Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces Illinois State Scholars

The Illinois Student Assistance Commission has announced the 2021-2022 Illinois State Scholars. 

The state scholars are selected based on their ACT or SAT exams and sixth semester class rank. Illinois State Scholars rank in approximately the top 10% of graduates from Illinois high schools.

Here are this year's Illinois State Scholars from our area:

North Clay High School--McKenna Carter and Bryan Smith

Cumberland High School--Eve Brown, Austin Croslow, Morgan Scott and Makeegan Sparling

Neoga High School--Gwendolyn Fain and Rylee Peterson

Altamont High School--Olivia Eckhardt, Kassidy Pemberton, Jerod Ruffner, Brooke Runge and Emma Simmons

Beecher City High School--Carsen Burks, Kaylynn Moeller and Jacquelynne Witteborg

Dieterich High School--Avriti Dogra and Allie Poe

Effingham High School--Andrew Blacker, Ava Boehm, Dylan Cunningham, Callista Denoyer, Jackeline Garcia, Leah Hanfland, Savannah Harris, Gabriel Kihne, Holden Lewis, Jakob Logan, Elizabeth McNutt, Savannah Morrissey, Christian Raddatz, Frank Rosen, Dane Seiler, Anna Sigg, Clare Waymoth, Erika White, Max Woelfer, Parker Wolfe and Chase Woomer

St. Anthony High School--Isabelle Daiber, Sharon Dong, Caroline McDevitt, Estelle Passalacqua, Olivia Spraul, Claire Sudkamp, Thomas Unkraut and Michael Willenborg

Teutopolis High School--Ashley Bressendorf, Carley Habing, Lily Hemmen, Benjamin Kitten, Brody Mette, Alex Meyer, Molly Niemerg, Cole Probst, Jessica Runde, Grace Schumacher and Shelby Starwalt

Brownstown High School--Cassi Payne

St. Elmo High School--Kalea Yagow

Newton High School--Payton Kinder, Aiden Kocher, Richard Lindemann, Andrew Moore, Alex Petitjean, Benjamin Pitcher, Zak Pitcher, Eli Weber, Tristan Will and Mitchell Zumbahlen

South Central High School--Madisen Nannini

Cowden-Herrick High School--Sydney Doty

Stewardson-Strasburg High School--Hannah Hayes, Mariah Hoene, Kiefer Reel and Derek Slifer