Lake Zurich Area Students Earn Academic Honors at Purdue

The following local students have earned academic honors at Purdue University for the spring 2012 semester:

Barbara Jean Ginali, of Lake Zurich

Christopher Jonas, of Long Grove

Malgorzata Londa, of Lake Zurich

Kristine Lee Methling, of Lake Zurich

Robert Pecho, of Lake Zurich

Amy Slott, of Long Grove

Courtney Wasson, of Long Grove

Scott Harbeck, of Lake Zurich

Joshua Jackson, of Hawthorn Woods

Samantha Blackmore, of Lake Zurich

Ryan Martin, of Lake Zurich

Robert Eddleman, of Lake Zurich

Brooke Wilke, of Lake Zurich

Schuyler Davis, of Lake Zurich

Audrey Smith, of Lake Zurich

Megan Frew, of Lake Zurich

Stephanie Beadle, of Long Grove

Paige Rafferty, of Long Grove

Kiley Olker, of Long Grove

Farral Hughes, of Hawthorn Woods

Jack Pitzo, of Hawthorn Woods

Matthew Porter, of Kildeer

Emily Trittschuh, of Lake Zurich

Emaly Piecuch, of Lake Zurich

Justin Bellito, of Lake Zurich

To earn honors, students must have had at least a 3.5 semester or cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

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