First Members of our $100,000 Academic Scholarship Club Announced
Barb Dawson • January 25, 2024

Congratulations, seniors.

Montini Catholic proudly recognizes the first ten members of its Class of 2024's $100,000 Scholarship Club. The club includes students who have received $100,000+ in academic scholarship offers during their quests for college offers. Several of these seniors have earned way above $100,000 in offers with amounts growing daily! So far, Montini Catholic seniors have accumulated over $5,000,000 in academic scholarship offers. The number of members and the total of offers is expected to grow as the school year progresses.


Congratulations to the following seniors:

Betsy Beirne Holy Cross Catholic School graduate ($598,000)

$10,000 Catholic Heritage Award, $112,000 Presidential Scholarship, Loyola University; $20,000 Chancellor's Award, University of San Francisco; $52,000 Lasallian Leadership Award, $116,0000 Presidential Scholarship, St. Mary's College of California; $88,000 Provost Scholarship Award, University of San Francisco; $100,000 Academic Scholarship, Butler University; $100,000 Catholic Heritage Scholarship, DePaul University; 


Mia Egan St. Scholastica graduate ($108,000)

$108,000 Pére Marquette Scholarship, Marquette University;


Liam Flavin St. Mary of Gostyn graduate ($232,000)

$80,000 Academic Scholarship, Lewis University; $152,000, Academic Scholarship, Saint Louis University; 


Joseph Giannola St. Mary of Gostyn graduate ($202,000)

$10,000 Catholic Heritage Award, $88,000 Dean's Scholarship, Loyola University; $104,000 Pére Marquette Scholarship, Marquette University;


Ella Herrmann Sacred Heart School graduate ($444,572)

$500, Early Action Scholarship, $88,0000 Presidential Scholarship, Elmhurst University; $5,000 Study Abroad Scholarship, Michigan State University; $28,000 General Academic Merit, Belmont College; $60,000 President's Scholarship, Michigan State University; $108,000 Nursing Program Scholarship, Xavier University; $155,072 Grand Valley's Award for Excellence, Grand Valley State University;


Jaylen Howery Lindop School graduate ($830,500)

$20,000 Redbird Academic Scholarship, Illinois State University; $8,000 Johnetta Haley Scholarship, $12,000 Cougar Pride Scholarship, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville; $102,000 Founders Scholarship, $1,750 Housing Award, 1,750 Meal Plan Award, $1,000 Campus Visit Grant, Augustana College; $36,000 Presidential Scholarship, $10,000 Centennial Grant, High Point University; $58,000 Dean's Scholarship, Aurora University; $80,000 Dean's Scholarship, Dominican University; $108,000 Presidential Scholarship, Drake University; $128,000 Trustee Scholarship, Coe College; $104,000 Gael's Scholar Award, $52,000 Lasallian Leadership Scholarship, Saint Mary's College of California; $96,000 Alumni Scholarship, $12,000 Housing Scholarship, Illinois Wesleyan University;


Amanda Karas  Hyde Park Day School graduate ($259,000)

$48,000 Rocky Mountain Scholarship, University of Denver; $50,000 Arizona Excellence Award, University of Arizona; $80,000 Academic Scholarship, Butler University; $81,000 Academic Scholarship, John Carroll University;


Sarah Paradis Hadley Junior High graduate ($716,000)

$32,000, Academic Merit Scholarship, Belmont University; $50,000 Bluegrass Spirit Scholarship, University of Kentucky; $108,000 Academic Scholarship, Xavier University; $108,000 Presidential Excellence Scholarship, $6,000 Legacy and Sibling Scholarship, Bradley University; $124,000 Alumni Scholarship, $12,000 Housing Scholarship, Illinois Wesleyan University; $156,000 Vice President's Scholarship, St. Louis University; $104,000 Pére Marquette Scholarship, Marquette University; 


Cecily Polanco St. Isidore School graduate ($266,350)

$800 Priority Registration Award, $4,000 CCSC, $7,550 Presidential Scholarship, Grand Canyon University; $8,000 Manoa Academic Merit Scholarship, University of Hawaii-Manoa; $10,000 Catholic Heritage Award, $108,000 Damen Scholarship, Loyola University; $28,000 Academic Scholarship, Northern Illinois University; $100,000 Catholic Heritage Scholarship, DePaul University;


Easton Rossi  St. Mary of Gostyn graduate ($530,000)

$6,000 Legacy and Sibling Scholarship, $100,000 Presidential Scholarship, Bradley University; $64,000 Redhawk Excellence Award, Miami of Ohio University; $72,000 University Award, Creighton University; $80,000 Academic Scholarship, Butler University; $92,000 Academic Scholarship, University of Dayton; $116,000 Academic Scholarship, Xavier University;


Image above: l to r back:  Amanda Karas, Easton Rossi, Joseph Giannola, Jaylen Howery, Liam Flavin; front: Cecily Polanco, Mia Egan, Ella Herrmann, Sarah Paradis and Betsy Beirne


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