Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the first trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, along with the school principal, presented the awards to the students.
“I really enjoy surprising the students with these awards,” said Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, “The school administrators and staff select only one student from their school for this award each trimester.”
The student winners were: Amaya Santana, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Gloria Tovar Mondragon, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Samuel Sunda, Dirksen Junior High; Aldo Melgarejo, Eisenhower Academy; Makel Wilson, Farragut Elementary; Romeo Vara, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.); Isabella Salgado, Gompers Junior High; Gabriel Garcia, Hufford Junior High; Xavier Granda, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Calliope Burgess, Edna Keith Elementary; Itzel Ochoa Sanchez, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Dylan Bravo, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Nick Gomez, Pershing Elementary; Iyana Reyes, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Deonta Moore, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Scarlet Curry, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Gabriel Rios, Taft Elementary; Aaron Aguillon, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Iziah Green, Thompson Instructional Center; A’shia Hobbs, Washington Junior High; and Sofia Cornejo, Woodland Elementary.