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🌱 Meet the Hamilton student earning a full STEM teaching scholarship

Hamilton, Illinois Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Hamilton! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the Hamilton student earning a full STEM teaching scholarship

Also on today's calendar: Illini West at Hamilton/Warsaw.

Today's riddle: What do an island and the letter "t" have in common? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 71 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Monday: Cooler with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 65, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WIU Noyce Project Welcomes Four New Scholars at Fall 2026 Signing Day Event (wiu.edu) — A Western Illinois University scholarship program has welcomed four new Noyce Scholars, including chemistry major Cooper Shaw from Hamilton who will train to teach STEM in high‑needs schools. The NSF‑funded project covers major college costs and offers intensive professional development, workshops, and conferences to prepare these future teachers for classrooms across the region.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They are both in the middle of water. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Hamilton

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