The Trade Collective Connects Students with Opportunities in the Skilled Trades
This quarter, the Trade Collective strengthened partnerships with educational allies Evanston Township High School (ETHS) and Oakton Community College to connect students with meaningful career opportunities in the skilled trades. The team hosted 356 career and technical education students from all grade levels for the ETHS Career and Technical Education Department Panel in October. Panel […]
Evanston Township High School Hosts Annual Wildkit Futures Day
Evanston Township High School’s (ETHS) annual Wildkit Futures Day took place on October 21, 2025. While variations of Wildkit Futures Day, a post-secondary planning event, have been on the calendar for well over a dozen years, the 2025 Wildkit Futures Day program was the most comprehensive and has had the broadest schoolwide impact to date. […]
Homewood-Flossmoor Students Participate in Motorola Shadow Day
On September 15, 2025, CTE teachers Chante’ Andrews and Tiffany White accompanied 25 juniors and seniors from Homewood-Flossmoor High School to Motorola Solutions Headquarters for an immersive Shadow Day experience hosted by Alyse Walker-Barajas, Project Manager and proud HF alum. Students explored innovation, technology, and career pathways at Motorola. Highlights included an engaging tour of […]
Future Farmers of America Students Growing Leadership and Community Impact in Rich Township
Students in the Rich Township Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter are demonstrating leadership, innovation, and service in both plant and animal science pathways. From cultivating crops to engaging their community, these young leaders are putting their agricultural knowledge into action. This fall, FFA students launched a weekly farmstand, offering fresh produce grown right on […]
District 227 Students “Test Drive Their Future” with Illinois Tollway
Students, counselors, and teachers from Rich Township High School District 227 had an incredible opportunity to explore career pathways firsthand at the Illinois Tollway Authority’s “Test Drive Your Future” Career Exploration Event on September 30. The event brought together schools from across the region to engage with professionals representing a variety of fields — from […]
Aurora Region Hosts Illuminate Career Pathways Event
On October 24, 2025, VALEES (EFE #130), with the support of Waubonsee Community College and the City of Aurora, hosted 1,262 ninth-grade students from the Aurora area leadership community schools, including Batavia High School, East Aurora High School, Kaneland High School, and West Aurora High School, at the Illuminate Career Pathways event. Ninth-grade students met […]
Data Deep Dive: January 22, 2026
At the Success Network Policy Committee’s annual data deep dive on January 22, we will explore a range of college and career readiness and success metrics from Illinois data resources and beyond.
Vienna Students and Staff Present at National Conference
Vienna High School was recognized on the national stage when two staff members, social workers Edna Bundren and Brandi Hammond, along with two seniors, Krista McBride and Joscelyn Morrow, were invited to present at the National Conference on Tobacco and Health held in Chicago. This opportunity stemmed from a dual-credit Social Work class project. As […]
Students Amplify College and Career Readiness Tools for Their Peers
How can we help more students discover the free college and career readiness resources available in Illinois? We asked our Student Advisory Council to get creative.
Webinar: Centering Students through Human-Centered Design
The Success Network hosted a free, interactive workshop with Helix Education and the Siebel Center for Design UIUC on employing the principles of human-centered design to center students in programs and communities.