Local students win assorted scholarships across Illinois and Missouri
Lindsay Jean Mondino receives a 2000 academic scholarship to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Tyler awards and multiple 2002 Humbert Rogers Student Athlete Scholarships of 10000 each to Jerry Miner and Ashley Closson. Other recipients include Alr'n Monahan with 1000 ShopKo Stores and 4000 Regional Coca Cola Scholarships, Brandon Muhlach and Tara Ann Tiernan connected to Carbondale, Evan L Hale with 4000 SIU grant, Christopher Heckert and Justin Nehrkorn with 2000 and 4000 Freshman Engineering and First in Education scholarships, Hannah Dobrinick and Adam Colbert named, plus Rebecca Yandell 2500 Agriculture scholarship, and Allen Cavaness with regional awards to Southeast Missouri State University. Stefanie Moyers 4000, Arika Gibson 2000, and Mark Horn 1500 Shelter Insurance Scholarships also noted.
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ShopKo Stores Inc
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Evan L. Hale
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Arika Gibson
Stefanie Marie Moyers
Mark Horn
Shelter Insurance Agency
Youth projects sought by Southern Illinoisan A section
The A section invites youth oriented school and community projects including student writing or artwork for potential publication. Call 800 228 0429 Ext 5173 or email news thesouthern com or mail to The Southern Illinoisan A Section P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62902.
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Saluki Kids Academy opens enrollments for 50 spots
SIU and Shawnee Community College launch a two week summer program for fourth to sixth graders focusing on reading and writing literacy with enrichment activities. The program runs 8 15 a m to 3 30 p m Monday through Friday July 15 26 with transportation provided and a June 28 deadline. Fifty slots remain with preference to families qualifying for free or reduced price meals.
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Carbondale students win third at National History Day
Five Carbondale Community High School students spent over 50 hours crafting a 10 minute performance Our Christmas Tragedy about the Orient 2 mine disaster of December 21 1951. Guided by Patricia Grimmer they qualified at the National History Day competition at the University of Maryland. The group included Neal Desai Majeed Mogharreban Alejandra Ponce de Leon Taylor Nelms and Lizzie Houdek. They used survivor interviews and newspaper research to create a script that recounts the mine tragedy and its impact on families and miners.
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Five Carbondale students win third at National History Day
Five Carbondale high school students placed third in the National History Day competition for their play Our Christmas Tragedy about a 1951 mine disaster near West Frankfort. Held June 9 to 13 at the University of Maryland near Washington D C, the team included Neal Desai Majeed Mogharreban Alejandra Ponce de Leon Taylor Nelms and Lizzie Houdek. They argued for stricter mine safety codes in an impassioned speech before Congress.
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Taylor Nelms
Neal Desai
Alejandra Ponce de Leon
Majeed Mogharreban
Lizzie Houdek
West Frankfort
University of Maryland
Washington, D.C
Congress
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Illinois 4-H FFA launch interactive livestock quiz site
Urbana Illinois Extension and the Department of Animal Sciences unveil a Web quiz site for youth to test livestock knowledge. The system hosts over 3260 questions across beef dairy forages horses meats sheep and swine with junior and senior levels and self paced distance learning.
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Kindergarten students tour B B Dairy Farm Villa Ridge
Over 120 Tri C Elementary kindergartners visited B B Dairy Farm in Villa Ridge. They toured milking rooms and holding tanks with over 2000 gallons of milk, observed Holstein cattle, and milked six cows in the milking parlor, collecting 180 pounds of milk. The trip was organized by student teacher Kristi Bierbaum of Southern Illinois University.
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B&b Dairy Farm
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Southern Illinois University
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Lindsay Jean Mondino
Nashville
Christopher Heckert
Brian and
Mary Heckert
Pinckneyville
Justin Nehrkorn
First National Bank
Hanna Dobrinick
Sparta
Adam Colbert
Jeff
Susan Colbert
Jesse S. Maynard
Scotty
Marilyn Maynard
Charles McGhee
James
Brenda McGhee
Rebecca Yandell
Illinois State Treasurer’s Office
Wolf Lake
Allen C. Cavaness
Southeast Missouri State University
Zeigler
Linda Rush
Academy
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
Terry Ludwig
Elaine Johnson
Carbondale Community High School
Patricia Grimmer
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