Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students and staff members who were
recognized at a Joliet Slammers baseball game for their reading accomplishments during the
2018-2019 school year. One student and one staff member from all District 86 schools were
selected as a Joliet Reads Literacy Jamboree recipient.
The honorees included:
T.E. Culbertson Elementary: Crystal Paz, Nicole Faber; M.J. Cunningham Elementary: Anahi
Alvarado, Alexandria Brown; Eisenhower Academy: Angelina Garnica, Bridget Villegas;
Farragut Elementary: Rylan Sepper, Javier Brathwaite; Forest Park Individual Education:
Linda Rodriguez, Kristen Sterr; Thomas Jefferson Elementary: Re’Niyah Cunningham, Megan
Prieboy; Edna Keith Elementary: Tayla Stallings, Susan Bannon; A.O. Marshall Elementary:
Yani Alarcon, Vanessa Gomez-Valencia; Marycrest Early Childhood Center: Paulette
Gonzalez, Yareli Cano; Pershing Elementary: Sofia Marquez, Courtney Voogt; Sator Sanchez
Elementary: Juan Razo, Sandra Curry; Carl Sandburg Elementary: Dev Patel, Stefanie Young;
Isaac Singleton Elementary: Rodrigo Perez, Teresa Bazan; Taft Elementary: Jesceli Romero,
Jaren Wojewoda; Lynne Thigpen Elementary: Richard Pedrosa, Kelley Ratajczak; Woodland
Elementary: Gabriel Del Rio, Jenae Prince; Dirksen Junior High: Daryona Travis, Kelli Rozak;
Gompers Junior High: Javier Gonzalez, Jennifer Vinikour; Hufford Junior High: Faith Sellers,
Cheryl Lasson; and Washington Junior High: Giovanni Partida, Anna Davito.