Twenty-four seniors were named Illinois State Scholars for the Mater Dei Class of 2012. They are (sitting, left to right) Ellen Toennies, Kayla Hitpas, Mallory Mensing, Larisa Maue, Nicole Ripperda, Maddy Wilson, Lindsay Winkeler, (middle row, l to r) Jonathan Ang, Ellen Maue, Laura Schlueter, Taylor Schumacher, Emily Hellmann, Alyssa Hitpas, Corinne Holtmann, Jaime Haake, Kane Weinberg, (back row, l to r) Alex Toennies, Kevin Garber, Joe Kasson, Cody Ratermann, Mackenzie Gerling, Tad Logullo, Trent Isaak, and Dominic Antonacci. This number represents 20% of the senior class. The state average is 10%.