Congratulations to Celia, Ignatius, Maanav, and Merlin, our latest State Scholars! The four MPA seniors have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, which honors Illinois high school seniors each year based on exemplary ACT or SAT scores and/or class rank at the end of the junior year. MPA has had 72 State Scholars in the past 11 years. Note: Students whose primary residence is outside Illinois (e.g., Indiana residents and international students) are not eligible.

MPA senior Maanav Kaistha has earned recognition among the nation’s top high school scholars, receiving National Merit Commendation after scoring in the top 3 percent of the 1.5 million students nationwide who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last year. Congratulations, Maanav! Beyond his success in the classroom, Maanav has been a leader and key contributor for Student Council, Model UN, National Honor Society, Service Council, our award-winning math and academic challenge teams, and varsity boys tennis. A Lockport resident, he has explored a potential career in medicine by interning at Northwestern Human Olfaction Lab and KodoCare Pharmacy and [...]