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Kaskaskia College holds
groundbreaking ceremony for
new Trenton Education Center
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Trenton City Mayor Kyle Jones
askaskia College held
a ceremony marking
the groundbreaking
for the expanded
Trenton Education
Center on May 31 at the Trenton Center. Construction and renovation at the
site was expected to begin Monday to
expand the Trenton Center from its
current 3,800 square feet to nearly
16,000 square feet of instructional
space, including new classrooms,
computer and nursing labs, and an
Industrial Occupations area.
Dr. James Underwood, president of
KC, recognized and thanked those in
attendance, many of whom have been
instrumental in the planning and
fundraising efforts for the new center,
which is funded by a combination of
bond extensions approved by the KC
Board of Trustees along with private
donations.
“The vision of this project started
several years ago to continue to make
education accessible and affordable to
its residents. We are happy to report
that we have raised $1.1 million for
the campaign thus far,” Dr. Underwood said, “but we still need 100,000
to complete the funding for phase one.
The Board is moving forward with
groundbreaking with faith and confi-
dence that the remaining funding will
be raised.”
Dr. Underwood also praised the
City of Trenton for its generous donation of the building, which houses the
center and an adjoining lot.
“The city of Trenton has made
property donations totaling $511,000
to this campaign,” he said. “We are
very grateful that the city recognizes
the value of educational opportunities
in the region and have gone above and
beyond to support this project.”
Kyle Jones, Trenton’s mayor, took
to the podium to emphasize the
importance of the new center to the
economic well-being of the area.
“How does this college benefit our
area?” Mayor Jones asked. “Beyond
what it does by offering the opportunity for education to our students
locally, this college is an opportunity
for growth in the region. This isn’t
just about Trenton. It is about the benefit to western Clinton County.”
Dr. Dee Boswell, vice president of
the Board of Trustees, presented the
history of the college and the board’s
total support for expanding the Trenton Education Center.
Mike Conley of the Trenton Sun,
chairman of the Trenton Steering
Committee, emphasized the good an
expanded college presence can have
on the area.
“Studies have shown that higher
education leads to regional economic
growth,” Conley said. “Businesses
and jobs come where there are well
trained and well educated people.”
Trenton Education Center Director
Arlene Covington specially thanked
State Farm agent Herb Schlarmann,
who has agreed to allow space in his
office to house some of the Trenton
Center functions while construction is
ongoing, as well as the local high
schools and churches for allowing use
of their space for classes.
Kellie Henegar, KC’s dean of Arts
and Sciences and chair of the design
committee for the new space, walked
the attendees through the expansion,
highlighting changes to be made for
phase one and ongoing plans for more
programs to migrate to the Trenton
Center.
Dean of Technical Education
George Evans made a point to recognize the officials of local governments
in attendance, including the mayors of
New Baden, Germantown, Aviston
and Breese.
“Kudos to you for recognizing the
value of this facility to all of Western
Clinton County,” Evans said.
Plans are for the center to re-open
in the spring 2014.
Mike Conley
Dr. Jim Underwood, KC president, speaks
Dr. Dee Boswells speaks
Trenton Education Center groundbreaking
TRENTON EDUCATION CENTER EXPECTED TO OPEN
FOR CLASSES DURING THE SPRING 2014 SEMESTER
CLASSES ARE BEING MOVED TO OTHER TEMPORARY
SITES IN THE TRENTON AREA DURING CONSTRUCTION
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INSIDE:
GED Graduation Held at KC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Thomas Donates to Scholarship in Wife’s Name. . . . . . 2
KC Athletic Awards Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Kaskaskia College GED graduates
GED graduation held at Kaskaskia College
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askaskia College
recently held a
GED graduation
ceremony in the
Lifelong Learning Center on the college’s main
campus in Centralia.
Kaskaskia College offers a
GED scholarship to eligible
GED® graduates. The scholarship covers tuition and student
technology fees and may be
awarded for up to 48 credit hours
as long as the student meets eligibility requirements and attends
consecutive semesters.
