Diana Rea Superintendent | DuQuoin Community Unit School District 300
Diana Rea Superintendent | DuQuoin Community Unit School District 300
The District #300 Educational Foundation held its 18th Annual James Booker Memorial Golf Scramble on August 1, 2025, at Red Hawk Country Club. The event saw participation from 11 teams and raised close to $7,000 for scholarships and classroom grants benefiting students in District #300.
David Vancil, Dennis Vancil, Charles Rainwater, and Danny Czerwinski won the A Flight with a score of 49, while the First Mid Wealth Management team—Rich Gossett, Joella Gossett, Cannon Gossett, and JC Davis—took first place in the B Flight.
Course competition prizes were awarded to Kelsey Wright (Women’s Closest to Pin), Brittany Goldman (Women’s Longest Drive), David Vancil (Men’s Longest Drive), and Greg Wilson (Men’s Closest to Pin). A hole-in-one challenge sponsored by Vogler Motors offered a two-year lease on a new Ford Bronco Sport as a prize; however, no player claimed it this year.
The Foundation expressed appreciation for over 20 local and regional businesses that provided sponsorships and donations. Gifts included Foundation-logo golf balls and items from Du Quoin CUSD #300. Complimentary soft drinks were provided by Pepsi MidAmerica – Tim Leake.
Sponsors included Aflac – Estel Hoffard as the Foundation Sponsor at $1,000; Fenton’s Custom and Collision, Law Offices of Mathew Benson, Du Quoin State Bank, and Matthew Hickam – Regional Superintendent ROE #30 as Event Sponsors at $500 each; and several Hole Sponsors at $100 such as Edward Jones – Andrew Darnell and Vogler Ford.
"Thanks to the generosity of participants and sponsors, the event raised nearly $7,000 to directly benefit students in District #300—another example of the community 'Investing in Our Future.'"
District #300 serves Perry and Jackson counties through Du Quoin Elementary School, Du Quoin High School, and Du Quoin Middle School (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). According to state data from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the district has 103 teachers with an average salary of $52,174. Women make up nearly three-quarters of staff. There are no teachers with more than ten absences per year (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Demographically, about 83.8 percent of students are White; Black students make up 4.8 percent; Hispanic students represent 2.6 percent; Asian students account for 0.7 percent (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In 2020 spending totaled $24.3 million or about $16,356 per student (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
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