2015 Kankakee Area Career Center Student Recognition Night

Welcome Don Fay, KACC Director

Emcees Bosa Goodale, Principal And Don Fay Director

Kankakee Area Career Center “Preparing Students for Tomorrow” 98% Student Attendance 98% Student Attendance Increasing Enrollment Increasing Enrollment Industry numbers Industry numbers Certifications Certifications Senior Portfolios Senior Portfolios Dual Credit Dual Credit SKILLS USA SKILLS USA

Lincoln Technical Scholarships First Place $12,000 Kenton Robinson Kankakee High School Second Place $10,000 Jacob Sauter, Beecher High School Third Place, $9,000 Tyler Robinson Central High School

SkillsUSA Champions at Work Advisors: Christopher Morse, Melinda Studer and Danielle Jacques

KACC Champions at State Conference

SkillsUSA State Results 29 students attending from KACC 29 students attending from KACC 15 students with “Top Ten” Ranking 15 students with “Top Ten” Ranking 2 Gold, 5 Silver or 1 Bronze Medals 2 Gold, 5 Silver or 1 Bronze Medals 2 students have the opportunity to continue on to the National Competition in June, students have the opportunity to continue on to the National Competition in June, 2015

SkillsUSA State Winners Fifth Place Nurse Assisting – Jessica Ackman – Beecher H.S.

SkillsUSA State Winners Third Place Nurse Assisting Taylor Manley – Herscher H.S. Architectural Drafting Board Tyler Robison – Central H.S.

SkillsUSA State Winners Second Place Crime Scene Investigation Team Kiara Fields – Herscher H.S. Trey Potts – Central H.S. Alexus Walker – Watseka H.S.

SkillsUSA State Winners Second Place Nail Care ● Courtney Friedericks – Manteno Model, Jade Dunn - Manteno

SkillsUSA State Winners Second Place Collision Repair Technology Jacob Sauter – Beecher High School

SkillsUSA First Place Finishes Collision Repair Technology Kenton Robinson, Kankakee H.S..

SkillsUSA First Place Finishes.Nurse Assisting Tai-leigh Schlaich, Herscher H.S.

SkillsUSA – State Winners

SkillsUSA!

KCC Technical Scholarship Presented by: Jeff Hammes President, Peoples Bank of Kankakee Co. KCC Foundation Board Member KCC Foundation Board Member Kankakee Community College

KCC Technical Scholarship $1,000 Each Miguel Quintino Miguel Quintino Kankakee High School Kankakee High School Auto Technology Auto Technology Yanely Beltran-Moreno St. Anne High School Medical Terminology

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

Auto Technology Bob Strand and Assistant Greg Rorabaugh Tyler Fortin Herscher H.S.

Child Development/Preschool Jennifer Leighter-Yeates and Assistant Danielle Jacques Jacqueline Andrade Kankakee H.S.

Collision Repair Chris Morse Jacob Sauter Beecher High School

Computer Technology Shawn Balling & Lucas Papineau Michael Adduci Beecher H.S.

Construction Technology Doug Enz & Jeff Umphrey Justin Selvey Momence High School

Cosmetology Gloria Alcantar, Melinda Studer & Washania Jones Mackenzie Schuler Watseka High School

Drafting + 3D Design Steve Kelley Felipe Ramirez Iroquois West High School

Fire/Rescue Edward Leeson Austin Coyne Herscher High School

C.N.A. Training & Medical Terminology/Basic Health Skills Kaye Lemenager, Judy Krause, Quteta Rodgers Emily Horn Manteno High School

Law Enforcement Don Barber and Assistant Josh Martin Tiffanie Williamsen Beecher High School

Welding Mike Spangler and Assistant Terry Erickson Mitchell Geister Herscher High School

KACC Learning Center Scholarships Instructors Instructors Michael DeBetta Nancy Ryan

KACC Learning Center Scholarships $250 Each Samantha Myers – Beecher H.S. Samantha Myers – Beecher H.S. Paige Prater – Donovan H.S. Paige Prater – Donovan H.S. Ivan Zavala – Kankakee H.S. Ivan Zavala – Kankakee H.S.

Law Enforcement Memorial Scholarships Presented to Law Enforcement students by Don Barber, Instructor and Josh Martin, Assistant.

Law Enforcement Memorial Scholarships $250 Each  Yasmin Andrade, Iroquois West H.S. The Justin Honeycutt Scholarship Bourbonnais Police Department  Thadeus Smith, Central H.S. The Anthony Samfay Scholarship Kankakee City Police Department  Rachel Vandergiff, Manteno H.S. The Timothy Bukowski Scholarship Kankakee County Sheriff’s Dept.  Tiffanie Williamsen, Beecher H.S. The Wilfred Lewis Scholarship Bradley Police Department

4 th Place $250 each 4 th Place $250 each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Jemiya Bates Child Dev./Preschool Kankakee H.S. Alexis Moffitt Medical Terminology Beecher H.S.

3rd Place $500 Each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Emily Horn Manteno H.S. Medical Terminology Trey Potts Central H.S. Law Enforcement

2nd Place $750 2nd Place $750 Each Each Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships Kiara Fields Herscher H.S. Law Enforcement Mitchell Geister Herscher H.S. Welding

1 st Place $ st Place $1000 Nicholas Adams Nicholas Adams Welding Technology Welding TechnologyHerscher/Homeschool Spaulding/ Lawrence Memorial Scholarships

Third Place $ 350 Scholarship Tiffanie Williamsen Law Enforcement Beecher H.S. AustinCoyne Fire & Rescue Herscher H.S.

SECOND PLACE $ 700 Scholarship Tyler Fortin Auto Technology Herscher High School

Student of the Year 2015 $ 1,200 Scholarship to……..

KACC 2015 Student of the Year Mitchell Geister Welding Herscher H.S.

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Kankakee Area Career Center Good Luck to all our seniors! Please stop by and see us next year and let us know how you’re doing!

KANKAKEE AREA CAREER CENTER Preparing Students for Tomorrow