Skip to Content

Galapagos student wins charter school excellence scholarship

Remaining Ad Time Ad - 00:00
10:56 pm Positive Local News, Top Stories
GALAPAGOS SCHOLAR RECIPIENT 10SOTVO
Autumn Burks wins the Illinois Network of Charter Schools Excellence Award.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Rockford student, Autumn Burks, just accomplished what no other student in Rockford ever has. She won the Illinois Network of Charter Schools Excellence Award.

The award means Burks gets a $500 academic scholarship.

Burks goes to Galapagos Rockford Charter School. The school said this is the first time a student from Rockford has won the scholarship.

"I was also on my way to going to Costa Rica and stuff until this all happened. I'm glad that I won this because it didn't make it feel it was all for nothing," Burks said.

The 8th grade student participates in scholastic bowl, has gone to gifted programs at NIU and Northwestern University, and enjoys Model United Nations.

Kristin Crowley

Evening News Anchor
Kristin Crowley anchors the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. news. She is also a reporter for 13 Investigates. She brings more than a decade of experience to the newsroom. Her work at WREX has earned her multiple awards including a regional Edward R. Murrow for Investigative Journalism and three regional Emmys.

More Stories

Skip to content