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[JUNE 29, 2001]  Starting with the fall semester, Lincoln College will be able to offer bachelor’s degrees in liberal arts and business management at its campus in Normal.

The North Central Association, the regional accrediting association, has approved Lincoln College’s request to offer a two-plus-two program. The program will permit students who have earned an associate of arts degree to continue with courses leading to a bachelor’s degree.

Lincoln College President Jack Nutt says the request stems from the demands of the local business community. "Employers have said to us that they would prefer to have liberally educated employees that they can train to meet the needs of a particular position," he said.

For more information about the new program, call Lincoln College at Normal at (800) 569-0558 or (309) 452-0500.

[News release]

Also see Lynn Spellman’s article "LC plans to offer 4-year degree in Normal," posted April 28 and 30 in LDN.

[JUNE 12, 2001]  The fish were hungry for boys and girls dangling the baited hook before their noses.

[Chief Rich Montcalm with Zack O'Donahue
(and a cute little guy), who reeled in the biggest fish,
a 10-pound carp.]

All Logan County sixth graders who passed the DARE program were invited out to Hickory Lane Campground and fishing lake to compete in a fishing derby Sunday, June 10. Boys and girls fished, ate hot dogs and chips, and sipped sodas for a fun afternoon outdoors. Lots of prizes were given out, including T-shirts and frisbees.

[Garrett Romer and Marty Oltmanns each caught seven fish, for the most fish caught. Their winnings were full rod-and-reel combos.]

Fishing champs won bigger prizes. Garrett Romer and Marty Oltmanns each caught seven fish, for the most fish caught. Their winnings were full rod-and-reel combos. Zack O’Donahue and Sarah Adams reeled in the biggest fish. They won bicycles of their choice purchased from Lincoln Cycle Center.

Chief Rich Montcalm has passed the DARE program coordination to Sgt. Ken Greenslate. This was the new DARE sergeant’s first official outing.

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[Zach, Chief Rich Montcalm, and Sarah Adams.
Sarah caught the largest fish for the girls.]

[Sgt. Ken Greenslate and Darrell Sisk enjoy a day of fun with our youth. Sgt. Greenslate is the new DARE officer, and Sisk was the first program organizer for DARE.]

[JUNE 12, 2001]  Heritage In Flight Museum, located at Logan County Airport, Lincoln, has received a grant that will permit an expansion of their educational program for high school students. A current program has helped students examine employment opportunities in aviation. The grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will make possible an expanded project named Aviation Careers.

In the expanded program, a group of aviation career cadets will be selected. They will meet at Logan County Airport for a two-hour session once a month from October 2001 through May 2002. During this phase, the cadets will become acquainted with the history of aviation, what makes airplanes fly and the development of aviation during the first 100 years.

Up to 12 of the aviation cadets will be given free tuition scholarships for a one-week aviation career workshop during June 2002. The workshop will meet three hours a day Monday through Friday. While the aviation careers workshop is built on the love of flying, it recognizes that many people are involved in addition to pilots. It also recognizes that, in common with other careers, most aviation careers require completion of high school, and many careers require a college degree. The focus of the workshop is on the career-selection phase of the educational process. During this phase the cadet will become acquainted with the airline industry, corporate aviation, military aviation, recreational flying and the space program.

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Many of the experiences in the aviation careers project will be carried out on a one-on-one basis between students and museum personnel. Since Heritage In Flight Museum manages the Logan County Airport, it attracts a membership of pilots, engineers, educators and retired military personnel. Many of these members are involved in airport activities, since numerous volunteers are needed to keep the museum open.

The Heritage In Flight Museum concept, simply stated, is to provide an educational experience that is conducive to learning, recreation and fellowship. Its activities are aimed at kindergarten through retirement homes. The activities are built around aviation experiences and are designed to combine learning and fun. Experiences include visits to the museum, flying events at the airport, meetings, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance.

Heritage In Flight Association members have monthly meetings at 1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month. The annual election of board members is at the March membership meeting. Other activities for members include a spring potluck and fall wiener roast. The association also has a bimonthly newsletter.

For more information, contact Milt Underkoffler, Heritage In Flight Museum education coordinator, 1204 N. Linden, Normal, IL 61761; phone (309) 452-0834.

[New release; ed. LDN]

New Wine graduation

[JUNE 2, 2001]  New Wine had its graduation at 7 p.m. Friday evening at the New Wine Fellowship Hall. Principal Krista Wilson was the speaker for the evening. She presented seven diplomas. Valedictorian for the class of 2001 is Nanette Turner, with Amy Brisbin selected as salutatorian.

