Congratulations, Esperanza Cuellar, Joliet Central High School Class Of 2021

JOLIET, IL — The high school seniors of 2021 have had an experience like no other in a century — a year upended by a pandemic and by lockdowns that kept them from enjoying many of the activities that previous seniors have taken for granted.

Patch hopes to help make it up to those seniors by giving them a special sendoff. We asked parents and other family members to pay tribute to this year’s grads using a special submission form so we can publish those tributes one by one.

Joliet Central High School student Esperanza Cuellar will graduate this year.

Plans after graduation: Going to Joliet Junior College and going into Graphic Design and Marketing. She plans to become a First Robotics Competition volunteer.

Accomplishments: She’s the Joliet Cyborgs Team 4241 Marketing leader for 3 years and spokesperson. She won the Chicagoland Speedway Ticket Design award in 2019.

Special message: Everyone is proud of how far you’ve gotten. You always were determined with any challenge you faced and did your best in everything. I hope that in these next few years, you’ll be having fun and continue being you.