Dist. 206 Seniors' Bragging Points: How Your School Stacks Up

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — As the school year winds down, seniors at the District 206 school district have plenty to be proud about. Take a look at why they're celebrating more than just never stepping foot into high school again, and see how your neighborhood schools are stacking up.

Bloom High School

• 376 graduates.
• Valedictorian: Sergio Gonzalez.
• Salutatorian: Deanna Nila.
• The Class of 2019 was awarded $17.2 million in scholarships.
• 8 students graduated with an associate's degree in information technology.
• 53 Early College Initiative students graduated with 4 college courses completed.
• 14 students graduated with a Certified Nursing Assistant certificate.
• 6 students completed barber college.
• Isaiah Bowman Jones is a Chick Evans Scholar who will attend the University of Illinois with a full scholarship. He is also an ECI graduate, and he completed barber college.
• 10 students enlisted into the U.S. military.
• Students will attend top-named universities, such as: University of Michigan, University of Illinois, Alabama A&M University,Hampton University, University of Arizona, Xavier University of Louisiana, Ball State University and Illinois State University.

Bloom Trail High School

• 301 graduates.
• Valedictorian: Nicholas Ruffolo.
• Salutatorian: Caitlyn Nardi.
• 42 students each earned 12-14 college credits through the Early College Institute at Prairie State College.
• 10 students earned their Certified Nursing Assistant certification at Prairie State College.
• One student earned an Emergency Medical Technician certification at Prairie State College.
• Three students will complete licensure for a barbering certificate with 1,500 hours earned credit hours through Legacy Barber College.
• One student earned a scholarship to Universal Technical Institute.
• Nine students are Illinois State Scholars
• Nicholas Ruffolo, the valedictorian, earned the Chancellor’s Fellow Scholarship at University of Illinois at Chicago.
• Alex Torres earned a full tuition and a room-and-board merit scholarship at the University of Chicago.
• Deja Scott earned the Presidential Scholarship at Loyola University.
• 95 percent of the seniors graduated with a career plan.
• 75 percent of students are going to a two- or four-year college or trade school, or will enter the military.
• Notable colleges they will attend include: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Urbana, Loyola and Spellman College.