Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Landon Beau Smothers
Activities during high school: Football- 4 years and Baseball- 3 years
My favorite memory during high school: Touchdown against Tri-County.
Activities or hobbies: Hunting, fishing, and farming.
Plans after high school: Study Ag Production and Management at Lakeland College and then plan to pursue a career in agriculture.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Pedro E. Gauna
Activities during high school: AFS-4 years, FFA-3 years, Football-4 years, Track-4 years, Baseball-1 year, Basketball-1 year
My favorite memory during high school: Playing dodgeball at the fourth quarter celebration.
Plans after high school: I plan to attend Parkland College and get involved in their agriculture program or kinesiology program.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Selena Shambarger
Activities during high school: AFS (4 years), FFA (4 years), Drama Club (2 years), Basketball (2 years), and Volleyball (1 year)
Favorite memory during high school: My favorite memory during high school was going to watch the boys in my class play football on Friday nights.
Activities or hobbies: Working out, taking my dogs on car rides, hanging out with friends, watching YouTube, and binge watching shows.
Plans after high school: As an early graduate of the Class of 2020, I continued my education of the spring semester at Parkland College. My plan is to continue attending Parkland College to complete the rest of my general education courses in the fall semester of 2021. I then plan on transferring to the University of Illinois's College of Media to pursue a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Ivan Garza
Activities during high school: Football-4 years
Baseball-2 years
Track-1 year
FFA,FCCLA,NAHS,AFS- 1 year
Favorite memory during high school: Pre game during football.
Plans after high school: Parkland College, Mathematics and secondary education, College Baseball.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Dallas Sisk
Activities during high school: Golf for 4 years and baseball for 4 years.
Favorite memory during high school: Winning the golf conference championship.
Activities or hobbies: Computers
Plans after high school: I plan to study engineering and chemistry at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Carolina Silguero
Activities during high school: Band for 4 years
Favorite memory during high school: When I celebrated my birthday with all of my teachers and staff and being on the field with my band and in my uniform.
Activities or hobbies: Spending time with my family.
Plans after high school: I’m currently attending Parkland Collage to major in graphic design.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Hannah Mulligan
Activities during high school: Drama Club - 4 Years; Art Honor's Society - 4 years
Favorite memory during high school: I loved when our class competed and won at the different assemblies. I particularly enjoyed the milk-chugging contest this year during ag-week.
Activities or hobbies: I enjoy creating abstract art, music and writing. I also enjoy photography and film.
Plans after high school: I plan to attend Parkland majoring in art and creative writing and eventually continuing to a 4-year university.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Cynthia Galvan
Activities during high school: AFS: 3 years , FCCLA: 3 years, NAHS: 2 years, Community Service: 1 year, FFA: 1 year, Rider Nation: 1 year.
Favorite memory during high school: My favorite memory during high school would probably have to be getting to go on a senior trip with my closest group of friends.
Activities or hobbies: I like hanging out with my friends and family.
Plans after high school: I will be taking a year off to save up money. Then I will continue my education at Parkland College to study Criminal Justice and hope to one day become an FBI Agent.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: David Garcia
Activities during high school:
Baseball- 3 years
Football- 2 years
Favorite memory during high school: Playing against Tuscola in football my senior year.
Plans after high school: I plan to attend Parkland College for 2 years then transfer to University of Illinois- 2 years.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Natalie Pruittt
Favorite memory during high school: Being with my friends.
Plans after high school: I will attend Lake Land College and major in Psychology Human Services.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Diego Perez
Activities during high school:
Track 4 years
Football 3 years
Basketball 1 year
NHS 3 years
AFS 4 years
Favorite memory during high school: Going to NYC with all of my best buds.
Activities or hobbies: Work and playing soccer at the park with my friends.
Plans after high school: Go to Parkland then transfer to SIUC for the PTA Program.
Senior Spotlight
Name: Virginia Cabrera
Favorite memory during high school: My favorite memories in high school was attending the quarter celebrations.
Activities or hobbies: I enjoy working at Arcola Health Care.
Plans after high school: I plan to continue my studies at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the healthcare field.
Senior Spotlight
Name: Jakob Sullivan
Activities during high school: Football 4 yrs. Track 3 yrs. FCCLA 1 yr. Rider Nation 1 yr.
Favorite memory during high school: Laughing so hard I almost threw up in Spanish class.
Plans after high school: Lakeland 2 yrs transfer to SIUE for business 2 yrs.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Ivan Franco
Activities during high school:
Football - 4 years
basketball- 4 years
track-4 years
Baseball- 1 year
AFS- 4 years
Favorite memory during high school: Being able to go with my best friends to New York.
Activities or hobbies: Go to the park, hang with friends, and fish.
Plans after high school: Eureka College to major in Kinesiology and play football.
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Myles Bott
Activities during high school: Arcola Bands (4 years), Tri-M (4 years), NHS (2 years), Scholastic Bowl (2 years), AFS ( 2 years), Student Council (1 year).
Favorite memory during high school: Our summer trip for band when we went to Nashville.
Activities or hobbies: I take private saxophone and guitar lesson. I also enjoy playing with sound and recording equipment that allows me to alter and record my instruments.
Plans after high school: I plan to major in Audio Engineering Technology and Jazz Studies at either Purdue, University of Illinois or Eastern Illinois University.
Mañana Lunes, 4 de Mayo los maestros usaran el dia para planear. No es requerido que los estudiantes se conecten o se hagan check in. Aprendizaje de Remoto continuara el Martes, 5 de Mayo.
#DecisionDay2020
Happy National School Principals Day! A big Thank You to Mrs. Sigrist for your guidance, dedication, support, and love you have for our students, staff, and families!
Even through times of difficulty, you guide with confidence.
Thank you for being the best!
-Christy and Debbie
We will be turning the lights on tonight at the football field to honor our seniors and all frontline workers! 8-8:20pm
Senior Strong Spotlight
Name: Braedyn Edwards
Activities during high school: Tri-M Music Honor Society (4 years, President 3 years), Student Council (4 years, Treasurer 1 year), AFS (4 years, Chief of Staff 1 year), Scholastic Bowl (4 years, Unofficial Co-Captain 1 year), National Honor Society (3 years), Drama Club (3 years), Jazz Band (2 years), and Baseball (2 years)
Favorite memory during high school: If I could take all of my memories from the Six Flags Leadership Days I went to with the Student Council and mold them into one memory, that would be my favorite memory during high school.
Activities or hobbies: For the past three years, I have been a Junior Counselor for the Illinois Association of Junior High Student Councils Summer Leadership Camp.
Plans after high school: Following high school, I plan to attend Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. There, I will major in Computer Science and minor in Music. After obtaining my Bachelor's degree, I plan on relocating to Washington state and eventually pursuing graduate degrees.
