Abbotsford to graduate 57 on Saturday

Abbotsford High School will see 57 graduates from the class of 2023 receive their diplomas on Saturday, May 20. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the North Gym.

Abbotsford High School proudly announces the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2023. The 2023 Valedictorian is Madison Bloch with a 4.0 GPA. Madison is the daughter of Lance and Jill Bloch. The 2023 Salutatorian is Liliana Arciniega, the daughter of Heidi Scarcello and Fransisco Javier Arciniega. Liliana has earned a 3.939 GPA throughout her high school career.

Bloch partook in numerous extracurricular and volunteer activities. Among Bloch’s accomplishments is the leadership role as the vice president of the senior class. She participated in National Honor Society, band, Jazz band, Choir, Show Choir, FBLA, Student Senate, Forensics, and Mathletes. She also participated in track and basketball all four years of high school.

Outside of school, Bloch has helped at Bible School at her church. She works at the concession stand for basketball games and softball games in Milan. She also helped the community by raking leaves and planting flowers. Bloch is planning to attend UW-Platteville for Civil Engineering. Arciniega participated in extracurricular and volunteer activities. Throughout high school, she participated in National Honor Society and Spanish Club at Abbotsford High School. During her freshman and sophomore school years in Arcadia, she participated in Yearbook and soccer. Arciniega translated for parents who speak Spanish at Parent-Teacher conferences. She is also helping a coworker learn English.

Arciniega is planning to go to North-Central Technical College for Nursing.

The class flower is the white rose and the class song is, “I’ll Always Remember You” by Miley Cyrus.