Digital photography class, Olympia FFA Alumni news, West Lincoln-Broadwell and Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls make the Close Up

By Mike Fak

[January 12, 2011]  A digital photography class will start Feb. 1. Stephen Klemm, owner of Picture This Photography, will be the instructor. Classes are designed for the beginner to the intermediate, or anyone interested in using their digital camera to the fullest. The four-week series will have weekly sessions from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The class will open with how to take better photographs. The following weeks will address the best settings for your camera, computer printer and software. Klemm will also cover making calendars, cards and fun, whimsical projects. Week four will culminate with the high-tech of special effects, e-mail and slide shows.

Cost is $50 for residents of the Lincoln Park District and $60 for people from outside the district. Please preregister. A minimum number of participants are required in order to offer this class.

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Olympia FFA Alumni chapter news

The Olympia High School FFA Alumni chapter, which draws members from parts of Logan, DeWitt, Woodford, Tazewell and McLean counties, will have its ninth annual pork chop dinner with the trimmings, plus a silent auction with MANY items to be auctioned off, on Jan. 21 at Olympia High School's cafeteria in Stanford.

Are you looking for an inexpensive night of entertainment while supporting a good cause? If the answer is YES, then the group encourages you to attend their fundraising event, as it will be in conjunction with the sophomore and varsity boys basketball games versus their Woodford County neighbor and Corn Belt Conference rival Eureka High School, whose varsity boys basketball team is coached by Tim Meiss.

The dinner and auction will start at approximately 5 p.m. and will go until around 8 p.m. The meal will consist of a pork chop sandwich, a bag of chips, a snack desert and a drink for a small fee per person.

The silent auction will have many different items to bid on, such as farm toys, clothing, gift cards for various seed products, gift cards for various restaurants and shopping centers in the central Illinois area, sports memorabilia, and other items.

This event is the Olympia FFA Alumni chapter's main fundraiser of the year, as members solicit people in the area of the Olympia School District for auction items. In addition, some school FFA chapter members assist the alumni members by helping cook pork chop sandwiches, serve food for the meal and help with the auction by organizing the auction items and collecting payment for the items when they are picked up and purchased.

The money from this event benefits the Olympia FFA Alumni chapter, which in turn donates a part of the money to various FFA members through scholarships and special awards given at the Olympia FFA chapter banquet, along with helping pay most of the cost for some first-year FFA members’ jackets and awarding a special scholarship for $1,000 to a graduating high school senior at Olympia.

For more information about the event, please contact Olympia High School at 309-379-5911.

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West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary honor roll

Second nine weeks

Fifth grade:

High honors (3.6 to 4.0): Kylee Alexander, Nathan Camel, Joy Chi, Tabitha Cooley, Abbie Crowell, Jack Eimer, Kaelyn Froebe, Bryan Hay, Autumn Hoffert, Blake Jones,

Kennedy Lolling, Morgan Lolling, Carter McCraith, Jacob McCray, Zac Morris, Amber Oliver, Emerie Wieber, Ali Wilson

Honors (3.0 to 3.5): Haley Hicks, Cade Martinez, Hari Patel, Smruti Patel, Hannah Schmalshof, Will Tiffany

Sixth grade:

High honors: Preston Ebelherr, Megan Joseph, Grace Konczyk, Jacob Konczyk, Brianna Lanning, Casey Mollohan, Zac Montcalm, Isabelle Stiefvater

Honors: Morgan Bogdanic

Seventh grade:

High honors: Jeris Bender, Kate Benner, Brycen Hicks, Kaylyn Hoffert, Adrienne Klockenga, Emily Martinez, Garrett Schreiner, Brook Soebbing, Chase Turner

Honors: David Biggs

Eighth grade:

High honors: Leah Anderson, Tara Bradley, Adam Conrady, Samantha Cooley, Andrew Coop, Levi Curry, Payton Ebelherr, Kyle Fitzpatrick, Kylie Fitzsimmons, Preston Marten, Lexi Morris, Betsy Olson, Jordan Yarcho

Honors: Brock Byrge, Brayden Curry, Dalton Presswood

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Mount Pulaski High School honor rolls

First semester, 2010-11

Seniors:

Straight-A honor roll: Hannah Allen, Ethan Cline, Olivia Griesheim, Samantha Nichols

High honors (3.80 and above): Chase Aylesworth, Haley Bowles, Patrick Bree, Haley Casper, Brooklyn Collier, Andrea Hanna, Brooke Merold, Alec Murphy

