Junior Class Receives Signet Rings from Seniors

Members of the Junior Class at in Lake Forest recently received their school signet rings at the school’s annual Ring Ceremony.

This long-standing Sacred Heart tradition, planned by the Senior Class to honor the juniors, invites two seniors to present each junior her ring at the ceremony. The signet ring bears the Sacred Heart crest and the school’s name.

Senior Class president Kate Flint of Lake Forest gave the welcome, Alexis Good of Westville read a poem, vice- president Lisa Borosh of Lake Forest explained the symbolism of the rings, and Head of School Gerald Grossman blessed the rings.

Led by Flint, Borosh, Riley Parrott of Lake Forest, and Christina Osorio, also of Lake Forest, senior pairs presented rings to each junior. Senior Zhiting Liu of the People's Republic of China provided musical accompaniment. Flint and Maggie Young of Winnetka gave a vocal ensemble performance of "For Good" from Wicked.

Junior Class president Gabriella Carrillo of Palatine accepted the rings and medals in a speech on behalf of the Junior Class, and Flint gave a tribute to the juniors. So Yeong Park of South Korea played "Coeur de Jesus" for the recessional.

Members of the Woodlands Academy junior class are: Karly Anderson of Grayslake; Lauren Bettuzzi of Park Ridge; Melissa Bruns of Lincolnshire; Anna Burgos of Gurnee; Gabriela Carrillo of Palatine; Ann Carroll and Caroline Moriarity of Winnetka; Xiao Wen Chu of China; Mary Dasso, Margaret Hambleton, Grace Rudnik and Ingrid Watts of Lake Bluff; Nicole Deberry of Green Oaks; Elizabeth Denton of Wilmette; Leslie Dill and Kristen Halvorson of Libertyville; Lin Huang of Taiwan; Katelyn Hughes of Beach Park; Cora Ives of Winthrop Harbor; Alejandra Izundegui Sibilla of Mexico; Caroline Kagan and Madeline Oelerich of Chicago; Breanna Kendall of Evanston; Na Young Kim, Ye Soo Shin, and Jin Young Won of South Korea; Anna Lawler of Wilmette; Alexandra Lazar, Sophia Phillips and Catherine Wanandi of Lake Forest; Ke Li, Tianyi Lu, Lu Ren, and Zi Qing Ye of the People’s Republic of China; Meaghan Long of Orland Park; Caitlin F. McCarthy of Kenilworth; Eleanor McEnaney of Northfield; Jennifer Rush of Antioch; and Isabella Swift of Mettawa.