A total of 67 Consolidated High School District 230 students at Carl Sandburg, Amos Alonzo Stagg and Victor J. Andrew high schools earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students' hard work and showcase their strong academic performance. The program celebrates underrepresented students who excel on College Board assessments, including PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and AP® exams.

District 230 students earned honors in four Recognition Programs, including African American, First-Generation, Hispanic and Indigenous. These academic honors present an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs seeking to recruit diverse talent. The first-generation program is new this year and students qualify if one or both student’s parents do not have a bachelor's degree.

“We are proud to celebrate our students and recognize them for the great work they’ve been doing. Their strong academic performance in the classroom and on College Board assessments is a testament to their hard work and the dedication of our staff,” said Superintendent Dr. Robert Nolting. “There’s so much that makes our students unique, and receiving this honor reinforces this as an asset for their future.”

The criteria for eligible students include:

GPA of 3.3 or higher.
PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10% of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of 3 or higher on 2 or more AP Exams
Identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, Indigenous/Native, or first-generation college student.

Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and are awarded at the start of the next school year in time to share their achievements as they plan for the future. At the same time, colleges and organizations using College Board’s Student Search Service™ can connect directly with awardees during the recruitment process.

Please help congratulate the following District 230 students:

Keturah Akpan - African American - Victor J Andrew
Dziugas Akromas - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Abdrahman Alhasanat - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Karen Allen - Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Jade Aranda - Hispanic - Victor J Andrew
Daniel Arreola - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Greg Benke - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Marina Blanc - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Zachary Campbell - First Generation - Victor J Andrew
Magdalena Ciszek - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Matthew Coleman - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Sophie Coleman - Hispanic - Victor J Andrew
Ryan Condon - First Generation - Victor J Andrew
Kenya Cooley - African American - Carl Sandburg
Isabela Cruz - Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Nasser Dannoun - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Sophia Dorantes - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Maya Dudek - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Cayla Evans - Indigenous - Carl Sandburg
Monajah Ewuosho - African American - Carl Sandburg
Brooke Gallivan - Hispanic - Victor J Andrew
Joseph Gentile - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Cyril Girgis - African American - Carl Sandburg
Gracie Graham - African American - Victor J Andrew
Olivier Grodz - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Nicola Guros - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Allyson Haran - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Yousef Hashish - African American - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Gianna Hernandez - First Generation, Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Nathan Hessling - First Generation - Victor J Andrew
Inas Hounbo - African American - Victor J Andrew
Isaiah Houston - Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Regina Jacobo - First Generation, Hispanic, Indigenous - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Gabriel Jacquez - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Ieva Jankus - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Ariel Johnson - African American - Carl Sandburg
Kevin Keeling - Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Cheyenne King - African American, First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Adrian Komorowski - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Nicole Lapa - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Timothy Le - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Miguel Lopez - First Generation, Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Karina Lotysz - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Isabel Makin - African American - Carl Sandburg
Damian Martinez - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Zion Mitchem - African American - Carl Sandburg
Pawel Mokrzycki - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Adam Murphy - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Dylan Norris - African American - Victor J Andrew
Nkeoma Nwachukwu - African American - Carl Sandburg
Mackenzie O'Connor - Indigenous - Carl Sandburg
Nola Oben - African American - Carl Sandburg
Nayna Oben - African American - Carl Sandburg
Adunolaoluwa Ogedengbe - African American - Carl Sandburg
Joshua Olalde - Hispanic - Victor J Andrew
DAngelo Ortiz - Hispanic - Victor J Andrew
Veronica Ozga - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Julia Pajak - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Jeremy Panagakis - First Generation - Carl Sandburg
Luciana Portugues - Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Victoria Puch - First Generation -  Amos Alonzo Stagg
Patricia Puch - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Aisha Rafati - Hispanic - Carl Sandburg
Reyad Ramahi - First Generation - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Bryce Rohe - First Generation - Victor J Andrew
Desiree Smith - African American, Hispanic - Amos Alonzo Stagg
Sofia Szaflarski - First Generation - Carl Sandburg