A New Year--A New Home
For the past 35 plus years, the Jo Daviess Carroll/Area Vocational Center, working with students from the six area schools, has been building homes as part of the Construction Technology class and this year is no exception. There are, however, several changes to the building process taking place this year that have never happened before. First of all, for the . . . read more
Students Attend National HOSA Conference and Contest
Five students and their Advisor Mrs. Karen Koester from the Health Occupations Program at the Jo Daviess Carroll Area Vocational Center in Elizabeth, IL, attended the National Health Occupations Students of America Competition in Dallas,TX on June18-21, 2008. While at the national conference they interacted with . . . read more
HEALTH OCCUPATION OF THE MONTH
Physician Assistant
Physician assistants (PAs) are health care providers. They work under the supervision of physicians. They are trained to perform diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services. Another type of service they perform involves taking medical history, examining, and treating patients. They order and . . . read more
