OMEGA SENIORS CLASS OF 2020 PROGRAM

Praise to Omega Istoria’s Inaugural Class!!!

Congratulations to the Omega class of 2020, a class full of extraordinary students and wonderful human
beings! The Omega class of 2020 is a true celebration of excellence in the humanities with an eclectic
group of future scholars, philosophers, musicians, scientists, actors, artists, politicians, diplomats,
philanthropists, community organizers, officers, novelists, poets, mathematicians, historians, economists,
and geographers. You are the trailblazers, not only for our wonderful program, but for the WORLD!

Thank you for sharing your many talents and insights. Thank you for all of your hard work and living up to
the mission of Omega. Thank you for being such an excellent example for all the Omegas to follow. We
are so very proud of you and will miss you dearly. Now go make this world a better place!

Love,
Your Omega Teachers

Simon Adams

University of Toronto

Major: Political Science, History or Theater

Dream Job: Actor or Comedian

Omega Superlative Most Outgoing

Omega Memory The tight knit community

and the wonderful and exciting classes

Deans International Students Award Recipient

Fridauz Alli

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: Medicine

Dream Job: Pediatrician and humanist

Omega Superlative Most Dramatic

Omega Memory

Illinois Promise Scholar

Auyanah Bingham-Cole

University of Missouri,
Columbia

Major: Music Performance and English

Dream Job: Musician or Lawyer

Omega Superlative Best Dressed/Most Woke

Favorite Omega Books Othello and Between the

World and Me

In-State Tuition

Sadie Bunting

Purdue University

Major: User Experience Design

Dream Job: Teacher

Omega Superlative

Smallest redhead

Favorite Omega Book

The Devil in the White City

Kim Casas

Lake Forest College

Major: Gender and Sexuality

Studies

Dream Job: Anything involving

helping people and traveling!

Omega Superlative Most likely to be friends with
a really famous person

Omega Memory Sharing a room w/ Court and Zoe on
the Ohio Trip

Lake Forest College Foster Grant Recipient

Full ride; Full ride by Army and Sophie Cohen
Navy to university of choice
The United States Military

Academy at West Point

Major: Life Sciences and
Chemical Engineering

Dream Job: Army Surgeon

Omega Superlative Most likely to be mistaken
for a middle schooler

Omega Memory Writing we put the LIT in
LITerature on a broken desk

Chicago City Wide Female Cadet of the Year Scholarship

Full need and Michael Collazo
outside
Northeastern University
scholarships
Major: Data Science and Business

Administration
Management Consultant

Dream Job: or Social Entrepreneur

Omega Superlative

Most likely to be CEO

Omega Memory

Ohio college trip, Writing “we put the
LIT in LITerature” on a broken desk

Laura Cortes

Lawrence University

Majors: Music Performance and Business

Performing in a major orchestra and

Dream Job: working in an outreach program to

support young POC musicians

Omega Superlative Least likely to rejoin Alpha

Omega Memory Connecting with other
Omegas at the Day of Service

Lawrence University Merit School of Music Scholarship

Lulu Daly

University of California,
Los Angeles

Major: Neuroscience

Dream Job: Neurosurgeon

Omega Superlative Most likely to burst out
laughing for literally no reason

Omega Memory Wyatt’s concert after the
Day of Service

Alexandra Mae De Guzman

University of Illinois
at Chicago

Major: Biology

Dream Job: Optometrist

Omega Superlative Most Friendly

Favorite Omega Book The Tempest

Full Ride

Jesus Omar Delgado Sanchez

University of Michigan

Major: Engineering

Dream Job: Using math and
science to help others

Most likely to make a company

Omega Superlative that gets bought out by Disney

Omega Memory Class discussions/book meetings

POSSE Scholar and Michigan Victor’s Award Recipient

Charlie Drohomyrecky

University of Colorado
Boulder

Major: Business: Undeclared

Dream Job: Sports/Talent Agent

Most likely to leave class

Omega Superlative early for a track meet
Favorite Omega Book Devil in the White City

Colorado Presidential Scholarship Recipient

Leda Edwards

University of Missouri,
Columbia

Major: Journalism

Dream Job: TV Producer/Journalist

Omega Superlative Best Writer

Omega Memory Wyatt’s “mini-concert”

after the first Omega Day of Service

Jenavieve Estrada

Depaul University

Major: Mathematics

Dream Job: No idea!

