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About 315 Benet Academy seniors were awarded diplomas Sunday afternoon during a commencement ceremony held at the school in Lisle.

Zachary Kowalczyk addressed the Class of 2016 as valedictorian and Declan McNamara spoke as the salutatorian.

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According to school officials, 100 percent of the graduating class plans to attend college. The top four-year colleges students will attend are University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Notre Dame, Marquette University and Miami University-Ohio. In addition, Michael McGerty was appointed to the U.S. Military Academy-Westpoint and Lucy Zimmerman was appointed to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

A total of 18 students were named National Merit Scholar finalists and five students were named as National Hispanic Scholars.

Four Benet Academy graduates pose for a photo outside the Lisle school Sunday following a commencement ceremony for the Class of 2016.
Four Benet Academy graduates pose for a photo outside the Lisle school Sunday following a commencement ceremony for the Class of 2016.

Jane Donahue is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.