40 from GHS named State Scholars
       Forty Glenwood High School seniors have been named as Illinois State Scholars for the 2011-12 academic year.  They are:
       Ethan Adams, Nicole Alexander, Suraj Arshanapally, Samira Bazuzi, Nicholas Bifano, Tyler Brady, Carol Chou, Ian Dace, Justine
Dietz, Spencer Dunnington, Samuel Farris, Travis Farris, Kayla Hall, Britni Harper, Ethan Hochstein, Rachel Howell, Ian Johnson, Abigail
Juhlin, Courtney Kliment, Rachel Kobayashi, John Kunzeman.
       Olivia Lanser, Katie Littlejohn, Giuseppe Maiocco, Cristina Martinez-Singh, Morgan Mayfield, Scott Mitchelson, Sonia Nair, Brittany
Peterburs.
       Abigail Petersen, Josie Portz, Vighish Raghuraman, Ryan Reed, Evan Sale, Angela Swenson, Haoyang Tang, Jane Trask, Derinn
Wallace, Alexander Whalen and Erin Wilcox.
       The Illinois Student Assistance Commission recognized 17,335 students from 749 different high schools from across the state as
2011-12 Illinois State Scholars.
       Illinois State Scholar winners rank in the top 10 percent of high school seniors. Selection is based on SAT, ACT and/or Prairie State
Achievement Exam scores, and/or class rank at the end of the junior year.
       While the prestigious recognition does not include a monetary award, recipients are encouraged to cite the honor on applications for
college admission and scholarships in addition to completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid after  January 1 to determine
eligibility for federal and state aid, including Illinois’ $400 million need-based Monetary Award Program.
       Originally formed at the Illinois State Scholarship Commission in 1957, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission provides
students of all ages and backgrounds with the resources and support to obtain financial aid for higher education.
       More than a half million Illinois State Scholars have been recognized by ISAC since the program’s inception.
       A state agency, ISAC has paved the path to post-secondary education with innovative programs for over 50 years.
       The commission continued its mission to make college accessible and affordable for Illinois students by administering over
183,000 grants and scholarships totaling over $430 million in FY 2009 alone.
Issue Date: Feb. 2, 2012