This year 85 Maine West High School seniors have been chosen as State Scholars by the Illinois State Scholarship Commission in the 1973‑74 competitive state scholarship program.

The road to becoming a State Scholar is not an easy one. State Scholars represent almost every high school in America and are chosen from 51,000 students who enter competition by taking an examination administered by the American College Testing Program. The academic record of the student is also useful in determining the merit of the student.

The rewards for being named State Scholar are many. All State Scholars receive a Certificate of Merit which identifies them as having high academic achievement in high school. Also, monetary awards of up to $1,200 for use in tuition in public or private colleges as well as schools of nursing are given to students who qualify for financial assistance.

The following is a list of the State Scholars named from Maine West:

Celeste Andrews, Janice Andrews, Bonnie Arndt, Robert Bakus, Jean Baylie, Denise Bell, David Bergman, Robert Brannon, Paul Breider, Barbara Bridwell, Debra Brodd, Cynthia Brodie, Carol Ann Buchanan, Bonnie Cassidy, Robert Chapman, Patricia Colecchi, Linda Costagli, Phillip Daprato, Kathleen Degenhardt, Anne Detzner, Gary Dole,

Mark Eichhorn, June Eimermann, Jane Eisfeldt, Nancy Evans, Jill Falstad, Philip Fischer, and Mary Freemire.

Other State Scholars from Maine West are John Gages, Sandra Garza, Ingrid Goebel, Carol Gustafson, Gayle Haman, Sandra Hanus, Gary Helminski, Curtis Henrich, Joanne Huff, Cheryl Husband, Kathleen Ingrish, Carol Jensen, Karen Johnson, Lawrence Johnson, Richard Latalla, Barbara Levand, Bruce Locke, Ronald Loewenherz, Julie Maday, Robert McDonald, Jeffery McGraw, Estelle Mehegan, Regine Meissner, Steven Mennella, Roxanne Miller, Mark Mlodoch, and James Moore.

Concluding the list of Maine West State Scholars are Kimberly Norton, Gail Nygaard, Patti O'Connor, Dale Oehlerking, Thomas Olenicki, James Olson, Michael Parker, Theodore Parker, Suzanne Patterson, William Paxton, Jeffery Potter, Joseph Prang, Thomas Rasch, Virginia Reinhart, John Rennau, Lynn Rosner, Janet Schug, Suzanne Sciez, Nancy Seitz, Thomas Stevens, Carl Swanson, Bruce Swartswalter, Mark Thompson, Gary Trost, Diane Venema, Diana Wagner, David Wenz, Kathleen Winclechter, Susan Winkelman, and Suzette Zabinski.