Congratulations to the 21 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who received the Superintendent’s Award for the third 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: Naydiel Solorzano, T.E. Culbertson Elementary; Jazlyn Pantoja, M.J. Cunningham Elementary; Aleigha Wilder, Dirksen Junior High; Luis Briseno Canelo, Eisenhower Academy; Renata Manjarrez Huerta, Farragut Elementary; Galy Martinez, Forest Park I.E.; Jose Mestas, Gompers Junior High; Saphirra Black, Hufford Junior High & I.E. Program; Nathan Diaz, Thomas Jefferson Elementary; Jordin Purnell, Edna Keith Elementary; Zuleika Ortiz, A.O. Marshall Elementary; Gabriel Fletcher, Marycrest Early Childhood Center; Amelia McCray, Pershing Elementary; Emily Badillo Angeles, Sator Sanchez Elementary; Andy Rodriguez, Carl Sandburg Elementary; Jonathan Gutierrez, Isaac Singleton Elementary; Madilyn Fischer, Taft Elementary; Rashawn Clayton, Lynne Thigpen Elementary; Naomi Rivera, Thompson Instructional Center; Kierahney Solorzano, Washington Junior High & Academy; and Ezekiel Dawson, Woodland Elementary.