Rich East State ScholarsTwenty-thr6e Rich Each students have been named Illinois State Scholars. To be .named a State Scholar, a student must score high on the ACT or SAT tests and rank at least in the upper half of his or her class. Only about 10 percent of eligible students in the state receive the honor.Those students are Anthony Algmin, Amy Bedrosian, Erin Bokula, Beth Brands, Bryan Coyle, Heather DeWit, Michael Foster, Jessica Giannetti, Jason Hebeck, Dan Hendler, Rachael Laitinen, Steve Marsh, Jennifer Matthews, Matt Mihalyou, Bruce Nieminski, Chris Peters, Rebecca Price, Ajay Sagar, Joy Tassin, Chris Vitale, Michael Voss, Greg Wallace, and Keith Wallace.