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PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents: Office of the Principal The Class of 2014 graduated on Sunday, May 25th at the Sears Centre. This is an incredible group of students that will be missed at

St. Charles East. I would like to write that the gradua on ceremony went off without a hitch but one of the microphones died

during the ceremony, and two young men did not have their name announced at the Sears Centre: Aus n Gary Zanke and Mesum

Zaidi. I included pictures of both grads to the Principal’s Newsle er.

The spring of 2014 brought four incredible performances; one on stage, two on the field, and one in the classroom. The spring

started with Shrek the Musical which was one of the best plays I have seen in my 19 years in educa on. There were over 100 stu-

dents involved in the produc on of the play from the actors, sound and technology, stage building, and pit orchestra. There was

even an opportunity for children to eat breakfast with the characters from the lay tle, “Shrekfast.” I want to thank Teresa Bundy,

John Mizanan, Gil Wukitsch and Mandy Kopecky for their hard work and dedica on to the Cast and Crew of Shrek the Musical.

The next two highlights involved the Lady Saints Track and Field Team and Soccer teams. The Track and Field Team went to East-

ern Illinois University with a goal of placing in the top 4 in state. The team needed to run personal bests and set records to accom-

plish their lo y goal. The Lady Saints came back from EIU with a 3rd Place State Trophy. This was the first me in the history of St.

Charles High School and St. Charles East that we had a track team place in state. I would like to congratulate all 16 of our Lady

Saints who contributed to history: Allison Chmelik, Anastasia Honea, Anna Arrick, Casey McNichols, Corrin Adams, Elizabeth

Chmelik, Hannah Ewald, Jordan Shead, Kathleen Strohaker, Keeley Flanigan, Kimberly Abels, Krista Fitzmaurice, Lauren Towne,

Shea Brown, Torree Scull and Monica Thornton. Coach Wolf and the coaching staff worked hard along with the student athletes

and parents to make history.

Last week I spent the en re weekend at North Central College watching our Lady Saints return to the IHSA State tle soccer game

for the first me since the split. Our team defied all prognos cators and made it to the championship game. We dominated the

play in the final game but lost to New Trier 1-0. I included a picture of our lady Saints

receiving their trophy. I was on my way to the awards ceremony when I looked up at the

crowd at North Central Field. It was a sea of Orange and Black. This team brought the

en re community out to support them. We had two-thirds of the bleachers filled with

alumni, students, parents, staff and community members. The girls made us proud and

brought soccer back on the map for St. Charles East. A special thanks to Coach Paul

Jennison, his coaching staff, the team, and our parents for making history.

Eli Bro man excelled in the classroom and par cipated in the North Suburban Mathema cs League and had

perfect scores in three math meets. He also placed #1 with a perfect score in the Illinois Council of Teachers of

Mathema cs (ICTM) regional and state compe ons. He was also named to the All-Conference Team for the

North Suburban Mathema cs League as a freshman. He is an incredible student and makes St. Charles East Proud

We are sending home this version of the Principal’s Newsle er to highlight some of the happenings from the end of the 2013-2014 school year but also looking forward to the 2014-2015 school year. Please take the me to read the Principal’s Newsle er for informa on that will keep you connected to the happenings at East. If you would like a paper copy of the Principal’s Newsle er, contact Kathy Whidden at [email protected]. We post the Principal’s Newsle er on our web page and will update the publica on with a Connect-Ed phone call informing parents the Principal’s Newsle er has been pub-lished. On the technology front, St. Charles East has moved into the digital age and we now have an ac ve Facebook page and a Twi er

site. We have been using both sites and tend to include one or two updates per day that relate to St. Charles East. The Twi er

site is @StCharlesEast and our Facebook page is tled St. Charles East High School. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twi er.

We will be open all summer with hours of 7:30a.m. to 3:00p.m. daily. We are closed on July 3 and 4. Our direct phone line in case

you need to contact us is 331-228-4000. Have an excellent summer!

