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Volume 153 — Number 20
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2014
5th Graders Graduate
From DARE Program
ONE SECTION — 10 PAGES
Fifth graders at Arcola Elementary School picked
up their “diplomas” during ceremonies on
Wednesday, December 17. The class of 2022 still
has a few years before picking up their official high
school diplomas, but they can now officially call
themselves graduates of the school’s Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (DARE) program. The 10week program was culminated by graduation ceremonies led by Arcola Police Chief Mike Phillips,
who completed his 16th year teaching the local
DARE class. In addition to awarding certificates to
the 66 DARE graduates, Phillips recognized DARE
essay contest winners Elizabeth Humphrey, Chloe
Bickel and Luther Yoder. The three essay winners
each received $25 gift cards. 2014 DARE graduates are pictured at left from the classes of Mrs.
Young, Mrs. McLane and Mrs. Wyant. Graduates
from Mrs. Young’s class are Ashley AmezquitaGutierrez, Trinity Brown, Maximiliano Cabrera,
Yuliana Cabrera, Amy Chupp, Francisco Cortez,
Madelyn Dailey, Vianney Davila, Austin Doss,
Nickolas Dow, Beau Edwards, Adrian Garza,
Melodee Gobert, Kolten Kepley, Adrian Llanes,
Diego Mora, Avery Pullen, Veronica Salinas,
Khushpreet Sian, Kareem Trejo and Luther Yoder.
DARE graduates from Mrs. McLane’s class are
Katelynn Allen, Kiana Becerra, Zachary Butler,
Alonzo Cabrera, Ariana Carmona, Harley Dewey,
Tyrus Duggins, Jeffery Ekiss, Jane Garza, Olivia
Gingerich, Elizabeth Humphrey, Jediah Jones,
Avery Kessler, Caleb McMillan, Victoria Medina,
Aaliya Peoples, Lindsay Poland, Angel Postlewait,
Melanie Ramirez, James Vandeveer and Emma
York. Students in Mrs. Wyant’s class receiving their
DARE certificates were Justin Adams, Teayra
Barron, Chloe Bickel, Clayton Casillas, Joshua
Davis, Adrian Dewey, Miles Duggins, Rubith
Faustino, Giselle Garza, Hannah Gauna,
Nathaniel Gauna, Emily Gingerich, Gustavo
Gonzalez, Rilee Hendrix, Wyatt Mayhall, Zandrea
O’Campo, Marissa Ramirez, Zoe Reece, Eli
Rodriguez, Karla Ruiz, Sadie Tomasello, Mark
Truex, Ariana Warren and Caden Watson. Phillips
was recognized by the fifth grade teachers and students for his continued commitment to the DARE
program.
Four AHS Students
Named To All-State
Music Conference
The Arcola Music Department announced last week that
four band and chorus juniors were named to All-State and will
represent Arcola at the Illinois Music Educators All-State
Music Conference in Peoria next month.
To be selected for All-State ranks them in the top 10 percent
of high school musicians in the state. Honors selection puts
them in the top 5 percent.
Colin Beres, Dylan Bugos, Eva Corona and Lauren Shafer
auditioned for district and state bands and choir back in
October at Effingham High School. These students performed
at the District Festival at EIU in November.
All four students started preparing for their audition in July
in their private studies with Chris Gore, the Arcola school district’s band and choral director. The group will be in Peoria
performing with other top Illinois student musicians January
29-31.
Bugos, a trumpet player, and Corona, a flute player, will reaudition once they arrive at the conference. Beres made the
All-State choir as a bass II and Shafer made All-State honors
choir as a Soprano I.
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Arcola High School musicians selected to participate in the Illinois Music Educators All-State Music Conference next month
include, from left, Colin Beres, Lauren Shafer, Eva Corona and Dylan Bugos. Bugos and Corona were selected for band,
while Beres and Shafer were chosen for choir.
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