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Adrian Marquez

Kora Garren Tucker Lindenmeyer

Jacob Doege

Sidney Lewis

Bradley Dinwiddie

Courtney Lachat

Ryan Dickinson

Sabie Koppien

Charlie Dickinson

Kaden Kelly

Jarrett Dempsey

Brian Moore

Madison Huggins

Olivia Cordero

Olivia Montantes

Brooklyn Hoffman

Christopher Campiran

Kyler McNinch

Jose Herrera

Reed Barnes

Courtney Ortgiesen

Wesley Wilson

Valeria Salgado

Valentin Vazquez

Tatum Romero

Alexzandra Vaessen

Jackson Rogers

Jersey Thomas

Ethan Pratt

Phillip Stewart

Garrett Pertell

Aiden Smith

Marie Shaw

Aislinn Zitelman

Alison Shaw Hayden Wittenauer

Kelton Schwamberger

George Harrison| Musician

C.S. Lewis | Author

Zane Murphy

Greta Horner

Michael Cochrane

Summer Miller

Mason Holbrook

Grace Cochrane

Xander Mezo

Austin Hochstein

Benjamin Clark

Braiden Runkle

Michael Meadors

Jordan Harris

Nadezda Cater

Carson Rueff

Jillian McLaughlin

Kydreel Green

Griffin Bushman

Sara Ramadani

Rhylee McCaslin

Kaleb Goldman

Blake Burger

Auden Polk

Sean Lauer

Kyle Frady

Andrea Buhrow

Riley Petersen

Lane Koning

SummerRae Foster

Pyper Bohannon

Levi Near

Austin June

Jacob Evans

Cailin Bogle

Toni Morrison | American novelist

Seth Spratt

Ben Roth

Matheu Newman

Nathen Kempher

Kimberly Hendon

Mallory Endress

Adam Brandon

Beau Spencer

Brik Rediger

Ayize Martin

James Kelly

Gabriella Heinzeroth

Andrew Elmendorf

Timothy Bohm

Isabella Solorzano

Cassidy Peterson

Dylan Macklin

Lindsey Kalapp

Austin Hanabarger

Keegan Day

Nathan Blanford

Kaleb Smith

Chelo Perez

Cameron Lillie

Parker Johnson

Blake Hahn

Olivia Davis

Jacob Benavidez

Abigail Siri

Derrick Peck

Liana Ledergerber

McKenzie Hunt

Mason Goossens

Benjamin Dahl

Maryssa Bell

Callie Schoff

Daiquan Owens

Cadence Kruse

Jillian Hulsing

Kamil Gawron

Riley Cole

Cooper Balensiefen

Meranda Schaffer

Nicholas Osborn

Violet Krider

Elijah House

Ethan Freeman

Kaitlyn Catton

Isaac Attig

Soler Mar Salmeron

Max Ornelas

Aaron Kraft

Mia Hood

Keegan Fargher

Jason Carrington

Lillia Atteberry

Samuel Rouse

Conrad Null

Nicole Kerber

Kiara Hilmes

Dale Faber

Brooklynn Cade

Lilly Allicks

Camryn York Samuel Wright

Alaina Wasilewski

Krysten Walowski Izabel Wallace Carter Wagner

Corrin Tompkins Nico Thiem-Kramer Taylor Tedesco

Ebba Swenje Parker Stier Stephanie Stark

Aliza Wittbecker

Zach Pauley

Lydia Faulkner

Kolton Wilk

Caley Munz

Eric Ebersole

Marissa Sturrup

Owen Moeller

Khrystiyan Dunn

Cortlan Stahl

Trent Miller

Brady Brown

Mackenzie Stafford

Max Last

Lucius Braunstein

Lily Smith

Madalyn Kersten

Elijah Barraza-McCleary

Breanna Schroeder

Kacen Johnson

Aiden Barkley

Bromley Rogers

Carlynn Hackbarth

Bryce Aude

Ainsley Yingling

Isabella Pena

Emma Foster

Cayden Akers

Kristian Kan | Entreprenuer/Author

Ann Landers | Advice columnist

Sydney Chesley

Grant Boss

Bayli Baker

Emma Castro

Bradley Boedeker

Azbie Azemi

Tyler Calsyn

Kevin Blanchard

Cheyenne Ashford

Madison Calderon

Gavin Bird

Jonathan Anderson

Hayden Byrnes

Abbie Bellows

Marbella Alvarez

Sarah Butler

Brooke Becker

Nour Alsramah

Kaelynn Burgess

Damien Beck

Emily Allen

Kailee Buch

Kevin Banuelos

Kyan Adkins

Owen Brooks

John Baker

Jayden Adcock

Ian Gordon

Jacob Duet

Natalie Davidson

Ashley Goatcher

Harry Doane

Hayden Daniels

Olivia Gingras

Dezarae Dir

Hannah Daniels

Christopher Gillentine

Emiah Diaz

Brandon Crowe

Alexander Gentry

Jack Dempsey

BreeAnn Covell

Grace Gates

Aniah Dearborn

Autumn Cortesi

Derik Garza

Shaun DeVries

Skylar Cornelius

Jaxson Gaither

Conderman

Fulton

Harvest Day

