SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced three free summer programs to prepare students for college and career training, along with a tuition freeze for the upcoming academic year. 3 for Free! New college students can choose a free, three-credit class to take this summer. Also eligible are former LLCC students who did not complete […]
Applications being accepted for hospital scholarship
The HSHS St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary offers three scholarship awards to students whose principal residences are in Montgomery or Macoupin counties. The scholarships are awarded to applicants who have completed one year of college and who are pursuing degrees or diplomas in health-related occupations. Three awards of $1,000 are given. Award recipient selections are based […]
Area students named to UIS fall 2022 dean’s list
Editor’s note: Only Macoupin County students are listed. The full list can be found on UIS’s website. The University of Illinois Springfield has released the names of the 712 students who made the Dean’s List for Fall Semester 2022. A total of 103 students in the College of Business and Management; 361 students in the […]
Five Gillespie students recognized as Illinois State Scholars
Five Gillespie High School seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars including Adylin Drewel, Jenna Clark, Macy Fosnock, Emily Schoen, and Logan Simmons. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the state’s college access and financial aid agency, presents this prestigious recognition of academic achievement to exceptional Illinois high school students annually. This year, more than […]
Blackburn music department presenting spring recital March 19
Blackburn College Department of Music & Theatre will present its annual studio recital on Sunday, March 19, at 2:00 pm in Bothwell Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. This event will feature students participating in Blackburn’s Music program and will feature a number of solo vocal and piano performances. The Blackburn […]
Newly formed Gillespie CUSD 7 Athletic Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Gillespie CUSD 7 Board of Education gave their final stamp of approval for the creation of a GHS Athletic Wall of Fame. The Wall of Fame will spotlight the town’s outstanding history and athletes who have done great things on the athletic field. If you know of an athlete who has done great things, please feel […]
Criminal justice advocate and author Cyntoia Brown-Long to speak at Blackburn on April 3
CARLINVILLE, IL – Blackburn College will host Cyntoia Brown-Long, author and advocate for criminal justice reform and victims of trafficking, as a speaker on Monday, April 3, at 7:00 PM in Bothwell Auditorium. As part of Blackburn’s observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Brown-Long will share her journey of being trafficked and arrested during her […]
Grant available to college student teaching during the 2023-2024 school year
The Alpha Tau Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, an honorary organization for leading women educators impacting education worldwide is offering a $500 grant to a deserving college student who will be doing his/her student teaching during the 2023-2024 school year. To be eligible for the grant, the student must have graduated from […]
School Board votes to participate in Liquid Asset Fund
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to approve a resolution authorizing the district to participate in the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund+, an investment pool in which more than 600 of the state’s 900 school districts participate. Supt. Shane Owsley said the measure will allow […]
Bob Price Scholarship deadline is March 31
The scholarship committee is currently taking applications for the 2023 Bob Price Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is available to graduating high school students living in Illinois State Police District 18 counties of Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin and Montgomery. The $1000 scholarship(s) will be awarded to qualifying students with a major in criminal justice and forensics, fire […]
Blackburn names Dr. Gregory J. Meyer as 19th president
CARLINVILLE, IL — The Blackburn College Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Gregory J. Meyer as the school’s 19th President. Meyer, a former Blackburn professor and administrator, succeeds Dr. Mark Biermann, who recently resigned after two and a half years at Blackburn to focus on health, well-being, and extended family. Dr. Rochelle Henderson, the Chair […]
FarmHouse Fraternity offers new student scholarship to University of Illinois
FarmHouse Fraternity at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is offering multiple scholarships to incoming students of all majors that will be attending the university next fall. In 2022, the Illinois Chapter awarded over $15,000 in scholarships to incoming students. In 2023, we plan to award more dependent on the pool of qualified candidates. Scholarship amounts […]
Blackburn College announces Dean’s List for fall 2022
Blackburn College has announced its Dean’s List for the fall 2022 semester. Students named to the Dean’s list must earn a grade point average of 3.6 or higher for the semester. Area students include: GILLESPIE: Mallory Beechler and Emalee Sorbie SHIPMAN: Jaci Gwillim Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational liberal arts […]
Farm Credit Illinois offers scholarship, grant funds for youth
Applications for Farm Credit Illinois’ annual agriculture scholarship and community improvement grant programs are open until Feb. 28, 2023. As higher education costs continue to rise, the cooperative increased scholarships for high school seniors from $2,000 to $2,500 this year. AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIPS High school seniors pursuing a career in agriculture are invited to apply for […]
LLCC announces fall 2022 President’s, Vice President’s lists
Editor’s note: The excerpt below only contains Macoupin County students. The full lists can be found on Lincoln Land Community College’s website. SPRINGFIELD — Lincoln Land Community College has announced its full-time and part-time President’s and Vice President’s lists for the fall 2022 semester. Full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) are noted […]
High school releases second-quarter honor roll
Senior class – Class of 2023 High honor roll Bailey Cartwright, Jenna Clark, Macy Fosnock, Shelbee Geisler, Erik Kravanya, Peyton Montes, Cadyn Oberkfell, Megan Rife, Cadence Schmitt, Emily Schoen, Alyssa Schuette, Macy Shuey-Warford, Viola Stangle Honor roll Alicia Albers, Allison Andrews, Dustin Armstrong, Connor Barber, Tyler Best, Kyleigh Blankley, Ian Brown, Keller Brunetto, Harry Bultema, […]
Macoupin County Agriculture Education Foundation scholarships available in 2023
The Macoupin County Agriculture Education (MCAE) Foundation is offering 6 – $1,000 scholarships for the upcoming 2023-24 school year to students wishing to pursue agriculture majors. The MCAE Foundation offers scholarships to provide encouragement and financial assistance to Macoupin County residents and/or students of Macoupin County schools who display well-balanced attributes of good citizenship, commitment […]
Golden Apple extends application deadline for accelerators program
Golden Apple program participants make a material difference in the ongoing teacher shortage crisis ILLINOIS – Golden Apple, a non-profit dedicated to preparing, supporting and mentoring aspiring teachers, has extended the deadline to apply to its Accelerators program to January 31, 2023. Through the Accelerators program, Golden Apple aims to meet the teacher shortage crisis […]
Blackburn College announces resignation of president
CARLINVILLE, IL — The Board of Trustees of Blackburn College has accepted the resignation of Dr. Mark Biermann as President of Blackburn College. Biermann will leave his position as President to focus on health, well-being, and extended family. Dr. Greg Meyer, former Blackburn College professor, has been appointed as Interim President and will serve until […]
School Board approves tax levy, rehires fall coaching staff
Members of the Community Unit School District 7 Board of Education on Monday night approved a $3,561,741 levy for 2022 property taxes collectible in 2023. The levy proposal now goes to the County Clerk, who will determine the amount of tax revenue the school actually is entitled to receive on the basis of the current […]
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