IMSA Invites Class of 2009 Students

For Immediate Release, June 2005
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at (630) 907-5033

AURORA— The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy®(IMSA) has invited 242 Illinois students to enroll this fall as members of its 21st sophomore class, the Class of 2009. Area students selected include:

(See attached list)

The invited class represents 160 schools and 129 communities throughout the state. The average SAT mathematics and verbal scores for the invited students, most of whom are high school freshmen, are 634 and 594 respectively. These scores are significantly higher than the national averages for college-bound seniors, one indication of the applicants' strong credentials.

Students offered admission include 120 girls and 122 boys (67% of the admitted class are from the Chicagoland area and 33% are from other areas of Illinois).

IMSA Director of Enrollment Management Rob Sheinkopf said IMSA continues to see strong applicants from urban, suburban and rural communities. "These students' guidance counselors and teachers should be commended for helping and encouraging them to develop their mathematics and science abilities," Sheinkopf said. "We are pleased that our work to identify and attract talented students from throughout the state, including historically underrepresented areas, continues to add to the diversity of our student body."

For more information about the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy®, please visit www.imsa.edu.

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State of Illinois to develop talent and leadership in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. Nearly 18,000 teachers and 34,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from The Center@IMSA program of professional development and student enrichment. Located in Aurora in the high-tech corridor west of Chicago, IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy counsel, action research, and the leadership and achievements of its graduates.

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® – Class of 2009

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

 

HOME TOWN

HOME SCHOOL

Perrone

James

 

Algonquin

DUNDEE-CROWN HIGH SCHOOL

Yunker

Anthony

 

Algonquin

HARRY D JACOBS HIGH SCHOOL

Lee

Kristen

 

Arlington Heights

BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

Zheng

Jiabo

 

Arlington Heights

BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

Lake

Ashley

 

Aurora

EAST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL

Khandai

Ankita

 

Aurora

FRANCIS GRANGER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Li

Cathy

 

Aurora

FRANCIS GRANGER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Vimawala

Alisha

 

Aurora

FRANCIS GRANGER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Vantakala

Karthik

 

Aurora

OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Gines

Christian

 

Aurora

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Kola

Sushma

 

Aurora

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Tchalakov

Velin

 

Aurora

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Nelson

Andrew

 

Aurora

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Perez

Ernestina

 

Aurora

WEST AURORA HIGH SCHOOL

Brennan

Justine

 

Bartonville

LIMESTONE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Page

Scott

 

Batavia

AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Russell

Natalie

 

Batavia

AVERY COONLEY SCHOOL

Thompson

Laura

 

Batavia

BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL

Rasp

RAchel

 

Belevidere

BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL

Oesterie

Anna

 

Bethalto

CIVIC MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

Runge

Elizabeth

 

Big Rock

ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL

Mallubhotla

Hruday

 

Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Boyd

Rachel

 

Bloomington

NORMAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Evans

Nichole

 

Bolingbrook

BOLINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Irizarry

Bethliz

 

Bolingbrook

BOLINGBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Frye

Charles

 

Bourbonnais

BISHOP MCNAMARA HIGH SCHOOL

Hession

Liam

 

Brookfield

ST IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP

Qiu

Zhihong

 

Buffalo Grove

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL

Nayini

Arjun

 

Burr Ridge

HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Breedlove

Cameron

 

Canton

CANTON HIGH SCHOOL

Chang

Jerry

 

Carbondale

CARBONDALE COMM HS

Collins

Roy

 

Carbondale

CARBONDALE COMM HS

Liu

Xuxuan

 

Carbondale

CARBONDALE COMM HS

Monk

Jeremiah

Carbondale

UNITY POINT ELEM SCHOOL

Wang

Shenghan

 

Carbondale

UNITY POINT ELEM SCHOOL

Lam

Kevin

 

Carol Stream

BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL

Nepomnyashchiy

Ilya

 

Carol Stream

GLENBARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Troyka

Justin

 

Carol Stream

GLENBARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Patel

Sapna

 

Carol Stream

WHEATON HIGH SCHOOL

Hause

Kelly

 

Centralia

CENTRALIA HIGH SCHOOL

Kim

Nathaniel

 

Champaign

UNIVERSITY LABORATORY HS

Phillips

Colin

 

Channahon

MINOOKA HIGH SCHOOL

Brandt

Stephanie

 

Charleston

CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL

New

Jaclyn

 

