More than 90 Joliet Public Schools District 86 eighth grade students were recognized with scholar athlete awards. These student-athletes maintained a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average while being a member of a District 86 interscholastic team during the 2018-2019 school year. The teams included basketball, cross country, scholastic bowl, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling. Students included:
Dirksen Junior High
Lexi Cerrillo, Melanie Diaz, Nevaeh Dillon, Saniah Files, Devon Hester, Naria Hughes, Nicolette Juarez, Arianna Lara, Jimena Ledesma, Anaiya Miles, Diego Morales, Jacqueline Morales, Johana Morales, Francisco Ovalle, Camila Sandoval, Iannah Serna, Michael Smith
Gompers Junior High
Luis Becerril, Kayla Castillo, Johnathan De La Torre, David Gonzalez, Lizbeth Gutierrez, Dalila Guzman, Bianca Ibarra, Arturo Juarez, Grace Milke, Luz Miranda, Alexandra Olvera, Ana Palmerin, Maria Plascencia, Gabriel Ruvalcaba, Krista Sierra, Contessa Szymczak, Cyena Ulloa, Dianna Valdez, Alexander Vance, Christian Villagomez
Hufford Junior High
Haleigh Almazan, Jaylin Beazley, Kyleen Buan, Julietta Contreras, Lisa Hartney, Joselyn Hernandez, Gina Kanive, Lidia Lazo, James Love, Matthew Machacek, Alyssa Papesh, Nidhi Patel, Anthony Pesola, Pilar Reynoso Mendoza, Gabriel Rivera, Julia Ryan, Paul Slick, Olivia Tristan
Washington Junior High
David Alaniz, Jesus Avila, Arturo Balbuena, Dierdre Bell, Madison Bricco, Janelly Carbajal, Amya Casillas, Troy Cicero, Joanna Delgado, Ana Franco, Elizabeth George, Adrian Gomez, Rafael Gutierrez, Erial Hagger, Da'Miya Jackson, Ashley Klaff, Angelica Mejia, Neva Ostrem-Peairs, Jacob Pearson, Skyler Ramirez, Lizbeth Ruiz, Julian Ruiz, Madison Schlismann, Imani Sherrod, Cheyenne Smith, Kaleigh Svay, Chelsea Tauler, Araniyah Vidales, Robert Williams, Emily Zamudio