SYCAMORE – Delaney Baylor, a 2025 graduate of Sycamore High School, has been awarded the 2025 Palmer Family Music Education Scholarship. Baylor plans to study music education at Illinois State University and is active in several music ensembles, including the Sycamore Jazz Strings, NIU CSA Sinfonia, and Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestras. The scholarship, created in 2009 through the DeKalb County Community Foundation by longtime DeKalb Municipal Band Director Dee Palmer and supporters, is awarded each year to a graduating high school senior in DeKalb County pursuing a career in music.
Sara Nickels (Foundation Grants & Scholarships Manager), Delaney Baylor (scholarship recipient), Kirk Lundbeck (DeKalb Municipal Band Conductor)