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Education

  • College Graduates

    SIUE
    The two-day spring commencement at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville was held May 4-5.
    Local graduates included:
    • Brownstown – Wes Michael Kistler, bachelor’s degree.
    • Mulberry Grove – Nicholas Ryan Brown, bachelor’s degree.
    • Patoka – Christopher C. Felchlia, bachelor’s degree.
    • St. Elmo – Hannah Marie Imig, bachelor’s degree.
    • Shobonier – Quentin Nathaniel Schukar, bachelor’s degree.

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  • Sheriff's Scholarship

    Nicholas Metzger (left), a 2012 graduate of Vandalia Community High School, is this year's Fayette County recipient of an Illinois Sheriff's Association Scholarship.

    Presenting him with the scholarship is Fayette County Sheriff Aaron Lay.

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  • Honor Rolls

    VANDALIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
    Fourth Quarter
    Fifth Grade

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  • Allen picked for LLC Honors Band

    Kierstyn Allen, daughter of Jeff and Michele (Hovious) Allen of Paris and granddaughter of Earl and Deanna Hovious of Brownstown, was selected to be a performer at the Honors Band and Chorus Festival at Lake Land College in Mattoon.

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  • Lucken picked for Boys State

    Crawford-Hale American Legion Post 95 of Vandalia has selected Jeff Lucken of Vandalia to attend Illinois’ 77th annual session of Boys State.

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  • VCA holds graduation

    Vandalia Christian Academy held its eighth-grade graduation on Thursday, May 17.

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  • Applications accepted for KC's Whitten Scholarship

    The Kaskaskia College Foundation has announced that applications are now available to apply for the Dean of Nursing Mary Lou Whitten Endowed Nursing Scholarship.
    Whitten served as a leader at Kaskaskia College for 21 years for the associate degree nursing, licensed practical nursing and nurse assistant programs, which have graduated more than 2,000 students.

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  • Honor Roll

    Vandalia Christian Academy
    Fourth Quarter
    A Honor Roll
    Eighth grade-Tyler Sutton. Seventh grade-Madeline Cade. Sixth grade-Hope Budny-Clymer, Sarah Milash and Audrey Myers. Fourth grade-Robert Durbin and Cameron Withers. Third grade-Trista Smith-Stone.
    B Honor Roll
    Seventh grade-Hunter Sasse and Nick Trible. Sixth grade-Erik Daume and Nathaniel Weaver. Fifth grade-Zachary Stephenson. Fourth grade-Wade Shafer. Third grade-Xadric Lassor and Kali Bruno.
    Perfect Spellers

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  • SCHS Drive One 4 UR School is Saturday

    Engel Brothers Ford in Farina and South Central High School are partnering from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. this Saturday to help raise up to $6,000 in support of SC Athletes and Future Business Leaders of America members as part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive One 4 UR School program.
    Members of the South Central community will have the opportunity to raise money for the organizations by test-driving a Ford or Lincoln vehicle. For every person who test-drives a vehicle, Ford Motor Co. and Engel Brothers Ford will donate $20 to South Central High School Athletes and FBLA.

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  • BEA Scholarship

    Suzanne Stinebring of the Brownstown Education Association, left, presents the $400 BEA Scholarship to Morgan Stinebring during the Brownstown High School Awards Ceremony. This is the 32nd year that the BEA has given a scholarship.

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