Carol Leach is director of Peoria Educational Region for Employment and Career Training (PERFECT), the employment office charged with administering and coordinating career and technical education (CTE) in the region. Here she talks about career choices and needs of today, the purpose and programs of PERFECT, and more.
Women have played key roles in Peoria’s colorful history, so what better organization to honor those contributions than the Peoria Historical Society? The PHS hosts its first Salute To Women, "From buckskin to bustles and beyond: Peoria’s style through the centuries," this November.
It’s no wonder Peoria Public School District 150 continues to support Washington Gifted School. With Principal Illa Conklin in her eleventh year at the helm, this 34-year commitment to gifted education continues to flourish.
Across the country—across the world, really—Starbucks and other specialty coffee shops are all the rage. Gourmet sandwich shops are growing in popularity, as well. I’ve been surprised by the health conscious teenagers today who enjoy not only lattes and fruit smoothies, but fresh vegetarian sandwiches, sushi, and yogurt—and wouldn’t think of grabbing a Twinkie or fried tenderloin at the school cafeteria.
Each day, 10 women in the United States die at the hands of someone who says he loves her. Each day, thousands of children are caught in the crossfire of domestic violence. Each day, 15 new victims of violence and abuse come to The Center for Prevention of Abuse here in central Illinois.