[MAY 31, 2001]  Most courses end with a test or project to determine how much students have gleaned, but not the third-grade violence-prevention program in Logan County. At the end of the course, the third-graders compete to be featured in a television commercial.

For the last few years, Central School won the privilege. This year, a new school earned the honor, Washington-Monroe School. Washington-Monroe’s third-graders were up against four other public and private elementary schools.

Three teachers at Washington-Monroe drafted the commercial for the two third-grade classes to learn and perform: Gail Zimmer, Mary Clark and Debbie Turner. The commercial was originally a whole minute long, defining types of battery and child abuse and using actual crime statistics. When the teachers learned that it had to be pared down to 30 seconds, they were compelled to scrap the definitions and keep the explanations about real court cases.

The student’s reactions are predictable. "They’re real thrilled to be in a commercial," says teacher Debbie Turner. Turner herself is "thrilled for the kids, and it is an important message to get out….and the kids are concerned about it."

The "Cops and Kids" commercial is aired on the weekends, Friday to Sunday, on the local cable stations for ESPN, Nickelodeon and Fox Family.

[Jean Ann Carnley]

Honors & Awards

[JULY 3, 2001]   

Sixth grade

High honors — Kaithlyn Faucon

Honors — Angela Cunningham

Honorable mention — Allison Durchholz, Leanna Gleason, Kelsey Hudson, Kristin Miller

Seventh grade

Honorable mention — Wilson Bock, Ryan Dennison, Johanna Thatcher

Eighth grade

All A’s — Maggy Gleason, Molly Gleason

High honors — Matt Davis, Zach Moore, Jeremy Ott

Honors — Jamie Smith

Honorable mention — Mallory Davis, Dan Gleason, Brittany Hinds, Sarah Moore

[JUNE 12, 2001]   

Fourth grade — Michelle Boyer, Zach Gasparini, Kelsey Jurgens, Katie Mason, Diane Monday

Fifth grade — Jonathon Davis, John Fink, Jacob Harnacke, Brandon Merriman, Shonda White

Sixth grade — Katie Conklen, Jennifer Dammerman, Kimber Davison, Jason Dean, Justin Harnacke, Brandee Heidbreder, Jenna Hutchison, Justin Mason, Lincoln Moore, Jill Patrick, Jay Tibbs, Molly Tobias

Seventh grade — Michael Bates, Laura Moehring, Serena Tripplett, Brook Wibben

Eighth grade — Melanie Boyer, Robin Conklen, Jaron Harnacke, Ruth Healy, Miranda Merriman, Kasey Pepperell, Nicole Tripplett

Fourth grade — Phillip Barrish, Josh Mehan

Fifth grade — Evan Apke, Andrew Uhlry, Cori Wendell

Sixth grade — Nick Apke, Jeremiah Kirby, Michelle Tripplett, Nicole Zipprich

Seventh grade — Janet Loveall

Eighth grade — Zac Adye, Tammie Baker, Megan Martin

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Fourth grade — Michelle Boyer, Kelsey Jurgens, Katie Mason, Diane Monday

Fifth grade — Jonathon Davis, John Fink, Jacob Harnacke, Shonda White

Sixth grade — Katie Conklen, Jennifer Dammerman, Kimber Davison, Jason Dean, Justin Harnacke, Brandee Heidbreder, Jenna Hutchison, Justin Mason, Lincoln Moore, Jill Patrick, Molly Tobias

Seventh grade — Michael Bates, Laura Moehring, Serena Tripplett, Brook Wibben

Eighth grade — Melanie Boyer, Robin Conklen, Jaron Harnacke, Ruth Healy, Miranda Merriman, Kasey Pepperell, Nicole Tripplett

Fourth grade — Phillip Barrish, Zach Gasparini, Danielle Horn

Fifth grade — Evan Apke, Brandon Merriman, Bobby Rankin, Andrew Uhlry, Cori Wendell

Sixth grade — Nick Apke, Jewel King, Jay Tibbs, Nicole Zipprich

Seventh grade — Brooke Kuznik, Janet Loveall

Eighth grade — Zac Adye, Tammie Baker

[JUNE 11, 2001]   Forty-eight students from Logan County have been named on academic honor lists for spring semester 2001 at Lincoln College.

