For many seniors, the month of May is filled with both excitement and nostalgia; they look forward to graduation and heading off to college in the fall...but also spend time looking back on all that they've done to get to this moment.
Allyson Versluys is no exception; like many of the other top-ranked students at Sycamore High School, she has racked up an impressive resume in education (High Honor Roll, National Honors Society and Kishwaukee College Engineering Math & Science Academy) as well as athletics (softball with the Spartans and the Kishwaukee Valley Storm) -- but what she'll remember most is her work with Peer Pals.
This mentoring program pairs volunteers from the student body with special needs students, helping them with their social adjustment as well as with academics. She says the many things these students have accomplished during her time working with them has been the most memorable part of her high school years.
But she has plenty going for her in the classroom as well; she plans to attend Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, IN to study biomedical engineering...and she enters her freshman year already having earned 31 college credits. She'll also be playing on the school's softball team.
In honor of her achievements, the Sycamore Rotary Club has provided $100 for donation to the charity of her choice; she has selected Opportunity House.