FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT HIRES EXEC DIRECTOR
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has hired Anamari Golf Dorgan as its new executive director.
Dorgan, the district’s director of community engagement since 2017, succeeds Karie Friling, who left in mid-May to become the city manager of Sarasota, Florida.
In her engagement job, Dorgan oversaw seven education centers, resident and media communications, and visitor experience programs for the district, a news release said.
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She also has been the executive director of the Rock County Historical Society and held leadership roles at The Morton Arboretum and The Field Museum in Chicago, the release said.
As executive director, Dorgan will oversee the district’s operations and administrative functions and support its board of commissioners.
Dorgan has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in anthropology from the University of Illinois, a certificate in nonprofit management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the Certified Park and Recreation Executive credential from the National Recreation and Park Association.
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Several Naperville-area students have been awarded National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. announced.
The recipients are among the finalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, representing a small percentage of the nation’s high school seniors. The awards provide between $500 and $2,000 a year for up to four years of undergraduate study, a news release said.
Neuqua Valley High School winners include Robert Yang, a Bolingbrook resident who plans to study medicine at Emory University, and Naperville residents Peter L. Carroll, computer engineering at Tufts University; Siya Malhotra, mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University; and Katherine Y. Yuan, anesthesiology at Emory University.
From Naperville North High School, recipients are Naperville residents Hrshikesh Guptha, healthcare at the University of South Florida, and Sydney M. Queen, law at the University of Tennessee.
Naperville Central High School graduate Riya S. Dondapati, of Lisle, plans to study medicine at Case Western Reserve University.
Other area scholarship recipients are Naperville resident Salil Patki, a graduate of Waubonsie Valley High School, mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University, and Gavriel I. Saputera, a homeschool/online school student from Naperville, actuarial science at the University of Iowa.
SCHOOL DISTRICT 203 MEAL PRICES TO INCREASE
The Naperville District 203 School Board has approved a slight increase in its breakfast and lunch prices due to increased costs and the expiration of COVID-related funding.
Starting in the 2026-27 school year, breakfast will increase by 20 cents and lunch by 40 cents per meal.
Elementary school breakfast will be $2.05 and lunch will be $3.65. For middle school students, breakfast will be $2.15 and lunch $3.75. For high school students, breakfast will be $2.25 and lunch $3.85.
Lunch prices remain below the USDA target price of $4.15 and is on the lower end of pricing among neighboring districts, D203 officials said. High school lunches among surrounding communities vary from about $3.85 to $5.75, with an average of $4.29 a meal.