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of lass C 2021 TO OUR GRADUATING SENIORS FROM:
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2021 GAZETTE GRADUATION
Class of 2021
DURAND
Donovan Burns
Elizabeth Conroy
Matthew Cottrell
Emma Creviston
Kendra Dollak
John Erickson
Wade Forster
Ty Franke
Dylan Fritz
Lorna Gale
Lorelei Hammond
William Hammond
Jeremiah Hanner
Anna Johnson
Katarina Kalina
Brett Klein
Tyler Kormoczy
Carson Leman
Lillian Maiella
Cameron Maines
Lauren McCartney
Arianna McCorkle
Alish McGuinness
Miles Milbrath
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DURAND
Sara Moore
Natalie Naruz
Matthew Nevdal
Molly Riccardo
Mhairi Robertson
Elizabeth Rothernel
Abby Sadler
Alex Schimmer
Emilee Simpson
Aidan Snider
Jenna Steder
Sara Steder
Zachary Stricker
Patrick Sweeny
Brailey Tarbert
Jack Urbin
Durand graduation was held on Sunday, May 23 at Durand Legion Field
Class motto “Covid may have won the battle, but we will win the war” Valedictorians: Elizabeth Conroy, John Erickson, Lauren McCartney, Alish McGuinness, Sara Grace Moore, Molly Riccardo, Elizabeth Rothermel, Jenn Steder and Sara Steder Madeline Walden
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Charles Bachman
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WINNEBAGO
Philip Didier
Anthony Dierks
Signe Dobbs
Ashley Doyle
Jacob Dunbaugh
Hanna Eichenberger
Karissa Enna
Hayden Faworski
Katelyn Feinblatt
Mackenzie Francis
Rieke Gappert
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Larson Garrigan
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2021 GAZETTE GRADUATION
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WINNEBAGO
Kortney Lambert
Gavin Larson
Alexis Lightfoot
Lorrayne Lightfoot
Ethan Longanecker
Adam Lowtharp
David Lyons
Brandon MacLaren
Ella Maher
Andrew Marshall
Olivia Martini
Natalia Martino
Grace Maschmeyer
Olivia McDuff
Rebbeca Meyers
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Benjamin Miller
Mariel Miller
Cade Moraska
John-Victor Murray
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Emmiana Rottler
Ethan Rottler
Samuel Rummel
Abigail Sandine
Eric Schiess
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Cole Schrank
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Virginia Speltz
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WINNEBAGO
Jessica Terpstra
Karley Theien
Austin Walz
Gracie Webb
Rayna Whalen
Winnebago graduates not pictured: Nathaniel Patterson Ethan Schaller Stormy Wilmuth
Aleksandr Zarembski
Students at Simon Elementary cheered on the graduating Winnebago High School students as they did the annual Senior Walk.
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PECATONICA
Allison Gunderson
McKenna Handy
Trent Harris
Lauren Henson
Chloe Higgs
Isabella Hillary
Samuel Hirschuber
Gabriel Howard
Kailee Huttenlocher
Alexander Jenkins
Madalyn Joiner
Theresa Josh
Molly Kasper
Molly Kleckler
Benny Koch
Alayna Koehler
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Jace Lapp
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PECATONICA
Faith Mehlhausen
Zachary Merrick
Chloe Moist
Gavin Morgan