Charlie Kyle, Principal

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East and North Both in Top 1000 Na onwide, Top 50 in State

Both St. Charles North and St. Charles East High Schools appear in the Top 1000 of the U.S. News ranking of

public high schools in the United States. The 2014 U.S. News rankings of America’s Best High Schools include

data on nearly 31,000 public high schools from all 50 states and from the District of Columbia. Among all Illi-

nois public high schools, St. Charles North ranks 26th and St. Charles East ranks 41st in the 2014 rankings.

This is the third consecu ve year both St. Charles East and St. Charles North have ranked in both the Top

1000 na onwide and the Top 50 in Illinois according the U.S. News Best High School Rankings.

The U.S. News rankings of America’s Best High Schools also includes magnet and charter schools. Excluding

the magnet and charter schools and comparing the two District 303 high schools against the remaining

Illinois public high schools St. Charles East ranks 35th.

North and East are the only two high schools located in Kane County to appear in

the Top 50 among Illinois public high schools.

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St. Charles East Student Helps Team Win FIRST® Robotics Midwest Regional and Advances to the World Championships St. Charles – Illinois – April 14, 2014 A St. Charles East student who is a member of the FIRST Robotics team #2451, PWNAGE, advanced to the FIRST World Championships at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis April 23-26, 2014. Sophomore Ryder Stout is a member of Team 2451 which is comprised of 25 area high school students and 2 middle school students. Fox Valley Career Center Student of the Month: Congratula ons to Kevin Varela for being selected Student of the Month in the Fire Science I program for the month of April, 2014!

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Post Prom was a wonderful success this year! A record 950 students attended this monumental event! This is an incredible community event that ensures all our students are safe and feel welcome during their Prom Night. Over $17,500 was donated in gifts and cash from our parents and local businesses. THANK YOU, THANK YOU! We couldn’t have done it without you. The grand prize of $1000 was awarded to Luke Marchuk! A special thank you goes out to Colleen Crous for her stellar leadership at this post for the past three years. We say good bye to her and other parents who have shown us what giving of oneself for the benefit of others through tireless hours of service to our organization really means. Four PTO Senior Awards of $1000 were awarded at the Senior Awards night on May 14th. All the applica-tions were extraordinary as is reflective of the remarkable students that make up the student body here at East. Congratulations to the winners:

William Kennedy Bridget Flesher Samuel George Sarah Church

Senior Signs went out without a hitch this year to 579 student homes. Thanks to Prose Orthodontics for their generous donation of these signs! Also special thanks to Sue Woloszyk and her 42 awesome volunteers! Sue is another treasured PTO member who will be rolling off the PTO board as her child graduates. Sue has been our most efficient keeper of the PTO database and Senior Signs Chair for a few years. A final thanks to Sherry Mauch for her excellent secretarial skills for the past few years. She has been invaluable in her role of record keeping for the PTO and co-chairing the decorations committee for the Post Prom. Many tasks fell on her shoulders unexpectedly, yet she persevered. We still need a Vice President, Teacher Appreciation Chair, and Post Prom Chair for next year. Please let me know if you’d like to join our team. It has been my pleasure to serve you as your PTO president this year. Celeste Scimo STCE PTO President, 2013-14

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Despite a cold start to spring weather wise, our Saints headed toward the state playoffs. St Charles East won spring conference championships in girl’s track, softball, and boy’s volleyball. Congratulations to senior boys tennis player Jasper Koenen on his 100th victory of his high school career. Other spring sports high-lights include the girl’s track team sent 16 girls to the state finals at Eastern Illinois University. The girl’s team finished third in state for the first time in history. The Saints baseball team sweeping conference rivals St Charles North which included a game played at 5/3rd Ballpark. Congratulations to all of our senior athletes on their careers and good luck in the playoffs! Jasper Koenen ended his St. Charles East tennis career with 114 victories and a top eight finish at state. The 114 wins are the most in the history of St. Charles East High School. Girl’s Track and Girl’s Soccer 2nd in state.

