A few weeks back, we asked you to vote on the area’s BEST high school mascot. The Quincy Blue Devils took that vote, but that got me thinking about about college mascots.
While the idea of "summer school" might not be appealing to most kids, John Wood Community College is offering many summer classes that your kids might actually like!
A pinning ceremony was recently held in Mendon, Illinois for the first Unity High School students to earn a certified nursing assistant credential through a partnership with John Wood Community College. The new CNAs were all hired by North Adams Home in Mendon.
The Adams County Health Department, along with the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), is recommending an annual flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older. The flu vaccine is available Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 4 pm. The Health Department will also be offering several public flu clinics for adults and children in the community.
John Wood Community College will provide free financial aid information for college-bound students and their parents during information sessions at area high schools. The sessions are open to the public and free of charge. Reservations are not needed.
John Wood Community College will host a Pokémon Go game at the Quincy campus at 1301 South 48th Street on Wednesday, August 3, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event is open to the public, and all ages are welcome to attend.
An information session about the Truck Driver Training Program at John Wood Community College will be held Monday, August 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Workforce Development Center, 4220 Kochs Lane in Quincy.
The first mission of 2016 for the Great River Honor Flight program will focus on the 126th Unit of the Illinois Army National Guard who served in Vietnam in 1968-1969.
The four local university or college baseball teams are in full swing with early games being played on the road in southern locales. As the weather warms here the teams will return home. With that said, if you are chomping at the bit to watch some college baseball, here are the home opening dates for Quincy University, Hannibal-LaGrange University, Culver-Stockton College and John Wood Community