Batavia's Jenifer Camery receives NIU scholarship

NIU junior Jenifer Camery of Batavia is a recipient of the school's

Forward Together Scholarship.

• Jenifer Camery of Batavia is one of five recipients of the Northern Illinois University Forward Together Scholarship. Each recipient will receive a one-time scholarship of $4,000 for the 2012-13 academic year. The scholarship was created to honor the five NIU students who lost their lives on Feb. 14, 2008. Camery, a junior, is an elementary education major. She also leads the NIU Educators' Club and participates in the Dynamic Dance Allstars. Camery is scheduled to graduate in May 2013.


• Waubonsee Community College will host a Parents' Night from 6 to 
8 p.m., March 6 in the Event Room of the Academic and Professional Center on the college's Sugar Grove Campus, Route 47 and Waubonsee Drive. Parents of high school students are invited to the free event. The event will include speakers, refreshments and a raffle for a $50 gift card. For more information, call 630-466-7900, ext. 5756, or visit www.waubonsee.edu.


• Garfield Farm Museum will host an antique apple tree grafting seminar at 1:30 p.m., March 4. Reservations are required. The fee for the program is $30. The musuem is located on Garfield Road, just north of Route 38 in LaFox. For more information, call 630-584-8485 or visit www.garfieldfarm.org.


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