PLAINFIELD, IL — A 2025 Plainfield South High School alumna was one of five nationwide to receive a grant that recognizes students for overcoming adversity.
Elaina Poston is the first Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 student to win the GritGrant, sponsored by Uncharted Learning and The McKenzie Foundation.
The GritGrant rewards students for showing grit, through resilience and focus, and having character traits such as kindness and discipline. Breanna Roti, one of Poston's teachers at Plainfield South, nominated the grad for the grant...Roti leads the INCubatoredu classes at Plainfield South. The district launched a "Shark Tank"-like elective program at all four high schools in August 2024 to teach students the skills and behaviors of entrepreneurs.