Education
PBL seniors to receive awards, scholarships on May 23
|
PAXTON — Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s annual Academic Awards Night will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, in the commons area at PBL Junior High School.
Seniors will be recognized for outstanding achievements or scholarships earned during their senior year.
Teske wins scholarship from Buckley State Bank
|
BUCKLEY — Hannah Teske, daughter of Doug and Kara Teske of Buckley, is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) Foundation for Community Banking.
Historical society awards $500 scholarship to Bertrand
|
PAXTON — The Ford County Historical Society will award a $500 scholarship to Lindsey Bertrand, a senior at Tri-Point High School, at the group’s May 17 meeting.
As a memorial to Dr W.W. Sauer, who organized the Ford County Historical Society in 1968, the scholarship was established in 1998 for excellence and interest in the study of history.
Extension announces 4-H Scholarship winners
|
ONARGA — The University of Illinois Extension unit serving Ford and Iroquois counties has announced the winners of four 4-H Scholarships for 2013.
PBL to celebrate students' writing May 22
|
PAXTON — Parents of students in the Paxton-Buckley-Loda school district are invited to join the district in celebrating its young authors during The Celebration of Writing, an event scheduled for 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, in the commons area at PBL Junior High School. On display will be writings from the entire 6th-grade class.
Busey Bank offering $1,000 college scholarship
|
CHAMPAIGN — Busey Bank is accepting applications for a $1,000 Community Reinvestment Act Scholarship for low- to moderate-income students in Champaign and Ford counties who are pursuing studies at a college or university.
The scholarship must be used during the upcoming academic year and can cover tuition, fees, books and supplies.
Cameras may be installed in PBL school hallways
|
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board plans to apply for a $50,000 state grant to help fund proposed security upgrades at the district’s schools — but the work will be done regardless of whether the grant is awarded, Superintendent Cliff McClure said.
Cope re-elected GCMS board's president
|
GIBSON CITY — The Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley school board recently held a special meeting to seat new board members and to elect officers.
After certifying the April 9 election results, the oath of office was given to new members Adam Elder and Jamie Zbinden at the April 30 special meeting (see sidebar for profiles).
PBL school board re-elects officers
|
PAXTON — The Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board retained its slate of officers for the next two years after seating its newly elected board members last week.
Band camp scheduled for summer
|
PAXTON — Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School’s summer band camp will begin Monday, July 22, and conclude Friday, Aug. 2, with a public performance titled “Phantom of the Piano Studio.”
“We will take our audience on a tour of a haunted piano studio with famous piano songs including the ‘Knuckle Concerto,’” band director Tim Hess said of the performance.
