Eighty‑nine Maine West seniors were named Illinois State Scholars according to class rank and results from ACT test scores. They were Karen Anderson, Charlotte Ariano, Dave Arnswald, Jonathan Baldo, Shari Barrett, Susan Batdorf, Diane Becker, and Kimberly Becker.

Other scholars are Mark Bergquist, Daniel Billings, Tina Boskay, Bruce Borg, Laura Bornhoeft, Karen Bottari, Heather Brown, James Bucholz and Marjorie Cameron, David Carl, Eric Dahl, Robert Davis, Susan Degenhardt, John Dolan, Mark Dombrowski, Elizabeth Doroskin, and Thomas Duntemann.

More seniors are Kate Evans, Jill Fedder, Michael Freemire, Jeanne Gassner, Teresa Gast, David Gates, Patricia Germann, Carol Gravesmill, Daniel Hammer, Roy Hansen, Mark Hattenhauer, Elizabeth Heller, Paul Hennessy, Kathleen Henrich, Glenn Henrikson, Bruce Hillner, Sharon Hiltwein, and Mark Hineman.

Others selected were Martha Hink, Margrit Hoepfner, Frederic Horn, Sheryl Ingrish, Jay Jacob, Cheryl Jaeschke, Debora Jahnke, Donald Jensen, Melanie Johnstone, William Knowles, Kenneth Kovar, Christine Kron, Douglas Kuite, Arthur Larson, John Matus, Donna Mertes, and Robert Michalsen.

Named also were Jacquelyn Miner, Robert Montgomery, Martha Mooney, Douglas Moor, Michael Mortensen, Susan Mott, David Nelson, Ellen Nygaard, Lizabeth Packard, Ned Peterson, Victor Petick, Joyce Phillips, Janice Roll, Mary Sauber, Christine Schwarz, Nancy Spiegler, Marianne Stogerer, and Gerald Thain.

Finally, Steve Van Scoyoc, Rick Van Etten, James Wachholz, Timothy Watkins, Barbara Weaver, Jill Whetham, Susan Wiese, Laurie Wieser, Peggy Winkleman, Cheri Wittbold, and Marilyn Zimmerman.