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Larkin High School

Posted June 09, 2020 1:00 am

Larkin High School in Elgin Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

<h3 class="breakHead">Graduates in Class of 2020: 472 </h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Valedictorian: Gillian Lee </h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Salutatorian: Brynne Farnsworth</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Graduation speaker: Evelyn Alonso</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Class officers: Adan Trujillo, president, Omar Renteria, vice president, Gillian Lee, treasurer, Madelyn Minogue, secretary.</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Athletic achievements: Miranda Preuss and Ashley Miller, four-year, three-sport athletes; De'Asia Clardy, Alan E., and Olivia Torres first team IHSA All-State for cheer.</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Extracurricular achievements: Illinois Superstate Concert Band Competition Winners (Class 2A)</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Theater productions: "Our Town" and "The Drowsy Chaperone"</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Senior Class gift: Senior Banner displaying the names of the graduating class members.</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Homecoming King and Queen: Jiovani Huecias and Aaliyah Arroyo</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Homecoming theme: Royal Palooza</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">What was new for the Class of 2020: Jamie Crosen became principal in 2017-18 school year</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Notable visitors: High School Nation Music Festival for Homecoming 2019</h3>

<h3 class="breakHead">Principal's reflections on the Class of 2020: The class of 2020 is a special class because they embody what it means to be a Larkin Royal. They are a group of intelligent and resilient students that continue to defy public perception and beat the odds that are stacked against them. Even a global pandemic cannot stop the class of 2020 from reaching its potential! </h3>

- Principal Jamie Crosen

Larkin High School 2020 graduate sign. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

Graduation banner at Larkin High School for the class of 2020. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

Larkin High School students erupt as the first artist takes the stage during the High School Nation Tour, sponsored by Hollister Co. Larkin was one of 40 high schools across the country the tour visited. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

Cheerleaders make their way down Chicago Street during the Larkin High School homecoming parade in Elgin. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Larkin's Cristian Maldonado, right, along with Elgin's Agustin Chavez, left, and Jayrell Garcia, back, battle for the ball in varsity boys soccer at Memorial Field in Elgin. Daily Herald File Photo

Elgin Area School District U-46 Visual and Performing Arts Academy students rehearse “The Day the Crayons Quit” at Larkin High School in Elgin. Daily Herald File Photo

Larkin's Aaliyah Dixon works under the net against Elgin in Class 4A regional girls basketball action. Daily Herald File Photo

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