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IN THIS ISSUE:
Benefit draws hundred
p. 9
Boys’ hoops starts well
p. 10
Concussion concerns
p. 11
Storm Tracker
THE United High School Newspaper
Volume 11, Issue 4
STORM ALERTS
Calendar Notes
Nine named Illinois State Scholars
Classes will be dismissed at 2:00 p.m. on
Friday, December 19, for
Christmas break. Classes
will resume on Tuesday,
January 6, 2015, following a day-long teachers’
institute on Monday,
January 5.
Teacher of the Week
WRAM/WMOI Radio
has announced the Teacher of the Week for December 19 is high school
history teacher Ms. Fayla
Bodenhamer.
She was nominated by
Jack Whitsitt, who says,
“Ms. Bo has a very fun
personality. She is very
knowledgeable of history
and makes learning fun.
Every day Ms. Bo seems
to make the class laugh
and enjoy being there.”
Bodenhamer will
receive a certificate from
the Regional Office and
Education on behalf of
WMOI/WRAM, 1st State
Bank of Illinois, The Cellular Connection/Verizon,
MTC Communications
and a gift card to McDonald’s of Monmouth.
Bodenhamer will be
eligible for the Teacher
of the Month selection,
which will be announced
on December 31 at
7:15 a.m. on AM 1330
WRAM.
Front row, left to right: Gary Wynne, Bailey Evans, Jack Whitsitt and Dalton Frieden. Back row, left to right:
Alayna Costner-Withee, Caitlen Bishop, Ethan Bitar, Cole Froelich and Madison Ballard.
Nine United High
School students have been
named 2015 State Scholars
by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
Illinois State Scholars
rank in the top ten percent
of all seniors statewide,
based on ACT, Prairie State
Exam or SAT scores and/
or class rank at the end of
their junion year.
The nine seniors are
Madison Ballard, daughter
of Joe Ballard and Donna
Teel of Kirkwood; Caitlen
Bishop, daughter of Jim
and Cindy Bishop of
Alexis; Ethan Bitar, sone
of Ismael and Molly Bi-
tar of Monmouth; Alayna
Costner-Withee, daughter of Andrea Costner of
Monmouth; Bailee Evan,
daughter of Brandy Shaw
of Alexis and Greg Evans of Galesburg; Dalton
Frieden, son of Trevor and
Susie Frieden of Monmouth; Cole Froelich, son
of Mark and Julie Trulson
of Monmouth and Cory and
Brieah Froelich of Hanna
City; Jack Whitsitt, son of
Jeff and Kelley Whitsitt of
Alexis; and Gary Wynne,
son of John and Michelle
Wynne of Alexis.
The State of Illinois owes the United School District...
$200,223.27!
Source:
Illinois State Board of Education (12/19/2014)
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Decentralization will mean changes in jobs
By Antonyio Villarreal
At last week’s closed
session meeting the school
board made the difficult
decision on decentralizing
from the Knox-Warren
Special Education District.
Decentralizing means
the district will now hire
its own special education
teachers.
Three teachers, Bob
Green, Gena Hasten and
Chrissi Ryner, were hired
for the 2015-2016 school
year while three others,
Deb Melton, Shelli Hanson
and Karen Hull, will not
return to United and instead
will return to Galesburg
for assignment within that
district.
All teachers were given
the option to return to
United; however, doing
so meant they would have
been placed on United’s
pay scale, which is significantly lower than Galesburg’s.
“It was a long thought
process for me to decide
if I wanted to sign on with
United or not because I
grew up here and my kid
goes here. You have to do
things you don’t want to
sometimes though,” Melton
said.
Retirement considerations played a major factor
in that decision.
Just in time to store all
those holiday presents
The United High School
industrial arts class has a
new, 8’x12’ storage shed
available.
Cost of the shed in
$1100.
The shed is made of
2x4 stick construction with
painted wood siding, a
gambrel roof and 6’ double
door entry way.
The shed is located at
United High School and it
is up to the buyer to arrange transportation.
For more details and to
reserve the shed, contact
Mr. Fred Lucas at the high
school at 734-9411.
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The board also approved
a $6.61 million tax levy for
2015, based on a rate of
$4.62 per $100 of equalized
assessed valuation (EAV),
the same rate as in 2014.
The rate, however, will
genenate more money for
the district as the area’s
EAV has risen.
Any increase in property tax would be due to
a rise in property values,
not because of the school
district’s tax rate.
In other business, Carol
Huckaby (pictured at right
with school board president
Dana Poole) was presented
with a “U Made a Difference” award for her 25
years of service as cook in
the Yorkwood and United
districts.
A school code waiver
was approved offering free
admittance for children
on non-resident full time
district teachers.
The board approved
working cash fund transfers
of $59,000 to operatons and
maintenance and $34,000
to life safety.
The next baord meeting
in scheduled for Thursday, January 8, at the high
school.
Fullerton named Teacher
of the month for November
The WMOI/WRAM
November Teacher of the
Month is Amy Fullerton of
United West Elementary.
She was nominated by
Rachel Gibson, who wrote ,
“She has created an interactive learning environment and she is focused on
developing independent
thinking skills. My son has
flourished in her classroom
and benefits from her direct
approach to maintaining
a routine and set of class
rules. As a parent, we
greatly appreciate her open
line of communication and
the fact that she celebrates
our son’s achievements.
We can never thank her
enough for the impact she’s
made on our family!”
Ms. Fullerton will
receive a $150 shopping
spree for her classroom
from MTC Communications as well as a $25 gift
card to McDonald’s of
Monmouth. She will also
receive a certificate from
WMOI/WRAM and the
ROE as well as an engraved apple plaque from
Lacky Monuments.
