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Princeton High School names Top Ten students for class of 2026 · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Princeton High School names top ten students for class of
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  twenty twenty six. Written by Kate Santalon. This article is
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  Princeton High School recently announced its top ten students for
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  the class of twenty twenty six. The group includes Levi Boggs,
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  Lydia Johnson, and Kathy mckeachek as co valedictorians. The Saledatorian
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  is Mikayla hect Ellen Workman Casey Etheridge, Ryan Jagers, Olivia Fox,
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  Caroline Kutzer, and Lydia Hardy round out the group. Boggs
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  is the son of Derek and Jessica Boggs. His activities
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  included soccer, tennis, band, jazz band, symphonic band, choir, Madrigal,
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  Star Spangled Singers. In NHS, Boggs received the Keith Schultz
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  Memorial Award, dar Good Citizens Award, Student of the Month,
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  Board of Education, Academic Excellence, High Honor, Roll, College Board,
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  National Recognition, Rural and Small Town Recognition, and School Recognition.
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  Sportsmanship il MIA All Districts Musician, All State Band, All
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  State Honors, Orchestra Isabest of Day All Conference Academics, Soccer,
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  Defensive MVP Soccer, Varsity Most Improved, and First Team All
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  Conference awards. He was also named an ISSA Academic All
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  State nominee. Bogg's plans on studying business at the University
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  of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. Johnson is the daughter of
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  Doc and Sheena Johnson. She participated in band, Choir, Madrigal Singers,
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  Madrigal Brass Jazz Band, Musical Pit, theater, Spanish Club, and
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  National Honor Society. Johnson was named Student of the Month,
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  National Merit, Commended Student, and Illinois State Scholar. She earned
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  the Board of Education Award, college Board National Recognition Program,
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  School Recognition Award, college Board National Recognition Program, Rural and
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  Small Town Recognition Award, and Honor Roll. Johnson intends on
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  majoring and in environmental science and minoring in Spanish at
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  Taylor University. Mckeejak is the daughter of Antoni and Danuda Mckeejak.
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  She was a member of the volleyball team, student Council,
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  Interact Club, Year One Star Spangled Singers, Spanish Club, Handbook Committee,
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  and Class Secretary. Mkeitzak earned Student of the Month, High
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  Honor Roll, Academic All Conference Emerging Artist Illinois and Global
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  Standards based measurement of Proficiency, Polish Seal Commendation and Global
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  Standards based measurements of Proficiency Spanish Seal. Illinois State Scholar.
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  Is a Scholastic Achievement Award and All Conference Honorable Mention
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  Academic Excellence. She will attend Saint Ambrose University to study
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  Human performance and fitness to become a pediatric occupational therapist.
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  Hecht is the daughter of Eileen and Jason Hect. Her
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  activities included softball, volleyball, basketball, interact Club, Student Council, National
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  Honor Society, and Year One Mentor. Hect was inducted into
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  the National Honor Society and awarded High Honor Role, Honorable
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  Mentioned Volleyball, All State Academic Second Team, All Conference Academic,
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  All Conference Girls Basketball, volleyball, and softball. She also earned
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  All Conference Softball Awards, second Team and First Team Sportsmanship Award,
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  Girl Basketball, Academic Excellence Award, and the Academic Excellence Award.
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  Hect plans on majoring in kinesiology at Iowa State University
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  to become an occupational therapist. Workman is the daughter of
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  Kurt Workman. She participated in ban choir Theaterre Thespians, Student Council,
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  Star Spangled Singers, Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Year one
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  and Scholastic Bowl. She was named elk's Teen of the Month,
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  Teen of the Month and Honorable Mention for All Sectional
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  Team for Scholastic Bowl. Workman also received High Honor Role,
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  Legacy Award for Scholastic Bowl, Sportsmanship Award for Freshman Choir,
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  and Academic Excellence for Scholastic Bowl. She intends on studying
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  political science at the University of Illinois. Etheridge is the
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  son of Scott and Andrea Etheridge. He was a member
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  of National Honor Society Wrestling, football, and track, and was
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  a Year one mentor and Class president. Etheridge earned the
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  Sons of the American Revolution Award, Illinois State Scholar, All
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  State Wrestler, All Conference Football, All State Football, and Perfect Attendance.
