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Photo collage of Taft May 2026 Students of the Month

Congratulations to the following Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of the Month for May.

M.J. Cunningham Elementary
Isabella Aguirre, Abriana Andorf, Jade Cruz Canseco, Jazmine De Jesús, Benjamín De Los Santos, Ivan Fraher, Axel Godínez, Katie Green, Aranza Guerrero Trasmonte, Ikeni Gutiérrez, Amaranni Jacobo, Monserrat Jamie, Dahzire Johnson, Damián Martínez, Miranda Medina, Alexis Mendoza, Félix Moreno, Corrinne Phillipp, Kevin Rodríguez Sánchez, Santana Sandoval, Matthew Santos, Moisés Tapia

Eisenhower Academy
Walter Acevedo, Lindsey Alvear, Molly Collier, Sevyn Manigo, Mauricio Martínez

Gompers Junior High
Roberto Ángulo, Brisa Guzmán, Yadhira Hernández, Josué Hernández Garibay, Robert Jones, Pamela Ortiz, Alexis Rodríguez, Exavi Valencia Rangel

Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Kayden Akins, Isabella Carmona-Murillo, Axel Castañeda Martínez, D’ameer Cruickshank, Iker Escamilla, Danahe Gómez, Elena González, Vedant Goyal, Iván Gracia, La’Milian Griffin, Nikolas Grohar, Milagros Guevara Peinado, Logan Harris, Bennett Hutchinson, Benjamin McCarthy, Lauryn Mead,  Luis Molina-López, Addalyn Morales Gounelis, Joshua Pérez, Miranda Salazar, Kyle Smith, Ava Washco, A’mor Washington, Oliannys Yerenas López, Krisbel Zerpa Márquez   

Edna Keith Elementary
Aaron Arriega, Cherish Barron, Karter Hunter, Jacqueline Leyva Córdova, Ah’Rhema Lindsey, Isabella Castro Rojas, Crystal McGaughy, Jhoann Oloarte López, Hanna Peña Ortiz, Leilani Roan, Eduardo Rosas Elías, Dayani Sabillón Domínguez, Karla Tuxpan, Coral Valencia, Sandy Varela Caceres, Aimee Vargas Morales, Kiquan Walker

A.O. Marshall Elementary
Nathan Aguilar Ortiz, Mía Díaz Saldaña, Theodore Haskell, Silvia Méndez Cazares, Santiago Ortiz, Uriel Torres

Marycrest Early Childhood Center
Román Alcántara, Ezekial Alicea, Robert Blessen, Miguel Ángel Castillo Rico, Luna Chávez Ayala, Truth Hampton, Legacy Lee, Merveillin Levi, Emalia López, Romina Meza Lupercio, Maelyn Okorodudu Solís, Salvador Ramírez-García, Agustín Salgado, Unity Vowal, Christopher Waddell, Amiri Weeks, Liam Zamora Calderón   

Pershing Elementary
Sofía Anderson, Zoey Collins, Sherwood Cotton, Skylar Fernández, Camila Hamilton, Tyler Jackson, Aubree Lyons, Ja’Vonta Lyons, Olivia Mallo, Evelynn Martin, Ja’coby McCormick, Sophia Mesina, Leilani Oquendo, Viviana Rodríguez Gómez, Novalie Rosales-Hurley, Gabriela Santiago Luna, Mervedi Sunda, Emma Thiery, Matthew Thiery, Amalia Townes, Aiyden Washington, Nevaeh Williams  

Sator Sanchez Elementary
Sebastián Ángel Limón, Azeneth Astorga, Amy Carrasco Moncada, Julia Cuautencos, Emmanuel Díaz, Ann-Marie Erdey, Alisson Fonseca Rodríguez, Janelli Galeana Reyes, DezMariah García, Elizabet González, Addison Inocencio, Alianna Magaña, Estephany Mendoza, Rubén Moreno, Juan Neri Masters, David Ochoa Rangel, Luis Pérez, Armoni Pina Pruitte, Natalia Ramos Pérez, Ricardo Ruvalcaba, Catalina Salinas, Santiago Suárez Cruz, Esteban Valencia, Leana Vance, Josué Vázquez González, Diego Vázquez Salamanca, Sebastián Vega López

Carl Sandburg Elementary
Dionna Clark, Gabriella Denteh, Brielle Erkins, Lucille Esparza, Gianni Fowler, Castiel Gaytán, Treylen Moncrief, Brandon Moore, Lorenzo Sánchez, Caroline Santa, Elaina Terrell, Fiona Valentín  

Isaac Singleton Elementary
Catalina Aguilar, Francisco Bedolla, Jaden Benavides, Leonardo Casimiro, Ximena Delgado Ponce, Ángel García, Adán Gallardo García, Alexander González, Samantha Guzmán, Madelyn Hernández, Leilani Herrera, Ke'Asia Holman, Kendall Holman, Roshad Johnson, Stephany Montalvo Cerros, Roberto Murillo Martínez, Ximena Ramírez Arroyo, Ariel Smith, Lizmar Sontay, Kassandra Talamantes Saucedo, Mario Vargas

Taft Elementary
Adalyn Díaz-Méndez, Cyrus Giggleman, Xiomara González, Kylah Johnson, Michael Martínez, Uriel Sánchez, Daveyona Williamson, Nora Winterroth, Esperanza Zavala    

Lynne Thigpen Elementary
Emma Arriaga, Shaundra Barber, Jayceon Calvert, Samuel Cuevas, Camila De Anda, Teo García Valdivia, Braylon Gholson, Mateo Gutiérrez, Cassius Hodges, Benjamín Leal, Julianna Manríquez, Kyrie McGregory, Gabriel Nobles, Adriel Pantoja, Ángel Pérez, Ariel Pool, Alayna Rodríguez, Juan Rodríguez Babativa, Cruz Rodríguez Martínez, Maylinah Santiago, Rosalía Segura Zamora, Sofía Tapia, Esmeralda Tenorio, Anthony Thomas, Jaxtyn Thompson, Kimberly Villa, Zoee Young, Javier Zambrano, Michael Zavala

Woodland Elementary
Melissa Aguilera, Aliah Alcantar, Kai’lyn Alston, Carolina Alvizo, Ángel Ávalos Ayala, Jonathan Cornejo, Catalaya Cuevas, María Gálvez Martínez, Diego García, Alma González, Shine Hicks, Yazlyn León, Tyler Martínez, Yanely Ortega, Moisés Ortiz Araujo, Elijah Richmond, Héctor Rivas Valadez, Nahomi Romero Hurtado, Aiden Servín, Saulo Valdovinos