Richards seniors named Illinois State Scholars

Richards High School in Oak Lawn proudly announces that 26 members of the 2021 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.

Richards seniors named Illinois State Scholars this year include Yasmine Abdelaziz, Amy Blicharski, Sara Carrillo, Trevor Coffman, Anna Corsiatto, Matheo Cuartas, Katherine Czech, Nora Danaher, Jakob DeFosset, Jose Del Castillo, Jessica Dole, Megan Noreen Doon.

Also, Thomas Folan, Isabelle Hofer, Courtney Keane, Khalil Khalil, Kaitlyn Krzyzaniak, Elizabeth Lagioia, Valerie Magana, Canon Maranda, Ellie Maugeri, Ethan O’Dea, Amber Rivera, Sarah Sajjad, Adam Shaibat, Austin Spyrnal.