Scholarships Awarded to SIUC and Local Colleges Names Many Recipients
A flood of scholarship awards lists students from SIUC and John A. Logan College Carbondale and surrounding areas. Recipients include Benjamin Mudd Joshua Smith Candace Brooks Tiffany Cobin Alicia Dreyer Sarah Humphreys Mallori Cravins Kristin Pankey Natalie Kelley June Kunkel Hope Carrell Dr Ron Browning Memorial WYSE Award and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Candace Brooks
SIUC
Jackson County
Vergennes
Tiffany Cobin
John A. Logan College Foundation
Alicia Dreyer
Bank of Carbondale
Mediacom
Elverado Education Association
Sarah Humphreys
William R Valerius
Elverado
Wreatha Klien
Shelly Wright
Rachel Weil
John A. Logan College Foundation Directors
Victoria Hazel
David L. Sloan
M.D
Mallori Cravins
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Rachel Lynn Hooker
Kristin Nicole Pankey
Natalie Kelley
William Kunkel
John A. Logan College
Hope Carrell
Jennifer Rose
Ron Browning
Wyse
Ashley Dawn McRoy
David Campbell
Sarah Hanson
Jeffrey L. Marlo
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Andrew B. Langdon
Washington University
St. Louis
Christopher band makes Disney World debut as smallest invited group
Christopher high school’s 26 musicians and 12 chaperones performed a 25 minute marching set at Disney World Orlando on June 4 marking the smallest band ever invited to perform there. They raised over $23,000 for student expenses through community service, car washes, sock sales, and a dumpling-dinner fundraising plan led by parent volunteers.
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Christopher
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
Sunshine State
Rhonda Jourdan
Jourdan
Coello “Dumpling Gang
Christopher High School
Pinckneyville band performs in Disney World parade
The Pinckneyville Marching Panthers, 130 students and 15 adults, performed as the final pre parade act on Main Street U S A at Disney World. Directors Stephen Cannedy and Cathy Cunningham led a weeklong trip June 3 to 10 by motorcoach, staying at All Star Music Resort and visiting Epcot Animal Kingdom and Disney MGM Studios. The group earned the Disney World slot after an audition last September and will next march in the Fair Saint Louis Parade July 6 at 10 a m.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville High School
Marching Panther
Florida
Mainstreet USA
Magic Kingdom
Disneyorld
Panthers
Disney World
Stephen Cannedy
Cathy Cunningham
All- Star Music Resort
Walt Disney World
Epcot Center
Animal Kingdom
Disney/MGM Studios
Honor ROTTS HIGH HONORS and HONORS list by grade
A compiled student honor roll across middle school and elementary grades. Names grouped by grade include High Honors and Honors recipients such as Kia Valerius Sara Pruitt Staci Scott Michael Hindman Eric Yeaman Alisha Barnett in eighth grade and Nathan Moore Adam Lidberg Sarah Myatt Sarah Wilds in eleventh, with many others across grades six through kindergarten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kia Valerius
Sara Pruitt
Staci Scott Michael Hindman
Eric Yeaman Alisha Barnett
Pinckneyville High year end awards honor students and winners
