Pinckneyville student earns Freshman Presidential Scholarship
Brian Pfau of Pinckneyville has received the Freshman Presidential Scholarship to The University of North Dakota, with renewable aid and housing, based on top one half of one percent national ranking. He starts UND this fall, son of Larry and Glenna Pfau, class of 2004 Pinckneyville High School graduate. Sejal Patel of Mount Vernon wins Best Audio Essay Award at National Public Broadcasting contest in Carbondale for blending Midwestern culture with Indian heritage. also first in local WSIU round. Michelle Brainard and John Jones win High School Business Contest Scholarship to cover two years tuition. Carterville American Legion Auxiliary sponsors Lauren Mason to attend Illinois Girls State. Mason, a Carterville junior, active in Lifesavers, volleyball, ballet, NHS, dance team co-captain, with 5.0 GPA. Decatur hosts 500 FFA students from 83 counties for the 2004 Illinois Farm Bureau Youth Conference titled Shape Up Leadership for the Future, at the Holiday Inn.
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Mason
Carterville High School
John A. Logan
Cassandra Parks Wins Yes Can Award At Springfield Luncheon
Cassandra Parks received the Yes Can award at a Springfield awards luncheon. A Crab Orchard High School graduate, she attends John A. Logan College majoring in deaf interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassandra Parks
Springfield
Crab Orchard High School
John A. Logan College
Pinckneyville band visits Toronto area on weeklong trip
Pinckneyville High School Marching Panthers, 107 students and 21 chaperones, toured Toronto including Canada’s Wonderland, CN Tower, Casa Loma, and Maid of the Mist, then Cedar Point. Directors Stephen Cannedy and Cathy Cunningham led the group amid praise for behavior and punctuality.
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Pinckneyville High School
Marching Panther
Toronto
Yorkdale Mall
Casa Loma Castle
CN Tower
Toronto Blue Jays
Marching Panthers
Niagara Falls
Cedar Point Amusement Park
Stephen Cannedy
Cathy Cunningham
PCHS
Cannedy
John A Logan grants 33 vocational scholarships to-area students
Thirty three local high school students earned two year scholarships at John A Logan College covering tuition and fees plus cash per semester. Recipients include Gretchen Toney Jennifer Blair Nikki Bilderback from Carbondale. Amanda Murphy Brian Keim Ryan Walters from Carterville. Michelle Brainard Amanda Vaughn Trisha Faulkner from Carb Orchard. Lindsay King Tifani Norris Joseph Campanella Dana Yates Carol Bedar Trenton Tuthill from Du Quoin. Jenny Randolph Rachel Tharp Christina Minor from Frankfort. Megan Rothchild Jessica Jackson Mitchell Newbold from Herrin. Jade Imhoff Kaitlin Thome Brianna Kirk from Johnston City. Jessica Swisher Steven Nemeth Jacob Swain from Marion. Danielle Ebersohl Jami Wright Jennifer Camden from Murphysboro. Keri Rees Jamie Hollmann Shannon Crain from Trico.
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Gretchen Toney
Jennifer Blair
Nikki Bilderback
Carbondale High School
Amanda Murphy
Brian Keim
Ryan Walters
Carterville High School
Michelle Brainard
Amanda Vaughn
Trisha Faulkner
Carb Orchard High School
Lindsay King
Tifani Norris
Joseph Campanella
Dana Yates
Carol Bedar
Trenton Tuthill
du Quoin High School
Jenny Randolph
Rachel Tharp
Christina Minor
Frankfort High School
Megan Rothchild
Jessica Jackson
Mitchell Newbold
Herrin High School
Jade Imhoff
Kaitlin Thome
Brianna Kirk
Johnston City High School
Jessica Swisher
Steven Nemeth
Jacob Swain
Marion High School
Danielle Ebersohl
Jami Wright
Jennifer Camden
Murphysboro High School
Keri Rees
Jamie Hollmann
Shannon Crain
Trico High School
Scholarships and scholarships offered at area colleges and high schools
Multiple student scholarship awards and contests are announced. Kim Darbonne wins a $500 Zonta scholarship at SCC Metropolis Extension Center. Over 40 high school students compete for five one year tuition waivers at Rend Lake College with winners named Clayton Fowler, David Black, Eric Harris, Kyle Kiefer, and Zach Zimmerman. Deborah Bychowski earns the Wayne Hoover Scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University. William Gray from Cobden High School receives an International Engineering Scholarship at the University of Illinois. Vanessa Welch from MVTHS enters Milikin University’s Freshman Honors Scholars program with a major scholarship offer. Dental Careers Unlimited to award $100,000 in tuition scholarships with early registration incentives. Kate Winzenburger of Cobden HS wins $500 IMUA scholarship for an essay on municipal utilities.
