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Most people want to make a splash in life. Benjamin Summers has done that both literally and figuratively.

Summers, a 2018 Yorkville High School graduate, chose to go to Waubonsee Community College, in part, because he wanted to continue working as a head lifeguard at the Vaughan Aquatic Center. 

That ability to work while going to school paid off in March 2019 when he received the International Golden Guard Safety Award from Jeff Ellis & Associates, Inc.

I sent out the text message to the team after the delivery. “It’s here!”

Very soon my small office of bookshelves and an oversized desk was flooded with six students whom I had been working with day and night, seven days a week, for the previous two months. They each showed their excitement differently...

Then, I reached my hand into a cardboard box and revealed a book, their book, our book.

The Waubonsee Community College Board of Trustees seated newly elected members at its scheduled meeting on April 25.

Waubonsee Community College will celebrate the accomplishments of its students with commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 18, at the college’s Sugar Grove Campus Field House. Ceremonies will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Students from several Waubonsee Community College Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs recently earned recognition at the annual Illinois SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference.

Waubonsee Community College announces its 2019 Distinguished Contributor and Distinguished Alumnus. Dr. Gina Santori is this year’s Distinguished Contributor. Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman is this year’s Distinguished Alumnus.

Beginning in the fall of 2019, Waubonsee Community College will offer a program that prepares students for the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH) certification as a Therapeutic Riding Instructor.

Waubonsee Community College will host events and activities from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3 as part of First Fridays in downtown Aurora.

Waubonsee Community College will offer a wide variety of summer camps for kids this summer. These Youth Enrichment Program (YEP!) Camps give children an opportunity to learn skills and explore new things.

Fifty-five percent of people over 50 years old have low bone density. This puts them at greater risk for hip fractures. Waubonsee Community College is presenting a free workshop that offers research about and tips on how to prevent osteoporosis.