{"id":3725,"date":"2024-04-22T07:18:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T07:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3725"},"modified":"2024-05-03T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T15:29:55","slug":"3725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3725","title":{"rendered":"Benton\u2019s Bayless thankful for scholarship support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Peyton Bayless, Franklin County<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jeff Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

From an early age, Peyton Bayless has seen the impact SIU can have on local families and students.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of my parents went to SIU,\u201d said Bayless, a Benton Consolidated High School graduate. \u201cMy mom came back to school when I was little, so I came with her and grew up around campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Studying elementary education, he plans to graduate in the Fall of 2025 and begin his career as an elementary school teacher. He also hopes to stay in Southern Illinois after graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have had a great experience at SIU,\u201d Bayless said. \u201cAll my teachers are really support. My classmates have been really great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scholarships have played a significant role in his journey. He has received the Leo J. Brown Teacher Education Scholarship, Melinda and Pete LaBarre Elementary Education Scholarships, and the Roye R. and Floralee Q. Bryant Education Scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaking all the necessary steps to apply for the scholarships was a long process, but it was definitely worth it,\u201d Bayless said. \u201cThey have helped me be able to get the experience that I need.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teaching candidates in the School of Education spend their entire final semester as student-teachers, which requires full days in local classrooms. Students aren\u2019t paid for this work, and many require extra financial support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat last semester is five days a week of student teaching. The only time you can work a paid job is at night, and that\u2019s after a full day of working in a classroom,\u201d he said. \u201cScholarships show that people really care. They\u2019ve been in my shoes, so they know the financial burden that exists. They know how much it takes, and they\u2019re helping future teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Being an SIU student a Southern Illinois resident, the impact of his scholarships means a little extra to Bayless.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re lucky enough to receive a scholarship, it can change your life,\u201d he said. \u201cSomeday I\u2019ll look back at the great things that came from my experiences, and I really hope I can give back and offer those experiences to others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Wilson From an early age, Peyton Bayless has seen the impact SIU can have on local families and students. \u201cBoth of my parents went to SIU,\u201d said Bayless, a Benton Consolidated High School graduate. \u201cMy mom came back to school when I was little, so I came with her and grew up around … Continue reading Benton\u2019s Bayless thankful for scholarship support<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3728,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3725\/revisions\/3728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}