Joliet Township High School Students Recognized for Advanced Placement Achievement

(The following press release is from Kristine Schlismann)

JOLIET, IL — Congratulations to the Joliet Central and West High School students who were honored for their Advanced Placement (AP) and National Merit achievement during the October Board of Education meeting. Award designations include:

• AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
• AP Scholar with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams.
• AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams.
• National Merit Commended Scholar: To be recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar, students must score at or above the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s (NMSC) Selection Index qualifying score on the PSAT/NMSQ. For the Class of 2026, the minimum score to be considered for Commended Scholar recognition is 208. This score represents roughly 2-3 % of PSAT/NMSQT takers.
• National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist: A prestigious academic recognition earned by fewer than 1% of U.S. high school seniors. Over 1.3 million students from nearly 20,000 high schools entered the competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), and just over 16,000 advanced to the Semifinalist stage with only 748 high school seniors recognized with this honor in Illinois. Semifinalists must meet several rigorous requirements to become Finalists, including submitting high academic records, strong letters of recommendation, and confirming SAT or ACT scores.

Joliet Central AP Achievement Recipients:

• AP Scholar: Horacio Almazán, Felix Arcand, Abril Barrientos, Omár Beltrán, Alexander Calderón, Madelyn Curry, Amber Davis, Emily Duering, Joaquín Espinoza, James Fiegel, Jhoana Figueroa, Karlee Frausto, Fabián García, Malcolm Greene, Aiden Hadley, Shunashi Márquez, Liliana Mena, Shyann Mendoza, Delany Moran, Erika Saénz, Marjorie Santos, Tayla Stallings, Chloe Van Ness, Uriel Vázquez, Eric Zamudio.
• AP Scholar with Honor: Amaya Crowder, Noemí Herrera-Rodríguez, Ozziel Lara, Rauri O’Hara, Abigail Schreiner, Leo Smith, Evelyn Ventura, Ella Woolcock.
• AP Scholar with Distinction: Erick-Isai Jolomna, Dimitris Kourtidis

Joliet West AP Achievement Recipients:

• AP Scholar: Dishi Agarwal, Mia Agnich, Jonathan Baranak, Sidney Barlog, Mackenzie Barton, Leslie Combs, Aliya Delgado, Jessica Deltoro, Oliver Emefiele, John Ferak, Addison Fowler-Favale, Mikyla Gallego, Jonathan Hood, Elizabeth Huerta, Olivia Keene, Ava Kennedy, Jennifer Lara, Ava Laurendi, Cassidy Malloy, Henry Mastin, Renzo Mayfield, Erin Mosier, Janae Muhammad, Derek Ngo, Elijah Paz, Connie Pham, Alaina Potocki, Esha Rathod, Dylan Ringhofer, Gavin Rodriguez, Sofia Saravia, Natalie Schuster, Sania Taylor, Abel Torres, Sara Viamonte, Penelope Wagner, Calloway Walsh, Raejon Williams.
• AP Scholar with Honor: Christopher Backus, Connor Bergin, Christina Chau, Vaughn Craven, Taylor Greenwood, Gianna Jaramillo, Cara Konieczny, Elizabeth Lange, Julian Lopez, Madeline McCarroll, Audra Medved, Evan Newman, Xierra Rapata, AaNaye Robinson, Keven Robles, Nevaeh Seiber, Joy Seyl, Ariel Smith, Ellis Steven Tabe, Dylan Trainor, Zoe Walsh, Henry Young, Selena Zepeda
• AP Scholar with Distinction: Daniel Bautista, Charlotte Dean, Emily Diaz, James Gibson, Lina Govoni, Ava Offermann, Payton Palesh, Caleb Price, Yahaira Ramirez, Emma Roberts, Marco Rodriguez, Noah Tarver.
• National Merit Commended Scholars: Emma Roberts, Marco Rodriguez, Dylan Trainor
• National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist: Caleb Price