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I am excited to share that the Stockton FFA Chapter's Spaghetti Supper and Auction held on September 25th at the Stockton High School to raise funds for the new greenhouse project was a success! The chapter is currently just past the halfway point for raising money for the greenhouse. We would like to thank everyone who came out to enjoy some delicious spaghetti and support the auction! A special thank you to Tyler Lobdell for volunteering his time as the auctioneer and to Barb Schulz for all...
Sophia Bayer Named To BJU Lyric Choir Bob Jones University recently named Sophia Bayer of Lena to the Lyric Choir, BJU's all-women music ensemble. Bayer is a Sophomore majoring in Visual Studies. Auditions are held at the beginning of each semester and are open to both music and non-music majors. The Lyric Choir, directed by Laura Brundage, gives two major performances each year. This academic year, the group will perform a concert on December 8 and a spring concert on April 28. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Bob Jones University...
Highland Community College Lifelong Learning October courses include Car Maintenance Skills for Everyone, Decorative Tray, The History of the Stephenson County Fair, and the Korean War. In-person courses require social distancing and wearing a mask. Due to the COVID-19 guidance, in-person classes are subject to change. Visit highland.edu/hcc-advisory for updates. Others have the option for Zoom™. To register online and view the complete Lifelong Learning schedule, visit highland.edu/lifelong. For more information, call 815-599-3403. Introductio...
It was a nail-biting showdown in the shavings-filled swine ring at the Stephenson County Fair on Saturday, July 31 as ten 4-H youth battled for the title of Stephenson County Master Showman. This highly competitive contest is organized by the Stephenson County Farm Bureau Young Leaders and University of Illinois Extension-Stephenson County 4-H. 4-H Youth ages 14-18 demonstrated their showmanship skills with three different livestock species: beef, sheep and swine. Participants either showed...
The Scales Mound FFA and ag classes have had a busy start to September kicking off the year with our first blood drive on September 16. The Red Cross was able to collect 57 units of blood product to help with their needs and provide an excellent base for the senior scholarship. That same evening, 35 students gathered for a back to school fun night complete with water balloon fight and water gun kickball. On September 7, Staff Sergeant Jeff Williams presented to all of the ag classes during the...
Ford Named To President's List Andrew Ford of Apple River (61001) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's summer 2021 President's List. Eligibility for the President's List requires that a student accumulate an academic grade point average (GPA) of 3.7-4.0 and earn 12 credits for the term. Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with an 89-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 150,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200...
A graduate of Lena-Winslow High School in 1991, Michael Maher admits he was not a good student, had no idea of where his life was headed but was expected to go to college. He enrolled at Highland Community College. He said, "I was academically lost." "Highland saved my life," Maher said. "Had I attended a university, I would have failed. Highland gave me the type of exposure of what was available to me. My instructors gave me their time, their guidance and when I graduated in 1993, I was headed...
University Of Iowa Class Of 2025 This fall, the University of Iowa welcomed the most academically accomplished class in its history for the fifth year in a row. The incoming undergraduate class again topped previous records in achievement with a higher average high school grade-point average (GPA), at 3.81, than any previous class. This fall's incoming undergraduate class at the University of Iowa has yet again topped previous records in achievement with a higher average high school grade-point average (GPA), at 3.81, than any previous class....
The Freeport Memorial Hospital School of Nursing held its alumni banquet on June 12 with 48 alumni and one guest in attendance. Janet Whiton shared memories from the journal of her mother, Vivian Moss, Class of 1940. Scholarships were presented to Ashley Heid of Bolingbrook who is pursuing her masters of Nursing at Chamberlin University; Gretchen Wojtas-Johnson of Forreston who is pursuing her doctorate of Nurse Practitioner at St. Anthony's College; Amelia Huizenga of Forreston who will be in h...
Highland Community College announces the 2021 summer graduates. Forty-Five graduates were awarded associate degrees, associate of applied science degrees, or certificates. Browntown, Wis: Megan Wellman, Associate of Applied Science-Medical Assistant Byron: Alexandra Buseski, Associate of Arts Dakota: Casey McCauley, Associate of Applied Science-Medical Assistant Davis: Aleda Lee, Associate of Arts; Caden Moyer, Associate of Arts; Evan Riggle, Associate of Arts; Michael Sherman, Associate of Science, Associate of Arts Dixon: Danielle Velez,...
Norton Earns Spot On UW-Whitewater Golf Roster Emma Norton, a native of Lanark, IL, and graduate of Eastland High School, will compete for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team during the 2021-22 season, which begins this weekend. Norton, a freshman at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in general management. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team looks to carry the momentum of last season's strong finish into the 2021-22 season, which begins this weekend. Following the cancelation of the fall season, the Warhawks returned to...
The Highland Gallery will showcase the first exhibit of the new school year of selected work by previous students from the past 15 years from September 7 to October 29 at Highland Community College in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center, 2998 W. Pearl City Rd, Freeport, Ill. Displayed pieces are from Drawing I and II; Life Drawing; Two-Dimensional Design; Three-Dimensional Design, and Ceramic courses. This exhibition is designed to recognize artists who enhanced their art skills while attending HCC and to celebrate their visual contribution to the...
