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Zurich Hosts Second Annual Tour for U-46 Students
Approximately 80 students from Bartlett, Larkin, and Streamwood high schools spent the day at Zurich touring the company’s headquarters and learning about its apprenticeship programs. Previous U-46 graduates currently working for Zurich served as tour guides for the event, along with JA and Zurich employees leading workshops in “It’s My Future”.
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Senior Postsecondary Virtual Day
More than 25 universities, colleges, and organizations joined Alignment and School District U-46 for the third annual Senior Postsecondary Virtual Day on October 16. A record number of students attended with 794 individual seniors participating.
Large Equipment Career Day Attracts the Region’s Automotive Students
Johnsburg High School was the site for the first, Large Equipment Career Day attended by automotive students from high schools in school districts U-46, 300, and 301. Students had the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills gained in the high schools’ Automotive CTE programs to diesel applications within the Large Equipment industry.
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Teacher Pipeline Education Day at Northern Illinois University
On Thursday, October 3, 225 students from School District U-46, District 300, and District 301 spent the day at Northern Illinois University’s Teacher Pipeline Conference.
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Explore 2024 Highlights
On September 25 and 26, Alignment, in partnership with School District U-46, offered its annual Explore event to more than 2,300 8th graders. Students had the opportunity to explore over 70 exhibits across multiple industries and career pathways.
Strong Collaborations Lead to $8 Million for Youth Apprenticeships
South Elgin High School made the news serving as the announcement site for an $8 million dollar grant awarded through the Build America program to help high school students across the state access apprenticeship programs in heavy machine maintenance and operations.
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