Illinois names State Scholars
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The following Seniors were named 2026 Illinois State Scholars based on their academic achievements:
East Leyden: Sophia Elizabeth Arguezo, Michal Bogdanowicz, Luna, Carro, Suri Cilany, Angel Cuevas, Anesa Amjad Dawud, Sophia Isabella Di Paola, Alison Lei Dimaranan, Olivia Dogic, Jesus Duran, Weronika Dziekonska, Rayane El Kalchy, Gianna Figueroa, Maya Flasza, Dominic Salvador Ganir, Jacob David Ganir, Valeria Michelle Inzurriaga, Emily Ellen Kafka, James Edward Kafka, Ayla Kousa, Wiktor Nikodem Kruszecki, Sookie Boon Lane, Jocelyn Carina Martinez, Edmond Meco, Jr. Narita Mae Guadalupe Nazareno, Nathaniel Jason Negron, Madison Ortiz, Ashley Moncerrath Osequera, Liliana Pantaleon, Olivia Prokop, Olivia Raczkowska, Lucciano Marcello Reeves, David Soto, Elijah Todd Winn, and Gabriela Zujko.
West Leyden: Oluwasubomi Akiola, Josh Aarmedilla, Elise Bertsche, Karen Chaidez, Marley Cano Gomez, Bradley Cortes Amial, Angel Del Rio, Daniel Domagalski, Patrick Giedrojc, Javier Gomez, Isabel Gonzalez, Jonathan Guerrero, Aliyah Herrera, Enrique Martinez, Alexis Matticks, Lizeth Montiel Romero, Michelle Nwauwa, Vanessa Nwauwa, Cordell Orcullo, Sebastian Orozco, Nathan George Pera, Natalia Robledo, Alyssa Rogers, Ivan Saucedo, Sarah Skorna, Jocelyn Urcino, and Piotr Wojtasik.