March 2022 President’s Editorial – We listened to you! Posted on March 21, 2022 Last fall, through a strategic planning survey and focus groups we asked how Lake Land College could best serve our students and district residents, businesses and industry as we develop a blueprint for the future. We appreciate those of you who responded and assisted us in gathering significant feedback. In all, we heard from 1,215 community members, alumni, business and industry partners, K-12 educators, students and employees. To review the feedback, visit the Strategic Plan Survey Report and the Focus Group Summary Analysis. From this valuable feedback we have developed the FY 2023-2027 Strategic Plan which focuses on enhancing student success in three key areas: excellent teaching and learning, effective processes for student support, and expanding partnerships. The plan also focuses on institutional and employee excellence. Our collective commitment to this strategic plan will position Lake Land College to excel in meeting the evolving needs of our district and the holistic needs of the individuals we serve. The goals and objectives of the FY 2023-2027 Strategic Plan challenge employees to reimagine how they deliver courses and provide services. They also include a strong commitment to offer programs and soft skills training that prepare students for successful employment in the 21st century workforce. All constituencies supported the need to advance relationships among education, community and workforce partners to support job readiness, local industry, workforce development and work-based learning opportunities for our students. We have already started taking actions based on your feedback. This spring, the college will meet with business leaders in the automotive industry to discuss a proposed redesign and transformation of the Lake Land College Automotive program, which we hope will expand opportunities for students and assist employers in addressing critical labor shortages. Faculty and staff are using our new industry-leading HyFlex technology to simultaneously deliver in-person and virtual classes. Those attending remotely interact with those in the physical location through the use of high-tech cameras and microphones that follow the voice of the person speaking. We are also using this technology to expand dual credit access to students in various high schools throughout the district as this technology enables a Lake Land College instructor to teach the dual credit courses to students at their respective schools. Just this month, we took a historic step in support of students and the community by reducing tuition by almost 10% for next year and making college more affordable than ever during a time of rapidly expanding inflation. Student feedback in the strategic planning data collection process indicated many struggle with the cost of pursuing higher education. Our reduced tuition rate of $100 per credit hour symbolizes how we are 100% committed to our students. These are just a few examples of how your feedback is guiding Lake Land College into the future. As we further develop the strategic plan, I look forward to discussing how you can be a part of some of the new initiatives to ensure our programs and curriculum meet your workforce needs and create new partnerships for work-based learning opportunities or other innovative ways to support the success of our students. Josh Bullock Lake Land College President
Lake Land College expands access to a college education with a historic reduction in tuition Posted on March 9, 2022 Lake Land College is taking a historic step in support of its students and the community by reducing tuition for next year and making college more affordable than ever during a time of rapidly expanding inflation. The Lake Land College Board of Trustees is expected to set in-district tuition at $100 per credit hour, down from $110.50, during the regular meeting on Monday, March 14 at 6 p.m. The new tuition rate, which represents a near 10% reduction, will go into effect for the Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 terms. Fees will stay the same. “The financial pressures of the past two years have been a challenge for many and we want our students, future students and community to know we’re 100 percent behind their success, and thus setting our tuition rate for next year at $100 per credit hour. We are so excited to provide more affordable opportunities for individuals seeking to change their lives by earning a college credential, certificate or degree,” Lake Land College President Josh Bullock said. Lake Land College is consistently named among the top 10% of community colleges in the United States by the Aspen Institute. This ranking highlights Lake Land’s academic excellence, success in preparing students to transfer or enter the workforce and the college’s commitment to accessibility and affordability. “From a student perspective, I think Lake Land’s decision to lower the cost of tuition shows the value the administration places on students’ education,” Student Trustee Katie Greuel said. “In each of my classes it truly feels like the teacher’s top priority is making sure the students understand the information. By lowering tuition, Lake Land is showing that it cares about students’ opportunities to access college and earn an education. Not only that, but I think it will help alleviate some of the stress the students may face during their time at Lake Land. I know for some people this could be the deciding factor and I am glad the college is making that decision easier.” Community colleges such as Lake Land provide students with an opportunity to earn a high quality education and complete general education requirements for one-fourth of the cost of attending a four-year college or university. With this historic tuition reduction, an average student taking 30 credit hours per year will pay $3,945 in tuition and fees. “We know a college education is the pathway to a life-sustaining career that allows individuals and families in our communities to thrive. Lake Land provides numerous options for a person to earn a short-term credential, certificate or associate’s degree that can set them on the path to success in both their career and future educational goals,” Bullock added. Bullock said Lake Land College’s Board has been a wise steward of its funding during the pandemic, allowing the College to pass on tuition savings to students for the coming academic year, while simultaneously continuing to reduce its property tax rate for local residents. “We know our students and so many in the community have been impacted by the pandemic and the financial strain of increasing inflation. We hope this tuition savings will encourage those who may have put their dreams of a college education on hold during the past few years to return to their educational goals,” Bullock added. Data collected through recent Strategic Planning Transition surveys and focus groups indicated students are very concerned about the expenses of going to college. This initiative both addresses this concern to current students and increases accessibility to those students who are considering college but are not sure if they can afford it. With the tuition reduction, students receiving federal financial aid will see an increase in their refund through the Laker+ program. Laker+ helps students maximize any financial aid or scholarship assistance they receive to manage their college expenses. With Laker+, financial aid is applied in a stackable format to cover the cost of tuition and fees. Once tuition and fees are covered, the remaining federal financial aid funds are refunded to students to use for other expenses such as food, housing and transportation. Students can begin the Laker+ process by completing the FAFSA online at fafsa.gov. Lake Land College School Code: 007644. Lake Land is enrolling now for the summer and fall. Summer classes begin June 6, Intersession begins May 16 and the fall semester begins August 22. Course schedules are available online at lakelandcollege.edu/schedules. To get started, visit lakelandcollege.edu/getting-started or call 217-234-5434. -30-
Lake Land College Announces Full-Time Fall Semester Honors List Posted on March 8, 2022 Lake Land College is proud to announce that more than 600 full-time students earned academic honors for the 2021 Fall semester. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79. To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.64. A grade “A” is four points, a “B” is three points, a “C” is two points, etc. The following full-time students have achieved these academic honors: Adam Alexander Altamont President’s List Anna Koberlein Altamont President’s List Avyree Scholes Altamont President’s List Alexus Ault Altamont President’s List Aidan Heiser Altamont President’s List Lane Horath Altamont President’s List Emma Simmons Altamont President’s List Kelli Stuemke Altamont President’s List Wesley Bell Altamont President’s List Danielle Lewis Altamont Dean’s List Hannah Barns Altamont Dean’s List Sarah Mueller Altamont Dean’s List Jeanette Bovard Altamont Honor’s List Mary Sporleder Altamont Honor’s List Jared Kollmann Altamont Honor’s List Jerod Ruffner Altamont Honor’s List Brayden Stuemke Altamont Honor’s List Hannah Cook Arthur President’s List Kaylee Yeakel Arthur President’s List Erin Westfall Arthur Dean’s List Sydney Ohl Assumption President’s List Jessica Ingalsbe Assumption President’s List Madison Hunter Assumption President’s List Logan Streible Atwood President’s List Carly Peck Atwood Dean’s List Wyatt Romine Atwood Dean’s List Shellie Witteborg Beecher City President’s List Benson Buzzard Beecher City President’s List Bayli Ashley Beecher City President’s List Katlyn Johnson Beecher City Dean’s List Allie Stell Beecher City Dean’s List Kolton Sapp Beecher City Dean’s List Amber Stewart Beecher City Dean’s List Jacob Doedtman Beecher City Honor’s List Mary Hart Bethany President’s List Ryan Schodlatz Bethany President’s List Talon Russell Bethany President’s List Delaney Johnson Bethany President’s List Kalynn Teague Bethany President’s List Sarah Weber Bethany Dean’s List Scott Miller Blue Ridge President’s List Ryan Nixon Brighton Honor’s List Dakota White Brownstown President’s List Joel Bloemker Brownstown President’s List