Villa Park College Grad 'Defied The Odds' Through COVID Lockdown

VILLA PARK, IL — Graduation is a major milestone and deserves to be celebrated! That's why Patch and T-Mobile have teamed up to recognize our community's outstanding 2024 graduates.

This submission comes from Linda Martens, who nominated Hannah of Villa Park.

Graduate’s name

Hannah

What grade is the graduate finishing?

Bachelor's Degree

What school is your graduating student graduating from?

St. Ambrose University

How do you know your graduating student nominee?

Daughter

Tell us why they deserve to be nominated!

Hannah is graduating Summa Cum Laude and is dedicating her career to teaching middle school Social Studies and English Language Learners.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about your graduating student nominee?

Hannah has defied the odds through COVID lock-downs freshman year, traveled to Greece as a junior and shared her singing talents while exploring the culture, worked tirelessly during the school year and during the summer to finance the cost of her studies, took the opportunity to study abroad in Italy, and kept her sights on keeping her studies and her students during teaching assignments.

What's one thing you want everyone to know about the star local student?

Congratulations on your achievements, and all of our best wishes to you in the future, Hannah Martens!

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