Following a two years’ absence due to COVID-19 restrictions, Morrison High School’s Junior/Senior Prom made a joyous return to 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, April 30, 2022. “Moonlight Masquerade” Grand March began promptly at 4:00 p.m., with Trent Bush as Master of Ceremonies and Teacher Julia Deter back at the piano.
Event organizers were Teachers Brian Bartoz and Toni Prombo and Graphic Designer Amanda Cook. She submitted this list of helpers, who “spent the past three days at Deer Valley [Golf Course] and Grand March at the High School:” Bartoz; Christina, Barney, and Sarah Wetzell; Andy, Tracy, and Kate Henson; Alivia and Carter Behrens; Brandy Darby; Hannah Zinke; Gina and LuEllen Lee; Carol Wolf; Charla Olson; Beth Yaklich; Shelley Tiesman; Kelly Vegter; Hannah Norman.
Students had chosen a Prom Court: Alex Anderson, Clara Bush, Jakob Dykema, Jenna Dykema, Kate Henson, Isaac Melton, Noah Scott, Trey Strating, Allison Taylor, and Macy Williamson; Prince Zed Koch and Princess BayLeigh Brewer; King Jakob Dykema and Queen Macy Williamson.
Bartoz submitted the following list of students, who earlier signed up to process in the Grand March across the Auditorium stage. Some teens might not have participated. Prom began at 5:30, at Deer Valley Golf Course, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL, with 148 teens attending.
Junior High School Principal and Chaperone Joe Robbins and the parents of Junior Class students spent four days creating games and activities for Post Prom. A “great many” young people attended, in the Blue Building at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, from midnight to 3:00 a.m., Sunday, May 1. Adding to the fun were donated prizes and raffles, including a fishing trip and a television.
2022 MHS Grand March Participants:
Lexi Allen and Jakob Dykema
Ellie Arians and Kayden White
Madilyn Armitage and Nathan Schaefer
Alyvia Behrens and David Stralow
BayLeigh Brewer and Zed Koch
Emery Brewer and Danny Mouw
Clara Bush and Isaac Melton
Cheyenne Callan, Sidney Cook, and Lillian Weston
Corrine Carroll and Jake Andrews
Morgan Carney and Kaydin Johnson
Kayla Carpenter and Noah Scott
Schyon Drolema and Mason Dykstra
Jenna Dykema and Alex Anderson
Annie Dykstra and Landon Meyers
Laney Edgeton and Tyson Smith
Katie Eggemeyer and Payton Decker
Kalli Fisher and Skyler Everhart
Kendra Fisher and Brhenan Linke
Marissa Folkers and Preston Bush
Jessica Frias and Brandon Peppers
Kelsey Gibbs, Jordan Luhrsen, and Nevaeh Strobbe
Delaney Grant and Ethan Schroeder
Anne Groenewold and Nolan Houzenga
Kate Henson and Owen McBride
Ava Huling and Dawson Darby
Katie Hutchison and Luke Millard
Erika King and Trey Strating
Rosie Knaggs and Hannah Lambdin
Ray Krueger and Jalyn Johnson
Gina Lee and Zack Eads
Ireland Liddle and Skylar Drolema
Joselyn Lopez and Emmah Funderberg
Alyssa Marshall and Thomas Dauphin
Abbagail McClain and Aaron Hall
Zoe Miller and Noah May
Madeleine Milnes and Ava Yates
Makenna Moon and Adam Tichler
Mia Nieto and Josh Nieto
Rowan Onken and Hailey Freeman
Jamie Reyle and Brenden Martin
Kadence Rice, Shelby Veltrop, and Marissa Wadsworth
Molly Riffle and Nate McCartney
Anna Rinker and Aaron Freeman
Diana Robbins and Carson Dalaska
Chloe Roeder and Ashton Smith
Sadie Schumann and Gavin Severson
Leah Scott and Brady Wolf
Xandra Shaw and Nathaniel Miller
Demery Smith and Noah Osborn
Taylor Swanstrom and Ethan Wiebenga
Jaycee Sweely and Cole Bland
Jenna Tichler and Sarah Bibb
Lexi Wilkens and Andre McQueen
Bailey Williams and Carter Johnson
Macy Williamson and Brenna Chapman
Hannah Zinke and Jackson Hudson.
2022 MHS Grand March Individuals:
Joseph Anderson
Teyana Arroyo
Logan Miller
Carter Behrens
Beau Brackemeyer
Theresa Cook
Mark Cyphers
Aiden Dolieslager
Carver Findley
Faith Green
Zachary Hall
Braxton Houzenga
Hailey Kozovic
Owen Mussman
Adam Neumann
Kristen Peters
Parker Pohren
Macie Riffle
Tyler Shambaugh
Brayden Swaim
Dayton Young.
Left-to-right are the 2022 Prom Royalty, Prince Zed Koch; Princess BayLeigh Brewer; Queen Macy Williamson; King Jakob Dykema.
