Panther power

Wilmot Union High School students celebrate their graduation with the traditional toss of the cap (Earlene Frederick/The Report).

By Jason Arndt
Editor

Wilmot valedictorian Lauren Daniels addresses her classmates at the June 3 commencement ceremony (Earlene Frederick/The Report).

When Wilmot Union High School valedictorian Lauren Daniels was asked to talk about the future in her June 3 commencement speech, the senior stopped to reflect on the four years worth of milestones her class achieved.

“How am I going to write a speech about looking forward if my audience doesn’t know the amazing things the class of 2017 has accomplished already at Wilmot,” Daniels said.

Among the highlights mentioned were DECA state appearances, including a three-time state champion, along with an MBA organization that raised more than $500 for Muscular Dystrophy research.

Other accolades include progress in a biomedical sciences class, where a student worked on a prosthetic leg prototype.

In the engineer department, a student designed a device to improve student posture, she added.

Daniels noted multiple achievements in musical arts, including three awards at a national competition in Nashville.

“Our band went to New York this year and performed in Central Park,” said Daniels, also noting both basketball teams made sectional appearances and six classmates appeared at the WIAA state track meet a day earlier.

The achievements, she said, would not have been possible without the help of family, school faculty and the work ethic of her classmates.

“To our faculty and staff, thank you. Without you, we wouldn’t be here to graduate. Thank you for all your knowledge and guidance.” She said.

“We took full advantage of all the opportunities that Wilmot gave us and made them great.”

Class President Regan Borowski agreed, adding the school taught the class of 2017 important life lessons.

“I’d like to thank the administrators for keeping us challenged and for giving us opportunities, the teachers for not only giving us an education, but also teaching us life lessons,” said Borowski, who also credited guidance counselors and coaches.

As both seniors expressed gratitude towards school faculty, Daniels believes her fellow graduates possess the strengths to succeed.

“I am so proud of what we accomplished and I know that we will continue to do great things,” Daniels said.

Seniors celebrate the end of their academic careers at Wilmot at the graduation ceremony on June 3 (Earlene Frederick/The Report).

