Bishop Noll Institute has announced its Graduates with Distinction for the class of 2023. These top academic seniors all earned a 4.0 or above GPA. These grades also determine valedictorian and salutatorian.
Ayanna Wash, of Hammond, was named valedictorian. She attended St. John Bosco. Hannah Evenson, of Chicago’s Hegewisch neighborhood, has been named salutatorian. She attended St. John the Baptist.
Pictured first row, from left: Juliana Barrera, of East Chicago, attended St. Stanislaus; Itzury Becerra, of East Chicago, St.Casimir; Maria Carbajal, of East Chicago, St. Stanislaus; Jacob Cardenas, of Hammond, St. John Bosco; Rebecca Carlos, of Hammond, St. John Bosco; Marissa Casares, of East Chicago, St. John the Baptist; Alyssa Colon, of Lansing, St. Casimir;
Second row: Evenson; Yessenia Hernandez, of East Chicago, St. Stanislaus; Kinnedi Lewis, of Gary, St. Stanislaus; Genesis Medina, of Calumet City, St. Casimir; Sophia Mendez, of Whiting, St. John The Baptist; David Perez, of Hammond, St. Stanislaus; Adriana Puente, of East Chicago, St. Stanislaus; Keira Quinlan, of Chicago, Annunciata.
Third row: Maria Emilia Quiroga, of Schererville, St. Thomas More; Viviana Rosas, of Hammond, St. Casimir; Nyree Ruiz, of Hammond, St. Casimir; Adriana Torres-Cruz, of East Chicago, St. Mary’s Griffith; Aleni Vasquez, of Hammond, St. Stanislaus; Wash; Gwyneth Wragg, of Lansing, homeschool; Jacob Ziobro, of Calumet City, St John The Baptist.
Not pictured: Gabrielle Merritt, of Schererville, Clark Middle School.