McHENRY – Announcement has been made of the engagement of Natalie M. Simek of McHenry and Sean R. Sterner of Crystal Lake.

She is the daughter of Richard and Antoinette Simek of McHenry. He is the son of Richard and Lisa Sterner of Arlington Heights.

The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of McHenry West High School, a 2007 graduate of the University of Iowa in Iowa City with a Bachelor of Arts in history and sociology, and a 2009 graduate of DePaul University with a master’s degree in education. She is a social studies teacher at McHenry West High School.