Honors Student, Valedictorian Is Star Student In Joliet

JOLIET, ILLINOIS — Illinois is full of bright, driven young people making a difference in and out of the classroom. That’s why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to spotlight students excelling in academics, athletics and community service.

This submission comes from Shakelah Jamison who nominated Saveon D. Jamison of Illinois.

If you know a student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured as a Star Student on Patch.

What is the star student’s name?

Saveon D. Jamison

What grade is the student in?

9th

How do you know the star student?

My Son

Tell us about your star student's accomplishments and why they deserve to be recognized on Patch!

My Son has been a high honors student since he began school. He was valedictorian and spoke at Troy middle school 8th grade graduation. He is a freshman at West High School now and continues to receive straight A’s.

First semester of the school year he went in with honors classes but he said it didn’t challenge him enough. So he went and told his counselor and he’s now in all AP classes with seniors and receiving senior class this freshman year and may have the opportunity to graduate early.

I just want to encourage him to keep going and let him in his academic excellence is not over looked and that we as a community are very proud of him

What three words best describe your star student?

Intelligent, Compassionate and driven.

Keep up the great work, Saveon D. Jamison If you know an outstanding student who deserves recognition, we want to hear about them! Click here to nominate them to be featured on Patch.

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