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Education

  • Dean's Lists

    University of Illinois
    • Bell Andrew F., senior, mechanical engineering major.
    Southern Illinois University
    • Ramsey – *Eric L. Brown, junior.
    • Vandalia – *Levi M. Halford, senior: *Dakota D. Kellow, junior; and *Brooke J. Pippins, senior.
    • St. Elmo – Alexander J. Radcliff, junior; and Christopher L. Hooks, senior.
    * Denotes straight A grades for the semester.

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  • Denning chosen as Outstanding Junior in department at SIUE

    Jonathan Denning of rural Vandalia was selected for the Outstanding Junior award in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
    Denning will receive a plaque at the SIUE annual awards banquet on Feb. 21 in the Meridian Ballroom at the Morris University Center.
    Denning is the son of Howard and May Denning, and the grandson of Dwight and Darlene Denning.

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  • Wilkerson Wins VJHS Geography Bee

    Maddie Wilkerson, shown with Vandalia Junior High School Principal Brian Kern, was the winner of the seventh-grade National Geographic geography bee.

    The finalists in the geography bee are shown with Kern: Wilkerson, Shayntel Elam, Lindsay Dagen, Molly Kern, Miranda Carroll, Carter Towler, Brayden Caswell, Ryley Watson and Jackson Hall.
     

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  • VCSF Quarter Auction

    The Vandalia Community Schools Foundation held its inaugural quarter auction on Saturday night.

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  • KC Vandalia Campus

    Sign language
    The Vandalia Campus is offering an extensive series of sign language classes for both children and their caregivers.
    The classes are offered Tuesday and Thursday mornings for both 2- and 3-year-olds.
    The topics include eat and drink, clothing, play, mom and dad, pets, nice words, bedtime and many more.
    This course is open to all children and caregivers, both hearing-impaired and non-hearing-impaired.
    The cost for each four-session block is $20 per caregiver.

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  • Vandalia parent-teacher conferences are Friday

    The Vandalia School District will hold parent-teacher conferences from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. this Friday.
    Teachers will be available except during the following lunch times:
    • 11-11:30 a.m.-Okaw Area Vocational Center.
    • 11:15-11:45 a.m.-Vandalia Jefferson Primary School.
    • 11:30 a.m.-noon-Vandalia Elementary School.
    • 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.-Vandalia Junior High School.
    • Noon-12:30 p.m.-Vandalia Community High School.

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  • Kaskaskia College Honor Roll

    President’s List
    Part-Time
    • Ramsey – Alicia Beck, Tammy Bumgardner.
    • Mulberry Grove – April Betts, April Miller, Tyler Osborne.
    • Vandalia – Megan Beall, Brittney Bennett, Ima Carruthers, Jodi Elder, Jessica Evaul, Karissa Gottman, Heather Haslett, Ruth Hathaway, Holly Kershaw, Lindsay Kistler, Austyn Krueger, Nicholas Metzger, Gregory Mitchell, Deirdre Murray, Cody Robbins, Christian Schroeder, Makayla Summers, Stacey Summers, Helen Wells, Ashley Wiedau, Bryce Worker.

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  • Berg Wins BES Spelling Bee

    Stephen Berg, in the first photo, won the spelling bee at Brownstown Elementary School on Friday, earning the right to advance to the district bee in Mulberry Grove.

    In the second photo, Sierra Orechovesky thinks hard before spelling a word. In the third photo are all of the finalists for the BES spelling bee; from left to right are Berg, Orechovesky, Amber Sarchet, Kyzara Hissong, Makenzie Walk and Bryton Pruett.

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  • Honor Roll

    VANDALIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
    Second Nine Weeks
    Second Grade

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  • Okaw Grad Excels At Welding School

    Levi Tessman (at right in the first photo), a 2011 graduate of Vandalia Community High School, participated in the welding program at the Okaw Area Vocational Center his junior and senior years.

    He is now  attending a 10-month program in welding at the Midwest Technical Institute in Springfield. He has already earned all eight certifications offered at MTI and is at the top of his class there. Shown with Tessman is David Koleson, welding instructor at the Okaw Center.
     

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