dan                           Loyola Academy

Gray, Andrew                         Marmion Academy

Groden, Katherine                  Loyola Academy

Hauser, Chris                          Loyola Academy

Hochstein, Claudia                  Barrington H. S.

Howes, Sam                            Barrington H. S.

Hynes, Sean                            Loyola Academy

Jacobson, Eric                         St. Ignatius College Prep

Jaffe, Harold                           Northside College Prep

Jay, Elizabeth                         Northside College Prep

Kenny, Kirby                         Loyola Academy

Kerekes, Danny                      Barrington H. S.

Klein, Kate                              Hinsdale Central H. S.

Klichowski, Madelene            Loyola Academy

Kluber, Rachel                        Rosary H. S.

Koch, Grace                            Regina Dominican H. S.

Lakayil, Anne                         Northside College Prep

Li, Rubei                                 Hinsdale Central H. S.

Luc, Norman                           Barrington H. S.

Malnar, Edward                      Marmion Academy

Mardula, Cathy                      Hinsdale Central H. S.

McGing, Joseph                     St. Ignatius College Prep

Melbinger, Charlotte               Loyola Academy

Miceli, Alexander                    St. Ignatius College Prep

Morris, Jake                            Elgin H. S.

Mussman, John                      Northside College Prep

Mussman, Mary                     Northside College Prep

Newman, Charlie    University Laboratory H. S.

Ni, Alvan                                                Hinsdale Central H. S.

Orticelli, Alexa                        Carmel H. S.

Panchal, Heta                          Northside College Prep

Parks, Anna                            Northside College Prep

Patel, Aakash          Barrington M. S.  -Station

Patel, Arpan                            Hinsdale Central H. S.

Patel, Shawn                           Barrington H. S.

Poniecki, Alex                         Northside College Prep

Reidy, Jack                             St. Ignatius College Prep

Roitberg, Tal           New Trier Township H. S.

Sayegh, Hoda                          University Laboratory H. S.

Scheff, Laura                           Walter Payton H. S.

Schenk, Ciara                          Loyola Academy

Segal, Zach                              St. Ignatius College Prep

Shanahan, Erin                        Naperville North H. S.

Silich, Lauren                          New Trier Township H. S.

Solomon, Ethan                       Walter Payton H. S.

Stone, Kevin                           Carmel H. S.

Swiatlowski, Adam                 Northside College Prep

Ukani, Shehzad                       Hinsdale Central H. S.

Ulmer, Henry          New Trier Township H. S.

Weisenberger, Jack                  Loyola Academy

Yisak, Isbelle                           Loyola Academy

Yockey, Sarah         University Laboratory H. S.

Zhai, Alex               University Laboratory H. S.

Zhang, Bo                               Hinsdale Central H. S.

Zhou, Amy                             Hinsdale Central H. S.

Zumbach, Lauren                    Hinsdale Central H. S.

 

Excellent

 

Ahern, Erin                             Hinsdale Central H. S.

Alvaran, Klariza                      Barrington H. S.

Alvaran, Marcinina                 Barrington H. S.

Badaraite, Sandra                    Hinsdale Central H. S.

Bakal, Rebecca        Barrington M. S.  -Prairie

Balitaan, Diana                        Carmel H. S.

Bang, Peter              New Trier Township H. S.

Bliamptis, Jack       New Trier Township H. S.

Bloomquist, Dylan                 Elgin H. S.

Bowen, Ross           New Trier Township H. S.

Bredeman, Andy                     Loyola Academy

Brennan, Grace                       St. Ignatius College Prep

Bruno, Jesus                           Northside College Prep

Burroughs, Joseph                  Marmion Academy

Cantacessi, Lauren                  Walter Payton H. S.

Carsusillo, Claire                     Hinsdale Central H. S.

Cashen, Clare                          St. Ignatius College Prep

Chan, Ben                               Hinsdale Central H. S.

Cheng, Connie         New Trier Township H. S.

Clement, Daniella                    Carmel H. S.

Doh, Susan              New Trier Township H. S.

Ellis, Annalyse                        Rosary H. S.

Fieweger, Anna                       St. Ignatius College Prep

Friedman, Jennifer                  Northside College Prep

Ginnocchio, Angela Loyola Academy

Golembiewski, Bridget           Regina Dominican H. S.

Grady, Billy                            Loyola Academy

Groden, John                          Loyola Academy

Gross, Lexi                              Hinsdale Central H. S.

Grossweiner, Alyssa              Naperville North H. S.

Gruber, Jacob                          Northside College Prep

Gu, Yiran                                University Laboratory H. S.

Harris, Anne                           Rosary H. S.

Hochstein, Jeff        Barrington M. S.  -Station

Homerin, Nicole                      Loyola Academy

Howes, Pete            Barrington M. S.  -Prairie

Hymel, Mitchell                     Marmion Academy

Joseph, Jeffery                       Northside College Prep

Kamin, Willie          New Trier Township H. S.

