May 31, 2023 – Collinsville Delta Epsilon Chapter 101 of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Key Women Educators voted unanimously to make a $1,000 donation to the Kahoks Teaching Kahoks future teachers initiative. The Collinsville Delta Epsilon Chapter includes retired and current educators from Collinsville Community Unit School District #10. They uphold the […]
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First Recipient of Pat Adams Lady Kahok Scholarship is Jordan Gary
May 23, 2023 – Twenty twenty-three Collinsville High School graduate Jordan Gary is the first recipient of the Pat Adams Lady Kahok Scholar Athlete scholarship. Pat Adams, a 1956 graduate of Collinsville High School, announced her decision last fall to fund a scholarship through the Collinsville Area Community Foundation. The Kahok superfan known to all […]
Kahoks Teaching Kahoks 2023 Scholarship Recipients Announced
May 2, 2023 – The 2023 Kahoks Teaching Kahoks scholarship recipients were honored at Collinsville High School. Kahoks Teaching Kahoks is the Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 “Grow Our Own” future teacher program to encourage current high school students to become educators in the district. Kahoks Teaching Kahoks is a comprehensive program that includes […]
CMC Rotary Donates $5,000 to Collinsville Area Community Foundation for Metzger Fund
April 27, 2023 – At their meeting this week, the Collinsville-Maryville-Caseyville Rotary presented a check for $5,000 to the Collinsville Area Community Foundation to support the William “Bill” Metzger Memorial Fund. Bill was a former president of CMC Rotary who passed away last year after a lengthy illness. The memorial fund will be used to […]
Four 2023 CHS Seniors Awarded Schaeffer Scholarship
April 25, 2023 – Four Collinsville High School graduating seniors have been chosen to receive the 2023 Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship award honors late Collinsville Mayor Stan Schaeffer, a retired educator, who was inspired by “Promise” organizations in other communities that provided scholarships for local graduates. Following Schaeffer’s sudden death in 2008, city […]