Cassi Payne Brownstown President’s List Elizabeth Cable Brownstown Honor’s List Lindsey Robbins Canton President’s List Calista Taylor Casey President’s List Aden Garver Casey President’s List Nicolas Ross Casey President’s List Lauren Repp Casey President’s List Courtney Stoutin Casey President’s List Keegan Montgomery Casey Dean’s List Lane Harrell Casey Dean’s List Julena Price Casey Dean’s List Lucas Anderson Casey Dean’s List Jacey Roberts Casey Dean’s List Corrina Hernandez Casey Dean’s List Maiya Miller Casey Dean’s List Eva Richardson Casey Dean’s List Renee Myers Casey Honor’s List Jacob Smith Casey Honor’s List Kambri Hinds Charleston President’s List Ashlee Hermer Charleston President’s List Julie Ryan Charleston President’s List Drew Riley Charleston President’s List Wyatt Madlem Charleston President’s List Joseph Thomas Charleston President’s List Merritt Bennett Charleston President’s List Justice Ward Charleston President’s List Joshua Wohltman Charleston President’s List Drew Stoutin Charleston President’s List Amethyst Ames Charleston President’s List Ty Coartney Charleston President’s List Abigail Held Charleston President’s List Cade Lawless Charleston President’s List Lexie Madlem Charleston President’s List Lydia Madlem Charleston President’s List Andrew Matheny Charleston President’s List Lexie Stewart Charleston President’s List Alexis Macmullen Charleston President’s List Natasha Wiley Charleston President’s List Claire Carr Charleston President’s List Braydon Edwards Charleston President’s List Charlie Foerster Charleston President’s List Christopher Sotelo Charleston President’s List Talianna Rubin Charleston President’s List Ava Stephens Charleston President’s List Maia Voegel Charleston President’s List Ashley Finney Charleston Dean’s List Emily Sanders Charleston Dean’s List Caleb Hurst Charleston Dean’s List Preston Shambo Charleston Dean’s List Rhemee Murphy Charleston Dean’s List Mason Daugherty Charleston Dean’s List Cory Spour Charleston Dean’s List William Hosselton Charleston Dean’s List Monica Huggins Charleston Dean’s List Jessica Fitt Charleston Dean’s List Emma Theriault Charleston Dean’s List Alyssa Baker Charleston Honor’s List Brittany Young Charleston Honor’s List Benjamin Tolppanen Charleston Honor’s List Kinda Ake Charleston Honor’s List Makayla Davis Charleston Honor’s List Kurt Seaton Charleston Honor’s List Dane Herrington Charleston Honor’s List Kaylee Wilson Charleston Honor’s List Gregory Strawhacker Charleston Honor’s List Douglas Wilson Charleston Honor’s List Christopher Seropian Chicago President’s List Shannon Robertson Cowden President’s List Mason Manley Cowden President’s List Sydney Doty Cowden President’s List Ashli Ciesielski Decatur President’s List Margaret Insco Decatur President’s List Valerie Stewart Decatur Dean’s List Ashley Brazell Decatur Dean’s List Margaret Ulrich Decatur Dean’s List Iva Lilly Dieterich President’s List Emily Bloemer Dieterich President’s List Carly Ohnesorge Dieterich President’s List Allie Poe Dieterich President’s List Allie Painter Dieterich President’s List Brianna Wendte Dieterich President’s List Will Thoele Dieterich Dean’s List Claire Scheidemantel Dieterich Dean’s List Claire Beckman Dieterich Dean’s List Wyatte Brummer Dieterich Dean’s List Abigail Niemerg Dieterich Dean’s List Faith Aherin Dieterich Dean’s List Lukus Donaldson Dieterich Dean’s List Garrett Wolfe Dieterich Dean’s List Bryonna Meskimen Dieterich Honor’s List Derek Kuhl Dieterich Honor’s List Riley Fleming Dixon President’s List Samuel Feffer Dixon President’s List Benjamin Kiddell Dixon President’s List Eric Amwoza Dixon President’s List Wilson Figueroa Dixon Dean’s List Rick Stankiewicz Dixon Dean’s List Jesse Ramirez East Moline Honor’s List Travis Morthland East Saint Louis President’s List Bennet Eiermann East Saint Louis President’s List Jason Eveland East Saint Louis President’s List Tim Hess East Saint Louis President’s List Tyson Jones Edgewood Dean’s List Rebecca Klein Edgewood Honor’s List Jared Roderick Effingham President’s List Laura Schultz Effingham President’s List Alex Willenborg Effingham President’s List Averee Greene Effingham President’s List Shelby Harris Effingham President’s List Broc Krietemeyer Effingham President’s List Ashley Morgan Effingham President’s List Jessica Rothrock Effingham President’s List Kelli Neese Effingham President’s List Dakota Kincaid Effingham President’s List Larissa Verhoeven Effingham President’s List Emily Lueken Effingham President’s List Brennon Price Effingham President’s List Dylan Ritz Effingham President’s List Jenna Splechter Effingham President’s List Andrew Womack Effingham President’s List Karsyn Mette Effingham President’s List Bryan Angel Effingham President’s List Andrew Blacker Effingham President’s List Mycha Donaldson Effingham President’s List Paul Dorman Effingham President’s List Gabriel Kihne Effingham President’s List Savannah Morrissey Effingham President’s List Anna Sigg Effingham President’s List Max Woelfer Effingham President’s List Ryan Schultz Effingham President’s List Abigail Will Effingham President’s List Kaelyn Fedrigon Effingham President’s List Emma Kessler Effingham President’s List Dylan Back Effingham President’s List Alex Meyer Effingham President’s List David Meyer Effingham President’s List London Rinkel Effingham President’s List Lisa Armstrong Effingham Dean’s List Mandy Flach Effingham Dean’s List Stephanie Burke Effingham Dean’s List Nadine Ray Effingham Dean’s List Jamie Dillow Effingham Dean’s List Kai Starrett Effingham Dean’s List Parker Siner Effingham Dean’s List Ian Light Effingham Dean’s List Parker Snow Effingham Dean’s List Landon Adams Effingham Dean’s List Kara Miller Effingham Dean’s List Christian Raddatz Effingham Dean’s List Jack Fallert Effingham Dean’s List Keely Gosnell Effingham Dean’s List Erik Sills Effingham Dean’s List Kollin Waymoth Effingham Honor’s List Jeffrey Coleman Effingham Honor’s List Lucas Swingler Effingham Honor’s List Allison McDevitt Effingham Honor’s List Mitchell Heuerman Effingham Honor’s List Ava Boehm Effingham Honor’s List Erika White Effingham Honor’s List John Hoene Effingham Honor’s List Brody Mette Effingham Honor’s List Loralai Gilpin Effingham Honor’s List Tanner Stephens Effingham Honor’s List Nathalie Robinson Effingham Honor’s List Joseph Ryder Eldorado President’s List Lauren Kramer Farina President’s List Carleigh Bobbett Findlay President’s List Canaan Christensen Findlay Honor’s List Keygun Mitchell Flora Honor’s List Jason Hoots Galesburg President’s List Tuan Fields Galesburg Dean’s List William Fulgham Galesburg Honor’s List Alberto Ruiz Galesburg Honor’s List Marylee Orman Gays Honor’s List Kendall Plummer Greenup President’s List Wilson Nino Pardo Greenup President’s List Elijah Lamb Greenup President’s List Tayler McMechan Greenup President’s List Ethan Ray Greenup Dean’s List Hannah Bland Greenup Dean’s List Logan Edwards Greenup Dean’s List Katelyn Yaw Greenup Honor’s List Cassidee Pantier Hammond Dean’s List Gordon Gray Hampshire Honor’s List David Culp Harrisburg Dean’s List Hailey Persinger Herrick Honor’s List Lauren Wojcik Herrick Honor’s List Kade Hemrich Hidalgo President’s List Chavala McClenahan Hindsboro President’s List Tim Cox Hindsboro President’s List Tyson Gass Humboldt President’s List Cassie Schnarr Humboldt Dean’s List Carlee Wallace Humboldt Honor’s List Brody Polk Humboldt Honor’s List Lyla Kauffman Humboldt Honor’s List Terry Adams Ina President’s List Samantha Mendenhall Indianapolis Honor’s List Richard Waterstraat Jacksonville President’s List Tiyon Byrd Jacksonville Dean’s List Rontez Robinson Jacksonville Dean’s List Donald Whiteley Jacksonville Honor’s List Paige Hadden Jacksonville Honor’s List Olivia Allison Kansas President’s List Darby Moon Lakewood Dean’s List Meleah Hackett Lerna President’s List Matthew Hendriex Lincoln President’s List Terry Burnett Lincoln President’s List Richard Miller Lincoln President’s List Darnell Cornelius Lincoln President’s List Lynntez Holt Lincoln President’s List Richard Flemister Lincoln President’s List Andrew Lee Lincoln President’s List Rodney Willis Lincoln President’s List Andrea Hagen Lincoln Dean’s List Bethany Pleasant Lincoln Dean’s List Edward Harris Lincoln Honor’s List Paige Van Dyke Louisville President’s List Madison Griffy Louisville President’s List Caylee Springmeyer Louisville President’s List Kadie Pierson Louisville President’s List Katie Clark Marshall President’s List Hannah Roberts Marshall President’s List Brooke Schoncheck Marshall President’s List Daniel Tingley Marshall President’s List Sara Smallwood Marshall President’s List Brock Green Marshall Dean’s List Emily Tingley Marshall Dean’s List Chloe Maurer Marshall Dean’s List Cela Kupferer Martinsville President’s List Eli Blankenbeker Martinsville Dean’s List Kristen Morgan Martinsville Honor’s List Nathan Hill Mason President’s List Bryan Smith Mason President’s List Carter Bushue Mason Dean’s List Makenna Beccue Mason Dean’s List Paula Holland Mason Honor’s List Brittany Gammill Mattoon President’s List James Miller Mattoon President’s List Amanda Williams Mattoon President’s List Boyd Turnbow Mattoon President’s List Ronald Mason Mattoon President’s List Alexa Kimberlin Mattoon President’s List Teresa Larouere Mattoon President’s List Seth Miller Mattoon President’s List Ryleigh Hawkins Mattoon President’s List Joshua Ramage Mattoon President’s List Katie Douglas Mattoon President’s List Nate Bell Mattoon President’s List Nicholas Doty Mattoon President’s List Chandler Rhine Mattoon President’s List Jacob Mathias Mattoon President’s List Meah Butler Mattoon President’s List Kirsten Dicus Mattoon President’s List Zachary Diebel Mattoon President’s List Spencer Ferrar Mattoon President’s List Shane Ghere Mattoon President’s List Anna Maleske Mattoon President’s List Josiah Morton Mattoon President’s List Ana Munoz Mattoon President’s List Jordan Sapp Mattoon President’s List Alexander Shumway Mattoon President’s List Alissa Bell Mattoon President’s List Gavin Gonzalez Mattoon President’s List Kegan Kirts Mattoon President’s List Katie Vahling Mattoon President’s List Hannah Hunt Mattoon President’s List Emma Gathe Mattoon President’s List Trevin Williams Mattoon President’s List Anna Morton Mattoon President’s List