The National Merit Scholarship Program has selected Joliet West High School student Mary Pelzer as a Finalist in the 2019 Competition for National Merit Scholarships. She is one of 15,000 Finalists across the country, and 7,500 of the Finalists will be selected as Merit Scholarship winners.
Joliet Township High School Students of the Month must demonstrate character, citizenship, dependability and maturity. The final selection is then based on the student’s resume and academic performance.
The Joliet West High School Girls Bowling Team will compete at the IHSA State Competition at The Cherry Bowl in Rockford, IL this weekend.
The Joliet West Speech Team has qualified for two individual events in the 2019 IHSA State Finals this weekend in Peoria, Illinois. At the Sectionals Competition, Senior Tony Nardi won second place in Dramatic Interpretation, and Senior Morgan Beene won second place in Special Occasion Speaking, earning a coveted and prestigious spot at State. The team is coached by Kristin Blake.
Joliet West High School’s Multicultural and Fearless Females Clubs took students for a conversation, Q&A, and book signing with Angie Thomas, the author of The Hate U Give, in Naperville on February 8, 2019. After the Q&A, guests of the event watched the film version of The Hate U Give.
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