Outstanding Agriculture Teacher
| Friday, June 19, 2009
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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I want to share a success story with you - a true example of
what Career and Technical Education can do for students,
business/industry and a community.
Four years ago, leadership from Good Samaritan Hospital
approached Mt. Vernon . . .
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Looking for 20 interested seniors...
As you may or may not know, construction is one of the largest
industries in the world. Construction workers build our bridges and
roads, our places of employment and entertainment, our schools, and
our homes. More than ever, we need . . .
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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 . . .
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brings their dragster by...
On April 28, Mt. Vernon Area Vocational Center students got a
surprise visit from Tony "The Sarge " Schumacher's U.S. Army Top Fuel dragster .
Members of the U.S.
Army team brought the dragster by for the day and spent time
talking . . .
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Co-Op may be for you...
~Juniors~ Want to earn three school credits and make money at
the same time?
As a senior, you can enroll in the Cooperative Education
Program, gain valuable work experience, and earn three school
credits while you work.
• . . .
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the Illinois Drafting Educators Association
The Illinois Drafting Educators Association has chosen Mr. Gary
Hatfield as its new president. The Illinois Drafting Educators
Association is an Illinois not-for-profit professional education
organization with a mission of advancing the . . .
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Interested? Apply today!
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be Bill Gates of
Microsoft, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Meg Whitman of EBay, or even Oprah
Winfrey? Do your parents or any of your relatives own their
own business? Now you have the . . .
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Co-Op may be for you...
~Juniors~ Want to earn three school credits and make money at
the same time?
As a senior, you can enroll in the Cooperative Education
Program, gain valuable work experience, and earn three school
credits . . .
read more
Mt. Vernon Area Vocational Center (MAVC) is the result of a
cooperative agreement among the high schools of Mt. Vernon,
Waltonville, Wayne City, Webber, and Woodlawn. By joining together
in a centralized facility, the participating schools . . .
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