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SJO Honors Night Winners- 2022


National Merit Scholarship (commendation) – Mara Burkhalter and Payton Jacob


IPC Scholar Athlete/ IHSA Scholar Athlete award- Ava Knap and Elijah Mock


Army National Guard- Colten Thompsen, Karsten Wayland, and Ethan Vanliew


Philo Exchange State Bank Scholarship- Kailyn Ingram


Nadirah Edwards Memorial Scholarship- Wyatt Loghry


ECCA Student of the Year- Anna Snyder


Lexi Barbour Memorial scholarship- Hannah Fox and Regan Uden


Tammy Walsh Memorial scholarship- Lauren Harper and Coby Miller


Gifford Lion’s Club scholarship- Alanna Bensyl


Littlefield Realty Group Trade School Scholarship- Chase Chapman and Charlie Mabry


Kennekuk Road Runners Scholarship- Ava Knap


Friends Fore Life Scholarship- Payton Jacob


SJ Women’s Club Scholarship- Jett Morris


Helena Homegrown Ag Scholarship- Alyssa Hamilton


Santa Fun Run Scholarship- Ava Knap, Elijah Mock, Payton Jacob, Kailyn Ingram


Larry Williams Fine Arts Scholarship- Lauren Harper and Wyatt Loghry


Ross Booker Memorial Scholarship- Chase Chapman and Joey Sollars


FFA Alumni scholarships- Avian Gerdes, Alyssa Hamilton, Jessica Palmer, Emma Parkinson, Jack Place


Champaign County Farm Bureau- Avian Gerdes, Alyssa Hamilton, Jack Place


Masonic Lodge scholarship- Angie Chahine and Emma Parkinson


Masonic Lodge Teacher of the Year Award- Heather Lindenmeyer


DAR/SAR- Payton Jacob and Ben Cunningham


Illinois State Scholars- Addison Allen, Kailyn Anderson, Mara Burkhalter, Anastasia Conerty, Deanna Cummins, Ben Cunningham, Z Dressen, Jared Emmert, Brennan Haake, Lauren Harper, Payton Jacob, Ava Knap, Wyatt Loghry, Sophia McDade, Elijah Mock, Mackenzie Trame


American Legion Award- Ava Knap and Brennan Haake


SJ Chamber of Commerce scholarship- Hannah Fox


Blue Signal scholarship- Regan Uden


Papa Pridemore Memorial scholarship- Kailyn Ingram and Elijah Mock


Lutheran Community Foundation scholarship- Jared Emmert, Ashlyn Lannert, Angie Chahine, Rebecca Steinbach

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