Congrats, Grads! Class of 2020 Photos From Across Illinois
This year's graduating class will experience a different kind of celebration. To help honor and celebrate their achievement, NBC 5 is featuring photos of graduating seniors online and on-air.
For a chance to be featured on NBCChicago.com and on NBC 5, email a photo along with the graduate's name and school to isee@nbcchicago.com.
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration
Shepard High School
Bridgman H.S.
Nathan Hale Middle School
Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein, IL.
Illinois State University
Instituto Health Science Career Academy, Chicago, IL
Maine East Hgh School 2020
Will be going to Northwestern University this fall
U. of I. at Urbana-Champaign
Entering: Tulane University Law School
Goethe Elementary School
North Chicago High School
Carl Sandburg Middle School Mundelein IL
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
Heading to Loyola University Chicago
Newton Bateman Elementary School - Chicago , Illinois
Morton East High school
Interlochen High School
Chicago Quest Charter School
Metea Valley High School
Chicago Bulls College Prep High School
2020 High School Graduate Wheaton Academy
Noble Street College Prep
Attending University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Prairie Junior High
Lake View High School
Southern Illinois University
MacArthur Middle School in Berkeley, Illinois
Kindergarten
Steinmetz College Prep High School
Heading to Louisiana State University
Southland College Preparatory Charter High School
Heading to University of Virginia as a Biology Major
Warrentownship High School
Heading to University North Carolina Charlotte
Grayslake Central High School
Indiana State University
Benton High School
St. Ignatius College Prep
Will be attending University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
Trinity High School, River Forest, IL
Heading to Southern A&M in Baton Rouge, LA
Metropolitan High School
Augustana College
Cristo Rey High School
Walter Payton College Preparatory High School
Heading to UCLA
Bradley University in Peoria, IL.
OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
Iowa State University
Northwestern University
Northside College Prep
Loyola Academy
Will attend University of Illinois, Computer Science
Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies
Augustana College
West Leyden High School
Heading to University of Iowa
Oswego East High School
University of Illinois in Champaign, IL
John W Garvy Elementary School
St. Laurence High School
Attending Northern Illinois University-Biological Sciences
Attending University Of Wisconsin Madison/ Nurse
Waukegan Township High School
Dominican University
St. Ignatius College Prep
Vince will study business at Boston College.
Naperville North High School
Attending Vassar College
Illinois State University - Early Childhood Education
St. Laurence High School
Heading to University of Illinois at Chicago
BS Computer Science
Innovations High School in Chicago
Northern Illinois University Communications Major
Andrean High School in Gary, Indiana
Attending Manchester College
Marian Central High School
Attending Baylor University, BS Biology
Peotone High School
Streamwood High School
Homewood Flossmoor High School
Von Steuben High School
University of Illinois Speech and Hearing Science
Whitney M Young Magnet High School
Muchin College Prep High School
Brenneman Elementary
Lakes Community High School
Heading to University of Alabama
ISU-Illinois State University Bachelor in Fine Arts
Niles West High School
Hammond Academy of Science and Technology
Alma College located in Alma, Michigan
Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora
Attending the University of Kentucky in the fall majoring in business
Northside College Prep
Will attend Cornell University
St Rita of Cascia High School
Heading to Illinois State University
Muchin College Prep, Chicago,IL
Newark Community High School – Newark IL
Morton High School, Hammond, IN
Columbia College Chicago, Acoustics & Sound Engineering
Lane Tech College Prep
Carthage College
Rolling Meadows High School
Heading to Harper College – Sports Communications
Morton West High School
8TH GRADE
LINDBLOM MATH & SCIENCE ACADEMY H.S. AC GRADUATE PROGRAM
Prairie View A&M University
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford
Plainfield Central High School
Oklahoma State University
Noble Street College Prep
Golder College Prep
Elmhurst College
St. Anne School, Lansing, IL
Glenbard East High School
Glenbrook South High School
Attending Purdue University
Lane Tech High School
Heading to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Walther Christian Academy in Melrose Park, IL
Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora, IL
Heading to DePaul University, Chicago IL
Aurora University
Crystal Lake Central High School
Huntley High School
Lockport Township High School
Plainfield South High School
Attending Joliet Junior College in the Fall
Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL.
Ogden International High School
Attending Seton Hall University
Jane Addams Jr. High Schaumburg
Lake Zurich High School
Will Attend Harvard University
Glenside Middle School, Glendale Heights
Leslie University
Barrington High School
Fenwick High School
Conant High School
Heading to University of Dubuque
Lincoln Park High School
James B Conant High School
Attending U of I pathways @ Harper in the Fall
Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas
Chicago High School for the Arts
Loyola University
Minooka Community High School
summa cum laude
South Elgin High School
Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep
Attending Morehouse College in the Fall
UIC College Prep
Attending Spelman College for the Fall Semester.
Bolingbrook High School
Heading to UIC
Highland High School
Planning On Attending Valparaiso University
Lisle Junior High School
Denison University
Attending Law School in the Fall
DePaul University Bachelor of Arts in Communication minor in Hospitality
Montini Catholic
Harvard High School
Larkin High School, Art Academy
Waubonsie Valley High School
Evanston Township High School
Attending Western Michigan University in the fall
Waubonsie Valley High School Aurora,IL
Will be attending Northern Illinois University
Michigan State University
Epic Academy High School
Central Michigan University
Plainfield North High School
Heading to Illinois State
Highland High School
Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL Majoring in Nursing
summa cum laude
Naperville North High School in Naperville, IL
Heading to Miami University in Oxford, OH
Illinois State University
Future teacher for deaf and hard of hearing/special education
Oak Park River Forest High School
Attending Illinois State University, School of Nursing
Attending Saint Patrick High School
Minooka Community High School
Attending Monmouth College
Walter Payton College Prep
Kenwood Academy High School
Heading to Howard University
Maine East High School
Plainfield North
Willowbrook High School (Villa Park)
Going to University of Michigan
UIC Chicago, summa cum laude
Moriah Wheeler
Columbia College Chicago, summa cum laude
Carthage College
Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana
Lake Central High School
Attending Purdue University
Minooka Community High School
University of Illinois at Chicago Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Grayslake North High School
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Schaumburg High School
Attending Harper College
George Washington High School
Attending Columbia College Chicago
East Aurora High School
Oak Park River Forest High School
West Chicago High School
Attending University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Harry D Jacobs High School
Attending Loyola University Chicago
Lake Central High School – St. John, Indiana
Attending Indiana University Northwest
Fenwick High School
Roberto Clemente High School
Lake Central High School
Attending Indiana University
University of Iowa Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering
Angelina Bohde
Lockport Township High School
Kankakee High School
Warren Township High School, Gurnee, IL
Crown Point High School
Attending Loyola University Chicago
Valparaiso University
Kyle 8th grade
Scott Middle School, Hammond, IN
University of Evansville
Merrillville High School
Future plans are going to college to become a Surgeon
Minooka Community High School
Attending Monmouth College
Morton High School - Hammond, Indiana
University of Illinois
Bobby Krebs
Illinois State University
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Naperville North High School
St. Laurence High School
Attending Illinois State University
Dekalb IL High School
Rosary High School
Attending Aurora Purdue University – Engineering/Polytechnic
Mundelein High School
Buffalo Grove High School
Attending Iowa State University
Deerfield High School
Helen C. Peirce School of International Studies
Aurora Christian High School
Naperville North High School
Attending University of Iowa
Valparaiso High School
Attending Purdue University
Lake Zurich High School
Attending University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for Industrial Engineering
Proviso East High School
Indiana State University
Lake Central HS, St. John, IN
Attending Purdue University
Lake Central High School St. John, Indiana
Will attend Benedictine University this fall to study business and play baseball
New York University
University of Chicago
Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
Attending University of Kansas
Eastern Illinois University
Loyola University Chicago, Psychology Major
UIUC, Bachelors in Social Work
Woubonsse Community College Nursing Program
Marian Catholic High School
Lewis University
Glenbard West High School
Attending Montana State
Attending Ball State University for Business Management
Willowbrook High School Villa Park, IL
Lake Zurich High School
Attending Goshen College to study sign language interpretation and transliteration
West Aurora High School
Attending Waubonsee Community College for Phlebotomy
Carl Sandburg High School
Moody Bible Institute B.A. in Urban Ministries
Saint Mary’s College
Attending Norte Dame
Lakes High School with Honors and in the National Honor Society
Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Journalism
Binghamton University
Gavit HS Hammond, IN
Attending Navy & United States Army (respectively)
Lake Park High School
Arlington Heights
Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, IL
Attending Butler University
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Madeline Sampias, Neuqua Valley High School, Attending Loyola of Chicago
Abby Quinn, Plainfield North High School, Attending Jacksonville University
Cole Sampias, Neuqua Valley High School, Attending University of Colorado Boulder
Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana
Pritzker College Prep
Attending UIC to study Neuroscience & Music
Kankakee High School
Marian Catholic
Attending Illinois State University to study psychology
Southland College Prep High School in Richton Park, IL
Mendota High School
Plainfield South High School
Glenbard West High School
Glenbard West High School
Lake Central High School
Fenwick High School
Attending Adrian College in Michigan
Oswego East High School
Attending University of Nebraska
Willowbrook High School
Attending University of Illinois Chicago
Attending University of Iowa
Grant Community High School
Attending College of Lake County & UW Milwaukee
Plainfield North High School
Attending University of Nebraska majoring in Engineering
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Attending University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana
Johnnie Colemon Academy
Turner-Drew Language Academy
Lake Central High School St. John, IN
Attending Purdue University Northwest
Richmond Burton Community High School
Attending Lake Forest College
James B. Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, IL
Elmwood Park High School
Attending Drake University
University of Illinois
Morgan Park High School
Lake Central High School
Attending Purdue University
Brown University
Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana
Attending Bethel University
Beaubien Elementary Chicago, Il
Cedar Lake Indiana
Highland High School in Highland, Indiana
Attending Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, IN
Attending Michigan State University
Hersey High School
Warren Township High School
Attending Winona State University
East Aurora High School – Aurora Illinois
Lake Central High School
Attending Carthage College
Hanover Central HS Cedar Lake, IN
Attending DePauw University
William Dever
Lake Central High School St.John, IN
Peotone High School
Plans to become a Physical Therapist
University of Iowa
Proviso Math and Science Academy en Forest Park, IL
Attending University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign
O.W. Huth Middle School
Oswego East High School
Morton West High School
Majoring in Computer Engineering at DePaul University
Chicago School of the Arts
Harry D Jacobs HS, Algonquin
Attending University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Lake Central High School in St John Indiana
Attending Valparaiso University
Sycamore High School
Attending Northern Illinois University
University of Missouri
Attending Northeastern University
Chesterton High School
LaSalle Peru Township High School
Sycamore High School
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Los Angeles, CA
Oak Park River Forest/ River Valley
Attending Purdue Fort Wayne
George Mason University in Virginia
Lakes Community High School
Crete Monee High School
Attending Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Brown University
Huntley High School
Attending Missouri State University
Schaumburg High School
Attending Harper College
Homewood Flossmoor High School
Harry D Jacobs High School
Attending Loyola University Chicago
Romeoville High School
Attending University of North Dakota
University of Missouri
Evanston Township High School Dist. 202
Attending Tennessee State University
Maine South High School
Attending DePaul University
Chicago Christian High School (Palos Heights , IL)
Attending Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington
Marian Central Catholic High School
Attending College of Holy Cross in Worcester, MA
Fenton High School in Bensenville, IL
Mundelein High School
Metea Valley High School
Attending Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio
St. Charles North High School
Attending University of Dayton
(MAGNA CUM LAUDE) HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, HAMPTON, VA
Larkin High School
Attending Elgin Community College