
Bishop Noll Institute has announced its Graduates with Distinction for the class of 2024. These top academic seniors all earned a 4.0 or above GPA. These grades also determine valedictorian and salutatorian.
Laura Bautista, of Hammond, has been named valedictorian. Bautista attended St. Casimir School. Grace Shebish, of Chicago, has been named salutatorian. She attended St. John the Baptist School.
The graduates with distinction also include Luke Baczkowski, of Hobart, from Nativity of Our Savior; Soriyah Casiano, of East Chicago, from St. Stanislaus; Soledad Castellanos, of East Chicago, from St. Stanislaus; Miranda Gaal, of Schererville, from St. John the Baptist; Isabella M. Garcia, of Whiting, from St. Casimir; Daisy Gonzalez, of Hammond, from Saint John Bosco; Mathieu Jadrych, of South Holland, from Calvin Christian School; Alessandra Lopez, of Hammond, from St. Casimir; Arianna Magallanes, of Hammond, from St. Casimir; Andrea Mendoza, of Hammond, from St. John Bosco; Painalli Patino, of Hammond, from St. Casimir; Reese Reid, of Griffith, from St. Mary’s-Griffith; Anthony Rico, of Hammond, from Scott Middle School; Alyssa Schafbuch, of Hammond, from St. Casimir; Erik Shelton, of Highland, from Highland Middle School; Alexis Vega, of East Chicago, from St. John the Baptist.

Bishop Noll’s top graduates from the Class of 2024 all achieved a GPA of 4.0 or higher. Pictured in the front row, from left: Reese Reid, Soriyah Casiano, Andrea Mendoza, Soledad Castellanos; second row: Arianna Magallanes, Alyssa Schafbuch, Isabella Garcia, Anthony Rico; third row: Alessandra Lopez, valedictorian Laura Bautista, Alexis Vega; fourth row: Miranda Gaal, Daisy Gonzalez, salutatorian Grace Shebish, Painalli Patino; back row: Luke Baczkowski, Mathieu Jadrych, Erik Shelton.

Bishop Noll Institute has announced its top graduates for the Class of 2024. Laura Bautista, right, has been named valedictorian. Bautista attended St. Casimir School. Grace Shebish has been named salutatorian. She attended St. John the Baptist School.