Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the second trimester of the 2024-2025 school year. Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, along with the school principal, presented the awards to the students.
“It is such a rewarding experience to surprise students with these awards,” said Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, “Only one student from each our 21 schools receives this award every trimester.”
The student winners included: Ximena Pasaran, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Brandon Guevara, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Evanyse Ortega, Dirksen Junior High; Delaney Stein-Pierce, Eisenhower Academy; Hector Quintero, Farragut Elementary; Emiliano Grimes, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.); Juan Cruz Sanchez, Gompers Junior High; Janessa Fuentes, Hufford Junior High; Alan Lorenzo, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Journi Neal, Edna Keith Elementary; Eyonna Givan, A.O. Marshall Elementary; King Waters, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Araceli Aguirre, Pershing Elementary; Alondra Garcia Valdes, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Patricia Kyere, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Ronaldo Rodriguez, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Maleah Walker, Taft Elementary; Ivan Muñoz, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Adrian Dantzler, Thompson Instructional Center; Lamarques Bond, Washington Junior High; and Mateo Contreras, Woodland Elementary.
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