East Troy High School senior wins Operation Click car
Tom Ganser
East Troy High School senior Katrina Santos was the lucky winner of 2012 Ford Focus donated by Kunes Country Auto Group for the fifth annual Operation Click Banquet and Car Give Away on April 22 at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan.
“It was much more than I ever would have asked for and actually of had the slightest expectation of receiving,” Santos said. “Sometimes I have no idea why some things happen and just thinking about everything that had to of aligned just right for all of this to have worked out just seems so surreal to me.
“However I’m very happy that it did because ironically my family has been pondering for a while now how we were going to afford a new car after our other one has been in and out of the shop, and luckily for us the answer got presented quite bluntly. So I sincerely thank whoever had even the slightest part in making this happen!”
East Troy is a member of the Walworth County Operation Click chapter that also includes Badger, Big Foot, Catholic Central of Burlington, Delavan-Darien, Whitewater, Elkhorn Area and Williams Bay high schools.
East Troy High School was also recognized for the Wisconsin Video of the Year. The video was produced by Tyler Woolley, Maddy Vogel, Emily Koppen, Lilli Heussner, Jessi Falk, Mason Muszynski, Ashley Strunsee and Katie Kraus.
In addition to Santos and the video team, the East Troy Operation Click Club consists of Maria Das (another car candidate), Brianna Schaubert, Jordan Paulin and Jared Paulin. Faculty advisors are Jack Hart and Village of East Troy police officer Aaron Hackett.
Carly Dodge, from Delavan-Darien High School, was selected as the Student of the Year for the Walworth County chapter, and Delavan-Darien High School was recognized as the Wisconsin School of the Year.
