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THE VILLA GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2025 celebrates their graduation with handheld confetti cannons on Sunday. Top left: Valedictorian Jobella Crafton addresses her classmates. Top right: Salutatorian Cooper Clark. Photos by Ben Crane.

The Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School Knights Class of 2025 commencement was held on Friday, May 23. Seventy-five graduates received their diplomas. Pictured here are Valedictorian Lilian Edwards on the and Salutatorian Sara Herschberger as they addressed their classmates, administration, faculty, staff, the board of education, friends, family and the large crowd in attendance. A senior quartet of Jessica Miller, Ava Sherwood, Katheryn Perez, and Danaysha Stutzman under the direction of high school music director and accompanist Mr. Stephen McClarey sang “For Good” from “Wicked.” The commencement ceremony is available for viewing on the ALAH high school youtube channel.


THE TUSCOLA HIGH SCHOOL Class of 2025 sprays silly string at the conclusion of graduation Saturday, May 24. Photo by David Porter.

THE 144TH CLASS TO GRADUATE from Arcola High School participated in commencement exercises held on Friday, May 23, in Nancy Stiff Gymnasium. The AHS Class of 2025 had 52 graduates. Earlier in the month the class gathered for the traditional class photo on the front steps of the east entrance to the high school. Pictured are, (l-r), front row: Shelby Roberts-McGeehon, Stephanie Gonzalez, Damaris Silguero, Julissa Galaviz, Adamari Carranza. Second row: Kaydence Nichols, Isabella Spracklen, Nohemi Vasquez, Giovanni Lira-Ramos, Estefania Cortez, Riley Vazquez, Destiny Garcia, Jazmyne Hershberger, Cloie Mefford, Damian Saldivar. Third Row: Danny Gullion, Bryson Hudson, Logan Messer, Samuel Garcia, Bryan Mendoza, Ambrielle Alexander, Ava Simpson, Amber Gingerich, Crystal Ramirez, Ileana Jaramillo, Cesar Garcia. Fourth Row: Tanner Thomas, Josselyn Zendeja, Kacie Sisk, Stephanie Garza, Yoseline Gauna, Lucía González de Paz, Caylie Kielhorn, Max Rardin, Kevin Vazquez, Jayden Henson-Stice, Gael Elizondo. Fifth row: Braden Phillips, Tyler Smith, Hayden Gauna, Caiden Helmuth, DJ Stevens, Spencer Kelmel, Joshua Gaona, Orlando Marcos, Alan Guevara, Ryder Wilcox-Rich. Not pictured: Brayden Hatchel, Kaden Kersey, Reginae Luckett, Andres Perez-Ozul, Addisyn Ploski. Photo by Emily Coombe.
