Education

Honoring 1963 graduates
Kaskaskia College is looking for students in the graduating class of 1963.
The college is planning a special recognition of those graduates at this year’s graduation ceremony, which is scheduled for Friday, May 17.
Individuals who are 1963 graduates or who know of someone who graduated from that class are asked to contact Cheryl Boehne, director of admissions and registration, at 545-3184 or by e-mail, cboehne@kaskaskia.edu.
The deadline to contact the school with the names of graduates is April 1.

Brownstown Elementary School students were rewarded with an assembly for good behavior during February.

In the first photo, students watch a presentation by Nitro Joe, a scientist who did various science experiments for the students to teach them about chemical reactions. In the second photo, sixth-grader Bob Goldman assists Nitro Joe with one of his experiments.

SIU-Edwardsville
Calvin Vaughn Wagoner of Palastine was among the fall graduates at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville on Dec. 15.
Wagoner, who earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, has accepted an engineering position in Highland.
He is the son of Don and Michelle Wagoner of Palastine, and the grandson of Wayne and Sandra Lovett of St. Elmo, and the late Don and Marjorie Wagoner, formerly of Palastine.

McKendree University

Applications are now available for nurse practitioner scholarships through the Illinois Farm Bureau Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program.
There will be five $4,000 scholarships granted this year.
The scholarship program, now in its 21st year, helps encourage and develop the pool of rural health practitioners to help meet primary health care needs in rural Illinois.
Students who receive scholarships agree to practice for two years in an approved rural area in Illinois.