Callan Haldorsen Mattoon President’s List Katrina Tucker Mattoon President’s List Ryan Janssen Mattoon President’s List Clayton Story Mattoon President’s List Justice McDonald Mattoon President’s List Sheridan Hank Mattoon President’s List Beau Simpson Mattoon President’s List Morgann Kellum Mattoon President’s List Berkley Howell Mattoon President’s List Pamela Miller Mattoon President’s List Katherine Horal Mattoon President’s List Teresa Urie Mattoon President’s List Tamara Randall Mattoon President’s List William Rardin Mattoon President’s List Delaney Hemann Mattoon President’s List Ty Knodle Mattoon President’s List Conner Smock Mattoon President’s List Katheranne Bond Mattoon President’s List Zoie Armstrong Mattoon President’s List Leno Caldieraro Mattoon President’s List Chloe Custis Mattoon President’s List Peter Stewart Mattoon President’s List Lance Declerck Mattoon President’s List Gage Hoene Mattoon President’s List Dustin Hawkins Mattoon President’s List Brianna Adams Mattoon President’s List Serenity Shemwell Mattoon President’s List April Dixon Mattoon Dean’s List Beau Scott Mattoon Dean’s List Levi Miller Mattoon Dean’s List Chelsea Brettin Mattoon Dean’s List Alex Houser Mattoon Dean’s List Zayne Troxell Mattoon Dean’s List Hannah Jaco Mattoon Dean’s List Carter Pruitt Mattoon Dean’s List Whitley Gillis Mattoon Dean’s List Hallie Niemerg Mattoon Dean’s List Lexi Dutton Mattoon Dean’s List Madison Macdonald Mattoon Dean’s List Noah Scott Mattoon Dean’s List Trevor Smyser Mattoon Dean’s List Eliza Montgomery Mattoon Dean’s List Emma Freebairn Mattoon Dean’s List Nicholas Fanelli Mattoon Dean’s List Gabrielle Spangler Mattoon Dean’s List Zachary Sankey Mattoon Dean’s List Malorie Craig Mattoon Dean’s List Jordan Madison Mattoon Dean’s List Katie Shumate Mattoon Dean’s List Tess Huene Mattoon Dean’s List Justyce Prather Mattoon Dean’s List Klara Cejkova-Kolaci Mattoon Dean’s List William Frazee Mattoon Dean’s List Cole Murphy Mattoon Dean’s List John Sweeney Mattoon Dean’s List Mackayla Denney Mattoon Dean’s List Brooklyn Welsh Mattoon Dean’s List Kyle Kelson Mattoon Dean’s List Amar Kuljuhovic Mattoon Dean’s List Kyia Haws Mattoon Dean’s List Cali McCraw Mattoon Dean’s List Regina McDaniel Mattoon Honor’s List Delaney Kimberlin Mattoon Honor’s List Dylan Bower Mattoon Honor’s List Blake Sapp Mattoon Honor’s List Avery Pierce Mattoon Honor’s List Kaleb Miller Mattoon Honor’s List Veronica Tryon Mattoon Honor’s List Brody Macak Mattoon Honor’s List Mollie Auer Mattoon Honor’s List Xylia Greeson Mattoon Honor’s List Layla Gill Mattoon Honor’s List Jordan Oliver Mattoon Honor’s List Moose Miller Mattoon Honor’s List Carter Sabol Mattoon Honor’s List Allison Wheeler Mattoon Honor’s List Joseph Batusich Mattoon Honor’s List Krayton Carter Mattoon Honor’s List Bryan Belo Mattoon Honor’s List Keegan Garis Mattoon Honor’s List Macie Waddill Mattoon Honor’s List Kyla Hutton Mattoon Honor’s List Justin Prager Mattoon Honor’s List Tyler Miller Mattoon Honor’s List Benjamin Archer Mattoon Honor’s List Cole Webster Mattoon Honor’s List Klair Fagot Mattoon Honor’s List Marissa Russo Mattoon Honor’s List Logan Wombles Mattoon Honor’s List Skyler Niemann Mattoon Honor’s List Destiny Hughes Mattoon Honor’s List Philip Royster Menard President’s List Brandon Edwards Menard President’s List Derek Slifer Mode President’s List Anthony Seibert Mode President’s List Ashlyn Dunaway Mode President’s List Megan Nichols Mode Dean’s List Mikala Nichols Mode Dean’s List Dawn Creath Monticello Dean’s List Cole Probst Montrose President’s List Monica Buerster Montrose President’s List Zak Pitcher Montrose President’s List Chloe Jansen Montrose Dean’s List Peyton Ellis Montrose Honor’s List James Letterle Mount Pulaski Dean’s List Bret Railey Mount Sterling President’s List Brandon Hanson Mount Sterling Honor’s List Nashlynn Mathias Moweaqua President’s List Juan Gomez Murphysboro President’s List Ross Goldstein Murphysboro President’s List Jared Hankins Murphysboro President’s List Eric Davis Murphysboro Dean’s List Aaron Burton Murphysboro Dean’s List Francis Heimann Nashville Honor’s List Theodore Rathe Neoga President’s List Randall Curry Neoga President’s List Molly Baker Neoga President’s List Michelle Doty Neoga President’s List Claire Cardinal Neoga President’s List Avelyne Walk Neoga Honor’s List Brendon Groves Neoga Honor’s List Jada Plummer Neoga Honor’s List Brandon Neece Neoga Honor’s List Kylee Phillips Neoga Honor’s List Derek Brandt New Athens President’s List Eleonora Thiems New Douglas Dean’s List Richard Lindemann III Newton President’s List Brianna Utley Newton President’s List Kierstin Clark Newton President’s List Mitchell Zumbahlen Newton President’s List Lucy Chapman Newton Dean’s List Alex Petitjean Newton Dean’s List Wyatt Zumbahlen Newton Honor’s List Brooklyn Herman Newton Honor’s List Zachary Stark Newton Honor’s List Jenna Rekart Oakland President’s List Grace Bartels Oakland Honor’s List Eric Nuttall Olney President’s List Evan Holt Palm Harbor Honor’s List Ty Schramm Palmyra President’s List Gage Brown Pana President’s List Kirsten Cravens Pana President’s List Grace Harmston Pana President’s List Wyatt Pauley Pana President’s List Brooklyn Morrell Pana President’s List Alex Crawford Pana Dean’s List Logan Puckett Pana Dean’s List Cameron Cloe Pana Dean’s List Andrew French Pana Dean’s List Brodon Bland Pana Dean’s List Jessica Rhodes Pana Honor’s List Shayna Stremming Pana Honor’s List Tanner Mickey Pana Honor’s List Christina Duke Paris President’s List Austin White Paris President’s List Lainey Ogle Paris President’s List Kelsie Dosch Paris President’s List Jude Sullivan Paris President’s List Kendall Knight Paris President’s List Alyssa Scott Paris President’s List Teri-Rae Long Paris Dean’s List Julia Duong Paris Dean’s List Hollie McCarty Paris Honor’s List Alicia Henness Paris Honor’s List Caleb Scott Paris Honor’s List Kayla Cusick Paris Honor’s List Juan Melgar Pinckneyville President’s List Michael Edgleston Jr. Pinckneyville President’s List Christopher Murchison Pinckneyville President’s List Peter Mapp Pinckneyville President’s List Michael Ingram Pinckneyville President’s List Dustin Ingram Pinckneyville President’s List Christian Griffin Pinckneyville President’s List Michael Pope Pinckneyville Dean’s List Corey Egner Pinckneyville Honor’s List Kemar Matthews-Hill Pinckneyville Honor’s List Chloe Hill Ramsey President’s List Samantha Stokes Ramsey President’s List Tonya Diveley Ramsey President’s List Brianna Kelly Ramsey President’s List Addison Eddy Ramsey Honor’s List Jesus Vargas Robinson President’s List Kaitlyn Powell Robinson Dean’s List Christopher Maghett Robinson Honor’s List Amy Kimberlin Saint Elmo President’s List Katelyn Maxey Saint Elmo President’s List Ean Forbus Saint Elmo President’s List Kalea Yagow Saint Elmo President’s List Reagan Walker Saint Elmo Honor’s List Josie Strauch Saint Elmo Honor’s List Collin Miller Saint Peter President’s List Jack Bailey Salem President’s List Rachel Weinstein Savoy Honor’s List Hayley Haskett Shelbyville President’s List Sophia Reimer Shelbyville President’s List Jack Townsend Shelbyville President’s List Mikayla Boehm Shelbyville President’s List Madison Cisna Shelbyville President’s List Natalie Frederick Shelbyville President’s List Kelsey Litton Shelbyville President’s List Brooklynn Martin Shelbyville President’s List Kami Mathis Shelbyville President’s List Kya McConnell Shelbyville President’s List Kynlee Summers Shelbyville President’s List Sadie Gardner Shelbyville President’s List Coty Drake Shelbyville Dean’s List Chance Billingsley Shelbyville Honor’s List Grant Mose Shelbyville Honor’s List Chloe Watson Shelbyville Honor’s List Donald Russell Sheridan Honor’s List Amy Whitaker Shumway President’s List Bethany Thies Shumway President’s List Daniel Bales Shumway Honor’s List Dalton Heavilin Sibley Honor’s List Abagail Flach Sigel President’s List Lexie Niebrugge Sigel President’s List Mariah Hoene Stewardson President’s List Trey Sayers Stewardson President’s List Corinne Gibson Stewardson Dean’s List Morgan Greuel Strasburg President’s List Maggie Kelly Strasburg President’s List Kiefer Reel Strasburg President’s List Grace Rincker Strasburg Honor’s List Seth Mayberry Sullivan President’s List Michael Doty Sullivan President’s List Patrick Owens Sullivan President’s List Amy Gilbert Sullivan President’s List Abigail Hussong Sullivan President’s List Gary Herschberger Sullivan President’s List Jerralee Goad Sullivan President’s List Taylor Orris Sullivan President’s List Ruth Taylor Sullivan President’s List Noah Bates Sullivan Dean’s List Zoe Walton Sullivan Dean’s List Emma Moran Sullivan Dean’s List Eleanor Diepholz Sullivan Dean’s List Zane Gardner Sullivan Dean’s List Easton White Sullivan Dean’s List Miles Gregory Sullivan Honor’s List Justin Helmuth Sullivan Honor’s List Justin Sparlin Taylorville President’s List Lemuel Edwards Taylorville President’s List Palfrid Mihindou Taylorville President’s List Rodney Applington Taylorville President’s List James Stock Taylorville President’s List Robert Cousin Taylorville President’s List Juan Espino Taylorville President’s List Edward Flores Taylorville President’s List Michael Thomas Taylorville President’s List Jeffrey Clayton Taylorville President’s List Jacob Ramos Taylorville President’s List Craig Colantino Taylorville President’s List Joseph Nitz Jr. Taylorville Dean’s List Cody Leavell Taylorville Dean’s List David Vaksdal Taylorville Dean’s List Nicole Adkins Terre Haute Dean’s List Andrew Mersman Teutopolis President’s List Justin Hardiek Teutopolis President’s List Olivia Niemerg Teutopolis President’s List Camden Webb Teutopolis President’s List Kylie Hoelscher Teutopolis President’s List Drew Kerner Teutopolis President’s List Molly Niemerg Teutopolis President’s List Elizabeth Poston Teutopolis President’s List Jessica Runde Teutopolis President’s List Emily Uthell Teutopolis President’s List William Niccum Teutopolis President’s List Ryan Buerster Teutopolis President’s List Clint Apke Teutopolis President’s List Caroline Beckman Teutopolis President’s List Robin Cooper Teutopolis President’s List Shelby Rieman Teutopolis Dean’s List Madalyn Stead Teutopolis Dean’s List Presley Wendt Teutopolis Dean’s List Jeffrey Deters Teutopolis