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2012-05-18, Media Release, Geese

City of Naperville Public Safety - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 2:51pm

Police Report Geese Injured by Cross Bow Arrows

Points of Pride, 05.18.12

Naperville District 204 - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 1:42pm

Students Win State Energy Challenge

The following Neuqua Valley High School students were named state champions of the Siemens "We Can Change the World" challenge: Nandita Venkatesan, Andrew Mooney and Rafaela Frota. Their team performed school energy audits and environmental tests to analyze energy usage and the environmental impact of their school. Following their research, the team met with administrators to develop recommendations to decrease the school’s energy usage. Recommendations that have been implemented have a projected savings of $13,000 per year. The students are moving on to the national competition, where they will compete for $50,000 in scholarships.

State Finance Challenge Winners

Waubonsie Valley High School students Mike Hummel, Alex Koulos, Aadharsh Sadhana, and Carly Sass were the winners of the 2012 Illinois Personal Finance Challenge held a the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. The event, sponsored by Econ Illinois, is designed to recognize students who demonstrate high levels of comprehension and application of personal finance concepts and skills. The team's first place finish secured them a spot at the national competition in St. Louis where they finished in the top 10.

FCCLA State Competition

More than 700 students from around the state participated in the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Conference held in Springfield. Students from Metea Valley, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley High Schools took home a total of four gold medals and 21 silver medals during the conference. Gold medal winners from Neuqua Valley were Laura Mishell and Daniela Becerra. Gold medal winners from Waubonsie Valley were Kaylene Felton and Kayla Arroyave, who also received a Most Outstanding Award.

DECA Students Compete in Nationals

Students in DECA clubs from Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley High Schools competed in the National Competition held in Salt Lake City. Neuqua Valley had seven students qualify for nationals, with one team placing 8th in the nation. Waubonsie Valley also had seven students qualify, with one student finishing in the top 10. These students competed against more than 13,000 students from across the nation.

National BPA Competition

Congratulations to the students from all three high schools who participated in the Illinois Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference held in Chicago. Sixty-two District 204 students went on to nationals, where they competed against more than 6,000 students from around the country. Metea Valley had 20 students qualify for nationals, with 9 students placing in the top 10. Neuqua Valley had 29 students qualify for nationals, with 11 placing in the top 10. And Waubonsie Valley had 13 students qualify for nationals with 4 students placing in the top 10.

InvestWrite National Winners

Three students at Spring Brook Elementary School received national awards in the InvestWrite student essay competition. Andrea Lee received first place, Ben Foy received fourth place and Emmy Calcaterra received sixth place. Andrea's first place essay was chosen from more than 20,000 entries. Judging is done by thousands of teachers and industry professionals who evaluate students’ analysis of asset allocation, the investment potential of various publicly traded stocks, and their overall understanding of the stock market. Students are also judged on the manner in which they express their investment ideas in essay form.

Categories: Naperville District 204

2012-05-17, Media Release, Run for Reading

City of Naperville News - Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:32am

City Reminds Residents of Street Closures Related to Run for Reading 5K

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