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CCEF

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Needs your help with offering Enriching & Innovative Learning Opportunities for  the Classrooms & Students of CUSD15

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CCEF

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Needs your help with offering Enriching & Innovative Learning Opportunities for  the Classrooms & Students of CUSD15

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Recognition Wall at CHS Sports Entrance

Recognition Wall - Many Sizes Still Available

How to Request an Engraving......

Your visible commitment to education is a legacy that will live on...


Please help us continue the important work of the Foundation by donating a granite brick for the Recognition Wall.  Donate a brick for yourself, in honor of someone or something special to you, your business or club, or as a perfect gift for someone special.  With your help, this project will:


Give recognition to individuals and groups in a lasting, meaningful way

Grow the Educational Foundation so it may continue to enrich the educational opportunities for our youth

Add visual appeal to the entrance area and give it the look and feel of a main point of entry

Brick Sizes and Donations


4 x 8 granite brick  $68.00

8 x 8 granite brick  $118.00

8 x 16 granite brick $218.00

Graphic Images (one per brick) $30.00 additional fee

 

Click on the Oval in the next column (Order Form) to download the order form. Mail the order form along with your check payable to CCEF:


Clinton Community Educational Foundation

PO Box 395

Clinton, Illinois 61727

For questions regarding the recognition wall:


Contact: Barbara Gullone

barbaragullone18@gmail.com

Ph:  217-935-5630  

Or

Russell Long, Chairman

rlong@ccef15.org

longr1972@gmail.com

Ph:  217-322-7045

Recognition Wall - Brick Campaign

Due to a fantastic response, the Foundation elected to purchase the granite to complete the entire wall.....space is still available if you are interested in purchasing a brick!  Scroll down below for a link to the order form.  Orders are being accepted ongoing......Become a part of history!!

Order Form

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Classroom Grants

Fifteen classrooms in the Clinton school district were awarded grants from the Clinton Community Education Foundation in the Spring of 2020.  CCEF awarded grants across 15 classrooms totaling approximately 

$9400 dollars. 


President of the CCEF, Barbara Gullone indicates the classroom grants are there to bridge the gap between what teachers need that the school cannot supply due to budget constraints. She says they want to do what they can to enhance the learning experience of students in Clinton.


See the photo gallery for pictures of the most recent 

Classroom Grants being awarded

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2020 Classroom Grant Recipients

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CCEF Classroom Grants

Lincoln School

  Kris Hoke Maintain Active Path  


Clinton Elementary School

  Taylor Patterson Social Emotional Learning Through Read      

                                                       Alouds  

  Kristin Wilson Mighty Maroons Mileage Club Year Two:

              The Year of the Postcard Passport  

  Stephanie Zmia CCEF Supports the Art Fair: Mesh Display  

  Elizabeth Riley 3rd Grade Writes!  


Clinton Junior High School

  Savannah Riegler Tape Measures  

  Timothea Turney Margaret Peterson-Haddix Author Visit  

               Book Clubs for All Readers  

  Staci Rudd Books for Margaret Peterson-Haddix Visit  

  Teal Walker Books for Margaret Peterson-Haddix Visit  

  Jon Olichwier Emotional Behavior Management Tools  

  Kelbey McMath Good Cemeterian Project  


Clinton High School & Clinton Academy

  Katy Arnold Life Skills in the Kitchen  

  Wayne Snearly Auto Shop Tools  

  Roger Baldwin Maroon & Gold Flight Team  

 

SPECIAL PROJECT

  Christina Soberalski Margaret Peterson-Haddix Author’s visit



Classroom Grant Applications

We look forward to seeing all of the innovative ideas from the teachers of CUSD15!  

Deadline for this years classroom grants will be Friday - January 15, 2021

Please make sure to have your grants turned in to your buildings Principal for approval for submission by this date.  This is available in PDF or Word format, please see below.

Classroom Grant App - PDF Format - Year 2021 (pdf)

Download

Classroom Grant App - Word Format - 2021 (docx)

Download

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Dual Credit - Richland Community College

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Vincent Green Memorial - Offsite Dual Credit Classes

  

We are pleased to announce that the Clinton Community Educational Foundation (CCEF) will continue to provide funding for dual credit classes for the 2019-2020 academic year thanks to the Vincent Green Memorial.

