Joliet District 86 Students Receive College Scholarships

The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce announced that 40 students, including 19 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students, from Joliet area schools will receive a $1,000 Hawk Joliet Education Scholarship to encourage them to plan for college at an early age. Students in grades 4-8 who maintained a grade point average of 3.75 or above on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated service to their school or community were nominated by their school principal for the award.

This year’s District 86 winners were: T.E. Culbertson Elementary: Adilene Pantoja Gonzalez (5th grade); M.J. Cunningham Elementary: Logan Spengler (5th grade); Dirksen Junior High: Jai Ayan Hill (8th grade); Eisenhower Academy: Brenden A. Scovel (5th grade); Farragut Elementary: Eusebio A. Hernandez (5th grade); Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School: Aniyah Franklin (4th grade); Gompers Junior High: Keila Nicolas Ramirez (8th grade); Hufford Junior High & I.E. Program: Linda Lazo (8th grade); Thomas Jefferson Elementary: Madilyn J. Bregar (5th grade); Edna Keith Elementary: Nicole Aguilera (4th grade); A.O. Marshall Elementary: Braiden A. White (5th grade); Pershing Elementary: Faye Dowling (5th grade); Sator Sanchez Elementary: Kierston Pruitte (4th grade); Carl Sandburg Elementary: Cecilia Adetola Omokunmi (5th grade); Isaac Singleton Elementary: Yesteni Hernandez (4th grade); Taft Elementary: Elayna Duran (5th grade);

Lynne Thigpen Elementary: Damien Leal Alejandre (4th grade); Washington Junior High & Academy Program: April Ortiz (8th grade); and Woodland Elementary: Diego Pinto (5th grade).

The Joliet Region Chamber Education Committee established the Joliet Region Education Scholarship Fund in 2014. Sponsors of this year’s program included Hawk Joliet Cadillac-Chevrolet, ExxonMobil, Citgo, and Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence.