National Achievement Scholarship winners

The National Achievement Scholarship Program has announced this year's winners.

More than 800 African-American high school students were selected from around the country to receive scholarships totaling about $2.6 million. Here are the local winners:

ILLINOIS

Berkeley: Jasmyne M. McDonald, Walther Lutheran High School, Melrose Park.

Bolingbrook: Marissa S. Ghant, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora; Jessica L. Jones, Bolingbrook High School, Bolingbrook; Alyssa B. Thelemaque, Wheaton Academy, West Chicago.

Chicago: Genevieve A. Bates, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago; Abdallah B. Diagne, Lincoln Park High School, …