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The annual Upstate 8 Literary Fes val took place on April 11, 2014. We are happy to announce that the following stu-dents were recognized with awards for their crea ve submissions: Rima Househ, Kaitlyn Frisby, Evan Falls, Sami Stange, Molly Wojcik, Brooke Picha, Taylor Hirth, Paige Spata, Jessica Glas, Laura Sanderson, Hannah Reed, and Michelle Shulman. As Na onal English Honor Society concludes our second year, we want to thank our inaugural execu ve board from the bo om of our hearts: Angela Wiscons, Connor Dieckmann, Sarah Netherton, Miss MacCarthy, Jasmine Bains, Cate Strahl, Cooper Macek, Kanishk Patel, and Sam Schweizer. Their dedica on to our organiza on and their passion for the field of English have helped the Figh ng Saints chapter of Na onal English Honor Society to flourish. X-Ray, the STCE student newspaper, won several awards in journalis c wri ng and illustra on from the Northern Illi-nois School Press Associa on this spring. Seniors Jay Patel and Frank Porcello won a blue ribbon in illustra on. Honor-able men ons went to seniors Farooq Chaudhry and RJ Yoder for editorial wri ng, senior Ben Smith for sports wri ng, and juniors Rachel Barbera and Sasha Singh for news wri ng. The Wri ng Center successfully completed its inaugural year and we are excited to reach out to more students next year in our new home in the LRC.

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AP physics class performing a lab a few days a er the AP test (see photo). Students are

trying to determine how much energy can be released from a hot metal into cool water.

Some mes it can be hard to stay mo vated a er "the big test" is over, but these students

are showing they love science.

The physics students also had the opportunity to apply their learning at Six Flags! Students

took distance, me, and mass measurements and calculated accelera on, energy and as-

sociated forces as they rode the roller coasters and other rides. It was a perfect way to

connect the feelings you get on the rides to the physics behind how they work. About 225

students enjoyed the beau ful day doing physics.

The biology classes have been in full dissec on mode. Students are dissec ng a wide variety of animals to iden fy

structural pa erns and make comparisons among the animal kingdom. Students are inves ga ng the evolu onary

rela onships between closely and not-so-closely related organism. This year’s animals include birds, turtles, mud

puppies, fish, and others. The students (and their teachers) have a renewed excitement about them as they work on

this project.

ICB (Integrated Chem-Bio) is studying disease evolu on and emerging and re-emerging diseases. We are using a

module provided by the Na onal Ins tute of Health (NIH) to model transmission and outbreak. We're looking

closely at the newly introduced MERS disease within the US.

In April, members of the Honors Dynamic Earth classes visited Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Illinois. They observed

weathering, erosion, coastal processes, and coastal defense structures in opera on. Students measured processes

and collected beach materials to conduct an inquiry lab final exam. They photographed various concepts discussed

during the year and then wrote cap ons explaining the rela onships to the concepts.

The National Social Studies Honor Society (NSSHS) recently held elections for officers for the 2014-15 school year. The Executive Board Officers for next year are as follows:

President: Maggie Wixted Vice President: Jared Brown Secretary: Sydney Mann Public Relations: Blake Vankerkoff

Congratulations!

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On April 16th, twenty students were inducted into the St. Charles East chapter of Mu Alpha Theta. These students not only earned top grades in their math course, but they also met the service hour requirement required to be inducted. The students inducted were: Sara Ahmad, Chris Argast, Yudesh Basavaraj, Paul Belingon, John Born, Lauren Britt, Jared Brown, Hunter Fredrickson, Kayla Gephart, Meagan Gramatikov, Elisabeth Grenfell, David Hardy, Marco Loleng, Mit Patel, Zachary Prokop, Karina Shah, Krista Sreniawski, Warren Stippich, Margaret Sullivan, and Carson Zhang. Congratulations!

