Transcript Student Awards Recap - Kankakee Area Career Center

2013
Kankakee Area Career
Center
Student Recognition
Night
Welcome
and
Congratulations!
Donald Fay,
KACC Director
Pledge of Allegiance
Cathy Meltzer, Chief of Staff
State Representative
Kate Cloonen’s Office
Kankakee Community College
Dr. John Avendano,
President
I-KAN Regional Office Of
Education
Gregg Murphy, Superintendent
And Frank Petkunas,
Assistant Superintendent
Emcees
Bosa Goodale, Principal
&
Matthew Kelley,
Assistant Principal
Scholarships
2013
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
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Deric Hanners, BBCHS
Aliyah, Johnson, BBCHS
Chicago Area Officers of the Year
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Deric Hanners, BBCHS - $200
Vice President of Production
Aliyah Johnson, BBCHS - $200
Vice President of Human Resources
Kaelynn Fay, Bishop McNamara - $50
Runner-Up for President of the Year
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
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Leah Surprenant
Central High School
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
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David Baker - $250
Manteno High School
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Noah Hubly - $250
Bishop McNamara High School
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Alejandro Zarate - $250
Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School
Bruce Spaulding Memorial
Scholarship
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Thank you to the Bourbonnais Fire
Protection District, Lt. Joines,
Denise Spaulding and Jane Lehnus
family.
KACC Learning Center
Scholarships
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Instructors
Michael DeBetta
Nancy Ryan
KACC Learning Center
Scholarships
Fall Semester - $250
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Jesse Casey, Fire & Rescue
Manteno High School
KACC Learning Center
Scholarships
Spring Semester - $250
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Michael Kurvers, Welding
Manteno High School
SkillsUSA
Champions at Work
Advisors:
Christopher Morse,
Janice Krizik and
Garfield Heid
KACC Champions at State
Conference
SkillsUSA State
Results
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40 students attending from KACC
19 students with “Top Ten” Ranking
8 students earned Gold, Silver, or
Bronze Medals
2 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
Second Place
•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
SkillsUSA
First Place Finishes
Computer Networking
 Austin Alberts, BBCHS
Firefighters
 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
Spaulding/ Lawrence
Memorial Scholarships
Kaelynn Fay
Bishop McNamara
AND
Alexandria Radulovic
Peotone H.S.
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4th Place $250
Each
Spaulding/ Lawrence
Memorial Scholarships
Jessica Dunahoo
Peotone H.S.
AND
Brooke Tobeck
Herscher H.S.
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3rd Place $500
Each
Spaulding/ Lawrence
Memorial Scholarships
Noah Hubly
Bishop McNamara
AND
Cameron Long
Peotone H.S.
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2nd Place $750
Each
Spaulding/ Lawrence
Memorial Scholarships
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1st Place
$1000
Austin Alberts
Bradley-Bourbonnais
KANKAKEE AREA
CAREER CENTER
Preparing Students
for Tomorrow