Charleston

CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL

Lawhorn

Kelsey

 

Chatham

GLENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Bixter

Mary

 

Chicago

BEAUBIEN ELEM SCHOOL

Gonzales

Robert

 

Chicago

EDISON ELEM REGIONAL GIFTED CNTR

Oberhardt

Thomas

 

Chicago

EDISON ELEM REGIONAL GIFTED CNTR

Morales

Patricia

 

Chicago

HOLY TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL

Kwasa

Jasmine

 

Chicago

KELLER ELEM GIFTED MAGNET SCHOOL

Mentzel

Jacqueline

 

Chicago

LANE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Gueorguieva

Paoula

 

Chicago

LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Hausfater

Nathaniel

 

Chicago

LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Lu

Yue

 

Chicago

LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Zhao

Terence

 

Chicago

LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Auyeung

Audrey

 

Chicago

NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS

Walach

Ryan

Chicago

NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS

Burchell

David

 

Chicago

PAYTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS

Damen

Frederick

 

Chicago

PAYTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS

Shah

Nihit

Chicago

PAYTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS

Guerra

Caitlin

 

Chicago

TAFT HIGH SCHOOL

Gnedin

Nina

 

Chicago

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAB SCHS

Kim

Jae

 

Chicago

YOUNG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

Vaitla

Anil

 

Chicago

YOUNG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

Walsh

Francis

 

Chicago

YOUNG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

Wang

Biyang

 

Chicago

YOUNG MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL

Acosta

Alejandro

 

Cicero

J STERLING MORTON EAST HIGH SCH

Schobert

Lindsey

 

Collinsville

COLLINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Brockman

Asa

 

Congerville

EUREKA HIGH SCHOOL

Sasko

John

 

Cordova

ERIE HIGH SCHOOL

Morphis

Naomi

 

Cortland

DEKALB HIGH SCHOOL

Kusoro

Opeyemi

 

Country Club Hills

RICH CENTRAL CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL

Saluja

Bani

  Darien

HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Smith

Nathan

 

Decatur

MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL

Sun

Yuchen

 

Decatur

MAROA-FORSYTH SENIOR HIGH SCH

Lee

Abraham

 

Decatur

WARRENSBURG-LATHAM HIGH SCHOOL

Spearance

Tiffany

 

Dixon

DIXON HIGH SCHOOL

Awoyemi

Elizabeth

 

Dolton

THORNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Saverson

Earl

 

Dolton

THORNRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Dewald

Hendrik

 

Downers Grove

COMM HS DISTR 99 - NORTH HS

Robinson

Dana

 

Downers Grove

COMM HS DISTR 99 - SOUTH HS

Ye

Feiyang

 

Dunlap

DUNLAP HIGH SCHOOL

Grawey

Ericka

 

Dunlap

PEORIA ACADEMY

Mathew

Thomas

 

East Moline

UNITED TWP HIGH SCHOOL

Tovar

Santiago

 

Elburn

KANELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Filipac

Anamaria

 

Elgin

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Pillay

Martina

 

Elk Grove Village

J B CONANT HIGH SCHOOL

Zhang

Shuang

 

Elk Grove Village

J B CONANT HIGH SCHOOL

Zhang

Ruijie

 

Elmhurst

YORK COMM HIGH SCHOOL

Nelson

Troy

 

Evanston

TIMBER RIDGE

Kinkelaar

Garrett

 

Ewing

BENTON CONS HIGH SCHOOL

Strullmyer

Shaine

 

Farina

ALTAMONT HIGH SCHOOL

Reining

Zachary

 

Forreston

FORRESTON HIGH SCHOOL

Guo

Danny

 

Forsyth

MAROA-FORSYTH SENIOR HIGH SCH

Lakshmanan

Tatiana

 

Forsyth

ST THERESA HIGH SCHOOL

Thomas

Jessina

 

Freeport

AQUIN CATHOLIC JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL

Li

Jiawei

 

Geneva

GENEVA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Pree

Seth

 

Gilman

IROQUOIS WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Jamal

Yaseen

 

Glen Ellyn

GLENBARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Groesch

Andrew

 

Glen Ellyn

GLENBARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Kim

Catrina

 

Glen Ellyn

LYONS TWP HIGH SCHOOL NORTH

Rokosh

Sarah

 

Grayslake

GRAYSLAKE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Nowak

Lauren

 

Gurnee

WARREN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

Sadi

Christian

 

