Lake Park High School is proud to announce that 107 seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars for the graduating class of 2026. Presented annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, this prestigious recognition honors the top 10 percent of high school seniors statewide for their academic performance. SAT and/or ACT standardized test scores and performance-based academic data are key factors in the formula used to determine eligibility.
 
The Lake Park High School Board of Education, administrators, and staff congratulate the following students for being named Illinois State Scholars for the class of 2026:  

Akshaya Achanta, Sajani Achanta, Jill Ackerman, Sameeha Ahmed, Jack Arway, Nicholas Baradziej, Ella Bathje, Frederick Battaglia, Lillian Benchev, Cristina Benza, Karina Benza, Aashay Shatt, Julia Bibro, Robert Black, Niko Bolis, Kieran Borkar, Alina Brown, Joshua Burdick, Ava Burns, Kennedy Campbell, Sienna Caravello, Kenneth Chyllo, Morgan Collins, William Cord, Diego Coss Saraul, Gavin Cunanan, Alexander Davis, James Devore, Chloe Drewry, Lily Drewry, Philip Dudka, Margaret Frank, Vyolet Gianneschi, Allison Gogola, Rodrigo Gonzalez Arriag, Marin Greener, Jack Grumeretz, Delanie Harrington, Jossalyn Jarosz, Jael Jimenez-Perez, Emilia Kaleta, Isaac Kaleta, Abdul Kamal, Matthew Karasek, Maya Kawula, Tatum Kelly-Quintero, Sathvik Kolanupaka, Katherine Kollias, Dawid Kosakowski, Suri Kothari, Nadia Kowalski, Veronica Krenska, Shaylen Kshatriya, Gavin Laughlin, Vivian Le, Dalia Lech, Enoch Lee, Emily Makuch, Moksh Malhotra, McKenna Maloney, Marissa Marciniak, Sydney Marshall, Jaiden Matas, Daniel Mathew, Praneel Mehta, Brennan Mintrup, Nathalia Mittlestaedt, Neha Mubeen, Margaret O'Neil, Sevak Ohanyan, Sydney Ohlson, Sophia Pannarale, Barbara Papuga, Adin Patel, Ariva Patel, Isha Patel, Vani Patel, Evangeline Peake, Ana Pena Mendoza, Stephanie Pichialov, Vanessa Pichialov, Nikoleta Pisanko, Anna Puzia, Mark Randazzo, Maryn Reband, Rabab Rizvi, Adam Rozelle, Yaryna Rysyk, Juliana Selvaggio, Dev Sheth, Ved Sheth, Alexandra Shtereva, Brady Snyder, Brooklyn Stea, Aleksander Stranz, Jason Sullivan, Matthew Tarullo, Tsveta Tsoleva, Ryan Tumminaro, Palita Udomwongyont, Arden Urbasic, Kyle Van Winkle, Maksymilian Wala, Andrew Weishaar, Jenna Wetmore, Christopher Yi, and Kendall Zanni.