Dean’s List John Bloemer Teutopolis Honor’s List Brock Deters Teutopolis Honor’s List Dalton Will Teutopolis Honor’s List Brock Vogt Teutopolis Honor’s List Riley Duvall Toledo President’s List Corinne Courtright Toledo President’s List Destiny Williams Toledo President’s List Nate Lacy Toledo Dean’s List Andrew Cole Toledo Honor’s List Austin Bridges Tower Hill Honor’s List Andrew Ferguson Tuscola President’s List Kacee Bailey Tuscola Dean’s List Carissa Denny Tuscola Dean’s List Raphael Regalado Vandalia President’s List Joel Volk Vandalia President’s List Walter Moore Vandalia President’s List Randy Langston Vandalia Dean’s List Antonio Baughns Vienna President’s List Kethan Garlick Vienna President’s List Christian Veronica Vienna President’s List Dwayne Timberlake Vienna President’s List Devon Barr Vienna President’s List Ernest Holland Vienna President’s List Kaleb Mallek Vienna President’s List Terry Pinkstaff Vienna President’s List Robert Wood Vienna Honor’s List Randolph Scott Vienna Honor’s List Savannah Harris Watson President’s List Austin Hagen Watson Dean’s List Bryant Sidwell Watson Dean’s List John Koopman Weldon Honor’s List Dara Gard West Union President’s List Emma Brewer Westfield Dean’s List Allison Einhorn Wheeler President’s List Allison Cohorst Wheeler Dean’s List Aaron Einhorn Wheeler Dean’s List Molly Niemerg Wheeler Honor’s List Kelsi Geltz Willow Hill President’s List Katherine Greuel Windsor President’s List Brandon Milligan Windsor Honor’s List Jasmine Bennett Windsor Honor’s List Sydney Tabor Windsor Honor’s List Rebecca Moore Yale President’s List -30-
Lake Land College Announces Part-Time Fall Semester Honors List Posted on Lake Land College is proud to announce that more than 500 part-time students earned academic honors for the 2021 Fall semester. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79. To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.64. A grade “A” is four points, a “B” is three points, a “C” is two points, etc. The following part-time students have achieved these academic honors: Paige Wendling Altamont President’s List Haley Gates Altamont President’s List Bailey Teasley Altamont President’s List Kaitlyn Parker Altamont President’s List Natalie Pruitt Arcola President’s List Andrew Howell Arthur President’s List Harley Webb Arthur President’s List Noah Switzer Ashmore President’s List Amy Bierman Atwood President’s List Johnathan Kollman Beecher City President’s List Hannah Wells Beecher City President’s List Evelyn Ashley Bethany President’s List Amelia Landreth Bethany President’s List Harle McCausland Bethany Honor’s List Spencer O’Malley Bingham Honor’s List Rosalyn Jones Bloomington President’s List Kianna Sharp Bone Gap President’s List Tyler Robinson Brocton President’s List Steven Dilley Canton President’s List Aaron Glass Canton President’s List Jesus Palacios Canton President’s List Deondre Hill Canton Dean’s List James Rexroad Canton Honor’s List Michael Benbenek Canton Honor’s List Kailynn Drew Casey Honor’s List Calla Roney Casey Honor’s List Sean Sandiford Casey Honor’s List Jan Niccum Champaign President’s List Maliheh Feizi Champaign President’s List Anna Newell Champaign President’s List Anginelle Miller Champaign Dean’s List Sarah Howell Charleston President’s List Andrea Buell Charleston President’s List Brigitte Robinson Charleston President’s List Gage Eveland Charleston President’s List Jeef Kaniki Charleston President’s List Erin Oliver Charleston President’s List Kendrea Dills Charleston President’s List Hailey Simmons Charleston President’s List Torrance Stephens Charleston President’s List Anneleise Buchter Charleston President’s List Brianna Rogers Charleston President’s List Casey Fisher Charleston President’s List Maggie Smith Charleston President’s List Ashton Fifield Charleston President’s List Emma Amaya Charleston President’s List Ava Zheng Charleston President’s List Emma Beurskens Charleston President’s List Jackson Becker Charleston President’s List Nathaniel Matheny Charleston President’s List Nicholas Hawk Charleston President’s List Lauren Elizabeth Gier Charleston President’s List Vincent Di Naso Charleston President’s List Jacob Flight Charleston President’s List Charles Baker Charleston President’s List Melody Bland Charleston President’s List Conner Strode Charleston Dean’s List Kendall Winnett Charleston Dean’s List Josiah Estrada-Drum Charleston Dean’s List Haven Houston Charleston Dean’s List Mikaela Theriault Charleston Dean’s List Jeb Vanatta Charleston Dean’s List Adalyn Wood Charleston Dean’s List Sean Neal-Lunsford Charleston Honor’s List Garrett Storm Charleston Honor’s List Jessica Nathan Charleston Honor’s List Emily Bresnahan Charleston Honor’s List John Kramer Charleston Honor’s List Nicolle Kuyrkendall Charleston Honor’s List Lucas Edgar Charleston Honor’s List Luca Carcasi Charleston Honor’s List Hannah Fisher Charleston Honor’s List Kiley Vanderport Charleston Honor’s List Danny Kuznicki Charleston Honor’s List Kirsten Drake Charleston Honor’s List Catrell Holmes Chicago President’s List Navarrie Bridges Chicago President’s List Sheridan Lyerla Coffeen Honor’s List Misty Curl Cowden Honor’s List Jenny Le Decatur President’s List Ashley Gengler Decatur President’s List Elizabeth Nihiser Decatur Honor’s List Paul Niemerg Dieterich President’s List Maggie Britton Dieterich President’s List Kaley Tolch Dieterich Dean’s List Megan Bierman Dieterich Dean’s List Justin Gephart Dieterich Honor’s List Seth Yager Dieterich Honor’s List Madilyn Brummer Dieterich Honor’s List Vincent Kelly Dwight President’s List Andrew Haley East Moline Dean’s List Colter Liston East Saint Louis President’s List Troy Wright East Saint Louis President’s List Justin Heckrodt East Saint Louis President’s List Jamel Kirkwood East Saint Louis President’s List Paul Williams East Saint Louis President’s List Robert Bennett East Saint Louis President’s List Michael Davis East Saint Louis President’s List DeMario Gordon East Saint Louis President’s List Francisco Cerna East Saint Louis President’s List Blake Capello East Saint Louis President’s List Dane Chandler East Saint Louis President’s List Christopher Beaver East Saint Louis President’s List David Lamar East Saint Louis President’s List Michael Linden East Saint Louis President’s List Donald Hilger East Saint Louis President’s List Patrick Setz East Saint Louis President’s List Marcus Gilliam East Saint Louis President’s List Roger Beavers East Saint Louis President’s List Adam Jones East Saint Louis President’s List Gerrodo Forest East Saint Louis President’s List Klay Hinnerichs East Saint Louis President’s List Matthew Bray East Saint Louis President’s List Jonathan Tanner East Saint Louis President’s List Paul Montgomery East Saint Louis Honor’s List Cameron McClaughlin East Saint Louis Honor’s List Kegan Graham East Saint Louis Honor’s List Tyler Martin East Saint Louis Honor’s List Dane Belton East St. Louis President’s List LeEric Walker East St. Louis President’s List Cairra Leasher Edgewood President’s List Quentin Roley Edgewood President’s List Victoria Caldwell Edgewood Honor’s List Jennifer Smith Effingham President’s List Jamie Roberts Effingham President’s List Lara Boggs Effingham President’s List Patrick Sidwell Effingham President’s List Sandra Bryan Effingham President’s List Haven Boone Jr. Effingham President’s List Thomas Schottman Effingham President’s List Alec Stevenson Effingham President’s List Ole Steigberg Effingham President’s List Noah Jones Effingham President’s List Koby Henkelman Effingham President’s List Kaitlyn Burton Effingham President’s List Sam Thompson Effingham President’s List William Blair Effingham President’s List Tobi Albert Effingham President’s List Tori Budde Effingham President’s List Chloe Bushue Effingham President’s List Serena Buzzard Effingham President’s List 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List Eric Chung Ina Dean’s List Austin Cutright Jacksonville President’s List Morris Shields Jacksonville President’s List Dakota Bucher Jacksonville President’s List Nathaniel McEvers Jacksonville President’s List Jamar Clay Jacksonville President’s List Brian Abel Jacksonville Honor’s List Mitchell Tucker Jacksonville Honor’s List McLain Levine Jewett President’s List Hyuntaek Oh Lafayette President’s List Grace Myers Lerna President’s List Mandy Hanner Lerna Honor’s List Jose Martinez Lincoln President’s List Kiomi Lebron Lincoln President’s List Lori Michelson Lincoln President’s List Brittney Mikesell Lincoln President’s List Brittany Middleton Lovington President’s List Michaela Powell Lovington President’s List Eleni Woll Marshall President’s List Shiana Weiscope Marshall President’s List Kenneth Noble Marshall President’s List Anastasia Turner Marshall President’s List Nicolas Wilson Marshall President’s List Elijah Hiatt Marshall President’s List John Thompson Marshall 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President’s List Jenaya Carter-Wilder Mattoon President’s List Lainey Newby Mattoon President’s List Avery Hankins Mattoon President’s List Rene Beltran Mattoon President’s List Ava Willingham Mattoon President’s List Carrigan Hyland Mattoon President’s List Emma Plunkett Mattoon President’s List Berit Haldorsen Mattoon President’s List Riley Spencer Mattoon President’s List Taylor Kovach Mattoon President’s List Kenneth Middleton Mattoon President’s List Laney Wright Mattoon President’s List Christian Larson Mattoon President’s List Zachary Goetz Mattoon Dean’s List Mackenzie Harford Mattoon Dean’s List Alex Lilly Mattoon Dean’s List LaJewel Harbin Mattoon Dean’s List Micaela Wyllie Mattoon Dean’s List Zoe Meadows Mattoon Dean’s List Jacob White Mattoon Dean’s List Logan Whitney Mattoon Dean’s List Zachary Wetzel Mattoon Dean’s List Gannon Dow Mattoon Dean’s List Tejas Zala Mattoon Dean’s List Matthew Gordon Mattoon Dean’s List William Williamson Mattoon Dean’s List Alexander Pearson 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Madison Barrow Newman Dean’s List Dustin Kuhl Newton President’s List Taylor Steigerwald Oak Lawn President’s List Ryan Stark Oakland President’s List Alicia McQueen Oakland President’s List Jami Duffy Oakland President’s List Nickalas Canada Oakland President’s List Breann Ard Oakland President’s List Camille Clifton Oakland