Alumni news
Rhys Mix (Class of 2020)
Rhys graduated Summa Cum Laude from Morton West High School and will be attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. While in high school, he was the first sophomore ever to be inducted de La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish Honor Society). He was also inducted into the National Honor Society and received several other honors, including an award in English. He is active in Scouts and led the Chicago Pride Parade with his troop. He plans to pursue a BFA in Arts and Entertainment Technology.
Simon Nosek (Class of 2013)
Simon recently accepted a Fulbright ETA grant for 2024-25. He will travel to the Czech Republic to start work as an English teaching assistant in a Czech secondary school. ETAs team up with expert classroom teachers, coordinate cultural exchange in their host communities, and build lessons together with their peers. "This award is an unbelievable opportunity and I am hugely grateful to be part of this program," he says. Congratulations, Simon!
Matthew Erlec (Class of 2020)
Matthew is pictured here in Stockholm during his travels with the St. Ignatius Model UN team. The team visited Sweden, Denmark, and Norway on their way to an international competition in Germany. Matthew has participated on the team since his freshman year and has won numerous competitions. His other recent travels included a mission trip (his second) to the US/Mexican border for the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, AZ.
Bea Sjostrom (Class of 2021)
Bea is pictured here in Halle, Germany, where she traveled on tour with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Bea has served as principal second violinist for many orchestras within CYSO and serves as concertmaster of the OPRF orchestra. Bea has been selected for the advanced Festival Orchestra of the Chicago Youth in Music Festival, the Honors Orchestra at the ILMEA All-State Festival, and CYSO’s Classical Orchestral Repertory Ensemble. She plays in CYSO’s Symphony Orchestra and serves as a CYSO ambassador to Chicago Public Schools.
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