ABOVE: Alvarez Dixon speaks with students from Oakwood and BHRA High Schools about developing business strategies during their stop at the Soar Space Business Center.
On both November 5th and 6th, over 100 Vermilion County high school students, sophomores and juniors, were scheduled to take part in the “2025 Tour of Industries” put together by Vermilion Advantage, Danville Area Community College, and the Vermilion Vocational Education Delivery System (VVEDS). On Wednesday morning, CIMG caught up with area students exploring the Danville Towne Centre; some at Revel Bakery & Play Cafe, and some at the Soar Space Business Center.
Revel Bakery & Play Cafe owner Ethan Burt speaks with some Hoopeston and Danville students.
We spoke with Vermilion Advantage’s Jodie Ingram at Revel Bakery, asking her how schools can get students involved in this annual tour of future opportunities at area businesses and industry.
AUDIO: So we send a message out to all the guidance counselors. And we have some sign up forms and information, and the guidance counselors are key to getting that information to the students. We also put some stuff out on social media, and then the students sign up. We try to get information to the parents. We kind of use Facebook to get that going, and maybe strike some interest to have parents have those conversations with their students.
Some of the other stops on the two-day tour included Auto Zone, Thyssenkrup, OSF, Carle, and VA Illiana Health Care.
