Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that 37 members of the 2025 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 rank in the top half of their graduating class and score in the 95th percentile of the ACT or SAT.
“Congratulations to all our scholars for this great achievement,” said Shepard Principal Dr. Timothy Baker. “I know it comes with a lot of late nights and early mornings, paying attention in class, and doing all the work. These top-tier students are the cream of the crop here at Shepard.”
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Shepard seniors named Illinois State Scholars this year are Kody Aguirre, Emily Baran, Evelyn Bernsee, Erich Bieker, Jacob Cachor, Brandon Chrones, Cameron Chrones, Mihail Cojocariu, Patrick Corrigan, Anthony Crofton, Martin Foertsch, Karl Freimuth, Jackson Glaz, Rylee Hassett, Diego Hernandez, Nathaniel Kowalkowski, Edwin Lopez, Axel Martinez, Lilianah McCarthy, Gabriel Middleton, Lazar Mirkovic, Ismael Musa, Meara Nicholson, Lana Pantoja, Rishi Patel, Cody Peck, Brandon Phan, Carlos Quiroz, Skyler Rentschler, Enzo Restivo, Elizabeth Ryan, Abbie Statham Ball, Nathan Treat, Benjamin Whitney, Cayla Wordlaw, Logan Wright, and Ratib Zatar.
