Montini Catholic's National Honor Society (St. Pope Paul VI Chapter) proudly inducted forty-six (46) new members on Tuesday, October 24th at the Lasallian college preparatory high school's NHS Induction Ceremony for the 2023-24 school year.

Principal Chris Tiritilli, Assistant Principal Sara Lhotka and NHS moderators Michael Dailey and Charlie Scott, were in attendance to congratulate the honored students. Returning NHS members joined the inductees to celebrate the newest members and to renew their own commitments to the goals of the National Honor Society. Seniors were also presented with special NHS stoles to wear at graduation in May.

Thirty-three percent (33%) of Montini Catholic's junior and senior class are members of this prestigious academic community.

Montini Catholic National Honor Society members are the leaders of their class and represent the very qualities the society is built on - Character, Scholarship, Leadership, and Service.  Members are responsible for organizing and enlisting school participation in various events during the school year including the school's Golden Gobbler Thanksgiving Food Drive in November, their Adopt-A-Family Christmas Drive in December and the annual Blood Drive for Vitalant, held in January. 

NHS officers led inductees in the Ceremony of Light and Pillars which explained the four pillars of success which are the basis for which Montini's chapter was founded upon and the characteristics that each member strives to emulate in their everyday lives. 

The minimum requirement for membership in the Montini Catholic High School chapter of the NHS is a 3.75 cumulative GPA at the end of their sophomore year. All students achieving a 4.0 GPA at the end of their sophomore (or junior) year receive the opportunity to petition for membership in NHS. When applying, students are asked to detail their qualifications in the areas of Scholarship, Leadership, Service, and Character. Students meeting all the requirements are then invited to become members in the NHS in the fall of their junior or senior year.

Once accepted into the NHS, students are required to maintain high scholastic standards, act as true leaders of the school and perform ten hours of community service each year (in addition to the service hours required for graduation (40).

Congratulations to Montini Catholic's NHS 2023-24 Inductees:

Ryan Andres (Bartlett/Kenyon Woods Middle School graduate)
Payton Atkins (Downers Grove/St. Scholastica graduate)
Liliana Aumann (Bolingbrook/St. Dominic School graduate)
John Barrett (Villa Park/St. Pius X graduate)
Annika Bartell (Downers Grove/Forest Park Middle School graduate)
Maria Bednarczyk (Lombard/Sacred Heart graduate)
Joshua Brunke (Lombard/Sacred Heart graduate)
Hannah Bushati (Downers Grove/St. Joseph School graduate)
Gaetano Carbonara (Downers Grove/St. Isaac Jogues graduate)
Dominic Catalano (Lombard/Glenn Westlake School graduate)
Liliana Cruz (Elmhurst/Immaculate Conception graduate)
Julian D’Anca (Wheaton/St. Michael School graduate)
Annalee DeFeo (Lombard/St. Pius X graduate)
Mia Egan (Lombard/St. Scholastica graduate)
Mason Esquivel (Bolingbrook/St. Scholastica graduate)
Isabel Evenson (Villa Park/St. Pius X graduate)
Peyton Farrell (Downers Grove/St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
James Fitzpatrick (Lombard/Sacred Heart graduate)
Julia Gergen (Lombard/St. Pius X graduate)
Naomy Gonzalez (Wayne/Indian Trail Junior High graduate)
Jaxon Gorny-Lane (Carol Stream/Monroe Middle School graduate)
Isabella Greco (Oak Brook/Butler Junior High graduate)
Ja’niyah Hall (Hanover Park/Eastview Middle School)
Sean Hubeny (Westmont/St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Isabella Jaojoco (Bolingbrook/St. Scholastica graduate)
Conor Kaefer (Lombard/Sacred Heart graduate)
Audrey Kinney (Glen Ellyn/St. Petronille graduate)
MaryKate Lewan (Naperville/St. Juliana School graduate)
Ruikun (Ray) Li (Oak Brook/St. John of the Cross graduate)
Victoria Matulevicius (Willowbrook/Burr Ridge Middle School graduate)
Zander Montgomery (Lombard/Glenn Westlake Middle School graduate)
Margaret Nielsen (Lombard/Sacred Heart graduate)
Seoyeon (Yeon) Park (Lombard/International student)
Dhruvkumar Patel (Bolingbrook/St. Dominic graduate)
Wyatt Prater (Naperville/Jefferson Jr. High graduate)
Nicholas Sheeran (Downers Grove/Herrick Middle School graduate)
Daniel Sherman (Bolingbrook/St. Scholastica graduate)
Matthew Silveyra (Carol Stream/St. Isidore graduate)
Sienna Skarda (Elmhurst/Immaculate Conception graduate)
Roberto Soto (Addison/Indian Trail graduate)
Lily Spanos (Glen Ellyn/St. Petronille graduate)
Hayden Surrette (Downers Grove/Herrick Middle School graduate)
Sierra Urban (Westchester/Westchester Middle School graduate)
Igor Vitale (Downers Grove/Ascension Catholic School graduate)
Collins Whitfield (Downers Grove/St. Joseph School graduate)
Christopher Zayed (Lombard/Glenn Westlake Middle School graduate)

"I am so proud of each of our National Honor Society members," said Principal Tiritilli. "I enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate their continual hard work and efforts to maintain high academic marks while also serving as an engaged and active member of the student body. I am confident that all of these students are already on the path to transforming our school, community and world, and so pleased that they are beginning their leadership journey here at Montini Catholic High School."