Alana Newell
Averie Newkirk
Kayleigh Newkirk
Jocelyn Noud
Sean O’Neill
Gabriella Pozzi
Trinitty Rice
Cody Rivera
Katelyn Sandberg
Lauren Schulz
Kayden Shidler
Dylan Spurgeon
Jada Stocker
Lily Stroup
Antonio Suarez
Julianna Torres
Dylan Towle
Nicholas Upmann
Victoria Wakenight
Connor West
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Pecatonica graduates not pictured: Rebekah Nash Isaac Sawyer Emma White
Reese Williams
Andrew Wilquet
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BYRON
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Grace Abrahams
Leo Adami
Wyatt, Atkinson
Bradley Beckman
Allison Bell
Sami Bitz
TJ Bowers
Johnathan Braithwaite
Reuben Brinkmeier
Eric Brown
Paige Bukoski
Jaeiden Buser
Abigail Buttram
Amanda Camling
Isaac Charbonneau
Ryer Christian
Hailey Christianson
Aydin Coffey
Elizabeth Collins
Hope Cornett
Austin Coyne
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Ashely Dunham
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Olivia Ebens
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BYRON
Hailey Groharing
Braden Grundstrom
Grace Hanes
Collin Hardy
Alexis Hickman
Matthew Homman
Logan Hull
Daniel Harnish
Eli Ingram
Kassiah Ingram
Aubree Jaspers
Jayda Jenniges
Julia Jackson
Brody Johnson
Joshua Johnson
Alexandria Keefe
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Madelyn Krischke
Kaitlyn Kuehn
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BYRON
Aydin Lambert
Ean Larson
Montana Larson
Corbin Lawver
Jarrett Lesher
Samuel Lewis
Marissa Lopez
AJ Luna
Jayne Lynde
Samuel Merrick
Matthew Mindock
Loren Mondello
Tanner Morgan
Tyler Mrozek
Brynn Mundt
Trey Murbach
Alex Murphy
Gavin Nelson
Kyleigh Nogaj
Jada O’Sullivan
Kalley Palmer
Katlyn Palmer
Samantha Parsons
Grace Pauley
Kailey Pifer
Joseph Pina
Ashlynn Prose
Devin Reed
Logan Remhof
Kaleb Richardson
Hutton Rundle
August Rundle
Jacob Schmidt
Dawson Shank
Morgan Salisbury
Jossie Smith
Alyssa Squires
Benjamin Stienmetz
Courtney Stonecipher
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Class of 2021
Autumn Varilek
Alexia Vvanti
Christopher Wallin
BYRON
Conner Wallin
Grace Whitmer
Carissa Whitmore
Jessica Wieck
Elizabeth Wilson
Byron graduates not pictured: Tristan Adams Emi Becker Daniel Beckius Chase Beitel Christian Bennett Kathryn Wombacher
Ryann Wombacher
Emma Wrede
Amber Brooks Dominic Carroll Taylor Chapman Shane DeVries Jacquelyn Edler
Elizabeth Moore Madalyn Palmer Jacob Shaw Brandon Vansciver
Reese Young
Top of the class KARI EBENS PHOTOS Gazette Graduation
Byron High School Co-Valedictorian Lauren Mondello was all smiles after receiving her diploma.
Byron High School Co-Valedictorian Matthew Kuehn pauses for a photo after receiving his diploma.
Byron High School Salutatorian Anna Freedlund pauses for a photo after receiving her diploma.
2021 GAZETTE GRADUATION
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STILLMAN VALLEY
Austin Abitua
Logan Apsey
Nathan Arndt
Louis Avendano
Kyndall Bagg
Georgia Ballard
Payton Barger
Jasmine Barrett
Kyle Beckman
Abigail Bentley
Alexis Bettner
Alyssa Bick
Aspyn Bossany
Macie Boyd
Blake Bradle
