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It’s great to see our campuses filled with students again. Being back in-person seems to agree with our students as well.
I love my current job but graduating from the academy allows me to be a deputy and go on patrol. I can be a role model for my daughter and make a positive impact on my community.
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We recently asked our students what they like best about being back…
Stacy Morton
Paying Her Own Way
Scholarship helps Stacy Morton pursue goal of being a sheriff’s deputy.
Stacy Morton at the FVTC Public Safety Training Center
need to spend money to make money,” more than Stacy
social
Being closer to a degree for my dream job.
Graduating in December and on-campus dining.
No one may identify with the proverb, “Sometimes you
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– Annalee F.
– Lexi P.
Morton. Stacy is paying her own way through Fox Valley Technical College’s Law Enforcement Academy. “Many law enforcement agencies can sponsor recruits to go through the academy,” Stacy explains. “The Portage County Sheriff’s Office, where I work, cannot sponsor recruits. But my goal is to become a deputy, so I am here on my own. And that’s why I am so grateful
Returning to the campus for class and the coffee shop!
for this scholarship.” Stacy is one of four Law Enforcement Academy students who recently received scholarships from the FVTC Foundation, Inc. The scholarships, specifically
All the FVTC Student Life events!
benefiting those who are paying their own way through the academy, can reduce the cost of the program by up to 10%.
Seeing my teachers again. – Ted V.
– Jack M.
– Wyatt G.
Stacy appreciates every dollar. The mother of two worked full time as a corrections officer at the Portage County jail while earning her associate degree in Criminal Justice at FVTC. She is still working full time as she completes the academy, while commuting between Appleton and the Marshfield area. Growing up and living in Wood County, Stacy is often
Being more handson and hopefully returning to a more normal in-person teaching experience.
asked why she did not choose a school closer to home. “When I came to the Public Safety Training Center for
I’m really excited to be learning so many unique skills that I wouldn’t be able to learn anywhere else.
work, I got a good look at it,” Stacy says. “It’s a one-ofa-kind training facility. If I can be a part of the best, then I want to do it.”
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