Spartan Scholars Excel On and Off the Field

More than 40 participants in Romeoville Youth Football and Cheerleading (RYFC) were recognized as Spartan Scholars during an awards ceremony Nov. 5 at .

According to Kerri Moon, RYFC scholastics director, participating students in fifth- through eighth-grades who had a GPA of 96 percent or higher from the previous school year were eligible for the program.

Spartan Scholars recognized at the awards ceremony received a T-shirt, certificate, and donated gifts from DuPage Township and . The top 11 scholars received gifts from , , , , , Romeoville Recreation Center and RYFC.

This year’s Spartan Scholars included: Anthony Adauto, Dylan Anderson, Geordge Arreglado, Sean Blanchard, Steven Blanchard, Jacob Bogdan, Noah Bogdan, Adrian Bracken, RJ Burt, Peyton Camden, Mikayla Cameron, Victoria Crowley, Gio DeKire, Edward Eaton, Montanah Eberhardt, Jacob Floresca, Michael Gjerde, Zead Hasan, Rebecca Hatfield, Adam Hayes, Isabella Hernandez, Tyler Horvath, Lauren Jacobs, Jeffrey Jungknecht, Andrew Kopca, Alyssa Krueger, Camryn Lang, McKenzie Marquez, Azael Martinez, Michael Mata, Aja’Nae McAdoo, Edson McCurrie, Richard McKinney, Joseph Mondia, Steven Moon, Justin Pringle, Layon Prude, Lillian Ross, Evan Sklodowski, Nolan Soper, Alexander Szymankowski and Charles Wallace.

For more information on RYFC Spartans, visit the group's website at www.ryfcspartans.org.