Shepard announces Illinois State Scholars

Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that 40 members of the 2015 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 Randall Barnes, Natalie Bruce, Aolani Cahue, Sara Campione, Elizabeth Ciukaj, Bryanna Cross, Michael Cuzco, Dylan Doidge, Morgan Dolehide, Kelsey Domina, Kailey Fitzgerald, Abigail Graham, Caroline Graham, Michael Graham, Karsyn Hettlinger.

Also, Hannah Horstmann, David Reddy, Nancy Lesnicki, Nick Loquercio, Troy Magpantay, Riley McDermott, Jacob McGrath, Benjamin Meyer, Maria Munoz, Krystyna Nedza, Stefanie Neylon, Jacob Nolan, Aleck Poradowski, Dylan Porter, Sarah Quattrocki, Janet Santoyo, Abigail Schultz, Zachary Sierzega, Kylie Sterling, Maulika Thakkar, Jacob VanderWeele, Hanna Vasil, Hayden Wiest, John Wolniak, and Kendall Yerkes.