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Members of Champaign Central’s Class of 2024.
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Champaign Central students wait in the tunnel for the start of graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Central prospective graduates walk down the tall stairway from the guard shack, where they enter, to the tunnel where they line up with others before graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Champaign Central English teacher Taryn Smith claps for graduates as they prepare to enter the floor at graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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A young man waits quietly under his name in the tunnel for graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Champaign Central grad-to-be Katherine Roth enjoys the sunshine as she waits in her appointed place in the line-up at graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Champaign Central student Karrissa Cobble checks her hair in her phone as she waits with classmates at graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Central High School principal Joe Williams waits with faculty for graduation ceremonies at State Farm center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Ivy Hunter talks about all of the people she is graduating for, all pictured on her stole at graduation ceremonies at State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
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Alexander Cho, right, helps friend Diego Diego with the proper display of his honor society cords before Central’s commencement ceremony at State Farm Center.
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Central senior Nessa Bleill created Champaign-Urbana’s first local chapter of the Students Demand Action gun-safety advocacy group.
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Champaign Central senior Cricket Wagner after winning the Maroons' Female Athlete of the Year Award last Tuesday.
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Katie VanHootegem-Dunn with Macy Cappa, Olivia Dempsey, Olivia Terry and Laura Taylor.
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Central's Charlie Hobbs (11) catches the ball as Mahomet-Seymour's Gavin Bailey (12) slides into third base in a controversial call in their 2024 sectional game.
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Central’s Avery Hall (12), Grace Pelz (9), head coach Steve Whiteley, Sophia Adams (3),Gwen Ellis (8) and Cricket Wagner (11) pose for a photo for parents after the Senior Night ceremony at Central’s field in Champaign on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
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Champaign Central senior Avery Hall goofs around with her parents Erinn and Steve as the Maroons girls’ soccer team honored its seniors on Tuesday afternoon at Central’s home field in Champaign. The Maroons were scheduled to take on Peoria but the match was canceled. However, the celebration of five seniors went on.
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Champaign Central senior Olivia Terry takes a picture after winning an individual state archery title on Saturday.
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Champaign Central senior Ellie Faraci made the 2023 News-Gazette All-Area Girls' Swimming and Diving First Team.
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Diego Zarco - Soccer Player of the Year, at Central’s soccer field on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023.
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Carrying his racket and one of his physics books, Champaign Central boys’ tennis standout Ezra Bernhard is right at home at Clark Park in Champaign.
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Champaign Central senior Matthew Winterbottom, left, is in possession of the ball under pressure from Centennial junior Lincoln Meyers in a Big 12 boys’ soccer match in Champaign. Winterbottom’s late second-half game-winner secured a 2-1 win by the host Maroons against the rival Chargers.
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Jackson Dillow, Central, Faces of Winter photo shoot at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
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Champaign Central senior Kindle Williams directs the ball during a Class 3A regional semifinal home match against Centennial in Champaign. Williams and the fourth-seeded Maroons advanced to the regional championship with a 25-12, 25-19 victory against the fifth-seeded Chargers.
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Champaign Central senior Mariclare O’Gorman hits a backhanded return shot during Thursday’s match with Centennial at Lindsay Courts in Champaign. O’Gorman and the Maroons collected a 9-0 victory.
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Seniors Cricket Wagner, left, and Sophia Adams watch the referee to see if their is a touchdown for Adams during the Champaign Central homecoming PowderPuff football game between the junior and senior girl’s at McKinley Field in Champaign on Wed. Sept. 6, 2023.
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Trevor Plattner, Central, Faces of Winter photo shoot at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
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Rowan King, Central, Faces of Winter photo shoot at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
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Torion Rhone, Central, Faces of Winter photo shoot at the News-Gazette in Champaign on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023.
