Shorewood Honors High School Graduates: Class Of 2020

SHOREWOOD, IL — Shorewood 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 Shorewood Class of 2020 high school graduates:

Christine Amling, Joliet Catholic Academy

Will be attending: University of Missouri

Ben Battaglia, Minooka Community High School

Will be attending: JJC

Message from the family: "Congratulations Ben! Very proud of you. Wishing you a bright future. Reach for the sky. Love you- Mom."

Cameron Cimino, Minooka Community High School

Will be attending: Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering

Message from the family: "Congratulations! We are so proud of you!"

Gavin Delrose, Providence Catholic High School

Will be attending: Marquette University

Message from the family: "Congratulations Gavin, we are very proud of your accomplishments, but more proud of the exceptional man you are becoming. XO Mom & Dad."

Mary Dixon, Joliet West

Will be attending: Loyola University, Theater Arts

Message from the family: "Mary -- I hope one day you will know just how proud of you we are! Love, Mom, Dad, Matthew, Isaac & Clover."

Nicolas Xavier Gonzalez, MCHS

Will be attending: Iowa State University - Chemical Engineering

Message from the family: "Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and LOVED more than you know. We are so proud of you! Congratulations Nico! Love Dad, Mom, Sano and Lucas."

JASMINE JACKSON, JOLIET WEST HIGH SCHOOL

Will be attending: NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

Message from the family: "CONGRATS BABY GIRL YOU DID IT! LOVE MOM & DAD."

Brooke Joda, Minooka Community HS

Will be attending: JJC then transferring to Fox College to pursue degree in Dental Hygiene.

Message from the family: "We are so proud to call you Daughter! You are like a bright star no matter where you are and can light up a room with your unique and fun loving personality. Continue to pursue your aspirations but also to be a bright light in a darkened world. We love you eternally—Mom & Dad."

Kenneth C. Krier, Jr., Minooka Community High School

Will be attending: Lewis University

Message from the family: "You Made IT! Ceremony or not you ARE a 2020 High School Graduate!!"

Jaelen Lewis, Joliet West

Will be attending: Joliet Junior College - will be Vet Tech

Message from the family: "Congratulations baby girl!"

Lauren Pearson, Minooka Community High School

Will be attending: SIU

Message from the family: "Your future is so bright and your family is very proud of all you have accomplished. You’re amazing and we love you!"

JT Perella, Joliet West High School

Will be attending: Illinois State University Business - Statistics

Message from the family: "Congrats JT on your graduation from High School! You have accomplished incredible things and we are beyond proud of you. Cannot wait to watch you Crush college and Create new Memories. xoxo MOM & DAD."

Natalie Plunge, Joliet West

Will be attending: University of Wisconsin. Biology Major

Message from the family: "Congratulations. You did it!!"

Gabriella Principe, Joliet west

Will be attending: Army

Message from the family: "Very proud of your accomplishments and motivation for the future."

Alessa B. Sadowski, Minooka High School

Will be attending: Illinois State University, Social Work

Message from the family: "Congratulations Alessa, We are so proud of you! Love, Mom, Lydia, Cecily, Granny, Papa, Aunt Kourtney and Uncle David."

Justin Thompson, Joliet West

Will be attending: Joliet junior college

Message from the family: "Dad so proud of you keep striving to the top son."

Spencer Tracy, Minooka High School

Will be attending: Business and Marketing. Taking classes at JJC until he receives Associates degree, then off to finish at 4 year school which is unknown at this time.

Message from the family: "Spencer, we love you and are super proud of who you've become. Enjoy life and everything you do! We love you, Mom and Dad."

Ian K. Van Eck, Joliet West High School

Will be attending: Western Michigan University

Message from the family: "Congratulations Ian on your achievements in the classroom, as leader of FBLA, and in athletics as a 4-Year Varsity Volleyball. We are very proud you!"

Michael Zito, Minooka High School

Will be attending: Colorado State University

Message from the family: "Michael - We are so proud of all your accomplishments in high school. You have worked hard and it has paid off. We are so excited for your next adventure at Colorado State University! We know you will be very successful. Love, Mom, Dad, Alexa & Natalie."