Harry D. Jacobs High School
Graduates in Class of 2020: 496
Valedictorian: Melissa Tan
Salutatorian: Rida Mohammed
Graduation Speaker: Claudia Mazurkiewicz
Class President: Nicholas Agenlian
Academic achievements: Isabella Bueno won the Dell Scholar Award; Michael Del Regno, Alexander Flower, Angelle Godlewski, Joanna Koziol, Richard Ohara, Melissa Tan and Jesse Then earned ECC associate degrees
Athletic achievements: Individual state qualifiers: Rosyln Leitner, golf 2019; Lindsay Cunningham, tennis 2017, 2019; Jake Harrier, wrestling 2017-2020; Team Championships: 10 Fox Valley Conference titles, four regional titles, two sectional titles.
Extracurricular achievements: Marching Band, two third-place finishes, three second-place finishes and eight first-place finishes in competitions; State of Illinois Championship finalist for the first time in Jacobs history. Chirayu Gupta, debate, participated in the Tournament of Champions and National Speech and Debate Championships qualifying tournaments.
ILMEA: French horn player Kaitlyn Holtz was accepted into the Illinois Music Education Association District 9 Honor Band both as a junior and a senior. As a senior, Kaitlyn was also an All-State Musician who performed at the state music convention in Peoria in January.
Theater productions: "Charlotte's Web," "Little Women"
Senior Class gift: School mascot costume
Homecoming King and Queen: Bryan Yakimisky and Hriteesh Haridas
Homecoming theme: "Once Upon a Time"
What was new for the Class of 2020: New fitness center, dance studio, library, food service, INCubator lab/program, security camera upgrades
Notable visitors: Brad Hurtig (2017), Keith Davis (2019)
Principal's reflections on the Class of 2020: The Class of 2020 is strong, cohesive, and positive. From the 101 Dalmatians at Homecoming to HDJ Royalty, they have shown grace under pressure and unity when all else fails.
- Principal Barbara Valle