Montini Catcholic Bronco Express Jr. - September 2020

September 2020

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158 Lasallian graduates;

8 Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars; 4 AP Scholars with Honor; 2 AP Scholars with Distinction; 60 Academic All Stars & recipients of the President’s Award for Academic Excellence;

52 were members of the National Honor Society; 2 National Merit Commended Scholars; 56 IHSA Academic Achievement Honorees; 66% graduated with 3.5+ GPA; 27 Illinois State Scholars!

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Secretary Treasurer

LET’S GO! 2020-21 Student Government Officers Selected Virtually

Despite not being on the school campus this past spring, it was business as usual as Student Government officers were selected. Student Government members get to take part in planning student activities throughout the school year. The officers listen to suggestions and make decisions on events, service programs and fundraising drives. This year’s members submitted their photos virtually during the spring shutdown!

"Don't be that person that says 'I should have joined earlier' in your senior year! If you want to get the most out of high school you need to get involved as soon as you can during your freshman year!"

In 2020 our Robotics Team Qualified for the VEX World Championship!

This past spring, our Robotics Team (above), after advancing to the 2020 VEX Robotics State Championship Tournament, also qualified for the World Championship. Out of over 11,000 VEX teams from around the world, our Bronco team was one of only 720 teams who qualified for this unique worldwide event, which included teams from over 30 countries!

Get involved!

- Glory Ugorji, Student Government President

(Top row l to r:) Glory Ugorji (Westchester Middle School), Nora Sypkens (Hillside Schools), Cydney Rand (St. Alphonsus/St. Patrick), Nick Fisch (St. Scholastica), Reeghan Boyer (St. Joseph), Megan Canty (St. Joseph), Kayla Chrapkowski (Westchester Middle School), Varshika Karthi (St. Philip the Apostle), Kayla Kulhanek (Everest Academy), Mary Ann Lah (Divine Infant Jesus), Rosalie Moraga (St. Pius X), Patrick O’Connor (St. Mary of Gostyn), Amanda Rollag (Westchester Middle School), Sarah Stevenson (St. Petronille), Emerald Whaley (St. Pius X) & Isabel Zayed (Glenn Westlake);

Our Kazma Innovation Center (created in the summer of 2019) gives students new and exciting opportunities to explore technology and find their passions!

Thanks to the Innovation Center, students are able to develop skills they never even knew they had! (Photos above from Fall 2019)

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attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C; Our Peer Ministry team, made up of

36 members,

assisted our Campus Ministry in ‘inspiring by example.’ Montini students helped host a dinner for the Compassionate Sisters of the Poor to raise money for families in Jamaica. They raised money for families in Uganda, and held their

23rd Annual Golden

Gobbler Thanksgiving Food Drive for local food pantries and adopted

21 families at Christmas. These are just a

few of the great things Broncos did for others last year.

drive on Good Friday for Loaves & Fishes.

GOT QUESTIONS? EMAIL US - WE’RE HERE TO ANSWER THEM! Admissions Representatives - Jennifer Kavanagh ‘97, Michael Bukovsky ‘83 • admissions@montini.org

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music history made Senior Mahmoud Jabir (Ira Jones Middle School) didn’t settle for being among the few high school students chosen to perform at ILMEA’s District ensemble this past fall. No! He decided to go above and beyond by being the first ever Bronco to head down to Peoria to IMEC’s (Illinois Music Educators Convention) and perform in the Honors All State Chorus. Mahmoud is the only person to be selected in Montini's history. Not only was he selected for the All State Chorus, but his score was so high that he was placed in the Honors Chorus. A pretty awesome deal. Way to go Mahmoud!

(Mahmoud is pictured above in Peoria with Music Teacher, Mr. Donnie Glowinski)

o c n o r BT-SHIRT It’s easy! Simply answer the questions below (hint: they can be found in this issue), clip & drop off or mail back to us! You’ll be entered in our drawing! Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to

be featured in our next issue, like Teagan O’Connor - 6th grade from St. Mary of Gostyn School in Downers Grove!

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How many service hours did our Broncos complete during our 2019-20 school year?

Answer: _____________________________________________

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Total amount ($) of academic scholarship offers received by our Class of 2020: Answer:_____________________________________________

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Who is this year’s Student Government President?

Answer: _____________________________________________

(Don’t forget to write clearly.)

Name: ______________________________________________ Grade: ___________________T-shirt size: _________________ School: ______________________________________________

Interested in a virtual tour?

Watch it here: montini.org/admissions

Parent Email: _________________________________________ Deadline for entries: September 30, 2020 Mail to: Bronco Express Jr. @ MCHS, 19W070 16th Street, Lombard, IL 60148

Joe Roberts (152) Yorkville Trevor Swier (182) Ira Jones Josh LaBarbera (220) Thayer J. Hill Dylan Ragusin (126) St. Pius X Joe Fernau (106) Thompson

Wrestlers locked down 5 state titles Our Wrestling Team celebrated

5 Individual State

Champions and were once again CCL Conference

1st Place Class 3A title, which was also their 3rd straight Champions bringing home their 16th

consecutive state title!

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It was no surprise that our Broncos were a force to be reckoned with once again last fall and were Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference Green Division Champions!

IHSA State Championships

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aletes commied to colleges.

Our Broncettes were 2020 State Qualifiers this year and our Boys Soccer team took home the Regional Championship title. Girls Basketball were GCAC Conference Champs and ended their season as #3 in the IHSA 3A Championship. Hockey finished

1st Place in the Cougar Cup League Championship. Montini celebrated

56 IHSA Academic Recognition Award Recipients (among juniors and seniors). We celebrated 45 All Conference athletes (despite not having a Spring season)!

Senior Aidan O'Connor (St. Raphael, on left with teammate Connor McCann of St. Mary of Gostyn) was named IL High School Hockey League's Top Varsity Goalie for the 19-20 season. Aidan is a member of the Renegades High School Hockey Team. The team played in the Illinois Suburban High School Hockey League and took home the coveted Cougar Cup Championship for the second season in a row. Aidan was also named October’s Goaltender of the Month in 2019.

Our 7th annual ‘Johnny Always Wins’ Football Charity Game was another huge success last fall. Each year proceeds go to families dealing with the tragedy of leukemia.

GO BRONCOS!

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What else we accomplished last season!

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Montini Broncos find success in the classroom, on the field, on the stage - and in the community! In this issue, we’re looking back at an awesome year, while looking forward to making more great memories.