Best of Berwyn Junior Citizen Recognition Program is a search for the top 8th grade student within the City of Berwyn, nominated students should be well-rounded citizens that reside in Berwyn.

Student Qualifications:
Community Service Experience, Extra Curricular Activities, Future Potential for Success, Academic Excellence, High Moral and Ethical Values, Resides in Berwyn

Community Partners:
Berwyn North School District 98, Elementary School District 100, The Berwyn Library, Pav YMCA, St. Leonard School, St. Odilo School, Police Explorers, Berwyn Park District and the Berwyn Recreation Department.

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2024 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Jahnesa Boria, Jaylin Carrera, Brooklyn Casas, Destiny Diaz, Emmanuel Galvez, Yahel Hernandez, Jayleen Martinez, Mia Marzana, Alexander Paloucek, Sophia Perez, Ava Policastro, Giselle Quintero, Abigail Ramirez, Ximena Ramirez, Amelia Richard, Antonio Rodriguez, Xitlali Roman, Bryan Sanchez, Jacob Sanchez, Jairo Sandoval, Camila Santoyo, Madison Wachewicz, Michael Wachewicz, Jaliyah Williams

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2023 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Daniel Alfaro, Ronny Arias, Joseline Avila, Moses Bakala Mpandzou, Alberto Bandera Jr., Reagan Davis, Jaslene Garcia, Emily Garcia Bautista, Chevaun Gray, Stephanie Hurt, Dexter Lansing, Julissa Leon, Anya Mercado, Camila Morales, Andrea Nunez, Katelyn Quiroz, Jakub Reyna, Khloe Riles, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Vanessa Romero, Mila Santana, Adrian Williamson, Emily Zarate

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2022 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Alexis Aleman, Jacob Alvarez, Melanie Arriaga, Erin Cahill, Gerardo Gil, Camila Guerrero, Marina Hernandez, Jarvis Inglam, Liliana Ionescu, Amira Malek, Alejandro Nava, Victoria Navarro, Flora Ortiz, Anna Pachla, Ava Perez, Naomi Plata, Raquel Rodriguez, Emma Shea, Kevonna Smith,Vimianchan Thach, Elisabeth Varela, Jamari Watkins, Haley May Wyant

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2021 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Mark Dante Albano, Mariella Batista-Hidalgo, Maya Blanek, Vicente Crespo, Jasper Felipe, Hector F. Galindo, Amy Hernandez Urbina, Isabella Irizarry, Monserrat Lopez Hernandez, India Moore, Yuriria Nieto, Madeleine Ocampo, Avery O'Connor, Nelly Pinon,  Zoe Rangel, Anabel Rendon, Giselle Reveles, James Richmond, Naomi Rodriguez, Parker Stewart-Woolery, Devynn Woywod
   

2020 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Julia Abrego, Leslie Antunez, Zoey Alvarez, Gianna Bonano, Ava Bucur, Arcelia Cruz, Alexandria Evans, Violetta Fajardo, Joshua Galvan, Nayeli Gutierrez, Amanda Hoelbl, Erika Hurt, Alexandra Jimenez, Jehu Lagunas, Jizelle Lopez, James Martines, Isaac Martinez, Diana Mendoza, Maya Miller, Marcelo Oliveros, Evalise Papish, Zenaida Patino, Esai Perez, Jazilie Perez, Salvador Rivera, Jorge Rocha, Jillian Rowell

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2019 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Arlette Aguilar, Angelina Amador, Vanessa Casimiro, sophia Castaneda, Diana Chavez, Abigail Cuffan, Sorcha Driessen, Valeria Echeverria, Jameson Fagan, Julian Flores, Jasmine Gabriel, Abigail Garfio, Anabelen Hermosillo, Camila Hernandez, Veronica Hernandez, Sara Kunc, Angelina Larrea, Aydan Leffel, Sidney Leffel, Sheila Paz, Soluna Perez, Jesus Pulido, Franklin Rangel, Jenae Silva, Adilene Vega
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2018 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Alice Bain, Silas Camp, Kevin Fantozzi, Saul Galvan, Karina Giraldo, Mya Hernandez-Urbina, Kendrick Jackson, Athena Juarez, Heidi Lopez, Kayln McKay, Lorena Murguia, Jasmyn Oliveros, Jazzlyne Elena Orozco, Emily Orozco, Jacqueline Palacios, Joseph Pochaska,Jacqueline Quintero, Annet Ramirez, Natalie Ramirez, Ashley Robles, Samantha Silva, Graysen Stewart-Woolery, Naomi Szczeblowski, Mary Titzer, and Gael Vargas
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2017 Click here for video

