32 Plainfield D202 Students Recognized By College Board

PLAINFIELD, IL — Thirty-two seniors across Plainfield School District 202 high schools were awarded by the College Board National Recognition Program, officials said.

Students received recognition from the 2023 National Hispanic Recognition Program, the National African American Recognition Program and National Indigenous Program based on their "excellent academic performance."

To qualify, students had to have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, excel on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more Advanced Placement exams. African American, Black, Hispanic American, Latinx and Indigenous students were invited to apply for recognition.

There is no scholarship awarded with the program.

This year's honorees include the following students attending Plainfield high schools:

Plainfield Central High School

• Layla Forrest: National African American Recognition Award
• Kayla Garcia: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Ellianna Gashi: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Nathan Imig: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Jonah Mburu: National African American Recognition Award
• Phellip Meza: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Orlando Ortega: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Brooke Plowman: National Indigenous Award
• Isabella Torres: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Alexandra Valadez: National Hispanic Recognition Award

Plainfield South High School

• Ellen Abbott: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Deniz Favela: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Farooq Hamza: National African American Recognition Award
• Janelle Nelson: National Indigenous Award
• Chelsea Osei: National African American Recognition Award

Plainfield North High School

• Esther Akinyoade: National African American Recognition Award
• Chase Bell: National African American Recognition Award
• Alyssa Diedrick: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Madisen Elam: National African American Recognition Award
• Angela Ennin: National African American Recognition Award
• Alexandra Eydenberg: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Daniel Lee: National African American Recognition Award, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Sasha Llanes Kaminski: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Katia Ortiz: National Hispanic Recognition Award

Plainfield East High School

• Rachel Banjo: National African American Recognition Award
• Diego Fallad: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Erick Valadez Hernandez: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Amari McGill: National African American Recognition Award
• Michala Oten: National African American Recognition Award
• Isabella Ramirez: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• LaShara Som: National African American Recognition Award
• Andres Vega: National Hispanic Recognition Award