Members of Mu Alpha Theta also conducted a food drive in April to benefit the St. Charles Salva-tion Army Food Bank. Thank you to all the members who contributed to this effort! Elections for next year’s officers took place during May’s general meeting. Next year’s president is Iva Gramatikov, Vice-Presidents are Anisha Kalra and Ankit Rastogi, and Secretary is Katie Downing. Thank you to this year’s graduating officers President Angela Wiscons, Vice-President Theresa Dang, and Tutoring Coordinator Shilpa Dahr. Thank you, too, to tutoring coordinator Iva Gramatikov and secretary Anisha Kalra. It’s been a great year!

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Eleven members of the math team qualified to compete at the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics state math meet on May 3rd. The competition was held at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Austin Born and Andrew Park competed in the Algebra 2 contest. Adrian Bebenek, Anthony Benjamin, Eli Brottman, Alan Koval , and Jan Mangulabnan competed in the Algebra 1 contest. Adrian Bebenek, Anthony Benjamin, Eli Brottman, Jan Mangulabnan, Yudesh Basavaraj, Meagan Gramatikov, Askar Poudal, and Carson Zhang competed on the freshman-sophomore 8-person team members. Eli Brottman turned in a perfect paper to win state in the Algebra competition! He led the Algebra Team to a 14th place finish in the state meet. For his work throughout the year, Eli Brottman was named to the all-conference team in the North Suburban Math League. Andrew Koval and Andrew Park were named to the all-conference honorable mention team in the North Suburban Math League.

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German National Honor Society

German National Honor Society held the 2013-14 induction ceremony on May 7, 2014. The following mem-bers were inducted after achieving their required service and attendance: Benjamin Cramer, Melanie Do-mann, Rebecca Drennan, Madelyn Marucco, Benjamin McNichols, Will Muckian, and Eric Vessele. Current members helped with inducting the new members, in addition to making their service requirements for the year: Kimberly Abels, Ashley Lichter, Rebecca Murphy, Nirvana Punzul and Lucas Werner. 1st Annual National Spanish Exam

For the first time in East history, a small group of Spanish teachers decided to offer the opportunity to their students to take the National Spanish Exam. Neal Anderson had 16 students take the exam (10 from level1, 6 from level 2; Rebecca Gibbons had 48 students take the exam (19 from level 3, 29 from level 5); Meghan Mitchell had 29 students take the exam (23 from level 2, 6 from level 3); Rigo Torres had 26 students take the exam from level 5. For only $6 students took the exam, and qualify for prizes and travel scholarships. The exam assesses students' proficiency and achievement in Spanish in the area of listening, reading, vo-cabulary, and grammar. It is one of the most rigorous language tests available and is available in every level 1-6. All students who scored within the national average for their level received a certificate of participation. Those who scored in the 50th-74th national percentile received a special Honors certificate. The following students received the Gold placement certificate for scoring in the 95th percentile and above:

Alex Park (Level 5 - Gibbons) *Alex also won 1st place in the nation for highest score!!

The following students received the Silver placement certificate for scoring in the 85th-94th national percentile:

Brendan Luecker (Level 2 - Mitchell) Lucas Neville (Level 2 - Anderson) Samantha Paige (Level 2 - Mitchell) Keeley Sherman (Level 2 - Mitchell) Brynn Beveridge (Level 3 - Mitchell) Marina Tecuanhuey (Level 5 - Gibbons) *Marina also won 2nd place in the nation in the Bilingual category!!

