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Archives for March 2022

Alignment to Host U-46 Senior Job Fair, April 27 and 28, 2022

Alignment will host a senior job fair for students planning to graduate in May enrolled in career and technical education (CTE) courses to include automotive, business, culinary, education, health care, manufacturing and welding. South Elgin High School will host on April 27th employers interested in talking with seniors about employment in the following specific industries: automotive, education, health care, and manufacturing. On April 28th, Elgin High School will host employers from the business, culinary and welding industries. The fairs will be visited by seniors from all of U-46’s high schools from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm each day. 

For more information about exhibit and recruitment opportunities, please contact the Alignment Collaborative for Education at ace@align4edu.org.

Alignment Partners with Hoffer Plastics to Promote Manufacturing Careers

Alignment Partners with Hoffer Plastics to Promote Manufacturing Careers
Hoffer Plastics in South Elgin has been working with local schools to change the perception of the manufacturing industry with students who might be considering a career in industry. At right is 12-year employee Adam Vanmeter. (Photo courtesy of Hoffer Plastics/ Nick Allexon Photography)

The Alignment Collaborative for Education and Hoffer Plastics partnered to introduce high school counselors across School District U-46 to careers in manufacturing as part of the January counselor field trip to study the fields of automotive, manufacturing, and welding. As a result of that January visit, high school counselors and students from Larkin High School have participated in subsequent visits to learn about the various career available in the manufacturing industry, pay and benefits associated with these positions, and opportunities for advancement. Thank you to Hoffer Plastics for making this opportunity possible!

Read the Daily Herald article by Gregg Voss that features Hoffer Plastics’ “Break the Mold” initiative, working with high school counselors and students to change the perception of the manufacturing industry.