ACT Recognizes 233 PreACT Rising Stars at Shepard High School

More than 200 Alan B. Shepard High School students have earned national recognition for their achievements on the PreACT 8/9 exam.

The PreACT Rising Stars program honors students who score in the top half of all U.S. students who take the PreACT 8/9 Assessment. That exam provides a preview of the ACT test experience, along with a highly reliable prediction of how students might perform on the ACT. The information is critical in helping schools adjust instruction strategies and demonstrating to students that college could be in reach should they decide to pursue that path.

The PreACT Rising Stars program recognizes students at three levels:

• Distinguished Scholars Award, recognizing students who score in the top 3% of test takers by U.S. Rank.
• Rising Scholars Award, for students who score in the top 4-10% of test takers by U.S. Rank.
• Early Scholars Award, honoring students who score in the top 11-50% of test takers by U.S. Rank.

Shepard had 10 Distinguished Scholars, 35 Rising Scholars and 188 Early Scholars. Congratulations to the following students:

Distinguished Scholars: Marko Chagolla, Ivan Contreras, Leonardo Gamboa, Evan Kantas, Cris Liana Pacis, Mia Penaranda, Julissa Roman, Emmanuel Ruiz Moraz, Jenna Sutter and Cooper Zackery Williams.

Rising Scholars: Mustafa Alafif, Armin Bajic, Emily Calderon, Anneliese Curran, Grace Dougherty, Brandon Garcia, Thomas Gillfillan, Jaleela Giurgiu, Sorin Giurgiu, Alexander Gurczak, Mia Hernandez, Isabella Izaguirre, Olivia Johnson, Maurice Jones, Nicholas Kappel, Olivia Kasmer, Brendan Knight, Liberty Linders, Elizabeth Lupercio, Nicholas Madrigal, Shay Nicholson, Alyssa Prohaska, Axel Ramirez, Charlie Randall, Dylan Rubio, Christian Sbiera, Aleksander Sojko, Chloe Stonitsch, Christopher Swarn, Kareem Taiwo, Mercy Joylene Ma Talosig, Valentina Varela Pacheco, Aiden Joash Villalon, Lucy Whitney and Avery Woolwine.

Early Scholars: Ruby Aardsma, Omar Abdo, Mohammad Abughoush, Rahmy Aburish, Eleena Abusafa, Rafael Alarcon, Mahdi Alhamayel, Diana Almasri, Ahmed Alqaoud, Paloma Alvarez, Ava Amariel, Annette Anica, Osaeed Badwan, Elida Bajramovski, Zakariya Barakat, Abigail Barr, Octavion Barron, Shawn Bensinger, Martin Bledsoe, Michael Bowman, Kamden Bradley, Trinity Brown, Amera Brown Rose, Amon Brown Rose, Ewelina Bryja, Sebastian Cabral, Londyn Calep, Leo Camacho, Bella Cecchini, Saul Cisneros, Gino Consola, Jason Cortez, Preston Cosme, Johnny Crockett, Andrea Cruz Romero, Amiyra Cunningham, Eis Aldeen Damra, Adam Daowdeh, Cristina Davila, Adrian Delgado, Robert Derwin, Ezra Drozd, Daniel Dunajczan, James Dybas, Aaya Efein, Suzan Ercakar, Taylor Farias, Bristol Flaws, Avabella Franco, Michael Gallagher, Aleksander Garbien Rodriguez, Julianna Garcia, Arian Gashi, Charles Glaz, Amadis Godinez, Angelica Gonzalez, Maja Graca, Kaya Gray, Kamryn Green, Giada Gutierrez, Mia Gutierrez, Gene Harbinson, Lanoira Harrell, Adam Hemaid, Myra Henderson, Ryan Henderson, Ruby Hernandez, Luis Hernandez, Christopher Hernandez, Jasper Hernandez, Elena Herrera, Jamari Hill, Samir Hooper, Emmanuel Hounguevou, Wania Hussain, Haley Janda, Tomasz Janik, Shams Jarrar, Xavier Jimenez, Abigail Jimenez, Martyna Jimenez, Milana Dior Johnson, Amir Johnson, Justine Jones, Jordana Joseph, Nicolette Juarez, Josiah Juma, Giuliana Kahoush, Jolene Keska, Dominic Kohles, Gracie Krainas, Jessica Krieher, Ean Lasso Sager, Caylin Lawshe, America Linders, Andrew Lindstrom, Olivia Little, Annette Lopez, Claire Lorek, Anthony Lottie, Anthony Luna, Robert Lyons, Makayla Macklin, Anastasia Maravillas, Xavier Marrero, Arianna Marrero, Janiyah Martin, Jaime Martinez, Ximena Martinez, Jake Maslowski, Omar Matari, Mikayla Mccauley, Jeremy Mcswain, Samantha Medlicott, Kendra Melgoza, Elena Mendiola, Madelyn Miller, Kelly Monsivais, Isabella Montalvo, Leah Montelpasse, Christian Moore, Rey Moran, Isabella Mosqueda, Addison Murray, Alina Musa, Lyla Nava, Leo Nolan, Geovanny Nunez, Leonel Pantoja Martinez, Sophia Patino, Noah Pegues, Reina Perez, Zuzanna Piekarewicz, Ryleigh Poole, Olivia Popowicz, Magnus Potsic, Maura Poulsen, Luke Pricone, David Ramirez, Santiago Ramos, Gawhara Rashed, Jayden Redmond, Lillian Regan, Yazmin Rivas, Anica Robards, Nathalia Rodriguez, Sofia Rodriguez, Adam Santana, Femi Santiago, Timothy Selvage, Vanessa Sereno, Miley Serna, Abrahem Shilwa, Bryanna Sierra, Brianna Silva, Aniyah Sims, Austin Singleton, Zahria Smith, Tyler Smith, Jordyn Smith, Martel Snipes, Lily Sodin, Yoel Sotelo, Szymon Swiatek, Brooklyn Tate-Smith, Andrew Terrones Chavez, London Thomas, Liam Thompson, Joseline Torres, Addison Travaglini, Eva Villagomez, Denisse Villalvazo, Keyanna Ware, Selena Williams Sanchez, Ameer Wishah, River Wolynia, Janessa Worth, Maggie Yacko, Isabela Yanez, Nora Young, Jena Yousef, Jessica Zarate, Zissou Zavala, Dahlia Zavala, Raneen Zayed, Vincent Zec, Breea Zirngibl and Zurishaddai Zuniga.

The PreACT 8/9 assessment and the Rising Stars program were created to help identify areas of academic strength and opportunity. This assessment provides a starting point to postsecondary pathways, helping educators, students and parents get a better understanding of a student’s college and career readiness early in their academic career.

For more information on PreACT assessments, visit act.org/preact.