Several TRIO Destination College students were recently recognized at an annual banquet.

Lake Land’s TRIO Destination College programs provide high school and junior high students with college-ready assistance, including tutoring services, career exploration, funding assistance and more.

During the event, several students received awards.

Awards for academic excellence were presented to Harmony Hall, Casey-Westfield High School; Destiny Budd, Casey-Westfield Jr. High School; Kendra Beals, Mattoon High School; Heather Carberry, Mattoon High School; Sarah Creel, Mattoon High School; Taylor Carberry, Mattoon High School; Vaughn Prince, Mattoon High School; Parker Durham, Pana Jr. High School; Nicole Arkebauer, Pana High School; Alexis Walton, Paris Mayo Jr. High School; and Kathryn Jones, Paris High School.

The College Ready awards were presented to Sarah Creel, Mattoon High School, and Nicole Arkebauer, Pana High School.

The Excellence in Leadership Awards were presented to Cole Burrell, Altamont High School; Kealie Toops, Mattoon High School; Luka Tooy, Mattoon Jr. High School; Gabriella Heinrich, Pana High School; Cody Heinrich, Pana Jr. High School; and Kaylee Powell, Paris High School. 

To see a full list of students that were recognized, see below: