Batavia Patch Honors High School Graduates: Batavia Class Of 2020

BATAVIA, IL — Batavia Patch wants to provide a way to share the achievements of our high school graduates, even if it's in a small way. With in-person instruction canceled for the rest of the 2019-20 school year in Illinois due to the coronavirus, high school seniors are missing out on the last moments of what should be a happy, celebratory time. Many proms and graduations have been postponed, and we know many high school seniors are feeling sadness about missing these milestone high school events.

We hope that this will give the community a way to share their pride in our Class of 2020 high school graduates. You can find the form here if you'd like to add your graduate. Patch will be updating this form until May 31.

Here are the Batavia Class of 2020 high school graduates:

Addie Connell, Batavia High School

Will be attending the University of Illinois — Champaign Urbana to study agriculture.

Message from Addie’s family: “So proud of you Addie! And so excited for your next big step. Love you!”

Kelli Kouba, Batavia High School

Will be attending Eastern Illinois University to study family law.

Message from Kelli’s family: “I am so proud of you! It has been challenging but you made it!”

Kyle Cathlin Kahley, Batavia High School

Will be attending Baylor University.

Message from Kyle’s family: “Congratulations Kyle! We are so proud of all your hard work throughout your high school years. You’re an amazing young woman and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you. Sic’ em Bears!”

Taylor Novotny, Batavia High School

Will be attending Hope College to study nursing.

Message from Taylor’s family: “We are so proud of you! We know you will continue to soar. Have fun and believe in yourself like we believe in you! Congratulations! Love you so much!”

Kathryn Nyland, Batavia High School

Will be attending Loyola University Chicago.

Message from Kathryn’s family: “Congratulations, Katy, on all of you hard work and accomplishments at BHS. We are so proud of you!”

Lauren Hayes Haefer, Batavia High School

Will be attending the University of Wisconsin.

Message from Lauren’s family: “We’re so proud of you Lauren. Smart, beautiful and kind.”

Grace Feuerborn, Batavia High School

Will be attending Colorado State University.

Message from Grace’s family: “Congratulations, Grace! We are so incredibly proud of your hard work, accomplishments, and scholarships. Your future is bright and we know you will continue to make this world a better place. The Honors program and Biomedical Sciences department are lucky to have your positivity, kind heart, and awesome laugh. Good luck to you at CSU and your new Ram-ily! Love, your family”

Amber Gutsch, Batavia High School

Will be attending the University of Illinois.

Message from Amber’s family: “Congratulations, Amber! We are so proud of your accomplishments! We cannot wait to see what your future holds for you. We love you more than words can say! Love, Mom and Dad”

Mia Gianfrancesco, Batavia High School

Will be attending Loyola University Chicago to study special education.

Message from Mia’s family: “Congratulations, Lil Mi! We are so very proud of you and can't wait to see what the next four years have in store for you!”

Caty Burken, Batavia High School

Will be attending Iowa State University to study environmental science.

Message from Caty’s family: “Congratulations Caty! You make everything look so easy but we know how hard you’ve worked. You’re going to do great things in college and your future career!”