Indian Valley Vocational Center (IVVC) hosted its annual Awards Night on April 29 and
May 1, 2025, at Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove, IL. Local and memorial
scholarships were presented. Recognition of graduating seniors with certificates of completion
was the highlight of the evening. Several hundred family members and friends were in
attendance to congratulate all of these students on their accomplishments.
Scholarships were awarded to the following students: George D. Murphy Memorial-Irene
Isitt (Plano); William D. Francis Memorial-Vincent Espinoza (Plano); Festival on Wheels/Tom
Ciolek Memorial-Irene Isitt (Plano), Gavin Lorentzen (Somonauk), Calliegh Rogers (Somonauk);
Richard Wasson Memorial-Jocelyn Carr (Sandwich); Pruski Memorial-Gwen Friestad (Newark);
Sandwich Park Foundation-Madison Tate (Yorkville); Student Service Award-Gavin Lorentzen
(Somonauk); Karam Family Memorial-Matthew Stalcup (Indian Creek); Sandwich Early Day
Engine Club-Irene Isitt (Plano); Ian Oldenburg Memorial-Gavin Lorentzen (Somonauk).
Seniors from IVVC’s 15 career and technical programs were presented with certificates
of completion. The following students were recognized as Most Outstanding in their programs:
Auto Body Repair-Irene Isitt (Plano); Auto Technology-Gavin Lorentzen (Somonauk), Matthew
Stalcup (Indian Creek), Joseph Wengren (Sandwich); CNA-Crystal Huerta (Yorkville), Gladys
Lopez (Yorkville), Liam McLaughlin (Indian Creek), Londyn Scott (Sandwich); Computer
Programming-Evan Groat (Sandwich), Jacob Perry (Sandwich); Computer Technology-Evan
Rhody (Yorkville), Aidan White (Hinckley-Big Rock); Construction Trades-Juan Acosta
(Yorkville), LilyAnn Richardson (Sandwich); Culinary Arts-Kyrie Pineda (Earlville), Makena
Snelling (Hinckley-Big Rock); EMS-Gwen Friestad (Newark), Connor Guthrie (Yorkville); Fire
Science-Grace Anderson (Sandwich); Graphic Design-Jasmine Nagy (Sandwich); Health
Occupations-Julie Burns (Leland), Madison Tate (Yorkville); Law Enforcement-Jacob Coulter
(Indian Creek); Sports Medicine-Jenna Childress (Yorkville), Tristan Meszaros (Plano);
Teaching Methods-Jacqueline Cruz (Yorkville), Emily Sanchez (Sandwich); Welding and
Fabrication-Landon Begovac (Newark), Ryan Dasenbrock (Yorkville).
The following students were recognized as Most Improved in their program areas: Auto
Body Repair-Lee Appleberg (Hinckley-Big Rock); Construction Trades-Angel Ixtepan
(Sandwich). Michael Shaughnessey (Yorkville); Fire Science-Devyn Jensen (Yorkville); Graphic
Design-Allen Williams (Hinckley-Big Rock); Law Enforcement-Aiden Browning (Somonauk);
Welding and Fabrication-Dalia Hernandez (Earlville), Ryan Rotramel (Yorkville).
Indian Valley Vocational Center is a career center for high school juniors and seniors
located in Sandwich. Ten school districts (Earlville, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek, Leland,
Newark, Plano, Sandwich, Serena, Somonauk, Yorkville) participate in the Indian Valley
cooperative which currently offers eighteen career and technical programs. Learn more about
Indian Valley Vocational Center and its career programs by visiting www.ivvc.net.