Best of the Class 2020
WCIA 3 has recognized area high school seniors through this unique community project since 1983. This long running program honors students who have achieved academic excellence by featuring them in a series of television announcements.
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| Abigail Abercrombie | Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond HS |
| Sara Anderson | Argenta-Oreana High School |
| Anniston Brant | Oakwood High School |
| Kevin Clapp | Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin HS |
| Emma Crawford | Champaign Central High School |
| Karli Dean | Tuscola High School |
| Martina Gratz | Stewardson-Strasburg High School |
| Austin Hopkins | Arcola High School |
| Kaleb Hurt | Salt Fork High School |
| Min Seung Kang | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Rachael King | Unity High School |
| Anthony Lee | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
| Naomi Niekerk | Champaign Central High School |
| Akash Pardeshi | University Laboratory High School |
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| Anushka Agrawal | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Ethan Ashbrook | University Laboratory High School |
| Jessica Augustus | Paris High School |
| Jaelyn Boone | Effingham High School |
| Tori Burke | Clinton High School |
| Dalton Busboom | Paxton-Buckley-Loda HS |
| Mackenzie Cavanaugh | Georgetown Ridge Farm HS |
| Drew Cearlock | Paris High School |
| Jada Davis | Heritage High School |
| Elizabeth Denzler | Argenta-Oreana High School |
| Tue Do | University Laboratory High School |
| Austin Douglas | Champaign Central High School |
| Olivia Earl | Clinton High School |
| Braedyn Edwards | Arcola High School |
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| Rachel Sloss | Effingham High School |
| Isabelle Snapp | Georgetown Ridge Farm HS |
| Kayla Sterr | Clinton High School |
| Katelyn Swartz | Champaign Central High School |
| Brandon van der Donk | University Laboratory High School |
| Joseph Walker | Triopia High School |
| Kelsey Wells | Champaign Central High School |
| Skyler Williamson | Clinton High School |
| Angela Xu | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Hunter Lange | Westville High School |
| Abbi Kaeb | Cissna Park High School |
| Cade Cummins | First Baptist Christian School |
| Mrinali Kesavadas | Mahomet-Seymour High School |
| David Moldenhauer | Auburn High School |
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| Reece Jacobson | Champaign Central High School |
| Robert Jaruseski | Danville High School |
| Adia Jennings | Effingham High School |
| Alexis Jones | Bement High School |
| Sarah Kedas | Salt Fork High School |
| Mackenzie Kizer | Danville High School |
| Bryona Lee | Tuscola High School |
| Elizabeth Maier | Clinton High School |
| Nick Mitchell | Kansas High School |
| Kyra Moyer | Tuscola High School |
| Anna Parmenter | Watseka Community High School |
| Charly Warlow | Le Roy High School |
| Lillie Cox | Shiloh High School |
| Tyrus Thomason | Auburn High School |
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| Matthew Brouwer | Paris High School |
| Anna Burrus | Triopia High School |
| Emily Carlen | Cumberland High School |
| Max Carr | Windsor Jr/Sr High School |
| Anna Caughey | Champaign Central High School |
| Kacy Clarkston | Salt Fork High School |
| Paige Coleman | Okaw Valley High School |
| Kennedy Collier | Effingham High School |
| Jesse Lyn Damery | Meridian High School |
| Jackson Dempsey | Clinton High School |
| Dalton Rolinitis | Westville High School |
| Julia Roani Baruffi | Iroquois West High School |
| Lauryn Dambacher | Auburn High School |
| Grace Pequignot | Auburn High School |
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| Hudson Arseneau | Watseka Community High School |
| Grace Beyers | Springfield Southeast High School |
| Jennifer Chen | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Katherine Elbert | Prairie Central High School |
| Sydney Fox | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Konstantinos Goros | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
| Erica Guelfi | St. Joseph-Ogden High School |
| Ankeith Guntupalli | Springfield High School |
| Kennedy Hall | Danville High School |
| Yeonsoo Ham | University Laboratory High School |
| Grace Hanson | Rantoul Township High School |
| Luke Hartmann | Champaign Central High School |
| Londarius Hayes | Eisenhower High School |
| Kaitlyn Holste | Effingham High School |
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| Liara Aber | Champaign Central High School |
| Kristina Allen | Taylorville High School |
| Neha Aluru | University Laboratory High School |
| Kaitlin Arthur | Stewardson-Strasburg High School |
| Katherine Baker | Neoga High School |
| Kennedy Baldwin | Heyworth High School |
| Micaela Bradley | Cumberland High School |
| Taylor Briggs | Glenwood High School |
| Kelsie Crampton | Paris High School |
| Camryn Crowell | Effingham High School |
| Karrin Estes | Danville High School |
| Sarah Fabris | Clinton High School |
| Tyler Gadbury | Unity High School |
| Arial Trautmann | Auburn High School |
