Noah Rettig is the son of Kevin and Heidi Rettig. He is a member of the National Honor Society and is a National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Academic All-American. Noah is an Illinois State Scholar and was named Academic All-Conference by the Western Big 6 Conference and received an IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award. He was recognized by the Rocky math department as their “Number 1” student. Noah also received a Top 10 Austin Academic Achievement Award. He is a four-year member of the varsity swim team, the Pride of Rock Island Marching Band, and the Symphonic Band. He is also a member of the award-winning Rock Island Chamber Singers. Outside of school, Noah is a Lifeguard and Lifeguard Instructor for the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department. After graduation, he will be attending Augustana College majoring in computer science.
The Rotary Excellence Award was presented to Thom Sigel, head boys’ basketball coach at Rock Island High School for the past 20 years. The Excellence Award recognizes a person who in their chosen career or profession rises to heights far and above those of others in their field.
Tom Sigel - During twenty years at Rock Island, Coach Sigel guided teams to ten Western Big 6 titles, 12 Regional Championships, two Sectional Championships, and in 2011 won the IHSA State Championship. Sigel came to Rock Island after six years as head coach at his alma mater high school in Rock Falls, Illinois. Rock Falls High School was his first head coaching opportunity where he won 127 games and lost just 52. In 1999 his Rock Falls “Rockets” won the Class A State Championship. When he was enticed away to come to Rock Island he left as the all-time winningest coach in Rock Falls history. To this day he is the only coach in Illinois history to have won State Championships in two different classes. In the spring of 2017 Sigel was inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame. Coach Sigel is a graduate of Knox College, with an English major. He earned a Masters’ degree from Western Illinois University in counseling and is currently in his 20th year as a Guidance Counselor at RIHS. As a coach and counselor Thom has influenced and been the role model for hundreds of young adults.