Honor’s List Hannah Merrifield Oconee Honor’s List Melanie Talagon Olney Honor’s List Jordan Beeson Pana President’s List Kylie Hendrickson Pana President’s List Cassidy Smith Pana President’s List Jaxon Rhoades Pana President’s List Grace Fitzpatrick Pana President’s List Jacob Chaurero Pana President’s List Austin Karbach Pana President’s List Kadan Moon Pana President’s List Kadence Perry Pana President’s List Kassie Weideman Pana President’s List Colin Paschall Pana President’s List Owen Spracklen Pana President’s List Jaidyn Julius Pana President’s List Carsyn Ashley Pana Honor’s List Harley Hedderman Pana Honor’s List Michele Anderson Pana Honor’s List Samuel Holthaus Pana Honor’s List Johnathan Sexton Paris President’s List Sarah Barnes Paris President’s List Jacob McCain Paris President’s List Hunter Cusick Paris President’s List Noah Riggs Paris President’s List Courtney Fleming Paris President’s List Benjamin Wilson Paris President’s List Zachary McDaniel Paris President’s List Chelsea Maschino Paris Dean’s List Patrick Beal Paris Honor’s List Andrea Wilson Paris Honor’s List Jacob Midgley Paris Honor’s List Tayler Gebhardt Peoria President’s List Darrin Reed Pinckneyville President’s List Tyrese Roland Pinckneyville President’s List Cary Dorsey Pinckneyville President’s List Larry Jones Pinckneyville President’s List Alexander King Pinckneyville President’s List Dylan Blackstone Pinckneyville President’s List Karly Stephens Ramsey President’s List Keeley Orzel Ramsey President’s List Abigail Lorton Ramsey President’s List Korina Otto Ramsey Dean’s List Shelbi Eller Ramsey Dean’s List Samantha Challans Ramsey Honor’s List Gracie Braning Ramsey Honor’s List Fernando Montoya Robinson President’s List Carlos Zavala Zavala Robinson President’s List Joshua Whitney Robinson President’s List Keshawn Gilmore Robinson Honor’s List Juan Aguirre Robinson Honor’s List Kenneth Westmorland Robinson Honor’s List Eduardo Carrillo Robinson Honor’s List Adam Martinez Saint Charles President’s List Sondra Chamberlin Saint Elmo President’s List Kelly Werner Saint Elmo Honor’s List Bailie Duckwitz Saint Elmo Honor’s List Caleb Harpster Saint Peter Honor’s List Tyler McDowell Salem Dean’s List Cortney Cole Shelbyville President’s List Chloe Arebalo Shelbyville President’s List Emma Cook Shelbyville President’s List Paige Hubner Shelbyville President’s List Rhonda Lambes Shelbyville President’s List Stephon Hambrick Sheridan President’s List Steve Chung Sheridan Dean’s List Shawn Castleman Sheridan Dean’s List Brandon Blasa Sheridan Honor’s List Mark Galloway Sheridan Honor’s List Latrey Ferguson Sheridan Honor’s List Trevor Stewart Sheridan Honor’s List Kylie Doty Shumway President’s List Chase Kiefer Shumway Honor’s List Danielle Deters Sigel President’s List Max Niebrugge Sigel Honor’s List Alison Beard Sullivan President’s List Jessica Voyles Sullivan President’s List Kelsie Winings Sullivan President’s List Stephanie Sample Sullivan President’s List Savannah Hagerman Sullivan President’s List Derek Arbogast Sullivan President’s List Mary Helfrich Sullivan Honor’s List Jonathan Williams Sumner President’s List Terrance McDaniel Sumner President’s List Isaiah Garrett Sumner President’s List Jereth Gregory Sumner Honor’s List Eddie Williams Sumner Honor’s List Dontarries Williams Sumner Honor’s List Deangelo Collins Sumner Honor’s List Roberto Estrada Taylorville President’s List Ronald Johnson Taylorville President’s List James Moreno Taylorville President’s List Jay Hanks Taylorville President’s List Robert Hany Taylorville President’s List Jessica Deters Teutopolis President’s List Aubrey Collins Teutopolis President’s List Paige Kerner Teutopolis President’s List Joseph Ruholl Teutopolis President’s List Jill Heuerman Teutopolis Dean’s List Eli Copple Teutopolis Honor’s List Kendall Schmidt Teutopolis Honor’s List Madison Goldstein Teutopolis Honor’s List Christopher Lewis Toledo President’s List Lucinda Adamson Toledo President’s List Skylar Stewart Toledo President’s List William O’Dell Toledo President’s List Ethan Shirley Toledo President’s List Alissa Veach Toledo Honor’s List Claire Jackson Toledo Honor’s List Madison Walsh Toledo Honor’s List Lainey Hicks Tower Hill President’s List Alexia Eversole Tower Hill President’s List Allison Simpson Tower Hill President’s List Owan Patton Tower Hill Honor’s List Abigail Duzan Tuscola President’s List Haley Kramer Tuscola President’s List Joshua Boldrey Vandalia President’s List Willie Smith Vienna President’s List Daniel Seaberg Vienna President’s List Olajawon Claiborne Vienna President’s List Floyd Overturf Vienna President’s List Kevin 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Academic Challenge regional competition held at Lake Land College Posted on The regional Academic Challenge was recently held at Lake Land College and several local schools came together to battle in biology, chemistry, computer science, engineering graphics, English, mathematics and physics. Mattoon, Paris and St. Anthony high schools were victorious in their divisions and took home the regional championship titles. All teams will advance to sectionals due to the challenges presented by COVID and the weather. The 300 St. Anthony’s High School team included Sean Bailey, Mason Bloemer, Ivan Daiber, Andrei Deaconescu, Sam Deters, Griffen Elder, Matt Herzing, Elizabeth Kabbes, Maria Poston, Macy Reitz, Ada Rozene, George Scheidemantel, Bridget Sudkamp and Conlan Walsh. The students on the 700 Paris High School team included Rebekah Alexander, Braydon Atkinson, Noah Dundas, Sophie Givan, Abby Grubb, Greta Hall, Ty Jones, Bryan Kohlmeyer, Cooper Kuglin, Chloe Martin, Bryce McGrath, Kenny Smith, Lily Smittkamp, Ethan Vice, Hunter Cash, Devin Milner, Kiley Ryan, Will Templton, Mason Tegler, Graham Templeton and Macie Thomas. The 1500 Mattoon High School team included Ephraim Annis, Chase Armstrong, Zoe Barton, Rene Beltran, Cooper Bergstrom, Josh Carter, Jada Cobb, Josiah Donaldson, Gannon Dow, Sam Ferrar, Berit Haldorsen, Aubrie Hout, Kris Jacobs, Keenan Kersh, Piper Klinghammer, Skyler Mansfield, Lauryn Samuelson, Dalton Short, Hannah Stroud, Halle Stanley and Olivia Welch. Not pictured was Junior Varsity Team Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond. The following students earned tuition waivers: PHYSICS Teutopolis High School Paul Niemerg PHYSICS Teutopolis High School Peyton Tegeler MATH Neoga High School – Varsity Lindsey Beals MATH St. Anthony High School Elizabe Kabbes ENGLISH Neoga High School – Varsity Shaylee Vondrak ENGLISH Paris High School – Varsity Lily Smittkamp COMPUTER SCIENCE Mattoon High School – Varsity Dalton Short COMPUTER SCIENCE St. Anthony High School Andrei Deaconescu CHEMISTRY Cumberland High School – Varsity Elijah McElravy CHEMISTRY Shelbyville High School – Varsity Bo Hilbert BIOLOGY Martinsville High School Alex Schaljo BIOLOGY Neoga High School – Varsity Myah Wright ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Mattoon High School – Varsity Josiah Donaldson ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Shelbyville High School – Varsity Isaac Chambers The following students earned individual awards: BIOLOGY Martinsville High School Alex Schaljo 1st BIOLOGY Neoga High School – Varsity Myah Wright 2nd BIOLOGY Cumberland High School – Varsity Maggie Smith 3rd BIOLOGY Shelbyville High School – Varsity Isaac Chamberss 1st BIOLOGY Paris High School – At-Large Graham Templeton 2nd BIOLOGY Paris High School – Varsity Greta Hall 3rd BIOLOGY Mattoon High School – Varsity Ephraim Annis 1st BIOLOGY Mattoon High School – Varsity Samuel Ferrar 2nd BIOLOGY Mattoon High School – Varsity Jada Cobb 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE St. Anthony High School Andrei Deaconescu 1st COMPUTER SCIENCE St. Anthony High School Eric Deters 2nd COMPUTER SCIENCE Altamont High School Sydney Feldkamp 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Altamont High School Ethan Lemke 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Casey-Westfield High School Dylon Craig 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Casey-Westfield High School Blake Ramsey 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Cumberland High School – Varsity Dagon Smith 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Paris High School – Varsity Cooper Kuglin 1st COMPUTER SCIENCE Shelbyville High School – Varsity Garrett Endsley 2nd COMPUTER SCIENCE Teutopolis High School Peyton Tegeler 2nd COMPUTER SCIENCE Paris High School – At-Large Devin Milner 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Shelbyville High School – Varsity Michael Tomlin 3rd COMPUTER SCIENCE Mattoon High School – Varsity Dalton Short 1st COMPUTER SCIENCE Mattoon High School – Varsity Gannon Dow 2nd ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School – Vars Daylon Stutzman 1st ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Casey-Westfield High School Lucas Roberts 2nd ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School – JV Jewelyonna Hutchcraft 3rd ENGINEERING GRAPHICS ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Shelbyville High School – Varsity Isaac Chambers 1st ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Paris High School – At-Large Hunter Cash 2nd ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Paris High School – Varsity Ty Jones 3rd ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Mattoon High School – Varsity Josiah Donaldson 1st ENGINEERING GRAPHICS Mattoon High School – Varsity Gannon Dow 2nd MATH St. Anthony High School Elizabeth Kabbes 1st MATH Neoga High School – Varsity Lindsey Beals 2nd MATH St. Anthony High School Samuel Deters 2nd MATH St. Anthony High School Matt Herzing 2nd MATH St. Anthony High School Bridget Sudkamp 2nd MATH St. Anthony High School Conlan Walsh 2nd MATH Neoga High School – Varsity Brooke Kenworthy 3rd MATH St. Anthony High School Andrei Deaconescu 3rd MATH St. Anthony High School Ada Rozene 3rd MATH Paris High School – Varsity Lily Smittkamp 1st MATH Teutopolis High School August Siemer 1st MATH Shelbyville High School – Varsity Alex Fisher 2nd MATH Paris High School – Varsity Noah Dundas 3rd MATH Paris High School – Varsity Chloe Martin 3rd MATH Shelbyville High School – Varsity Bo Hilbert 3rd MATH Teutopolis High School Olivia Copple 3rd MATH Teutopolis High School