EHS Illinois State Scholars

(FRONT ROW {left to right} BRADY JACKSON, SHAUNA SLOAN, DRAKE HILL, JENNA WORKMAN, TAYLOR CROWELL, ANDREA HORTENSTINE, CLAIRE NIEBRUGGE AND ANDREW BINGHAM; BACK ROW {left to right} REED SCHAFER, ALEX HARDIEK, AIDAN MALONEY, ASHTON HAYTHORNE, JARED MINOR, RYAN HAILS, LANDON BISSEY, NATHANIEL GENGLER, JOSH McCAMMON AND COLLIN HECHT. NOT PICTURED: AARON CONLEY)

The 2015-2016 Illinois State Scholars have been announced by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.

To be eligible, a student must be a resident of Illinois and perform in the top half of their class and/or score in the 95th percentile on the ACT, SAT or Prairie State Achievement Exam. Once the students who meet these criteria are identified, a formula based on standardized test scores and performance-based academic data is used to select the scholars.

The Effingham High School Illinois State Scholars for 2015-2016 are Andrew Bingham, Landon Bissey, Aaron Conley, Taylor Crowell, Nathaniel Gengler, Ryan Hails, Alex Hardiek, Ashton Haythorne, Collin Hecht, Drake Hill, Andrea Hortenstine, Brady Jackson, Aidan Maloney, Josh McCammon, Jared Minor, Claire Niebrugge, Reed Schafer, Shauna Sloan and Jenna Workman.