Departmental Presentations

Science Chair Scott Collins was accompanied by students Ashley Herce, Jennifer Martinez and Isabella Pirie, as they guided members of the Board of Education through a classroom lesson on digital collaboration.

Students Natalie Hartl and Joe Storti discussed how students are using technology in music courses, while Robyn Kraft and Julia Popper did the same for art classes. They were supported by art teachers Ryan Hennebry and Megan Idell, music teacher Stephanie Cesaroni, and Fine Arts Chair Dave Nommensen.

Students Ryan Freitag and Anna Musarevski joined German teacher Peter Blank, French teacher Mark Wojnar and World Languages Chair Christie Klingsporn to demonstrate how World Languages students are utilizing Flipgrid on their Chromebooks to collaborate and improve their speaking skills in their target languages.

Social Studies Chair Rick Prangen brought along a number of students and teachers to illustrate how instruction and assessment in a variety of classes is changing thanks to the use of educational applications. Teachers Jodi Nye and Justin Weidler had a hand from a number of students, including Alexandra Galica, Lily Hinkle, Laura Jazunas, Kirsten Kash, Arjun Reddigari, Leti Salazar, Easton Tally and Genna Yavaraski.

Physical Education, Health and Driver Education Chair John Coneset led a presentation illustrating how the use of polar heart rate monitors and associated educational applications are enhancing student fitness. Coneset was joined by teachers Tracy Rainey and Brian Storako and student Bella Bercher.

Mathematics Chair Kathy Young began the presentation, which focused on how the Desmos app benefits students. She handed it over to teachers Lauren Panek and Abbey Scupin, while students Joey Cantone, Anna Goranski, Kirsten Kash, Joe Tomecki and Vir Patel assisted members of the Board of Education with the app.

Student Services Chair Denise Dalton was joined by counselor Stephanie Bushnell and dean Brent Gagnon to discuss the new tardy kiosk; online resources for students, including the Illinois Career Information System; the impact of technology on the Dean’s Office; and non-tech related ways the Student Services Department is using to influence the school’s climate and culture.

Career & Technical Education Chair Scott Duensing was joined by a number of teachers and students as they discussed the various ways students take advantage of technology in Business Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, and Industrial Technology. Business Education teacher John Aspel brought along students Matt Krueger and Joe Tomecki; Family & Consumer Sciences teachers Stephanie Gloede, Marcy Paddock and Meghan Wilcoxen were joined by Alexis Pierce, Ermira Rexhepi and Katherine Roenitz; and Duensing was supported by Alex Fugiel and Ben Pimental as he discussed Industrial Technology.

English Chair Mark Cannon was joined by teachers Angie Duensing and Phil Lazzari, senior Jordyn Smith, juniors Abbey Ascolani, Lea Gaetto and Cameron Nagel, and sophomores Michael Haughey and Nour Longi. They discussed various programs that allow students to enhance their instruction in English.