Big thanks to Verizon
Communications in Monmouth and First State Bank
of Illinois for their support
of this program.
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Joyce (Murphy) Higgins hangs it up after 14 years
By Maggie Simkins
Joyce Higgins has
worked as a night time
janitor at the United High
School for the past 14
years.
“I haven’t minded working second shift because in
the summertime I would
work during the days and
when school started up
again I’d be back to second
shift,” Higgins said.
Prior to working for the
United School District she
worked at Stockland FS for
15 years. Higgins (formerly
Murphy, until her marriage
last year) left Stockland
merged the business with
Spoon River FS. That’s
when she joined the United
School District.
Now, after 14 years, she
has decided to retire. She
is still going to continue
working part time at Dr.
Steven Johnson’s dentist
office in Monmouth.
“I like the kids, I like
the people. I mean, yes,
I’ve really enjoyed working
here.”
Higgins doesn’t really
know what she’s going to
do after she retires, but she
doesn’t know she is going
to have more time with her
grandchildren.
She has done a phenomenal job coming every night
of the school year cleaning
Financial aid help available for those in need
A financial aid workshop will be held in Room
25 at United High School
on Tuesday, January 6, at
6:00 p.m.
The purpose of the
workshop will be to assist parents in applying for
financial aid for their child
for post high school training.
Students who plan to
attend trade and technical
schools as well as students
planning to attend ywo and
four year college should
apply for federal aid.
Lisa Hanson, Director
of Financial Aid at Carl
Sandburg College, and
Mary Wright, Director
of Financial Aid at Knox
College, will be explaining
how to apply for the various kinds of financial aid.
As the parent of a high
school junior, this in an
excellent time to become
involved in the financial
aid seeking process. As the
parent of a senior, this is a
critical time to act on financial aid opportunities.
The Free Application
for Federal Students Aid
(FAFSA) worksheet will be
discussed at this meeting.
Also, a multitude of
various informational brochures will be available.
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up after the students.
The United School District is happy to have had
such a good hard worker as
her.
Higgins’ last day is
December 19, the last day
of school before beginning
Christmas break.
It is going to be very
odd walking the hallways
after school and her not
being there, cleaning up the
west end of the building.
Higgins will be missed,
but was greatly appreciated
at the United High School
and is being wished the
best.
Snow policy at United
minimizes cancellations
By Jacob Dunn
Students love watching
their school’s name scroll
across the morning news
as they listen for cancellations, but that may change
this year with new policies
such as the one and two
hour delays.
“It’s something the
principals and I have talked
about for a while now, and
our main goal is to avoid
having to make up snow
days at the end of the year,”
superintendent Jeff Whitsitt
said.
The one-hour delay was
implemented earlier this
school year when a power
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outage in Alexis threatened
the workday.
Power was restored in
short order, but not until the
school district issued a hour
delay.
Whitsitt, who decides
whether to cancel a school
day or not, takes his regular
winter route over several
different roads to determine
if they are safe to drive on.
“I start by looking at the
forecast beforehand and
wake up the next morning
at 4:00 a.m. to get ready.
I’m usually on the road
by 4:30 and hope to have
a decision made by 5:45,”
Whitsitt said.
An all-call is then made
around 6:00 a.m. Thoise
not on the all-call list can
call the superintendent’s office at 734-9414 for future
notifications.
Whitsitt not only makes
his drive around Alexis, but
he also contacts transportation directors in other areas,
including schools such as
West Central and Monmouth, to see how other
roads are.
With a positive outcome
from previous uses of the
one and two hour delays,
United may continue to
see fewer snow days to be
made up.
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SCENES FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
FFA Parliamentary Procedure team advances to district
By Jacob Dunn
This December was
a busy month for FFA as
a group of six members,
including three officers,
prepared for the Parliamentary Procedure competition
and the annual Christmas
event was held at the high
school.
“I was very nervous for
them going into the competition, but in all they did
just fine,” Scott Riden, the
high school’s ag teacher
said.
United placed first out
of seven teams for the first
time on December 9 at the
competition and dominated
with every floor member
ranking ninth or higher.
Prior to the competition
the United team practiced
every day for three weeks
for more than an hour each
session.
Maddie Ballard, president of the United FFA
chapter, placed first as
both a floor member and
secretary, along with vice
president J.C. Campbell,
who placed first as a chair
member.
“Practicing for the competition was frustrating,
but as we continuously got
better our confidence grew.
It was a major achievement
that we worked hard to
earn and I look forward to
district,” Ballard said.
Placing second behind Ballard was senior
Ashleigh Brown, followed
by senior Kelsie Lucas
(4th), junior Kaylyn Hall
(6th) and sophomore Brook
Ryner (9th).
The Parli Pro team will
move onto district on Feb-
ruary 19 where the competition only gets harder.
Members of FFA also
helped preschoolers and
kindergartners celebrate the
holidays by making crafts,
watching Christmas movies
and writing letters to Santa.
The FFA Christmas
event is held every year
with a surprise visit from
Santa himself in the high
school’s ag complex.
Speech team off to an amazing start
By Cass Singleton
Editor in Chief
“The feeling was pretty
crazy! You are supposed to
act calm and reserved but
when they announced who
won second I couldn’t help
myself,” junior Bella Ewalt
said.
FCA delivers the goods to area needy
By Chelsea Stombaugh
This year the United
FCA was excited to brighten up the lives of 11 families this year.
