Students recognized during Board of Education meeting

ELGIN - The School District U-46 Board of Education hosted the Top Two Percent ceremony Monday at the U-46 Welcome Center to honor the academic success and accomplishments of 45 graduating seniors. The students are the top-achieving graduates from the district’s five comprehensive high schools and are featured on the U-46 website in the High School Graduation Ceremonies section at u-46.org/2026Top2Percent. 

"Our Top Two Percent honorees have distinguished themselves through academic excellence while growing as thinkers, collaborators, and leaders. They demonstrate what is possible when high expectations and strong support come together,” said Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Annette Acevedo.

The students will attend colleges including Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University, University of Notre Dame, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The top two percent of graduating seniors are as follows:

Bartlett High School

Imaan Ali

Dhanvi Dhandapani

Jeremy Dinh

James Griffin

Sebastian Kopanicak

Venice Lopez

Tej Patel

Giancarlo Sanchez-Garcia

Madisyn Wise

Elgin High School

Emily Alvarado

Timothy Cellar

Aashna Gandhi

Suhani Gandhi

Natalia Hernandez Rivera

Zuzanna Korus

Sofia Martin

Abigail Ray

Silvia Scimonelli

Edgar Serrano

Larkin High School

Thomas Akemann

Mia Carter

AnnaLizette Gallegos

Vivian Garay

Ruby Hall

Aidan Klapperich

Emily O'Hearn

Caleb Reinheimer

South Elgin High School

Minha Awan

Nathan Baker

Noah Dihel

Dhruvil Golakiya

Hannah Greenberg

Coco Lin

Anokhi Nadella

Riya Patel

Aarushi Sheth

Mia Young

Streamwood High School

Susana Ayala

Jahaira Gallardo

Sarai Luna

Natalie Mancera

Margaret Osornio Solis

Jose Santeliz Goncalves

Zaina Siddiqui

Monday’s Board of Education meeting is available to watch on the District’s YouTube channel.