This year’s WCIA 3 Best of the Class 2021 vignettes honoring the top graduating senior in the WCIA 3 viewing area will start airing Memorial Day Weekend on through the end of June on both WCIA 3 and WCIX 49.
Check back here for air times and for the online video of each vignette.
Vignette 1
| Olivia Logue | Armstrong Township High School |
| Nevaeh Brooks | Danville Christian Academy |
| Kate Hartke | Saint Anthony High School |
| Morgan Wayne | Lutheran School Association |
| Ella Curry | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Emily White | Sullivan High School |
| Emma Franzen | Armstrong Township High School |
| Jarrett Hazelwood | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Mariah Hoene | Stewardson-Strasburg High School |
| Grace Roundcount | Mt. Zion High School |
| Alerina Letniku | Taylorville Sr. High School |
| Gabe Kihne | Effingham High School |
| Haley Chaney | Chrisman High School |
| Jenna Rekart | Oakland High School |
Vignette 2
| Andrew Pagel | Clinton Community High School |
| Ellyse Carter | Auburn High School |
| Trevor Slovick | South Fork High School – Kincaid |
| Ella Forlines | Central A&M High School |
| Abigail Teaman | Glenwood High School |
| Kaitlin Jedlicka | St Teresa High School |
| Jacob Blackburn | St Teresa High School |
| Bethany Overbey | Clinton Community High School |
| Danielle Bogle | Le Roy High School |
| Riley Combes | Monticello High School |
| Michelle Stilger | Centennial High Scholl |
| Samuel Bickford | Charleston High School |
| Kelsie Dosch | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Tinley Risinger | Mattoon High School |
Vignette 3
| Indira Robinson | St. Joseph-Ogden High School |
| Devan Jones | Eisenhower High School |
| Hannah Turner | Danville High School |
| John Lopez | Arcola High School |
| Rohan Mandhan | Champaign Central High School |
| Alex Ahmari | Champaign Central High School |
| Lauren Boone | Glenwood High School |
| Elinor Simmons | PORTA High School |
| Jessica Rauch | Windsor High School |
| Grace Song | Centennial High School |
| Harrison Abrams | Glenwood High School |
| Callista Denoyer | Effingham High School |
| Victoria Vandivier | Bement High School |
| Theodore Johnson | Urbana High School |
Vignette 4
| Bailie Rabideau | Watseka Community High School |
| Adriana Schroeder | Iroquois West High School |
| Mason Manley | Cowden-Herrick High School |
| Caleb Campbell | Danville High School |
| Connor Musch | Triopia High School |
| Savanna Rudy | Danville High School |
| Dayevion Meek | Eisenhower High School |
| Abbie Graue | Glenwood High School |
| James Shin | Centennial High School |
| Zachary Donnini | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Jyoti Sundaram | Centennial High School |
| Mia Kaufman | Clinton High School |
| Riya Patel | Tuscola High School |
| Jonathan Lau | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
Vignette 5
| Kendall Wellman | New Berlin High School |
| Jocelyn Kwok | Champaign Central High School |
| Adelyne Deere | Pana High School |
| Addie Ford | Westfair Christian Academy |
| Emily Hall | Shiloh High School |
| Paul Haken | Champaign Central High School |
| Hallie Gates | Meridian High School |
| Sylvia Lopshire | Ridgeview High School |
| Jackson Arnold | St. Teresa High School |
| Mackenzie Russell | Salt Fork High School |
| Jack Martin | Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond |
| Will Lieber | Glenwood High School |
| Emma Schrock | Glenwood High School |
| Danbi Choi | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
Vignette 6
| Katelyn Townsend | Pana High School |
| Brock Schoonover | Pana High School |
| Caleb Farthing | Auburn High School |
| Charlie Schmidt | Deland Weldon CUSD 57 |
| Reagan Crouse | Sullivan High School |
| Andrew Penne | Tuscola High School |
| Tiffany Bargmann | Le Roy High School |
| Erin Marie Reynolds | Covington High School |
| Abigail Tate | Eisenhower High School |
| Evan Schmitz | Saint Joseph-Ogden High School |
| Landon Wilson | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Taylor Joop | Tolono Unity High School |
| Max Moody | Paris High School |
| Eric Roth | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
Vignette 7
| Yanet Rizo | Iroquois West High School |
| Keaton Mulshine | Calvary Academy |
| Shelby Johnson | Iroquois West High School |
| Rabya Hasnain | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
| Justine Kauffman | Tuscola High School |
| Heather Hughes | Lutheran School Association |
| Charles Hong | Centennial High School |
| Isabella Shields | Rantoul Township High School |
| Garrett Sigrist | Arcola High School |
| Olivia Edgington | First Baptist Christian School |
| Kiersten Patzia | Glenwood High School |
| Anna Sigg | Effingham High School |
| Christina White | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Henry Thomas | Centennial High School |
Vignette 8
| Shayleigh Cline | Paris High School |
| Alicia Kim | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Ethan Lu | Centennial High School |
| Stephen Seest | First Baptist Christian School |
| Holden Lewis | Effingham High School |
| Alexis Shew | Decatur Christian School |