The following students received the Bronze placement certificate for scoring in the 75th - 84th national percentile:

Adrian Bebenek (Level 2 - Mitchell) Sean Martinez (Level 2 - Mitchell) James O'Grady (Level 2 - Mitchell) Jake O'Hara (Level 2 - Mitchell) Jack Rzepecki (Level 2 - Anderson) Erin Sastre (Level 2 - Mitchell) Angelina Scribano (Level 2 - Mitchell) Camille Thompson (Level 2 - Mitchell) Lauren Woelffer (Level 2 - Mitchell) Ashley Black (Level 3 - Gibbons) Iva Monique Gramatikov (Level 5 - Torres)

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Congratulations to all who scored in the top categories as well as for all participants who took on the challenge of this test. Parents, be sure to have your student inquire about taking this test next year with their Spanish teachers during the Spring so that with increased demand, more tests can be proctored. The test not only provides valuable feedback on students' skill sets, but offers a chance for students to earn money and prizes as well as scholarships if that test is taken two years in a row and a placement in Gold, Silver, or Bronze is awarded.

On Thursday, March 13, 9 East students took the National Latin Exam. This 40-question exam is given to Latin students across the nation. In Latin I, Belle Jasso and Alan Koval earned a magna cum laude (3rd rank). In Latin III Prose, Colleen Clancy earned a cum laude (4th rank). Congratulations to these students for this great achievement!

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Military veterans have the most interesting stories to tell. And, thanks to the St. Charles East Class of 2017, three of those stories now have been captured for history and sent to Washington, D.C. and Springfield, Illinois.

The freshman class council recently conducted a structured interview of three veterans and made a vid-eo recording of their experiences in the military. Those recordings now will be included in Veterans His-tory Project at the Library of Congress and the Illinois State Archives.

The veterans interviewed included a World War II infantry soldier who fought in the Anzio Campaign, a Navy sonar operator on a Los Angeles class attack submarine, and a West Point graduate who served as a Ranger at the Fulda Gap in West Germany.

The freshman conceived of, planned for and then implemented this project with great distinction. The project was led by freshman Megha Nayyar. Megha was assisted by freshman Alexandra Granger, Melissa Lewis and Mark Aguilar.

The goals for this project were to enhance our students’ role in preserving history, and to promote the service culture here at St. Charles East.

Congratulations to the Class of 2017 on a job well done!

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The teachers in the Fine Arts Department are extremely proud of our many fine students and would like to congratulate the seniors and thank them for all their efforts in the classroom and on the stage.

Performing Arts

Over one hundred East High School students were involved in the phenomenal produc on of Shrek the Musical, which con-cluded the year for the Drama Department. This was the culmina on of months of hard work by the cast, crew and pit or-chestra that began in February. Students are now concluding audi ons for the summer one-act produc ons which will be completely student directed and produced.

The Actor's Workshop class presented their produc on of The Dining Room by A. R. Gurney on Friday, May 9th in the Black Box. The play is set in a single dining room where 16 scenes from different households and different me periods overlap and intertwine. Each story focuses around a different family during different me periods that have in their possession the same dining room table. The actors and actresses had the opportunity to play three to four different characters.

The music department concluded the formal performance year with seven concerts in the first three weeks of May featur-ing all the bands, jazz bands, choirs, jazz choirs and orchestras. The Marching Saints completed the year with a marching performance in the St. Charles Memorial Day Parade.

Visual Art

The East High School Art Show was on display in the Norris Cultural Arts Center Gallery throughout the month of May. Fol-lowing are the award winners from this year’s art show:

Spring Art Show Awards & Recogni on 2014

2‐D Media 1. Olivia Moe –shoes (Permanent Collec on)

2. Brayan Chacha- Owl

Bre Freese- Fish Honorable Men on: Ness Cameron, Max Rowland, Colleen Clancy

3‐D Media 1. Malaysavanh Anoulak- heart (Permanent Collec on)

2. Brayan Chacha- Sgrafi o vase

Tim Barre - fish planter Honorable Men on: Makenna Anderson, Lexie El-Sherif, Shannon Perkinson

Photography 1. Allison Pantoja- Flower (Permanent Collec on)

