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A special evening at the Princess Ball
Graduation day Play at the plate at Willowbrook Homecoming parade
CHRIS FOX PHOTOS Villa Park Review
CHRIS FOX PH The Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department held its annual Princess Ball on Friday night at the Villa Park CHRIS FOX Recreation Center (VPRC). About 80 people attended the event, which included a DJ, dancing, desserts, crafts Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while at- lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Sat and a photo booth. One photo shows the young princesses (ages 3 and up) singing and dancing in the VPRC’s tempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the secon multi-purpose roomWillowbrook while the DJHigh played Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With last Me.”week. The princesses also danced withonto Highridge Road and into the school’s north parking CHRIS FOX lPS School Theinweek’s spewest urday’s non-conference battle against Red Devils of the West to score from second base celebrated on a singleitsbyhomecoming sophomore Katelyn Cox the top of ing their escorts during the ball. One picture from the event’s photo booth shows Villa Park’s Scott Lebron with his cial activities included Friday afternoon’s which took place marching pictured along the parade Conference. Senior Knudtson, freshman Isabella DugoT 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 Willowbrook’s ceremony that beganAnnemarie at band 9 a.m.are The others participated in theroute. cerem daughter, Lily, who is nearly 3 yearsconditions. old. Another photo shows Alfredo Rubio (top row, right) of Villa Park with his in hot and sunny The procession began near Park Boulevard of the Warriors’ fall teams, as(No. well5)asis Kayleigh the home runs. Dennison tagged Rugg out at home forparade the third out of theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday Thewent en- also at 11included a.m. Dennison Theseveral photoprovided shows members of athletic the Willowbrook Senior Cm twin daughters—(left to right) Vivian and Ava—who are 7½ years old. They are pictured with Alfredo’s father and and Ardmore Avenue. Parade participants marched onstudents Ardmoreattended before turnPark Warriors Football and Cheer program. background of the above photo. For more aboutsee thePage Warriors, on to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wiltire class includes over 470 About half ofsouth those the Villa during the day’s first service. For more photos, 4. see p the twins’ grandfather—Jesus Rubio (top row, left).
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