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Rend Lake College
RLC
Dave Smith
Clayton Fowler
Mount Vernon Township High School
David Black
MVTHS
Eric Harris
Kyle Kiefer
Zach Zimmerman
Hamilton County High School
Cobden High School
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Gray
Vanessa Q. Welch
Milikin University
Decatur
Kate A. Winzenburger
Illinois Municipal Utilities Association
John and
Karen Winzenburger
Cobden
IMUA
Honor Rotts High Honors and Honorable Mentions List
A long list of students named for high honors and honorable mentions across grades, including Jerod Bathon Matthew Bigham Leah Campbell Brian Crawford Sabrina Dobrinick Macy Dunihoo Talitha Engelhardt Mary Epplin Sarah Fontana Steven Gibson Madison Hagene Bryant Hale Robert Heisner Abygail Helvey and many others. The compiled roster spans Grade 12 through Grade 4 with multiple students from each class and mentions teachers or administrators in some sections.
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Jerod Bathon
Matthew Bigham
Leah Campbell
Brian Crawford
Sabrina Dobrinick
Macy Dunihoo
Talitha Engelhardt
Mary Epplin
Sarah Fontana
Steven Gibson
Madison Hagene Bryant Hale
Robert Heisner
Abygail Helvey
Jonathan Kellerman
Stefani Kruse Jalaigh Mathis
Meredith McCray
Emily McCrary
Stacie McDaniel
Sarah Norton
Victoria Owens
Brittany Pestka
Emily Plumlee
Joy Plunkett Tyler Rappert
Diana Smith
Kathleen Vanderjack
Ashley Winter
Kayla Winter
Honors Tiffany Albers
Caitlin Bathon
Jessica Bathon
Kelsey Bigham
Macy Bigham
Bridget Blankenship
David Boggis
Sarah Bray Eric Bruno
Ashley Bruns
Jessica Bytnar
Olivia Campbell
Chelsey Cassity
Julie Crawford
Bridget Davitz
Jessica Denton
Cory Dixon Alycia Dobrinick
Maria Dulle
Hannah Eisenhauer
Eman El-Ayins
Amanda Emling
Adam Epplin
Angela Epplin Gayla Flore
Mary Franzen
Stephanie Gartside
Misty Gauch Kendra George Brett Giacomo
Brittany Giacomo
Brandon Goeke Skyler Graskewicz
Brooke Hagene
Casey Hagene
Kyle Halfacre
Justin Harris
Dr. Harriss
Thaddeus Hawkins
Alex Heine
Kyle Heisner
Lindsay Hepp Darin Hicks
Ashley Houghland
Melissa Howell Aston James Jordan Jenkel
Group Names Listed for Local Event Coordination
Kory A Janneke Timothy Schrader Nathan Decker Christopher M Laufer Eric Gramenz Daniel Zobel Jacob R Mayer participate in a community planning session at St He Bryan Gramenz Rachel Chartrand Jonathan Laufer Helen Cameron join the roster for the outreach effort.
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Kory A. Janneke
Timothy Schrader
Nathan Decker
Christopher M. Laufer
Eric Gramenz
Daniel Zobel
Jacob R. Mayer
Bryan Gramenz
Rachel Chartrand
Jonathan Laufer
Helen Cameron
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Pfau
Pinckneyville
Brian Pfau
University of North Dakota
Larry and
Glenna
UND
Mount Vernon
Sejal Patel
Carbondale
Patel
India
Wsiu Public Television
Carterville
John Jones
American Legion Post 347 Auxiliary
Lauren Mason
Illinois
FFA
Illinois Farm Bureau and Affiliates
Decatur Holiday Inn
Illinois Farm Bureau
Ovide
Marion
Illinois Council For Exceptional Children
Vinni Hall
ICEC
Parks
Canada
Canada’s Wonderland
Paramount Theme Park
Debbie Denton
Kathy Hagene
Steve Priebe
Darlene Heine
Nellie Engelhardt
Debbie Moore
Tirzah Slechticky
Jane
Mathiss
Hcis
Shawnee Community College
Community College
Kim Darbonnesth
Darbonne
SCC Metropolis Extension Center
Murray State University
Southeast Missouri State University
Deborah Bychowski
Wayne Hoover
Southeast Missouri State
University of Illinois At Urbana- Champaign
William Gray
Dental Careers Unlimited
Illinois State Board of Education
Swansea
Sparta
Caleb Jenning
Holly Johnster
Natasha Kania Grant Keith
Martha Keller
Brittany Kellerrr
Robert Kellermi
Sami Kellermar
Shelby Kellern
Kendra Kelly Aunya Knox
Stefanie Kozu
Craig Kuhnert
Angela Lalicke
Courtney Lee See Lee Garrett Lipe
Seth Logan Shaneille
Loui Dannielle Luel
Jason Marlow
Mitchell McClay Jordan McDanie Kern McDaniel
Jessie McMast
Bethany Miller
Tobin Miller
Melanie Mohr
Jordan Moore Branden Morris Brittny Morrow
Paul Nehrkorn
Tim O'Leary Evin Opp
Renee Peradot
Caitlin van Pelt
Amanda White
Austin Winter
Lyle Winter
Natasha Winter Mason Woodside
Emily Wright
Honorable
Tom Bailey
Derek Beninali
Sara Bigham
Amber Blythe
Andrew Boehler
Doug Brand
Jeffery Bridges
James Brooke
Annette Brostmeyer
Rachel Bunton
Jessica Burgess
Kevin Burgess
Matthew Bytnar
Jill Cochran
Ashley Craig
Jessica Davis
Kristen Davis
Alison Degenhardt
Valerie Dunmyer
Brittany Eisenhauer
Ream El-Ayins
Joshua Elliott
Meghan Eubank
Branch Farthing
David Ferrari
Nate Fisher
Robert Fisher
Morgan Galbraith
Jamie Gill
Nicole Gill
Aija Gillman
Lauren Glode Jerrod Greer
Chelsea Hagene
Jillian Hagene
Shea Hagston
Mallory Harriss
Nicholas Harvey
James Heisner Jr, Josh Heisner
Chelsea Helvey
Daniel Higgerson
Jessica Holder
Nicole Kabat Jacklyn Kaenel Kasey Kellerman
Joshua Leyba
Zachary Loyd
Becky Majewski
Morgan Malott
Michelle Marlow
Nicole Martin
Alicia Mason
Dustin McCombs
Dusty Miller
Hannah Moody
Jacob Moore
Anne Morton
Sarah Murphy Nichole Musielak
Christina Neff
Sarah Nehring
Kevin Nehrkorn
Kayla Pearson
Andrew Peradotto
Cherish Phillips
Zachariah Phillips
Theresa Rojek
Nathaniel Scarf
Jeffrey Schneider
Matthew Searby
Sarah Shaw
Jonah Shaw
Coulterville
Betsy Fullerton
Whitney Auenger
Samantha Plunkett
Megan Stewart
Brian Hagene
Pamela Plunkett
Katy Wine
Katie Fullerton
Kaylyn Gimber
Sarah Mezel
Christopher Ervin Kelsey Jarrett
Sarah Parkinson
Mathew Prest
Ellen Walker
Emily Morgan
Lindsey Simon Veronica VanSant
Danielle Birkner
Christopher Fuller Kourtney Gimber
Sarah Miles
David Parkinsu
Brittney Huff
Cassidy Batson
Jacob Dyson
Matt Ervin
Kaitlyn Jarrett
Connor Knope Taylor Poindexte Bailey Letzekorn
Alex Walker
Jonah Wuichard Leigh Ann Wittenborn
Brandon Woodside
Nicole Chandler
Justin Engelage
Paul Stark
Jimmy Gardner
Stephanie Hill
Ashley Roberts
Kaley Smith
Jonathan Stark
Cody Smith
Brock Waldrup
Jonesboro
Brooke Eaves
Jackie Treece
Alex Sitton
Tyler Sitter
Sara Lohstroh
Brett Benefield
Casey Moore
Michael Barker
Elizabeth Placek
Cody Hubble
Lindsey Carter
Kari Hammond Taylor Bingamar
Jordan O'Malley
Amber Tyler
Jacob Ribbing
Angelica Smithey
Erica Ury
Alexis Vargas Paige Bartruff
Josh Fuller
John-Michael Veach
Alaina Morrison
Dane Mull
Riki Hicks
Rebecca Lohstroh
Emily Blakely
Sydney Scherer
Josh Kelley
April Hileman
Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School
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