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Jared Hetrick

Santiago Herrera Ethan Hays

Sydney Hargrave

Kallie Hamburg Carter Gremba

Ella Govig

Leah Kuehl

Aubrie Kozak

Kaitlyn Knipple

Abagail Knipple

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Emma Jones

Earl Jones Zachery Johnson

Jack Johnson

Connor Johnson Abby Johnson

Brooklyn Johns Gavin Jensen Trista Janssen

Trevar James Joseph Hoyle

Calvin Hogenson

Sara Hintz

Winston Churchill British Prime Minister

Chance Perales Benjamin Payne Drilon Osmani

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Isabella Ocampo Jacob Nag

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Kaytlynn Miller

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Noah Mickelson

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Chasidy Martin Sage Magnafici

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Jayda Lewis

Emily Lewis Hanna Lengquist

Lehman Chon Sung Lee

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Isaac Strock

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Christian Stevens

Hannah Steinmeyer

Thomas Stauter

Jathaniel St. Pier Gavin Sowl

Marcus Simpson Michael Sheats

Quentin Seggebruch

Ashlyn Schwarz

Keegan Schaver

Yuan Santos SeAnna Sajdak

Nickolas Sackett

Jeremiah Ross

Gabriel Rodriguez Fatima Rivera

April Randolph

Rylan Ramsdell

Jamielynn Plantz

Destiny Pilkington

Kloe Pickering

Leslie Phillips

Ana Phillips

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Karlee Etchberger

Maddux Hayden

Nevin Erbsen

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Wyatt Doty Tayler Haas

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Hailey Bush

Parker Holldorf

Carin Bowser

Clay Hockaday

William Boggs-Chavez

Hayli Hedger

Tyler Ballard

Kaleb Hamm

Payton Adamson

Kendall Fassler

Mikayla Brown

Rylee Broshous

Kristina Bondele

Brooke Boettner

Katee Bismark

Elizabeth Bishop

Andy Baumann Katie Alexander Pypar Akins

Nicholas Woods

Hannah Neumiller

Noah Wiseley

Brianna Neumiller

Mckenzie Winckler

Kayleigh Neill

Taylor Wilson

Brooklynn Neill

Keegan Weimer

Frank Munther

Bryce VanDeWostine

Mikayla Morrissey

Hayden Sumner

Kate McConnell

Jaylee Slater

Adam Martens

Khloee Rangel

Bobbi-Jo Leech

Carli Hollis

Jace Engbert

Daemyn Heslop

Payton Encheff

Bryonna Harson

McKenna Dorty

Owen Greenfield

Drew Dieterman

Hailey Greenfield

Cole DeWall

Courtney Greenfield

Casey DeVries

Devin Garcia

John DeHaven

Lily Johnson Kyler Ganz

McKeon Crase

Dixie Johnson

Quinten Frederick

McKenna Crase

Lacie Williams

Madyson Schoonhoven

Audrey Merriman

Emalee VanDeWarker

Chloe Reubin

Emma Manus

Michael Taylor

Sydney Regez

Logan Lower

Jacob Swartz

Ian Pannkuk

Jayden Lewis

Kaia Stralow

Alex Milnes

Colin Kuhn

Kobe Southerland

Logan Miller

Alexis Koehl

Brock Smith

Cortney Miller

Johnny Kobler

Hailey Schultz

Alaina Miller

Jayden Zink

Dyllan Schreiber

Jack Metzger

Peyton Hicks

Ryan Eads

Jerzie Ganzer

Brayden Dykstra

Oliver Frick

Braiden Damhoff

Livie Frederick

Payton Curley

Benjamin Fosdick

Alison Correll

Joel Ford

Dawson Christiansen

Alyssa Ferris

Ally Bruggenwirth

Samuel Huizenga

Rigoberto Facio

Jerrica Bormann

Amy Hughes

Carter Eversoll

Ashley Betts

Jacie Miller Landon Meyers

Andrew Meurs

Peyton Manning Quentin Mangelsen Dante Ketelsen

Ariana Nielsen

Brylee Kampe

Kaiden Nelson Arieanna Moreland

Honoring Our Graduates

We’d like to extend our sincere congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2023. As you celebrate this milestone achievement, please know you have made your community and your loved ones proud!

