PELLA, IOWA (April 22, 2021) — Central's annual Scholarship Celebration was scheduled for Thursday, April 22, but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event gives student scholarship recipients the opportunity to personally thank and share dinner with donors who help make their Central education possible. More than 800 students would have been recognized this year in PH Kuyper Gymnasium.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2021) — High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2021 Winter Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade-point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

Area students who made the Dean's List include:

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 21, 2021) — Augustana College will hold three separate graduation ceremonies — one for the class of 2020 and two for the class of 2021 — on Sunday, May 23, in order to allow social distancing of students and families.

"The enthusiasm for celebrating the Class of 2020 and the Class of 2021 is as strong as ever," said President Steve Bahls.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 20, 2021) — Leigh Ann Schroeder, a teacher at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf, Iowa, was nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award in the senior division of the National History Day (NHD) National Contest. The award is sponsored by Patricia Behring in recognition of the pivotal role teachers play in the lives of students.