The following students are graduation candidates for the Class of 2017 at Wilmot Union High School:
Rylee Amundson =, Isabella Andersen § *, Benjamin Anderson ×, Marina Anderson =, Kendall Arenas, Chase Arnold, Brandon Aronson =, Brian Aronson =, Brianna Aronson, Faith Athie, Dylan Babcock =, Aimee Baldocchi, Liam Barber ×, Rachel Barnes ×, Grant Barrettsmith, Caylie Basel, Mackenzie Bellefeuille, Haigen Bennett, Meaghan Biba ×, Rachel Bixler *, Michael Bjerning, William Bormann, Regan Borowski § *, Cassandra Bossong § ×,
Austin Breit ×, Rebecca Brewer § *, Hunter Britton ×, Luke Brouillette, Andie Brown § *, Andrew Buchanan *, Ryan Buchta *, Antonio Burgos, Kristen Carlson, Baylee Chappell *, Matthew Cieslak =, Alyssa Cole, Devin Coleman § *, Nico Conigliaro *, Zachary Cooke, Kalyn Coose ×, Jacob Corkins ×, Shannon Couch, Emily Coulman =, Kieran Cowand ×, Owen Crifasi, Casey Critzer, Jacob Curley =, Jaydon Daniel,
Lauren Daniels § *, Taylor Danielson ×, Heather De Reu *, Austin DeRouchie =, Shannon Diedrich § *, Nathaniel Dolengowski, Reuben Dowell *, Wylie Dowell ×, Logan Dunn, Delaney Dvorak ×, Samantha Edmonds, Bradley Eidson § *, Ashley Epping, Benjamin Epping, Kaitlyn Ericson, Vincent Fabbrini, Cody Faber ×, David Faber ×, Gavin Faber, Jack Faber =, Megan Faber, Dakota Fergen, Caitlin Fernandez, Nicole Filiatreault =,
Mitchell Flaherty ×, Victoria Flinn *, Jonathan Fluger § *, Dominic Formaro =, Courtney Fraley *, Autumn Frazee § *, Timothy Freeman =, Xiomara Frost, Andrew Gates, Willow Glade, Zoe Glass *, John Gregory III, Claire Griffin ×, Deena Griffin =, Skyelin Grobarchik, Alyssa Hackett, Lauren Hanson ×, Kalyn Harewood ×, Samantha Haston ×, Courtney Hawkins, Autumn Hedberg, Morgan Herzog =, Alexis Hickey ×, Troy Hickey =,
Paige Huffmaster ×, Sarah Hutchinson ×, Eleazar Ibarra =, Roman Ibarra, Alexia Inthasorot, Justin Jacobazzi ×, Gunnar Johnson § *, Logan Jones =, Allyson Kaskin, Christopher Kirwan, Tyler Knabel, Bradley Knoll, Kalyssa Koehn, Jacob Koltz, Kyle Kostrova ×, Rachel Kostrova, Danielle Kowalkowski, James Krueger-Jarvey, Kevin Kummerow =, Ryan Kummerow =, Te’A LaBar =, Kylie Laitamaki ×, Timothy Lancaster, Anna-Paige Leptich,
Alexa Lewis § ×, Brandon Lindas, Nathan Loeffler, Riley Loveless ×, Michaela Lowe, Zachary Lucik, Miranda Ludtke, Joseph Magee, Valerie Manuel, Angela Marinez § ×, Duncan Marshall ×, Madelyn Martin *, Marissa Mata =, Courtland May, Shawn McCluskey § *, Jori McCormack =, Cailin McCracken =, Connor Meinken *, Jonathan Mendez, Jenna Meyer § *, Savannah Meyers § *, Autumn Mielke =, Hailey Mitchell, Kelsey Molitor ×,
Heather Mortensen =, Ty Mulcahy *, Kerry Murphy, Madelyn Myra ×, Kamryn Nardini ×, Jazmen Nicpon =, Stephanie Nuccio ×, Brianna Olsen *, Colin Olsen, Lilyana Olson, Ryley Orszula =, Austin Osberg, Rachel Osterloh =, Mallory Ostrander ×, Ryan Ott *, Cassidy Parent ×, Ian Peyton *, Caleb Pittman ×, Michael Polinski, Samantha Porter ×, Kayla Potter § *, Brianna Powell, Alexis Punzel ×, Alexis Quade,
Jake Raiman =, Reece Rankins, Andrew Rathbone, Riley Regnier, Ryan Rentner, Darren Rita *, Morgan Robinson ×, Kylee Rockow =, Benjamin Roszko § *, Samuel Rovik, Adam Ruehmer =, Anthony Sanberg, Anri Santamaria ×, Jesse Santiago, Blaize Sayers ×, Joshua Schattner § *, Zachary Schrader *, Trevor Schwarz § *, Madison Scott *, Clarinda Sellers =, Sierra Severson =, Jeffrey Shoopman ×, Julia Shurtleff § *, Tayla Simek =,
Deja Simpson =, Delaney Sjong =, Matthew Smith, McKenna Stanek § *, Lucas Stanis, Samantha Steiner, Troy Stewart ×, Jenna Stohr =, Sean Stolp, Brenna Strandberg =, Grace Suiter *, Jason Sullivan =, John Sullivan ×, Markasia Talbert, Alondra Tapia, Chrystian Thompson, Hannah Torstenson, Amelia Triller, Anatoly Ushakov, Gary Varga ×, Laney Videlka *, Brittany Vogt ×, Hannah Vozel *, Jacob Wagemann,
Kathryn Wagner *, Russtina Walters, Dustin Warden, Casey Weidner, Mathew Wells, Alyssa White ×, Seth Willis, Alexandria Wiseman ×, Joseph Withrow, Dominic Woehling, Ivan Zarate ×, Nathaniel Zerr, Nathaniel Zertuche, Ryan Ziebel *

§ National Honor Society Members
* Summa Cum Laude (with Highest Honors)
× Magna Cum Laude (with Great Honor)
= Cum Laude (with Honor)


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