Bell, Lehr receive academic recognition

Two Union County high school athletes have received honors for their achievements in sports and in the classroom.

Anna-Jonesboro High School’s Elizabeth Bell and Cobden’s Jenna Lehr have been named to the Southern Illinois Coaches Association’s 2008-09 All Scholar-Athlete team.

Elizabeth Bell

Bell, a junior at A-J, was first in her class out of 114 students with a 3.778 grade point average.

She was on the high honor roll six semesters. She was  on the WYSE team, Scholar Bowl team and was an FBLA qualifier in 2008 and 2009.

While competing in both swimming and then track in the spring, she was selected to the All-South track team and qualified for state in the 800-meter run and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team, which also qualfied for state.

Jenna Lehr

Lehr, a Cobden graduate, compiled a 4.8 GPA on a 5 point scale.

She was all-state as a junior in softball and as a senior in basketball and softball.

She was the recipient of the Gene Dammerman Scholarship awarded by the South Egyptian Conference.

Lehr was named the school’s most valuable athlete for both her junior and senior years.