CCEF established a unique cooperative arrangement with Richland Community College in 2015. This arrangement provides eligible Clinton High School seniors the opportunity to obtain college credit for coursework completed as part of their high school curriculum – and at a significant savings to the student. For the 2019-2020 academic year, dual credit classes covered under this arrangement will include: English 101, English 102, Psychology 110, and Sociology 110 and will only cost the student $50.00 per class.

o Taking all four of the dual credit classes at Richland Community College would regularly cost $1,692.00.

o Students earn 12 college credit hours – almost an entire semester’s worth of classes!

o Significant savings! Students save $1,492.00 by taking advantage of these dual credit classes while in high school.

The Clinton Community Educational Foundation wishes you all the best as you plan for your final year.

Where are these classes held?

We are very fortunate to have Richland Community College's Clinton Education Center located just to the Southwest of CHS.  RCC is behind the Football/Track Stadium.

How do I enroll?

In the Spring of the CHS student's Junior Year, guidance will work with all of the Junior Class to enroll for their Senior Class schedule.  At this time the guidance office will need to know if you intend to take any of the Dual Credit Classes offered by CCEF through Richland Community College.

CCEF Scholarships that are Available to CUSD15 Graduates

Students studying at College

Scholarships

 The CCEF Board oversees the selection and disbursement of three scholarships. These scholarship are available to Clinton High School seniors that meet criteria as outlined in the scholarship application. 

  • Exelon/Clinton Power Station Scholarship - $1,000 Award 
  • James Adcock Teacher Scholarship - $500 Award
  • Gerald Ryan Scholarship - $250/500
  • Vincent Beggs Scholarship - $2500 & $5,000 Awards

The 2021 Scholarship applications will be available in January. Applications may be downloaded at that time from here by clicking on the specific scholarship, the High School Guidance Office will also have them available for download off the school website by selecting CHS Student Services and then clicking on the Scholarship link. 

Beggs Scholarship Recipients - 2019/2020 School Year

2020 graduates receiving scholarships awards from the 

Vincent Beggs 4 year Scholarship are:

        Grace Arnold, Krayton Carter, Jackson Dempsey, Olivia Earl


Vincent Beggs Technology Scholarship

        Ethan Aughenbaugh 


Prior Year Vincent Beggs Scholarship Recipients

2019 - Sarah Hicks, Derek Long, Anna Mills, Kinser Wargel, Zayin Calvert, Amanda Tool

2018 - Dalton Sanders, Tennyson Kern, Megan Finfrock, Breanna Thayer, Savannah Ettien

2017 - Wesley Conn, Claire Benton, Riley Donelson

2016 - Jordan Hendricker, William Schwartz, Kathryn Hicks, Louis Hicklin

2015 - Karly Haas, Kaelan Smith, Rachel Borland, RaeAnn Huffman, Stephanie Broden

2014 - Lydia Lux, Taylor Donelson, Elizabeth Bridges, Denise Matthews, Caleb Luck, Kassandra Willoughby

2013 - Kennedy Conn, Morgan Love, Emily Kroeger, Melinda Matthews, Jessa Hendricker

2012 - Gunnar Horve, Nolan Severson, Sydni Good

2011 - Chad Hoke, Colton Nixon, Chloe Morris, Diane Bridges  

James Adcock Teacher Scholarship

2020 - Olivia Earl, Corrie Ijams

2019 - Clara Hickman

2017 - Claire Benton

2016 - Zoe Duncan-Savage

Exelon Power Station Scholarship

2020 - Tori Burke, Elizabeth Maier

2019 - Olivia Bierbrodt, Ryty DuPont-Barlow

2018 - Kathleen Overbey, Kyli Patterson

2017 - Aaron Gamsby, Chelsey Hickman, Amber Obermeyer

2016 -  Alek McMath, Kaitlyn Siltman, Lukah Case

2015 - Stephanie Broden, Kaelan Smith

Gerald Ryan Scholarship

2020 - Grace Arnold, Gregory Aughenbaugh, Krayton Carter, Anna Mills, Kara Montgomery, Payne Turney

2019 - Anna Mills

About Our Scholarships

Vincent Beggs Scholarships

Exelon-Clinton Power Station Scholarship

Exelon-Clinton Power Station Scholarship

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On behalf of the late Mr. Beggs, the Foundation would like to award four students, each with a $1,250 scholarship to continue their education next year.  Additionally, this scholarship is renewable each year by the student, for up to the next three years-- making the total value of this scholarship $5,000.