There were 51 people in
all they gave presents and
food to.
Each person got an
article of clothing and a toy
or other object.
“I really enjoyed being
able to do nice things and
help out people that really
need it in the community,”
senior Dalton Frieden said.
The FCA seniors helped
sponsor Mr. Joel Zink
deliver the presents and the
food.
With the amount of
presents, food and help the
group had to use two mini
buses.
“It was fun and knowing that we were helping
people made it all the better,” senior Nathan Coates
said.
“I really enjoy the fact
we were able to all go out
and bond through the same
interest of giving back to
the community. Mr. Zink
really made the whole experience very pleasurable,”
senior Thomas Davis said.
“We all got along with
people we usually don’t
even talk to. It was great
that we were able to do
this with each other whole
feeding the less than fortunate.”
Zink, with the help of
many of the FCA boys,
went shopping for all of the
food.
They all enjoyed some
Taco Bell afterward.
On December 16 the
United High School speech
team got their season off
to an amazing start when
Ewalt and fellow teammate
Alex Davis both placed in
a meet that took place at
Stark County High School.
Ewalt had never competed in any meets prior
and placed first in poetry
while Davis placed fouirth
in impromptu.
“I was excited for Bella!
I knew her piece and delivery were great, but I had no
idea what her competition
would be like in poetry,”
coach Madeline Wood said.
With more members
competing at the team’s
second meet on December
13, the team saw a much
larger amount of placements and more overall
success then they did at the
first.
Ewalt placed first in
varsity poetry, Davis placed
sixth in varsity impromptu,
Olivia Bishop and Sara
Simonson placed sixth
in junior varsity humorous duet acting, Maddy
Gavin placed sixth in junior
varsity prose and Dante
Hemphill placed fourth in
his first ever junior varsity
impromptu competition.
“I was pretty excited
because it was my first time
doing impromptu and I
didn’t even know that I was
competing until the morning of the competition,”
Hemphill said.
“The rest of the season
I am really eager to have
more people compete and
have some of our more
experienced members compete in multiple events.”
Wood said.
The team’s upcoming meets include a meet
on January 10 at Canton
High School and a meet on
January 17 at Alwood High
School.
They’ll conclude the
regular season on January
24 at Spoon River Valley,
one week before the IHSA
regional.
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CSC Presents THE COLLEGIATE CONNECTION
Stories, clues and hints to help you prepare for life after high school
Study finds most college students don’t earn degree in 4 years
By Tamar Lewin
New York Times
The vast majority of
students at American public
colleges do not graduate on
time, according to a new
report from Complete College America, a nonprofit
group based in Indianapolis.
“Students and parents
know that time is money,”
said the report, called
“Four-Year Myth.” “The
reality is that our system of
higher education costs too
much, takes too long and
graduates too few.”
At most public universities, only 19 percent of
full-time students earn a
bachelor’s degree in four
years, the report found.
Even at state flagship
universities — selective,
research-intensive institutions — only 36 percent of
full-time students complete
their bachelor’s degree on
time.
Nationwide, only 50 of
more than 580 public fouryear institutions graduate a
majority of their full-time
students on time. Some of
the causes of slow student
progress, the report said,
are inability to register for
required courses, credits
lost in transfer and remediation sequences that do
not work. The report also
said some students take too
few credits per semester to
finish on time.
The problem is even
worse at community colleges, where 5 percent of
full-time students earned
an associate degree within
two years, and 15.9 percent
earned a one- to two-year
certificate on time.
The lengthy time to
graduate has become so
much the status quo that
education policy experts
now routinely use benchmarks of six years to earn
a bachelor’s degree and
three years for an associate
degree.
“Using these metrics
may improve the numbers,
but it is costing students
and their parents billions
of extra dollars — $15,933
more in cost of attendance
for every extra year of a
public two-year college
and $22,826 for every extra
year at a public four-year
college,” the report said.
“Hands down, our best
strategy to make college
more affordable and a sure
way to boost graduation
rates over all is to ensure
that many more students
graduate on time.”
Each year, the report
said, 1.7 million students
begin college in reme-
diation, including a majority of community college
students — but only one in
10 remedial students ever
graduate.
Also, 60 percent of
bachelor’s degree recipients change colleges, with
almost half of them losing
some of their credits when
they transfer.
Too much choice in college catalogs contributes
to the problem, the report
said, often overwhelming 18-year-olds “with
an enormous cafeteria of
possibilities in the college
curriculum” and too few
counselors to help them
chart their course.
Tuition borrowers who
do not graduate on time
take on far more debt in
their extra years, the report
found. According to data
from Temple University in
Philadelphia and from the
University of Texas, Austin,
two extra years on campus
increases debt by nearly 70
percent.
While there is widespread agreement that graduation rates are too low,
some education experts
said they wished Complete
College America had considered faculty issues and
how much students actually
learn.
“They’re too focused on
efficiency and not enough
on quality,” said Debra
Humphreys, a spokeswoman for the Association
of American Colleges and
Universities. “Yes, we have
a huge completion problem,
but we also have a problem
that a lot of students graduated without learning what
they need.”
The report did not include statistics from private
colleges and universities.
Survey shows HS grads feel unprepared for college or work
A new survey has found
recent high school grads
feel unprepared for college and careers and wish
they’d been better informed
about what they needed
and encouraged to meet
higher expectations.
The survey released
by Achieve – Rising to
the Challenge: Are High
School Graduates Prepared
for College and Work?
- shows approximately
50% of recent high school
graduates report gaps in
preparation for life after
high school.
