Big Wins in GAVC Agriculture! The Grundy Area FFA has competed in a variety of events over the last few months with much success! Including but not limited to multiple top three placements at FFA events and Proficiency Judging as well as the opportunity to earn a State FFA Degree!
GAVC attends Coal City Wellness Night Our Adv/Foundations of Teaching, Fire Science, Health Occupations, Agriculture and FFA, and Criminal Justice programs were all represented at the Coal City Wellness night
Coins for Kids This year, with the help of our students, staff, and community, we were able to raise $2,500 to donate to Lurie Children's Hospital! Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Coins for Kids fundraiser this year
100% On Training Certifications! Each year all of Mr. Dite’s students experience real life law enforcement training classes. Thanks to the great people at www.saferesponse.com, the students have access to 22 different online training certifications at no cost! Read more.
What’s Happening in Cosmetology? Cosmetology senior students are wrapping up hair color theory along with hair color applications. Each student is issued a manikin with four different color quadrants ranging in colors from gray to dark brown. Read more.
Foundations of Teaching/Advanced Teaching Methods Earns College Credit Advanced Teaching and Foundations of Teaching has some exciting news moving forward. We are partnering with the University of St. Francis to bring dual credit to the students.
Parent Teacher Conferences We would like to invite you to attend the Grundy Area Vocational Center Parent Teacher Conferences. The conferences are scheduled for Thursday, October 6th from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Friday, October 7th, from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Please see the individual program link for specific information regarding schedule and conference sign-ups.
Health Occ Students Gain Hands-on Training in Medical Simulation From sutures to phlebotomy to ekg application to running a code, early bird Health Occupations students went above and beyond. What a great learning experience they all had!
Alumni Alert A former Coal City High School, and GAVC Criminal Justice student, Daina Smith enlisted in the U. S. Navy after graduation. Daina is a Petty Officer Second Class and is assigned to the Pacific Fleet Destroyer, USS Kidd DG-100. Petty Officer Smith just returned to her home port of Everett, Wa. after a 7 month deployment around the globe.
Mandatory Cosmetology Meeting The mandatory Cosmetology meeting for incoming students for April 2nd has been canceled. Students and parents will receive the handbook electronically, and the mandatory meeting will be rescheduled for a later date.
