Vandalia High School Held its annual Awards Day on Monday with many student being honored with scholarships and other awards. To start the program, six senior students were recognized as being Illinois State Scholars, an honor bestowed upon seniors across the state who meet criteria based on ACT/Sat scores, class rank, GPA, class size. The Vandalia seniors named Illinois State Scholars for this year are Jakob Barton, Brayden Caswell, Rachel Green, Jackson Hall, Molly Kern, Danielle Payne and Kiah Waschle.
Also presented at the awards day were several special scholarships:
Dar Award – Molly Kern
SAW Award – Rachel Green
Kaskaskia College Scholarship (Full Scholarship for 2 years) – Rachel Green and Danielle Payne
Booster Club Scholarships – Richie Well, Kelly Jones, Moly kern and Preston Ruckman
Vernon Drenckpohl Awards – Molly Kern, Madison Klanke, Anna Miller, Mikayla Ruot, Richie
Well, Kelly Jones, Preston Ruckman
Walt Leidner Awards – Molly Kern, Madison Klanke, Richie Well and Kelly Jones
Beulah Brown Scholarship – Rachel Green
Shelter Insurance Scholarship – Molly Kern