May 23, 2023 – Twenty twenty-three Collinsville High School graduate Jordan Gary is the first recipient of the Pat Adams Lady Kahok Scholar Athlete scholarship. Pat Adams, a 1956 graduate of Collinsville High School, announced her decision last fall to fund a scholarship through the Collinsville Area Community Foundation. The Kahok superfan known to all […]
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Kahoks Teaching Kahoks 2023 Scholarship Recipients Announced
May 2, 2023 – The 2023 Kahoks Teaching Kahoks scholarship recipients were honored at Collinsville High School. Kahoks Teaching Kahoks is the Collinsville Community Unit School District #10 “Grow Our Own” future teacher program to encourage current high school students to become educators in the district. Kahoks Teaching Kahoks is a comprehensive program that includes […]
CMC Rotary Donates $5,000 to Collinsville Area Community Foundation for Metzger Fund
April 27, 2023 – At their meeting this week, the Collinsville-Maryville-Caseyville Rotary presented a check for $5,000 to the Collinsville Area Community Foundation to support the William “Bill” Metzger Memorial Fund. Bill was a former president of CMC Rotary who passed away last year after a lengthy illness. The memorial fund will be used to […]
Four 2023 CHS Seniors Awarded Schaeffer Scholarship
April 25, 2023 – Four Collinsville High School graduating seniors have been chosen to receive the 2023 Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship award honors late Collinsville Mayor Stan Schaeffer, a retired educator, who was inspired by “Promise” organizations in other communities that provided scholarships for local graduates. Following Schaeffer’s sudden death in 2008, city […]
2022 Festival of Trees Winner Celebrates Kahok History
December 8, 2022 – Collinsville CUSD 10 is proud the The Collinsville Area Community Foundation entry celebrating Vergil Fletcher Kahok Basketball teams was awarded the grand prize at the 2022 Festival of Trees. Kahok Nation is anxiously awaiting the December 28, 2022 announcement of the inaugural class of Collinsville CUSD 10 Kahok Hall of Fame inductees. […]