Shepard students earn High Honors

Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that the students listed below qualified for High Honors in the first semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

Administrators noted that the number of students qualifying for academic honors compared favorably to previous semesters. At one point last fall, they realized that the limits of remote learning exerted an adverse effect on student grades.

Together with teachers, they intervened with a range of measures to help students succeed.

“Due to these unprecedented times, we realized a significant increase in failures as of October across the district,” said Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Josh Barron.

“Through the work of our Multi-Tiered System of Supports teams and the tireless work from our teachers to connect, tutor and provide make up opportunities, our end results were not much different than the past five years in terms of student failures. The Herculean efforts from all stakeholders provided the best-case scenario for grades in this uncertain and hopefully once in a lifetime moment in our nationwide school system,” Barron added.

Students with a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.99 earned High Honors:

Freshmen

Layan Abu Shanab, Adam Abuzir, Plasido Billegas, Jacqueline Boersma, Corinthian Briggs, Margie Bueso, Cristian Chavez, Ella Correll, Adam Daaboul, Yaritza Delgado, Jacob Diaferio, Gianna Donato, Addison Furneaux, Marco Gamboa, Embela Gashi, Jackson Gillono, Joel Gomez, Sundayu Graves, Ahmad Hadad, Yasmin Hamdan, Mutasem Hamed, Kiara Harper, Jordan Haskett, Omran Hazim, Julian Hernandez, Stephanie Hernandez, Ayman Husein, Brian Klikuszewski, Nathan Kozak, Azalea Kozlowski, Sabrina Kuqo, Christopher Lafin, Jacob Madera, Alexandra Martinez, Stacey Massey, Alyssa McNeilly, Cedrick Miller, Alexandria Mirabella, Devontrae Mosby, Aya Mustafa, Emma Nava, Rafael Nevarez, Natalie Phan, Stanley Plaza, Leena Rahim, Emma Riley, Emma Rodriguez, Oscar Rodriguez, Aden Rogers, Sascha Rubens, Noah Rubio, Raseel Saadeh, Matthew Smith, Ryan Sprandel, Lily Stamos, Janiyah Thomas, Naphis Valle, Xavier Velazquez Aburt, Enjoli Villarreal, Aidan Whelehan, Wadieh Yousef, Alison Zable.

Sophomores

Alexis Aguirre, Karam Alhourani, Othman Ali, Essam AlJarbooey, Adrian Amancha, Mazin Banimineih, Adam Banis, Emma Banis, Jacob Barden, Alexander Bernsee, Probie Brown, Gelisa Burns, Kentrell Carson, Dylan Cervantes, Nahara Contreras, Alex Craig, Alejandra Davila, Amaree Davis, Daniele Davydenkovas, Kyle Deters, Delaney Doyle, Brian Fuller, Jahday Garrett, Janice Gbedo, Mia Gill, Bryan Gonzalez, Michael Gory, Ryan Gregory, Lysa Guerrero, Alejandro Gutierrez, Victoria Gutierrez, Naseem Haleem, Julian Harris, Vanessa Hernandez, Zaid Jaber, Sahzeia Jahangir, Kabral Jordan, Makayla Keogh, Julian Kosinar, Jakub Kusper, James Lopez, Julian Madera, Guadalupe Magdaleno, Jonathan Marquez, Kendra Martinez, Michael Meneghini, Rylee Moar, Richard Molony, Bernardo Montiel, Alexandra Moralez, Anthony Palmbos, Kylan Rogers, Isabel Roman, Christian Ross, Aidan Rubio, Rama Saadeh, Macy Sera, Ilir Shala, Paul Smith, Jessilyn Sparks, Dina Stavrakis, David Todd, Faye Tovera, Jacqueline Velazquez, Anthony Walsh, Lakia Weatherford, Camiron Witkowski, Felix Yance.

Juniors

Angelina Alexander, Davon Alexander, Madeline Ambrose, Jennifer Arreola, Tamara Ashkar, Tyler Bartczak, Magdalene Burns, Adriana Campos, Brandon Cano, Julianna Castro, Christopher Chapa, Lavonta Cobbs-Brown, Christopher Coleman, Isaac Cruz, Ciara Egan, Joseph Esparza, Madeline Feldner, Madelyn Ford, Alyssa Gade, Debra Gade, William Gaines, Ally Gillono, Zariah Grayson, Karen Griswold, Tyler Haney, Stephen Harper, Kaitlyn Herrera, Girolamo Hounguevou, Olivia Jensen, Kassy King, Ethan Kingzette, Kaylee Koschnitzki, Julianna Krzystyniak, Dan Leonard, Aniyah Mason, Makayla Matthews, Reaghan McCarthy, Brandom Mencos, Nader Minyeh, Keenan Moore, Bartholomew Myrda, James Panici, Carlos Perez, Amanda Pham, Nicole Pietrucha, Kevin Plascencia, Angel Pratt, Haneen Rahim, Katelina Rantisi, Leah Rizzo, Brooklyn Rodgers, Metztli Salgado, Isabella Samad, Andres Sanchez, Braiden Sheehan, Jeremy Soldan, Makayla Spencer, Taylor Sprenkle, Christopher Stamos, Chanel Talbott, Tomia Thompson, Donivin Truty, Justine Trybunia, Jozalynn Vawter, Victoria Vinson, Kemora Wells, Roy Williams, Berenice Zavala.

Seniors

Asil AlRamahi, Deja Anderson, Camren Arellano, Aleks Arrambide, Chloe Ayres, William Brandt, Jeffrey Bultema, Brynden Cleveland, David Craig, Jennifer DeLeon, Trent Dixon, Kate Doran, Fernando Duran, Kayla Ellis, Robert Fanelle, Marko Gbedo, J'ana George, Gabriella Haskins, Daja Hill, Mohammed Husein, Matthew Huston, Julian Juarez, Jasper Kitzmiller, DaLya Krakra, Sebastian Krzysiak, Evan Lipinski, John Mackel, Emily Madrigal, Maximus Martinez, Roberto Mata, Maya McGhee, Mohammad Morad, Sean O’Connell, Jessica Perez, Olivia Plasencia, Anjelika Raczka, Patrick Radomski, Diego Rodriguez, Nicholas Rodriguez, Khaled Saadeh, Miyah Safi, Nevaeh Sandoval, Mary Catherine Thomas, Tyler Tucker,

Ma'Nya Weatherly-Bracey, Angel Wertschnig, Karim Yassin, Ethan Yerkes, John Zablotny.