2. Talia Myall- Dog

Mary Ellen Combs- Curtain Shadows Honorable Men on: Haley Barker, Grace Ditch, Brooke Brotsman Principals Choice: Joey Tatone

Digital Media 1. Tess Bourbeau- digital pain ng of figure (Permanent Collec on)

2. Alex Eichler- coffee cup

Zach Gantner- enhanced portrait Honorable Men on: Nick Cas lle, Kerry Freese, Jan Mangulabnan

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TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING

Automotive Technology

Auto Tech I

Students who have completed Auto Tech I are prepared to handle most maintenance tasks on a vehicle. They have done everything from changing windshield wiper blades to completing “tune up” tasks on the fuel and ignition systems of the automobile. Students have worked on our shop cars, their own cars and many staff cars throughout the semes-ter. At this point, they are also prepared to accept the challenge of Auto Tech II – a full year automotive class.

Auto Tech II

Learning about electricity, how it works, and how it functions in an automobile has taken us through the 4th quarter. Students have been testing and diagnosing batteries, starting, and charging systems throughout the final month of the school year. They have learned the theory of operation, the component names, and they have seen first hand what oc-curs when short circuits and open circuits occur in an automobile.

Auto Tech III

During this quarter, our class formed “East Side Autos”, our simulated auto service shop company.

It started with students learning a sound job attainment plan. From completing applications to participating in an actual job interview, students went through this process before any cars came in to the shop. School staff members and community members made up the interview team. Student applications, resumes and interviews were evaluated and they were awarded jobs in the shop based on the performance. The jobs we created included service director, ser-vice writer, customer service specialist, lead automotive technician, and automotive technician.

After the jobs were set, students began organizing the work flow in the shop. They set up much of the organizational paperwork. Then the students started to make the appointments, meet with customers, “sell” the jobs, estimate re-pairs, complete repairs, document the work, deposit money, and pay the bills.

We were able to complete six official work weeks before the quarter was over. A great deal of work passed through our doors, and we made many great acquaintances and customer contacts for our shop. It was an excellent experience for all involved.

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Auto Club Continuing on with the busy spring, Auto Club students planned, organized, and ran the 10th Annual Car, Truck, and Motorcycle Show on May 17th. The day was a successful blending of food, drinks, and entertainment provided by other clubs and Career and Technical Education classes. Some of the school groups that made this year’s show a suc-cess were FCCLA, Junior Class, Spanish National Honor Society, School Store, and Getaway Restaurant Management classes.

When it was all said and done, we had a record turnout of 84 beautiful vehicles, and we awarded trophies in many categories designed around our student and guest vehicles!

For information about any or all of the above, please contact Tom Straiker at [email protected].

Engineering Students Wrap Up the Year in Project Lead the Way It’s hard to believe the year is coming to end in the Project Lead the Way classes. We finished with most classes working on a long term project which incorporates all of the ideas learned over the course of the year.

We had great successes this year. Project Lead the Way students had an opportunity to participate in the Manufac-turing Week celebration by attending an engineering trade show and getting a tour of Bison Gear and Engineering located in St. Charles.

PLTW students were the focus during three other events which took place during the school year. The PLTW adviso-ry meeting in November gave students from both schools the opportunity to present their ideas and receive feedback from local community professionals. The students also took great pride and had a lot of fun being part of the Back to School night early in the year and Future Freshmen night in January. These two nights provided students an oppor-tunity to share their work and accomplishments.

In May of this year, Nia Damgova participated in the Illinois Drafting Educators Association statewide competi-tion. Nia placed second at the regional competition to qualify for the state competition in 3D Architectural Modeling held at Illinois State University in Normal, IL. Congratulations Nia!

