Several members of Glenbard East High School’s Class of 2026 received scholarships during last month’s Local Scholarship Night event in Biester Auditorium. The scholarship recipients included Kathleen Nevels, who received the $1,000 Rachel Bach Memorial Scholarship. Rachel Bach was an outstanding student, athlete and musician at Glenbard East. In 1996, about two months after she graduated from high school, Bach died after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. The Rachel Bach Memorial Scholarship is a lasting tribute in her honor. The scholarship is presented to a student who has demonstrated academic ability and extensive involvement in athletics and/or music. Nevels was a member of multiple Glenbard East athletic programs, including girls cross-country, girls basketball and girls soccer, in her four years as a Ram. She will attend the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and major in business.
