State Scholar Finalists for 2026-27
Batavia High School Principal Dr. JoAnne Smith is pleased to announce that 83 students from the Batavia High School graduating class of 2026 have been designated as Illinois State Scholars.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this important recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students
annually. The combination of students’ exemplary college entrance examination scores and high school achievement records indicates an exceptionally high potential for success in college. To be named an Illinois
State Scholar is an outstanding accomplishment that will be a highlight of the recipient’s academic record.
This year’s honorees join the other outstanding students who have been honored since the designation was first introduced in 1958. The Illinois State Scholar designation is a non-monetary award. Each State Scholar will receive a congratulatory letter and a Certificate of Achievement from ISAC.
Note that the Illinois State Scholar Program announces honorees based on the year they would begin any postsecondary education, not based on the year they graduate from high school.
The following Batavia High School students were named 2026-27 Illinois State Scholars:
ADAMS, ROBIN
ADHVARYU, KUSH
ALF, SARAH
ANANTH, VIKHASHINI
ANDERSON, LIGHT
AUTENRIETH, LILY
BARRIOS, MARIA
BELL, GREGORY
CARLSON, TEAGAN
CASSIDY, MADELINE
CASTELLANOS, LEAH
CLEGHORN, KATELYN
CONTRERAS, MATISSE
CORLEY, ABRIANNA
COX, LOGAN
CULL, NEELA
DANOSKY, NATHAN
DARRE, LIAM
DAY, ISAIAH
DELLABELLA, ANDREW
DORIZAS, JOHN
DUTKOVICH, PEYTON
ELFTMANN, GRACE
EMMERT, ELLA
ENGER, AUBREYANNE
FILES, SADIE
FOLKERTS, JONATHAN
FOX, HANNAH
FUKUMOTO, SHANE
FUSEK, RUBY
GRIZZELL, BRYANT
GUTHKE, ANABELLE
HAMPSON, WILLIAM
HECHT, JOSHUA
HERRERA, MIGUEL
HEWAMANAGE, SENITHI
HOOPER, OLIVIA
HUBBARD, COLE
HUBERT, KASEY
HUGGINS, BENJAMIN
JOHANSEN, BRADY
JOHNSON, HALEY
KAMMES, CHLOE
KAZADI, TABEN
KOZIOL, NORA
LEAVER, MAYA
LENART, NATALIE
LINDSTROM, AUDREY
LISHAMER, JANE
LOLLINI, LUCY
LONGI, KAMIL
MCKILLIP, MAUDE
MECUM, OLEANDER
MILLER, HEATHER
MOWEN, NIKLAS
NAPRAVNIK, THOMAS
NELSON, GRACE
NOVAK, ARIEL
OLBERG, KAIA
PATHAK, SATVA
ROLLER, AUDREY
RUPP, AIDAN
SAAM, TUCKER
SARTORI, BENJAMIN
SCHAUM, NATHAN
SCHMIEGE, RYDER
SCRANTON, LUCY
SHARDA, CALEB
SHOAF, NYA
SINKINA, EKATERINA
STEFFEN, ELIZABETH
STRAWNIAK, EMME
SZUBERLA, ELENA
TIEN, WYNNE
UELENTRUP, NOEL
WARPINSKI, GAVIN
WIDMER, RYAN
WIT, ISABEL
WOJCIK, LILA
WOLFF, BRADLEY
YODER, ISABELLE
YURKEWICZ, ERIC
ZUZIAK, SARAH