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9 students from D-86 in Joliet qualify for regional science fair

All 9 students received gold medals at D-86′s STEM Extravaganza.

By Denise M. Baran-Unland
Nine junior high students who recently competed in the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are qualified to participate in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) Regional Science Fair on March 19.

Nine junior high students who recently competed in the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are qualified to participate in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) Regional Science Fair on March 19. (Photo provided)

Nine junior high students who recently competed in the Joliet Public Schools District 86′s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Extravaganza earned gold medals.

These seventh and eighth grade students are qualified to participate in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science Regional Science Fair on March 19. This event will be held at North Central College in Naperville.

These students are Dirksen Junior High’s Aaliyah Hudson; Gompers Junior High’s America Suarez; Hufford Junior High’s Kimberly Alvarez, Allyson Anderson, Damian Garcia, Rebecca Hernandez, Mikaela Munoz and Liliana Picicco; and Washington Junior High’s Daniel Bautista.

About Joliet Public Schools District 86

Joliet Public Schools District 86 was chartered in 1857 and covers more than 26 square miles in Joliet, serving almost 12,000 students in 21 schools according to its website.

The district also offers “bilingual education, before and after school programs and comprehensive special services programs,” according to its website.

For information, visit joliet86.org.