Shepard seniors named Illinois State Scholars

Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that 30 members of the 2023 senior class have been named Illinois State Scholars by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

Roughly 10 percent of the state’s high school seniors earn this recognition each year. In order to earn Illinois State Scholar honors, students must:

• attend an Illinois State recognized high school;
• be a United States citizen or an eligible noncitizen;
• be a resident of Illinois;
• take the ACT, SAT I, or Prairie State Achievement Exam during the third or fourth semester prior to graduation from high school (typically between September 1 and June 30 of the junior year);
• rank in the top one-half of his or her high school class at the end of the third semester prior to graduation from high school (typically as a junior in their sixth semester); and
• graduate from high school during the academic year in which the student is selected as a State Scholar.

Shepard seniors named Illinois State Scholars this year include Madison Bajic, Jessica Byrdak, Dragos Cojocariu, Alex Craig, Maura Diaz, Tyler Florez, Nora Fraider, Lauren Gawel, Amber Glader, Megan Kempczynski, Natalia Kiernia.

Also, Pavlos Kladis, Samuel Kowalkowski, Emma Lonosky, Brittany McCarthy, Owen McGovern, Analise Mulvihill, Ryan Plowman, Kylie Puchalski, Alexa Ramirez, Rachel Robson, Gabriella Scalzo, Macy Sera, Ava Serdar, Ariana Serna, Dania Soriano, Carson Steele, Izabella Szwajnos, John Vasiliades, and Aidan Wright.