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Daken Pessman Anthony Parisi

Zane Pannell

Reed Owen

Carter VanZuiden

Robert Sheckler

Anna Pitts

Michael Van Damme

Riley Sheckler

Alanna Totten

Lukas Schroeder

Elijah Stillings

Kole Schipper

Brady Wiest

Kristin Stewart

Morgan Rickertsen

Mackinzie Wiersema

Paige Snyder

Wyatt Reynolds

Carson Wherry

Jacob Simpson

Hunter Ragus

Kiana Walters

Kamryn Sikkema

Endi Qunaj

Hailey VanZuiden

Conner Sheridan

Ethan Price

Grant Wilson

Nevaeh Strobbe

Kadence Rice

Dakota McClain

Carter Johnson

Katherine Eggemeyer

Bayleigh Brewer

Lexi Wilkens

Brennon Stanfel

Jamie Reyle

Joselyn Lopez

Landri Harmon

Anlynn Dykstra

Zayden Boonstra

Paul Wagenecht

Demery Smith

Francisco Raya

Kendall Leighton

Jackson Hudson

Skylar Drolema

Connor Boonstra

Marissa Wadsworth

Leah Scott

Joshua Perez

Gina Lee

Trinty Hobbs

Schyon Drolema

Brooke Bonnell Shelby Veltrop

Evan Scott

Mackenzie Osborn

Helena Krueger

Blaze Hicks

Aiden Dolieslager

Cole Bland

Rylen Unger

Ethan Schroeder

Grace Onken

Zed Koch

Zachary Hall

Dawson Darby

Carter Behrens

Jenna Tichler

Andrew Scachette

Owen Mussmann

Erika King

Aaron Hall

Mark Cyphers

Troy Baker

Adam Tichler

Diana Robbins

Daniel Mouw

Mitchell Johnson

Annmarie Groenewold

Morgan-Rae Carney

Logan Baker

Taylor Swanstrom

Molly Riffle

Makenna Moon

Jalyn Johnson

Marissa Folkers

Preston Bush

Ellison Arians

Hannah Zinke Ava Yates

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Nelly Gil

Calianne Sarver

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Olivia James

Anaya Hitchcock

Barret Gruenberg

Jackson Fox

Calvyn Dawson

Katelyn Bowers

Evan James

Alexander Hinshaw

Sarah Griffin

Quinten Fletcher

Alexys Davis

Anthony Bell

Elijah Jacobs

Andrew Hinrichs

Zachary Garrett

Evan Flaharty

Jordan Croegaert

Joshua Batt

Shkumbin Ismaili

Roberto Hernandez

Samuel Garncarz

Grace Eisenrich

Jennica Ciesiel

Makena Barcai

Shefkije Ismaili

Brenna Heitter

Sofia Garcia-Albi

Kendra Ehrler

Kaedance Callaway

Shay Banister Bryan Immel

Ryan Harkness

Orion Gallentine

Levi Eden

Ashley Cadie

Laila Anderson Morgan Hughes

Lane Halverson

Kalvin Gallagher

Gabriel Eckerd

Kaylen Byerhof

Mackenzie Alford

Robert Hough

Ava Hackman

Alexandra Fuentes

Mariah Drake

Hunter Buchanan

Jacob Alexander Ellen Hodson

Emily Guz

Ryan Fox

Lauryn Dixson

Kyle Brechon

Jonathon Alaniz

Grace Wojcik

Chandler Weber Nicholas Stazak

Gavin Shoopman

Kaleb Matthews Jay Conner

Jase O’Brien

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Katrina OConnell Valerie Nyderek

Ryan Noisten

Abigail Myers

Alyssa Mowry

Elizabeth Mois

Debrah Mitchell

Emily Marshall Hadley Lutz

Abigail Rogers

Alejandra Recama

Bryant Rasmussen Gracie Prose

Madison Priller

Austin Peterson

Emmett Peterson

Karina Ocampo

Alejandro Ocampo

Dawson Lewis Cayden Lewis

Paxton Laurent

Caelyn Langley Evan Kosick Stylar Klapp

James King Micah Keen Jayden Jenkins

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Miley Smith

Eliza Skipworth

Leah Simpson

Ethan Schafer

Avery Salsbury

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Brandon Rowe

Joseph Johnstone

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Logan Hudson

Katie Cavanaugh

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Time on your hands? Lend a hand

Filling the gap between graduation and college can help build character, and your resumé

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During the months between graduating high school and beginning college, or between getting a university degree and entering the workforce, graduates may want to explore the personal growth that comes from volunteerism.

Being named a valedictorian or salutatorian is a significant achievement. Some students may not fully understand what these titles represent. Every school has its own qualifications, but in general, valedictorians and salutatorians are those individuals who have reached the very highest levels of academic success.

