Laker Nation News TRIO Destination College Students Recognized at Banquet Posted on May 29, 2024 Several TRIO Destination College students were recently recognized at an annual banquet. Lake Land’s TRIO Destination College programs provide high school and junior high students with college-ready assistance, including tutoring services, career exploration, funding assistance and more. During the event, several students received awards. Awards for academic excellence were presented to Harmony Hall, Casey-Westfield High School; Destiny Budd, Casey-Westfield Jr. High School; Kendra Beals, Mattoon High School; Heather Carberry, Mattoon High School; Sarah Creel, Mattoon High School; Taylor Carberry, Mattoon High School; Vaughn Prince, Mattoon High School; Parker Durham, Pana Jr. High School; Nicole Arkebauer, Pana High School; Alexis Walton, Paris Mayo Jr. High School; and Kathryn Jones, Paris High School. The College Ready awards were presented to Sarah Creel, Mattoon High School, and Nicole Arkebauer, Pana High School. The Excellence in Leadership Awards were presented to Cole Burrell, Altamont High School; Kealie Toops, Mattoon High School; Luka Tooy, Mattoon Jr. High School; Gabriella Heinrich, Pana High School; Cody Heinrich, Pana Jr. High School; and Kaylee Powell, Paris High School. The following students were recognized at the banquet for their participation in Lake Land College’s TRIO Destination College program: Name School Cole Burrell Altamont High School Harmony Hall Casey-Westfield High School Jaxon Mayhall Casey-Westfield High School Gabriel Cornejo Casey-Westfield Jr. High School Destiny Budd Casey-Westfield Jr. High School Kendra Beals Mattoon High School Taylor Carberry Mattoon High School Heather Carberry Mattoon High School Jackson Chronic Mattoon High School Sarah Creel Mattoon High School Vaughn Prince Mattoon High School Kealie Troops Mattoon High School Bastian Erwin Mattoon Jr. High School Vivian Scott Mattoon Jr. High School Rylee Shutts Mattoon Jr. High School Jeremiah Smith Mattoon Jr. High School Luka Tooy Mattoon Jr. High School Gabriella Heirnich Pana High School Nicole Arkebauer Pana High School Berenice Dilley-Gutierrez Pana Jr. High School Parker Durham Pana Jr. High School Cody Heirnich Pana Jr. High School Sophia Leach Pana Jr. High School Natalya Perez Pana Jr. High School Kaylee Boyd Paris High School Makayla Hussong Paris High School Kaylee Powell Paris High School Kayden Rose Paris High School Kathryn Jones Paris High School Alexis Walton Paris Mayo Jr. High School Caleigh Castaneda Paris Mayo Jr. High School Bella Thompson Sullivan Jr. High School -30- Read More Laker Nation News