Shepard seniors named Illinois State Scholars

Shepard High School in Palos Heights proudly announces that 31 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.

Shepard seniors named Illinois State Scholars this year include Chloe Ayres, Anthony Baffi, Wiktoria Barnas, Leah Bylut, Hector Cabrera, Cristian Crofton, Katherine Davila, Abderrahmane Elhoumaidi, Marissa Florez, Liam Galvin, Meadow Homa, Lukasz Janik.

Also, Daniel Kleina, Eva Kozlowski, Jessica Marszalek, Megan McGrath, Nathan Morgan, Gabriella Nimon, Natalie Nowak, Henish Patel, Sophie Penciak, Meagan Ruger, Francesca Serdar, Gia Swanson, Jae’da Thompson, Gianna Vancura, Olivia Wasag, Ella Wegrzyn, Patricia Wrobel, John Zablotny, and Kaley Zaldivar.