Volume VIII, Issue 4 JERSEY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL October, 2008

Jerseyville, Illinois

J LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
O CONFERENCE
Written by Jordan Crump, Reporter
B
S This month the JILG Illinois Career
Association officers attended the Leadership
Development Conference (LDC) in Flora, Historian, Jessica
Modene as a Dinosaur
F Illinois. We all had a Super Wonderful time.
Upon arriving at the camp we discovered
O there were several schools involved in the
conference. After a brief opening speech we
R split into groups and each group went through a
variety of team building activities. Some of the
activities included climbing a wall without ropes,
I getting over the “meat grinder”, completing the
“stump fall”, the “lava river” and the “trust
L catch”. Vice President,
L After our rigorous outdoor activities, each the
officers attended workshops to learn the duties
Chelsea Long going
up and over THE
I of our individual offices. Later, we met up with WALL
members from our own school to listen to Ted
N Wiese, play “pass the golf ball” and a fun game
O we’ll just call “Egg-to-Chicken-to-Dinosaur”.
The next morning, we attended the closing Reporter,
I ceremony. There were some very enthusiastic Jordan Crump,
making it over
speeches from the presidents, JAWS posters
S created by the vice-presidents and the service
“The Meat
Grinder”
learning coordinators presented their idea for an
ALL JILG service learning project. Too soon we
G had to say our good byes to our new friends
and head home. IT WAS A BLAST!!!
R
A
D Ellen Murphy, Secretary,
screaming as she jumps rope!!!!
U
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President, Jared Breitweiser
S taking the TRUST FALL
Our Service Learning Coordinator,
Leah Sherman learning to trust her
new friends
 OCTOBER’s
GUEST SPEAKERS

Wes Spindola, U.S. Army Recruiter, and

Mr. Derek Lawson, former JILG student
came to the Career Development classes
to discuss the opportunities available in
the U.S. Army. Mr. Lawson spoke to the
students about being a JILG student and
his life since graduation from high school.
Derek has made the decision to join the
U.S. Army because he wants a career as
he is no longer satisfied just having a job.
Derek was leaving for Ft. Leonard Wood Mr. Wes Spindola, U.S. Army Recruiter and Derek
Lawson, PVT, U.S. Army and former JILGster
the next day. He plans to return to discuss
his life in basic training upon his
graduation.
Nikki Feilder,
Ms. Nikki Feilder, a model from the Barbizon School of
Barbizon School of Modeling, spoke to the Modeling teaching
students about the rewards of attending Matt Kettenbach
Barbizon, not just to become a model, but how to warm up
the classes also teach you how to present for an interview
yourself in the manner you, how to walk
and talk with confidence, and how to make
an excellent first impression. Ms. Feilder
took the students through several facial
warm-up exercises to practice to relax Lisa Masters, Hickey
before a job interview. College, taking the
student through time
management exercises
Ms. Lisa Masters, Hickey College, spoke
to the students about time management,
college financing and college enrollment,
as well as the opportunities offered at
Hickey.

In keeping with our joint service learning

project, Leah Sherman, our service
learning coordinator, requested a visit from Mr. Bob
PRestonbock,
our local Red Cross representative. Two American Red
volunteers spoke to the students. The Cross,
volunteers, Bob and Brenda Prestonbock, demonstrating the
recently returned from spending time in Emergency Relief
Texas helping residents recover from the Vehicle and
speaking about his
devastations of Hurricanes Gustav and experience in Texas
Ike. after Hurricanes
Gustav and Ike
Sgt. Jered Carlen, Illinois Army
National Guard, visited our class to
speak and teach about team
building. Sgt. Carlen took the
students through a variety of team
building activities. One in particular
was “Combat Dodgeball”. The
students had to have a medic on
each team who could revive the
players that were down, but if the
medic became wounded no one
could revive the medic. The object
was to eliminate players and take
the opponents flag. The JILGsters
would love to have Sgt. Carlen back
– they want some rematches.

Paige Radcliff flinging a combat ball, Emily Godar taking aim,

Jon Logan has the enemy in sites and Rebecca Ryan and
Cynthia Blackwell looking to see which person to take out.

