Twenty-three District 202 high school seniors have earned recognition as scholars in the 2022-23 National Hispanic Recognition Program and the National African American Recognition Program based on their excellent academic performance.

Students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; who have excelled on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more Advanced Placement exams, and are African American, Black, or Hispanic American or Latinx are invited to apply for the recognition.

 These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications.

Colleges use the distinction to identify academically exceptional Hispanic/Latino and African American students.

There is no scholarship awarded with this College Board-sponsored program.

This year’s honorees are:

Plainfield High School – Central Campus

• Alexander Hernandez, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Aramis Rivera, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Julian Silva, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Kaiyah Bergthold, National African American Recognition Award

Plainfield South High School

• Isis Mejia, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Ivan Almazan, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Logan Loch, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Makaio Warren, National African American Recognition Award
• Sondos Hassan, National African American Recognition Award
• Victoria O’Leary, National Hispanic Recognition Award

Plainfield North High School

• Alayna Anderson, National African American Recognition Award
• Ava Koziel, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Hannah Watts, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Joseph Holtzman, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Ruby Davis, National Hispanic Recognition Award and National African American Recognition Award
• Sarah-Blessing Tetedje, National African American Recognition Award

Plainfield East High School

• Aylin Salgado, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Dakota Battle, National African American Recognition Award
• Emily Sanchez, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Juan Garcia, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Nakai Medina, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Shelley Solorzano, National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Yesenia Salgado, National Hispanic Recognition Award