SAC, Rock Island HS Alumna Featured Speaker at AVID Summer Institute

Spotted in the Quad-City Times: Student Advisory Council alumna Aline Niyogusenga, a 2023 graduate of Rock Island High School, is one of 24 student applicants nationwide selected to speak at AVID Summer Institute. Congratulations, Aline! >> Read the article
Student Advisory Council: Spring 2023 Meeting

SAC members discussed their ideas about what works best for advising and ways they have advocated for change at their schools. The departing seniors then shared advice with returning SAC members on navigating high school.
Student Advisory Council: Winter 2023 Meeting

SAC members provided thoughtful insights on their course selection and advising experiences, plus shared their perspectives on high school graduation, college enrollment, and community college remediation data from the Illinois School Report Card.
SAC Members Share Tools for Planning for Life After High School

Network Organizers challenged the students to come up with creative ways to share state resources for making a post-high school plan with peers at their schools. The SAC members rose to the challenge! Take a look.
Student Advisory Council: Spring 2022 Meeting

The Student Advisory Council gathered for its final meeting of the 2021-2022 school year to discuss work-based learning, networking, and dual credit, plus send off the Class of 2022.
Words of Advice from the Class of 2021

In our May 2021 meeting of the Student Advisory Council, the departing seniors shared lessons learned and future plans with the underclassmen members. Check out their insights!
What’s a Good Job or Career?

In the May 2021 convening of the Student Advisory Council, Juan Jose Gonzalez of Education Systems Center at NIU introduced the concept of the living wage and shared resources for learning more about career opportunities that meet the living wage threshold.
Planning for Life After High School: Tips from the Illinois 60 by 25 Network Student Advisory Council

The Student Advisory Council developed creative ways to share the ISAC Student Portal and the Illinois Postsecondary Profiles tools with their fellow students. Check them out!