Bishop Noll Institute has announced its Graduates with Distinction for the class of 2026. These top academic seniors all earned a 4.0 or above GPA. These grades also determine valedictorian and salutatorian.
Noah Hahn, of Highland, was named valedictorian. Hahn, a parishioner at Our Lady of Grace, attended Montessori Children’s Schoolhouse. Sara Seleb, of Hammond, was named salutatorian. She attended and is a parishioner of St. John Bosco.
The other graduates with distinction are Aniyah Basulto, of Hammond, a parishioner at St. Joseph Church and attended public elementary school; Abigail Buksa, of Munster and St. Thomas More; Aiyana Espinoza, of Hammond and St. Mary Griffith; Samuel Fowler, of Griffith and St. Mary Griffith; Addison Gil, of Highland, who attended St. Mary Griffith; Brianna Gonzalez, of Chicago’s Hegewisch neighborhood and Annunciata; Jasmin Gonzalez, of Hammond and St. Casimir; Kevin Guerrero, of Gary, who attended public elementary school; Maddux Laurincik, of Whiting and St. John the Baptist; Madison Lawrence, of Hammond and Our Lady of Grace in Highland; Jolette Luna, of Hammond, who is a parishioner at St. Margaret Mary and attended St. Casimir; Lucia Magallon, of Hammond, parishioner at St. John Bosco and attended St. Casimir; Josef Matushek, of Whiting and St. John the Baptist; Regan McCabe, of Munster and St. Thomas More; Hannah Moisant, of Griffith and St. Mary Griffith; Kimberly Padilla, of Hammond, a parishioner of St. Margaret Mary who attended St. John Bosco; Lila Patino, of Hammond and St. Casimir; Alina Plascencia, of East Chicago, a parishioner at St. Maria Goretti who attended public elementary school; Victoria Quiroga, of East Chicago and St. John the Baptist; and Landon Wisler, of Highland and Our Lady of Grace.
Front row: Madison Lawrence, Kimberly Padilla, Alina Plascencia, Sara Seleb, Aiyana Espinoza, Addison Gil, Hannah Moisant, Aniyah Basulto, Lila Patino, Brianna Gonzalez, Jolette Luna, Jasmin Gonzalez
Back Row: Regan McCabe, Abigail Buksa, Kevin Guerrero, Landon Wisler, Maddux Lurincik, Samuel Fowler, Noah Hahn, Josef Matushek, Victoria Quiroga
Not pictured: Lucia Magallon