Most likely to have an

Omega Superlative opinion on everything
Favorite Omega Book The White Tiger

Chicago Promise Scholarship Recipient

Lauren Gallagher

University of Pittsburgh

Major: Business: Marketing
and Advertising

Dream Job: Creating a non-profit

to raise money/awareness for social justice causes

Omega Superlative

Most likely to travel the world

Omega Memory

The peer-led discussions in Ms. Laroche’s class

Pitt Academic Scholarship

Emilio Garcia

Depaul University

Major: International Studies

Dream Job: CIA Special Agent or
Political Analyst

Omega Superlative Class Clown

Omega Memory Ohio College Trip

Dean’s Scholarship, Depaul Grant Recipient

Viviana Garcia

Marquette University

Major: Engineering: Undecided

Dream Job: Bio-engineer

Omega Superlative Most likely to show

up late to class with an iced coffee in hand

Omega Memory Stopping class to watch

the Billie Eilish music video Liz worked on

Père Marquette Award Recipient

Alejandro Gonzalez

Kenyon College

Majors: History and Linguistics
Dream Job: U.N. Translator (to start

WWIII)

Omega Superlative Best Dressed
Omega Memory Emilio’s bringing

his big stick to class

Kendall Herron

University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities

Major: Business: Undecided

Dream Job: Running a nonprofit

Omega Superlative Most likely to use comic

sans for every paper

Omega Memory Alejandro’s musical performances

National Scholarship, Carlson School
of Management Scholarship

Sarah Hunter

Indiana University

Major: Advertising and Media

Dream Job: Advertising/Marketing

Executive

Omega Superlative

Most likely to move to California

Omega Memory

Ms. Feinstein talking about her famous salsa

Dean’s Scholarship Recipient

Sandra Jablonska

Loyola University Chicago

Major: Biology: Pre-Med
Dream Job: Anesthesiologist
Omega Superlative Most Polish
Omega Memory Working with Ms. Laroche

At Cradles to Crayons; forming great friendships!

Presidential Scholarship Recipient

Payton Jarzyna

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: English

Dream Job: Something that makes enough
money to be happy, but not too
much money that I’m unhappy

Omega Superlative Most likely to be a
professional dancer

Concert after the

Omega Memory Day of Service

Courtney Kimbrough

Chapman University

Major: Creative Producing

Dream Job: Hollywood Producer

Omega Superlative

Most likely to become famous

Omega Memory

College visits

Received Full Tuition

Henry Landgraff

University of Georgia

Major: Economics

Dream Job: Stock trader or Producer

Omega Superlative

Most likely to get a 95 on the final

Favorite Omega Book

Between the World and Me

Emery Lawrence

Emerson College

Major: Media Studies and Journalism
Dream Job: Editor-in-chief
Omega Superlative
Omega Memory

Received Full Tuition

Lara Manalli

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: Economics

Dream Job: Economist

Omega Superlative Most likely to make

it political

Omega Memory Reading the Lemon
poem in Ms. Sears’ class

LAS Morrill Scholarship Recipient

Zoe Mateja

Depaul University

Major: Communications
Dream Job: News Anchor

Omega Superlative

Most likely to be late to graduation

Omega Memory

Root crops

Mia McDermott

Purdue University

Major: Business
Dream Job: Business Side of

High Fashion

Omega Superlative Most likely to get lost

Favorite Omega Book The White Tiger

William A. Lee Memorial Scholarship Recipient

Avery Moss

UC Berkeley

Major: Dream Job:

Undecided Journalist

Omega Superlative

Best Pen Collection

Omega Memory

The amazing Hamlet
performances in AP Lit!