Paul Niemerg 3rd MATH Mattoon High School – Varsity Dalton Short 1st MATH Mattoon High School – Varsity Samuel Ferrar 2nd MATH Mattoon High School – Varsity Zoe Barton 2nd MATH Mattoon High School – Varsity Josiah Donaldson 3rd MATH Mattoon High School – Varsity Olivia Welch 3rd ENGLISH Neoga High School – Varsity Shaylee Vondrak 1st ENGLISH Martinsville High School Alex Schaljo 2nd ENGLISH St. Anthony High School Thomas Chojnicki 3rd ENGLISH Paris High School – Varsity Ethan Vice 1st ENGLISH Paris High School – Varsity Lily Smittkamp 2nd ENGLISH Teutopolis High School Katherine Kingery 2nd ENGLISH Teutopolis High School Aubrey Collins 3rd ENGLISH Mattoon High School – Varsity Ephraim Annis 1st ENGLISH Mattoon High School – Varsity Chase Armstrong 2nd ENGLISH Mattoon High School – Varsity Hannah Stroud 3rd PHYSICS St. Anthony High School Bridget Sudkamp 1st PHYSICS Altamont High School Julianne Berg 2nd PHYSICS Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School – Vars Daylon Stutzman 2nd PHYSICS Cumberland High School – Varsity Claire Jackson 2nd PHYSICS Cumberland High School – Varsity Denton Nebel 2nd PHYSICS Stewardson-Strasburg High School Dane Durbin 2nd PHYSICS Altamont High School Myra Duncan 3rd PHYSICS Mattoon High School – At-Large Isabel Spear 1st CHEMISTRY Cumberland High School – Varsity Elijah McElravy 1st CHEMISTRY Casey-Westfield High School Connor Yates 2nd CHEMISTRY Cumberland High School – Varsity Michael Beaumont 2nd CHEMISTRY St. Anthony High School Sam Deters 2nd CHEMISTRY St. Anthony High School Maria Poston 3rd CHEMISTRY Shelbyville High School – Varsity Bo Hilbert 1st CHEMISTRY Paris High School – Varsity Cooper Kuglin 2nd CHEMISTRY Paris High School – Varsity Ethan Vice 3rd CHEMISTRY Mattoon High School – Varsity Cooper Bergstrom 1st CHEMISTRY Mattoon High School – Varsity Piper Klinghammer 2nd CHEMISTRY Mattoon High School – Varsity Hannah Stroud 2nd CHEMISTRY Mattoon High School – Varsity Kris Jacobs 3rd -30-
Sarah Bush Lincoln Invests In Lake Land College Nursing Programs Posted on March 3, 2022 Sarah Bush Lincoln is investing in the workforce of the future through financial support of Lake Land College Nursing programs with generous scholarships and new training opportunities. Pictured are Sarah Bush Lincoln President & CEO Jerry Esker and Lake Land College President Josh Bullock. “We are extremely grateful to Sarah Bush Lincoln for its generous support and commitment to our students. The scholarships will make the path to a nursing career possible for many students as well as support those who are engaged in the rigorous program,” Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor Erin Swingler said. “Both of our organizations are dedicated to providing excellent service and support to prepare our Lake Land College students for rewarding careers in healthcare.” SBL President and CEO Jerry Esker said, “We are very pleased to provide this assistance to Lake Land College’s Health Services programs. We are a growing organization committed to caring for our community. When we can help grow local talent, and recruit them to care for our patients, then the community is in a much stronger place. We are grateful to Lake Land College’s commitment to filling local healthcare needs by developing excellent educational programs. Over the years, we have employed many of its graduates who have moved into leadership roles.” Pictured are Lake Land College Division Chair Allied Health/Nursing Instructor Erin Swingler, Sarah Bush Lincoln President & CEO Jerry Esker, Lake Land College President Josh Bullock, LPN to ADN Nursing student Taneesha Waggoner, Nursing student Serenity Parrent and Lake Land College Nursing Instructor/Director of Nursing Programs Cheryl Beam. Sarah Bush Lincoln’s investment will fund scholarships to assist Lake Land College Associate Degree Nurse or Practical Nursing students. The scholars will be honored at a special ceremony in which Sarah Bush Lincoln leadership will have the opportunity to meet the student recipients. Additionally, some monies will be set aside as an emergency fund for health services students with needs outside of tuition and related fees including nursing kits, scrubs, testing fees and other school-related items. “Lake Land College greatly values its long-standing partnership with Sarah Bush Lincoln. We are grateful for the generous financial investment, and appreciate the organization’s gifts of time and talent that enhance the educational experience. The college looks forward to continuing to explore partnership opportunities to develop a highly-skilled and successful healthcare labor force who work and live in our communities,” Lake Land College President Josh Bullock said. Lake Land College’s nursing programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and are ranked third in the state by Nursing Explorer. One of the reasons for this continued success is the long-standing partnership with Sarah Bush Lincoln that provides clinical experiences to students. With the expanded partnership, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s investment will be used to support a new state-of-the art simulation center for the nursing programs. “With Sarah Bush Lincoln’s support, the nursing program will upgrade current campus lab spaces and create a new simulation center that will allow students to experience realistic patient care in a safe learning environment,” Nursing Instructor/Director of Nursing Programs Cheryl Beam said. “Interactive simulation engages students in learning while reinforcing skills and promoting clinical judgment to better prepare them to enter practice.” In addition to benefitting the nursing programs, Sarah Bush Lincoln’s investment will positively impact students in the Emergency Services and Medical Assisting programs with funds going toward the purchase of an ambulance simulator, new skeletons and organ models. For more information about the nursing programs offered at Lake Land College, contact Swingler at eswingler@lakelandcollege or 217-234-5448. -30-
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Posted on March 2, 2022 By Darrius Frazier March 1 In 1692, the Salem Witch Hunt begins at the Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne and Tituba, an enslaved woman from the Barbados, are charged with the illegal practice of witchcraft (Editors, 2021). The ensuring witch trial which lasted until May 1693, witnessed that out of 200 people accused of being witches; thirty were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging, including fourteen women and five men; one man, Giles Corey, was killed by pressing for refusing to plea; and at least five people died while awaiting sentencing in jails (Snyder, 2001). In 1978, Women’s History Week is first observed in Sonoma County, California. (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 1987, the U.S. Congress passes a resolution designating March as Women’s History Month. (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 2 In 1903, the Martha Washington Hotel opens in New York City, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 2022, the Lake Land Lady Lakers will host the Spoon River College Lady Snappers at 6:00 PM at the Laker Fieldhouse for a post-season match-up (Lake Land College, 2022). March 3 In 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching six-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at the age of 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, Keller flourished, eventually graduating from college and becoming an international lecturer and activist. Sullivan, later dubbed “the miracle worker,” remained Keller’s interpreter and constant companion until the older woman’s death in 1936 (Editors, History.com, 2021). In 1913, Women’s Suffrage Parade was held in Washington, DC, where over 8000 women gathered to demand a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 4 In 1917, Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) took her seat as the first female member of Congress as a member of the House of Representatives (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 1933, Frances Perkins becomes United States Secretary of Labor, the first female member of the United States Cabinet (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 5 In 2022, the Lake Land’s Lady Lakers Softball team will host the Shawnee Community College Lady Saints in their home opener. The home opener will be a double-header with first pitch at NOON and the second game at either 2:00 PM or thirty minutes following the conclusion of the first game. The home opener is pending the outcome of the weather (Athletics, 2022). March 6 In 1986, Georgia O’Keeffe, the artist who gained worldwide fame for her austere minimalist paintings of the American southwest, dies in Santa Fe at the age of 98 (Editors, Georgia O’Keeffe dies, 2020). March 7 In 2010, Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win an Academy Award for best director, for her movie “The Hurt Locker,” about an American bomb squad that disables explosives in Iraq in 2004. Prior to Bigelow, only three women had been nominated for a best director Oscar: Lina Wertmueller for 1975’s “Seven Beauties,” Jane Campion for 1993’s “The Piano” and Sofia Coppola for 2003’s “Lost in Translation” (Editors, Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first female director to win an Oscar, 2021). March 8 In 1917, in the midst of World War I, International Women’s Day was established as a result of protests in the U.S. and Europe to honor and fight for the political rights for working women (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 2014, National Catholic Sisters Week was established to raise awareness of the contributions of Catholic sisters (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 9 In 1959, the Barbie doll makes its debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City. Since 1959, over one billion dolls in the Barbie family have been sold around the world (Editors, The Barbie doll makes its debut, 2021). March 10 In 1997, the fledgling Warner Brothers (WB) television network airs the inaugural episode of what will become its first bona-fide hit show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though ratings peaked during the second and third seasons, the show was consistently