Weekly rewards

Thumbs up to area high school students who carve time from their busy lives to learn lines, run through their rehearsals and stage theater productions such as “Once Upon a Matress” (Trinity Lutheran High School) and “South Pacific” (Seymour High School). The students and their adult advisers and other support people, including classmates who work behind the scenes with staging, lighting and costuming, put in many hours for the community’s enjoyment.
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Thumbs up to Jackson County Visitor Center for bringing Khabir Shareef to the center for his interpretation of the capture of Alexander McClure, a runaway slave found in Seymour on April 14, 1860. McClure’s plight makes the visitor center a part of the heritage of the Underground Railroad.
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Thumbs up to Brownstown Central High School cheerleaders. The squad qualified for a state competition with its performance in the Indiana Association of Principals cheer competition recently at Greenfield-Central High School.
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Thumbs up to Seymour Middle School and Seymour High School cheerleaders. The squads won championship trophies in their respective divisions during a recent JAMfest Regional Cheerleading program at Evenasville.
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Thumbs up to the Brownstown Central High School football team. The Braves made it to the sectional final before falling to Paoli last Friday night. The Braves finished 8-4 on the season.
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Thumbs up to Delta Delta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority for its Hope and Heroes program, which will send care packages to U.S. troops serving overseas. To learn how to help,  call (812) 342-6953 or look up the story online at TribTown.com.
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Thumbs up to Southern Indiana Center for the Arts for offering its annual Members Show now through Dec. 19. The exhibit shows off the work of area artists and offers the public another opportunity to enjoy the art center.