RACINE Six Horlick High School alumni were named Horlick High School Graduates of Distinction:

While at Horlick High School, Kizewic participated in R-Work, intramurals, cheerleading, Student Council, A Capella, Loralei, school plays, was a Red Cross representative, and was a member of National Honor Society.

Kizewic graduated from nursing school in 1954 and for 40 years after that, made nursing her career. After retiring from nursing, Kizewic volunteered at the Health Care Network for 10 years, volunteered at her church as a parish nurse, and made herself available as the nurse of her neighborhood.

Kizewic passed away on Oct. 11, 2013. In 2014, a scholarship was created in her memory by her husband, Graduate of Distinction Richard Kizewic, and was awarded to a 2014 Horlick High School graduating senior who would be majoring in nursing.

While at Horlick High School, Hougan participated in baseball, cross-country, and was a member of the extra-curricular discussion group Stimulus which focused on current events. It was this discussion group that began to prepare Hougan for a career in journalism that would take him abroad and back to the U.S. where he would work as Washington Editor of Harpers Magazine and as a producer for Mike Wallace at 60 Minutes.

Hougan is also an accomplished author who along with his late wife Carolyn, wrote a series of best-selling thrillers under the name John Case. Hougan is currently working on a new novel and last year traveled to Havana for the Frontline program on PBS to interview one of the FBIs most wanted fugitives, a former CIA officer who has been on the run for more than 30 years.

Carlson graduated from Horlick High School in 1971. While at Horlick High School, he was class president, was on the varsity wrestling team, and was also a member of the Lettermans Club.

Carlson received a B.A. from Carthage College in 1983 and after graduating, went on to work for the Racine County Sheriffs Department from 1984 to 2010. While working for the Sheriffs Department, Carlson held many positions including deputy, investigator, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and was appointed sheriff in 2003 and while in office, was elected to a second term in 2006.

Today, Carlson is married with five children, and is employed as an adjunct instructor at Gateway Technical College teaching police administration and community policing.

DeCheck graduated in 1974, a year early because of an accelerated program offered at Horlick High School. Following graduation, DeCheck attended the University of Wisconsin-Parkside where he completed majors in chemistry, biology, and a minor in biochemistry, earning a bachelor of science degree from UW-Parkside in 1979. Following UW-Parkside, DeCheck attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for medical school and completed residency in family medicine in 1983. Upon completion of medical school, DeCheck entered private practice in Racine where he has been for the last 26 years.

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Six honored as Horlick Graduates of Distinction