“Recent high school
graduates are telling us
they left high school unprepared for the expectations they faced in college
or in the work place,” said
Sandy Boyd, chief operating officer of Achieve.
“Until states set gradation policies that match
their academic standards
and support rigorous instruction, too many recent
graduates will continue to
feel underprepared.”
Most recent high school
graduates say they experience a lack of preparedness
in at least one subject.
•49% of college students
and 43% of non-students
report large gaps in one or
more subject areas.
•83% of college students
and 81% of non-students
report at least some gaps in
one or more subject areas.
A majority of the high
school graduates surveyed
indicate the expectations
they faced in school don’t
match the expectations
once they leave despite attaining a diploma.
•60% of college students and 58% of nonstudents say they would
have worked harder in high
school if they knew what
they know now about the
expectations of college and
the working world.
•72% of college students
and 65% of non-students
indicate they would have
taken higher-level or more
challenging courses in one
or more subject area given
what they know now about
the expectations of college
and the working world.
•87% of all recent high
school graduates surveyed
say that they would have
worked harder if their high
schools had demanded
more, set higher academic
standards, and raised
expectations of the course
work and studying necessary to earn a diploma.
Students who report
their high schools had high
academic expectations were
more likely to feel extremely or very well prepared for
college and the working
world but only one quarter
of graduates surveyed feel
their high school set high
expectations.
Findings are based on a
national online survey conducted between October 31
and November 17 of 1,347
recent public high school
graduates from the classes
of 2011 through 2014.
CSC Scholarship opportunities
for United students listed
on pages 12 & 13 of this issue.
Deadline to apply is February 15!
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By Cass Singleton
Editor in Chief
“I was excited, overwhelmed and very grateful.
I saw the early announcements and I wasn’t very
confident,” Jodi Scott said.
On November 4 republican Scott won the election
for regional superintendent
by 6,107 votes over her
colleague Bonnie Harris
of a consolidated office
consisting of Knox, Warren, Mercer and Henderson
Counties. Scott even got
52% of the votes in Galesburg, which is a highly
democratic area.
“We worked hard and
took nothing for granted.
We knocked on doors and
made sure people knew and
understood,” Scott said.
Starting July 1 Knox
County will be consolidating with Mercer, Warren
and Henderson Counties,
as per a state law intended
on cutting the number of
regional superintendents
and inherrent costs.
“The first year will be a
learning experience. We are
going to keep both offices
open and we are hoping to
have set office hours if possible. I will have to split
myself and be where I’m
needed when.
“I would like to start
more alternate school programs and I want to be able
to link the community and
education,” Scott said.
Scott is most successful
with writing grants and has
brought in an additional $2
million per year to her current office as superinten-
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Scott has also been
successful at developing
programs before and after
school such as ACT prep
classes, early childhood
grants and the 21st Century
program that is featured at
United High School as well
as other schools in the area.
Unlike most elected officials, Mrs. Scott will not
assume her new duties in
January. Instead, she will
begin as the new regional
superintendent July 1, the
date the state’s fiscal year
ends for education employees.
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Sun Chips
Green Beans
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Chicken Fried Steak
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
Corn
Mandarin Oranges
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Chili Con Carne
String Cheese
Peanut Butter Sandwich
Applesauce
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Lasagna
Romaine Salad
Peaches
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French Fries
Steamed Carrots
Pears
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Refried Beans
Mexican Corn
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Holidays mean concerts and a beginning for spring musical
By Maggie Simkins
On December 12, the
United high school held its
annual Christmas Music
Concert.
Jazz band, regular band,
choir and caroling choir
participated in this concert,
which was headed by choir
director Miss Katie Hall
and band director Mrs.
Madeline Wood.
“The concert was awesome, I was pleasantly
surprised at how awesome
everyone did.” Hall said.
The song choices were
the area that got the most
omments. Some people
weren’t happy there wasn’t
much traditional music.
The band played
“Klezmer Dances”, “All is
Calm”, and “Celtic Carol”.
The jazz band played
“Big Band Christmas” and
“Christmas Fantasy for
Jazz Band.”
The band had five soloists: Alyssa Vicker and
Abbey French on the flute
and Bella Ewalt, Danielle
Carlson and Brody Frieden
on the clarinet.
The choir sang “This
Christmas”, “It Feels Like
Christmas”, and “The
Cradle Song of the Blessed
Virgin.”
Ther caroling choir sang
“We Wish You a Merry
Christmas” and “Hark the
Herald Angels Sing.”
The choir’s strongest
performance was probably
“It Feels Like Christmas.”
They did an awesome job
on it and it really brought
out the Christmas Feeling.
“The volume was great
and I think it was just a
testament to how good the
are doing,” Hall said.
“I think our Holiday
Concert was very successful. Many people attended
and we met our goal for the
canned food drive,” Wood
said.
The spring concert, set
for May, will be a themed
performance titled Songs
of the Decades.
By Bridget Perkins
The United High School
drama club will present
Meet Me in St. Louis as this
spring’s musical.
The cast consists of Brody Frieden as Mr. Alonso
Smith, Emily Forget as
Mrs. Anna Smith, Alex Davis as Lon Smith, Ashleigh
Brown as Rose Smith,
McKenzie Campbell as
Esther Smith, Noah Harshbarger as Grandpa Prophater, Marissa Northrup as Katie, Chase Carnes as John
Truitt, Antonyio Villarreal
as Warren Sheffield, Tanya
Klein as Lucille Ballard,
Olivia Roden as Eve, Dante
Hemphill as the Postman/
Sidney Purvis, Thomas
Davis as the Motorman/
Clintom Badger and Nathan Studer as PeeWee
Drummond.