Mary Brauns
August Briarton
Jenna Brooks
Matthew Burtch
Erika Byers
Tyler Campbell
Michael Cavenagh
Gracie Chapman
Faith Chavers
Jacob Conderman
Trevor Connors
Abigail Coons
Aubrey Craig
Kendall Czlapinski
Emma Davis
Jackson Davis
Paige de Klerk
David Diaz Lopez
Wesley Dingley
Chase Dorsey
Lillian Drake
Chase Duffy
Mason Engelkens
Carson Engelkes
Brooke Ewald
Jazmine Fioroni
Jacob Fitzsimmons
Faith Fowler
Logan Freeman
Samantha Freeman
Omar Gallardo
Desiree Garcia
Chad Gerig
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Class of 2021
STILLMAN VALLEY
Lauren Giddings
Adam Goelitz
Myah Gorzynski
Destiny Gulley
Brenna Gutierrez
Juliana Halbreiter
Alayna Hanners
Dylan Hawes
Sydney Hazen
Joshua Hielsberg
Elijah Hildreth
Jonathon Hodges
Victoria Horton
Courtney Houghton
Hailey Houghton
Katelynn Hurst
Hunter Ilkow
Ethan Jacobson
Gracie James
Mason Jennings
Micah Johnson
Evan Jones
Samuel Keast
Taylor Keen
Abigail Keller
Brandt King
Colin King
Autumn Kittoe
Benjamin Klaren
Irene Knarr
Hunter Kuderna
Joseph Kuthe
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STILLMAN VALLEY
Thomas Kuthe
Grace Lagerhausen
Ryan Larsen
Josiah Lester
Lexi Lichty
Celia Loeffelholz
Natalee Lones
Mackenzie Luchsinger
Emily Ludens
Baily Lynde
Sydney Manos
Timothy Marcum
James McAvoy
Brenna McBee
Ryan McNeilly
Emily Medford
Abram Melecio
Jenna Mercaitis
Lindsey Meurer
Johnathan Michigan
Audra Miles
Mark Miller
Deston Montgomery
Jada Nanni
Jericho Nelson
Miriam Nesemeier
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Class of 2021
STILLMAN VALLEY
Payton Olson
Aidan Orlando
Jack Orlando
Julia Orlando
Colton Parks
Adam Roganowicz
Ariana Roganowicz
Isabella Rogers
Gabriel Rubio
Alyssa Rueff
Madison Schelling
Jacob Scuderi
Griffin Shaffner
Jacob Sigwards
Oliver Smith
Alayna Snyder
Nolan Swenson
Ania Szarkowicz
Lillian Tahara
Austin Thomason
Jocob Tomlitz
Denyse Ventura
Jayden Vermeis
Kaden Viverito
Hannah Wagner
Hanna Wallin
Grace Watterson
Hailey Wheeler
David Willis
Sawyer Winstead
Aubree Wolter
Jayson Wood
Leon Woodworth
Ashley Wubben
Nathaniel Youman
Cade Plumb
Jayda Reynolds
Salvador Godinez-Salas Jonathan Sandman
Paige Roe
Elena Schamper
Congratulations to Stillman Valley High School Class of 2021 Valedictorian Nathaniel Youman & Salutatorian Mary Brauns
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2021 GAZETTE GRADUATION
Durand celebrates graduation
SUBMITTED PHOTO Gazette Graduation
Grads heading to military service
Stone Wall Stitches started making lap robes in 2004. Since then they have given away 12,834 to nursing homes, veterans homes, sick and shut ins. In 2015 they started giving cot size blankets to new recruits. These students are Winnebago High School Class of 2021 and are new recruits into the armed forces. From left - Charles Bachman, John-Victor Murray, Noah Anderson, Ethan Longanecker, and Micah Bloomquist.
Durand students and their family and friends gathered on Sunday, May 23 to celebrate graduation. Top photo: Jeremiah Hanner receives his diploma as classmates look on. Above: The senior class gathers for one last photo after the graduation ceremony.
