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08/31/2026

🌟 CAREER COACH SPOTLIGHT: HEATHER! 🌟

We’re kicking off Year 4 with Career EdVantage for Heather! 🎉💙

Heather’s favorite part of working with students? Celebrating their successes—big and small! 🎓✨ Whether it’s earning a credential, reaching a personal goal, landing an opportunity, or simply taking that next step forward, Heather loves being there to cheer her students on! 📣👏

What she’s excited about this school year:
Seeing her daughter in the high school hallways! 🥹💙 Talk about a special school year!

👀 Something students might be surprised to learn:
Heather was the president of her high school student body! 🎤👑

🚐 SUMMER HIGHLIGHT:
She rented an RV and traveled west—and came home with LOTS of stories! 🏕️🌄 We’re guessing there may be a few good ones that can’t make it into this post. 😂

🥥 Go-to drink: Bai Coconut Wonder Water
🍿 Favorite snack: Popcorn
✈️ Dream vacation: All of them! Anywhere and everywhere! 🌎💙

⚡ HEATHER'S THIS OR THAT ⚡

🥤 Soda > ☕ Coffee
😴 Neither! > 🌅 Early bird / 🌙 Night owl
🍕 Pizza > 🌮 Tacos
🎬 Movie > 📖 Book
🐶 Dogs > 🐱 Cats
📱 Digital calendar > 📒 Paper planner

We’re so lucky to have Heather entering her fourth year with Career EdVantage! Her commitment to celebrating students and helping them recognize every win along the way makes her such an important part of the CEV team. 💙

Help us give Heather a big CEV shoutout! 👏🎉

08/29/2026

SWITCH will be the site for Emerson Volunteer Fire/Rescue Association Inc. and its training partners today.

08/28/2026

08/21/2026

Thanks to a generous $30,000 grant from the Iowa West Foundation for our Collaborative Furniture Project, our space just got a major upgrade!

Check out our new flip tables and lightweight rolling chairs in action! This fresh setup makes classroom and event prep faster, more versatile, and way easier on our team’s backs. Most importantly, it creates an adaptable, hands-on environment designed for true collaboration.

After an incredible year of hosting events including a college fair, three interactive workshops, three open houses, and our annual STEM Festival, we are thrilled to keep the momentum going. These new additions will help us continue delivering top-tier educational programs, workshops, and community events to the region for years to come!

08/18/2026

Are evenings more convenient for you when pursuing your new career? This September, IWCC has a CDL Class A course from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the evenings, giving you the ability to work your job during the day while pursuing a new one at night. To register online, click here: https://www.iwcc.edu/ce/cdl-program/

08/18/2026

A special walk down memory lane!

Former Nishna Valley teacher and coach John Kruse (1966–1970) stopped by the SWITCH building with his wife, Sue, for a tour – including a pause in his former science classroom. Thank you for visiting and for the lasting legacy you left at NV!

08/16/2026

08/16/2026

Learn how to have the hard conversations with our two part The Hard Conversations and Modern Cremation course. This 4-hour Continuing Education course is divided into two 2-hour modules focused on key areas of modern funeral service practice. Register online here: https://www.iwcc.edu/ce/business-amp-information-technology/

08/14/2026

It's official! Green Hills AEA has officially made the move to the SWITCH building, and we’re so excited for what’s ahead.

Great partnerships create vibrant ecosystems where positive impact happens naturally. By sharing space and collaborating closely, we're looking forward to enriching lives and making a lasting difference in our community together!

08/13/2026

We are proud to partner with AmeriCorps Seniors Volunteer Iowa RSVP to bring great volunteers to SWITCH!

If you’re 55+ and would like to learn more about volunteering, contact our RSVP Coordinator, Sheri at 712-521-8132.