Joliet West, Central High School Students Recognized For Advanced Placement Achievements

(The following press release came 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.

In 2026, JTHS students earned 1,313 Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores of 3, 4 or 5, the scores many colleges accept for credit. Together, those scores could earn students an estimated 3,939 college credits and save families an estimated $2,058,797 in college tuition and fees. JTHS students also earned 266 more scores of 3 or higher than they did in 2025, which adds up to an estimated $417,090 more in potential savings than the year before. We are proud of our students for their hard work and achievement.

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.

Joliet Central AP Achievement Recipients:

• AP Scholar:
  Mia Buss, Elliana Cortes, Milagros Figueroa-Diaz, Arianna Garcia, Rafael Garcia, Tristan Gonzalez, Omar Hernandez, Ayanna Jackson, Yamilet Jiménez, Nataly Juárez, Michael Littlejohn, Jacinto Loera, Saúl López, Karol Lozano, Angelina Luna Espinoza, Ryan Mendoza, Camden Rande, Alondra Reyes, Julio Reyes, Brenan Rizo, Rihanna Ross, Isaías Sandoval, Joclynn Stewart, Jazmine Tena, Jesús Valadez Martín, Aiden Wheeler, and Elise Wilson.
• AP Scholar with Honor:
  Stephani Álvarez, Adriana Chávez-Vega, Alfonso Dueñez, Angelina Garnica, Evelyn Guzmán, Rocco Jones, Makayla López, Sophia Ortiz, and Paityn Veasy.
• AP Scholar with Distinction:
  Vincente Aguilera, Omar Beltrán, Alexander Calderón, Madelyn Curry, Joaquín Espinoza, Nathaniel Gabriel, Ángela Guzmán, Arianna Razo, Jisela Ulloa, and Eric Zamudio,
• National Merit Commended Scholars:

Ángela Guzmán

Joliet West AP Achievement Recipients:

• AP Scholar:
  Luis Arias, Aden Arzate, Lily Bohanek, Laila Caldwell, Devion Campbell, Sophia Casanova, Julie Castillo, Jordynn Clausel, Nicholas Davis, Kirie Dorcoo, Vincent Dumdum, Caroline Ferak, Julian Flores, Hope Garcia, Mia Garcia, Caitlin Garrett, Brooklyn Gore, Cathryn Governale, Adelyn Hill, Alaina Hudson, Brooklyn Jackson, Sarah Jaramillo, Duke Jett, Liam Kennedy, Myles Kenney, Lauren Krohn, Dilan Leal, Noel Lopez, Leah May, Michael Maybury, Layla McKinney, David Meza, Morgan Mielke, Yoselin Monroy, Marcos Montes, Erick Navarrete, Eve Nawrot, Georgene Neverman, Jennifer Newby, Keane Newman, Cecilia Omokunmi, Alina Ortega, Faith Oster, Willow Perruquet, Aaryn Reyes, Gabriela Sanchez, Rachel Saxon, Colbie Siksta, Arielle Villasin, John Wallace, Bailey Williams, Morgan Williams, Halie Wisniewski, Elena Yanchick, and Aaliyah Zepeda.
• AP Scholar with Honor:
  Uriel Aguirre, Jack Blackburn, Leah Blunk, Alicia Casillas, Jorge Chavez, Violet Conboy, Erik Gomez, Yarely Hernandez, Mariana Lopez, Alexa Magana, Ethan Moran, Christopher Palacios, Madison Pork, Aspen Ramirez, Angelina Schliessmann, Julia Shutts-Fruit, Omar Silva, Hailey Smidl, and Mayah Tyler.
• AP Scholar with Distinction:
  Dishi Agarwal, Stephanie Arias-Delcid, Leonardo Calderon, Jayden Cornfield, Evita Evans, Cassidy Malloy, Derek Ngo Elijah Paz Ella Price Sofia Saravia Kendall Stroud Sania Taylor, Abel Torres, Christian Toth, Ronak Verma, Penelope Wagner, Jasmin Yates, and Zeb Zamoras.
• National Merit Commended Scholars:
  Julia Shutts-Fruit

Congratulations to all our JTHS students for achieving these academic honors.