Matt Schaidle wins SAR scholarship

Eighteen Central Illinois high school students were recognized during the 11th annual scholarship awards banquet hosted by the Gen. Joseph Bartholomew Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. The Good Citizenship and Scholarship Banquet was Thursday at Bloomington Country Club.  The 2010 scholarship winner of $1,000 is Matthew Schaidle, Eureka High School, who will attend the U.S. Naval Academy, to study aerospace or nuclear engineering.  The program included a keynote speech by David Arnold, president of Eureka College, and presentation of pins and certificates to Good Citizenship award winners from high schools in McLean and Woodford counties.  Students were nominated by their teachers and administrators based on citizenship, character and scholarship. The SAR scholarship is from a trust fund established in 1999 by Arthur M. King through the Bartholomew chapter.