Future College Athletes Celebrated at South's College Signing Day

About 20 future college athletes were honored at Tuesday morning. 

The 20 South seniors, their coaches and their families gathered in the South auditorium for the school's first annual "College Signing Day." 

The sports represented: Basketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross country, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, wrestling

School's they'll be attending: Augustana, Central College (Iowa), Central Michigan, College of DuPage, Eastern Illinois University, Elgin Community College, Elmhurst College, Hanibal University, Illinois State University, Kansas State University, Louisville, Miami of Ohio, Michigan State University, Missouri, North Central College, Quincy University, St. Ambrose, Valparaiso University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois in Chicago, University of Wisconsin, Western Michigan, Wisconsin-Parkside, Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin-Whitewater

The ceremony is the first of its kind for the school. 

"Students who sign with Division I and Division II schools have their individual signing days," said Randy Konstans, athletic director for South. "Students who sign with Division III don't have a day like this." 

That's why Konstans organized the event -- to give recognition to all of the school's athletes who will continue to play in college. 

He said he also organized the event so the students could be recognized as a whole. 

"Sometimes people are so caught up in their own sports that they don't realize that we have four baseball players going on to play in college," Konstans said. "Then they think, 'We must have a good program.'...This is really to bring us all together." 

Check out the chart below for a full list of students, their sport and what college they're headed to. Some students are not included in the list because they have not announced which college they will attend yet. 

Added April 27: Mike McAleer will be playing lacrosse for Augustana in the fall.