The chorus for the musical is consists of Kelsie
Lucas, Joelle Shea, Kristin
Ainswoth, Kaitlin Grace,
Samantha Mason, Katie
Pleshko, MyKelti Mann,
Maddy Gavin, Alyssa
Schneider, Samantha
Leichty, Shelia Bowling,
Zoe Hawk, Andrea Wooters
and Brittany Young.
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Tryouts were held on
Monday, December 15,
from 4:00- 5:30 and Tuesday, December 16, from
4:00- 5:30.
On Monday, a total of
15 people tried out, while
on Tuesday, a total of eight
tried out.
A total of 23 people tried
out, 18 girls and five boys.
“I think the musical will
go well. I am very excited
about the turnout for auditions this year,” Hall said.
“I am very excited for
this musical because it was
a lot of fun last year, so
I’m excited to see what this
year brings. I love working
will Miss Hall and everyone on the cast,” sophomore Joelle Shea said.
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United family turns out to support one of its own
By Becca Rutledge
The United community
never leaves anyone behind.
On December 14 at the
Alexis Fieldhouse, Kim
Winkler’s benefit was held
(photo right).
Winkler lives in Alexis
with her husband and two
daughters, both of whom
are graduates of United
High School. Winkler was
diagnosed with colon cancer a few months back.
Winkler’s family put
together the benefit to help
with the cost of treatment
and transportation. She
has to travel to Arizona for
treatment.
“There are no words for
Saturday night. There were
so many caring people
there who showed so much
love and support it was
unreal. We are so blessed to
have an amazing community here for us,” daughter
Ashlynn Winkler said.
At the benefit a free
will donation dinner was
provided. Both a live and
silent auctions were also
conducted with all of the
proceeds going to Kim
Winkler.
“I hope she stays strong
and fights through this because I know that’s the person she is, she is a fighter.
The benefit was incredible.
It was awesome to see so
many people out to help my
Aunt,” said Madison Perry,
a niece of the Winklers.
The Fieldhouse was
packed entirely. Cars were
parked all down the roads
and the parking lot was
full.
The event raised several thousand dollars to
assist the Winkler family.
CSC seeks poetry entries for annual competition
Carl Sandburg College
is seeking entries for the
26th annual Carl Sandburg
College Poetry award competition.
Poems will be judged in
three categories: elementary (1st through 5th grades),
intermediate (6th through
12th grades), and adult.
Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Thursday, April 23.
Certificates will be presented to first, second and
third place winners in each
category.
All category winners
may read their compositions and receive gifts
donated by Carl Sandburg
College.
All winning poems will
be published in a booklet
that will be distributed at
the ceremony.
Each contestant must
live within 200 miles of
Carl Sandburg College
District 518 and may enter
only one poem each.
Poems must be origina,
previously unpublished
and not more than two
pages in length (12 font,
double-spaced on 8-1/2 x
11 paper).
The poet should demonstrate wit, intelligence,
imagination and the apt
treatment of sound, image,
concept and avoid vulgarities. Poems may be free
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Basketball: A tale of two teams
Boys are hot, girls
not, as teams head
into the holidays
By Bridget Perkins
The boys’ basketball
team is doing very well by
starting their season with
an 8-4 record.
This month, the boys’
basketball team hosted
a tournament including
United, Prophetstown,
ROWVA, Peoria Quest,
Williamsfield and West
Prairie,
The tournament started
on Saturday, December 13,
where United lost to West
Prairie 55-21, and then won
a later game over Prophetstown, 38-42.
On Monday December
15, the boys lost to Peoria
Quest Academy, losing
42-30.
On Wednesday December 17 they won against
ROWVA, 40-22 and on
Friday December 19.
They are scheduled to
end the tourney tonight
when they face Williamsfied beginning at 8:00.
The first game tonight
begins at 5:00.
“It went really good. We
ended in a 6-2 record for
the tournament,” said junior Nathan Studer, talking
about the tournament they
hosted this month.
So far this season, the
teams leading shooters
are Gary Wynne with 118
points so far this season,
Job Runge with 104 and
Noah Runge with 72 points
this season.
“We try to go out and
see every team that we are
going to play and we will
watch their offense and
defense so we are prepared
to play them in a game,”
Coach Jim Noonan said.
Talking about this years’
seniors, Noonan said,
“They do an outstanding
job. They all bring something different to the table
and work very hard.”
Despite having a senior heavy squad this year,
Noonan in encouraged
about his underclassmen.
“I like the fresh-soph
players because they are
scrappy. They go after
every rebound and play as
hard as they can,” he said.
The United basketball
team will get the entire two
week Christmas break off
and will not return to the
court until Tuesday, January 6, when they host Bushnell in a non-conference
game.
Lincoln Trail competition begins the following
United’s Gary Wynne, in action earlier this year against Havana, is the team’s
leading scorer heading into the final game of the United Tourney with 118 points.
United will host Williamsfield tonight beginning at 8:00
week when the Red Storm
hosts Ridgewood.
United’s girls’ basketball team is going in the
opposite direction of the
boys, having won only one
game to go along with ten
losses.
“I believe the girls are
improving each game,
gaining confidence with
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Their lone win came
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“Our biggest concern
right now is converting a
high percentage of our offensive opportunities into
points,” Lucas said. “We
are getting plenty of good
shots, just not many of
them are falling for us. As
the season progresses and
our offense comes around,
we will be very competitive
in our conference season
and tournament.”
The girls will conclude
play at the Abingdon-Avon
tournament tomorrow
morning with a game set to
begin at 11:45.
