Fall 2019

Fall 2019 Law enforcement recruits give back while learning about the community.  Tim Hufschmid recalls a defining moment that illustrates the character of his Law Enforcement Recruit Academy students whenever they volunteer together. “A few years ago while volunteering at the Fox Cities Marathon, some recruits noticed an older military veteran struggling to finish,” recalls FVTC’s law

Fall 2019 A Neenah High grad found momentum in her interest in nursing.  A health careers class in high school pointed Mikayla East in the right direction. Enthused about a nursing career but not knowing where to start, she discovered that FVTC offered a Certified Nursing Assistant course at her high school. That one class sparked an

Fall 2019 Automotive program revs up Omro grad’s career. Theo Kretzmann loves working on cars, so when he had an opportunity to take automotive classes, he jumped at the chance.  While attending Omro High School, he enrolled in the Automotive Youth Education Systems (AYES) program. Through AYES, high school juniors and seniors come to FVTC and learn

Fall 2019 A Kaukauna High grad organized his future thanks to dual credit.    While in high school, once Trevor Spoehr discovered that machinists make a good living and are always busy, he was all in. After graduating in 2019, Trevor immediately took a summer course at FVTC and is well into the Machine Tool Technician two-year program.

Fall 2019 Law enforcement is all in the family for Luis Quezada. “All I want to do is help and serve people,” says Luis Quezada, a 2019 graduate of Appleton East High School and FVTC Criminal Justice student. Luis got an early start on his dream by taking dual credit classes in criminal justice, psychology and sociology

Fall 2019 2019 Hortonville grad ready to take on a career in welding.  When Ben Borchardt took an advanced manufacturing class at Hortonville High School, he found an aptitude for welding. One of his teachers took note, too: “Mr. Radtke noticed my skills and showed me how to make a career out of it,” Ben

Fall 2019 Chilton High grad earns college degree in same year. Macey Pingel has set her sights on a career in business administration. With a savvy combination of determination and dual credit classes at Fox Valley Technical College, she’s well on her way. A 2019 grad of Chilton High School, Macey made good use of

Fall 2019 Training from Within ThedaCare’s own workforce filling internal need for medical assistants. Medical assistants are becoming critical to health care. “The medical assistant role is growing exponentially, and the pool of applicants is insufficient to meet the demand,” says Sara Bell, director of clinical training & education at ThedaCare. Seeing an opportunity, ThedaCare reached

Fall 2019 New scholarships from Greenville Lions Club boost college affordability. The annual Catfish Extravaganza in Greenville, Wisconsin, provides family-friendly activities, including fish swimming toward finish lines while onlookers cheer for their favorite fin in hope of winning prizes. For 31 years, this popular Fox Valley summer fundraising event has also generated money for scholarships.