2013 Kankakee Area Career Center Student Recognition Night 2013 Kankakee Area Career Center Student Recognition Night

Welcome and Congratulations! Donald Fay, KACC Director

Pledge of Allegiance Cathy Meltzer, Chief of Staff Cathy Meltzer, Chief of Staff State Representative State Representative Kate Cloonen’s Office Kate Cloonen’s Office

Kankakee Community College Dr. John Avendano, President Dr. John Avendano, President

I-KAN Regional Office Of Education Gregg Murphy, Superintendent And Frank Petkunas, Assistant Superintendent

Emcees Bosa Goodale, Principal Bosa Goodale, Principal& Matthew Kelley, Assistant Principal Assistant Principal

Scholarships 2013

Presentation of Junior Achievement Officer of the Year Scholarship Awards Presentation of Junior Achievement Officer of the Year Scholarship Awards

Mr. Harry Bond, Monical’s Pizza Corporation Ms. Mandy Austin, Senior Operations Manager, Junior Achievement Mrs. Debi Zurek, KACC Business Tech & Mgmt. Instructor Chicago Area Officers of the Year $ 200 Gift Cards Chicago Area Officers of the Year $ 200 Gift Cards Deric Hanners, BBCHS Deric Hanners, BBCHS Aliyah, Johnson, BBCHS Aliyah, Johnson, BBCHS

Chicago Area Officers of the Year Deric Hanners, BBCHS - $200 Deric Hanners, BBCHS - $200 Vice President of Production Vice President of Production Aliyah Johnson, BBCHS - $200 Aliyah Johnson, BBCHS - $200 Vice President of Human Resources Kaelynn Fay, Bishop McNamara - $50 Kaelynn Fay, Bishop McNamara - $50 Runner-Up for President of the Year Runner-Up for President of the Year Geordyn Ader, Central H.S. - $75 Geordyn Ader, Central H.S. - $75 Runner-up, Best Dressed Female & Etiquette Award Winner

Junior Achievers

KCC Technical Scholarship Presented by Kelly Myers, Executive Director of KCC Foundation Kankakee Community College

KCC Technical Scholarship $1,000 Leah Surprenant Leah Surprenant Central High School Central High School Drafting + 3D Design Drafting + 3D Design

BRUCE SPAULDING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Lt. Mileen Joines, Bourbonnais Township Fire Protection District Denise Spaulding, Krista Campbell and Jane Lehnus

Bruce Spaulding Memorial Scholarships David Baker - $250 David Baker - $250 Manteno High School Noah Hubly - $250 Noah Hubly - $250 Bishop McNamara High School Bishop McNamara High School Alejandro Zarate - $250 Alejandro Zarate - $250 Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School

Bruce Spaulding Memorial Scholarship Thank you to the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, Lt. Joines, Denise Spaulding and Jane Lehnus family. Thank you to the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, Lt. Joines, Denise Spaulding and Jane Lehnus family.

KACC Learning Center Scholarships Instructors Instructors Michael DeBetta Nancy Ryan

KACC Learning Center Scholarships Fall Semester - $250 Jesse Casey, Fire & Rescue Jesse Casey, Fire & Rescue Manteno High School Manteno High School

KACC Learning Center Scholarships Spring Semester - $250 Michael Kurvers, Welding Michael Kurvers, Welding Manteno High School Manteno High School

SkillsUSA Champions at Work Advisors: Christopher Morse, Janice Krizik and Garfield Heid

KACC Champions at State Conference

SkillsUSA State Results 40 students attending from KACC 40 students attending from KACC 19 students with “Top Ten” Ranking 19 students with “Top Ten” Ranking 8 students earned Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medals 8 students earned Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medals 2 students have the opportunity to continue on to the National Competition in Kansas City, June, students have the opportunity to continue on to the National Competition in Kansas City, June, 2013

SkillsUSA State Winners Fifth Place Collision Repair – Cody Nowack - Herscher Cosmetology – Jordan Riney - Peotone Cosmetology Model – Jenine Galvan - Peotone

SkillsUSA State Winners Fourth Place Firefighters – Alexsei Zilewicz, Central H.S.

SkillsUSA State Winners Third Place Computer Networking – Ryan Addison, St. Anne

SkillsUSA State Winners SkillsUSA State Winners Collision Repair – Douglas Wagner, Grant Park Computer Networking – Cameron Long, Peotone Crime Scene Investigation Team: Kyle Findlay, Momence Nathan Roof, BBCHS Mia Smith, St. Anne Second Place

SkillsUSA First Place Finishes Computer Networking Austin Alberts, BBCHS Austin Alberts, BBCHSFirefighters Noah Hubly, Bishop McNamara Noah Hubly, Bishop McNamara

SkillsUSA – State Winners

SkillsUSA!

Students of the Year by Course $50 Award Presented by KACC Instructors

Auto Technology Bob Strand and Assistant Jeff Stone Alex Boehrsen St. Anne High School

Business Tech/Management Debi Zurek Kaelynn Fay Bishop McNamara High School

Child Development/Playschool Jennifer Leighter-Yeates and Assistant Danielle Jacques Jessica Dunahoo Peotone High School

Collision Repair Chris Morse Cody Nowack Herscher High School

Computer Technology Shawn Balling & Lucas Papineau Brandon Stadt Beecher High School

Construction Technology Doug Enz & Jeff Umphrey Kyle Volek Beecher High School

Cosmetology Rhonda Ayala, Gloria Alcantar, Melinda Studer Hannah Kelly Herscher High School

Drafting & Design Steve Kelley Leah Surprenant Central High School

Fire/Rescue Garfield Heid Noah Hubly Bishop McNamara High School

Health Occupations Kaye Lemenager, Judy Krause, Quteta Rodgers Holly Lashbrook St. Anne High School

Law Enforcement Jan Krizik and Assistant Bethany Strand Nathan Roof Bradley Bourbonnais High School

Welding Mike Spangler and Assistant Terry Erickson Steven Faber Central High School

Spaulding/Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Presented by: Donald Fay, KARVES/KACC Director Donald Fay, KARVES/KACC Director

4 th Place $250 Each 4 th Place $250 Each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Kaelynn Fay Bishop McNamara AND Alexandria Radulovic Peotone H.S.

3rd Place $500 3rd Place $500 Each Each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Jessica Dunahoo Peotone H.S. AND Brooke Tobeck Herscher H.S.

2nd Place $750 2nd Place $750 Each Each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Noah Hubly Bishop McNamara AND Cameron Long Peotone H.S.

1 st Place$ st Place$1000 Austin Alberts Austin Alberts Bradley-Bourbonnais Bradley-Bourbonnais Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships

KANKAKEE AREA CAREER CENTER Preparing Students for Tomorrow