Two sudents and one staff member from all District 86 schools were recognized for their reading accomplishments. Each student received a medal, certificate, and a gift card from Barnes & Noble and the staff received a certificate and a Barnes & Noble gift card. The District also recognized Marycrest Early Childhood Center Principal Penny Greenwood for being on the Joliet Reads Committee for the past 15 years and Joliet resident Gillion Machota for creating free lending libraries in Joliet. Winners included:
T.E. Culbertson Elementary: Alyvia Grubbs, Alexander Mora, Nicole Mathias
M.J. Cunningham Elementary: Aiden Massaro, Mario Rodriguez, Kelly Walker
Eisenhower Academy: Khaleb Isom, Karol Lozano, Jill Kelley
Farragut Elementary: Austin Cole, Dearl Johnson, Kelly Jerkatis
Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.) School: Matthew Garcia, Andrea Leon, Zoe Lindstrom
Thomas Jefferson Elementary: Herman Castillo, Kara Hite, Beverly Sklar
Edna Keith Elementary: Isaac Hosey, Aysia Smith, Stephen Grant
A.O. Marshall Elementary: Daniel Campos, Zijanaya Hackett, Vanessa McNeff
Marycrest Early Childhood Center: Abril Esparza, Alexander Martinez, Mary Schade
Pershing Elementary: Jean Carlo Brenes, Skylar Ortiz, Susan Doyle
Sator Sanchez Elementary: Brian Macias Garcia, Akila Rodriguez,Jennifer White
Carl Sandburg Elementary: Luisa Alvarado, Jayden Pullen, Francie Ferguson
Isaac Singleton Elementary: Asia Jones, Gadiel Ornelas, Corrien Mateo
Taft Elementary: Amiya Ulmer, Kiley VanLeeuwen, Kathy Callahan
Lynne Thigpen Elementary: Paola Morales, Kah’lasha Streeter Wash, Carrie Garrett
Woodland Elementary: Emily Reyes, Evelyn Rodriguez, John Ledbetter
Dirksen Junior High: Giselle Campos, Alan Sanchez Parra, Belinda Ruiz
Gompers Junior High: Neida Gamino, Tyler McDonald, Jessica Cole
Hufford Junior High: Jorge Guzman, Jaylin Melvin, JodiLyn Simmons-Machota
Washington Junior High & Academy: Joseph Halstead, Genevieve Schmitz,Victoria Kehoe