Left to right: W-L Lions Club Treasurer Jean Lehn, Rydon Jalley, Jarius Ingram and W-L Lions Club President Jim Seefeldt.

Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club awards scholarship to two outstanding W/L high school seniors

 

[May 08, 2019]   Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club awarded scholarships to Rydon K. Jalley and Jarius J. Ingram at the school’s annual Honors Awards Program.

The scholarships were $1,500. Both recipients have been students in the school district from kindergarten through high school.

Rydon Jalley will attend Parkland College in Champaign, Ill., for two years, participating in the Parkland Pathway Program, a partnership program with the University of Illinois, to complete his pre-engineering coursework. He will then transfer to the U of I to earn a degree in civil engineering. He intends to complete two internships by the time he earns his degree.

Rydon is an Eagle Scout and was a member of the Illinois All-State Honors Orchestra and Chorus and as a member of the W-L track relay team, competed at the Illinois State Track Meet.

Jarius Ingram will attend Millikin University to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, pre-medicine tract. He plans to later attend medical school.

Jarius, a member of the W-L basketball and track teams, was named Macon County High School Basketball Player of the Year and a state track champion. He will serve as valedictorian of his graduating class.

Both Rydon and Jarius are active volunteers in the community and their respective churches.

[Pegg Warnick
Warrensburg-Latham Lions Club]