John Hersey High School Alumni
Arlington Heights, Illinois (IL)

Recent Members
Breanne Pfrank Wicker | 1997 |
Dan Piedlow | 1975 |
Erica Valdez | 1995 |
Kevin English | 2002 |
Laurie Laughlin | 1974 |
Lea Newren | 1982 |
Ryan Jaxon Welter | 1995 |
Scott Wallace | 1985 |
Military Alumni
Honoring Our Heroes
This area is dedicated to our alumni that have served or are serving in our armed forces!
Lost Class Rings
Have you lost your John Hersey High School class ring? Have you found someone's class ring? Visit our lost class ring page to search for your class ring or post information about a found ring.
Honored Military Alumni

Brian Caputo
Class of 1978
Army, 22 Years
6 years active Army; 16+ years Army Reserve; retired as a Lieutenant Colonel
Class of 1978
Army, 22 Years
6 years active Army; 16+ years Army Reserve; retired as a Lieutenant Colonel


Chris Swan
Class of 2000
Air Force, 7 Years
Enlisted as a medic in 2003 and has served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Class of 2000
Air Force, 7 Years
Enlisted as a medic in 2003 and has served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Glen Johnson
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
26 plus year in the U.S. Army Reserve, with multiple mobilizations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and Homeland Security.
Class of 1971
Army, 20+ Years
26 plus year in the U.S. Army Reserve, with multiple mobilizations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and Homeland Security.

Joseph Sostre
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 7 Years
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Marine Expeditionary Force
Class of 2000
Marine Corps, 7 Years
Operation Iraqi Freedom 1st Marine Expeditionary Force


Lawrence R West
Class of 1971
National Guard, 20+ Years
Combat Engineer In Wis ,then Moved back to Ill Finished Out Time In Marseilles And Sycamore
Class of 1971
National Guard, 20+ Years
Combat Engineer In Wis ,then Moved back to Ill Finished Out Time In Marseilles And Sycamore


Michael Olsen
Class of 1985
Army, 22 Years
Michael served in the 3d Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 82d Airborne Division and the 1st Infantry Division. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2002-2003, 2006-2007 and 2010-2011. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-2009.
Class of 1985
Army, 22 Years
Michael served in the 3d Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 82d Airborne Division and the 1st Infantry Division. He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2002-2003, 2006-2007 and 2010-2011. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 2008-2009.


Timothy Sisson
Class of 1972
Air Force, 6 Years
4 years of Imagery Intelligence, 2 years of Computer Programming. Graduated from U of Nebraska with my BS Computer Science 1 week before I got out of the USAF.
Class of 1972
Air Force, 6 Years
4 years of Imagery Intelligence, 2 years of Computer Programming. Graduated from U of Nebraska with my BS Computer Science 1 week before I got out of the USAF.
Alumni Stories

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School News
Henry Blim, 90 yr old retired Hersey college counselor finalist in free roof contest!
90 year old World War II veteran Henry Blim is in need of a new roof. Henry is a finalist in the "No Roof Left Behi...
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