Elkville 4-H and FFA leaders plan workshop sessions
Elkville area teen 4-H volunteer leaders and prospective leaders meet at 7:30 p.m. today at the Elkville Civic Center. A 4-H and FFA workshop is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Murphysboro at the Jackson County extension office auditorium. Dave Warner of the Soil Conservation Service will discuss conservation and bird study projects. Glen Campbell of the U.S. Forest Service will provide forestry materials. Mildred Benz will review 4-H project requirements. Herrin Teen Town hosts open nights Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11:30 p.m., with band nights to 11:45 p.m., while West Frankfort Youth Center opens 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday for seventh and eighth graders.
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Elkville Area
Elkville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Dave Warner
The
Soil Conservation Service
Glen Campbell
U.S. Forest Service
Mildred Benz
Herrin
West Frankfort
Area pupils win Scholastic Art Awards regional honors
South ern Illinois students dominated the 1978 Scholastic Art Awards with nearly thirty winners from 31 schools across 12 counties. Lynette Cook of Herrin High School earned a Hallmark Prize nomination for a darkening landscape drawing, while Laird Avery of Marion High won multiple blue ribbons and Hallmark nomination. Craig Williams of Pinckneyville Community High earned blue ribbon, gold key, and certificates. others from Marion, Murphysboro, Carterville, Frankfort, Carbondale, and more received gold keys and certificates of achievement. Winners may receive tuition at universities and national recognition with works traveling to New York for judging and display.
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Cindy Rippa
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Lynette Cook
Herrin
Miss Cook
Hallmark
New York
Scholastic Magazines, Inc
Laird Avery
Marion
Avery
Scholastic
United States
Marion High School
Herrin High School
Thomas Gueters
Susann Razer
Kym Drasil
Robin Saulsbury
Frankfort Community High School
Charles Peterson
Carbondale Community High School
Tim Rothstein
Carterville High School
Crystal Howell
Cindy Jackson
Charles Thetford
Bob Champers
Thomas Guetersloh
Traci Lively
Terri Newlin
Murphysboro High School
Jane Migielicz
Lillian Maring
Doug Jennings
Herin High School
Bill Bou
Craig Williams
Pinckneyville Community High School
Gary Sims
Don Aiken
Benton High School
Pinckneyville and Trico lead FFA pro ficiency awards
Pinckneyville and Trico FFA chapters topped a Section 24 Proficiency Awards contest at Lesser High School. Judging focused on enterprise size, efficiency, production, managerial responsibility, and approved practices. First place winners will advance to the District 5 contest March 15 at Bend Lake College.
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Pinckneyville
Trico
Future Farmer of America
Lesser High School
Sion
Bend Lake College
Bill Yeager
Claude Reiman
Charles Grab
Phil Saupe
Murphysboro
MTHS to host Key Club dinner meeting in Murphysboro
Michael R Mills of Opelika Alabama president of Key Club International will speak at a Murphysboro High School dinner meeting for the Illinois Eastern Iowa District Saturday night. About 500 officials and delegates from 120 clubs are expected to attend with District Governor Farina and Administrator McConnell among guests. The event marks the new school facility’s first public use and features election of district lieutenant governors.
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Michael R. Mills
Opelika
Ala
Key Club International
Iowa
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Key Club
Murphysboro Kiwanis Club
Murphysboro High School
Illinois-Eastern
Europe
Herrin High School
Geman
John Venegoni
Susan Murphy
Karla Mees
CCHS hosts IHSA district drama tournament
Carbondale Community High School will host IHSA district events in group interpretation and drama this Saturday. Participants include Cairo, Lesser, Christopher, Anna Jonesboro, Benton, Metropolis, Murphysboro and Carbondale with judges from SIU assessing advancing teams to the Sectional on March 18 at Granite City and State on April 7-8 at Bloomington.
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Carbondale Community High School
Illinois High School Association
Cairo
Lesser
Christopher
Anna Jonesboro
Benton
Metropolis
Murphysboro
Carbondale
IHSA
Granite City
Bloomington
Marion Kleinan
SIU
William McHughes
Cindy Miller
Alfreds Straumanis
William Lewis
Joseph Proctor
SIUC
Theodora Bach
CCHS
Mary Boyle
Karen Mitchell
Christopher High School
Tim Peter
Murphysboro Pupils Enter Writing Contest
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 students advance to state competition in a youth writing contest by the Illinois Office of Education and Illinois Reading Council. Marci Cocking from Carruthers Middle School and Lorelei Miller from Washington Grade School are the selected entrants with self chosen topics and illustrations. Preliminary winners include Lorelei Miller and a joint project by Marnie Klyman Peggy McGowan for fourth grade.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Office of Education
Illinois Reading Council
Marci Cocking
Carruthers
Lorelei Miller
Washington
Ics
Mark Warner
Marnie Klyman
Peggy McGowan
Marcia Cocking
Gina Goforth
Heidi Newmaker
Tracy Meadows
Area pupils win first in Egyptian Forensic League meet
Three high school students from Carbondale Sparta and Nashville topped events at the Final Tournament of the Egyptian Forensic League held Feb 25 in Nashville with about 150 students from 15 member schools competing in 12 public speaking and interpretation areas. First place sweepstakes went to Mater Dei with Waterloo second and Carbondale third.
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Carbondale
Sparta
Nashville
Nashville Community High School
Christopher High School
Mater Dei
Waterloo
Christopher
du Quoin
Southern Illinois
Benton
Cairo
Marion
Meridian
Metropolis
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro
Lesser
Egyptian Forensic League
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International Harvester
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Charles L. Buchanan
Harrisburg, IL
Worldscope
United Mine Workers
Daniel ““Chappie” James
Air Force
James
Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Julia
Annie Hall
United States Secretary of Labor
Accord
China
People’s Congress
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Hua Kuo-feng
Teng Hsiao-ping
Sportlight
Kevin Porter
Houston Rockets
New Jersey Nets
National Basketball Association
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Margaret Court
Billie Jean King
Eric Heiden
Choose One
Canada
Heiden
VEC., Inc
Eastman Kodak Co
Williams
Mitchell Museum
Loh
Land of Marion High School
Jim Kinsman
Todd Warren
Frankfort Community High
Robert Yack
Carla Zedialis
Carterville
Krista Stewart
Christopher Community High School
Melissa Hope
Jon Fox
Carol Medvick
Beth Wilson
Marion Junior High
Jack Godwin
William Ward
John Bursich
Lesser-Walier Community High School
Larry Dierks
Bruce Mueller
Gorham
Irene Bigham
Dale Winter
Tom Malinski
Chris Sledsky
Jim Butler
Doug Marlow
Perry Hottes
Gary Clutts
Dennis Stroymeyer
Bill Timpner
Russel Greer
Star Agri
Star Farmer
MTHS
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Chicago
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Peoria
Elexx
Key Club
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Netherland Antilles
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University Mall
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Southern
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Zeigler, Illinois
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Williamson
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