New legislation expands aid for area college students
New federal legislation raises eligibility for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants at John A. Logan College Rend Lake College and Shawnee College. Middle Income Student Assistance Act lowers income thresholds, boosting grant amounts from Logan to about 912 for a family of four and up to 938 at Shawnee. SIUC sees a 75 percent federal funds increase totaling nearly 6 million for about 8,000 recipients.
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John Kretz
Financial Aids
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Shawnee College
American College Testing Family Financial Statement
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Gordon White
SIUC
Teen Scene and Youth Center Open for Weekend Hours
Herrin Teen Town runs Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 30 p m with band nights to 11 45 p m West Frankfort Youth Center operates Friday and Saturday 7 30 to 10 p m An Adolescent Health Center at 306 West Main Street Carbondale in Memorial Professional Building offers health care for youths 12 to 20 on a sliding fee scale Counseling and medical care pregnancy testing and venereal disease treatment hours 1 to 9 p m Mondays and Thursdays and 8 30 a m to 5 p m Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays Call 529 2621 for more information.
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Adolescent Health Center
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
12-year-old runs summer school for others in Chicago
Cassandra Cole, an eighth grader at Nansen Elementary, operates a daily summer school in her family's Chicago home for 3 to 10 year olds. She teaches math spelling and reading, makes her own report cards and worksheets, and prepares lessons at night. Neighbors report eager daily attendance.
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Chicago
Cassandra Cole
Cassandra
Nansen
Peggy Vaughn Wins Two Scholarships For EI U Freshman Year
Peggy Vaughn of Herrin will start as a freshman at Eastern Illinois University on two scholarships. She earned an Illinois State Teachers special education tuition scholarship and a $500 athletic softball scholarship. Vaughn lettered in volleyball and other activities in high school, was homecoming queen 1978-79, and has worked as a lifeguard at Herrin City Park.
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Peggy Vaughn
Herrin
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State Teachers
Miss Vaughn
Herrin City Park
Donald Vaughn
E. Taylor St
FFA Plans Livestock Show At Washington County Fairgrounds
Members of Section 22 Future Farmers of America will exhibit dairy cattle beef swine and horses at a vocational agriculture show Aug 20 at the Washington County fairgrounds in Nashville. The animals form agricultural experience projects for 20 schools across Clinton Madison Monroe Randolph St. Clair and Washington counties.
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Future Farmers of America
Washington County Fairgrounds
Nashville
FFA
Illinois Counties
Clinton, Madison
Monroe
Randolph, St. Clair
Washington
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