12 D. 202 graduates each receive $2,000 scholarships through new program

Twelve graduates from District 202 high schools have each received a $2,000 Advanced Placement Summer Institute Financial Bridge Student Scholarship to help pay for college tuition.

Seventy-three students applied for this new scholarship. Criteria included “academic success, school and community involvement and financial need,” according to a news release from District 202.

The following students received AP Summer Institute Financial Bridge Student Scholarships: Tommy Brooks (Plainfield North High School), Shauna Mapleton (Plainfield East High School), Deandria McClain (Plainfield East High School), Michael Montas (Plainfield East High School), Kasey Nguyen (Plainfield East High School), Madeline O’Brien (Plainfield High School – Central Campus), Jasmin Ortiz (Plainfield South High School), Chloe Plummer (Plainfield East High School), Juybe Rojas (Plainfield East High School), Nevin Smith (Plainfield High School – Central Campus), Azaria Van Hook (Plainfield East High School) and Jacklyn Wren (Plainfield High School – Central Campus).

District 202 began serving as an AP Summer Institute training site in 2008. Since that time, thousands of teachers from across the globe have learned how to teach AP courses from AP-certified instructors at District 202.

AP courses are college-level classes for which students can earn college credit while in high school.

Dan McDonnell, District 202 director of high school curriculum and instruction, Craig Brown, director for high school administration and personnel, and Chris McCluskey, curriculum and instruction department administrative assistant, oversee the District 202 AP Summer Institute program.