The most effective learning opportunities often incorporate problem-solving that students will face in their careers, which is what made this year’s design challenge so valuable for Design 214 students.
Where can you find gold medal scientists in District 214? In the Wheeling High School nanotechnology lab. Nanotech students, under the guidance of Wheeling science teachers Carol Bouvier and Dr. Greg Wallace, took projects developed in class to the Illinois Junior Academy of Science state exposition in Peoria on April 22 and 23—and came back with gold medals and more.
Garlic rosemary bread. Fresh herb pinwheels. Amish apple bread. Those were some of the mouth-watering entries in The Great District 214 Culinary Competition Bake-Off held on April 22.
2016 Rolling Meadows High School graduate Wesley Carroll and 2017 Prospect High School graduate Matt Gordon have each pursued a passion for instrumental music careers to earn coveted spots in the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet Band, based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The District 214 WildStang Robotics Program is not horsin’ around. Team 111 WildStang has been dominating local and regional competitions and is now preparing to head to the FIRST® Robotics World Championship next week in Houston, Texas.
In an auditorium ceremony at Forest View Educational Center, students recite as one: “As a future educator, I will treat the profession and those who work in it with dignity and respect. I will embrace and elevate individuality and diversity. I will strive to motivate and to engage.”
This summer, culinary arts students from Rolling Meadows High School will have an exciting and unusual opportunity: To see food dishes that they created featured on the menu of a local restaurant.