January 14, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

2021 SJO honors night

On Wednesday St. Joseph-Ogden High School announced the winners of scholarships. The winners are listed below.

National Merit Scholarship (commendation) – Evan Schmitz
IPC Scholar Athlete award- Atleigh Hamilton and Crayton Burnett
Harold Hamilton award- Payton Vallee and Brady Buss
Marines- Emily Froman and Riley Myren
Nadirah Edwards Memorial Scholarship- Tyson Madsen
ECCA Student of the Year- Emily Froman
Lexi Barbour Memorial scholarship- Mitchell Whitlock
Tammy Walsh Memorial scholarship- Isabelle Brooks and Brayden Wendt
Gifford Lion’s Club scholarship- Lukas Hutcherson
FFA Alumni scholarships- Tessa Smith, Rachel Wilson, Audrey Short, Hayden Knott
Champaign County Farm Bureau- Tessa Smith and Rachel Wilson
Masonic Lodge scholarship- Hayden Knott
DAR/SAR- Payton Vallee and Crayton Burnett
Illinois State Scholars- Hanna Eastin, Emily Fisher, Tyson Madsen, Garren Meeker, Aidan Roberts, Indira Robinson, Mazie Ronk, Evan Schmitz, Maxwell Shonkwiler, Payton Vallee, Nora Walden, Logan Wolfersberger
American Legion Award- Atleigh Hamilton and Tyson Madsen
SJ Chamber of Commerce scholarship- Evan Schmitz
Blue Signal scholarship- Evan Schmitz
Papa Pridemore Memorial scholarship- Atleigh Hamilton and Brandon Mattsey
Lutheran Community Foundation scholarship- Evan Schmitz, Nora Walden, Garren Meeker, and Ethan Lane.

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