Honors (3.50-3.79): Byron Holmes, Lillian Koehl, Zachary Raineri, Christopher Smith

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Quentin Cole Awe, Cole Beckers, Ryan Ely, Megan Griesheim, Ashley Hathaway, Cory Malone, Cory Titus, Karilyn Walsh

Juniors:

Straight-A honor roll: Mark Foley, Carly Powell

High honors (3.80 and above): Alexandra Conley, Allison Haley, Audrey Maske, Matthew Southerlan

Honors (3.50-3.79): Samantha Fanning, Jacob Litterly, Grace Tierney, Justin White

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Ryan Amidon, Katey Bobell, Whitney Clayton, Joel Davis, Marlea Elias, Hillary Fielden, Kelsey Griesheim, Jeremy Henrichsmeyer, Andrew Houser, Taylor Schahl

Sophomores:

Straight-A honor roll: Rachel Allen, Sylvia Klumpp, Elyse McCormick, Alexa Meister, Trenton Trump

High honors (3.80 and above): Jessica Awe, Rachel Durchholz, Zackary Ladson

Honors (3.50-3.79): Tanner Clementz, Timothy Koehler, Jessica Raineri, Hannah Skaggs

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Taylor Anderson, Scott Clampet, Auston Constant, Janson Cooper, Caleb Coppinger, Lindsey Davis, Shannon Gibbs, Edward Griesheim, Allison Hickey, Cole Huff, Shawn Knauer, Tyler Litterly, Schentel Maiers, Jacob Stoll, Kendra Willoughby

Freshmen:

Straight-A honor roll: Madison Haley, Chun Michael Ho, Cady Lowery, Jordan Luczaj, Aaron Stewart, Jordan Taylor

High honors (3.80 and above): Emma Stewart

Honors (3.50-3.79): Stephanie Bailey, Marissa Mattingly

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Derek Baunach, Hannah Boward, Madison Chandler, Marcus Hoock, Brady Thomas, Owen Tschantz.

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Second quarter, 2010-11

Seniors:

Straight-A honor roll: Hannah Allen, Ethan Cline, Olivia Griesheim, Samantha Nichols

High honors (3.80 and above): Chase Aylesworth, Haley Bowles, Patrick Bree, Haley Casper, Brooklyn Collier, Andrea Hanna, Lillian Koehl, Brooke Merold, Alec Murphy

Honors (3.50-3.79): Zachary Raineri, Christopher Smith

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Quentin Cole Awe, Cole Beckers, Ryan Ely, Megan Griesheim, Ashley Hathaway, Mitchell Holmes, Cory Malone, Cory Titus, Karilyn Walsh

Juniors:

Straight-A honor roll: Mark Foley

High honors (3.80 and above): Alexandra Conley, Allison Haley, Audrey Maske, Carly Powell, Justin White

Honors (3.50-3.79): Samantha Fanning, Jeremy Henrichsmeyer, Jacob Litterly, Matthew Southerlan, Grace Tierney

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Ryan Amidon, Whitney Clayton, Joel Davis, Marlea Elias, Hillary Fielden, Kelsey Griesheim, Andrew Houser, Kyle Lock, Taylor Schahl, Kevin Utterback, Christopher Wernsing

Sophomores:

Straight-A honor roll: Rachel Allen, Jessica Awe, Sylvia Klumpp, Elyse McCormick, Alexa Meister

High honors (3.80 and above): Rachel Durchholz, Zackary Ladson, Trenton Trump

Honors (3.50-3.79): Tanner Clementz, Auston Constant, Janson Cooper, Timothy Koehler, Hannah Skaggs, Jacob Stoll

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Nataliya Aleshchenko, Taylor Anderson, Scott Clampet, Caleb Coppinger, Lindsey Davis, Edward Griesheim, Allison Hickey, Cole Huff, Emily Johnston, Shawn Knauer, Schentel Maiers, Jessica Raineri, Alexandra Sanchez

Freshmen:

Straight-A honor roll: Madison Haley, Chun Michael Ho, Cady Lowery, Jordan Luczaj, Aaron Stewart, Jordan Taylor

High honors (3.80 and above): none

Honors (3.50-3.79): Madison Chandler, Marcus Hoock, Marissa Mattingly, Emma Stewart, Brady Thomas

Honorable mention (3.00-3.49): Stephanie Bailey, Derek Baunach, Hannah Boward, Nicholas Scassiferro, Chelsea Siembida, Owen Tschantz

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