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31ST ANNUAL

ALL ACADEMIC TEAM Ashley Heagy » LA SALLE-PERU

Courtney Ries » LA SALLE-PERU

Jake Ovanic » OTTAWA

Megan Brooker » PUTNAM COUNTY

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Caleb Alter » PRINCETON

Hannah Ambler » MENDOTA

Kassidy Brady » ST. BEDE

Meghann Harness » EARLVILLE

Colton Sittler » LA SALLE-PERU

Isaac Klein » HENRY

Macy Bosnich » ST. BEDE

Sean Dullard » MENDOTA

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Caleb Alter

Hannah Ambler

PRINCETON HIGH SCHOOL

MENDOTA HIGH SCHOOL

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/121 Parents: Jay and Jennifer Alter of Princeton

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/116 Parents: Susan and Carl Ambler of Mendota

Highlights: Illinois State Scholar; Academic All-State for baseball; captain of baseball and golf teams; youth Tiger Baseball camp coach; PYBSL field prep; National Honor Society.

Future: To attend University of Wisconsin-Madison

Highlights: National Honor Society president; Illinois State Scholar; Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award; Interact Club; Teens Encounter Christ; Special Olympics Snowshoe volunteer; tennis; basketball; cheerleading; Math Team; Academic Challenge; Student Council; band president; John Ourth Illinois Principal’s Award.

Future: To attend Northern Illinois University

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Class Standing/Class Size: 1/53 Parents: Alan and Melissa Bosnich of DePue

Class Standing/Class Size: 2/53 Parents: Tom and Kerri Brady of La Salle

Highlights: D.A.R. Citizenship Award; Elks Teen of the Month; Illinois State Scholar; DePue Men’s Club; Interact Club president; volleyball; basketball; Lectio Divina; Student Government vice president; Heritage Club co-president; WYSE competition.

Future: To attend a university

Highlights: Dimmick Braves 4-H Club top member; IHSA All Academic Team honorable mention; basketball captain; Interact Club; mission trips; Illinois State Scholar; SAR recipient; Father Allen Mattingly Scholarship recipient; Student Government president; student ambassador; Heritage Club president.

Future: Still deciding on college

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Macy Bosnich

Megan Brooker

Sean Dullard

PUTNAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

MENDOTA HIGH SCHOOL Class Standing/Class Size: 1/116 Parents: Dr. Stephen and Debra Dullard of Mendota

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/65 Parents: Jim and Sue Brooker of Granville

Highlights: IVCC Honors Program; Phi Theta Kappa member; IVCC 21st Century Scholar; Interact Club; IVCC Student Government; three-semester member of IVCC Presidential Honors List; peer tutor.

Future: To attend North Central College or UIUC

Highlights: Life Scout (soon-to-be Eagle Scout); Order of the Arrow; Illinois State Scholar; National Honor Society; student tutor; American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State; drumline captain; Elks Teen of the Month; Academic Challenge Team; Scholastic Bowl; Drama Club; NIAATSP Spanish Regional Contest second place.

Future: To attend Iowa State University

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EARLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/254 Parents: Eric and Jennifer Heagy of Peru

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/34 Parents: Lisa and Brandon Harness of Earlville

Highlights: National Honors Society; Illinois State Scholar; HOBY representative; Junior Marshall; volleyball team captain; softball; Student Council secretary; band; Academic Bowl; Vacation Bible School volunteer; Northwestern Medicine Discovery Program; summer reading volunteer.

Future: To attend Bradley University

Highlights: All-State Cross Country/Track and Field; PSAT/NMSQT Commended Scholar; AP Scholar; swim team captain; cross country captain; Link Crew; Renaissance Club; state finals qualifier in personal finance challenge; Illinois State Scholar; Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary Good Citizenship Award.

Future: To attend Illinois State University

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Jake Ovanic

HENRY SENACHWINE HIGH SCHOOL

OTTAWA TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/44 Parents: Fred and Mary Jo Klein of Henry

Class Standing/Class Size: 1/255 Parents: Jason and Christy Ovanic of Ottawa

Highlights: Illinois State Scholar; National Honor Society; 4-H Health Rocks; Tri-County Conference Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement; Art Club; Math Team; basketball; track; volunteer with Salvation Army, food pantry, Vacation Bible School, Stronghold Camp.

Future: To attend Carroll University

Highlights: IHSA All State Academic Team honorable mention; Illinois State Scholar; AllConference football player; swim team; FFA Sentinel, president; WYSE/ACES Academic Team; NIB XII/I8 Conference Math Team; Do Change freshman mentor; Rotary Interact; Honor Society secretary; Fine Arts Club.

