D214 Intern Sprouts New Dreams with the Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission
Prospect High School recent graduate Ava Foster’s internship with the Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission blossomed into a full-blown passion for environmental science. The Commission provides students with hands-on experience in land management and environmental conservation. This journey solidified Ava’s desire to make a meaningful impact on the world.
D214 is Accelerating Careers with Summer Internships
D214 students are discovering their futures through D214 summer internships. Wheeling High School senior Cristal Juarez is gaining hands-on experience in the auto body shop at Tasca Chevrolet. From sanding cars to prepping and replacing bumpers, she’s diving into real-world skills that will pave her way forward. Watch Cristal in action:
Picturing the Next PAC House
Design214 students from across District 214 presented their architectural design ideas for next year’s Practical Architecture and Construction (PAC) house. Watch the presentation
D214’s Practical Architecture Construction Program Builds Student Skill from the Ground Up
When it comes to hands-on learning, it’s hard to top the foundation-to-rooftop and everything-in-between experience that District 214 students gain through the Practical Architecture Construction (PAC) program. Now in its 52nd year, PAC originated as a six-week summer program. Students learned construction concepts and applications through lab-based prefabrication projects. In the mid-80s, PAC shifted to […]
District 214 Hosts Its First Ever iJAG Leadership Conference
District 214 hosted the first-ever leadership conference for iJAG (Jobs for America’s Graduates). D214 is proud to have Amirah Miller-Johnson and Zachary Demonte as two of just four student representatives from Illinois at the National JAG Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. Watch the video and learn more about iJAG and its mission to empower students’ careers.
727 Students from Leadership Communities Receive College and Career Pathway Endorsements
Congratulations to all the school districts who awarded College and Career Pathway Endorsements to 1,072 students in the Class of 2023. We’re thrilled to share that 727 of those students are from nine of our Success Network Leadership Communities: Aurora Regional Pathways, Black Hawk Region Pathways, Boone County, Greater Peoria Pathways, Lake County, McLean County, […]
Manufacturing Apprentice Presents to Arlington Heights Economic Alliance
Manufacturing apprentice Emily Sohn from Hersey High School, staff, and community partners presented at the Arlington Heights Economic Alliance meeting in September. They shared information on D214’s career pathways and apprenticeship programs, and learned about ways to expand the programs into the Arlington Heights manufacturing industry. Manufacturing is a prioritized focus area for the Northwest […]
NECSS Initial Data Shows Transitional Courses are Preparing Students for Non-remedial Coursework
For the last five years, transitional course development and implementation has been a collaborative effort by the NECSS Power of 15 committee, whose mission is to ensure all students graduate high school with one semester of college credit completed. To date, the NECSS region has had two cohorts of Transitional Math and one cohort of […]
Encouraging Future Educators in Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs
In cooperation with the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success (NECSS), around 450 students from over a dozen area schools attended a “Future Educators Conference” at Harper College in Palatine Wednesday, Jan. 25.
District 214 Hosts First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Cabinet Secretaries for National Apprenticeship Week
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Cabinet secretaries kicked off National Apprenticeship Week by visiting Rolling Meadows High School in District 214. A student from Rolling Meadows High School documented the First Lady’s visit in this must-watch video. It was also American Education Week. To celebrate both, D214 Board of Education member Andrea Rauch got […]