Keating, Melanie                     Naperville North H. S.

Kerkes, Erich                          Barrington H. S.

LeDoux, Mary                        Rosary H. S.

Lenahan, Brigid                       St. Ignatius College Prep

Lilien, David                           Barrington H. S.

Lilien, Michael        Barrington M. S.  -Station

Liu, Robert                              Barrington H. S.

Loftus, Michael                      Northside College Prep

Maniates-Selvin, Jasper    University Laboratory H. S.

McBride, Jordan                     Marion H. S.

McMannon, Erin                    Northside College Prep

Nordman, Josh                        Barrington H. S.

Pals, Bridget            New Trier Township H. S.

Perez, Wendy                         St. Ignatius College Prep

Peterman, Grace                      Carmel H. S.

Pomeranz, Adina    New Trier Township H. S.

Porter, Mark                           Elgin H. S.

Robb, Eric               New Trier Township H. S.

Rodriguez, Natalie                  St. Ignatius College Prep

Roselle, Easton                       St. Ignatius College Prep

Saad, George                           Loyola Academy

Schneider, Max                       Carmel H. S.

Serafin, Matt                           Loyola Academy

Shaner, Sara                             Hinsdale Central H. S.

Sipos, Katie                            Hinsdale Central H. S.

Slade, Sierra                             Carmel H. S.

Solinski, Roland                      Barrington H. S.

Souder, Christian                    Northside College Prep

Spaulding, Rachel                    Northside College Prep

Szmyd, Megan                        Regina Dominican H. S.

Thondavadi, Natasha              Barrington H. S.

Trotta, Jake                             Barrington H. S.

Weltzer, Brian                         Marmion Academy

Whiting, Lindsey                    Rosary H. S.

Williams, Ryan                       St. Ignatius College Prep

Woods, Kyra                          Walter Payton H. S.

Wu, Sherelle                            Barrington H. S.

Yeboah-Sampong, Sika           Northside College Prep

 

The Finals of the tournament were held at Illinois Wesleyan University Saturday, April 26.  Many thanks to IWU, Professor Nancy Sultan, and her students for hosting the event.  The top 20% of students earn the distinction of Superior, the second 20% the award of Excellent.  The following are the students who earned these awards on the qualifying exam:

 

Superior

 

Ahmad, Aisha                         Northside College Prep

Alvaran, Marcinina                 Barrington H. S.

Carley, Meaghan     Barrington M. S.  -Station

Davey, Christopher                                Hinsdale Central H. S.

Dunlop-Karagianis, Patrick    Hinsdale Central H. S.

Ell, Chris                                 Loyola Academy

Ginnocchio, Angela Loyola Academy

Groden, Katherine                  Loyola Academy

Jay, Elizabeth                         Northside College Prep

Kenny, Kirby                         Loyola Academy

Koch, Grace                            Regina Dominican H. S.

Melbinger, Charlotte               Loyola Academy

Miceli, Alexander                    St. Ignatius College Prep

Mussman, Mary                     Northside College Prep

Ni, Alvan                Hinsdale                  Central H. S.

Patel, Arpan                            Hinsdale Central H. S.

Reidy, Jack                             St. Ignatius College Prep

Roitberg, Tal           New Trier Township H. S.

Shanahan, Erin                        Naperville North H. S.

Shaner, Sara                             Hinsdale Central H. S.

Silich, Lauren          New Trier Township H. S.

Weisenberger, Jack                  Loyola Academy

Zhou, Amy                             Hinsdale Central H. S.

Zumbach, Lauren                    Hinsdale Central H. S.

 

Excellent

 

Akkawi, Faisal                        St. Ignatius College Prep

Andrews, Jacob                      Northside College Prep

Badaraite, Sandra                    Hinsdale Central H. S.

Cassin, Meaghan                     Hinsdale Central H. S.

Celistan, Chelsea                     Hinsdale Central H. S.

Cesario, Robert                       Marmion Academy

Cheng, Connie         New Trier Township H. S.

Gao, Chumin           University Laboratory H. S.

Gordon, Dan                           Loyola Academy

Hauser, Chris                          Loyola Academy

Hochstein, Jeff        Barrington M. S.  -Station

Howes, Sam                            Barrington H. S.

Joseph, Jeffery                       Northside College Prep

Kamin, Willie          New Trier Township H. S.

Kerekes, Danny                      Barrington H. S.

Loftus, Michael                      Northside College Prep

Mardula, Cathy                      Hinsdale Central H. S.

McGing, Joseph                     St. Ignatius College Prep

Morris, Jake                            Elgin H. S.

Nordman, Josh                        Barrington H. S.

Patel, Aakash          Barrington M. S.  -Station

Patel, Shawn                           Barrington H. S.

Saad, George                           Loyola Academy

Stone, Kevin                           Carmel H. S.

Williams, Ryan                       St. Ignatius College Prep