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Golden Apple Scholar
Lauren Giddings, an SVHS senior, has been invited to become a Golden Apple Scholar. This is a high honor as nearly 2000 students across Illinois applied and she was chosen in an intense and competitive process. The Golden Apple Scholars of Illinois program is a teacher preparation and tuition assistance program. Scholars receive up to $23,000 in financial assistance for college. Lauren has a 4.026 GPA and was nominated to NHS and belongs to various student clubs. She also was just elected to the SVHS May Day Court and voted “Most likely to come back to SVHS and teach,” by her senior classmates. PHOTOS COURTESY OF PATTI HANNER Gazette Graduation
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needy locat A new fisca ions l year has Village of The Sewe in the village. begu r Fund is new spen Pecatonica. As of n for the see nearl expe May 1, a ding plan y following went into this seaso $1,000,000 inves cted to Pecatonic earlier approval effect, slightly n. That could be ted in it a Village with tempered by the Board. place throu stay-at-home In previ order the Budg ous Fiscal Years month of gh at least the end s in et done on gettin May. of the g ened beca time was One area that will discussionuse of disagreement threat- an incre continue ase . That or on the 20-2 to late Budg hasn’t been for a few 1 Fisca see et cials have years now as electthe case residentsinvolves how much l Year ed been will mone offigetting the on time. Because pay for water servi y job done Water Rate of the need to cond ce. This year spending is a little different ago, it was Study nearly five uct a money. Man start to determine years been delay ping up y proje d that held at a ed with labor usagcts have in order in rates for gallons a stepfunct . e being used was The impl ional level. Trustees The Peca PHOTO for spring ementation of new cision to voted in favor COURTESY of Transpor tonica Commun OF MEL after Gove development was plans dent paymimplement a struc of the deKERR The Gazette parade inclutation Sue Siem ity Middle Scho a halt to rnor JB Pritzker delayed mer Villa ent fee structure tured resiol ens and ded appr many outdo declared the Peca under forge President our rock (PCMS) Car Para oxim and gathe tonic term or proce in’ Principa de Dan Barb . show supp a High Scho ately 29 PCMS l Tim Kingwas led by our er’s people. rings of larger grouedings facu Subseque favo , on Thur It was grea ort and love to ol through The Villa lty and staff ps of Villa nt bodie sday, May rite Director mem our That filter t to see ge President s of Trustees 7, 2020 their smil students while ge of Pecatonic bers as they mad and level as road s down to the maintaine Bill Smu a and then we cont ing face e their way ! The villag d ll inue s, the work have on pets e origi to Shel replaceme , from to Wes and deco nts stand gutters and curb tured increased ratesnal plan of struc rated vehi ter-in-Place and tlake Village Public Work still waiti The 2019 for use. cles. social dista to ng s offic Fisca for ials and muni contractor nce. l Year actua get s. cipal vice featured revenue l BudThere for listed at $391,277. water serviations are some noticeable 2020 Nich on the Fisca de- numb plan, the Budg 71. In the (NCG olas Conservatory Budget. l Year et featured ) will er listed at & A a reduction lot of parenthesi 20-21 $485,908. a of school be all aglow in Gardens make Now, students 73. a restriction in funds, due to s mark into effecas the FY21 Budg smile, NCG complishmcolors to celebrate variety lit in a s placed speci certain t, Federal level at the State projected expected revenue et goes Graduatin ents of the Class the ac- select night fic schools’ colorwill be lies to of 2020. g is a big enjoy. to increase flow is cerem and . The scho s on a deal Operation s. unive Paym to but Pleas ol, $537 onies rsity ents college, e play it safe aren’t going we know also featu but it will s will still comm cepted Spen for late fees, on,735.00. same. in the be recog red each night or avoid big to be the the ding Plan to many be limited in comp ence, ified to Lights will nized on the marq will ber! Illino group gatherings parks and To has been acrecen . Rememis residents mod- Day, show our supp uee. in Pecatonic t construction arison certain allow the village on throughougo on at dusk ort and Date fees, seasons to and stay wear a mask or face are required to help plent t utive Orde as the Governor’ waive Monday, May Plans are a. lic places. School covering y of time the night allowing r remains s Exec- Wed in pubfor stude for condition in place to impr in Other fund nesday, 11 Boyl s ove road ing streamseffect. Light Colonts and famiin town, on primary drivi Friday, May May 13 East an HS a lower that ng HS 15 Green & rs and along including off Main areas clude thethan budgeted retur will see Keith Scho White Fourth, as n will in- Mon Motor and Red ol well as in Street Video Gam Fuel Tax day, May Home Scho other Tax e Taxing Fund, 18 Red, Whit fund and Rockford ol Funds. e & Blue Sales Tues Chris tian HS day, May Cathedral Blue 19 Wednesd Belvidere Baptist ay, May 20 Nort h HS Rockford Blue, Red Thursday, Lydia LearLutheran HS May 21 Purple & & Yellow ning Aca The F
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