well reviewed by critics throughout its six-and-a-half-year run. Buffy’s success helped establish the network as a staple among teenage and young adult TV viewers. After 2001, Buffy moved to the WB’s competitor, United Paramount Network (UPN) (Editors, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” premieres on the WB, 2021). March 11 In 2003, the backlash of the Dixie Chicks, among one of the famous all-female country music bands, begins as a result of their public criticism of U.S. President, George W. Bush, against the preparation of the United States’ second war against Iraq (Editors, The Dixie Chicks backlash begins, 2021). The backlash, mainly consisting of country music bands and listeners who were mostly conservative and support the policies of the Bush administration, was immense. The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, received death threats, and were criticized by other country musicians. The backlash damaged sales of the Dixie Chicks’ music and concert tickets and caused them to lose corporate sponsorship (Campbell, 2003). Also in 2003, 15-year-old Elizabeth Smart is finally found in Sandy, Utah, nine months after being abducted from her family’s home. Her alleged kidnappers, Brian David Mitchell, a drifter who the Smarts had briefly employed at their house, and his wife, Wanda Barzee, were charged with the kidnapping, as well as burglary and sexual assault. The kidnappers were eventually sentenced to federal prison with Mitchell currently serving a life sentence (Networks, 2021). March 12 In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low assembled 18 girls together in Savannah, Georgia, for the first-ever Girl Scout meeting (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 1993, Janet Reno is sworn in as the first woman U.S. Attorney General (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 13 In 1986, Susan Butcher won the first of 3 straight and 4 total Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Races in Alaska (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 2020, shortly after midnight, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, is shot and killed by police in her Louisville, Kentucky apartment after officers busted through her door with a battering ram. Following Taylor’s death and subsequent national protests, no-knock warrants were banned in Louisville in an ordinance known as “Breonna’s Law.” The city also agreed to pay her family a historic $12 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit settlement (Editors, Breonna Taylor is killed by police in botched raid, 2021). March 14 In 1913, the Women’s Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C. took place, where more than 8,000 women gathered to demand a constitutional amendment guaranteeing their right to vote (Merinuk, 2022). March 15 In 1977, civil rights leader and veteran Mississippi voter rights worker, Fannie Lou Hamer died in Mound Bayou, Mississippi at age 59 (Black History Today , 2022). March 16 In 1970, Motown soul singer, Tammi Terrell, died of complications from the malignant brain tumor that caused her October 1967 collapse onstage during a live performance at Virginia’s Hampden-Sydney College. Terrell and Marvin Gaye enjoyed a string of four straight hits with some of the greatest love songs ever recorded at Motown Records (Editors, Motown soul singer Tammi Terrell dies, 2019). March 17 In 1910, Camp Fire Girls is established as the first interracial, non-sectarian American organization for girls (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 1917, Loretta Perfectus Walsh became the first woman to join the navy and the first woman to officially join the military in a role other than a nurse (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 18 In 1999, three women, Carole Sund, Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso, were murdered at the Yosemite National Park in California. Carole’s and Silvina’s remains were found in the trunk in a charred rental car. Juli Sund’s body was found thirty miles away a week after the car was found. Cary Stayner eventually plead guilty to the three murders along with a murder of another woman, Joie Ruth Armstrong, and was sentenced to death (Editors, Three women are murdered at Yosemite, 2021). March 19 In 1999, law enforcement officials discover the charred bodies of forty-two-year-old Carol Sund and sixteen-year-old Silvina Pelosso in the trunk of their burned-out rental car, a day after the vehicle was located in a remote area several hours from Yosemite National Park. Cary Stayner, a handyman at the lodge where the women were last seen a month before, later confessed to their murders as well as those of two other women and was sentenced to death (Editors, Bodies found in Yosemite serial killer case, 2021). March 20 In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin is published and becomes the best-selling book of the 19th century (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 21 In 1986, Debi Thomas becomes first African American woman to win the World Figure Skating Championship (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 22 In 1893, the first women’s college basketball game is played at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. With each made basket counting as one point and the game lasting two 15-minute halves, a sophomore class team prevails over a freshmen team, 5-4 (Editors, First women’s college basketball game played, 2021). In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. The Equal Rights Amendment was to provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex (Editors, Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress, 2021). March 23 In 1917, Virginia Woolf establishes the Hogarth Press with her husband, Leonard Woolf (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). In 2011, actress Elizabeth Taylor, who appeared in more than 50 films, won two Academy Awards and was synonymous with Hollywood glamour, dies of complications from congestive heart failure at a Los Angeles hospital at age 79 (Editors, Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79, 2021). March 24 In 1603, after 44 years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies, and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England and Scotland under a single British monarch (Editors, Queen Elizabeth I dies, 2020). In 1996, Shannon Lucid became the first female U.S. astronaut to live in a space station when she transferred to the Russian space station, Mir, from the U.S. space shuttle, Atlantis, for a planned five-month stay. Her 188-day sojourn aboard Mir set a new space endurance record for an American and a world endurance record for a woman (Editors, Astronaut Shannon Lucid enters Mir space station, 2020). March 25 Gloria Steinem, women’s rights activist and journalist, founding editor of Ms. Magazine, helped found National Women’s Political Caucus, the Women’s Action Alliance, and the Coalition of Labor Union Women, was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1934 (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). Lillian E. Fishburne, the first African-American female to hold the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, was born in Rockville, Maryland in 1949 (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 26 Virginia (Toni) Caraballo, who supported activism in behalf of women’s issues, active in National Organization for Women (1968-87) and co-authored the Feminist Chronicles 1953-1993, was born in Queens, New York in 1926 (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman in the U.S. Supreme Court when she was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was born in El Paso, Texas in 1930 (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to become the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007, was born Nancy Patricia D’Alessandro in Baltimore in 1940 to an Italian-American family (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 27 Effa Louise Manley, co-owner and manager with husband Abe of the Negro League baseball team the Brooklyn Eagles (1935-46), supported integration with the NAACP, worked hard to get Negro League players included in the Baseball Hall of Fame, was born in 1897 in Philadelphia (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). Sarah Lois Vaughan, world renown jazz singer and pianist known as the “Divine One,” was born in 1924, in Newark, New Jersey (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 28 Clara Lemlich Shavelson, a Jewish immigrant from the Ukraine, labor activist, suffragist, and consumer advocate, a leader of the Uprising of 20,000, a labor strike of shirtwaist workers in New York’s garment industry in 1909, was born in 1886. March 29 Pearl Mae Bailey, jazz and blues singer, won amateur contests in Harlem and Philadelphia when she was 22, sang with Cab Calloway in 1945, starred in movies, goodwill ambassador for United Nations in 1979, was born in 1918 in Newport News, Virginia (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 30 Dr. Charlotte Johnson Baker, the first woman physician to practice medicine in San Diego, California, practiced obstetrics and gynecology at St. Joseph’s Hospital was born in 1855 in Newburyport, Massachusetts (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). March 31 In 1776, Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John Adams, urging him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for America’s independence from Great Britain (March Highlights in US Women’s History, 2021). Bibliography Athletics, L. L. (2022). Lake Land College Athletics. 