Murphysboro students sell Old Glory pins for Red Cross aid
Murphysboro Middle School students raise funds for Red Cross survivors by selling ribbon lapel pins in Old Glory colors for one dollar at MMS and Wrights Building Center. Builders' Club 4-H and FCA led the drive with Julie Kalvaitis Shae Leek and Beth Swartzendruber assisting. Other area schools also held drives. Murphysboro High School Key Club adds 1200 dollars after collecting 700 dollars at Apple Festival and school events, voting to cover the rest.
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Wright
Julie Kalvaitis
Shae Leek
Beth Swartzendruber
Red Cross
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Marion seniors reflect on homecoming and future college life
Queen candidates now as a senior, she looks forward to time with grade school friends. Marion seniors who celebrated homecoming explore the unknown territory of college life, a path that will separate the class of 2001 to colleges nationwide. They recall four fun-filled high school years and expect fond memories a year from now.
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Marion
Pinckneyville High school rises through crisis and planning
Pinckneyville High School major efforts shift to resilience after recent national and local tragedies. Marion High honors Emily Pfau with a memorial tree. Students lead the Three R's stance on respect, responsibility and resolution for 2001 02 while cross curricular projects and letters to New York City teens bolster morale.
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Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville High School
Emily Pfau
West Frankfort High School
Pinckneyville Lifesavers
Marion High
Sandi Jerrells
Marilyn Smith
Louie Blackstone
New York City
Brooklyn Public Library
FFA members cited at 73rd Illinois convention in Springfield
At the 73rd Illinois FFA Convention in Springfield June 12 14 several FFA chapters and leaders were honored. New section officers Fahian Robb and Amanda Zelasko lead Pinckneyville, Benton, Tamms and Olive Branch members earned posts while the Egyptian FFA earned multiple awards including Cooperative Activities Community Development and Gold Emblem. Illinois Leadership Camp Scholarships were awarded to four members.
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Southern Illinois
FFA
Illinois
Springfield
Fahian Robb
Pinckneyville
Amanda Zelasko
Jennifer
Illinois Ffa Alumni Association
Farhan Robb
Jennifer Ahles
Benton
Kristina Delap
Eldorado
Dustin Miller
Students Converge on Perspective Art Lessons
Teachers showcase three point perspective with a space scene and a required figure. Moore explains later plans for visual illusions inspired by Escher, using an impossible triangle to prompt creative thinking and break the laws of physics. He insists on pushing limits and avoiding failure.
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Outer Space
Moore
M.C. Escher
Egyptian Chapter Earns Gold Emblem and Sweepstakes Award
The Egyptian chapter received a Gold Emblem Award for Chapter Development and the Illinois FFA Sweepstakes Award for completing the three National Chapter Award Program divisions, Form I of Heritage and Cooperative Activities, and raising $300 or more in the annual FFA Foundation Collection Drive.
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Illinois
FFA
FFA Foundation
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