Category Archives: Student Life

04.13.22

LLCC Livestock Judging Contest

Many students gathered outside for the LLCC Livestock Judging Contest
Over 750 FFA and 4-H members from Illinois and Indiana participated in the 24th annual Lincoln Land Community College Livestock Judging Contest yesterday at the Christian County Fairgrounds in Taylorville. Over 100 high schools and 4-H clubs were represented. The contest was provided by the LLCC Livestock Judging Team and Agriculture Club.

Contestants judged nine classes of beef, swine, sheep and goats. They were evaluating the animals on their quality as either breeding stock or for meat. Livestock judging teaches students critical thinking skills, public speaking and can lead to collegiate scholarships.

WCIA reported on the event.

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04.12.22

LLCC Lamp student newspaper wins statewide awards

The Lamp student newspaper at LLCC won 14 awards, including three first-place honors, at the Illinois Community College Journalism Association annual conference April 8 at Eastern Illinois University.

Sara Mullen of Nokomis won first place for feature writing and third place for headline writing.

Addison Keeley of Springfield won first place for news column and third place for sports column, page design and reporter of the year.

Emily Leers of Taylorville won first place for news photo.

Evan Langellier of Virden won second place for news story.

Maddy Wycoff of Springfield won third place for feature writing.

Honorable-mention awards went to Chris Koorzen of Loami for headline writing and Kalei Ramirez of Springfield for news photo.

The Lamp staff won third place for best student media, which is calculated based on the awards won in the contest, and the Mike Foster General Excellence award, which recognizes overall quality of print and online publications. The staff also received an honorable mention for news story of the year.

The Lamp is published in print and online at thelamponline.com.

04.12.22

Honors Club selling donuts April 20

Update: The new date for the LLCC Honors Club’s donut sale is Wednesday, April 20. The club will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts in A. Lincoln Commons that day from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost will be $11 per dozen.

03.28.22

March 2022 Student Life Blood Drive results

Our sincerest thanks to all the donors who came to our last blood drive for the academic year. LLCC Student Life and ImpactLife are thrilled to share that there were 19 donors, and 15 units of blood were collected. The 15 units of blood will go on to save 45 patient lives. Thank you for making this happen! We are especially grateful to our two first-time donors.

Be on the lookout later this summer for the blood drive dates for the 2022-2023 academic year. Thank you again for helping LLCC build upon its legacy of saving lives in our community.

03.22.22

Student Life Blood Drive March 23

Wednesday, March 23

9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Trutter Center
Appointments and masks are required.

Schedule an appointment.

Only six more time slots are left for our final blood drive for the 2021-2022 academic year!

Giving back to our local community is easy when you give blood. The demand for blood is constant, and you have the power to help.

One donation equals:

  • 45 minutes from sign-in through refreshments
  • Five to 10 minutes of actual donation time
  • Three or four blood components from each whole blood donation
  • One good deed to feel great about!

All donors will receive from our partner, ImpactLife, a voucher to redeem for their choice of a $10 electronic gift card PLUS a tree planted in their name to support reforestation efforts. Gift card options are Amazon, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Lowe’s, Home Depot or Subway.

Thank you for helping patients in need.

03.21.22

Student Life Blood Drive March 23

Wednesday, March 23
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Trutter Center
Appointments and masks are required.

Schedule an appointment.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for so far! We are so close to meeting our donation goal of 18 donations. We have 12 more spots up for grabs. Will you fill one of them?

Giving back to our local community is easy when you give blood. The demand for blood is constant, and you have the power to help.

One donation equals:

  • 45 minutes from sign-in through refreshments
  • Five to 10 minutes of actual donation time
  • Three or four blood components from each whole blood donation
  • One good deed to feel great about!

All donors will receive from our partner, ImpactLife, a voucher to redeem for their choice of a $10 electronic gift card PLUS a tree planted in their name to support reforestation efforts. Gift card options are Amazon, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Lowe’s, Home Depot or Subway.

Thank you for helping patients in need.

03.17.22

Last Student Life Blood Drive for the 2021-2022 year

Date of Drive: Wednesday, March 23
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Trutter Center
Appointments and masks are required.

Schedule an appointment.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for so far! We are so close to meeting our donation goal of 18 donations. We have 12 more spots up for grabs. Will you fill one of them?

Giving back to our local community is easy when you give blood. The demand for blood is constant, and you have the power to help.

One donation equals:

  • 45 minutes from sign-in through refreshments
  • Five to 10 minutes of actual donation time
  • Three or four blood components from each whole blood donation
  • One good deed to feel great about!

All donors will receive from our partner, ImpactLife, a voucher to redeem for their choice of a $10 electronic gift card PLUS a tree planted in their name to support reforestation efforts. Gift card options are Amazon, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Lowe’s, Home Depot or Subway.

Thank you for helping patients in need.

03.17.22

Epicurean Club popcorn sale

The Epicurean Club is poppin’ today on St. Patrick’s Day! Get your Lucky Day Popcorn in four fun flavors: Pot O’ Gold Spicy, Salted Caramel, Loaded Potato, Key Lime White Chocolate. A large bag is $10, and a small bag is $5. SPECIAL: Get all four flavors for $30! Pick-up presale and same day orders today at the Workforce Careers Center.

03.15.22

Place Epicurean Club popcorn presale orders yet today

The Epicurean Club is poppin’ on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17! Get your Lucky Day Popcorn in four fun flavors: Pot O’ Gold Spicy, Salted Caramel, Loaded Potato, Key Lime White Chocolate. A large bag is $10, and a small bag is $5. SPECIAL: Get all four flavors for $30! The presale link is below. Presale ends today, March 15. Pick-up presale and same day orders on March 17 at the Workforce Careers Center.

Order here