The Lincoln Jaycees announce the installation of their
2010 board of directors. The following officers were installed at
the most recent board meeting: Josh Utterback, 57th Lincoln Jaycees
president; Shelley Hackett, internal vice president; Chrystal
Ballenger, external vice president; Thomas Hackett, state director;
Angie Petro, secretary-treasurer; and Perry Payne, chairman of the
board.
The Lincoln Jaycees, a not-for-profit organization that serves
Lincoln and the surrounding communities, gives young people between
the ages of 18 and 40 the tools they need to build the bridges of
success for themselves in the areas of business development,
management skills, individual training, community service and
international connections.
The Lincoln Jaycees host various community activities such as an
Easter egg hunt and Angel Tree. The Jaycees have a variety of
management and fundraising projects, including their annual Haunted
House.
Membership meetings are the third Thursday of every month at 7
p.m. at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. Meetings are open to the
public.
 Ellen Olson has been named the December Senior-of-the-Month
at Mount Pulaski High School. Ellen is the daughter of John and Ann
Olson of Elkhart.
Ellen has been an active member of the Class of 2010,
participating in FFA, National Honor Society, WYSE academic team,
Spanish Club, Drama Club and Spirit Squad. She was a four-year
member of the award-winning Lady Toppers volleyball team and is a
high honor roll student. She was elected freshman class senator and
junior class president. She has also served as an office helper.
She is a member of 4-H, St. Patrick's Youth Group, the National
Junior Swine Association and the Illinois Club Pig Association.
Ellen plans to attend Lake Land College on a livestock judging
scholarship. She will major in agriculture.
The Senior-of-the-Month program is sponsored jointly by Johnson's
Food Center and Mount Pulaski Pharmacy. Monthly winners receive $100
savings bonds and are eligible to compete for the $1,000
Senior-of-the-Year award.
WL-B honor roll
Second nine weeks
(High honors, 3.6-4.0; honors, 3.0-3.5)
Eighth grade
High
honors: Daniel Hemenway, Lexee Klockenga, Livvie Muck, Joey Olden,
Michelle Paulus, Tiffany Strickler, Sam Tiffany, Alex Turner
Honors: Grant Johnson, Adam
Papirnik, Hunter Wieber
Seventh grade
High
honors: Leah Anderson, Tara Bradley, Andrew Coop, Adam Conrady, Levi
Curry, Payton Ebelherr, Kyle Fitzpatrick, Preston Marten, Lexi
Morris, Betsy Olson, Dalton Presswood, Jordan Yarcho
Honors: Brock Byrge
Sixth grade
High
honors: David Biggs, Jeris Bender, Kathryn Benner, Kaylyn Hoffert,
Adrienne Klockenga, Garrett Schreiner, Chase Turner, Jordan Wood
Honors: Emily Martinez, Brycen
Hicks, Brook Soebbing
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 Carroll Catholic second-quarter honor roll
4th grade
High honors: Emma Cameron, Jennifer Huynh, Sana Wahab
Honors: Alice Roate
Honorable mention: Aleck Bailey, John Ferreira, Ben Grunder,
Griffen Jodlowski, Cole Klockenga
5th grade
High honors: Emma Mammen
Honorable mention: Grace Hemenway, Cole Sheley, Reagen Tibbs
6th grade
High honors: Julia Huynh, Melissa Van, Davis Welch
Honorable mention: Hannah Cameron, Sage Conrady,
Kristen Lahr
7th grade
Honors: Christopher Duong
Honorable mention: Shamir Wahab, Zac Boss, Jonah
Pellinghelli-Drake
8th grade
High honors: Brianne Guzouskis, Tammy Huynh, Emmery
Mammen
Honors: Chloe Cox, Zoe Nepolello, Kelsey Shanle
Honorable mention: William Armbruster, Edward Bowlby,
Schyler Conrady, Kenyon Jodlowski, Max Marck
Carroll Catholic January 2010 students of the month
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Mia Young,
second grade
Daughter of Amber Young, Lincoln, and Brock Young, Lincoln |
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Drew Singleton,
third
grade
Son of Rich and Leslie Singleton, Lincoln |
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Emma Nepolello,
sixth
grade
Daughter of Katrina Ross, Lincoln, and Matt Nepolello,
Peoria |
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Edward Bowlby,
eighth
grade
Son of Kent and
Barb Bowlby |
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