GAVC Criminal Justice

Congratulations to the following GAVC Criminal Justice students from Morris Community High School that earned a spot on the MCHS’s Honor Roll for 2nd Semester!!

Hillary Browntwum
Kenzington Lavery
Ivette Sedano
Maddie Wills
Addison Harrington
Brianna Hunt
Gianna Marino
Jace Scalf
Demi Davila
Kassandra Ojeda
Aiden Swan
Olivia Wilhelmi
Julieta Arciniega-Tamayo
Nathalie Cruz
Xavier Medina
Emily Roche
Charlie Voss

Well done!!

GAVC Criminal Justice 2 Students finishing up Job Shadowing at local law enforcement agencies!!

Students in Mr. Dite’s Criminal Justice 2 class, that meet strict academic, attendance, and professional development criteria, have the opportunity to participate in Job Shadowing activities at local law enforcement agencies!

This year, those that met the criteria and requested a job shadowing opportunity were:
Morris High School Seniors Gianna Marino and Jace Scalf, Minooka High School Seniors Alexander Null and Emerson Wilhelm, and Coal City Senior Brent Hanna.

After meeting the criteria, the students submitted a resume and a letter to the law enforcement agencies requesting a job shadowing opportunity.

Once accepted, Morris High School students spent 1 week at the Morris Police Department and 1 week at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office. Minooka High School students spent 1 week at the Minooka Police Department and 1 week at the Channahon Police Department. Coal City High School students spend 2 weeks at the Coal City Police Department.

Students were assigned to an officer each day and generally speaking the students spent time in Patrol, Investigations, as well as some time with Administration.

The students are required to complete Daily Logs, which include all the activities they observed each day, as well as a Reflection document which encompasses everything they learned over the 2 weeks.

Here is a list of just some of the activities the students were exposed to: Traffic Stops, Taser Training, Drug Arrests, Jail/Booking Subjects, Variety of Community Policing Activities, Drone Activities, Taking a Prisoner to Will County Jail, Jurisdictional Boundaries, Flock Camera Usage, Basic Investigations, and Accident Investigations.

The students were able to see the “behind the scenes” workings of a variety of law enforcement agencies.

Thank you to all the participating law enforcement agencies, and especially the officers the students were assigned to!! They went out of their way to include the students and provided them with an experience they will never forget!! THANK YOU

Such an awesome group of students from all of the programs at GAVC!!

The Grundy Area Vocational Center honored the students who received monthly awards throughout the 2025-26 school year.