United’s girls have been
assigned to the Knoxville
2A regional by the IHSA.
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United sports beyond the sideline: deer hunting
By Carena Choate
“It’s not so much about
killing something, (for me),
it’s the adrenaline rush”
said United junior Xander
Esp.
On November 21 there
were 40 students absent, a
inordinately high number.
But it wasn’t the fly bug
that hit the high school,
as has been the case elsewhere.
At least 20 students
were gone due to deer
hunting.
This isn’t a boys only
sport, either.
There are a few girls out
there right next to the boys.
“I use a 20 gauge
shotgun” said junior Randi
Shimmin, whose brother
Kodiaka sophomore, also
goes hunting.
“The next season in
January is antlerless only,”
said junior Kaylyn Hall.
“I haven’t been able
to go out this year much,
but my sister and I have
gone in the past, with some
luck.”
The boys, however, had
a lot more to say on the
matter.
“I have watched countless fights between cardinals, blue jays, sparrows,
you name it , I have seen
it” said Esp,
“You know you have
been in your stand for a
while when nature accepts
you. That’s my favorite
part, just listening to everything go on around you.”
If you are thinking
about going out to hunt for
the first time, you had better have one of two things:
a really good spot where
there are a lot of deer or be
an early riser.
“I wake up at 5:30 in the
morning, from pitch black
to pitch black” said Esp.
Junior Nathan Sparkman, a multigenerational
hunter like most, also hunts
for fun.
“I hunt for fun but food
is good. If you are going
to be a hunter, don’t waste
anything”
Sparkman goes hunting
with his father, mainly,
“My favorite memory
would have to be when
I was with my dad at a
military base in Quantico (located in Virginia),”
Sparkman said.
“My dad shot at a ten
pointer but missed by, like,
less than an inch.”
IHSA’s Hickman: concussion suit could end football at some schools
In response to a lawsuit filed by a former high
school football player
against the Illinois High
School Association (IHSA),
the organization’s executive
director says the impact
“will undoubtedly adversely affect high school programs, and could eliminate
some programs in Illinois.”
The organization’s
response came earlier this
month after Daniel Bukal,
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said some schools would
not be able to afford oncall doctors for practices,
computer-based concussion
screening and other changes sought by the former
prep quarterback who is
suing the group.
“If this lawsuit is successful, it will present
challenges to high school
football programs that are
so far-reaching for many
schools, they will undoubtedly adversely affect high
school programs, and could
eliminate some programs in
Illinois,” Hickman said.
Bukal’s lawsuit does not
seek monetary damages,
instead opting for protocal
changes including having
medical personnel present
at all football games and
on-call for all practices.
Court-imposed changes,
Hickman said, could create
a two-tier system of high
school sports in Illinois,
where wealthier districts
can afford new safety mandates and higher insurance
costs, and poorer districts
are forced to drop football.
Bukal’s attorney responded by saying the
IHSA’s claim that schools
would drop football was “a
cheap and cowardly tactic” meant to swing public
opinion against the lawsuit.
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Carl Sandburg College announces ’14-15 scholarships
STARS Scholarship
Application process is open
from until February 15
each academic year, allowing students to apply for
scholarships to be awarded
the following academic
year. All completed scholarship applications must
be submitted by February
15. Visit http://stars.sandburg.edu/stars to complete
scholarship applications.
The following scholarships may be available to
United High School graduates:
The College Preparation
Center Scholarship will
be awarded to a full-time
or part-time student (preferably from the northern
portion of Sandburg Illinois Community College District 518) who is
enrolled in an Academic
Skills Center class, with a
minimum 2.0 GPA. Financial need is not a factor.
The Dan Adair Memorial
Scholarship will be awarded to a full-time student
who is majoring in music,
agriculture or education.
Financial need is not a
factor, but applicants must
have a 2.0 GPA.
The AKVO Energy
America Endowment will
be awarded to a full-time
student with a minimum
2.0 GPA. Financial need
is not a factor. Preference
will be given to veterans
who have been honorably
discharged from military
service or to employees of
any of the Seminary Village facilities in Galesburg.
The American Legion
(Galesburg)/Ralph M.
Noble Post #285 Endowment provides scholarship
funds to a child of a veteran.
The Myrle Bates Scholarship, established in 2008
in honor of the Chapter
AN PEO, will be awarded
annually to a deserving
female student. Applicants
must have a minimum GPA
of 2.0.
The Marie & Lloyd H.
Bodinus Endowment
was established in 2000
to provide scholarships
for nursing students. Applicants may be full-or
part-time students, but must
have maintained a 3.0 GPA.
Financial need will be considered only if the candidates are equally qualified.
The Joe Brechbiel Memorial Scholarship will be
awarded annually to a student from Warren County.
(If no one from Warren
County applies, then the
award will be open to any
Sandburg student.) Applicant must be a full-time
student in the Industrial or
Business programs.
The Centel Endowment,
established in 1982, provides an academic scholarship for a graduating area
high school senior, in the
upper third of his/her class,
wishing to attend Sandburg.
The Carl Sandburg College Faculty Scholarship
is offered to a student who
will be a full-time sophomore with financial need
and a 3.5 GPA or higher.
The Crist Endowment,
established in 2001 by Carl
Sandburg College, honors
the College´s fourth president, Dr. Don Crist, and his
wife, Mary Fran, for their
commitment to education.
The endowment provides
scholarships for education
majors.
The CSC Annuitants Association Scholarship is
available to students who
are from within the Sandburg district, minimum 2.0
GPA, no specific area of
study required, and open
to full-time and part-time
students.
