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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried High School week. Theinweek’s speto Willowbrook score from second base celebrated on a singleitsbyhomecoming sophomore last Katelyn Cox the top of cial activities included Friday afternoon’s which took place the second inning, the game was tiedhomecoming at 2-2. Downers Grove South’s catcher Willowbrook Highwhen School’s Class of 2021 celebrated itsparade, commencement with two in hot and sunny conditions. The procession began near Park Boulevard tagged Rugg out at home forparade the third out of theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday Thewent enand Ardmore Avenue. Parade participants marched onstudents Ardmoreattended before turnon to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wiltire class includes over 470 About half ofsouth those the
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Willowbrook High School recently recognized students as Outstanding Students forPictured the third(left quarThe Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day 12 with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. to ter of the 2024-25 school at year. be chosen for Park, the honor, students must extraordinary right) at the tree planting the To village’s Franklin located at 218 N. Thirddemonstrate Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent achievement and an outstanding along with aofcommendable Students who receive the Trustee Christine Murphy, Justineffort, Shlensky—chair the Villa Park attitude. Environmental Concerns Commisaward must alsoSchiefer—a demonstrate motivation and thePark ability to overcomeConcerns obstacles.Commission, Principal Dan Krause sion, Margaret member of the Villa Environmental Villa Park and Assistant Jamie Gourley the recipients and their Villa families the Feb. 20 event Village TrusteePrincipal Cheryl Tucker, Villa Village President Albert Bulthuis, Parkto Village Trustee (and Contact me for a Parkwelcomed that celebrated the honor. Willowbrook staff members who nominated the Villa students for the award in Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 various departments also the celebration at of the school. The Outstanding Students Villa complementary Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 held itsApril. Memorial Day service onDay Monday mornCommission. Arbor Day isattended observed on the last Friday each Theschool’s National Arbor Foundation 630-514-9961 for third quarter (pictured to City right) are: (front row)Jim freshman Dashis Austria education), ing atrecognized Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander pictured bowingthat his recognihead as kdrury@atproperties.com hasthe Villaanalysis Park withleft Tree USA designation forBlankshain 36 straight years. To(Physical receive market senior Sanchez Ramirez (Literacy), senior Katie (Learning services), Ruth McWillowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson andStaunton Anna Seelbach sound taps atjunior the end ofcomthe kdrury@atproperties.com tion, a Ariadne community must have a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive Kate Drury ofThe your home!! Neilly (World languages), junior Mary Smith (Math) senior CamrynofDooley (Careerpandemic. and Technical ceremony. post’s 2020and Memorial Day event was and canceled because the COVID-19 This munity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. 630.514.9961 LOCAL AGENT. LOCAL Education—CTE); (back row)a senior (Art), freshman Caleb Gascoigne (Warrior Resource year’s observance included readingPeter of theKabat names of the Post 2801 members whoRESULTS. have recently died. kdrury@atproperties.com Center), sophomore Claire Brennan (Social studies), sophomore Shayanas Siddiqi (Science), freshman That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served the master of ceremonies I would to help! LoveVillaPark.com Shem (English) and Day junior Malachy (Music). of the Rodrigues post’s annual Memorial service for Heneghan several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran.
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