Batavia High School to host corn boil
Batavia High School will kick off its fall athletics and marching band season with its annual Corn Boil Friday, Aug. 19, at the school.
Community members of all ages are invited to attend the event, which will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the school, 1201 Main St., Batavia. Visitors can partake of food, purchase spirit wear, and enjoy performances by the high school marching band, and cheer and dance teams. Various sports practices also will be held during the event in Bulldog Stadium.
Dinner costs are $8 for adults, $7 for students, $4 for those 65 years and older, and $28 for a family of four ($6 for each additional family member). The menu includes hot dog or brat, ear of corn, chips, water or soda.
ECC and the ACT:
Elgin Community College has been dubbed the National Exemplar in Career Preparedness by ACT.
ECC was selected from among four semifinalists for the award announced during ACT's fourth annual National Gala on College and Career Readiness held earlier this summer in Washington, D.C.
"We are excited to receive this prestigious award," ECC President David Sam said. "We have outstanding partnerships with our District 509 high schools with the same mission to improve lives through learning. This honor exemplifies our commitment to successfully prepare students for college while they are still in high school."
ECC was chosen as an Illinois Exemplar in February 2016 - one of 40 institutions representing their state.
National Exemplars were chosen by an external National Selection Committee comprising education, business and political leaders. Exemplars are recognized for their exceptional commitment to improving college and career readiness for themselves, their students, their employees, and their communities.
"In their states and across the country, the exemplars in each category provide inspiration, innovation, and new ideas for practical solutions that are helping more individuals prepare for postsecondary and workplace success," said Scott Montgomery, ACT vice president of policy, advocacy, and government relations.
ECC was honored for its Alliance for College Readiness partnership that prepares high school students for college, the Transition Academy bridge program that prepares high school students to make positive academic and life choices, offering open-door unemployment services to more than 100 people each month, and community financial literacy efforts.
ECC also was recognized for its use of nine types of ACT WorkKeys® assessments to provide career preparation to students and unemployed community members.
"ECC is deeply committed in not only helping students succeed in higher education, but to offer the best foundation for them to be trained for their careers," said Elizabeth Roeger, dean of developmental education and college transitions. "This recognition from ACT demonstrates that the college is moving in the right path."