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Lake Land College announces new financial aid program Posted on February 23, 2022 The new Lake Land College Laker+ program maximizes qualifying students’ financial aid opportunities to cover tuition and fees plus provides support for living expenses. This program will go into effect immediately and will be available to students enrolling in Summer and Fall 2022. Because Lake Land College is such a great value and can offer numerous financial assistance options, students often receive refunds of their assistance that can be used to cover housing, gas, food and other college expenses. With Laker+, financial aid is applied in a stackable format. After the cost of tuition and fees are covered with financial assistance, the remaining funds are refunded to students. Students who receive aid have their tuition and fees covered first with the MAP grant, institutional funds and scholarships, then the federal PELL grant. What this means for students who have 0 expected family contributions (EFC) as determined by the FAFSA, is that they often will receive a refund check or direct deposit of funds that can be used to cover every day living expenses such as housing, food, gas and childcare. “Lake Land College has several initiatives in place that can assist students in attending Lake Land College without tuition and fee costs. In many cases, this provides students with the opportunity to graduate debt-free and launch a career without the burden of student loan payments. Students who seek to transfer can often minimize the need for student loans,” Lake Land College President Josh Bullock said. Laker+ is available to those who live in the college district in the counties of Christian, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Montgomery, Moultrie and Shelby. Current and future students can begin the Laker+ process by completing the FAFSA online at fafsa.gov. The Lake Land College School Code is 007644. The differences between Laker+ and other college and university programs, is two-fold. First, Lake Land College’s tuition and fees are one third less than the average Illinois public university tuition and fees, and significantly less than most private institutions. Second, when you apply scholarships and financial aid to Lake Land’s tuition and fees–there is money left over for students to cover every day living expenses such as housing, food, gas and childcare. With the typical college or university “last to pay” tuition and fee incentive program, the college or university only pays the outstanding balance in tuition and fees, after all financial aid and scholarships are awarded—leaving no money for the student to cover everyday living expenses. “We want students and families to see that there is a path for them to receive an outstanding education without incurring significant and life-altering debt. Students who are new to college do not always realize there are more expenses than just tuition and fees even when students live at home. The Laker+ program provides financial resources to help students meet their additional college costs and everyday living expenses,” Lake Land College Director of Financial Aid and Veteran Services Jennifer Hedges said. With the Laker+ program, Lake Land College offers students support in earning an education at one of the top community colleges in the nation. This education provides an excellent foundation for a career in the workforce or transfer to a university. “Students who are considering different options should consider the fact that any financial aid or scholarships that they receive will go quite a bit farther at Lake Land College—even when a college or university offers students ‘last to pay’ tuition and fee incentives,” Bullock added. A PELL grant is a federal grant program available to college students who qualify as determined by the FAFSA. PELL grants do not have to be repaid and are dependent on a student’s EFC or expected family income vs. the cost of tuition at the college the student is attending. A student who qualifies for a PELL grant will receive the same dollar amount no matter what college the student attends. In the first example, a student who has a 0 EFC as determined by the FAFSA and receives the same number of scholarships, along with the same PELL grant and MAP grant. The student who attends a four-year college will have $0 in his/her pocket after the college makes up the difference in tuition and fees. The student who attends Lake Land College will have a refund of $7,035 for college expenses. In the second example, an in-district high school senior student who is in the top 15% of the graduating class, or earns a 26 on the ACT or a 1230 on the SAT, is guaranteed a Presidential Scholarship covering two years of tuition. This scholarship would be applied first to cover tuition expenses, while financial aid or other scholarships would cover fees with the student receiving the remaining financial aid or scholarships in the form of a refund to cover living expenses. The Lake Land College district consists of the following school districts: Altamont, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, Beecher City, Brownstown, Casey-Westfield, Charleston, Cowden-Herrick, Cumberland, Dieterich, Effingham, Jasper, Kansas, Marshall, Martinsville, Mattoon, Neoga, North Clay, Oakland, Okaw Valley, Pana, Paris, Ramsey, Shelbyville, Shiloh, South Central, St. Anthony, St. Elmo, Stewardson-Strasburg, Sullivan, Teutopolis, Windsor. -30-
Career and Technical Month – Apprenticeships are expanding to include multiple career paths Posted on February 22, 2022 The following is an Editorial from Dr. Josh Bullock, Lake Land College President. As the nation celebrates Career and Technical Month this February, I would like to share how Lake Land College is on the leading edge of developing apprenticeships that can often be a golden solution for creating a talented pipeline of skilled employees and enabling area businesses to thrive. Traditionally, apprenticeships are associated with careers in trade unions. However, the reality is that apprenticeships are expanding to include multiple career paths. In response to the workforce shortages and growing skills gap, state and national leaders are investing in organizations that develop apprenticeships. Just last month, the governor and Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced a nearly $10 million investment in pre-apprenticeship programs through the Illinois Works program. Last year Lake Land College, Rend Lake and Illinois Eastern Community College submitted a collaborative proposal to grow partnerships. Their success in establishing 41 registered apprenticeship programs was among the many reasons DCEO funded the grant proposal. In an apprenticeship partnership, employers drive the development of customized curriculum, in partnership with the local community college, to support the skills needs of the organization. Employers then select new employees to enter an apprenticeship training program or invest in current employees to upskill their knowledge. With this commitment, businesses are reducing turnover, creating a talent pipeline, increasing productivity and diversifying their workforce. In addition, by establishing an apprenticeship training program, they are setting standards for knowledge and skills and ensuring a continuity of learning among generations. Employees/students who participate in an apprenticeship earn a wage while training or attending class, see their wages increase as their skills progress, receive on-the-job training and experience career advancement. They may also benefit from tuition reimbursement. Students who complete an apprenticeship earn college credit and the valuable distinction of journeyman−a nationally recognized credential and testimony to their skill level. Through grants and alternate financial sources, Lake Land College can assist businesses in funding apprenticeships for college students and pre-apprenticeships for high school students. In developing these programs, we work with companies to establish a beneficial schedule and specifically outline every detail of the training objectives. Lake Land College is engaged in two apprenticeships in Industrial Maintenance and Repair and is in the process of developing additional programs in Automotive Technician and Commercial Driver’s License. We appreciate those of you who assisted the college in gathering significant data for our next Strategic Planning cycle. In analyzing the results of the survey and focus group feedback, it is clear that there is strong support among both business leaders and the college community for creating apprenticeships, internships and on-the-job training. I look forward to discussing how Lake Land College can help you in creating a skilled workforce through an apprenticeship, internship or innovative work-based learning partnership that will help your business meet the workforce demands of the future.
Lake Land College to host first annual Math & Science Open House Posted on February 15, 2022 Lake Land College math and science faculty will host the first annual Math & Science Open House from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, April 1. The event allows high school juniors and seniors to learn more and ask questions about Lake Land math and science academic programs such as chemistry, biology, physics, math, geographic information systems (GIS) and pre-engineering. Tours of facilities and labs will allow those interested to see and experience the state-of-the-art technology and equipment available to students in these programs. The event will consist of four sessions based on different aspects of the math and science programs at Lake Land. Planned activities will cover biology, chemistry, physics, and GIS disciplines. Students will get a chance to view bacteria isolated from everyday objects, explore a digital cadaver, and view actual cadavers if interested. Other demonstrations include intricate physics exhibitions of light waves, matter and electricity. In the chemistry demonstration, instrumental technology will be used to determine the identity of an unknown drug. Students will also learn real-world applications of how local GIS systems are used to manage utilities such as water distribution and support economic development opportunities for businesses. “We are fortunate to have labs furnished with up-to-date equipment that go a long way in preparing our students to be successful when they graduate or transfer,” Division Chair of Math & Science/Biological Science Instructor Ikemefuna Nwosu said. “Our hope is that when students and their parents or guardians visit the open house, they can get a hands-on perspective of the quality education they will receive at Lake Land College.” Parents of high school students, as well as anyone interested in pursuing a math or science degree are welcome to attend. For more information or to register for the event, visit lakelandcollege.edu/visit. -30-