May 2013 GED graduates
include:
Michael Angleton (Centralia),
Johnathan Ashlock (Centralia),
Brady Bell (Salem), Amy Benjamin (Centralia), Ethan Bierman
(Centralia), Amber Billhartz
(Albers), Patrick Bolam
(Okawville), Jacob Bond (Cen-
tralia), Travis Crump
(Greenville), Madeline Cummins
(Sandoval), Clarissa Dagg (Centralia), Hiroko Dehlin (Centralia), Angel Donoho (Salem),
Haley Elmore (Aviston), Kyle
Ezell (Carlyle), Russ Ezell (Carlyle), Drake Garceau (Keyesport), Amber Gerrish (Carlyle),
Ambyr Haines (Vandalia), Kyle
Hall (Centralia), Richard Hammer (Centralia), Drew Harpool
(Centralia), Cathrine Hay
(Nashville), Marcy Holmberg
(Brownstown), James Hopkins
(Trenton), Sasha Hosto
(Greenville), Erin Houston
(Greenville), Jeremiah Kniker
(Sandoval), April McKinney
(Breese), Lori Meadows (Carlyle), Jeffrey Menendez (Carlyle), Mike Moroney (Salem),
Sarah Myers (Greenville),
Zachary Myers (Greenville,),
Jessica Neal (Centralia), Brandi
Pierce (Centralia), Katie Pineda
(Odin), Joseph Quagliata (Odin),
Aundrea Richardson (Carlyle),
Taylor Rogers (Centralia), James
Roller (Centralia), Jennifer Rousan (Carlyle), Sean Seeley (Trenton), David Shuler (Salem), Jeffrey Skibinski (Centralia), David
Smith (Addieville), Kyle Smith
(Greenville), Zachary Stauffer
(Salem), Sam Walker (Sandoval),
ElizabethWalton (Centralia),
Rebecca Wattles (Greenville),
Nicholas Wilken (Centralia),
Kaskaskia
College to offer
concealed carry
course at
Vandalia campus
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Administration:
LuAnn Droege, Senior Editor, Centralia Sentinel
Cathy Karrick, Kaskaskia College
Travis Henson, Kaskaskia College
Dale Hill, Kaskaskia College
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Pictured, FROM LEFT, are Dr. Dee Boswell, vice chairman of the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees; Herschel Thomas; Betty Thomas; Jim Beasley, Board of
Trustees secretary.
Thomas donates to scholarship in wife’s name
H
erschel Thomas
has donated an
additional $5,000
towards the
scholarship he
established in his wife’s name.
Thomas established the Betty
Thomas Annual Scholarship as a
present to his wife on their 66th
wedding anniversary. Betty Thomas
worked at Kaskaskia College in
continuing education for a number
of years and believes in the value of
education and that everyone has a
right to a quality education.
The Betty Thomas Annual Scholarship is for $1,000 and will be
credited to the recipient’s account at
KC to be used for tuition, books and
or fees.
The scholarship will be available
for 10 consecutive years, and consist of the following:
• Acknowledgment must be
made from the recipients to the
Thomas family.
• Applicants must complete the
year of study for which the scholarship is awarded.
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In a ceremony held May 22 at the Salem Education Center, Kaskaskia College
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askaskia
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Class fee is $100. Preregistration and payment is
required and must be
received by June 26. Space
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include the $51 registration
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Kaskaskia College held its Annual Athletic
Awards Reception on April 23 and awards
were presented to student athletes for
outstanding achievement in athletics.
KC Athletic Awards Reception
MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 4
Volleyball
Student athletes honored for volleyball include Sophomore Cortney Crocker (Breese) — Defense Award and
MVP; Sophomore Brooke Maxey (St. Elmo) — Offense Award; Sophomore Liz Fuhler (Trenton) — Blue Angel
Award; Sophomore Casey Etter (Albers) — Serving Award; and Freshman Alexia Koerkenmeier (Trenton) —
Most Improved. Pictured are KC Women’s Volleyball Coach Kim Rahar, Alexia Koerkenmeier, Cortney Crocker, Brooke Maxey, Liz Fuhler, and Casey Etter.
Blue Devils Tennis
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Chris Heckman (Salem) — MVP, LEFT, and Jayme
Zanton (Centralia) — Most Improved.
Cheerleading
Students athletes honored for cheerleading were Devon
Cook (New Baden) Most Valuable and Two-Year
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Breeann Milcarek (Lebanon) Attitude Award; Sarah
Kennedy (Breese) All-Around Award; Hailee Rose (Carlyle) All-Around Award; Karlie Nattier (Patoka) Leadership Award; Roszell Mosley (New Baden) Coaches’
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Kaskaskia College held its Annual Athletic
Awards Reception on April 23.
KC Athletic Awards Reception
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Cross Country
Blue Angels Soccer
Students athletes honored for women — soccer were Sophomore Miranda Burroughs (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) —
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