Messages for--and from--the Class of 2021
CCHS Class of 2021 Salutatorian Sylvia Berka and Valedictorian Louise Ramberg - Submitted photo
Commencement exercises for the Cook County High School Class of 2021 will be Saturday, May 29. It will be a non-traditional ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Graduates and their families will do a walk-through diploma presentation, followed by a parade through the community, and a drone photoshoot of the graduates. See parade route here.
It is a tradition for the class to select some special symbols and a class motto. The class flower is the carnation and class colors are royal blue and white.
The 2021 class motto is: The hardest battle you will face in life is to be no one but yourself in a world which is trying its hardest to make you like everyone else.
A tradition here at WTIP continues -- through the week leading up to graduation, we are sharing the thoughts of some of the School District 166 administrators, Commencement speaker Andy Feddema and the Class of 2021 Valedictorian Louise Ramberg and Salutatorian Sylvia Berka. Click and listen below to hear these messages.
Members of the Cook County Class of 2021 are:
Malin Rose Anderson **
Sylvia Mae Berka **
Chase Matthew Bronikowski
Angel Rayquon Burnett
Madison Ann Christianson
McKenzie Bernadine Christianson *
Tate Richard Crawford
Tanner John DeBoer
Daniel Paul Deschampe
Aram Barrett Falter *
Enrique Javier Henriquez *
Johnathan Joeseph Huskey
Emma Eileen James *
Anne Marie Lynch *
Lyndon Zander Enoch Magiskan
Hattie Rose Meyer
Derick José Monet
Hazel Anne Oberholtzer *
Jered Christopher Paro (pair-o)
Jacob Henry Peterson-Paro (pair-o)
Patrick Andrew Pierre
Stirling Patience Pollock *
Ethan Daniel Thomas Poulin
Ariana Marie Poyirier
Ashleigh Lynn Precord
Louise Mychalina Ramberg **
Derrick Robert Seidel
Lucas Micah Sheils
Shelby Mildred Sjogren *
Hailey Lynn Smith *
Jacob Chad Smith
Paisley Jo Smith *
Saira Elise Smith **
Silas Ruhe Sobanja *
Izabella Violet Sparks *
Abigail Grace Stoddard **
Vaughn Charles Swindlehurst *
Riley David-Allen Tarver
John Jacob Vander Heiden *
Kevin Edward Viren **
Jack Dylan Willis *
Jack Brian Wilson
Raymond James Young *
** signifies high honor grades cumulative gpa 3.8 and higher
* signifies honor grades, cumulative gpa 3.25 to 3.79
Congratulations to all of the members of the Class of 2021...and their families...from all of us here at WTIP!
An interview with Valedictorian Louise Ramberg:
An interview with Salutatorian Sylvia Berka:
A message from Principal/Acting Superintendent Megan Myers:
A message from Assistant Principal Mitch Dorr:
A message from Graduation Speaker Andy Feddema:
Program:
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