JWCC Seeking Entries for Recycled Art Contest
3/8/2010 8:36:29 AM

John Wood Community College is seeking entries for the 2010 Recycled Art Contest. The competition is open to adults and youth from preschool through 12^th grade from throughout the Tri-State Area.
 

WEST PRAIRIE ADVANCES IN WGEM ACADEMIC CHALLENGE
3/8/2010 8:35:48 AM

Members of the West Prairie (Colchester-Sciota Northwestern) High School Quiz Bowl team advanced to the semifinal rounds of the WGEM Academic Challenge Quiz Bowl Tournament with a 105-90 win over Central (Camp Point) High School on Saturday, March 6.  This match launched the 20^th season of the competition and is the first of a seven-part television series airing weekly on WGEM Fox and WGEM NBC TV.
 

JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE LAUNCHES  20TH SEASON OF WGEM ACADEMIC CHALLENGE
3/8/2010 8:34:28 AM

John Wood Community College will launch the 20^th season of the WGEM Academic Challenge Quiz Bowl Tournament on Saturday, March 6, with the competitions first quarterfinal match between West Prairie High School (Colchester-Sciota Northwestern) and Central High School (Camp Point) airing at 6:30 p.m. on WGEM Fox.  The match will be rebroadcast on Sunday, March 7, at 10:30 p.m. on WGEM NBC.
 

REGISTRATION FOR JWCC NON-CREDIT CLASSES STARTING MARCH 25 BEING TAKEN
3/8/2010 8:32:57 AM

John Wood Community Colleges Office of Community Education is offering several personal interest classes in Quincy starting March 25. Call 217.641.4905 to register.
 

REGISTRATION NOW BEING TAKEN FOR ASTRONOMY AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES IN PITTSFIELD AND MT. STERLING
3/8/2010 8:31:59 AM

John Wood Community Colleges Office of Community Education is offering personal interest classes in Pittsfield and Mt. Sterling starting March 25. Call 217.641.4905 to register.
 

JWCC TO SUSPEND VOLLEYBALL AND GOLF PROGRAMS
3/3/2010 10:07:37 AM

In light of continuing state budget cuts, John Wood Community College President Tom Klincar will recommend to the Board of Trustees in March that the schools volleyball and golf programs be suspended effective July 1, 2010.
 

MATT MCELFRESH SCHOLARSHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDENTS ESTABLISHED AT JWCC
3/1/2010 4:13:07 PM

Gary and Sheila McElfresh, along with the Adams County Sheriffs Office, have established an endowed scholarship with the John Wood Community College Foundation in honor of their late son, Matt McElfresh.  Beginning in the fall of 2010, earnings from the scholarship fund will be distributed annually to a student enrolled in the Law Enforcement Program at JWCC.
 

AREA STUDENTS ART ON DISPLAY AT JWCC
3/1/2010 4:12:16 PM

The John Wood Community College 11^th Annual Student Art Show will be on display through March 18 in the Heath Center Art Gallery in the Paul Heath Community Education and Fine Arts Center at the 48^th and Harrison campus in Quincy.               
 

Reading Tutors Sought; Training for Volunteers Starts March 9
3/1/2010 4:10:53 PM

The John Wood Community College Office of Literacy Services is seeking volunteers to serve as literacy tutors for adults who want to improve their basic reading or math skills or who need to learn English as a second language.
 

PET GROOMING, QUILTING AND PHOTOGRAPY AMONG OFFERINGS STARTING MARCH 17 AT JWCC
3/1/2010 4:10:12 PM

John Wood Community Colleges Office of Community Education is offering personal interest classes in Quincy starting March 17. Call 217.641.4905 to register.