Local AAUW contest honors Carbondale women and youths
Emily Hughes and Lane Dillard honored for essays admiring Lillian Adams and other local figures. Adams earns two awards for civil rights and community work at SIUC faculty club event attended by about 35 parents and teachers honoring seventh and eighth graders from Unity Point and Carbondale Middle Schools.
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Carbondale
Emily Hughes
Lillian Adams
Hughes
Adams
SIUC
American Association of University Women
Unity Point
Hughes and Dillard
Civil Rights Movement
The
Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois
League of Women Voters
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Women’s Center
Joyce Webb
Mary Ellen Dillard
Susan Barnes
Murphysboro
Mary Logan
AAUW 2003 Essay Winners Named for AAU Writings
The 2003 AAUW essay contest winners include eighth graders Emily Hughes first from Carbondale Middle School and Nate Alexander second from Unity Point with Joyce Webb third Mohona Paul from Unity Point. Seventh graders Sarah Luebke first from Carbondale Middle School and Lane Dillard second Unity Point with Lilith Reuter Yuill third Unity Point. The event honored essays about Joyce Webb and featured remarks from Lillian Adams and contest organizer Carolyn Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Hughes
Carbondale Middle School
Lillian Adams
Nate Alexander
Unity Point
Joyce Webb
Mohona Paul
Mary Logan
Sarah Luebke
Mary Ellen Dillard
Lane Dillard
Lilith Reuter-Yuill
Carbondale Students Earn All-State Music Honors in Peoria
Carbondale high school musicians Brian Conner Brian Steinbach Jon Merz and Anthony Manfredi earned All-State recognition at the Illinois Music Educators Association conference in Peoria on February 1. Selected from over 5000 auditions, Manfredi joined jazz choir while Merz and Steinbach joined honors orchestra and honors concert band respectively, with Conner also placing third in the state composers contest and invited to the recognition ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Conner
Brian Steinbach
Jon Merz
Carbondale
Illinois Music Educator's Association
Peoria
Anthony Manfredi
Conner
Du Quoin Indianettes win state dance title despite inexperience
Du Quoin high school Indianette pompom squad, led by captains Shalane McIntire Karissa Wolfe Candace Peters and Mindy Vancil, won first place in dance and second in funk at the Illinois Drill Team Association state finals in Champaign. Coach Jennifer Craft and co coach Debbie Vancil oversaw a young team of freshmen, with hours of practice and tapes guiding improvements. The win marks the program's sixth state title in 10 years and their first dance title.
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DU Quoin
Shalane McIntire
Karissa Wolfe
Candace Peters
Mindy Vancil
du Quoin High School
Illinois
University of Illinois Assembly Hall
Champaign
Jennifer Craft
Craft
Toni Taylor
Jessica Filson
JaLyn Field
Jaycd Woodside
Kendra Schubert
Megan Sheehan
Christa Kowzan
Debbie Vancil
McIntire
Wolfe
Southern Illinois University
Carlyle
Southern Illinois squads shine at state drill championships
Several Southern Illinois pompom teams earned top results at the Illinois Drill Team Association State Championships. Du Quoin won first in dance and second in funk, Carterville took first in prop and second in kick, Benton finished second in pom dance and third in funk, Herrin placed fifth in both funk and dance, Pinckneyville was seventh in pom dance, and in AA division Marion won first in kick while Murphysboro finished ninth in dance.
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Southern Illinois
du Quoin High School
Carterville High School
Benton High School
Herrin High School
Pinckneyville High School
Marion
Murphysboro
Carterville Props Team Wins State Title in Champaign
Carterville high school's pom squad, led by seniors Jenna Crane Abby Burnam Sarah Vorhees Kelli Pearce and Sarah May, won first place in the Class A small schools state finals in Champaign for props. Coach Lynn Byrnes notes Morrison NL in kick division provided strong competition. Byrnes marked it a thrilling season.
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Carterville
Lynn Byrnes
Carterville High School
Champaign
Jenna Crane
Abby Burnam
Sarah Vorhees
Kelli Pearce
Sarah May
Frank Sinatra
Byrnes
Morrison
Pinckneyville FFA to Sponsor Donkey Basketball Game
Pinckneyville High School FFA hosts a donkey basketball event at 6:30 p.m. on April 4 with four teams including Perry County Young Farmers versus faculty in the first half and Du Quoin FFA versus FFA in the second. Proceeds benefit the Capital Campaign Fund for the FFA Center in Springfield. Winners from local feeder schools will participate in opening ceremonies and an overall boy and girl winner will be announced. Tickets at the door. raffle and concessions planned.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville High School
Future Farmers of America
Perry County
Capital Campaign Fund
FFA Center
Springfield
Crawford
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Carbondale Women’s Center
Susan
Alexander
Snyder
Claire
Obrien
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Mathis
Ition
Jamie Edwards
Lindsay Reynolds
Dani Brown
Corena Dolce
Lauren Mason
Nicole Sheer
Callie Bernardoni
Jasmine John
Sarah Greenlee
Ashley Griffin
Mallory Bell
Leah Yeager Voorhees
Pearce
Illinois Drill Team Association
Courtney Church
Stephanie Reeder
John.homan
Pinckneyville Ffa
Sam Robb
Pinckneyville Junior High
Steven Brueggeman
Emily Heisner
Austin Lindsey
Jessica Farthing
St. Bruno’s
Kody Greenwood
Jodi Hofmeister
Tamaroa
Dustin Brewer
Kortney
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