Taylorville High School band senior Justin Champley was presented with the Jim H. Smith Music Scholarship Award at the THS Senior Awards Night ceremony on Wednesday. This scholarship was started in 2022 by former Taylorville Director of Music Jim Smith, and comes with a $1000 monetary award for a band or choir student who plans to pursue music as a career. Champley will be attending the University of Missouri next year majoring in music education.
The attached photo includes (L-R) THS Choir Director Keith Chase, Justin Champley, and THS Band Director Cliff Jourdan.