College and Career Ready! Night Draws Nearly 700 attendees
District 214’s College and Career Ready! Night drew nearly 700 attendees! This event showcased the many career pathway opportunities available in District 214, including specialized coursework, early college credit options, and hands-on work-based learning experiences. All of these are designed to help students explore and shape their future. View the event recordings:
Students Help Build Houses While Gaining Skills
District 211 high school students are getting a unique opportunity to learn the trades firsthand by building houses in a new subdivision in Schaumburg. ABC7 Chicago featured the program as a Building a Better Chicago segment. >> Watch the video and read the story
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 […]