Gurnee

WARREN TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

Peterson

Cari

 

Hampshire

HARRY D JACOBS HIGH SCHOOL

Tolrud

Sean

 

Hanover Park

LAKE PARK HIGH SCHOOL

Liu

Ariel

 

Hinsdale

CLARENDON HILSS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Ramakrishnan

Nandini

 

Hinsdale

HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ulloa

Gustavo

 

Joliet

JOLIET WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Kramer

Michael

 

Kankakee

KANKAKEE HIGH SCHOOL

Turner

Ruhiyyeh

 

Kewanee

KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL

Rock

Nicholas

 

Kildeer

LAKE ZURICH HIGH SCHOOL

Knuckey

Anthony

 

Lacon

HENRY-SENACHWINE HIGH SCHOOL

Gavac

Sarah

 

LaGrange

LYONS TWP HIGH SCH NORTH

Durden

Jessica

 

Lake Barrington

BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

Hoffman

Jacklyn

 

Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Pachay

Meaghan

 

Lake in the Hills

HARRY D JACOBS HIGH SCHOOL

Dietz

Hilary

 

Lake in the Hills

HUNTLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Liu

Jimmy

 

Lake Zurich

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL

Carusiello

Anthony

 

Lemont

LEMONT TWP HIGH SCHOOL

King

Issurah

 

Lisle

LISLE HIGH SCHOOL

Oh

You Na

 

Lisle

 

Walquist

Tabitha

 

Lisle

LISLE JR HIGH SCHOOL

Welter

Megan

 

Lombard

WILLOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Gu

Ray

 

Long Grove

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL

Brakefield

Brian

 

Macomb

MACOMB SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Liu

Bohao

 

Macomb

MACOMB SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Whitledge

Erica

 

Marion

ELDORADO HIGH SCHOOL

Conover

Emmaline

 

Mason

ILLINI CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Herzog

Elizabeth

 

Matteson

O W HUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Brunson

Jourdan

 

Matteson

RICH CENTRAL CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL

Elder

Chelsea

 

Matteson

RICH SOUTH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL

Ruffin

Melcolm

 

Maywood

PROVISO MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY

Gross

Donald

 

Midlothian

ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL

Badur

Mehmet

 

Moline

MOLINE SR HIGH SCHOOL

Dahal

Ishan

 

Moline

MOLINE SR HIGH SCHOOL

Phillips

James

 

Monee

PEOTONE HIGH SCHOOL

Goldston

Cora

 

Montgomery

YORKVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Walters

Campbell

 

Mt Vernon

MOUNT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL

Tan

Isaiah

 

Mt Zion

MT ZION HIGH SCHOOL

Borcherding

Edward

 

Murphysboro

HOMESCHOOLED

Rajendran

Suganya

 

Naperville

 

Liang

Henry

 

Naperville

 

Vyas

Anisha

 

Naperville

AVERY COONLEY SCHOOL

Wang

Erik  

Naperville

KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Yan

Melissa

 

Naperville

KENNEDY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Moradia

Akash

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Song

Ellen

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Yuan

Eva

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Zhen

Wilson

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Chang

Brian

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Chao

Abigail

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Nayak

Rahul

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Shyu

Eric

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Wat

Jeanette

 

Naperville

NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Huang

Yifei

 

Naperville

NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Lee

Bob

 

Naperville

NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

White

Benjamin

 

Naperville

NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Rodrigues

Evan

 

Naperville

THAYER J HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Umrikar

Vaishali

 

Naperville

THAYER J HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL

Bartos

Elizabeth

 

Naperville

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Gropp

Christopher

Naperville

WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

Szucko

Matthew

 

Naperville

WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH HS

Andrews

Spencer

 

New Lenox

PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

Heo

Seung

 

Northbrook

GLENBROOK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Jin

Janel

 

Northbrook

GLENBROOK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Koh

Yoonjung

 

Northbrook

GLENBROOK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Fang

Jenny

 

Oak Brook

HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Higgins

Nicholas

 

Oak Brook Terrace

WILLOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

Dada

Hannah

 

Oak Lawn

H L RICHARDS HIGH SCH(CAMPUS)

Files

James

 

Oak Park

GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Challa

Mamatha

 

Orland Park

CARL SANDBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Cho

Hyun Jii

 

Orland Park

CARL SANDBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Macarol

Guy

 

Orland Park

CARL SANDBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Joyner

Eric

 

Palatine

PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL

Leng

Yize

 

