🌱 See which Carmi students made SIC’s top academic honors lists
Carmi, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Carmi! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Carmi students made SIC’s top academic honors lists
- How Carmi students turned fundraising into a Boston learning adventure
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 84, low: 70.
- Sunday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SIC Recognizes President's and Vice President's Academic Honors Lists (wmix94.com) — Several Carmi students have earned spots on Southeastern Illinois College’s spring 2026 President’s and Vice President’s academic honors lists, recognizing GPAs from 3.25 up to a perfect 4.0. The long roster highlights how many local residents are excelling in college coursework. Families may want to scan the lists to spot friends, neighbors, and relatives from Carmi and nearby towns. 
• Just Landed: Williams Recaps Boston Trip with Student Explorers of CWC Travels – WRUL-FM (wrul.com) — A Carmi-White County High School teacher just returned from leading 19 local students on an educational tour of Boston and shared highlights with the Carmi Kiwanis Club. Jessica Williams detailed the packed four-day itinerary and explained how a new nonprofit and 51 sponsors helped fund scholarships. Planning is already underway for a 2028 Washington, D.C. and New York City trip for future CWCHS classes.
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Lady Aces Volleyball Camp (7th - Freshmen)
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Basketball Boys Open Gym
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🗞 Nearby News
McLeansboro
- Donna Jeaninee Roper, 81, of McLeansboro (wfiwradio.com)
- HMH names new chief nursing officer (hometownregister.com)
Fairfield
- Margie F. Marvel, 93, formerly of Fairfield (wfiwradio.com)
- Frontier Community College to Hold 'Senior Citizens' Day' (wfiwradio.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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