Frontier Community College is pleased to announce outstanding students who have achieved the honors status at FCC during the 2010 Spring Semester. Students named to the Chief Executive Officer’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.9 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Students on the President’s List have earned a grade point average between 3.75 and 3.89, and those on the Dean’s List have maintained a 3.5 to 3.74 grade point average.
WTWO-TV hosted its 20th Annual Top of the Class Awards Luncheon May 19 at the TV station. Eighty-one Valedictorians from schools throughout the Wabash Valley were invited to attend along with their parents and administrators, including Flora Valeditorian Kate Henderson.
Tuesday evening the final class of Clay County graduates took the next step in their lives, the eigth grade class from Clay City officially moved on to High School in a ceremony that lasted less than 30 minutes.
The theme of the promotional exercise was Starry Night and the theme was included throughout.
At Floyd Henson Junior High School, Flora and Xenia eighth graders walked across the stage at a promotional exercise held Monday evening in the school’s gym. On one side, their lives as elementary school students, on the other, a new school and going back to being the smallest fish in the pond.
“We’ve all had our ups and downs as a class,” said Maverick Fisher during the ceremony’s welcome, likening junior high to a football game and the faculty’s influence as a motivating halftime speech, “We are very thankful for those speeches we’ve received along the way.”
The ceremony saw 84 students promoted to high school.
Opening the event was Morgan Van Hyning, who recited the Pledge of Allegiance and gave an invocation.
Friends, family and neighbors of the Flora High School Class of 2010 packed into a hot and stuffy Conley Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon to see the class off.
After the traditional processional, the ceremony got kicked off with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance delivered by Rebecca Vincent.
The welcome was delivered by Class President Elizabeth Moore, whose long term tip for the class was jokingly about the use of sunscreen. Moore also mentioned her 11 classmates who were not allowed to attend graduation after being caught trespassing at the school on Thursday night.
"Tonight marks the end of an era. Years of books, homework, dances, sports, and drama have led to this gratifying moment," said Clay City Salutatorian Shayna Bueker during Clay City High School's Graduation Ceremony, held Friday evening in a hot, full gymnasium.
The Ceremony had begun with the class' processional in to the gym, and an opening given by Sarah Utley.
Next was Bueker's salutation. Bueker credited her success thus far to her mother's influence, saying, "I have determined that the only kinds of women who can survive are those like my mother."
Rep. David Reis and Sen. John Jones met with four students representing Wabash Telephone Cooperative during the Illinois Electric and Telephone Cooperatives Youth Day on Wednesday, April 21, in Springfield.
The students had an opportunity to view state government in action on probably one of the busiest days this year at the state capitol. More than 200 interest groups and an estimated 15,000 people converged on the statehouse to ask lawmakers to approve a tax hike in order to avoid major budget cuts. The students also heard from State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias during their lunch break.
One chapter of life ended while another began for seniors at North Clay High School, who on Sunday afternoon, became the county's first students to walk across the stage and put their high school years behind them.
The commencement ceremony, which was held in the North Clay Gymnasium at 3:30 p.m., followed a baccalaureate, which took place in the same location at 2:30 p.m. There were 43 North Clay graduates.
The ceremony was opened with a prayer by Hailey Oliver, followed by a look back through the high school years during class president Alexandria Porter's charge. This was followed by a choral presentation.
Sixth grade students at Floyd Henson Junior High School who have been working all through their second semester on their DARE class got a bit of reward this Friday as the school held their annual DARE Day, when students get to play games, eat and drink and see some cool law enforcement demonstrations.
DARE Day started off with the students getting their DARE T-shirts, which are provided free to the program by the Flora Odd Fellows. Then, the action went to the playground, where they played games and had some lunch before the first demonstrations in the early afternoon.
Students got to meet a furry cop next. It wasn't Mark Flack of the Illinois State Police, but rather, his partner, Rohdee, who was likely to shed. Flack is a K9 officer and Rohdee is a Belgian Malinois, a dog similar in appearance to a German Shepherd.
The executive committee of the Clay County Retired teachers met on April 28th to plan the programs for the 2010 year.
Students took standardized tests to measure learning growth on the April 28 & 29. Principal Cathy Croy, “was impressed with the effort the kids put forth.”
Monday, May 3, Clay City High School’s High Honor Roll students traveled to Effingham, IL, to Dr. Rick Workman’s home for a formal dinner. Dr. Workman, a former graduate of Clay City High School, is the owner of Heartland Dental and the founder and president of the Excellence in Education Foundation for Clay City Schools.
After a gray and drizzly Saturday and a promenade held indoors due to the weather, Flora High School's 2010 Prom, themed "A Modern Masquerade," was still a night to remember for Flora High school students.
After the class slideshow, the prom court was introduced. When all was said and done, it was Dirk Hockman and Alexis Greenwood that were crowned the 2010 King and Queen, respectively.
Colorful dresses, loud music, bright decorations, and a night of fun; this is what awaits the students of Clay City High School on April 30, 2010.
THE NORTH CLAY High School Junior-Senior Prom took place Saturday at the North
Clay High School commons. Before the dancing began Micah Schnutz was crowned
king and Jessica Rinehart queen. Pictured above, from left to right, Liz Worthey, Clint
Quinn, Alex Porter, Micah Schnautz, Jessica Rinehart, Lauren Worthey, Heath
VanDyke and Colten Bailey.
Saturday evening, the Flora Academic Foundation held their annual awards banquet in the Flora High School Commons Area.
The event saw Flora Schools students honored for their achievements of the last year.
The Clay County 4-H Equine Team, consisting of Tabby Fender, Josie McAllister, Emma Pierce and Jonny Piperakis, participated in the University of Illinois’ district horse bowl/hippology contest that took place in Effingham on Mar. 20.
The Cisne High School Junior-Senior Prom took place Saturday, April 17.