| Emily Maxwell | Judah Christian School |
| Carley Rose Habing | Teutopolis High School |
| Hannah Hornaday | Tuscola Community High School |
| Aidan Peterson | Glenwood High School |
| Raya Swartz | Clinton High School |
| Andrew Rudolph | Monticello High School |
| Avery Powell | Fisher High School |
| Annie Schmidt | Unity High School |
Vignette 9
| Gracie Jessup | Salt Fork High School |
| Olivia Spraul | St. Anthony High School |
| Faith Nuss | New Berlin High School |
| Kathryn Eisenmenger | Villa Grove High School |
| Prithika Ravi | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Leah Pierantoni | Lutheran School Association HS |
| Reed Broaders | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Emilio Martinez | Arcola Jr Sr High School |
| Tinlee Shepherd | Westville High School |
| Mae Gentry | Arcola High School |
| Elizabeth Eck | Springfield Lutheran High School |
| Sarah Park | Champaign Centennial High School |
| savannah morrissey | Effingham High School |
| Jaton Shaffer | Blue Ridge High School |
Vignette 10
| Michael Martini | St. Teresa High School |
| Christian Ladehoff | Central High School |
| Max McTaggart | Iroquois West High School |
| Isabelle Li | Champaign Central High School |
| Olivia Kleiss | Unity High School |
| Allysen Welty Peachey | Champaign Central High School |
| Morgan Klover | Argenta-Oreana High School |
| Maris Green | The High School of St. Thomas More |
| Conor Blount | Champaign Central High School |
| Laney Cummings | Tuscola High School |
| Violet McCool | Armstrong Township High School |
| William Jameson | St. Teresa High School |
| Lillian Bouton | Georgetown Ridge Farm High School |
| Madeleine Luna | Sangamon Valley High School |
Vignette 11
| Jadyn Schermann | Milford High School |
| Chase Woomer | Effingham High School |
| Jessica Helms | Auburn High School |
| Emma Simmons | Altamont Community High School |
| Jude Sullivan | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Emma Pinkston | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Reese San Diego | Paxton Buckley Loda High School |
| Mallory Nichols | Sullivan High School |
| Hannah Hollis | St. Teresa High School |
| Ellie Strader | Arcola High School |
| KayLee Hohlbauch | Arcola High School |
| Emily Hylbert | Cissna Park High School |
| Andrew Blacker | Effingham High School |
| Katrina Powers | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
Vignette 12
| Makayla Klann | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Makenna Klann | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Sara Burger | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Grace Croegaert | Champaign Central High School |
| Gabriel Huddleston | Schlarman Academy |
| Samantha Reynolds | Virginia High School |
| Brevin Wells | Oakwood High School |
| Austin Hughes | St. Teresa High School |
| Collin Jung | University of Illinios Laboratory HS |
| Paxton Fisher | Salt Fork High School |
| Liam McMullin | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School |
| Hannah Hayes | Cerro Gordo High School |
| Kirsten Kindred | Heyworth High School |
| Ashlei Viehland | Oakland High School |
Vignette 13
| Lauren Williams | New Berlin High School |
| Tinley Risinger | Mattoon High School |
| Dacota Juvinall | Danville Christian Academy |
| Abigail Bolen | Blue Ridge High School |
| Roshan Perry | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Lexie Breymeyer | Hoopeston Area High School |
| Carleigh Bobbett | Okaw Valley High School |
| Paige Bolen | Blue Ridge High School |
| Noah Bailey | Faith Bible Christian Academy |
| Malakai Vaughn | Waverly High School |
| Ryan Pierce | Lutheran School Association HS |
| Gray Thompson | A-C Central High School |
| Kate Aupperle | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
| Makenna Baptist | Routt Catholic High School |
Vignette 14
| Keshav Gandhi | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
| Cordell Workman | Clinton Community High School |
| Alexis Reid | A-C Central High School |
| Marshall Horton | Christ Lutheran High School |
| Madison Burwell | Villa Grove High School |
| Abigail Roberts | New Berlin High School |
| Mavis Wang | Maroa-Forsyth High School |
| Ashton Wilbern | Glenwood High School |
| Caleb Davidson | Kansas High School |
| Megan Garrett | Charleston High School |
| Tyler Bialeschki | Tuscola Community High School |
| Grace Omundson | Bismarck-Henning Rossville-Alvin |
| Emma Myers | Westville High School |
| Alice Gao | University of Illinois Laboratory HS |
Vignette 15
| Grace Pugh | St Teresa High School |
| Kaylynn Moeller | Beecher City Jr.-Sr. High School |
| Cydney Miller | Paris Cooperative High School |
| Alex Killian | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School |
| Jade Zhang | Glenwood High School |
| Jessica Gruber | Pana High School |
| Rylie Crawford | New Berlin High School |
| Payton Block | Paris High School |
| Alexis Hettmansberger | Salt Fork High School |
| Trinity Tatman | Heritage High School |
| Rachel Branson | Unity High School |
| Daniella Murillo | Centennial High School |
| Alfred Hofmann | Springfield High School |