The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence presented eight Brenton Wadsworth Scholarship Awards and one Dave Evans Scholarship Award to Joliet Public Schools District 86 students during eighth grade graduation ceremonies. Each student received a $185 scholarship to pay for student high school registration and activity fees for the upcoming 2019-20 school year.
Dirksen students Luis Pineda, left, and Lexi Cerrillo earned Brenton Wadsworth Scholarships. (Photo Submitted)
Student winners included: Dirksen Junior High: Lexi Cerrillo, Luis Pineda. Gompers Junior High: Sara Mascote, Christian Villagomez. Hufford Junior High and Individual Education Program: Diego Fernandez, Lisa Hartney, Washington Junior High and Academy Program: Esmeralda Hernandez, Zachary Riley, Da’Miya Jackson.
Brenton Wadsworth attended Joliet Grade Schools as a child and graduated from Joliet Township High School. He established this scholarship to help further the educational dreams of students in Joliet. Dave Evans served as a Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspector for more than 30 years and was a graduate of Washington Junior High School.
Dirksen Junior High School students Michael Smith and Jaqueline Munoz Carranza also received the annual Charles A. Kransberger Memorial Scholarship Awards. The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence presented a $250 check to both students during the Dirksen Junior High School eighth grade graduation ceremony.
Both students exceled academically at Dirksen.
In addition, Jaqueline was a member of the school’s student council, junior beta club, and school orchestra while Michael was active on the cross-country and wrestling teams. Michael was also involved in the junior beta club and participated in the Joliet West High School Mu Alpha Theta Mid High Math Competition.
Dirksen students Michael Smith and Jaqueline Munoz Carranza received the annual Charles A. Kransberger Memorial Scholarship awards. (Photo Submitted)
The Charles A. Kransberger Memorial Scholarship Award was established in memory of Charles Kransberger who spent his entire 30-year professional career serving children in Joliet Public Schools District 86. The annual awards recognize students who have worked hard at school and hopes to encourage them to continue their strong commitment to academics.
The Joliet Grade Schools Foundation for Educational Excellence provides grants to Joliet Public Schools District 86 employees for programs that enhance and enrich educational opportunities for students. Since 2003, the Foundation has awarded 366 classroom grants totaling more than $400,000 to benefit District 86 students.