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Graduating from Central High School this spring:
Gassan Abudayeh
Sophia Ilene Adams
Latifah D. Adjibade
Cloe Agudelo
Jocelyn Pierce Aimone
Kenya Z. Allen
Loreal Divine Allen
Marissa K. Altaner
Alexzandra M. Archibold
Larkin Murphy Armstrong
Menahil Asif
Samantha Dawn Baker
Axel James Baldwin
Benjamin W. Bandy
Jayla Barker
Aaliyiah Jade Barbee Evans
Ryan P. Barrett
Noah Barrioquinto
Chase D. Bartlett
Celia Uvie Batey
Asanah Batoma
Ezra Durham Bernhard
Robin Maxwell Betka
Madeleine Bigler
Nessa Lillian Bleill
Marin Elizabeth Boehm
Braden K. Bossert
Elyes Adam Boubekri
Lucian Fynn Bright
Jayla Karenina Bronson
Parker R. Burk
Iris Burov
Izzy Madison Cain
Lindsay Grace Campbell
Akira S. Capo
Everett Joseph Carlson
Nash Carlson
Justyce Jhaniah Carter
Jamarion Makhi Brown
Samuel Michael Cassel
Madison Danielle Catchings
Bess Linden Chamley
Charlotte Y. Chesser
Alexander Min-Gi Cho
Julissa Clifton
Karrissa Rose Cobble
Madison P. Coile
Douglas Michael Coleman
Wesley Christopher Collins
Gabriel Benjamin Cook
Thomas Orkun Costello
Rachael Ann Coventry
Jake Bradshaw Crawmer
Adderley Mae Crompton
Grey Thomas Warren Daly
Abigail Jane Davis
Lawrence Jameel Davis Jr.
Kalissa Marie Davis-Milam
Kailon A. Deans
Steven Cole Decamp
Diego Lucas Diego Diego
Selena Angel Diego-Bartolo
Jae-Lynn Nicole Dillard
Jackson M. Dillow
Renea Miller Dillow
Kaliyah Leschelle Donaldson
Carnell Richo Dorsey-Wardlow
Elijah Jacob Dorsla
Ella Kay Doty
Jacqueline Faith Douglas
Kamone Lamar Easterwood
Michael Johnray Buen Eduarte
Gwendolyn Ellis
Radwa Khaled Elrouby
Jaylee Elizabeth Elsts
Lillian M. Engelman
Dayannara Espinoza
Fabian Idelfonso Esteban Juan
Jordan Alexander Ewing
Ellissa Madison Faraci
Harper Delaney Farrell
Wilfredo Felipe-Mateo
Evelyn Mae Ficek
Rebecca Lynn Fonner
Jace W. Frederick
Jonah Rei Friedman
Aislin Leigh Frye
Aleigha Birtukan Garrison
Varian Givens
Mahiyah Denise Godbolt
Leslie Florencia Godinez
Danica Derae Grant
Jackson Norman Greenwold
Manmitha Gunasekera
Emma Danielle Hackleman
Avery Grace Hall
Hasan Faqihun Hanif
Caden A. Hanlon
Trenton Hannah
Makayla Latrice Harmon
Tanley P. Harshbarger
Joseph Dennis Havens
Elena Pippin Heggemeyer
Edwin Hernandez
Leah Rosa Hernandez
Yessica Hernandez-Palestino
Marga Herrera
Daniel Alexander Herzog
DeAngelis Rhys Hickox
Charles William Hobbs
Isabelle Rose Hohman
Jocelyn S. Hoke
Ava Kathryn Holland
Kelly Lydia Hong
Julia Rae Hopkins
Jakob Allen Hopper
Kamauri S. Horn
Brooklynn P. Hubbard
Ivy De’lee Chrae Hunter
Elise Oikhberg Ionin
Henry Isaias Ixcotoyac Reynoso
Keerthi Chowdary Jagarlamudi
Bowen Ji
Addison Christine Jones
Carl “Tokyo” Jones
Jalay Shontay Jones
Karina Xiomara Josephitis
Shalin Joshi
Alejandro Juan Francisco
Petrona Juan Gaspar
Willow Rose Kaiser
Daniel U. Kang
Shaheen Kian Karimpour
Dievit M. Kayembe
Faith Kazadi
Katelyn Kennedy
Eleanor Kim
Eunice Sooyun Kim
Andrew V. Kindratenko
Nasja G.M. King-McDonald
Rowan King
Jonah Konstanty
Kate Marie Koske
Marissa Claire Kulpa
Jack Thomas Larson
Cristian Eliel Lascarez
Rayleigh J. Law
Karmon Zarak Laws
Ivan Ledezma Calderon
Michael Minsung Lee
Cedric Lehman
Milana Imperial Lehman-Winters
Noah Michael Lehmann
Leo Thomas Lewis
Madison Lewis
Angela Lin
Alli Locke
Joshua R. Loftus
Melanie Lopez
Alexander B. Ludaescher
Laken Sophia Luecke
Natalie Nicol Lyons
