Honoring The Class Of 2021: Jaclyn Chiou Of Highland Park High School

HIGHLAND PARK, 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 to pay tribute to this year’s grads using a special submission form so we can publish those tributes one by one.

Jaclyn Chiou will graduate from Highland Park High School.

Plans after graduation: Jaclyn will be majoring in Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas - Austin.

Accomplishments: Co-Captain of Volleyball team, Co-Editor of Yearbook, Student Senate Leader, Kinetic Club Co-Chair, International Friendship Exchange recipient (1 of 5 students chosen in USA), Illinois State Scholar, Mission trip volunteer to Costa Rica & Guatemala, Track & Field team, Link Crew Leader, PE Leader, Honor Giant.

Special message: We are so incredibly proud of you and the accomplished & empathetic young woman you’ve become. We thank God for blessing you and thank all of the dedicated teachers who helped you over the years. Mom, Dad, Ryan & Blake