Ahead of their June 8th graduation ceremony, Sevastopol High School principal Troy Schaefer announced this week that Eve Andreae is the Class of 2025 valedictorian and Naomi Rikkola is the salutatorian.

Both girls excelled inside and outside the classroom during their four years at Sevastopol. Andreae made her mark as a team captain on the soccer team, a volleyball letter winner, and a member of the school’s student council and National Honor Society. Andreae credits her parents, Chad and Christine, for their support, thanking them for “always being there to help me whenever I have questions and being great examples of the rewards that can come with hard work and challenging myself.”

Alongside Andreae in the student council and National Honor Society was Rikkola, a four-sport high school letter winner in cross country, volleyball, softball, and basketball. Rikkola thanked her parents and older sister Bailey for being a positive influence and Sevastopol sports for giving her the “stamina, perseverance, and the ability to work under pressure, which are skills that will allow me to succeed in healthcare.”

Schaefer praised the girls for showcasing the true meaning of perseverance, service, and leadership. “They are both outstanding role models for their classmates and will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact on the world,” said Schaefer.

Andreae will attend Wheaton College in Illinois to study Sociology and Christian Formation and Ministry. Rikkola will not just play basketball at Ripon College, but she will also major in biomedical sciences to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.