Valedictorian

PrepScholar, a standardized testing preparation company, indicates that the valedictorian is the student who graduates with the highest cumulative grade point average of his or her class — the average of every year’s final grades. Grades from advanced placement classes are weighted to account for their rigor and extend extra points toward the GPA. Some schools do not immediately award the title to the highest-ranking student. They may ask students to apply for review and then consider various factors, including grades, level of academic program, essay submission, and even contribution to school and community life.

Salutatorian

Certain schools may have one salutatorian, while others may have two or more. The college guidance resource Transizion says the salutatorian is usually the individual ranked second in the graduating class. A salutatorian will deliver the salutation, otherwise known as the opening speech of the graduation ceremony. The valedictorian speaks later in the program.

High-ranking

terms

In addition to valedictorian and salutatorian, students also may become familiar with other terminology, including class rank and “cum laude” recognitions.

Class rank refers to a student’s GPA in relation to other students in the same grade. Class rank may be an actual number, such as ranked 30 out of 900 students, or a percentage like the top 5 percent of the graduating class.

Cum laude is a Latin phrase that means “with praise/honor.” Educational institutions use one of three phrases to signify academic degrees that were awarded with honor. The phrases usually are utilized by colleges and universities. Schools have different criteria that must be met for these honors. Summa cum laude is the highest level of distinction, magna cum laude is next and that is followed by cum laude.

It is a great honor to be named valedictorian or salutatorian, and it is an honor worth celebrating at graduation and beyond.

Volunteering provides various benefits. Some of these rewards include networking with an entirely different group of people. Volunteering also can help a person realize greater happiness by doing selfless acts for others, while they also can help one to realize a new passion. In the future, volunteering with an organization also may help with a student’s job search.

There are many arenas where young people can focus their volunteer efforts. Here are some ideas.

ANIMAL SHELTER: Animal shelters rely on volunteers to help with their operations. They can be a good fit for anyone with a passion for animals and animal rights activism.

PUBLIC SERVICE SECTORS: AmeriCorp and Peace Corps have scores of opportunities for volunteers. AmeriCorp focuses on domestic issues, while the PeaceCorp is a branch of the U.S. government that engages volunteers in international service work. Community involvement, health care, agriculture, homelessness, and com-

batting hunger are top priorities for these organizations.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: Volunteers can spend time abroad teaching English to students. Others may want to volunteer domestically by helping non-English-speaking individuals improve their language skills.

COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT: A person may choose to sit on the board of a school, a neighborhood housing association, or even explore volunteerism with a township municipal office. This will provide valuable hands-on experience and may help one lend a voice to issues that affect his or her living situation.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS: Churches, synagogues and mosques may have volunteer opportunities focused on community outreach or programs affiliated with local nonprofits.

CONSERVATION GROUPS: Volunteers can work on conservation projects across the country. From wildlife management to trail restoration to invasive species eradication, there are a wide variety of conservation-based volunteering opportunities.

TUTORING: Graduates can volunteer to tutor students in local schools or overseas.

Tossing caps in the air

The tossing of graduation caps in the air is believed to date back more than 100 years. Prior to 1912, graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy had to serve as midshipmen for two years before they were commissioned as officers. As a result, they still needed their graduation caps. But beginning with the class of 1912, graduates were automatically commissioned as officers, so they no longer needed their hats. That led the graduates to throw them in the air, thus beginning one of the more fun and photo-worthy graduation traditions.

“Pomp and Circumstance”

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This tradition marked by the playing of “Pomp and Circumstance” is rooted in the work of William Shakespeare, which makes it seem like a perfect fit for graduation ceremonies. Sir Edward Elgar composed the song in 1901 and its title was inspired by a line in the bard’s “Othello.” Elgar received an honorary degree from Yale University in 1905, and during that ceremony “Pomp and Circumstance” was played. The song apparently made a strong impression, as it soon began to be played at various commencement ceremonies, a tradition that continues today.

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Anastasia Surdez Kaidence Stroup

Lance Wren Makayla Wolfe

Damian Winfield Caitlin Williamson Gammon Williams

Kaydence Weeks

Olivia VanKampen Allison Tegeler

Michelle Striley Grace Paisley

Molly Meurs

Adam Woods

Gabriel Marcum Olivia Woessner

Marissa Gabbard

Carrie Willoughby

Andy Eslick

Katie Wilbur

Daniel Bork

Ag Mag (covering the local farm community)

Carroll County Living

Dixon Living

Kaleidoscope News for the over-50 crowd

Lake Lifestyle (covering the Lake Carroll community)

Ogle County Living

Small-Town Living East (rural Lee County)

Small-Town Living West (rural Whiteside County)

Sterling-Rock Falls Living

Sauk Valley Business Journal

Salute to Veterans

Letters to Santa

Golden Echo (local news and events for seniors)

Today’s Farm

Tributes (remembering lost loved ones) ... and more!

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