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Hampshire High School Class of 2021

Posted June 15, 2021 1:00 am

Hampshire High School students stand for the national anthem and Pledge of Allegiance during their graduation ceremony at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Graduates in the Class of 2021: 454

Valedictorian: Michael Thompson

Salutatorian: Stuti Patel

Students graduating with their high school diploma and an associate degree from Elgin Community College: Jessica Dumoulin; Steven Schoedel; Jimena Solis-Estrada; Michael Thompson; and Andrea Morales.

Extracurricular achievements:

• Academic Challenge for Engineering and Sciences Team (ACES) qualified for state for the first time. They took 13th at the state competition.

• Math team earned a team award (3rd place) in the regional in only their second year of attending.

Athletic achievements:

• Competitive cheerleading qualified for state all four years.

• Boys soccer won the 2021 FVC championship

• Dance team qualified for state (first time ever).

• Boys cross country qualified for state; Isai Morales, state qualifier for boys cross country, 2nd in Regionals, 11th in Sectionals, will run for Eastern Illinois University next year.

• Football team went 4-1 in FVC.

• Kelby Bannerman: 1,000 career points (girls basketball) IBCA All-State Game participant, athletic scholarship to play women's basketball next year at Davidson University.

• Mikayla Snider: athletic scholarship to play softball at St. Thomas University (Minnesota).

Senior Class gift: A Class of 2021 (with 2021 in open block letters) sign with all accomplishments of the class of 2021 for the last four years filled inside the letters.

Theater productions:

• Fall - One Act Plays (student written, directed, produced)

• Spring Musical - "Working"

What traditional events were adapted for the pandemic and how?

Prom was socially distanced, groups of students rotated through activities, held at Jacobs High School; Seniors Awards Night (no live audience, videotaped); limited seating for athletic events such as basketball, volleyball, football; Most band, choir, and orchestra concerts were canceled due to health department restrictions. The FVC Art Show was canceled.

What were the most significant challenges faced by the Class of 2021 and how did they overcome them?

Adapting to online learning and constant change as school started out fully remote, then transitioned to hybrid, then to all-in person learning attending everyday.

Principal's reflections on the Class of 2021:

The Hampshire High School Class of 2021 faced significant academic challenges, disruptions and cancellations to our traditional school experiences since the spring of 2020. They adapted and succeeded despite these challenges and setbacks. It is truly remarkable what they have been able to achieve academically, artistically, and athletically in light of these circumstances.

- Principal Brett Bending

Stuti Patel, 18, of Gilberts takes a picture with her classmates, Michael Thompson, 18, of Hampshire, Aliyah Andrade, 17, of Gilberts, and Daniyah Hashmi, 18, of Pingree Grove, at the Hampshire High School graduation ceremony. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Maisie McNamee, 18, of Hampshire hugs her friends as they prepare to graduate from Hampshire High School. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com

Hampshire High School Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Hampshire senior Alexander Corbett runs the ball with blocking help from Raymond Hill, front, on Crystal Lake Central's Colton Madura, right, during a football game April 23 in Hampshire. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media

Hampshire senior Kobe Frenette, right, controls the ball against Jacobs in a boys soccer game at Canlan Sportsplex in Barrington. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com

Hampshire's Kaitlyn Milison, left, and senior Kelby Bannerman (24) jump for a rebound during their Fox Valley Conference quarterfinals girls basketball game at Huntley High School.

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