Palatine

PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL

Kurth

Theresa

 

Palos Hills

AMOS ALONZO STAGG HIGH SCHOOL

Dodaro

Anthony

 

Paw Paw

PAW PAW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL

Scott

Janette

 

Pearl City

PEARL CITY HIGH SCHOOL

Bianchi

Kyle

 

Pekin

PEKIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

DaWalt

Olivia

 

Pekin

PEKIN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Pflugmacher

Brandan

 

Penfield

THE HIGH SCHOOL OF ST THOMAS MORE

Shah

Sumeet

 

Peoria

WASHINGTON GIFTED SCHOOL

Reiser

Hannah

 

Petersburg

PORTA HIGH SCHOOL

Aguirre

Pedro

 

Plainfield

JOLIET WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Xue

Mark

 

Plainfield

OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Delort

Lucas

 

Plainfield

PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Lohman

Zachary

 

Plainfield

PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

White

Bassam

 

Plainfield

PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Riemer

Christopher

 

Plainfield

PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

McDormand

Jennifer

 

Pontiac

PONTIAC HIGH SCHOOL

Leemans

Adam

 

Port Byron

RIVERDALE SR HIGH SCHOOL

Lee-Brown

Donald

 

Princeton

HALL HIGH SCHOOL

Margul

Elliot

 

Quincy

QUINCY JR HIGH SCHOOL

Drummond

Alexander

 

Quincy

QUINCY SR HIGH SCHOOL

Pipathsouk

Anne

 

Rockford

AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL

Bunt

Caitlin

 

Rockford

BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL

Verma

Arika

 

Rockford

AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL

Cambell

Kayla

 

Rockford

WINNEBAGO HIGH SCHOOL

Nittala

Solomon

 

Roselle

ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Chatto

Judith

 

Rosiclare

HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Dunham

Jennifer

 

Round Lake

GRANT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Cohen

Amanda

 

Round Lake Beach

ROUND LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Baginski

Emilia

 

Round Lake Beach

ROUND LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Shao

Jianning (Jenny)

 

Schaumburg

PLUM GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Govind-Thomas

Vidya

 

Schaumburg

SCHAUMBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Carbajal

Luis

 

Shorewood

MINOOKA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Rotskoff

Grant

 

Springfield

GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Yoo

Jisun

 

Springfield

GLENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Aladesyui

Arogundade-Oluwakemi

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Crook

Mari

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Evans

Katherine

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Hubbard

Ashley

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

James

Brittany

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

VanDeventer

Paul

 

Springfield

SPRINGFIELD SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL

Pokorski

Robin

 

St. Charles

HAINES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Horn

Caroline

 

St. Charles

ST CHARLES EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Ray

Kelsey

 

St. Charles

ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL

Ray

Benjamin

 

St. Charles

ST CHARLES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Mattson

Heather

 

Steger

BLOOM TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL

Kubaczyk

Mark

 

Stickney

J STERLING MORTON WEST HIGH SCH

Gonzalez

Ricardo

 

Summit

ARGO COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Fisher

Roy

 

Taylor Ridge

ROCKRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Roderick

Jennifer

 

Taylor Ridge

ROCKRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Bhole

Sanat

 

Taylorville

TAYLORVILLE SR HIGH SCHOOL

Reeks

Michael

 

Tinley Park

PRARIE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

Udawatta

Milan

 

Tinley Park

PRARIE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL

Gang

Anjulie

 

Vernon Hills

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL

Liu

KeLi

 

Vernon Hills

ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL

Song

Sabrina

 

Vernon Hills

VERNON HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

Shah

Shailee

 

Warrenville

HUBBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL

Vandiver

Thomas

 

Wasco

ST CHARLES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Fall

Veronica

 

Wauconda

WAUCONDA COMM HIGH SCHOOL

Rodriguez

Allison

 

West Chicago

COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL

Tu

Katherine

 

Westmont

WESTVILLE HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Tu

Margaret

 

Westmont

WESTVILLE HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Lagattolla

Emily

 

Wheaton

WHEATON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

Saladi

Shyam

 

Willowbrook

CASS JR HIGH SCHOOL

Burch

Taylor

 

Willowbrook

HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

Wolf

Kyle

 

Winfield

WINFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Simpson

Nathaniel

 

Winslow

LENA-WINSLOW HIGH SCHOOL

Shah Jasmine   Woodridge THOMAS JEFFERSON JR HIGH SCHOOL