The Plainfield South High School football team will recognize its senior players at the home game tonight, Friday, October 16, 2026.
On Wednesday, October 14, the 17 seniors surprised teachers and staff by recognizing them for making a positive impact on their lives at Plainfield South.
The seniors gave out “I Made an Impact” T-shirts to the staff members and teachers during the school day. Each shirt had each player's last name and number on the back.
First-year head football coach Robert Szudarski wants to make this initiative an annual tradition.
“I wanted our student-athletes in our program to appreciate all of the people in our PSHS community who give them support, invest in them, encourage them, challenge them,” he said.
The seniors honored these staff members:
Vianca Davis, Social Worker, by Keon Kelly
Brianna Roti, business teacher, by Liem Sesta
Barb Kowalski, Student Services office secretary by Adam Yetka
Kathryn Fielden, special education teacher, by Wendall Nance
Keegan Graebner, social studies teacher, by Ricardo McPherson
Gwen Khuns, Media Center Specialist, by Easton Ripke
Anthony Czepiel, social studies teacher, by Vince Elsenbroek
Jason Crowe, physical education/health teacher by David Daniluk
John Miller, English teacher, by Mateusz Janowiak
Brady Renner, social studies teacher, by Angel Perez
Matthew Harring, fine arts/ world language teacher, by Kolton Rogers
Caroline Butler, English teacher, by Jake Artl
Drew Raspolich, social studies teacher, by Mason Bucon
Kaitlin Mahoney, English teacher, by Ryan Beckwith and Rory Falconer
Kristine Resendez, special education teacher, by Julian Long
William Harvey, art teacher, by Gabriel Hernandez
Danielle Brown, English teacher, by Vince Elsenbroek and Mason Bucon
Visit https://youtu.be/rrf8uygbpeQ?si=cULtZVBZvehopNEg to see a video of the students giving out the T-shirts.