Semi-finalists:
Lynette Alvarado, Sofia Anderson, Anthony Barragan, Wanda Barrientos, Alonso Bueno, Sean Carroll, Lily Sol Cuevas, Maria Diaz, Sebastian Garcia, Cole Guerrero, Larissa Hernandez, Amitza Lopez, Lizbeth Montalvo, Yahaira Morales, Ngan Nguyen, Angelica Ordonez, Kezia Patino, Osvaldo Perez, Malena Petronijevic, Kaylee Price, Jessica Rodriguez, Alexis Serrano, Quenese Smith, Jack Swicionis and Renata Trejo Soto
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2016 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Jennifer Ahumada, Diana Almazan, Estefania Ascencio, Alyssa Bennett, Mason Camp, Bianey Campos, Rein Comia, Alejandra Gamboa, Diego Guerra, Stephanie Ocampo, Amy Padilla, Cora Pechous, Angelica Tania Rivera, Siari Rodriguez, Devin Rogers, Omar David Roman, Elizbette Sanchez, Alyssa Sayatovic, Nicole Silva, Sam Titzer, and Joana Valdes
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2015 Click here for video

Semi-finalists:
Izabel Avalos, Diego Avila, Nina Cancellare, Christian Cano, Johana Carrera, Nadrian Fiesta, Athziry Gallegos, Emily Gallegos, Brittany Hahl, Anahi Marquez, Elenia Marroquin, Humberto Martinez, Sarah Nguyen, Zahra Sammour, Sydney Schomer, Steven Staubus, Stanley Suter, Paola Torres, Daisy Villafuerte
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2014 Click here for video

Semi-finalists:
Nyxel Camarena, Gabriel Castillo, Isaac Chain, Michael Deguevara, Rowan Ewangan, Natalie Garcia, Alisa Giraldo, Giselle Martinez, Galilea Mendez, Alexis Morales, Quishana Morgan, Jada Paul-Emile, Nathaniel Quinn, Pamela Sanchez, Kayli Sayatovic, Alyssa Sugay, Daniela Vega, Elyssa Villarreal, Miranda Villarreal, Vanessa Villarreal, Sofia Zabawa
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2013 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Isabella Andries, Raquel Armas, Jazlynda Benes, Gianna Cairo, Elizabeth Corral, Francis Espedido, Raúl Galván, Julio García, Samuel García, Vanessa Garza, Alyssa Hayes, Gabrielle Irizarry, Amanda Martínez, Wincy Faith Mejías, Wincy Phine Mejias, Krystal Millan, Isabelle Ndoumy, Olivia Paplaczyk, Julissa Rodríguez, Natasha Rodríguez, Karla Salcedo, Danielle Snyder, Samantha Torres, Juan Antonio Valdez, Maximilian Woywod
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2012 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
 Anita Abraham, Emily Ahrens, Alexandra Brockman, Monica Cabrera, Catherine Cannon, Samantha Cano, Dominic Carnathan, Emmanuel Castellanos, Olga Coronado, Isabel Diaz, Alyssa Gonzalez, LizaMarie Jimenez-Ojeda, Noel Keen, Brooke Kritikos, Chloe Maietta, Cassandra Marquez, Mayra Orozco, Diana Pantoja, Katherine Rodriguez, Rocio Salazar, Crystal Salinas, Josie Suter, Sarah Walden
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2011 Click here for video

Semi-finalists: 
Liliana Balbuena, Alexander Ceballos, Patricia Ebersold, Shannon Ficke, Denise Fiesta, Yajaira Gallegos, Biridiana Guerrero, Rebecca Hammond, Jessica Hughes, Ann Knoll, Maria Loya, Esteban Lopez, Toni Orozco, Amy Paplaczyk, Ziare Paul-Emile, Justine Ramirez, Amairani Santoyo, Perla Santoyo, Nicole Schubert, Molly Zajac-Clark, Christopher Zavala, Itzayana Zepeda
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2010 Click here to view video

Semi-finalists:
Alexis Bolociuch, Anahi Godinez, Anita Lane, Anthony Morales, Ariana Macedo, Ashley Zalazinski, Cassandra Gonzalez, Cheyenne Rideaux, Christina Como, Daisy Laureano, Joseph Reyna, Julie Juarez, Kathleen Goldbranson, Leslie Zuniga, Lillybeth Mendez, Mariyam Torres, Rocio Hernandez, Sabrina Garibay, Yajaira Baez

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2009 Click here to view video

Winner: Ana Valdovinos
1st Runner up: Waller Perez 
2nd Runner up: Melissa Bahena

Semi-finalists:
Macy Sego, Michelle Callegri, Michael Caryl, Idalis Flores, Sundas Malik, Christina Flores, Lindsey Bryant, Paulina Aguirre, Raquel Amezquita, Catherine Arevalo, Shannon Bell, Cecelia Cancellare, Joseph A. Ficner, Morgan Forst, Sean Kampe, Nicholas Miller, Sany Nguyen, Adriana Rocha, Destiny Rodriguez, Alexis Taylor, Neriangela Velez

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2008 Click here to view video

Winner: Abigail Solano
1st Runner-up: Becky McLain
2nd Runner-up: Lauren Sandoval

