Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 19

www.ig-tc.com JG-TC FRIDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2012 0 C5 i ITT" Martinsville cheerleaders march in Macy's parade WW iTTi VIAE" -iiti. )-, ---Kw MARTINSVILLE Varsity Cheerleaders Taylor Higginbotham, Sam Miller, Megan Williams and Melody Wittenmyer from Martinsville JuniorSenior High School had the honor of traveling to New York to perform in the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The varsity team members took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade through the Spirit of America program. On Thanksgiving, the Spirit of America program marked its 27th consecutive year of providing cheerleaders for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The Martinsville teenagers earned an invitation to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by receiving the All American Cheer-leading Award at their above, and visiting the National Sept.

11 Memorial. In addition, the Martinsville cheerleaders also experienced a minute of fame by having their photograph shown on the live billboard display in New York's Times Square. The four cheerleaders also strolled through Central Park and rode on the New York subway system. The Martinsville JuniorSenior High School varsity cheerleaders reported that spending Thanksgiving away from home was difficult, but the once in a lifetime opportunity to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in front of approximately 3 million people lining the New York sidewalks and approximately 60 million television viewers was well worth it. National Cheerleading Association summer camp.

These four teenagers from Martinsville were among 750 cheerleaders from across the country who took part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The cheerleaders began practices for the special routine for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade at home via the internet. After arriving in New York, they took part in four-hour practices twice a day. Other highlights' of the trip for the Martinsville cheerleaders included seeing the Broadway musical "Bring It On," taking the Statue of Liberty harbor cruise, watching the Rockettes Christmas show at Radio City Music Hall, heading to the top of the Empire State Building at night to view the city from Pictured are Megan Williams, Melody Wittenmyer, Taylor Higginbotham and Sam Miller. CLUB HELPS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER "rr 1 1 1.1 r.

'n i 5 -j rv' 1 Submitted photo Mattoon Exchange Club President Bill VanKeuren is pictured presenting a $300 donation to Children's Advocacy Center Director Pam Riddle, to help support the center. The Charleston-based center provides support services for children who are the victims in abuse cases. The center serves a seven-county region. The Exchange Club supports the work of the Children's Advocacy Center and other groups with the aim of preventing child abuse. DONATION TO BIG BROTHERS BlG SISTERS Submitted photo Pictured are members of the Cumberland FFA Agronomy team.

Front row, from the left: Zoey Ray, Haley Oakley, and Kendra Flood. Back row, from the left: Jerry Brockett, Jaylynn Maxey, Colin Cole, and Dakota Davis. Cumberland FFA Agronomy team advances to Saturday's state meet 4 Submitted photo v. I Vw.y campus of Lake Land College in Mattoon included Colin Cole, who was first overall; Jaylynn Maxey, who was third overall; and Jerry Brockett, who was fourth overall. Other members of the Cumberland High School FFA Agronomy team include Zoey Ray, who placed sixth during the section competition; Dako--ta Davis, who placed seventh; Haley Oakley; and Kendra "Flood.

rickson, Ashton Drake-Paul, Macie Drum, Ariel Enlow, Kathryn Ervin, Dylan Eve-land, Matthew Eveland, Daniel Ferguson, Katelyn Fisher, Deborah Focht, Loudin Garcia, Alexandra Gonzalez, Austyn Gonzalez, Jacob Grav-il, Jacob Harris, Jessica Hoback, Kaitlynn Holsapple, Alyssa Hudson, Matthew Jacobs, Albert Johnson, Kim-berli Jones, Hayden Jurka, Gavin Keller, James Kimball, Jory Kirk, Lexi Kremer, Kar- lie Lading, Zachary Laidley, Micheal Lampe, Tyler Lan- man, Destiny Lee, Hunter Lev ingston, Iexus Linder, Brett Magana, Isaac Masse. Whit- ney Meaker, Cody Miller, Zane Miller, Chad Morgan, Leah Osborne, Grayce Poulter, Mia Prather, Zachary Prevo, Haleigh Price, Jack Raboin, Samantha Rardin, Michael Reynolds, Brandon Rowe, Samantha Schwanke, Megan Shaffer, Dominique Shelton, Hope Shumard, Colton Smith, Taylor Smith, Garion Smyser, Jocelynne Stapleton, Nathaniel Stoll, Kourtney Toledo Life Center. 6 p.m., Ken Degler Lincoln Trails Toastmasters Club, community room, Mattoon Area Family YMCA, call 21 7-345-3291. 6 p.m., Recovery Room Alcoholics Anonymous Support Group, closed meeting, 109 N. 16th Mattoon, TOLEDO The Cumberland High School FFA Agronomy team is scheduled to advance to the state competition Saturday in Champaign after placing first at the section competition Nov.

