Shepard seniors qualify as Illinois State Scholars

Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that 32 members of the 2019 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 Amal Al-Rashdan, Ernesto Angulo, Karina Avila, Sabreen Ballout, Millisent Caballero, Tucker Carter, Zachary Chua, Lucas Contreras, Breanna Cordova.

Also, Francesco Di Dio, Emily Edmiston, Reem Efein, Farah Elhoumaidi, Mitchell Elzinga, Joel Esparza, Lillian Fisher, Paige Fugger, Jannah Gad, Nadia Hernandez, Veronica Janik, Elizabeth Jeeninga, Anderson Kitzmiller.

Also, Alexander Komperda, Timothy Kopec, Jenna Lopresti, Regan Monahan, Mario Owens, Robert Quick, Kyle Skopec, Allison Witt, Ryan Wyrobek, and Corri Zimmerman.