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The Kaskaskia College Records Office has announced that this Thursday is the deadline for all 2018 spring graduates to apply for graduation.
KC Registrar Jenna Lammers said, “All graduation applications should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than March 1 for students to qualify as a May graduate. Any application submitted after this date will be considered a summer graduate.”
Students must apply online through their MyKC portal.

Dancers from the Vandalia Performing Arts Center, along with guest dancers from Fusion Dance Center, performed their annual Dance Benefit Performance on Feb. 10.

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The Vandalia Junior High School seventh-grade volleyball team’s season ended on Monday with a loss to Pana, 16-25, 18-25.
The seventh-graders finished the season with a record of 9-10.
The seventh-graders advanced in the regional by defeating Carlinville, 25-13, 25-23, on Saturday.
On Friday, the seventh-graders defeated Ramsey, 25-19, 25-13. The eighth-graders defeated Ramsey, 25-9, 25-21.
On Thursday, the seventh-graders lost to Hillsboro, 11-25, 21-25. The eighth-graders defeated Hillsboro, 25-23, 27-29, 25-15.

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s basketball team gave head coach Paula Buscher a milestone win at Vadalabene Center on Feb. 1.
Buscher, the daughter of Mick and Pat Buscher of Vandalia, earned her 300th win as the Cougars defeated Tennessee Tech, 65-58, in an Ohio Valley Conference contest.
It was the Cougars ninth win in 11 games.
“Getting 300 wins means that I have had a lot of great players who have played for me,” said Buscher, who picked up her 90th win in her six years at SIUE.