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| August Beck | Champaign Central High School |
| Ellie Clark | Neoga High School |
| Dustin Creech | Paris High School |
| Ben Donsbach | Effingham High School |
| Gabe Gregurich | Glenwood High School |
| Sarah Hashash | University Laboratory High School |
| Claire Hortin | Fisher Jr-Sr. High School |
| Abigail Jacob | Tuscola Community High School |
| Chayton Lawrence | Danville High School |
| Nathan Minnis | Paris High School |
| Gwen Morris | Shiloh High School |
| Tate Niebrugge | Effingham High School |
| Kelsey Partlow | Neoga High School |
| Maggie Pate | Champaign Centennial High School |
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| Zona Hrnjak | University Laboratory High School |
| Olivia Martin | Effingham High School |
| Riley Millsap | Unity High School |
| Isabelle Peters | Schlarman Academy |
| Emili Pezall | Lutheran High School |
| Matthew Pianfetti | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Mallory Pine | Paris High School |
| Laura Poetzel | Judah Christian High School |
| Madison Pollitt | Armstrong Township High School |
| Kyia Privia | A-C Central High School |
| Sydney Quick | Chrisman High School |
| Brett Reeves | Clinton High School |
| Alex Remolina | Springfield Southeast High School |
| Bauer Rogger | Danville High School |
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| Jenna Lee | University Laboratory High School |
| Zeel Patel | Effingham High School |
| Jana Ping | Unity High School |
| Lia Potter | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Alyssa Romito | Oakwood High School |
| Liam Rudin | Glenwood High School |
| Brooke Rupel | Neoga High School |
| Alexander Rushing | University Laboratory High School |
| Carlei Sapp | Paris High School |
| Jenna Schaefer | Saint Joseph-Ogden High School |
| Katrina Schideman | Champaign Central High School |
| Kelsey Slaughter | Tuscola High School |
| Nevaeh Smith | Danville High School |
| Sydnie Spires | Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School |
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| Lauren Wojcik | Corden-Herrick High School |
| Andrew Womack | Effingham High School |
| Madeline Woods | Oakwood High School |
| Emma Zimmer | Tuscola High School |
| Briggs Fultz | Monticello High School |
| Hannah Knowles | PORTA High School |
| Allison Schuricht | Shelbyville High School |
| Josephine Aldrich | Blue Ridge High School |
| Anna Sipes | Charleston High School |
| Elijah Heisner | Christ Lutheran High School |
| Max Ando | Urbana High School |
| Noah Conn | Le Roy High School |
| Faith Barnes | Covington Community High School |
| Abigail Divjak | Auburn High School |
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| Payne Turney | Clinton High School |
| Andrew Van Hoveln | Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin HS |
| Emily Wade | Clinton High School |
| Garrett Wayne | Clinton High School |
| Savanah Weaber | Cerro Gordo High School |
| Sarah Wells | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Luke White | Oakwood High School |
| Jackson Wiessing | Villa Grove High School |
| Cameron Winland | Georgetown Ridge Farm High School |
| Sadie Armstrong | Mattoon High School |
| Erin Bolletta | Auburn High School |
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| Hadiyah Rasheed | University Laboratory High School |
| Molly Sheehan | Neoga High School |
| Madison Shirley | Oakland High School |
| Lauren Ladage | Auburn High School |
| Jordan Simons | Champaign Central High School |
| David Sun | University Laboratory High School |
| Samuel Thompson | Effingham High School |
| Grace Tolentino | Glenwood High School |
| Emma Towne | Danville High School |
| Riley Walker | Oakwood High School |
| Justin Tanner | Auburn High School |
| Julia Tangen | The High School of St. Thomas More |
| Maaz Bashir | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
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| Caitlyn Stimson | Milford High School |
| Cassidy Strode | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Grace Hunley | Auburn High School |
| Olivia Titus | Neoga High School |
| Sophia Urban | Champaign Central High School |
| Joanna Walder | Hoopeston Area High School |
| Kristine Wang | University Laboratory High School |
| Zoe Cocagne | Auburn High School |
| Aubrey Wells | Oakwood High School |
| Paeton Underwood | Beecher City High School |
| Maxwell Klebe | Mt. Zion High School |
| Charles Patterson | Auburn High School |
| Justin Smith | The High School of St. Thomas More |
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| Kieler Bennett | Salt Fork High School |
| Ashlyn Sturdy | Sangamon Valley High School |
| Andrew Qiu | Effingham High School |
| Alyssa Reifsteck | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Elizabeth Rienstra | University Laboratory High School |
| Madelyn Tipsword | Argenta-Oreana High School |
| Erika Vandeveer | Arcola High School |
| Luke Cowan | Paxton-Buckley-Loda |
| Jake Shumaker | Mt. Zion High School |
| Emma Domescik-Rink | Auburn High School |
| Dalya Fadl-Alla | Champaign Centennial High School |
| Olivia Overman | Gibson City Melvin-Sibley HS |