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  He will attend the University of Wisconsin Platteville to major
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  in civil engineering. Jaggers is the son of Tom and
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  Gale Jaggers. His activities included football, baseball, basketball, Sportsman Club,
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  Interact Club, Student Council, National Honor Society, FFA, Class officers,
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  and Year one mentoring. Jagers was presented the Board of
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  Education Academic Excellence Award, ASA Scholastic Achievement Award for football, basketball,
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  and baseball, Track, Second Team All Conference for football, Country,
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  Financial Sportsmanship Award winner for football and baseball, and three
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  Rivers at thea Athletic Conference Academic All Conference for football, basketball,
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  and baseball. He also was named Princeton High School and
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  Mendota Elks Lodge October Teenth of the Month and Year.
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  Jaggers intends on attending Illinois Valley Community College and transferring
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  to the University of Illinois to study agronomy. Fox is
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  the daughter of Heather Atkinson. She participated in the Scholastic Bowl,
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  Gay Straight Alliance and Book Club. Fox earned the First
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  Generation Recognition Award, Rural and Small Town Recognition Award, and
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  School Recognition Award. She plans on majoring in Special Education,
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  Learning and Behavior at Illinois State University. Kutzer is the
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  daughter of Stephen and Michelle Kutzer. She was a member
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  of volleyball Choir, Star Spanglsinger's Classical Pianist Interact Club, German Club,
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  National Honor Society, and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Kiatzer
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  also served as a second and seventh Reading Program, Coordinator,
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  Cheerleading Captain, Softball Captain, Student Councils Secretary, and Class of
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  twenty twenty six Treasurer. She received high Honor Roll, the
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  College Board National Recognition Program Award, Rural and Small Town Phi,
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  Theta Kappa International Honor Society, College Board National Recognition Award,
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  and National Top School Recognition Award. Board of Education Academic
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  Excellence Award, USSSA sixty New Open National Champion, USSSA sixty
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  New Open National Champion, Offensive MVP USSSA sixty New Open
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  National Champion, MVP Princeton Invitational Volleyball Tournament Champion, NCA Cheers
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  Jump Off second place, ICHA All Academic Award Volleyball IICHA
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  All Academic Cheer IICHELL All Academic Softball twenty twenty four
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  ALBCR Softball Team HM Princeton Invitational Volleyball Tournament, MVP, BCR
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  All Area Softball Team First Team, PHS Varsity Volleyball, MVP
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  Track Unanimous First Team All Conference Volleyball, Track first Team,
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  Unanimous All Conference Softball, KA Softball All State third Team.
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  News Tribune Aleria Volleyball Team First team. News Tribune Aleria
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  Softball Team second Team, IVCA All State Volleyball All Academic Team,
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  IVCA All State Volleyball Team, HM Track Second Team, All Conference, Volleyball,
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  Pit All Tournament Team, and Oriyan Volleyball Tournament All Team.
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  Cutzer was also named an Illinois State Scholar, Peoria Journal
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  Star Athlete of the Week nominee BCR Volleyball Player of
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  the Year twenty twenty five, Peoria Journal Star twenty twenty six,
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  Athlete to Watch, BCR Female Athlete of the Year nominee,
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  UCA All American Cheerleader, Senior Homecoming Court, ELKS teen of
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  the Month, and ELKS Teen of the Year nominee. She
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  will attend the University of South Carolina to study neuroscience.
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  Hardy is the daughter of Kyle and Jessica Hardy. Her
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  activities included cheer, tennis, The Sportsman Club, Spanish Club, Madrigals,
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  and Star Spangled Singers. Hardy also was a four H
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  State Reporter and FFA Treasurer. She was awarded ELKS teen
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  of the Month, All Academic Top Ten, and National Honor Society.
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  Hardy intends on studying animal science at the University of
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  Illinois Urbana Champaigne to pursue a career as a large
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  animal veterinarian