Justin Smith (left), assistant superintendent for middle and high school education for Woodstock School District 200, poses with Leigh McConnell, director of training and workforce at the Technology & Manufacturing Association, and D-200 career facilitator Amanda Harmer in the space that will house Woodstock North High School’s new metals and manufacturing lab. (District 200 photo)
Despite a common misperception that high schools push all students to aspire to a four-year college degree, training for technical and manufacturing careers is a big part of the curriculum. […]
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Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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