Future: To attend Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

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Class Standing/Class Size: 4/254 Parents: Pat and Cindy Ries of La Salle

Class Standing/Class Size: 2/254 Parents: Jim and Michelle Sittler of Peru

Highlights: Captain of Cavalettes Dance Team; Most Outstanding Dancer Award at Just for Kix High School Dance Camp; ILMEA All-District Senior Chorus Member; ACES Academic Competition second place, physics; chorus secretary; theater; Illinois State Scholar; High Scholarship Legion Seven-Semester Senior; assistant teacher at The Dance Center; volunteer at Stage 212.

Future: To attend University of Iowa

Highlights: Illinois State Scholar; Eagle Scout; band; Scholastic Bowl; Math Team; Renaissance; Writing Club; Challenge Day leader; ACES test taker; Rotary Club invitee; Science Club; food pantry volunteer.

Future: To attend Yale, Princeton or Stanford University

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Regan O’Fallon Ottawa Township High School Parents: Patrick and Tracey O’Fallon of Ottawa

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Today’s high school students interested in pursuing higher education have many colleges and universities to choose from, both at home and abroad.

In Europe, there are many old, established institutions of higher education. In fact, many schools in Europe are among the oldest in the world. But North America has its share of centuries-old colleges and universities as well. The following is a look at some of the oldest institutions of higher learning that North America has to offer.

• The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, 1551: The Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico was founded on September 21, 1551, by a royal decree signed by Charles I of Spain, in Valladolid, Spain. It is generally considered the first university founded in North America and second in the Americas.

• Harvard University, 1638: One of the original nine colonial colleges,

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Harvard University was funded by a bequest by namesake John Harvard. It was twice what the Massachusetts Bay Colony had set aside to establish two schools in the area.

• Université Laval, 1663: Université Laval is the oldest institution of higher education in Canada and the first North American institution to offer higher education in French.

• The College of William & Mary, 1693: The College of William &

Mary was established when land for the college was purchased in 1693. The school claimed that it was in the planning stages decades before Harvard was established.

• Yale University, 1701: Yale University began as the “Collegiate School.” It was renamed in 1718 and has become one of the world’s most prestigious schools.

• Washington College, 1782: Chartered in 1782, Washington College can trace its origins to a gift of 50 guineas provided by George Washington. Washington granted permission to use his name on the school, which grew from the existing Kent County Free School.

• St. John’s College, 1784: St. John’s College is the third oldest college in the United States, tracing its origins back to the King William’s school in the colony of Maryland. The school was not chartered as St. John’s College until 1784.

• The University of New Brunswick, 1785: The University of New Brunswick is the oldest English-language university in Canada, and among the oldest public universities in North America. It was founded by a group of seven loyalists who left the United States after the American Revolution.

• The University of Ottawa, 1848: The University of Ottawa was established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the first bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa, Joseph-Bruno Guigues. It was renamed the College of Ottawa in 1861 and received university status five years later through a royal charter.

• The University of Windsor, 1857: The University of Windsor was established in 1857 when the first students arrived to study at its predecessor, Assumption College. It eventually became one of the largest colleges in Ontario. TF195928

Many of the area’s top students begin their college careers at IVCC. They include 2019 IVCC Foundation 21st Century Scholars Society finalists Megan Brooker of Granville, left, Gena Fassino of Peru, Julianna Kitzmann of Marseilles, Devanshi Patel of La Salle and Gabriela Nanez of Mendota. Fassino and Patel plan to become physicians, Brooker an actuary, Nanez a nurse anesthetist and Kitzmann a mechanical engineer. Each received significant scholarship support at IVCC.

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College majors that can lead to higher earnings Choosing a college major is an important decision that many students delay making until their sophomore or even junior years. Only after taking a few courses and uncovering one’s interests do some college students figure out what they want to do with their lives.

Each student is different, and while some may pursue a degree based on a particular passion, others may choose majors that can lead to high-paying jobs.

While men often lean toward majors like engineering and computer science that have traditionally been linked to high earnings, women have historically gravitated to lower-paying specialties like education and social sciences. But in recent years a shift has occurred, and more women have begun to choose majors associated with higher post-graduate salaries.

Reports from the career guidance site Glassdoor analyzed how much male and female professionals with

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• Architecture • Pharmaceutical sciences • Information sciences • Chemical engineering • Computer science • Electrical engineering • Mechanical engineering • Computer engineering • Business economics • Civil engineering • Sports management Despite these findings, the college resource CollegeFactual and the U.S. Department of Education says that women remain likely to pursue education, design and applied arts,

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