Illinois.

Illinois. The printing technology program at Mattoon High School Mattoon High School is located in Coles County, Mattoon, Illinois, USA. External linksMattoon High School in Mattoon,Ill., has been recognized with the 2003 Frederick D. Kagy EducationAward of Excellence. The award was presented to the school for itsexemplary demonstration of instructional leadership, professionalism,use of innovative teaching techniques and promotion of the graphiccommunication industry. Mattoon's program, which has achieved PrintEd accreditationfrom the Graphic Arts graphic arts:see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. Education and Research Foundation, enrolls between80 and 100 juniors and seniors in its Graphic Arts I course. GraphicArts II is an honors-level course with rigorous requirements. Dr. PhilipD. Age, assistant professor, digital graphic communication technology atEastern Illinois University's School of Technology, nominated theMattoon program, which has a goal of giving each student the opportunityto connect the academic curriculum with an actual product designed andproduced by the student. The Kagy Award was established in 1993 by the Society of Fellows ofthe Graphic Arts Technical Foundation See GATF. (GATF (Graphic Arts Technical Foundation, Sewickley, PA, www.gain.net) A membership organization for the printing and graphics arts industries. Founded in 1924 as the Lithographic Technical Foundation, GATF supports offset lithography and other mechanical press technologies as well as the ). For more information,visit www.gain.net. Tiffany Chadges, a senior at Lake County Technical High School inGrayslake, Ill., was the top winner of "The Most Influential Womenof the Collision Repair Industry" scholarship. The scholarship issponsored by I-CAR I-CAR Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair in conjunction with Akzo Nobel Akzo Nobel is a multinational company, active in the fields of healthcare products, coatings and chemicals. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the company has activities in more than 80 countries, and employs approximately 62,000 people. Coatings Inc. Chadges, a senior at Lake County Technical High School who wasintroduced to the industry by her father, says, "Knowing that I canmake it in this world doing something I have shared my father'slove for makes me want to pursue this career even more." To apply for the scholarship, both the female student and herinstructor were asked to write a short essay explaining why the studentshould be awarded the scholarship. Greg Brink is the collision repairinstructor at Lake County. Runner-up scholarships were awarded to eight students: NovaDiBartolo from Western Center for Technical Studies, Limerick, Pa.;Tiffanie Haggerty from Columbiana County Career & Technical Center,Lisbon, Ohio Lisbon is a village in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Columbiana CountyGR6. ; Emily Janeczek from Upper Valley JVS Upper Valley JVS or Upper Valley Joint Vocational School is a vocational school in Piqua, Ohio. The school educates adult and high school students train in to get experience needed to get a professional job. , Piqua, Ohio;Michelle Jorgensen from Careerline Tech Center, Holland, Mich.; KeriNoland from West Campus Technical Center, Fayetteville, Ark.; RachelPangburn from RG Drage Career Technical Center, Massillon, Ohio; EricaSweet from Capital Region Career & Technical School, Albany, N.Y.;and Stephanie Truitt from Sussex Tech High School, Georgetown, Del.