Pinckneyville High wrapped up the year with awards across academics arts and activities. Tim Piotrowski and Travis Robb topped the electronics division of the VICA SkillsUSA competition in Springfield with Piotrowski advancing to nationals in Kansas City. Anna McCrary and Jason Hughland were crowned prom king and queen at the Carbondale Civic Center, with a large court. The Lifesavers Luau crowned Coconut King Brandon Ross and Kiwi Queen Janelle Moore. Student leaders and band and choir honors followed, including drum majors Abbi Kimmel Talitha Engelhardt Aston James, and Stephanie Miller receiving the Emily Pfau scholarship. The school’s concert and jazz bands earned first superior ratings for the 19th straight year, and the Senior Recognition Concert highlighted Sousa and choral awards amid a year-end trip for the Science Club to the Missouri Botanical Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville High School
Tim Piotrowski
Travis Robb
Springfield
Josh Tite
Ben Bier
C.J. Epplin
Piotrowski
Kansas City
Anna McCrary
Jason Hughland
Carbondale
Civic Center
Jenea Lunnemann
Janelle Moore
Melanie Sloan
Amanda Winter
Patrick Commean
Gideon Hutchcraft
Aaron Kuhnert
Jordan Sutton
Lifesavers
Brandon Ross
Darren Bumann
Jade Warden
Tyler Smith
Emily McCrary
Ashley Carney
Jay McCrary
Jamie Bathon
Abbi Kimmel
Makahla Robb
Kayla Pearson
Nichole Hoffner
Katie Bathon
Ashley Bruns
Lauren Glade
Jill Hagene
Ashley Seifert
Lauren Smith
Chloe Kellerman
Talitha Engelhardt
Aston James
PCHS
Justin Nehrkorn
John Phillip Sousa
Stephanie Miller
Emily Pfau
Chrissy Wagner
Science Club
Missouri Botanical Gardens
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Carterville
Benjamin Mudd
Lennie and
Shelly Mudd
E Joshua Smith
Jordan Culver
Charles and
Ella Culver
Cobden
E Haley Anderson
de Soto
Sarah C. Scolari
Alicia Marie Mason
Harrisburg
Joey Pilcher
Herrin
Johnston City
Marion
Christopher Band
Disney
Christi Mathis
Cannedy
Nathan Moore
Adam Lidberg
Sarah Myatt
Sarah Wilds
Becky Myatt
Leah Weil
Nicole Schenk
Ricky Jaroski
Matthew Stanton
Lucas Evans
A. J. Best
Sara Manis
David Rawson
Justin Culp
Shawn Gossett
Jane Ann Alsip Garrett Brasel Mitchell Johnson
Gabe McCord
Lee Stewart
Kali Teague
Todd Yates
Lucas Steele
Brock Steele
Kara Bedar
Elvorado Junior High
Robert Johnson
Carrie Vanbuskirk
Devan Kimmel
Casey Tuthill
Candi Crane
Seth Humphreys
LaChrisha Dunmyer
Melissa Garcia
Dani Shupe
Tyler Dusch
Amy Barnett
Linnie Evans
Jackie Evans
Grace Christian School
Elexica
Massie
Josh Ridgeway
Jacob Mitchell
Leah Baker
Jessica Mitchell
Marina Holmes
Josiah Jack Lacey Davis
Rebecca Hewlett
Jennifer Haidet
Rachel Jack Nicole Ridgeway
Brooke Mayberry
Katie Goot
Paul Haynes
Melissa Coffel
Jasmine Massie Austin Haidet
Elyse Williams Jordan Willis Aubree Willis
Rachel Holmes
Morgan Waters
Shaylea Clark Cassidy Mayberry
Dustin Wright
Elizabeth Robison
India Lacy Brittany Riddle James Wright
April Brooks
Emily Goff
Lydia Moore
Avery Elisabeth Coffel
Nate Peeler
Erin Goff
Michelle Hammonds
Ron Coffel
Amelia Martin
Whitney Brown
Kelsey Pruitt
Kendra Tuthill
Cory Wilson
Amber Brooks
Alex Krelo
Kayla Milligan
Chris Thedford Kindergarten
Quinton Englebright
Bryce Wiley Jackson Holmes Shelbi Linton
Tommy Sanders
Bethany Pickens
Destiny Bristol
Pinckneyville High
Ben Mathis
Staci Vanderjack
Sarah Sronce
Theresa Rojek
Shelby Kellerman
Dustin McCombs
Brett Templeton
Eman el- Ayins
Staci Ruffino
Chelsea Petty
Sara Bray
Shaneille Louis
Stacie McDaniel
Kayla Winter
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