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Senior members of the Coalers Girls Tennis Team at Coal City High School were recognized on September 29 during Senior Night for their dedication and contributions to the program. The honored students included Bridget Feeney, Becca Hall, Kamryn Hansen, Kyla Kohler, Mackenzie Lovell, Camryn Planeta, Sophia Spoto, and Olivia Weatherbee.
Bridget Feeney participated in the tennis program for four years and played doubles in her senior year. She is also active in several organizations at Coal City High School such as National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Coalers with Character, Link Leaders, Science Club, Pickleball Club, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Drama Club and Yearbook. After graduation in May, she plans to attend a four-year university. Her parents Kevin and Peggy Feeney joined her on Senior Night.
Becca Hall completed her fourth year with the Coaler Tennis Team. She has also been involved in Coalers Basketball, Coalers with Character and National Honor Society. Hall plans to attend a four-year college or university after graduation. Her parents Dave and Jen Hall accompanied her at the event.
Kamryn Hansen finished her final year with the team after experiencing success on the court. In addition to tennis, she is involved in National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Coalers with Character, Pickleball Club, Science Club and Yearbook. Hansen intends to study chemistry at a four-year university before pursuing dental school. She was joined by her mother Jamie Hansen during Senior Night.
Kyla Kohler spent four years with the tennis program while also participating in Spanish Honor Society and band. Kohler’s future plans include attending a four-year college or university to pursue nursing. Her parents William and Jillian Kohler were present for Senior Night.
Mackenzie Lovell played two seasons for the team while being active in National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Science Club, Math Team and Link Leaders at school. Lovell aims to major in engineering at a four-year college or university following graduation. She was accompanied by her mother Michelle Linn.
Camryn Planeta contributed as a four-year member of the team while taking part in SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), Coalers with Character, Project EmpowHer and National Honor Society. In spring she will join the girls soccer team again before heading to University of Iowa to study nursing with hopes of becoming a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurse. Her parents Brock and Nikki Planeta attended Senior Night.
Sophia Spoto joined as a senior this season and celebrated Senior Night with an important match win for the team; she previously participated in volleyball as well. Spoto plans to become a flight attendant after attending college or university; when not flying she hopes to work at a hair salon serving clients. On Senior Night she was accompanied by her mother Tracy Galass and sister Emily Spoto.
Olivia Weatherbee completed four years on the tennis team while participating as Student Ambassador along with involvement in Track & Field, Math Team, National Honors Society (NHS), Link Leaders and Project EmpowHer during high school years. Weatherbee intends to study diagnostic medical sonography after graduation from high school; she was escorted by her mother Robin Fincher and father Brandon Weatherbee on Senior Night.
Coal City Community Unit School District 1 serves Grundy and Will counties through several schools including Coal City High School where these athletes attend (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district has 153 teachers who earn an average salary of $69,297 according to recent data from Illinois State Board of Education; most teachers are women (77.9 percent) while men make up 22 percent of staff (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The student body is predominantly White (86.9 percent), followed by Hispanic students (9.6 percent), Black students (0.6 percent) and Asian students (0.6 percent) based on state education statistics (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020 expenditures per student reached $21,619 for an overall total budget exceeding $47 million dollars within this district (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
