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Three Homewood-Flossmoor High School seniors are receiving scholarships through the Posse Foundation.
Rickie Lockett Jr. and Pedro Lugo will be attending Wittman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Vianney Martinez will attend Panoma College in Claremont, California. They were selected for the merit-based scholarship based on their academic records and leadership abilities.
The students were nominated for their scholarships and selected schools from a list that host Posse Scholars. They worked with H-F College Counselor Kevin Coy in preparing their applications. They went through three rounds of interviews: a large group interview followed by a one-on-one session, and then with students who will be attending the same college as them.
The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits and trains the students during their college careers. The Posse Scholars work in cohorts on campus during their freshmen and sophomore years, meeting with mentors weekly as a group and individually every two weeks.
The Career Program provides Posse Scholars with the tools and opportunities to secure the most competitive internships and leadership-track jobs in a variety of industries.
Lockett is the son of Nadine Lockett and Rickie Lockett Sr. of Homewood. He graduated from District 161’s Parker Junior High. At H-F, he has been a member of the National Honor Society and volunteered as an H-F representative at various events, including the 2023 Juneteenth celebration.
He has been on the H-F track team for four years and run cross-country for two years. He is a member of DECA, a global, not-for-profit student organization that prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. He recently presented on the principles of marketing at a DECA-Illinois competition.
At Wittman, Lockett will major in psychology.
Lugo is the son of Shenika Lugo of Homewood. He graduated from James Hart School. At H-F he’s been a member of the National Honor Society and has volunteered at various events through NHS, including serving at the St. John Neumann Lenten fish fry in Homewood.
Lugo is a member of Mu Alpha Theta and volunteers as a peer counselor for students who struggle with math. He plans to major in psychology. He became interested in psychology by watching videos on the mind and crime documentaries.
Martinez is the daughter of Ana Maria Arias and Gerardo Martinez of Chicago Heights. She graduated from Parker Junior High. At H-F she’s won awards for her work in art. She’ll be double majoring in art and cognitive sciences.
The past four years she’s been on the fencing team and is the team captain.
She is president of the Spanish National Honor Society, a member of the National Honor Society, has worked on Hispanic Heritage Month events and is a Student Ambassador who worked with students for whom English is not their first language. These students are required to pass an English language learners course and Martinez has been a peer leader for the class helping students meet the proficiency requirements.
She is bilingual in Spanish, but not all the students in the class have Spanish as their first language. This year Martinez has been working with a student from Haiti and others from Southeast Asia countries.
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