Semi-finalists:
 Annie Adduci, Morgan Borkovec, Lauren Ebersold, Monica Gonzalez, Isabel Guzman, Dan Jr. Hahl, Andrew R. Hammond, Justin Kane Home, Gregory R. Kasper, Jessica Keila, Raquel M. Lopez, Nicholas J. Lozano, Maria A. Marquez, Becky McLain, Viridiana Medina, Jorge A. Muro, Eduardo Padilla, Katie Palucci, Giovannina Peconio, Abigail Perez, Alana Petrassi, Tia Poulos, Diana C. Ramirez, Robert P. Ringstad, and Lauren Sandoval, Abigail Solano, Krystal J. Velazquez, Haley A. Zabawa

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2007 Click here to view video

Winner: Max Cervantes
1st Runner up: Sarah Malik
2nd Runner up: Danielle Tombolato

Semi-finalists:
Kenneth Kucinski, Carlos Ochoa, Dejan Bosanac, Ricardo Quintana, Alejandro Lagos, Brittney Rohl, Scott Loza, Kathryn Kadela, Analisa Guerrero, Stephanie LeGare, Elizabeth Ortega, Jasmine Benda, Ydelise Valencia, Melanie Artz, Emily Gump, Anya Beaumont, Angelica Garcia, Destinee Melton, Amy Norman

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2006 Click here to view video

Winner: Julia Irmis
1st Runner up: Sean Prendiville
2nd Runner up: Stephanie Bernardo

Semi-finalists:
Annette Fernandez, Diana Rojas, Georgia Alcazar, Carmina Bernardino, Daniel Brito, Noelani Rosillo, Vanessa Silva, Catherine Amaro, Anthony Bruno, Gabriela Cardoso, Nereo Carvajal, Salvador Esparza, Joel Espitia, Daniel Estrada, D’Monti Fedele, Karen Forshall, Kaitlan Fron, Kyrsti Grzywa, Rafael Gutierrez, Sotirios Malamis, Rebecca Martinez, Cassandra Negron, Karl Ochmanek, Diana Saavedra, Patrick Uphues

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2005 Click here to view video

Winner: Milosh Lukovic
1st Runner up: Hana Mazin
2nd Runner up: Kyla Barranco

Semi-finalists:
Jennifer Cuevas, Caitlin Del Rosario, Allison Demes, Eilis Fagan, Taniqua Gentry, Anabel Guzman, Roque Hernandez, Jonathan Hernandez, Lizette Jimenez, Taylor Keila, Rebecca Kuchta, Patrick Lee, Jordan Lesniak, Jenna Little, Ranier Lumibao, Elena Lynch, Midra Malik, Dagmara Opaczynski, Nancy Pater, Frank Petrich Jr, Bethany Rohl, Chris Swasko, Teresa Wink, Alexandra Zahrobsky

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2004 Click here to view video

Winner: Sarah Furjanic
1st Runner up: Joanne Skourletos
2nd Runner up: Cassie Slechta

Semi-finalists:
Giana Wilkinson, Jennifer Rojas, Naomi Bedford, Katie Abma, Isidro Villegas, Sophia Flores, Veronica Loza, Neil Bonk, Katherine Bernardo, Jazmin Caballero, Vircell Dayap, Matt Fox, Matt Fulton, Lisette Hernandez, Diana Hernandez, Rachel Kapadia, Chrissy Malamis, Alejandra Medina, Jessenia Quiroz, Alissa Ramirez, Elosia Rodriquez, Lorenza Rush, Jacqueline Sanchez, Johanna Trevion

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2003

Winner: Diana Macias
1st Runner up: Michael Mackin
2nd Runner up: Christina Amaro

Semi-finalists:
James Aitcheson, Rachel Alvardo, Carla Anfuso, Michael Como, Arnilla Corbin, Richard Dastice, Brittiana Feaster, Jessica Fuentes, Matthew Gragnani, Michael Gragnani, Deana Guarino, John Kveton, Asley Ledbetter, Cory Nagle, Adrian Navar, Jorge Orozco, Rachael Palucci, Gregory Pater, Phillip Rieck, Joellyn Schefke, Ashley Smetko, Bianca Smith, Erica Stewart, Alex Tarullo, Ashley Tovar, Lorraine Uy, Erika Wiggins 

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2002

Winner: Maria Liezel Rivadelo
1st Runner up: Scott Householder
2nd Runner up: Kimberly Rodriguez

Semi-finalists:
Rachel Swasko, Daniel Haymes, Claudia Quinones, Nicole Davila, Rachel Escobar, Brian Householder, Ben Plain, Melody Aguado, Candice Sanchez, Andrea Fuentes, Luis Franco, Erin Jures, Megan Del Rosario, Joseph Helbing, Elieen Kelly, Susan Forshall, Michael Erickson, Vanessa Ruesch, Sean Hallin

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