Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the second trimester of the 2025-2026 school year. Superintendent Dr. Theresa Rouse, along with the school principal, presented the awards to the students. Only one student from each District 86 school receives the award each trimester.
“I love seeing the smiles on students’ faces when they receive the award,” said Joliet Public Schools District 86 Superintendent436 Dr. Theresa Rouse.”
The student winners included: Natalia Lopez, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Jazlynn Alonso, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Valeria Valerio Zarate, Dirksen Junior High; Emilia Rodriguez, Eisenhower Academy; Eliana Wiedman, Farragut Elementary; Sebastian Reyes, Forest Park Individual Education (I.E.); Jennifer Rios, Gompers Junior High; Jayden Diaz Zuniga, Hufford Junior High; Juan Garcia Dominguez, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Jazmin Ceballos, Edna Keith Elementary; Dahlia Escutia, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Daniel Morales, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Glenn Abraham, Pershing Elementary; Haniel Moreno, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Lucas Little, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Axel Herrera-Valadez, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Karelis Rodriguez Nieves, Taft Elementary; Kyrie-Kristopher Gooch, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Abbey Robinson, Thompson Instructional Center; Dakari Smith, Washington Junior High; and Tyler Martinez, Woodland Elementary.