Norah Mulcrone

University of Dayton

Major: Marketing

Dream Job: Working for a Major League
Sports team

Omega Superlative Best Farmers Tan

Favorite Omega Book The White Tiger

Angela Murillo

Purdue University

Major: Biology

Dream Job: Veterinarian

Omega Superlative

Most likely to not raise their hand in class

Favorite Omega Book

Acting out Hamlet in class

Langston Neurohr

University of Illinois
at Chicago

Liz Nguyen

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Letty Ocampo

University of Illinois
at Chicago

Major: Neuroscience

Dream Job: Neurosurgeon

Omega Superlative Most likely to fake cry on the

spot at any moment

Omega Memory 7th period APUSH with

Avery, Kendall, and Charlie

Daniel Ocon

University of Chicago

Major: Open Major

Dream Job: A Historian, teaching a new
generation of students from a
special space school on Mars

Omega Superlative “Literally Google”

Favorite Omega Book Dune

Full Ride

Alexis Parsio

California Baptist University

Major: Theater; Minor in Teaching English
to Speakers of Other Languages

Dream Job: Teaching English abroad,

starting in China!

Omega Superlative Most likely to master all

art forms

Omega Memory Volunteering at Feed My

Starving Children

Trustees Scholarship, CBU Theater Scholarship

Aanika Pfister

Drake University

Major: Writing

Dream Job: Freelance Writer

Omega Superlative Most likely to dedicate her
life to the study of the blade

Omega Memory Ohio College Trip

Member of Crew Scholars Program

Audrey Piemontese

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: Journalism

Dream Job: Investigative Journalist

Most likely to doodle

Omega Superlative in her notebook

Group conversations

Omega Memory about current events

UIUC College of Media Scholarship

Wyatt Porter

University of Illinois
at Chicago

Major: Undecided

Dream Job: Writer

Omega Superlative Most likely to

release several albums but never succeed

Omega Memory Day of Service

Ashley Rojas

University of Illinois
at Chicago

Major: Business

Dream Job: Business Owner/ Entrepreneur

Most likely to show up

Omega Superlative late to graduation

Omega Memory Volunteering at
Cradles to Crayons

UIC Opportunity Grant Recipient

Nicholas Rosenbaum

Columbia University
in the City of New York

Majors: Political Science and History

Dream Job: To found a global NGO focused on
sustainable post-colonial development

Omega Superlative

Omega Memory Organic debates and critical
discussions in Telles’ class

$60,000 in institutional grants

Maeve Sheedy

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: Vocal Performance: Classical

Dream Job: Baroque Opera Singer

Omega Superlative Most likely to live in a
van (a cute one)

Omega Memory Wyatt’s concert after
the Day of Service

Local 150 Engineer Scholarship Recipient

Eitan Silver

Denison University

Major: Undecided

Dream Job: Defense Lawyer

Omega Superlative Omega Memory

Most likely to perform The first Omega Day
aerobic activities of Service in the gym
during class

Denison Alumni Award Recipient

Lauren Slaber

James Madison University

Major: Chemistry

Dream Job: Working for a natural
makeup/skincare company

or researching plastics

Omega Superlative Best Dancer

Omega Memory Omega Day of Service

Madison Scholarship Recipient

Samantha Thomann

Loyola University Chicago

Major: Psychology

Dream Job: Advertising Consultant

Most likely to show up

Omega Superlative to class with iced coffee
Omega Memory Ohio college trip

Half tuition Damen Scholarship Recipient

Isabel Wojcik

University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign

Major: Biology: Pre-Med

Dream Job: Doctors Without Borders

Omega Superlative

Most likely to win the lottery but lose the ticket

Omega Memory

Reading Dune in class

Natalie Zajczenko

Case Western Reserve University

Major: Biochemistry and

Music Performance

Dream Job: Physician-scientist

Omega Superlative

Most likely to lead a geographically accurate
Crime and Punishment walking tour

Favorite Omega Book Dune

$22,500 University Scholarship, Mary E. Smith
Foundation book scholarship recipient

Oscar Zetino

University of Chicago

Major: Political Science

Dream Job: President of the United States

Omega Superlative Most likely to
become President

Omega Memory Ohio college trip and playing

Cards Against Humanity in the hotel room

Full Ride