Teen Scene and Youth Center Activities for Teens
Herrin Teen Town opens Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 pm with band nights until 11 45 pm. West Frankfort Youth Center runs 7 30 to 10 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The Adolescent Health Center at 306 W Main St Carbondale in Memorial Professional Building serves youths 12 to 20 with sliding fees. Services include counseling medical care pregnancy testing venereal disease treatment diet and prenatal care with hours 1 to 9 pm Mondays and Thursdays and 8 30 am to 5 pm Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays. Call 529-2621 for more information.
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Herrin
West Frankfort
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
Williamson 4 H picks top skits at festival
The Shining Shamrocks 4H Club won the winning skit and Karen Phillips of Creal Springs was named top in the master of ceremonies contest at the Williamson County Share the Fun Festival on April 26 in Marion High School auditorium. About 500 people attended. The club and Miss Phillips advance to the Illinois State Fair. Tina Lemasters of Marion is first alternate in emcee, with Possum Trotters Club as first alternate for skits.
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Shining Shamrocks 4H
Karen Phillips
Creal Springs
Williamson County
Marion High School
Miss Phillips
Tina Lemasters
Marion
Possum Trotters
Shining Shamrocks Club
Bret Beasley
Jeff Beasley
Michael Coleman
Diana Crosson
Dale Edwards
Michael Elders
Nancy Edwards
Teresa Elders
Mark Evans
Darie Furlow
Rhonda Gentry
David Harris
Shannabeth Heltsley
Kevin Holmes
Beth Horsley
Judy Ichendahl
Brandy Linck
Pam Odum
Marla Parker
Lori Parker
Lisa Payne
Sheri Payne
Dana Richey
Susan Richey
Students attend Illinois leadership seminar in Chicago
Shawnee High School student Janice Schaefer and Du Quoin High School student Susan Michelle Crews returned home from the Illinois Leadership Seminar of the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation held in Chicago. The Illinois Jaycees organized the session patterned after the foundation's International Youth Leadership Seminars to explore and understand America's incentive system.
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Janice Schaefer
Shawnee High School
Wolf Lake
Susan Michelle Crews
du Quoin
Illinois
Hugh O
Du Quoin student overcomes many barriers at SIU-E
Elizabeth Morris, a wheelchair bound Du Quoin native, attends Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and overcomes daily barriers from transport to campus life. She becomes Disabled Student Association president, serves on campus committees, leads sorority activities, and graduates with a 4.16 GPA while earning Who's Who honors.
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Elizabeth Morris
Southern Illinois University
Miss Morris
SIUE
Disabled Student Association
University
Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority
du Quoin
Carterville FBLA Earns State Honors at Springfield Meet
Carterville FBLA members Jerri Harris and Pat Harris won first place in a statewide poster contest at the FBLA state leadership conference in Springfield. Other placers include Tim Gray second in public speaking Robyn Moore ninth in Clerk Typist II Mike Jennings ninth in Mr FBLA Melody Reeder ninth in Ms FBLA and Laurie Woolard tenth in extemporaneous speaking. The chapter was also named the fifth largest in the state.
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Jerri Harris
Pat Harris
Carterville
Future Business Leaders of America
Springfield
Tim Gray
Robyn Moore
Mike Jennings
Melody Reeder
Laurie Woolard
Area students win academic honors
Karen Thompson of Carbondale earned high general scholarship honors at MacMurray College Honors and Awards Convocation in Jacksonville. Ann Matthews studies in London at Lawrence University’s Appleton center. Leslie E. Harris also honored at Wichita State University. LuAnn Piper and Jeffrey Kimont won John A. Logan College Student Achievement Recognition cash awards. Four Trico High School students joined the National Honor Society. Teresa Lynn Strothmann received the Delta Omicron Award and was initiated into Green Medallion at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Karen Thompson
Robert Thompson
Canterbury
Carbondale
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Ann Matthews
Charles Matthews
Briarwood
London
England
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Carbondale Community High School
Leslie
John A. Logan College
John A. Logan Foundation
Trico High School
Jackie Kempfer
Steve Davis
Scott Mueller
Karen Clendenin
Teresa Lynn Strothmann
Sixth St
Murphysboro
Shawnee College names 27 to Who's Who Among Students
Twenty seven Shawnee College students are named to the 1980 Who's Who Among Students in American Junior and Community Colleges. Nominations were by the dean of students for academic standing community service leadership and potential. Names include Scott Grulke Tim Sickmeyer Wendy Wilson from Anna and others from Vienna Dongola Buncombe Belknap Grantsburg Lick Creek.
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Shawnee College
United States
Scott Grulke
Tim Sickmeyer
Wendy Wilson
Anna
Craig Carlton
Mark Faulkner
Michele Taylor
Vienna
Cindy Dallas
Martha Rider
Dongola
Cynthia Dutton
Buncombe
LaDonna Evans
Belknap
Denise Calabria
Grantsburg
Diane Corbitt
Lick Creek
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Morris
Steawan
AMATI
Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
George H. Crippen
Donald R. Dively
Paul C. Mowrer
Carbondale Savings
West Main ST
W. Monroe Herrin
Ill
Gypsian
St. Pees
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