Kewanee Schools Foundation

Volume #20 Number 1 Spring/Summer 2017

ALUMNI UPDATE

CLASS OF 1947 TO CELEBRATE 70 YEAR

CLASS REUNION

Congratulations to the KHS Class of 1947 who will hold their reunion September 8 and 9, 2017. Classofficerspicturedbelow are: Barbara Olson, Marty O’Conner, Miss Elsie Kimmel-Ad-visor, Bill Walton and Keith Follet.

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RACHELLE PRICE NAMED STAR COURIER’S TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Pictured left to right: Jason Stabler, Lincoln Throneburg, Rachelle Price, and Star Courier representative Kirsten Wager.

RachellePriceofBelleAlexanderSchoolhasbeenselectedastheStarCourier’s2017TeacheroftheYear. Pricestartedhercareer16yearsagoasakindergartenteach-erfortheKewaneeSchoolDistrict.ShetaughtfortwoyearsatCentralSchoolandthenrelocatedtoBelle,whereshehascontinuedtoteachkindergartners. PricewasnominatedfortheawardbykindergartenstudentLincolnThroneburg,whosubmittedaletterwritteninpenciltotheStarCourier. “Sheisthebestteacherintheworld.Sheteachesgoodmathandshetellsfunnyjokes.Iamhappythatsheismyteacher,”Lincolnwrote. BelleAlexanderprincipalJasonStablersaidtheawardwas“welldeserved.”“Mrs.Priceisawonderfulteacherandsheexempli-fiesanoverallattitudeofpositivity,”Stablersaid.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2017

Jessica and Victoria Crofton

We are pleased to an-nouncethatover$81,000inscholarshipsandawardsadmin-isteredbytheKewaneeSchoolsFoundation were presented to members of the KHS Class of 2017! Foracompletelistofthisyear’srecipients,pleasevisitourwebsiteatkewaneeschoolsfoun-dation.org.

DR. BRANDON BOCKEWITZ ‘98 NAMED ‘LEADER

UNDER 40’ IN PEORIA, IL

Dr.BrandonM.Bockewitz,isafamilymedicinephysicianwithaspecialtyinsportsmedicineatUnityPointHealth–Peoria. Inadditiontotraditionalfamilymedicinecare,heprovidesmusculoskeletalandnonsurgicalorthopediccareforawiderangeofconditions. Forfiveyears,Dr.BockewitzhasvolunteeredasateamphysicianforStarkCountyHighSchool,providingon-sitemedicalcoverageatfootballgames and helping to develop a concussionoversightprogram. Whenaskedtohelppro-videmedicalcoverageforfootballgamesatRobertMorrisUniver-sity,heandtheathletictrainersaw an opportunity to do even morebydevelopingaweeklyath-letictrainingroom.Inadditiontoon-sitecoverageatgames,theynow treat sports-related issues through this training room. Overthepastsixyears,Dr.Bockewitzhasworkedwitharangeofmedicalstudentsandresidents,usinghisexpertiseinsportsmedicinetohelpdevelopthenextgenerationofhealthcareproviders.

KHS COUNSELOR MISSY VAIL-FRAKES IS AWARDED 2017 MASTER TEACHER AWARD

Missy and her daughter Ava

KewaneeHighSchoolCounselorMissyVail-Frakeswashonored along with fourteen otherareaeducatorsatthe2017MasterTeachersInductionCeremony on May 4. The awards are sponsored annually by the Dispatch/Argusnewspaper. TheMasterTeacherrecog-nition event began in 1991, and hasrecognizedmorethan420ofthearea’sbesteducatorsfortheirserviceanddedication. Inadditiontohercount-less hours spent in support of KHS students, Missy is mom to Ava, Mya and Emerson. She and herhusbandJamesresideinWoodhull,IL.Inher“freetime”,Missycontinuestoperformhercountrymusicatvariousvenuesthroughout the state.

