Illinois State Scholars
2024-25
Owen Brubaker
Khadija Elahmady
Paige Lower
Xander Vogel
To be designated* as a State Scholar, a high school student must:
- attend an approved high school and graduate during the academic year in which the student is selected as a State Scholar;
- be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen;
- be a resident of Illinois and be at an approved high school by the end of the sixth semester;
- rank in the upper half of his/her high school class at the end of the third semester prior to graduation from high school (normally the sixth semester); and
- take either the ACT or SAT exams between August 1 and June 30 during the third and fourth semester prior to graduation (typically this is a student's junior year, but may be the sophomore year if the student is an early graduate).
- A student may take either or both examinations during the designated period.
- All scores from tests taken during the designated period must be submitted to ISAC.
- If a student submits scores from multiple exams taken during the designated period, ISAC will use the highest score.
* Note that meeting the requirements listed above qualifies the student to be considered for this program, but does not guarantee State Scholar designation. Once all applicants who meet the above requirements have been identified, a specific formula is used to select State Scholars.
2023-24
- Jerrica Bormann
- Landon Meyers
- Arieanna Moreland
- Ariana Nielsen
- Elijah Stillings
2022-23
- Rachel Bennett
- Lindsey Carlson
- Marcus Dixon
- Drew Dykstra
- Suvraj Grewal
- Victoria McGovern
- Ella Penca
- Cailyn Piercy
- Kara Stoecker
2021-22
- Kylie Collachia
- Joshua Dolph
- Giana Floming
- Corinne Leonhardt
2020-21
- Mariam Elahmandy
- Sara Norman
2019-20
- Jenna Alstead
- Mandy Alstead
- Lauren Frick
- McKenzie Kettler
- Zoey Klavenga
2018-19
- Carolyn Graham
- Rhett Merema
- Michael Morrison
- Jenna Schrader
- Seth Sikkema
- Faith VanKampen
- Abbygale Willging
2017-18
- Taylor Curley
- Lauren Spencer
2016-17
- Tayler Birkett
- Benjamin Fanderclai
- Samuel Fanderclai
- Roane Hand
- Elizabeth Leonard
- Sarah Stephan
- Allison Winkel