20 on the campus of Lake Land College in Mattoon. On Nov. 20, the Cumberland High School FFA Agronomy team members were lesiea on their knowledge of plants and ViiciJ a Willi tu lutiimj 1111:111, -t i Submitted photo Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters recently accepted a grant to help fund recruitment and training for volunteers to work with at-risk students. The grant will also assist in funding the mentoring coordinator's salary. Joedy Hightower, a representative of the Mattoon Area Community Foundation, presented a $1,500 check to Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters Executive Director Toq Lawrence.

For more inior-mation on Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters, contact announced Harshbarger, Patrick Hodges, Mehnda Holmes, Kaylie Homann, Terra Horn, Michael Jean, Sydney Lawrence, Hannah Lovell, Bailey Luce, Blake Malone, Meghan McCain, Alex K.ittlvn trrp- vitt, Samuel Mitchell, Cody Morris, Ted Myers, Briana Nevius, Anthony Nichols, John Olmsted, Jamie. Packer, Dakota Patrick, Micaela Polston, Jordan Poltrock. John Poor-man, Megan Randolph, Brooke Rieck, Jonathan Righter, Layne Ring, Gunnar Roling. Keith Royse, Cassandra Scott, Chelsea Scott, Allie Seaman, Cassandra Shaffer, -Austin Sherman, Marissa Showalter, Max Smith, Lacey Solomon, Melanie Sparks, Dakota St John, Kacey Star-wait, Alexander Steele, Gabriel Stoll, Blake Strong, Anissa Swearingen, Taelor Tiffin, Orville Utsler, Ali Vang, Benjamin Vieth, Kari Wattles, Ronnie Webb, Alexandra Welsh, Michael White, Rylee Wolfshocfer, Jeremy Wood-yard, Hunter Worthey, and Caroline ZuIIone. toon.

7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous. 1205 Moultrie Ave Mattoon. 7-9 p.m., Chips Galore, wood-carving group, Cross County Mall, next to Payless Shoe Source, Mattoon, no sales involved, for information contact Rex Hilligoss, Mattoon High School first-quarter perfect attendance students Si J'- as well as on their judging of crop rings. The Cumberland High School FFA Agronomy team had the winning score of 1025.5 points. The second place team scored 870 during the section competition at Lake Land College.

The scores of the Cumber: land High School FFA Agronomy team members during the section competition on the dro Munoz, Reece Newlin, Molly Nguyen, Triston Overton, Griffin Paige, Alyssa Pilcher, Sydney Plunkett, Joseph Polford Derek Poole, Briana Roberts, Daniel Ruiz, Brianna Russell, Sean Salvas, Elijah Schlabach, Sawyer Scott, Spencer Sharp, Jacob Shriver, David Skocy, Daniel Smalley, Alexandra Smith, Mariah Spurgeon, Kyle St. John, Jared Strong, Reann Thornton, Victor Tran, Taylor Tuggle, Samuel Uphoff, Taylor Warf, Tayler Weaver, Sierra UTieeler, and Shelby Young-blood. Sophomoret JennaAbney7Cameron Annis, Zachary Armstrong, Drew Baker, Taylor Beason, Elizabeth Bradbury, Michael Brand, Derek Brown, Travis Bryant, William Bryson, Brianna Butler, Dylan Bynum, James Campbell, Emily Carter-Alvis, Dylan Clapham, William Clinton, Nicole Cooke, Sierra Cooke, Landon Crary, Cain Cutright, Gunner Davis, Tristan Delgadillo, Cindi Der- Group, closed meeting, 109 N. 16th Mattoon, 217-235-0006. 2 p.m., bingo hour.

Brook-stone Estates, 2008 S. Ninth Mattoon. p.m., yoga class, Mattoon Area Family YMCA, 217-234-9494, 5:45 p.m., Toledo Take Off Pound Sensibly No. 1562, i 4-. Plummer, Steven Plummer, Stephen Pollum, Carter Price.