SILVER LINING IN CHAMPAIGN FOR KHS WRESTLER

To be the best, Kewanee’s Lewis Robinson had to beat the best. TheKHSjuniorfacedanundefeated,defendingstatecham-pion—NolanBakerofByron—inthe145-poundchampionshipmatchat the Class 1A state wrestling tournament. RobinsonhungwithBakerearlyinthematch,buttheByronseniorexecutedahiptossandpinnedRobinson58secondsintothetitle bout at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Robinson trailed 3-2 whenBakerturnedthetossintoastatetitlewinningpin. “Iwastryingtostickwithit,'Robinsonsaidofhissilvermedalfinish.'Mygoalwastolastlongerthananybodythathaseverwrestledhim.Iwastryingtogointoovertimeandprobablywinit,butIknowhe'sreallygood.” Robinsonfinishedtheseasonat40-5andbecomesthethirdKewaneeHighSchoolwrestlertoearn40winsinaseasonjoiningMarkBreedloveandMattJenkin.

Second from right is Lewis Robinson on the medal stand at Champaign.

KHS TO STATE - AGAIN!

TheKewaneeHighSchoolGroupInterpretationteamplacedsecondattheIHSASectionalinSterlingandadvancedtostatecompetition.Seventeenmem-bers performed "Mean Girls" at theStudioTheaterattheUniver-sityofIllinois-Springfield. This is the twelfth time in asmanyyearsthattheKHSGIteam has earned a spot at state competition,earningthetitleofSectionalChampionthreetimes.TheteamisdirectedbyHeatherOlalde. Five KHS performers were chosenfortheAll-SectionalCast:AllyKubiak,ZoeyMurphy,ConnerDeVilder,LizzyGustafsonand Myles Taylor. For more reviews about theiractivitiesvisittheirFacebookpage:KHSTheaterandMusicDepart-ment!

LINDSAY STALZER INDUCTED INTO BRADLEY

UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME

InductiontotheBradleyAthleticsHallofFameshockedLindsayStalzer. Buthershockwasn'tbornoffalsehumility.Whenyourcol-legecareerincludesstatsandaccomplishmentsrarelyachievedinschoolhistoryandarefollowedbyasolidprofessionalcareer,youknowtheHallwillcallsomeday. Someday,whenyou'reold. 'Wow,'Stalzersaid.'I'mthatold.' Eleven years after setting schoolandMissouriValleyCon-ferencerecordsforkillsinavol-leyballcareer—recordsthatstillstand—Stalzerhasmadeaniceliving playing overseas. Eleven teamsinninecountries,andherprodaysaren'toveryet.She'llbeheadingtoplayinIndonesiasoon. Hard to believe the Ke-wanee native has been gone from Bradley so long. Harder to believe thattheBraveshaven'tpostedawinningrecordsincesheplayedfor them.

KHS CLASS RECEIVES FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION

FREYA BLOCK ENDS COLLEGE ATHLETIC CAREER AS HAMMER THROW ALL-AMERICAN

FreyaBlockputthefinishingtouchesonaterrificseniorcam-paignatthe2017NCAAOutdoorTrackandFieldChampionships,asshethrew211'-10"(64.56m)onherthirdattempttotakehomeanAll-American7thplacefinishinthewomen'shammerthrow. Blockopenedherserieswitharespectabletossof204'5"(62.30m),whichputherin10thafterfirstattempts.Withthetopnineadvancingtothefinals,theNeponset,ILnativefellto14thaftershefailedtoimproveonhersecondtoss.Thenervesofcompetingatherfirstnationalmeetfinallysettledandthetwo-timeMVCChampiondialedupathrowof211'-10"(64.56m)tomoveontothefinalsandeventuallyplace7th. BlockbecameSIU's13thAll-Americanall-timeinthewomen'shammerthrow,whichtiesSouthernIllinoiswithSouthernCaliforniaforthemostall-time.Block'stwoteampointsgrewSIU'sall-timepointslead in the event. Thewalk-onthrowerfromKewaneeHighSchoolisSIU's163rdAll-Americanall-time.

COACH LEWIS RECEIVES COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

KHSBoy’sBasketballcoachShauneLewiswasoneofthreeareahighschoolbasketballcoachestoreceivetheIllinoisBasketballCoachesAssociationDistrictCoachoftheYearhonorsattheIBCA’sHallofFamebanquetMay6atIllinoisStateUniversity’sRedbirdArena.ThiswasShaune’sfirstIBCACoachoftheYearaward.

