Village Officials, Local Business Leaders Mentor Bolingbrook Students

More than three dozen Bolingbrook High School students got a glimpse of life after high school during Community Mentoring Week this week. The students visited local businesses, schools and village offices to shadow staff and learn about possible careers once they’ve finished their education.

On Tuesday, Bolingbrook Adventist Hospital hosted 10 students interested in a medical career. Following a greeting by Human Resources Director Jerry Staley, Katie Brennan from the HR Department and Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer Jolene Albaugh, the hospital staged a nursing leader roundtable as well as conversations about lab work, patient registration, the operating room, respiratory care, intensive care and radiology. Students also went on a tour of the hospital.

Bolingbrook Trustee Pat Schanks and other village personnel met with students Wednesday about police and fire responsibilities, the duties of the clerk’s office, how village activities such as summer concerts are planned and the functions of the finance, information technology, public works and community development departments. Each host mentored several students for the remainder of the morning.

Other businesses and organizations that participated in mentoring week included the Bolingbrook Olive Garden, Family Image Hair Design, Keith McGill from Lewis University aviation, Brooks Middle School, Independence Elementary School, VVSD’s STEP, TimBar Packaging’s Design Center in Downers Grove, Office Max’ corporate offices in Naperville, and Wight and Company in Darien.