Education

Kaskaskia College has announced that Brittany Duren of Smithboro (left) has been named the recipient of the Don L. and Earlyne Glass Memorial Scholarship awarded through the Kaskaskia College Foundation.

Duren is a graduate of Mulberry Grove High School and is a freshman pursuing an associate's degree. She is shown with Mary Schulze, director of the KC Vandalia Campus. 

 The Kaskaskia College Foundation recently awarded to Alex Newsom the Steve and Patti Bohner Scholarship in memory of Robert G. Burnside.

Newsom is a 2013 graduate of Vandalia Community High School and is a freshman at KC pursuing an associate's degree. He later hopes to also attain a business degree. He is the son of Smokey and Amy Newsom. Pictured above, from left to right, are Patti Bohner, Newsom and Steve Bohner.

The Vandalia Community High School marching band placed third in its final marching competition of the season on Saturday afternoon at Effingham.
The Marching Vandals were awarded third place overall, behind Newton and Breese Mater Dei. To earn the third-place overall ranking, the Vandalia band received third-place for drum majors, third-place for percussion and third-place for music.
“We’ve competed there for years,” said VCHS director Tony Hicks, “but we’ve never placed overall. To place there is pretty good stuff.”