KHS STUDENTS RECEIVE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATION

KewaneeHighSchoolFoodsclasspassedafoodhandlercer-tificationclassandarenowcertifiedthroughtheHenry/StarkCountyHealthDepartment.Forty-twostudentsparticipatedinaweeklongcourseadministeredbyDorothyDavidofthehealthdepartment.Thestudents passed the required test and now own a food handlerlicensethatemployeesmusthavetoworkinafoodestablishment.TheprogramwaspaidforbyKewaneeMcDonald’sowners,DennisandTrinaGendron,whocontributedthe$15.00perstudentfee.“Thiswasawonderfulcollaborationofacommunityleader,stateagencyandschoolsystemthatwillbenefitthestudentswithin-creasedemploymentopportunities,”saidStephanieJohnson,HomeEconomicsteacheratKewaneeHighSchool.

KHS BAND MEMBER PERFORMED WITH NAVY BAND

Katrina“Kat”Wolf,abassoonistinthehightschoolband,wasoneoftenQuadCityareamusiciansselectedtoperformwiththeUnitedStatesNavyConcertBandatAugustanaCollegeinRockIsland. ThebandhasplayedforaQuadCitiesaudiencemanytimes,andtraditionallyinvitesareastudentstojointheminperformingJohnPhilipSousa’s“WashingtonPost”marchattheirconcerts. Thisyear,tenstudentsfromtheQuadCitiesareahighschoolswere invited to play. Directorsfromeachschoolselectedsuperiorplayersfromtheirbands. KewaneeHighSchoolbanddirectorAlexBineknominatedMissWolf.

STUDENTS COMBINE MUSIC AND ART TO BRING

ATTENTION TO REFUGEE CRISIS IN SYRIA

Thehighschoolbandandchoir,alongwithartstudents,puttogetheravideo.Themusicistitled“PrayeroftheChildren.” ChoirandBandDirectorAlexBinekalongwithArtTeacherMarcNelson,workedontheproj-ectformonths. Thestudent’sartdepictschildreninthewartorncoun-try. The animation is done in charcoal.Thevideodepictsthejourneyoffivefictionalchildrensurviving the horrors of the Syrian civilwar. Itisanefforttoexpresscompassion,concernandtoraiseawarenessaboutthemanychil-dren and adults who have died orbeendisplacedbecauseofthewar in Syria. Thesong“PrayeroftheChildren”wasinspiredbythestrugglesofchildreninwartornYugoslaviainthe90’s.Listentothechildren.Payattention.AreminderfromkidsinKewaneetopeople the world over. ToviewthePrayeroftheChildren interview go to:http://www.kwqc.com/content/misc/Prayer-Of-The-Children

MAJ. JIM GOLBY ‘96 SERVED ON THE VICE PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL SECURITY STAFF

SUBMITTED BY MIKE BERRY, KEWANEE STAR COURIER

VicePresidentJoeBidenhaslefttheWhiteHouse.Butamemberofhisstaff,ArmyMaj.JimGolby,stayed on with the new administration for a few months. Golby,aKewaneenative,hasbeenonBiden’snationalsecurityaffairsstaffforthepast13months.“I’manonpartisanmilitaryofficer,”hesaid,sohe’llstayonduringthetransitiontotheTrumpadministra-tion,andserveonVicePresidentMikePence’snationalsecuritystaff. Thissummer,heandhisfamilywillmovetoBrussels,wherehewillbeaDefensePolicyAdviserforNATO. WorkingonBiden’sstaffhastakenGolbyalloverthecountry,andallovertheworld.Heaccompa-niedthevicepresidentontripstoIraqandTurkey,forexample.Inhisstaffposition,Golbywouldattendmeetingswiththevicepresidenttwoorthreetimesaweek.HepreparedBidenforNationalSecurtyCoun-cilmeetings,andattendedmeetingsintheSituationRoomattheWhiteHouse. He’salsosatinonafewmeetingswithPresidentBarackObama.Golbysaidhisareasofconcen-trationhavebeenIraqandnuclearpolicy. OneofthehighlightsofhistimeattheWhiteHousecamewhentheworldchampionChicagoCubsvisitedtoreceiveofficialcongratulationsfromObama.Golbysaidhe’sbeena“hugeCubsfan”sincehewas4or5. GolbyisthesonofJimandAliceAnnGolbyofKewanee,anda1996KewaneeHighSchoolgradu-ate.HeisaWestPointgraduate,andsaidthatforthefirstnineyearsofhisArmycareerhewasanarmorofficer.HeservedtwotoursinIraqbetween2004and2007,andafterhisseconddeploymentheappliedforafacultypositionatWestPoint.Hewasaccepted,butfirsttheArmysenthimtoStanfordUniversity,whereheearnedadoctorateinpoliticalscience. ThenextstepinGolby’scareerwasastintasaspecialassistanttotheChairmanoftheJointChiefsof Staff. Then he applied for a fellowship that would put him in a non-traditional job out of uniform. UsuallythosejobsarewiththeSenateForeignRelationsCommitteeortheStateDepartment,hesaid,buttherewasanopeningonthevicepresident’sstaff,andthat’swhereheendedup. Golby,hiswifeKristenandtheirfivechildrenliveinAlexandria,VA,andthey’relookingforwardtomovingtoEurope.“MywifeandIalwayswantedforthekidstoexperienceEuropebeforetheyreachedhighschoolage,”hesaid. GolbyhastherankofMajornow,buthispromotiontoLieutenantColonelshouldcomethroughthisspring, he said.