Students listed on the Special Honors List include Kari Borowiak, Jonathan Cook, Miles Craig, Dawn Demling, Heidi Graff, Teri Kavelman, Trisha Kavelman, Lyndsey Pickering and Joshua Twente, all of Lincoln; Tamar Lyons of Elkhart; Nathan Dieckow, Adrienne Harmon and Hamilton Harmon, all of Atlanta; and Brittany Franklin of New Holland. To qualify for the Lincoln College Special Honors List, students of the current semester must achieve a grade point average of 4.0 with a class load of at least 15 credit hours.

Students listed on the President’s List are Angela Bates, Molly Donnelly, Brock Guzouskis, Julie Halcomb, Tina Mayer, Dale Miller, Jonah Rosenthal, Sallie Snyder and Rachel Washam, all from Lincoln; Brett Conrady of Elkhart; Felicia Haak of McLean; and John Hoblit of Atlanta. To qualify for the Lincoln College President’s List, students of the current semester must achieve a grade point average of 3.75 through 3.99 with a class load of at least 15 credit hours.

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Students listed on the Dean’s List are Ashley Brinner, Daniel Bryson, Dayne Dalpoas, Christopher Davenport, Andrew Dexter, Courtney Dirks, Mike Fulmer, Steven Goodman Jr., Brooke Huskins, Amy Janet, Nicholas King, Anna Schmidt, Joshua Shanle, Chelsie Slack, Clinton Smith, Mark Stoltzenburg, Joshua Utterback, Zachary Winter and Kate Winters, all of Lincoln; also Shadd Gordon, Rich Lynch and Tiffany Sutton, all of Atlanta. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students of the current semester must achieve a grade point average range of 3.25 through 3.74 with a class load of at least 15 credit hours.

[JUNE 8, 2001]   

Fourth nine weeks

* denotes 4.00 GPA

Sixth grade

High honors — Joshua Conrady*, Jeffrey Clark, Taylor Hilgendorf*, Abby Olson*, Jason Rohlfs*, Joshua Rohlfs*, Ben Wagoner, JoEllen Westen, Andrew DeJarnette*, Travis Folkman, Chelsey Rankin, Weslee Umphryes

Honors — Alisia Newby, Candice Collins, Vienna Purdue, Jorday Gass

Honorable mention — Paul Klokkenga, Natasha Johnston, Sara Behrends

Seventh grade

High honors — Megan Backs*, Blaine Hellman*, Bill Detmers*, Jeff Lessen, Michael Schneider

Honors — Chynna McCloud, Erin Semple, Scott Ubbenga

Honorable mention — Nicole Buse, Zachary Flatley

Eighth grade

High honors — Brian Baker, Jenna Bergman*, Michelle Billings, Andrea Cross*, Brock Lessen, Heather Osborn*, Abby Klokkenga*

Honors — Joni Cross

Honorable mention — Brandon Crane, Drew Olson, Amanda Johnson

Ninth grade

High honors — Kory Leesman*, Megan Leesman, Joshua Sherwood*, Blaen Fletcher, Molly Klokkenga, Matthew Wrage, Krista Ubbenga*, Sasha Talkington

Honors — Kyle Hoerbert, Nicholas Alberts, Victoria Tuttle, Alyssa Moehring

Honorable mention — Justin Hinch, Amanda Cordray, Kyle Homer, Brittney Kavanaugh, Melissa Tillman

10th grade

High honors — Mark Baker*, Cody Christian*, Natalie Coers, Anthony Jones, Ashley Luken, Ryan Duckworth, Danielle Bergman

Honors — Ann Proefrock, Nathaniel Griesbaum, Alexis Wenninger

Honorable mention — Nicholette Chapman, Tiffany Umphryes, Danielle Clutter, Matthew Gleason, Aaron Folkman, Sarah Harrington, Shane Westen

11th grade

High honors — Nichole Coers, Monica Proefrock*, Kent Leesman*

Honors — Jaci Cross, Daniel Eeten

Honorable mention — Amanda Cheatham, Nicholas Coers, Valerie Tillman, Anne VanCleve

12th grade

High honors — Leann Alberts, Kate Wrage*, Matt Duckworth

Honors — Jean Ann Cross, Jennifer Tuttle

Honorable mention — Brad Aper, Justin McCormick, Amber Post, Tasha Williams

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Second semester

* denotes 4.00 GPA

Sixth grade

High honors — Joshua Conrady*, Jeffrey Clark, Taylor Hilgendorf*, Abby Olson*, Jason Rohlfs*, Joshua Rohlfs*, Ben Wagoner*, JoEllen Westen, Andrew DeJarnette*, Candice Collins, Travis Folkman, Alisia Newby, Chelsey Rankin, Weslee Umphryes

