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Education

  • VCHS class of '68 holds 45-year reunion

    The VCHS Class of 1968 gathered in Vandalia over the weekend of June 28-30, with get-togethers held for those arriving early.

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  • National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
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  • KC accepting Honors Program applications

    Kaskaskia College is still accepting applications for the fall 2013 Honors Program. This program recognizes students who have demonstrated, or who evidence the potential for, consistent academic excellence.
    Students who are accepted into the Honors Program will receive: special course offerings; travel study opportunities; $150 scholarship per semester towards books and supplies in the KC Bookstore; special recognition at graduation; and personalized transfer assistance.

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  • KC cosmetology students in Wilkerson competition

    The Annual Betty Wilkerson Memorial Student Competition was recently held at Kaskaskia College.

    The student cosmetology competition is held once a year, and the students compete against other students at their own level.
    This competition consists of three categories: total fashion, hair design and makeup. Students also participated in nail design.
    Students receiving awards for the different levels include those pictured here.

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  • Tools for School distribution

    Tools for School Distribution
    • Wednesday, Aug. 14 – 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
    • Thursday, Aug. 15 – 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
    • Friday, Aug. 16 – 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
    • Saturday, Aug. 17 – 9 a.m.-noon.
    The distribution is at First Presbyterian Church, 1221 W. Fillmore St., Vandalia. Parents or other adults must accompany students, and they are to go to the north door of the church.
    For more information, call 283-0937.

     

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  • New truck driver training sessions at KC are set

    Kaskaskia College has announced that new sessions of courses in the truck driver training session are scheduled to begin Aug. 19 and Sept. 16 in Centralia.
    KC has a 100-percent employment rate for those who complete the program, which is is a certificate program designed for an individual with no commercial driving experience.

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  • KC signs dual admission pact with SIUC

    Kaskaskia College and Southern Illinois University are joining forces to offer a Dual Admission Program for students who plan to attend a community college first, then transfer to SIU Carbondale for a specific major.
    The program is intended to help students prepare their transfer to SIU well in advance of the enrollment date and take some of the stress out of the transfer process.

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  • College News

    Greenville College
    Five area residents graduated from Greenville College on May 31.
    The graduates are:
    • Charleston – Kelsey King, daughter of Lavon and Karen Shelton of Brownstown, bachelor’s degree in social work, with a minor in psychology.
    • Ramsey – Laura Hobbie, daughter of Glen and Deborah Hobbie of rural Ramsey, magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in biology education.

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  • KC Vandalia registering fall students

    Registration for classes at the KC Vandalia Campus for the fall semester is now in progress, with most fall classes beginning the week of Aug. 19.

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  • KC Scholarship to Queen

    Travis Henson (left), Kaskaskia College director of marketing, presents to 2013 Miss Fayette County Fair Sydney Young of Farina a presidential scholarship.

    The college provides a presidential scholarship of up to 12 credit hours to the winners of the fair queen pageants in the district, and they may use it as they wish.

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