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Jo Daviess Carroll CTE hosts annual craft fair and open house By Tony Carton The Career Technical Education Academy in Elizabeth held its annual craft fair and open house over the first weekend of October and hundreds of area students and residents visited the facility for a closer look at the current and future look of technical education in the area Formerly the Jo Daviess Carroll Area Vocational Center, the CTE Academy has been the site of vocational, career and technical training opportunities for more than 11,000 students from the districts of Galena, River Ridge, Scales Mound, Stockton, Warren, and West Carroll since 1972. “We’re staging this event because there is an unusual amount of traffic heading across Highway 20 and we thought it would be fun to be part of it all,” said CTE Graphic Arts Instructor Irene Thraen-Borowski. “This is our third year and we try to keep our costs low, so the funds from any spaces that are rented goes right back to our students and their events and projects.” The academy maintains a scholarship program and awards grants annually to its Student-of- the-Year. Each quarter instructors nominate up to two students that have exceeded expectations. Each program has their individual criteria, but as a whole “outstanding students” display leadership, ability, professionalism, teamwork, and strong attendance. Quarter winners are then in the running for Student-of-the-Year, which is awarded at the end of the school year. “The academy is healthy and growing,” she said. “I think everybody knows about us, but everybody forgets about us. Students come here and love it and after leaving drift back occasionally to tell us how they remember us and what we accomplished together.” CTE Academy currently operates ten career programs ranging from Automotive Technologies to Culinary Arts to Early Childhood Development to Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice training. The programs are open to any high school
junior or senior from the participating school districts. Adult learners can enroll in CTE classes on an availability basis. No prerequisites are required. Interested students need to speak with their Guidance Counselor to sign up for a CTE class. CTE Academy classes count as dual credit with Highland Community College at no additional cost to the student. Thraen-Borowski said that many of the academy’s students are able to quickly apply their newly acquired skills. “When we bring high school students and adults through the center for training, we are giving them skills that they will have for their entire life,” she said. “They may not use them right away, but they will have those skills.” She added that sometimes the students seek to attain skills that will supplement their income while they continue into higher education. “Each of our programs has varying levels of opportunity,” said ThraenBorowski. “Students can receive their CAN through our Health Occupations program. A student can earn up to 12 college credits through our Criminal Justice program and they can count their two years in that program as experience and get an entry level position in facilities including and similar to the Thomson Prison.” The Thomson Prison is expected to go to full operation in 2017 and academy grads are well positioned for jobs there. “Many of the C++ certifications are available through our Computer Networking and Safety program and our Auto Body, Auto Tech and Construction Trades programs are all OSHA Certified,” she said. “Our Graphic Arts, Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Development and Sanitation programs all offer college credits.” Another highlight at the CTE Academy is the Little Learners Academy which provides a high quality preschool program meeting each child’s needs, including children with disabilities and peers from the community. The CTE preschool provides a rich learning environment
that encourages children’s natural curiosity and supports them to take risks that lead to new skill development. It is a setting where children feel safe, respected and cared for and is an opportunity for all three to five year old children to take part in planned, active learning experiences guided by Creative Curriculum and
supports the Illinois Early Learning Guidelines. The 2016-2017 school year is Thraen-Borowski’s ninth year teaching at the academy and she is seeing her earlier students achieve employment and success in their chosen fields. “They are doing graphic design
and commercial art and they’re coming back to let us know it’s working for them and that is really lovely to see,” Thraen-Borowski said. “Also, we help our students build their portfolios and we are seeing many of them receiving scholarship funding for their further efforts in education. That’s awesome.”
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