Honors — Sara Behrends, Natasha Johnston, Vienna Purdue, Jordan Gass

Honorable mention — Kathy Jo Hewitt, Paul Klokkenga

Seventh grade

High honors — Megan Backs*, Blaine Hellman, Bill Detmers*

Honors — Jeff Lessen, Michael Schneider, Chynna McCloud, Zachary Flatley, Scott Ubbenga

Honorable mention — Nicole Buse, Erin Semple

Eighth grade

High honors — Brian Baker*, Jenna Bergman*, Michelle Billings, Andrea Cross*, Brock Lessen*, Heather Osborn*, Abby Klokkenga*

Honors — Joni Cross, Drew Olson

Honorable mention — Brandon Crane, Amanda Johnson, Jenna Leesman

Ninth grade

High honors — Kory Leesman*, Megan Leesman*, Blaen Fletcher, Krista Ubbenga*, Sasha Talkington*, Joshua Sherwood*, Matthew Wrage*

Honors — Brittney Kavanaugh, Nicholas Alberts, Molly Klokkenga, Alyssa Moehring, Victoria Tuttle

Honorable mention — Amanda Cordray, Justin Hinch, Kyle Hoerbert, Kyle Homer, Tara Neuendorf, Melissa Tillman

10th grade

High honors — Mark Baker*, Cody Christian*, Natalie Coers, Ashley Luken*, Anthony Jones*, Danielle Bergman, Ryan Duckworth

Honors — Alexis Wenninger, Shane Westen, Ann Proefrock

Honorable mention — Danelle Clutter, Nicholette Chapman, Sarah Harrington, Brooke Detmers, Aaron Folkman, Matthew Gleason, Nathaniel Griesbaurm, Tiffany Umphryes

11th grade

High honors — Nichole Coers, Daniel Eeten*, Monica Proefrock*, Kent Leesman*

Honorable mention — Amanda Cheatham, Valerie Tillman, Jaci Cross

12th grade

High honors — Leann Alberts*, Kate Wrage*, Matthew Duckworth

Honors — Brad Aper, Jean Ann Cross, Jennifer Tuttle, Tasha Williams

Honorable mention — Justin McCormick, Matthew Chapman, Amber Post

[JUNE 7, 2001]   

High honors — Katelyn Atteberry, Gary Rademaker, Candace Schmidt, Matthew Schreiber

Honors — Brandon Farmer, Emily Hilgendorf, Sarah Laughlin, Jonathan Lessen, Kendra Matthews, Marty Oltmanns, Melissa Ramlow, Matt Schreiner, Justin Whitacre

High honors — Allison Adolphson, Katelyn Beavers, Rachel Clark, Maxwell Goodrich

Honors — Jacob Carey, Kylie Courtwright, Deana Hunter, Uriah Kilgallin, Christine Presswood, Anthony Whitacre

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High honors — Megan Farmer, Alex Gurga, Rachel Hahn, Jason Harp, David Pickering

Honors — Matt Bean, Alisha Kaesebier, Kim Lyon, Katie Muck, Kendall Paulus, Savannah Stephens

[JUNE 5, 2001]   At awards night for Chester-East Lincoln School, awards were given for academics and sports in junior high. Students receiving special recognition are as follows:

Honor roll, one time

Valerie Barr, Tony Curcuru, Ben Ebelherr, Kyle Goodwin, Robert Heidbreder, Caleb Olson, Nick Shehorn, Aaron Steinberg, Marjorie White

Honor roll, two times

Heather Beck, Nick Bell, John Brooks, Josh Edwards, Megan Geriets, Adrienne Hildebrandt, Chelsea Leesman, Alia Moon, George Vanos

Honor roll, three times

Chris Ackerman, Taylor Berglin, Emily Burge, Curt Courtwright, Melissa Cunningham, Cody Davison, Jared Davison, Royce Duncan, Emma Ebelherr, Jennifer Ewins, Michelle Fitzpatrick, Jessica Florey, Erin Frick, Sam Frioli, Leslie Froschauer, Andrew Fulton, Jordan Gallagher, Kara Gehlbach, Cassie Gunning, Austin Hartwig, Bobbi Hartwig, Kyle Hower, Rhiannon Hoagland, Keisha Holder, Kevin Huelskoetter, Alison Kessinger, Nate Kessinger, Carman Landers, Mia Martinie, Michelle McFadden, Andrew McQuellon, Laura Merriman, Aaron Meyrick, Rachel Noel, Daniel Ohmart, Ruth Ohmart, Ezekiel Payne, Chris Ramlow, Wes Reynolds, Brooklyn Robbins, Craig Rohlfs, Bridget Ryan, Dustin Schaub, Clark Schoonover, Kayla Shull, Jeremy Sinnitt, Lindsey Skelton, Troy Tolan, Tracy Turner

