Learning briefs 3/2/04

Jackson student attends musical arts event

Alisha Bohnert of Jackson recently attended a two-day musical arts event at Concordia University in Seward, Neb. Around 120 high school musicians from 10 states attended the event, which culimated with a concert. Bohnert is a student at Saxony Lutheran High School in Cape Girardeau and was chosen for the select women's choir.

Middle school students win geography bee

Central Middle School winners of a recent National Geographic geography bee were Susan Beth Scott, Julie Langenfeld and Nina Scheibe.

Groves chosen Elks student of the month

Loren Groves, a senior at Scott City High School, was chosen as the Elks student of the month for February. Groves is the daughter of David and Jeannie Groves of Scott City. She has been named to the all-state team in basketball and track and is involved in National Honor Society, pep club, FBLA, FTA and is editor of the school yearbook.

Tikoo named candidate to scholars program

Sonia Tikoo, a senior at Central High School, has been named a candidate in the 2004 Presidential Scholars Program. Sonia is the daughter of Dr. Mohan and Jaikishuri Tikoo and was selected as a candidate from among 2.8 million students in the United States. A panel of educators will select 500 semifinalists for the program in April. The finalists -- two from each state -- will be announced in May. Those students will be invited to Washington, D.C., for a special ceremony in June.

Area PT students attend lobby day in Jeff City

Local students enrolled in the physical therapy program at Maryville University recently attended a lobby day in Jefferson City. From Cape Girardeau were Jason Rubel and Jason Garner. From Scott City was Amber Donelson.

Brain Foundation offers poster, writing contest

Local students are invited to enter the first annual brain awareness month poster and writing contest, sponsored by the International Brain Foundation. Deadline is March 22. For information on entering the contest, contact Courtney Verhines at the Internation Brain Foundation, 339-1957, extension 215.

Cape Christian students vie in speech contest

Fifteen students from Cape Christian School recently competed in the Christian Cooperating School District of St. Louis's speech and word competition after winning at the school level. Cape Christian School received second place overall, with the following students placing first in their respective categories:

Bible recitation:

1st place -- second-grader Jacquelyn Kienfer; third-grader, Christopher Stroud; fifth-grader Jon Morrow.

Poetry:

1st place -- third-grader Matthew Parsons; fifth-grader Caylee Wheeler.

Declamation:

1st place -- fifth-grader Kristopher Cook; sixth-grader Steven Bell.

Dramatic Monologue

1st place -- fifth-grader Paige Kiefner; sixth-grader, Mollie Young.

Original speech:

1st place -- sixth-grader Meg Goodman.

Area students earn academic honors

The following local students were named to deans' lists for the fall 2003 semester:

University of Missouri-Columbia

Christopher Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau has been named to the dean's list at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Dirnberger is a 2000 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High School and is the son of Mark and Sharon Dirnberger of Cape Girardeau.

Cody Bell of Cape Girardeau has been named to the dean's list at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Bell, a pre-dentistry major, received a 4.0 GPA during the semester. He is the son of Michael and Donna Bell of Cape Girardeau.

Sedgewickville -- Allan Sharrock.

Burfordville -- Amanda Birk.

Cape Girardeau -- Andrew Arnzen, Kyle Bandermann, Holly Bauer, Elizabeth Bishop, Hayley Bridges, Ashley Crocker, Medina Glenn, Sarah Gosche, Kelley Green, Stephanie Griffith, Zachariah Groves, Erin Haycraft, Rebecca Hellrich, Kristy Jansen, Andrew Krueger, Whitney Lynn, Tyler Majors, Jason Marietta, Michael Mercer, Allison Montgomery, Marci Myracle, Matthew Neal, Cristy Phelps, Whitney Pingel, Trent Redfearn, Edward Roeger, Brandon Ruth, Lauren Schaefer, Michal Scienski, Andrew Skinner, Laura Slaten, Dustin Tatum, Jennifer Taylor, Jennifer Troutman, Sarah Unterreiner, Erin Vickery, Warren Williams, Daniel Willingham, Rashida Wilson.

Daisy -- Aaron Eisenhauer.

Jackson -- Laura Beck, Joshua Bollinger, Kevin Brunke, Chatonyah Carter, Mitchell Casteel, Jamie Dost, Jessica Edwards, Justin Gladish, Patricia Gray, Juddson Hagans, Joshua Hill, Laura Horst, Jason Jones, Stuart Knowlan, Dana Littlepage, Brandon Lorenz, Jonathan Lorenz, James McCormack, Nicole McMillan, Gregory Meier, Kelli Niswonger, Carol Perry, Joshua Pfefferkorn, Natalie Profilet, Aaron Puchbauer, Casey Randol, William Schwent, Curtis Sievers, Michelle Stover, Lee Strickert, Ryan Stroder, Fallan Thiele, Megan Thiele, Emily Unverferth, Jennifer Watkins.

Oak Ridge -- Laura Glueck, Jennifer Hrabik, Charlie Phillips, Seth Stahlheber.

Altenburg, Mo. -- Ryan Burroughs, Jamie Wachter.

Frohna, Mo. -- John Steffens.

Perryville, Mo. -- Joel Carron, Gina Buerck, Melanie Evans, Kathleen Frasher, Susan Guyot, Kevin Hoff, Lindsey Laws, Christopher Lohmann, Abby Rau, James Rice, Julia Schremp, Adam Wibbenmeyer.

Benton, Mo. -- Michelle Felter, Amber Scherer.

Chaffee, Mo. -- Ryan Goetz, Danielle Kilpfel, Callie Meyr, Katherine Pfefferkorn, Elizabeth Rice.

Kelso, Mo. -- Jennifer Bucher.

Oran, Mo. -- Genevieve Barron, Brandy Shy.

Scott City -- Keith Seyer, Kristen Watkins.

Sikeston, Mo. -- Alison Borgsmiller, Emily Borgsmiller, Jessica Cox, Andrew Felker, Kristin Friend, Jenne Hart, Andrew Hedrick, Laura Jennings, Gabriel Marshall, Reid Masters, Trevin Mayabb, Adam Miller, Ellen Miller, Jonathan Moxey, Gretchen Showmaker, Brian Taulbee, Ryne Vickery, Jered Wisdom.

Maryville University

Cape Girardeau -- Courtney Vickery, Gail Heuschober.

Truman State University

Cape Girardeau -- Christine Schlosser, daughter of Joe and Pat Schlosser. She is a sophomore mass communication major.

Three Rivers Community College

Delta -- Rebecca Cook.

Jackson ABWA chapter offers scholarship

The Jacksonian Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association is offering a scholarship for the fall 2004 semester. Applicants must be a resident of Cape Girardeau County. Deadline is March 31, and applications may be obtained at the Southeast Missouri State University Financial Aid Department or local high school counselor offices. For more information, call Pearla Smith, ABWA education chairwoman, at 243-0198.

-- From staff reports