May 21, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

SJO honors night recipients announced

The following students were honored in mid-May by St. Joseph-Ogden High School during the high school honors night.

• EIU scholarships- Shelby McElroy, Isabella Spisok, Emilie Fox, Nathan Logan
• Champaign County Farm Bureau scholarships- Ryan Miller
• FFA Alumni scholarships- Ryan Miller, Abby Schlueter
• American Legion Award- Maclayne Taylor and Ben Reitmeier
• Masonic Lodge Scholarship- Kenny Lahners, Maclayne Taylor
• Masonic Lodge teacher of the year- Mr. Simondsen
• Lexi Barbour Memorial Scholarship-Peyton Crowe
• Women’s business Council Scholarship- Elizabeth Schluter, Maclayne Taylor
• Tammy Walsh Memorial Scholarship- Erinn Miller, Chloe Duckett
• IPC Conference Scholar Athlete Award- Adam Frerichs, Maclayne Taylor
• National Guard Awards- Dillon Uken, Hanson Rieches
• Army Awards- Brooke Butorac, Kaleb Harshbarger, Nick Skelton
• National Merit Commendation – Ben Setterdahl, Brianna Suits
• Lynnae Finis Memorial Scholarship- Bree Trimble
• Larry Williams Theater Scholarship- Emmy Daniels
• SJ Chamber of Commerce- Cassidy Bagby
• Longview Foundation Scholarship- Abby Schlueter
• Little Pink Houses of Hope- Abby Schlueter
• Branson Chiropractic Award for Academic Excellence in Varsity Sports- Coach Steffen and girls track
• Papa Pridemore Memorial Scholarship- Isiah McCune, Maclayne Taylor
• Gifford Lion’s Club Scholarship-Ben Reitmeier
• Illinois State Scholars- Erin Beyers, Rebecca Campbell, David Cummins, Emmy Daniels, Liam Davis, Avery Edwards, Nathan Emmert, Emilie Fox, Adam Frerichs, Kalli Ingram, Kenneth Lahners, Nathan Logan, Erinn Miller, Eve Owens, Ben Reitmeier, Madison Rubin, Abby Schlueter, Elizabeth Schluter, Ben Setterdahl, Jacob Shaw, Kaitlin Shoviak, Grant Siegmund, Rylee Sjuts, Brianna Suits
• DAR/SAR awards- Rylee Sjuts, Ben Setterdahl
• Lutheran Community Foundation scholarships- Brianna suits, Isabella Spisok, Makayla Buskirk, Michelle Jervis

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