Rich Central, Rich East program helps train students for metal trade jobs

Photo courtesy of Prairie State College’s Facebook page from an Oct 2nd Manufacturing Day event.

According to Rich Central High School teacher Bill Kuban, Matthew Mrkvicka “was one suspension away from dropping out of high school” when the two first met in Kuban’s Machine Principles class in 2016.

“I was a real bad kid,” Mrkvicka admitted. “I looked at life like it was a playground. I was doing all sorts of stuff and wasn’t serious about anything…” Please click here to read Jerry Shnay story in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.