brings home a coveted award...
The Mt. Vernon Agriculture Department and FFA Chapter were
named the top program in state in student development at the
Illinois FFA Convention, held June
9-11 in Springfield. Mt. Vernon was chosen first
out of over 300 agriculture departments in Illinois. This is
the first time that Mt. Vernon has won this coveted award.
Agriculture departments nationwide are judged on three areas:
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Outstanding Agriculture Teacher
John Kabat was named the Outstanding Agricultural
Education Teacher in Illinois at the 2009 annual conference for the
Illinois Association of Vocational Agricultural Teachers held in
Springfield on June 17.
He was
chosen out of more than 350 agricultural education teachers in
Illinois . The award recognizes leadership in . . .
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IACTE President-Elect
Mt. Vernon Township High School Assistant Principal Rob Knutson
was elected to serve as president-elect of the Illinois Association
of Career and Technical Education (IACTE) on Thursday, June 18 at
their annual summer conference held in Tinley Park, Illinois, at
the Holiday Inn Select and Conference Center.
The Illinois Association . . .
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