Herrin students in music festival and all star band
Herrin high school musicians attended the Illinois Music Educators Association District 6 Festival at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with Jim Crabb and Cory Allen in the band and Dana McKeown and Tiffany Karns in the chorus. They were later invited to perform at an All-Star band event at Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky. The district Christmas concert for grades five through twelve is set for 6 30 p m Tuesday at the civic center.
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Herrin
Illinois Music Educators Association
Southern Illinois Univerity
Edwardsville
Jim Crabb
Cory Allen
Dana McKeown
Tiffany Karns
Asbury College
Wilmore
Scott Parks
Allen
Crabb
Civic Center
ACT Question Night and Upcoming Test Date
College bound students can ask ACT questions in a live online chat at 8 p.m. Tuesday via TeenLearningNetwork.com. The next ACT test is nationwide on Saturday. The ACT scores affect college admission and placement in English reading math and science sections.
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TeenLearningNetwork
Learning Network
Two students win art scholarships at Cedarhurst Center
Mount Vernon students Darryl Long from Casey Middle School and Trinity Albritton from K-3 Primary School received Bruce Geary Education Fund scholarships to attend Cedarhurst Art Center classes. Awards are given each fall for interest in art, with clay and papier mache offered. The fund honors former Cedarhurst trustee Bruce Geary, supported by the Mitchell Foundation and an Illinois Arts Council grant.
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Mount Vernon
Darryl Long
Casey Middle School
Trinity Albritton
Bruce Geary
Cedarhurst Art Center
Cedarhurst
Bruce
Sharon Bradham
John R. and
Eleanor R. Mitchell
Illinois Arts Council
Honor rolls accepted by regional newspaper
The Southern Illinoisan invites schools to submit honor roll lists for publication. Send names with first names first in vertical order, organized by high honors, honors, and honorable mention, with grade levels listed from highest to lowest within each category.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
News
Southernillinoisan.com
Youth projects seek community involvement and writing
The Southern Illinoisan A section invites youth oriented school and community projects, including opportunities for young writers and artists to publish work. Share names, activities, and contacts via phone, email, or mail with details to be considered for feature.
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Illnoisan
Southernillinoisan
P.O
Carbondale
Christopher High Students Poll Southern Illinois on Sept. 11 Reactions
Nineteen senior social science students from Christopher High School conducted a 17 question survey across six Southern Illinois towns Benton West Frankfort Du Quoin Zeigler Lesser and Christopher. They collected 330 surveys showing broad support for U S actions in Afghanistan and strong overall impact on lifestyles.
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Christopher
Christopher High School
Illinois
Osama bin Laden
bin Laden
Afghanistan
United States
U.S
Bush
Megan Tanner earns Du Quoin Rotary Service Award
Megan Tanner, an 18 year old Du Quoin High School student, won the Du Quoin Rotary Club’s Service Above Self Award after being nominated by teacher Teresa Stacey. Stacey highlighted Tanner’s extensive volunteer work for the junior class and school and her kindness to Devon Pierce, including spending time with him at movie outings, photos, and dances. Tanner and her parents Denise and Terry were guests of honor at a Rotary luncheon where she received a framed certificate and $50.
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Megan Tanner
Denise
Terry
Rotary Club
DU Quoin
Tanner
Teresa Stacey
Stacey
Robin Pierce
Pierce
Devon
Rotary
Essays for Carbondale King contest invite entries
The Carbondale NAACP invites students from prekindergarten through 12th grade in its service area to submit essays or poems up to 500 words on Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. nonviolence. Postmark by December 14. winners announced at the King Breakfast on January 21.
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Southern Illinois
Martin Luther King Jr
Carbondale
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
King
Carbondale Naacp
First Quarter High Honors List by Student Grades
The document lists students achieving high honors in different grades. Grade 1 includes Lynlee Archer Aaron Dunlap Gerrid Rose and Andrew Webb. Grade 6 features Jeremy Polley Daimont Staples. Grade 5 lists Briana Hammon Aaron Powers. Grade 4 names Mikayla Bailey Brad Bigham Jensine Cooper Arian Cooper John Cross Ashley French Colt Garrett Brooke Grogan Devin Holder Steven from Jessica Jackson Irish McElmurry Zackary Mitchell Luke Munsell.
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Lynlee Archer
Aaron Dunlap
Gerrid Rose
Andrew Webb
Jeremy Polley
Daimont Staples
Briana Hammon
Aaron Powers
Mikayla Bailey
Brad Bigham
Jensine Cooper
Arian Cooper
John Cross
Ashley French Colt
Garrett Brooke Grogan
Devin Holder Steven
Jessica Jackson
Irish McElmurry
Zackary Mitchell
Luke Munsell
Meridian Elementary Honors List Highlighted Students
Meridian Elementary School announces honors for students across grades three and seven. Notable names include Emily Polley Tanner Starring Jessica Tucker Mathew Ward Kenneth Watson Joshua Woods Milton Anderson Lacey Barnes Briana Bennett Tanner Crew Jamarah Durham Lyndsay Helton Suzanne Johns Brent Kennedy Aurilla Lawrence Brandon Madison Jazmine Meeks Cody Sanders Lauren Terry Lindsey Trammel Gigi Tucker Lindsey Winding Alexis Wood Andrew Britton Jessica Cannon John Meyer Zackary Munsell Nicki Stout Genie Williams Brandon Wilson.
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Milton Anderson
Lacey Barnes
Briana Bennett
Tanner Crew
Jamarah Durham Lyndsay Helton
Suzanne Johns
Brent Kennedy Aurilla Lawrence Brandon Madison
Jazmine Meeks
Cody Sanders
Lauren Terry Lindsey Trammel
Gigi Tucker
Lindsey Winding
Alexis Wood
Andrew Britton
Jessica Cannon
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Meridian Elementary
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Kendra Simpson
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Mathew Ward
Kenneth Watson
Joshua Woods
John Meyer
Zackary Munsell
Nicki Stout
Genie Williams
Brandon Wilson
Monique Davis
Sumer Helton
Tiffany Hollis Malcolm Larry Kelly Masters
Alexandria Welch
Mohamad Abukhdair
Ashley Adams
Ethan Adams
Chris Agbayani
Ronique Bailey Raven Daniel Tyler Dixon
Jade Garcia
Bethany Green
Brittany Housman
Courtney Hudson
Lindsey Loveless
Brandon McElmurry
Lindsey Potts
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