Honoring The Class Of 2021: Lauren Kolodziej Of Crystal Lake Central

CRYSTAL LAKE-CARY, IL — The high school seniors of 2021 have had an experience like no other in a century -- a year upended by a pandemic and by lockdowns that kept them from enjoying many of the activities that previous seniors have taken for granted.

Patch hopes to help make it up to those seniors by giving them a special sendoff. We asked parents and other family members pay tribute to this year’s grads using a special submission form so we can publish those tributes one by one.

Crystal Lake Central student Lauren Kolodziej will graduate this year. Read what her loved ones had to say.

Plans after graduation: Lauren got a full scholarship through the Navy ROTC to attend Ohio State University.

Accomplishments: Lauren was team captain in track, Vice President in Student Council, National Honors Society, and achieved a 4.3 GPA.

Special message: Lauren, I am so proud of you and your accomplishments throughout school. You are such a rockstar - I am so excited to see where you go. Whatever you set your mind to, you will be successful. Now go have some fun at O-H!