Website WalletHub ranks Highland Community College fifth out of 40 for best Illinois community colleges. Nationally, Highland ranked 419 of 685. The website ranked the colleges by low cost and high performance during the 2020-21 academic year. The Aug. 16 article, entitled “2021’s Best & Worst Community Colleges,” used three key criteria to evaluate the colleges: cost and financing, education outcomes, and career outcomes. “The fall semester started on campus and online this week. This announcement adds to the excitement for the new academi...
Highland alum Kiley Schulz, a native of Stockton, is living her dream as the new theatre director at Wahlert Catholic High School in Dubuque, Iowa. She is proud of her theatre roots while attending Highland Community College to prepare her to study theatre arts at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Schulz graduated from Highland in 2016. "I am excited and nervous, and it means a lot to me to be able to get this job after the lack of live theatre this past year," Schulz said. "Now, I am goi...
Highland students with a background in agriculture or farm experience can receive up to $7,000 a year in grant funding. Through Highland Community College's partnership with the National Farm Workers Program $100,000 in funding is available to the College for any Highland student that has agriculture or farm experience. Students studying any degree or certificate type can apply: this is not a grant for only ag students. "The college is very excited to continue its partnership with UMOS," said...
The Stephenson SWCD congratulates McKenzie Riemer as the recipient of the 2021-2022 scholarship in the amount of $500. McKenzie is enrolled as a student at the University of Wisconsin Platteville where she plans on graduating in December 2021 with two bachelor's Degrees: Agricultural Business and Animal Science. McKenzie will have achieved this accomplishment in three and a half years. She hopes to have a full-time job lined up in January of 2022 and will be pursuing her master's degree. During...
By Aly Anderson Section 1 FFA Reporter The 2021 Section 1 FFA Fair was held at the Stephenson County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 27th. Everyone was super excited to be back in-person and have a real show together! FFA members showed Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, Poultry and Garden Produce. The FFA members with Horse competed the week before with Section 2 FFA in Amboy. While in the show ring, the judges are looking for qualities that make the animal desirable to keep...
The Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation (JDCF) and the Friends of Horseshoe Mound invite everyone to Meteors on the Mound for a glimpse of the Perseid meteor shower from atop Horseshoe Mound Preserve on Saturday, August 14th from 8:00 – 10:00 PM. Horseshoe Mound is the eighth highest point in Jo Daviess County and offers spectacular views of the tristate area from three different vantage points. This is the only time of the year that the preserve is open to the public after dark so it is a s...
Holland Named To Dean’s List The University of Wisconsin-Platteville announces its Dean's List, honoring those full-time students who earned high honors in the spring 2021 semester. Among those honored is Hannah Holland from Orangeville, who is majoring in Human Resource Management. College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture and the College of Liberal Arts and Education require grade-point averages of 3.75 and above for Dean's List honors, while the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science requires students to reach a...
Magic filled the air as local youth had the opportunity to dive into the 'Wizarding World of 4-H' with University of Illinois Extension Youth Program Coordinators from Jo Daviess, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties. The morning programs held June 29 in Jo Daviess, June 30 in Stephenson, and July 1 in Winnebago, were open to all youth from 1st through 12th grade. To begin the morning, a "house sort" divided up the youth into three wizarding dormitories (or smaller groups). Youth decorated hats an...
Current and former Highland students, along with Brendan Dutmer, Ph.D., Dean, Natural Science, and Mathematics, at Highland Community College had research work published in a June issue of The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. The research publication is titled “Additivity of Diene Substituent Gibbs Free Energy Contributions for Diels–Alder Reactions between (F3C)2B = NMe2 and Substituted Cyclopentadienes,” and is available to read at https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02880. The research took place from the fall 2019 semester to the sprin...
Harvesting A Rainbow Of Tomatoes Loving seeing those beautiful red, yellow, and green colors? Well, you're in luck – we are fast approaching tomato season! Whether you enjoy fried green tomatoes or waiting for them to turn that beautiful deep red color if you love tomatoes, check out the University of Illinois Extension's upcoming program, Harvesting a Rainbow of Tomatoes. If you are wondering what you will do with all those beautiful tomatoes or are simply interested in finding out why t...
All new and returning Highland Community College students are invited to the Welcome to Highland party on Thursday, Aug. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Parking Lot A near the Student/Conference Center (Building H), 2998 W. Pearl City Rd., Freeport, Ill. The event will take place rain or shine. To kick off the new semester, students can play games, win prizes, and eat from the food trucks. They can also take a campus tour, meet faculty and staff, and learn about student services from financial aid and disability services to clubs and...
Local farmer Robert Yeagle recently directed a $2,500 Bayer Fund America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation to Orangeville High School FFA. Since 2010, the America’s Farmers programs have awarded more than $59 million to community nonprofits, aspiring ag students and public schools across rural America. Farmers are leaders in their communities, which is why America’s Farmers programs rely on them to help identify the most worthy causes. Dedicated to making a difference in rural farming communities, the Grow Communities program asks farmers acr...
Illinois Wesleyan Graduation Illinois Wesleyan University honored more than 360 candidates for graduation during Commencement on May 2, 2021. Geisha Jimenez Williams, a business leader with more than three decades of experience in the energy industry who became the first and, so far, only Latina CEO of a Fortune 200 company, delivered the Commencement address. The candidates include: Grace Norton of Lanark, Illinois, majored in Neuroscience. Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan is a nationally recognized, highly selective liberal arts...
