Registration open for Prairie

Arts Center’s annual children’s summer drama camp Camp will run from July 24 through Aug. 4

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Registration is open for Prairie Arts Center’s annual children’s summer drama camp for children entering second through ninth grade.

The camp will run from 2 to 5 p.m. weekdays from July 24 through Aug. 4 at 24 Park Ave E. in Princeton.

The camp will cost $95 with special rates for siblings. Need-based scholarships are available upon request for those who meet the criteria.

The camp will end with a 5:30 p.m. performance Aug. 4 for an original play written specifically for the campers and tailored to the needs and abilities of the campers.

Participating children will get hands-on experience of creating a show from set and light work to costuming and performing.

Past theater-learning topics have included theatrical accents, sets, Shakespeare, costuming, stage makeup, mim- ing, choreography, stage lighting and design, musical theater and opera. Camp activities also include theater and improvisational games.

To register for the camp, contact Camp Director Rachel Gorenz-Johnson at 815-876-6284 or hildigard@hotmail.com.

Payment is expected by July 10. Checks can be made payable to Rachel Gorenz-Johnson. Registration forms can be returned to 3 S. Fifth St. in Princeton.

IVCC to offer 8-week summer classes

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Illinois Valley Community College has openings in eight-week summer classes beginning on Tuesday, May 30.

Students interested in a nursing career can complete several of the prerequisite courses this summer. Nursing applicants are required to successfully pass several courses for optimal consideration for admission to the program.

“We have opportunities for students to begin their pursuit of a nursing career this summer,” said Vice President for Student Services Mark Grzybowski. “With the need for nurses continually increasing, our graduates can begin with a certificate or an associates degree in nursing with the option to continue their education at the university and complete a bachelors degree online.”

There are open seats in Introduction to Nutrition and Human Growth and Development. Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology and Certified Nursing Assistant have limited openings.

IVCC has 1161 seats available in online classes with less than 40% of seats still available. Online classes include health, accounting, art, biology, business, criminal justice, business computers, Microsoft office, economics, English, film, history, children’s literature, management, marketing, mathematics, psychology, sociology and weather and climate.

“Summer classes provide an excellent opportunity for students who want to get a jump start on their education. It’s also a popular option for students attending universities returning home for the summer,” Grzybowski said.

Available in classroom courses include managerial accounting, human body structure and function, biology, chemistry, early childhood education, English, mathematics, music appreciation, comparative religions, psychology, reading, speech, truck driver training and welding.

To explore options IVCC counselors are standing by to assist prospective students throughout the summer on the main campus and at the downtown Ottawa Center location. Enrollment is underway at 815-224-0447 or www.ivcc.edu/register.