Accomplishments

• Lauren Johnson, a graduate of Downers Grove South High School from Woodridge, has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship at Dominican University. The prestigious $12,000 Presidential Scholarship is awarded to students who rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class and have an ACT score of 28 or more. Lauren is majoring in education.

• Nina Dvorak of Lisle, was one of 11 Millikin University students to participate in a hands-on learning experience in South Africa. The group, which included three professors, spent over two weeks taking part in one or more classes in art, biology and global studies. The main theme of the trip was to examine the diversity of biology and culture in the “Rainbow Nation.”

The group began the trip with a safari in Kruger National Park and then traveled to Johannesburg to visit three HIV/AIDS family support and education projects. After visiting various parks and monuments, the trip concluded in Capetown where the group concentrated on recent history.