Illinois Career Association

This month the ICA has been very busy. First the officers attended the Leadership
Development Conference. Upon their return, Leah Sherman, Service Learning Coordinator
began working to set up a visit from the American Red Cross and visited with Principal, Mrs.
Schuenke to get approval to have a Pennies War Contest and a Hat Day in November in order
to raise donations for the ALL JILG Service Learning Project.

The officers also met to discuss possible fund-raisers for other JILG projects. Mrs. Springman
went before the Jersey Community School District School Board requesting permission to sell
Interior Design candles as one of the fund raisers. The ICA will also be running the sports
concession stand one day in December and one day in January as a way to make money for
field trips and shirts. The members are still selling fresh home-made donuts to faculty and staff
as a fund raiser as well.

The members have divided up into committees and are preparing for their Initiation and
Installation Ceremony that will take place November 17, 2008. Food seems to be a big topic.

Danny Rogers selling donuts

on the left and Cynthia Mueller,
Kevin Hans and Doris West
selling donuts on the right
 FIELD TRIP
On October 30, the Career Development classes visited the Lewis & Clark Community
College (LCCC) campus. The visit was coordinated by Mr. Stu Trask, LCCC’s High School
Partnership Coordinator.
The students met with Mr. Trask who explained the LCCC catalog, enrollment and financial
assistance.
Mr. Booden, LCCC instructor, spoke to the students about the Pre-Engineering program
and the Trebuchet contest LCCC holds each year.
The classes were then treated to a tour of the School of Nursing and the Dental Assistant
and Hygienist Program.
The students then broke up into various groups and LCCC instructors in the areas of Auto
Technology, Computer Programming, Education, Drafting-CAD, Criminal Justice, and Music
treated the students to tours of their programs. All of the mini-tours allowed for hands on
investigation. The students that toured the Criminal Justice school now have a copy of their
own fingerprints.

CLASS WORK
Danny
Rogers,
Future
The month of October has been dedicated Physical
to completing the Career Development “A” Therapist.
competencies. The students were
introduced to their Strong Interest
Inventory results and taught how to read
the interpretive reports. The students then
completed career exploration research on Matt
three different possible careers that Kettenbach,
interested them. From that research the Future Law
Enforcement
students had to choose one career to Officer
further research and create a power point
presentation providing the class with
information about their future career. The
students presented the reports utilizing
one of our smart boards.
 SERVICE
LEARNING
On October 8, 2008, the JILG
students presented the Humane
Society No Kill Shelter with a check
for $200.00 from their September
bake sale funds.
This month the students have been
preparing for the JILG Hurricane
Relief Service Learning Project.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Nov. 4 – Karen Lutz, Ranken Tech
Nov. 5-6 – Parent-Teacher Conferences
Nov. 7 – No School
Nov. 11 – Veterans’ Day
Nov. 17 – Initiation & Installation Ceremony
Nov. 20 – Chef Gabe DeFransico
Nov. 26 – Blood Drive
Nov. 27-28 – Thanksgiving Break
Samy Compton, Liz Retzer & Isaac
Francis (left)
Leah Hagen, Ashley Fraser ,Amber
Abbot, Jordan Crump, & Chelsea
Long (center)
OCTOBER
FOLLOW UP
October ended with 23 of last year’s 33
graduates working full time, part time or
serving in the military service. Twenty-one
students are attending post-secondary
education institutions and four are
unemployed.
Of the seven students that did not
graduate last year, one is currently
attending JCHS and is on target to
graduate, and two others are returning to
JCHS second semester. Mrs. Springman
is working to get the others to attend GED
classes.
The follow up participants are currently
employed at: Subway, Pizza Hut, Dairy
Queen, McDonald’s, Quick Shop-Route 16
West, Pepperidge Farms, McCarry’s
Dairyland, The Loading Dock, E.F.
Carpenters, IMO’s Pizza, St. Francis/Holy
Ghost Latchkey Program, Hollister’s,
Monsanto, The Discount House, Jimbo’s
General Store, Bath & Body Works, Wal-
Mart, U.S. Air Force, and the Illinois Army
National Guard.
Will Christy, Megan Mouser,
Bekka Ryan, Liz Retzer &
Samantha Thornton