PASSINGSClass of ‘36Dorothy (Kirley) Dooley - 6/5/17Maurine (Hay) Reig-Jones – 1/14/17

Class of ‘38Lois (Peden) Kempin – 2/1/17Robert M. Briggs – 6/2/17

Class of ‘42Mary Lou (Hayden) Baldwin - 6/14/17

Class of ‘43Beverly (Camp) Warren – 2/20/17

Class of ‘45Shirley (Addis) Lundeen – 12/11/16John “Rusty” Lams – 12/12/16Shirley (Seefeld) Hull – 3/6/17

Class of ‘46Gwendolyn (Moore) Krause – 1/15/17Herbert E. Lamb – 3/4/17

Class of ‘47Robert E. Baker – 12/11/16Gerald Baldwin – 4/24/17

Class of ‘48Daryl Godke – 12/8/16

Class of ‘49Frances (Boswell) Verscha - 2/25/17Lester L. Ripka – 4/29/16

Class of ‘51Janet (Engel) Freeman – 12/17/16Lorena (Dergins) Medford – 12/4/16Daniel Uptegrove – 9/26/16

Class of ‘52Patricia (Huber) Byers - 6/10/17

Class of ‘53JoAnn (Carlson) Williams – 3/21/17

Class of ‘54Amelia (Wysowski) Loughe – 3/21/10

Class of ‘55Luella (Watson) Heise – 12/16/16LaVonne (Grayson) Witte – 12/5/16

Class of ‘56Raymond Zarvell – 1/15/17

Class of ‘58Mary “Sue” (Dragolovich) Lemanski – 12/9/16Shelby (Krause) Copple – 2/12/17

Class of ‘62Millie (Popejoy) Niedziela – 2/16/17Robert (Bob) Currier – 6/1/17

Class of ‘63Shirley (Ensley) Drawyer – 2/17/17

Class of ‘65Eddie L. David – 3/6/17Thomas M. Nelson – 2/18/17David F. Osborne – 5/4/17

Class of ‘66Charles E. Baker – 1/4/17Aubrey W. Harvey, Jr. – 3/3/17

Class of ‘68Rickey (Rick) Ford – 5/27/17

Class of ‘72Debra (Bartlett) Green – 3/24/17

Class of ‘73Sue (Kubiak) Holtschult – 3/19/17Gloria Smith-Durant – 5/6/17

Class of ‘76Eugene (Geno) F. Hernandez - 6/9/17

Class of ‘77David Funnell – 12/8/16Patricia (Leasman) Peed – 1/3/17

Class of ‘79Gwyn Drawyer – 5/15/17

Class of ‘83Douglas D. DeMay – 12/16/16

Class of ‘89Aaron “Kirk” Zimmerman – 12/1/16

Class of ‘93Wyatt Scott – 12/12/17

Class of ‘97Christopher Loughe – 1/5/17

Class of ‘08Gabina Garcia – 4/9/17

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