Wheaton North High School

Wheaton College's Opera Mainstage presented a performance of "Die Fledermaus."

More than 550 students graduated from Carthage College between December 2017 and May 2018.

Wheaton College students received the Wheaton in France scholarship, which provides merit funding for students studying in Francophone countries.

More than 3,000 students earned academic honors

Wheaton College student Carolina Quiroa-Crowell recently received the Linda Larson Bergwall Memorial Scholarship. This award was announced by the Art Department at Wheaton College's Honors Convocation ceremony.

Samford University releases dean's lists after the close of the fall and spring semesters each academic year. To qualify for the dean's list, a student must have earned a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0 while attempting at least 12 credit hours of coursework. Dean's List is the highest academic recognition given by the school at the end of each semester.

Miami University Students Study Abroad Winter 2018 Semester

To qualify for inclusion on the dean's list, a student must have been enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student and must have attained a semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher on a 4.00 grading scale.

Wheaton College junior Kelly Thornton was named to the 2018 NFCA Division III All-Great Lakes Region Softball Team.

Wheaton College students were recently inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society recognizing excellence in psychology.

Wheaton College students were recently inducted into Phi Sigma Tau, the international honor society recognizing excellence in philosophy.

The Wheaton College women's track and field team won its second-consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Outdoor Championship meet.

Wheaton College students recently received awards from the Department of Biblical and Theological Studies.

Four Wheaton College students were inducted into Eta Beta Rho, the National Hebrew Language and Literature Honor Society.

Wheaton College softball players were selected to the All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) team.

The Wheaton College women's tennis team defeated Augustana College in the 2018 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Automatic Qualifier Tournament, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championships.

Wheaton College students were recently inducted into the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society Class of 2018.

The Concordia University, Nebraska Chamber Choir and Chamber Orchestra will hold their spring semester performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, in the Recital Hall of the Music Center on campus.

Concordia University, Nebraska's spring Jazzfest will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 27 in the Weller chapel auditorium. Additionally, Concordia's Handbell Choir and Handbell Choir II will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 29 in the Music Center's Recital Hall on Concordia's campus.

Wheaton College Women's Chorale toured Minnesota and Iowa during spring break.

Concordia University, Nebraska's A Cappella choir will sing many musical hits in the return of their annual Broadway at the Boulders show at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 13.

Concordia University, Nebraska's Vocal Jazz Choir is set to perform their annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 8 at Neutral Grounds located on Seward's Town Square.

UW-Whitewater celebrates December grads

Gettysburg College students take pride in their work, and we are likewise proud to announce their recent academic achievements. Students whose semester averages were 3.6 or above were recently placed on the Dean's Honor List. The following local students have been awarded this outstanding academic achievement in the Fall 2017 semester.

Dean's List honors are earned by undergraduate students who carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.

The Iowa State University College of Human Science's Dean's List honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the fall semester of 2017.

Several local residents made the academic Deans' List at Azusa Pacific University. These students are honored for a fall 2017 grade-point average of 3.5 or better. They are joined by 1,988 students receiving the same honor.

The University A Cappella Choir from Concordia University, Nebraska, will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana for its annual tour March 2 - 11. The choir will conclude the tour with two local-area concerts on Sunday, March 18 at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas (Newman Center) in Lincoln and at 7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward.

Wheaton College students were named to the 2018 women's track and field roster.

Wheaton College students were named to the 2018 softball team roster.