Herrin High inducts 40 into National Honor Society
Forty Herrin High School students were inducted into the National Honor Society with 11 returning members and 29 new inductees. A candlelight ceremony and dinner were held April 5 at the school. Selection honors juniors and seniors based on a 4.5 GPA for juniors and 4.25 for seniors, plus leadership service and character. Faculty advisers are Gary Dooley and John Venegoni.
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Herrin High School
Tony Berra
Cindy Cochran
Ann Fierke
Mike Goad
Lowell Hall
Riley Hays
Karen Humphreys
Randy Marlow
Rita Miller
Cheryl Snider
Bruce Sohn
Tammy Botwinski
Leanne Brandon
Denise Dunnigan
Greg Eisenhauer
Todd Grounds
Dianna Jack
Tom Jones
Doug Keirn
Dana Mallow
Chiravudh Sawetawan
Skip Stitt
Tammy Tippy
Gary Dooley
John Venegoni
Teen Scene and Youth Health Outreach in Herrin Area
Herrin Teen Town opens Friday and Saturday 7 to 11 30 p m with band nights until 11 45 p m West Frankfort Youth Center operates 7 30 to 10 p m Friday and Saturday nights Adolescent Health Center at 306 W Main Carbondale Memorial Professional Building serves youths 12 to 20 on sliding fees with counseling and medical care including pregnancy testing and venereal disease treatment hours 1 to 9 p m Mondays and Thursdays and 8 30 a m to 5 p m Tue Wed Fri For more information call 529 2621 Concert by Herrin High School Band 7 45 p m Friday in the school auditorium admission 1 adults 50 cents children free with parents
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Herrin
West
Frankfort
W. Main St
Carbondale
Memorial Professional
Herrin High School
Bankers offer Logan College scholarship
Tri County Bankers representing Jefferson Franklin and Williamson counties offer a 200 dollar scholarship at John A Logan College for business majors. Applications through the college Office of Financial Aid with a June 10 1979 deadline. selections by June 30. Must be county resident 1 year prior and a full time student with at least one college semester and a C average in the School of Business with finance emphasis.
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Tri-County Bankers
Jefferson, Franklin
Williamson Counties
John A. Logan College
College
Office of Financial Aid
Bank Group
Williamson County
School of Business
Student artists honored in regional high school show
High school students from Marion Carbondale Carterville Gorham Murphysboro Elverado and Johnston City competed in the John A Logan College District high school art show. Best of show went to Lisa Johnson Carbondale in acrylics and Mike Maddox Marion in graphics.
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Marion
Carbondale
Carterville
Gorham
Murphysboro
Elverado
Johnston City
John A. Logan
Lisa Johnson
Carbondle
Mike Maddox
Herrin junior high band gets new uniforms with help
Herrin Grade School Band parents, the school board, and community groups raised about 15000 in three months to outfit 100 musicians with new uniforms. Fundraising included chili suppers raffles and a magic show. The 19 uniforms funded by the board and 149 each per uniform funded by donors, debut at the Loyalty Day parade in Marion on May 19. The band, led by Gene Moore, has won six first place prizes in two years.
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Herrin
Sheila Ahlgren
Ahlgren
Gene Moore
Fish tales tonight at Carbondale library aquarium
The Carbondale Public Library hosts a 7 to 7:30 p.m. story time in the Children's Library to celebrate its new aquarium installed April 20. Stories Swimmy and A Fish Out of Water accompany a display of about 15 fish including goldfish, angel fish, Glow Lites, Khulie Loach, algae eaters and a snail in a 20-gallon tank viewed by the public.
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Carbondale Public Library
Ray Campbell
Murphysboro Superstars win Jackson County 4-H contest
Murphysboro 4-H Club the Superstars won the Jackson County Share The Fun event with the skit The Cobbler and the Clowns and earned a spot at the State Fair in Springfield. If unavailable, Easterly Eagles of Carbondale will perform, with Jackson Yellow Jackets as the alternate. Awards included A and B ratings for several groups. Perry Hottes of Campbell Hill to MC at the State Fair. Ver gennes and Vergennes entities noted among A ratings.
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Murphysboro
Perry Hottes
Campbell Hill
4-H
Diane Best
Christy Jatho
Vergennes
Herrin High Band to Present Concert Friday
The Herrin High School Band directed by Dave Cox will perform an easy listening concert at 7 45 p m Friday in the high school auditorium with guest director William Clarida superintendent of Herrin Unit 4 School District Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for children and free for accompanied children Student soloists include Mike Steh on trumpet Jane Lenzini on piano and Laurie Hadfield as vocalist The band will also give a 3 p m May 20 performance in the city park with the Herrin cadet band directed by Carson Johnson.
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Herrin
Dave Cox
William Clarida
Herrin Unit 4
Mike Steh
Jane Lenzini
Laurie Hadfield
Carson Johnson
Tamaroa pupils raise funds via Jump Rope-A-Thon
Students from Tamaroa Grade School District No. 5 raised 1233.18 dollars for the Illinois Heart Association through a March 31 Jump Rope-A-Thon. Nine teams, 53 participants, each team completing three hours. The top team earned 260.86 dollars. members Roxanna Kennedy, Lara Downs, Sherry Knapp, Sharon Prusacki, Holly Haycraft, and Dawn Adcock will receive warm-up suits.
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Tamaroa
No. 5
Illinois Heart Association
Roxanna Kennedy
Lara Downs
Sherry Knapp
Sharon Prusacki
Holly Haycraft
Dawn Adcock
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