29 OLCHS Students Recognized By National College Board Programs

OAK LAWN, IL — Twenty-nine students from Oak Lawn Community High School were recognized by the College Board National Recognition Programs. The college board awards academic honors to high-performing, underrepresented students.

The five national recognition programs include the National African American Recognition Program, National First-Generation Recognition Program (beginning in 2024), National Hispanic Recognition Program, National Indigenous Recognition Program, and National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program. The academic honors reflect the achievement of both the individual and the school, providing recipients with a downloadable certificate on BigFuture.

In the past, school communities have garnered media coverage, attention from colleges that want to recruit their students, and recognition from the state and district. As importantly, colleges and universities use these honors to identify and recruit high-achieving awardees who participate in Student Search Service.

The OLCHS students recognized include: Hamzah Abdeljaber, Sara Abdelrahman, Mustafa Adam, Omar Ali, Fabiana Bayas, Kaitlyn Berkery, Charlotte Gallian, Jessica Komperda, Tristan Kramarz, Madyson Lane, Jocelyn Lemus, Alejandro Medina, Fabio Noguera, Kailee O’Connoe, Rihana Osmani, Shawn Perry, Delaney Phillips, Karla Romero, Kamil Schab, Heidi Solis, Micheal Swan, Omar Tellez, Joshua Torres, Dylan Walsh, Virginia Whitener, Hailey Wierzgac, Jacob Wilkosz, Gabriel Wojas, and Ivan Zamora.

“I am so proud of these students for distinguishing themselves through their GPA, PSAT scores, and AP exam performance,” said OLCHS principal Dr. Lauren May. “They are dedicated students and excellent examples of Spartan PRIDE.”

~ Contributed by Jennifer Jepsen, OLCHS Staff Writer