The CSC SIFE Scholarship established in 2007,
in memory of James W.
Peelle, is available to CSC
SIFE (Students in Free
Enterprise) members with a
3.0 grade point average.
The Sara Merkel Deal
Scholarship was established by Pete and Judy
Boynton in memory of
Judy’s grandmother. This
scholarship will be awarded
to a Sandburg student with
demonstrated financial
need.
The Dell Incorporated
Endowment will provide
scholarships for Computer
Information Systems students.
The DerbyTech Endowment will be awarded to a
full- or part-time Sandburg
student.
The D.I.G.I.T. Scholarship, established in 2002
by the board of Disabled
Individuals Getting in
Touch (D.I.G.I.T.), will be
awarded to a second-year
nursing student with a 3.0
GPA.
The Ethel M. Donaldson
Trust provides nursing
scholarships. Applicants
are interviewed by nursing
program instructors and
are required to work for
two years in the profession
upon graduation.
The Elks Lodge of Galesburg/Clem Root Memorial Endowment Scholarship will be awarded to a
student from the northern
portion of the Sandburg
district, preferably a relative of an Elk member.
The Robert Finch Memorial Endowment Scholarship will be awarded to
a student, with financial
need, who is participating in a Sandburg athletic
program and has at least a
3.0 GPA.
The First Bank Endowment provides an academic
scholarship for a graduating
senior, from the Sandburg
district, in the upper 15
percent of his/her class.
The Founders Scholarship is available to indistrict Sandburg students
who have completed 15
credit hours, have demonstrated community service
and leadership abilities, and
maintain a minimum 2.0
GPA. The general Sandburg
application along with a
letter of recommendation
from a teacher, counselor,
or business leader is due by
February 15.
The Merlyn D. Freeze
Memorial Endowment
Scholarship was estab-
lished in 1999 to provide
assistance to students taking classes directly related
to the field of tool and die
maker. Applicants may
be part-time students, but
must have a GPA of 3.0 or
above.
The Friends of Education
Endowment will be awarded to a full-time student
from the Sandburg district.
The Galesburg Business
Network (GBN) Scholarship, established in 1996,
will provide funds to assist
a female student, over
the age of 25, who will
be enrolling in a program
within Sandburg’s Business
Division.
The Galesburg Police
Benevolent & Protective Association Unit 19/
Bill Herrin Memorial
Criminal Justice Scholarship, established in 2002,
is available to a full-time
Criminal Justice student
with a minimum 2.5 GPA.
The Galesburg Women’s
Club will award two scholarships to students enrolled
at CSC. One scholarship
will be given to a single
parent, non-traditional student; the other scholarship
will be given to a graduating high school senior.
The Lou & Wilma Gamage Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a
Practical Nursing student
with demonstrated financial
need.
Donald H. Gibb Educational Scholarship will
be awarded to a full-time
student who is an education major. A 3.0 GPA is
required.
Donald H. Gibb Memorial Scholarship is available to a full-time, 2nd year
Mortuary Science student
with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Students must demonstrate
community service and
leadership abilities.
The Glass Favorites Corvette Club Scholarship
will be awarded to a fulltime Automotive Technology student who has maintained a 2.5 GPA. Student
must reside in Knox or
Warren County.
The Dr. Paul Good Dental Hygiene Scholarship,
established in 2004, will
be awarded to a full-time,
first year Dental Hygiene
student with financial need.
Applicants must have a
GPA of 3.2 or above and
preference will be given
to Henderson or Mercer
County students. (The
general CSC scholarship
application form is due by
July 15 to the CSC Foundation.)
The Gladys Grossman
Memorial Endowment
will provide a scholarship
to the accounting student
with the highest GPA in
his/her accounting courses.
Applicants must be fulltime students enrolled in
their fourth semester of the
Accounting program.
The Hayden Creek
Ranch Scholarship will
be awarded to a full-time
student with a 2.5 GPA or
higher. Preference will be
given to 2nd year students
with demonstrated financial
need, who plan to transfer
to a 4-year institution.
The Ruth E. Huseman
Endowment was established in 1999. Funds from
the Huseman estate will
provide scholarships for
CSC nursing students.
The Huston-Reeves Scholarship will be awarded to
a full- or part-time CSC
student.
The Jagannathan Charitable Trust Endowment
was established in memory
of Subbia Goundar Jagannathan, Sr. Funds from this
endowment will provide
scholarships for students
enrolled in a diagnostic imaging program. Applicants
must be full-time students
and have a GPA of 3.0 or
above.
The M. Brad Johnson
Memorial Scholarship
recipient must be a resident of Fulton, Henderson,
Knox, or Warren County;
must maintain a 2.5 GPA;
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and must be enrolled in an
Associate in Applied Science program.
The Alvin Kalin Scholarship was established from
his estate to provide assistance to a student from
Mercer, Knox, or Henry
County, enrolled in a vocational program. (Preference
is given to an individual
who is a member of the
Lutheran Church.)
The Knox County Voitures / Forty & Eight
Nursing Scholarship,
established by the Knox
County Voitures, will
provide financial assistance
to second-year nursing
students.
The A. Lewis Long Academic Memorial Scholarship Fund was established
in 1990 to provide assistance for tuition and fee
expenses. Interest from this
endowment provides scholarships to the two United
High School graduating
seniors with the highest
GPA who will be attending
Carl Sandburg College.
The Lucille McBride Endowment will be awarded
to a CSC student who is
enrolled full-time. Student
must have a minimum 2.0
GPA.