Hannah Pruden, Sarah Rhoads, Chase Rich, Ann Righter, Benjamin Righter, Zoe Sanders. Whitney Shafer, Alexander Shoot, Rimsey Shoot, Gabrielle Smith, Mad-dalyn Smith, Dominique Snow, Joshua Snyder, Dustin St John, Jacob Stephens, Jordan Stricklin, Rachel Stutzman, Brock Taylor, Jessica Taylor, Cidney Trueblood, Clayton Tucker, Nathaniel Williams, Allison Wright, and Luke Young. Seniors -Jordan Anderson, Corev- Arthur, Alex Balch, Dannion Bales, Brandon Bennett, Richard Berry, Andrew Blanchette, Sarah Bradbury, Cameron Brown, Dustin Carter, Nicholas Cherrington, Connor Cornwell, Ryan Croy, Allie Diltz, Paul Dobson, Evan Dodson, Stephen Dyer, Rhett Farmer, Nicholas Freeman, Kylie-Kaye Galletano, Jacob Gerkin, Nicholas Godwin, Matthew Haeger, Brianna group sponsored by CEAD Council and LAN, 726 Fourth Charleston. 7 p.m., Bingo, VFW Post, Mattoon, $500 jackpot. 7-9 p.m., Common Threads Quilt Guild, Fabrics 'N More, 817 S.

19th Mattoon. 7 p.m., Epilepsy Support Group, DeMars Building. Mat MATTOON The Mattoon High School has announced its list of the freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors who have achieved perfect attendance during the first quarter of the academic year. Freshmen Emma Baker, Faith Bathe, Ransom Beadles, Peyton Beat-ty, Hailie Bennett, Kaylee Bin-ion, Trenton Bitting, Emily Bowling, Savannah Brown, Paige Bryant, Bryson Colbert, Tyler Cole, Benjamin Conlin, Cassi Connelly, Jedidiah Don aldson, Jacob Dotson, Kristen uoiy, rvauyu ui uniinuuu, urew cdbim, Dit-cuiiia idsiun, Matthew Etchison, Nathanial Fafara, Kelsey Farmer, Gabriela Garza, Elijah Goer, Levi Griffin, Sydney Hayden, Shayna Held, Tyler Helmuth, Alexandra Holsapple, Jackson Hudson, Gage Jones, Jordan Katz, Cody Killion, Bailey Kull, Kenzie Leeman, Alex Lilly, Hillary Love, Katelyn Mason, Charles Meaker, Noah Miller, Patrick Morris, Alejan if- i 1 Tryon, Andrew Vieth, Haleigh Wetzel, Emily White, Ty Wick-line, Aaron Wiebking, and Madison Yoder. Juniors Madelynn Akers, Jennifer Anderson, Shelby Barker, Kaitlyn Bath, Zachary Beachy, Andrew Bell, Nathaniel Bell, Allison Blake-more, Hayley Boehm, Kara Brand, Nathan Breeze, Richard Bourns, Christopher Butler, Hayden Chupp, Cooper Collings, Shelby Cox, Cunningham, Katherine Diener, Emma Diltz, Andrew -Dole, Michacla Drake, Cody Epperson Zachary Caleb Fritchtnitch, Courtney Card, Kadie Gentry, Corey Godden, Kaytlyn Gordon, Ian Grzelak, Ashley Harper, Lucas Heiser, Dylan Hite, William Hopkins, Alexzander Jones, Benjamin Karpus, Haylie Lading.

Jeremy Lebrecht, Elane Mattson, Ryan McDaniel, Hai-ley Miller, Lacey Miller, Luke Miller, Joseph Musillami Adilson Newcomb, Brody Phil-abaum, Derek Pierce, Lane 6-7 p.m., Math Support Group, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Education Center. 6-8 p.m., Widow to Widow Support Group, Common Grounds, Mattoon. 217-259-9127. 6:30 p.m., Toledo Klwanls, Kiwanis Depot. p.m., Parenting Together, parenting support COMMUNITY CALENDAR Monday 9 a.m., Mattoon YMCA Forever Fit exercise class, YMCA gym.

Noon, Mattoon Rotary Club meets, Pagliacci's Restaurant. Noon, Recovery Room Alcoholics Anonymous Support.