Congratulations, Nicholas Whitney, St. Charles East High School Class Of 2021

ST. CHARLES, 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.

St. Charles East High School student Nicholas Whitney will graduate this year.

Plans after graduation: University of Illinois, Chicago Honors College majoring in Engineering

Accomplishments: Academic Excellence, Illinois State Scholar, Math Honor Society, and Tri/M (Music National Honor Society).

Special message: Your future is bright. For all the times of late-night studies, lack of sleep, the sacrifice of enjoyment, your reward is here. Congratulations to our beloved child, who has emerged victorious.