Chicago Public Schools Celebrates 2024 Posse Scholars
25 January 2024
CPS Students Make up Majority of Class of 2024 Posse Scholars
CHICAGO – Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is proud to announce that 83 CPS students, from both District-managed and Charter high schools, will be awarded more than $18 million in full‐tuition leadership scholarships from the Posse Foundation.
“I am incredibly proud of this year’s class of Posse Scholars,” said CPS CEO Pedro Martinez. “I want to extend congratulations to our District’s Posse Scholars for their hard work and achievement. It is great to see our District so well-represented within this excellent program.”
The Posse Foundation, established in 1989, identifies, recruits, and trains students nationally from local public high schools and sends them in multicultural teams — posses — of 10 students to colleges and universities across the country. Award recipients have collectively won close to $2 billion in full‐tuition merit scholarships from Posse partner schools.
Of the 104 Chicago-area students awarded scholarships, dubbed “Posse Scholars,” 83 attend District-managed or charter high schools while the remainder attend local private or suburban schools. Posse scholars earn scholarships based on student leadership abilities, work in team settings, and a desire to succeed, among other criteria.
“For 23 years, Posse has been recruiting stellar students who have demonstrated leadership from the Chicago Public Schools,” said Posse Foundation President and Founder Deborah Bial. “We are very proud of our relationship with CPS and thankful to the District for nominating such wonderful young people each year. I congratulate all the new Chicago Posse Scholars.”
The 58 scholars from District-managed high schools (not including charters) are as follows:
| Name |
School |
College |
|---|---|---|
|
Esmeralda Aguilar |
Mather High School |
DePauw University |
|
Sergio Bahena |
Curie Metropolitan High School |
Pomona College |
|
Maetheany Ban |
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center |
Whitman College |
|
Trenton Banks |
South Shore International College Prep |
Cornell University |
|
Aracely Barajas |
Infinity Math, Science & Technology High School |
Connecticut College |
|
Stephanie Bello |
Amundsen High School |
Oberlin College |
|
Heaven Brisco |
Kenwood Academy High School |
Connecticut College |
|
Katelin Brock |
South Shore International College Prep |
Pomona College |
|
Hyacinth Calloway |
George Westinghouse College Prep High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Johnnie Clay III |
The Ogden International School of Chicago High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Triniti Cole |
Chicago High School for the Arts |
Oberlin College |
|
Jailen Dang |
Amundsen High School |
Connecticut College |
|
Ashley Delgado Lagunas |
George Westinghouse College Prep High School |
Pomona College |
|
Yrva Desormeaux |
Mather High School |
Oberlin College |
|
Jimena Diaz |
Hubbard High School |
Pomona College |
|
Rita Dinh |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Dimitrious Drakontaidis |
Mather High School |
Middlebury College |
|
Jordan Ellison |
Brooks College Preparatory Academy |
Connecticut College |
|
Ydenruby Facio |
Hubbard High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Wendy Geronimo |
Back of the Yards College Prep |
DePauw University |
|
Angela Gomez |
George Washington High School |
Trinity College |
|
Emely Gutierrez |
Lane Tech College Prep |
Cornell University |
|
Yareli Gutierrez |
John Hancock College Preparatory High School |
Trinity College |
|
Khamari Hall |
Kenwood Academy High School |
DePauw University |
|
Angel Haynes |
South Shore International College Prep |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Layla Hidalgo |
Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School |
Whitman College |
|
Anais Jones |
George Westinghouse College Prep High School |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Katie Leanos-Sandoval |
Curie Metropolitan High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Marlene Lopez |
Mather High School |
Trinity College |
|
Amy Manzanarez |
Northside College Preparatory High School |
Oberlin College |
|
Adriana Manzano |
Taft High School |
Connecticut College |
|
Bianca Marchan |
Lane Tech College Prep |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Sonyalee Martinez |
Taft High School |
DePauw University |
|
Maria Martinez |
Back of the Yards College Prep |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Taylor McCormick |
Kenwood Academy High School |
Cornell University |
|
Sumaya Mohammed |
Sullivan High School |
Cornell University |
|
Salvador Navarro Diaz |
Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy |
Whitman College |
|
Ange-Marie Nifasha |
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center |
DePauw University |
|
Olivia Obikili |
George Westinghouse College Prep High School |
Trinity College |
|
Oluwanifemi Onifade |
Sullivan High School |
DePauw University |
|
Neftali Ortega |
Alcott College Prep |
Oberlin College |
|
Matthew Ortega |
Disney II Magnet School - Lawndale Campus |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Alicia Ortega-Mancilla |
Whitney Young Magnet High School |
Trinity College |
|
Oluwasemilore Osunkeye |
Amundsen High School |
Pomona College |
|
Raymarreon Polk |
Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High School |
DePauw University |
|
Esperanza Roman Carrea |
Kenwood Academy High School |
Cornell University |
|
Sara Romero |
Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center |
Whitman College |
|
Ariadne Rosas |
Brooks College Preparatory Academy |
Oberlin College |
|
Michael Samson |
Amundsen High School |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
|
Geoviana Sinchi-Paucer |
George Westinghouse College Prep High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Jack Tafolla Garcia |
Senn High School |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
David Torres |
Lane Tech College Prep |
Middlebury College |
|
Fabiola Torres-De La Cruz |
Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
|
Ellie Traan |
Taft High School |
Connecticut College |
|
Neya Truitt |
Chicago High School for the Arts |
Pomona College |
|
Soe Tun |
Mather High School |
Middlebury College |
|
Nickolas Vargas |
Lane Tech College Prep |
Connecticut College |
|
Talisa Vega |
Lincoln Park High School |
Whitman College |
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