Fernando Macedo-Martinez
Swarup Majumder
Addison Leigh Malloch
Jacqueline Marquez Garcia
Lauren Elizabeth Matthews
Andrew J. May
Samuel Xuan McArthur
Leyton Galloway McGeary
Abigail Carol McKendall
Sarah Margaret McKendall
Estefany Aracely Melgar Perez
Ethan W. Meneely
Christopher Francis Miller
Robert Martin Miller
Olivia K. Mitchell
Ka’Ron N. Moen
Fatima Atif Mohamed
Abreeya Marie Moore
Kiarra Adrianna Reshale Moss
Jeremy Roshaun Newsome
Michael J. Newsome
Angelica Therese Ngoho
Angela Quynh Nguyen
JaNiah Nickens
Nalani M. Ray
Gavin Michael Nolan
Pedro Nolasco Martin
Roan Velasco O’Brien
Mariclare A. O’Gorman
Devin Riley O’Toole
Sydney Jane Ochs
Johann Ortega Opgenhaffen
Madeleine Orlie-Frost
Mariaesther Ounissi
Bri-Lynne Sky Overcast
Iyanna Heaven Owens
Cory Farris Oye
Diane Palestino-Graniel
Alexander Palestino-Osorio
Andrew J. Palmer
Carleigh Danielle Sarah Parks
Daksh Patel
Richa Sanjaykumar Patel
Grace E. Pelz
Pedro Eliexer Perez Mendoza
Pierre Cortes Perkins
Saylor Somchay Phanrana
Susan Elappunkal Philip
Kylia Elizabeth Pierson
Thomas James Pipkins
Trevor Ray Plattner
Ian Pleasure
Aaron R. Poetzel
Angelina Maria Yulisa Polk
Stefan Popa
Layla Re’nae Potts
Miriam Grace Pregent
Annabelle Michelle Price
Sariyah Marie Primm
Bailey G. Punkay
Casey Jane Pyrz
Dominique Itzel Raffoul-Almonord
Valeria Ramirez
Ayanna Rose Ramrattan
Avi Robert Rhodes
Torion Dwayne Rhone
Elizabeth Ricaurte Romero
Jack Phillip Richardson
Landon Tyrone Robinson
Makayla Robinson-Taylor
Olivia Susana Rodriguez
Jackson Rogers
Katharine Lily Roth
Angelina B. Ruiz
Jadyn M. Runge
Alexander Walter Nadif Russell
Tashyia Tashay Russell
Maxwell Quigley Ryan
LaMya R. Sadler-Adams
Amie M. Sallah
Dante A. Sanchez
Erick Sanchez-Parada
Samaira Sandil
Katherin Sleny Santiesteban Mesa
Tucker James Saunders
Rose Jazmin Schneider
Soren Wei Kang Schrag
Evelyn Schuchart
Ellie Ann Schulze
Sanjay Selvam
Neiman Abrielle Shivers
Diana M. Siedenburg
Anthony Simmons
Kate Elizabeth Simmons
Bailey Alexander Simon
Melodi Joi Sims
Alexander J. Slagell
Ryan Edward Slifer
Darwyn Amelia Sly
Farris Nicole Smith
Jodell Michaila Smith
Jonathan Brian Smith
Camille M. Speagle
Kamiah Tasha’e Staples
Chimin Christina Sterling
Savannah M. Stortzum
Jason M. Stover
Hannah N. Su
Sarah B. Su
Jalique Ta’shun Suggs
Annakay Elise Sutton
Benjamin Owen Sutton
Evy Freja Jade Svendsen
Laura Katherine Taylor
Shaucka A. Taylor
Olivia Rae Terry
Jane X. Thomas
Nasir Shartil Thomas
Pierce M. Thompson
Tierney Gean Thurman
Christopher Joseph Timmons
Fatima Toribio Santamaria
Khamani Torres
Joel Jeremiah Treakle
Emeraude F. Tshimanga
Omarion Lamarc Turner
April Violet Echlin Vanichtheeranont
Brittany Velazquez Rivera
Daniel Villa-Mejia
Case Lorene Wagner
Ayesha K. Waheed
Dharma Jane Walden
Ellie Walker
Jack Philip Walters
Neema Njeri Wangui
Jaya Navey
Kai Donovan Weber
Kalah Marie Weber
Benjamin Michael Wellens
Hayden Marie Wells
Murphy Marie Wilberg
Clifton Alexander Williams
Demya Williams
Jayden Daniel Williams
Kindle Amira Williams
Ivan Darrnel Winfrey Jr
Matthew Dylan Winterbottom
Julia L. Wishall
William Raul Witola
Everett H. Wood
Samantha M. Wood
Tamieya Alicia Woodson
Akilah Donye’ Wricks
Henry Alexander Nathaniel Wurl
Abigail Yoon
Sage Young
Alexandra Cheng Yu
Olivia G. Yu
Diego Zarco-Gutierrez
Jacob Alan Zike
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