The Berniece Edwards
McMillan Memorial
Scholarship, established
in 2003, will be awarded
to a second semester LPN
student. The student must
be at least 30 years-of-age
The Knox-Warren Speand have demonstrated
cial Education District
dedication to his/her educaScholarship, is available
tion. Applicants must have
to a full-time, second-year
student enrolled in the Edu- a GPA of 3.0 or higher and
cation field with a 3.0 GPA. financial need.
Financial need is a facThe Muriel & Harry
tor, and the recipient must
Neave Memorial Music
reside in Knox or Warren
County. Preference is given Endowment will provide
scholarships for CSC music
to a student expressing an
majors. Applicants must
interest in working with
complete an on-campus
special needs children.
audition and are required to
participate in a CSC musiThe Irene B. Donaldson
cal ensemble.
Landis Nursing Scholarship, established in 2004,
will provide scholarships to The Office Specialist Scholarship will be
full-time, first-year or second-year Associate Degree awarded to a student in
the Computer Information
nursing students. AppliSystems and/ or Computer
cants must have at least a
2.5 GPA and financial need Networking programs. The
will be considered if candi- recipient must live in Knox
dates are equally qualified. or Warren County and have
a minimum 2.0 GPA.
This scholarship has been
established in memory
The Office Specialist Acof Lola A. Bowman and
counting/Business ScholGeorge E. Bowman.
arship will be awarded to
a student enrolled in 2 or
The Brian Lauerman
more Accounting/Business
Memorial Endowment
courses. The recipient must
provides scholarship aid
to students from Knox and live in Knox or Warren
County and have a miniWarren Counties who are
mum 2.0 GPA.
enrolled in one or more
music classes.
The OSF St. Mary Medical Center provides a
The John M. Lewis Mefull one-year scholarship
morial Endowment will
(tuition and fees) to a fullbe used to provide scholtime, second year ADN
arships to Carl Sandburg
College students who have student who has a GPA of
maintained a GPA of 3.0 or 3.0 or higher. Recipients
will receive a full-time poabove and are enrolled in
sition upon graduation and
CSC’s Business Division.
sign an agreement to work
at OSF St. Mary Medical
Center for two years.
The Prairieland Hospice
Foundation in honor of Dr.
John W. McClean Scholarship will be awarded to
a full-time student in an
Allied health field, with a
minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to a
student with demonstrated
community service.
The PSADewberry Endowment will be awarded
to a full- or part-time CSC
student.
The Raritan State Bank
Scholarship is available
to seniors in the upper
one-third of their graduating class. Applicants or the
applicant´s family must be
a customer of the Raritan
State Bank or Abingdon
Banking Center.
The Donald G. & Roberta
J. Reeder Endowment
will be awarded to a fulltime student with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Financial
need is a factor. This award
is open to any course of
study and scholarship funds
can be used for tuition,
fees, and books. (A special
application form is required
and must be submitted to
the CSC Foundation by
March 1.)
The Dorothea E. Richardson Endowment, established in 2003, provides
scholarships to students
majoring in education.
The Mary A. Robson
Teacher Scholarship will
be awarded to a second
year student in the field of
teacher education. Scholarship applicants must
demonstrate involvement
in community service
activities and have a GPA
of 2.0 or higher. Scholarship funds can be used for
tuition, fees, books and
supplies, as well as other
related education expenses.
The Rotary Club (Sunrise) of Galesburg awards
a scholarship to a Knox or
Warren County student,
over 25 years of age, returning to school full-time.
Applicants must have completed at least 12 semester
hours, maintained a GPA of
2.5 or higher, and be pursuing an educational goal.
The Ann Rowe Nursing
Endowment Scholarship
will be awarded to a second-year nursing student
who has family responsibilities and who has proven
financial need.
The Security Savings
Bank Scholarship will
be awarded to a full-time
student from Henderson
or Warren County who
has maintained a 2.5 grade
point average.
The Teacher Education Scholarship will be
awarded to a second-year
student with a 3.0 GPA.
Student must demonstrate
a commitment to teacher
education program and plan
to transfer to a four-year
institution.
The Thompson Family
Child Development Endowment will be awarded
to a part-time or full-time
student enrolled in the
Child Development Program or in the educational
field. Student must have
maintained a 2.0 GPA. Financial need is a factor.
The Grace & Ray
Thompson Nursing Scholarship, established in 2003,
is available to nursing students who have maintained
a 2.5 GPA. Financial need
is a factor.
The Twomey Company
Endowment Scholarship,
established in 1993, will
be awarded to students
from Warren or Henderson County majoring in an
agriculture-related field.
The Marguerite A. Vitale
Memorial Endowment
was established by Guy Vitale of G & M Distributors
in honor of his mother, one
of the founders of G & M
Distributors, Inc. of Galesburg. The interest from the
endowment will be awarded to a female student with
a 2.0 GPA or better.
The Alta M. Weir Memorial Endowment was
established in 1983. The interest from this endowment
is used to assist a student
enrolled at CSC.
The Wells Fargo Bank
Endowment established in
1979, provides an academic
scholarship for a student in
the CSC district.
The Jim & Joe Wiegand
Memorial Endowment
was established in 1992. Interest from this endowment
is used to assist a married
individual, with financial
need, who is enrolled in
marketing/business courses.
The Dean Wolbers Scholarship, established in 2004
by the Warren County/
Monmouth Auxiliary Police Corps, will be awarded
to a full-time Criminal
Justice student from Warren
County who has maintained
a 2.5 G.P.A. Financial need
is a factor.

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