The 2021 Beggs Scholarship Application 

will be Available for Download in January.

Application deadline is April 2, 2021

Beggs Memorial Scholarship:  for students planning to enroll full-time at an accredited college or university to purse an undergraduate degree. 

Award Amount:  $5000 (annual payment of $1250 up to four years)

Beggs Technical/Vocational Scholarship:  for students planning to enroll full-time at an accredited vocational or technical instutition of post-secondary education including programs at Community/Junior Colleges. 

Award Amount:  $2500  (one-time payment)


Exelon-Clinton Power Station Scholarship

Exelon-Clinton Power Station Scholarship

Exelon-Clinton Power Station Scholarship

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The Exelon - Clinton Power Station Scholarship is Available to students graduating from CUSD15 in Clinton,  Illinois.  

2021 Application - Will be Available for Download in January

Applications are due April 2, 2021

Applications will also be available on the High School Student Services website under Scholarships.

James Adcock Teacher Scholarship

Gerald Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

Gerald Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

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The James Adcock Teacher Scholarship

will be awarded to a graduate of Clinton High School

who has been accepted or is currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate teacher-education program

at an accredited

college or university.

The amount of
the scholarship award will be $500.

The scholarship recipient will be the person

who is deemed most qualified by the

scholarship committee.

Selection will be made on the basis of information

provided on the
application forms, an official transcript, an essay,

and recommendations.

 Applicants
(including past recipients) may reapply for the scholarship

for subsequent years.


Submit the completed application packet to the Clinton Community Educational Foundation, care of the Clinton High School Guidance Department, or mail directly to the CCEF, P.O. Box 395, Clinton, IL 61727.   Deadline is April 2, 2021

Gerald Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

Gerald Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

Gerald Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

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The Gerald “Jerry” Ryan Agriculture Scholarship is offered by the Jerry Ryan family in his memory..  Jerry was a DeWitt County farmer for many years.  This scholarship will be awarded to a graduate of Clinton Community High School who has been accepted or is currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate agricultural related program (individuals not pursuing an agricultural degree but who have been active in 4H and FFA or at least FFA in high school are also eligible) at an accredited junior college, college or university.  The amount of the scholarship will be $500, one or two scholarships may be awarded.


Selection will be based on information provided on the application forms, an official transcript, an essay, and recommendations.  Applicants (including past recipients) may reapply for the scholarship for subsequent years.


Submit the completed application packet to the Clinton Community Educational Foundation, care of the Clinton High School Guidance Department, or mail directly to the CCEF, P.O. Box 395, Clinton, IL 61727.  Deadline is April 2, 2021

Scholarship Forms

Beggs Scholarships App 2021 (pdf)

Download

Exelon Power Application 2021 (pdf)

Download

Adcock Ed Scholarship Application 2021 (pdf)

Download

CCEF Ryan Scholarhip Application 2021 (pdf)

Download

Special Projects-Read Across Clinton & Challenger Experience

Read Across Clinton

Challenger Learning Center

Challenger Learning Center

K-5th grade Summer Read Program

Find out more

Challenger Learning Center

Challenger Learning Center

Challenger Learning Center

CJHS 6th Graders hands on 

STEM field trip

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Mission Statement & Charter Members

Mission and Goals

Mission and Goals

Mission and Goals

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The Clinton Community Educational Foundation’s mission is to acquire and distribute resources to Clinton Community Public Schools District 15 to enhance, enrich, or supplement learning opportunities for its students, staff, and community.

The Foundation achieves its mission through direct support for student development, staff excellence and creativity, and School/Community partnerships.



Contact Us:  

CCEF

PO Box 395

Clinton, IL 61727

Email us at ccefcusd15@gmail.com

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Charter Members

Mission and Goals

Mission and Goals

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The funds of the Clinton Community Educational Foundation are made available primarily through the generosity of community members through their donations.   Donations may be designated for a specific program or may be left undesignated.    