Medals, high honors all three times

Chris Ackerman, Cody Davison, Emma Ebelherr, Michelle Fitzpatrick, Jessica Florey, Erin Frick, Leslie Froschauer, Andrew Fulton, Kara Gehlbach, Bobbi Hartwig, Kevin Huelskoetter, Alison Kessinger, Nate Kessinger, Michelle McFadden, Andrew McQuellon, Laura Merriman, Aaron Meyrick, Daniel Ohmart, Chris Ramlow, Craig Rohlfs, Lindsey Skelton, Troy Tolan, Tracy Turner,

High honors all three years

Nate Kessinger

Boys baseball

Curt Courtwright — Leading hitter

Neil Rohrer — Most Runs Scored

Tyler Riggs — Most Pitching Wins

Andrew McQuellon — "Iron Man" Award

Eighth-grade boys basketball

George Vanos — Most Assists

Ezekiel Payne — Most Steals

Daniel Ohmart — Offensive Rebounds

Daniel Ohmart — Defensive Rebounds

Tyler Riggs — Free Throws

Seventh grade boys basketball

Curt Courtwright — Most Assists

Curt Courtwright — Most Steals

Curt Courtwright — Offensive Rebounds

Curt Courtwright — Defensive Rebounds

Kyle Hower — Free Throws

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Eighth grade girls basketball

Michelle McFadden — Defensive Rebounds

Michelle McFadden — Offensive Rebounds

Brooklyn Robbins — Steals

Leslie Froschauer — Assists

Brooklyn Robbins — Free Throws

Michelle McFadden, Brooklyn Robbins — MVP

Seventh-grade girls basketball

Chelsea Leesman — Defensive Rebounds

Michelle Fitzpatrick — Offensive Rebounds

Michelle Fitzpatrick — Steals

Erin Frick — Assists

Michelle Fitzpatrick — Free Throws

Michelle Fitzpatrick — MVP

Eighth-grade girls volleyball

Michelle McFadden — Net Play

Brooklyn Robbins — Assists

Emma Ebelherr — Serving

Leslie Froschauer — Most Improved

Mia Martinie — Hustle Award

Seventh-grade girls volleyball

Michelle Fitzpatrick — Net Play

Jordan Gallagher — Assists

Val Barr — Serving

Erin Frick — Most Improved

Michelle Fitzpatrick — Hustle Award

Boys track

Curt Courtwright — Seventh-grade Most Valuable

Aaron Meyrick, Clark Schoonover, Jon Toft, Curt Courtwright — Seventh-grade state-qualified in 4x200 relay:

Clark Schoonover — Seventh-grade state-qualified in hurdles:

Curt Courtwright — Seventh-grade state-qualified in long jump, 400, 100

Zach Landers — Eighth-grade Most Valuable

Ezekiel Payne, George Vanos, Wes Reynolds, Zach Landers — Eighth-grade state-qualified in 4x200 relay:

Curt Courtwright — School record in long jump

Girls track

Brooklyn Robbins, Michelle McFadden — Eighth-grade Most Valuable

Other awards

Alison Kessinger — Second in written and third in oral

Illinois Math League

Nate Kessinger, Chris Ramlow, Michelle McFadden, Wes Reynolds, Laura Merriman — Eighth-grade team

Kevin Huelskoetter, Alison Kessinger, Melissa Cunningham, Aaron Meyrick, Troy Tolan — Seventh-grade team, third in their region

Kevin Huelskoetter, Alison Kessinger — Second in region and 33^rd in state

Announcements

[JUNE 30, 2001]   Lincoln College will offer a new fund called The Robert and Rosemary Graham Steinfort Scholarship that will help Mount Pulaski students pay for their education.

The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to students who have graduated from Mount Pulaski High School and have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.

The endowed scholarship is named after Mount Pulaski Products founders Robert Steinfort and his wife, Rosemary. Scott Steinfort, current Lincoln College trustee, and his wife, Kay, initiated the award in honor of his parents.

[Lincoln College news release]

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