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12 Days of Christmas Begins at Wilco
December 2nd was day 1 of the 12 Days of Christmas activities here at Wilco. Today is College and Career Day. All students who participate get a ticket in our drawing to be done on the last day. 1st prize $100 gift card, 2nd prize $50 gift card, 3rd prize $25 gift card ($25 given for each of the 3 sessions). The more you participate, the more tickets you have in the drawing! Check out all the photos of students who participated today. . . .
BHS Sophomores Tour Wilco
Bolingbrook High School sophomores toured Wilco today to get an idea of what programs are offered for them. After visiting the classrooms, the students were served a lunch prepared by the Culinary Arts students. Thanks for visiting BHS! We hope to see many of your here next year!!
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR NURSING
We have an immediate opening available for an RN to be able to teach our C.N.A. class their clinical classes at the nursing home. Here is the ad which will run in the newspaper Sunday: Full-time or Part-time Clinical Instructor for CNA Program. Must be a Registered Nurse in State of Illinois for 2 years. Must have 1 year nursing experience with nursing care, including personal care and activities of daily living to older . . .
PreSchool Making Bubbles!
The pre-schoolers were blowing bubbles through their apples with just water and it was great fun. Then, we added soap and they learned you get tons of bubbles! Now tons of fun!
FFA Does Pumpkin Carving
Vet Assisting students that are in FFA hosted the annual pumpkin carving party for their FFA members and their families.
Intro to Health Professions Class Project
Mrs. Kilpatrick's Intro to Health Professions class at Reed-Custer High School are studying the urinary tract. A great way to understand how it all works, is to study it and create a model. This is exactly what they did, with Play-doh!
Aviation Mechanics Program and Heavy Equipment Program Open Houses
Wilco will again be offering the Aviation Mechanics program in conjunction with Lewis University starting in the 2020-2021 school year. They will be holding an Open House for students interested in the program for next year on November 18th. Please refer to the flyer attached below for more information on the open house. Also, for more information on the program, see Aviation under Programs at the top of our home page of the website. . . .
Alumni Corner
We had a visit today from Navy Boatswain Mate, Shawn Rosen. Shawn was a 2018 graduate of Plainfield South high school and attended the Criminal Justice program here at Wilco. Shawn is currently serving on the USS Benfold, which is a destroyer located in Yokosuka, Japan. We are very glad Shawn came to visit and speak with the Criminal Justice class while he was on leave. Best of luck to you in your future endeavors, Shawn, and thank you . . .
Reed-Custer Freshman Tour Wilco
Reed-Custer freshman visited the Wilco campus today to get an idea about all the programs we offer here. Teachers and current Wilco students explained about their programs, about dual credit and about the careers available in their field.
Public Buffet Schedule
The dining options offer diverse training for our students. There will be various dining options, number of guests and costs for the events. . . .
Buffet Menu
December 11th Holiday Tea menu is below: Christmas Tea Menu February's Mardi Gras menu is available. Click below Mardi . . .
Wilco Administration
Executive Director Elizabeth Kaufman ekaufman@wilco.k12.il.us (815) 838-6941 ext. 1006 Assistant . . .