You may become a “Charter Member” of the Foundation by making a donation of $2000.00.  Charter member funds build and strengthen as endowment.  Only the interest income is utilized to satifly the Foundation's mission and goals. 


Our Charter Members

Mr. & Mrs. Frank Thorp

Mr. & Mrs. George Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Baum

Mrs. Eunice Harbach

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stokowski

Dr. & Mrs. John Veirs

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Thorp

 Mr. & Mrs. Gene Vance 

Charter Members

Mission and Goals

Charter Members

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Charter Members continued

Mr. Max Stites

Mrs. Mary Mitchell Stites

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Arnold 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Davenport

Drs. Terry & Monica DeGrauwe England

Mrs. Lael Armstrong

Dr. & Mrs. Harold Weinberg

Mr. & Mrs. Ted Lowers

Mr. & Mrs. Evan Severson

Mr. & Mrs. Nick Waddock

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Willoughby

Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. Rod Wertz

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wargel

Ms. Mary Calvert

Mr. & Mrs. Curt Harbach

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Archey

Mr. & Mrs. Alex Calvert

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Gullone

The John Warner Bank

DeWitt Savings Bank

Exelon Corporation

About Us

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How CCEF began

The Clinton Community Educational Foundation (CCEF) began in 2006; receiving their 501(c) (3) status in May 2007.  A non-profit organization, the CCEF began as a grass-roots effort to assist the school district in their ongoing efforts to keep up with the growing deficit created by the State of Illinois.  It is the goal of the CCEF to provide support to meet the educational needs of the CUSD15 students.  As of today, over $300,000 has been awarded in classroom grants and scholarships.  The CCEF also facilitated the construction of the High School's Riddle Memorial Greenhouse and established the offsite Richland Community College Dual Credit Classes for CHS Senoirs.  We have entrusted with a few endowments that allow for us to offer several amazing scholarship opportunities for CUSD15 graduates. 


The Foundation is always seeking new people and ideas to assist in its endeavors.  Persons interested in making a donation or joining the Foundation as a Board Member may contact the Unit Office or speak with an existing Foundation Member.

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Our Board of Volunteers

Officers

Russell Long, Chairman

105 Aspen Drive

Clinton, IL 61727

217-322-7045 (C)

rlong@ccef15.org

longr1972@gmail.com


Ruth Lowers, Co-Chair

11525 State Highway 10

Clinton, IL 61727

217-519-2071 (C)

217-935-8192 (H)

ralowers@hotmail.com

Rlowers@dewittcountyill.com


Stephanie Huffman, Treasurer

6646 Third St

Clinton, IL 61727

217-855-3408 (C)

huffmanrh@yahoo.com


Kim Toohill, Secretary

4865 Weldon Springs Rd

Clinton, IL 61727

217-369-7826

kimberleetoohill@yahoo.com


Board Members

Barbara McMath

5466 Sunset Rd

Clinton, IL 61727

217-454-1157 (C)

217-935-9756 (H)

kbkkm94@yahoo.com


Megan Myers

2796 State Hwy 51

Clinton, IL 61727

217-358-9750 (C)

kttmyers@gmail.com


Mark Woods

824 N Center St

Clinton, IL 61727

217-935-5527 (W)

photos@woodsstudio.com


Emeritus Board Member

Eileen Carter

5067 Green Valley Rd

Clinton IL 61727

217-521-0467 (C)

etc9643@gmail.com


Clinton Maroons

Liaisons from CUSD15

Administrative Liaison

Curt Nettles, Superintendent

217-935-8321

cnettles@cusd15.org


Board of Education Liaison

Sondra Baker, School Board Member

 217-412-9561 (C)

 sbaker@cusd15.org


Building Liaisons

Abbey Youngberg, Douglas School

ayoungberg@cusd15.org


Kristin Cooper, CJHS

kcooper@cusd15.org


Monica Kessinger,CES

mkessinger@cusd15.org


Nancy Kreuser, CHS

nkreuser@cusd15.org


Christina Soberalski, CES

csoberalski@cusd15.org


Elsya Tripp, Lincoln School

etripp@cusd15.org

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