Also this year, Project Lead the Way released guidelines for recognizing PLTW students who achieved at a very high level, completed a minimum number of classes, and earned at least a B in those classes. Congratulations Angela Wiscons, Andrew Shone, George Spoerl, George Premo, Matt Hinds, and Joe Conrad for an accomplish-ment achieved by less than 15% of all Project Lead the Way students nationwide. These 6 were able to complete two PLTW course with a B or better and score in the top 15% of all PLTW students nationwide taking the End of Course assessment and then continue on a third year with a successful completion of a product for the Senior Capstone course, Engineering Design and Development. Congratulations all of you!

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BUSINESS EDUCATION

Marketing Students Team with Colonial for “Sandwich Smackdown 2014”

On April 16th, both East and North Marketing & Advertising II students competed in a Sandwich Smackdown at Colonial Cafe. Students used their marketing skills to create original sandwiches and promote the event. Representing East was the Chica-Chica Parm-Parm and the SMILE Burger. North presented the Comfort Burger and Pulled Pork Sliders. It was a great event, and the turnout from East was once again amazing. Overall, the event sold 267 sandwiches, with East's Smile burger winning the Smackdown with 116 sandwiches sold.

As a result of the awesome support, 15% of the event's total sales was donated to the charity selected by the SMILE Burger's creative team: Jake McCann, Emma Biddle, Colin Johnson, and Chase Marshall (Chase and Jake are shown in the picture). The creative team presented East's own ISO team with a check for over $454 to help pay for activity expenses. What a great way to put a SMILE on every-one’s' face!

VEI Students Land Virtual Contracts with Local Firms Virtual Enterprise students wrapped up the year with huge successes. The past few weeks have been busy as student employees wrote annual reports for their firms and compiled department manuals to help incoming student employees.

Moving their skills beyond the classroom, VEI students recently visited local businesses in an attempt to land major sales contracts. We would like to thank United Laboratories and Martopia, two St. Charles businesses, for giving our students this great opportunity.

After researching and talking with United Laboratories, Electric Avenue employees went on-site to present their sales proposal. Through tough negotiations, Electric Avenue landed a sales contract of nearly $925,000. Pictured below is the sales team of Lexy Kos, Musa Abdin, Cam Miller, Cooper Macek, Claire Davis, and Vince LoCascio together with United’s decision-makers.

Clever Contraptions made two visits to Martopia. During the first visit, Kanishk Patel and Will Kennedy learned about Martopia’s business and their needs. Based on this initial research, Clever Contraptions developed a sales pro-posal and went back to Martopia to present. The successful end result was a nearly $1,000,000 contract. Pictured are Clever Contraptions sales team members Katie Lombardo, Connor McCadam, Will Kennedy, AJ Tolbert, and Kanishk Patel along with Martopia executives.

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SkillsUSA…Kansas City Here We Come! Three SkillsUSA members will be competing in National Competition June 23-28 in Kansas City, Missouri. Congratu-lations and good luck to Musa Abdin who will compete in Customer Service, Nayna Doniparthi who will compete in Job Skill Demonstration, and Erandy Padilla who will compete in Prepared Speech.

Fashion Marketing & Merchandising The STCE FCCLA and Fashion Marketing Class produced and coordinated a fashion show. The producers of “Fashion meets the Red Carpet” held at the Arcada Theater, were four juniors: Celina Di Ciaula, Calandria Ynocencio, Nicole Klose, and Anastasia Anastopoulos. The production team not only produced and directed the fashion show, they turned it into a project to compete at FCCLA. The Fashion team won first place and was named Most Out-standing at Section competition and advanced to the State competition round. They received a gold medal and First place at State.

The team decided to make the project not only about fashion, but also to help create awareness of how a local charity is affecting the lives of young people in our school and community with mental health issues. The fashion group re-searched many charities and decided all proceeds were to be earmarked to benefit our local Tri-City Family Services.

Local stores and boutiques around the Tri-city area were used to help make the fashion show a success. As depicted in the photo, the girls were able to present Tri-City Family Services with a check of $1,100. Each of the girls wanted to share something about their experience while working on this project. “Mental Health is an unknown disease that needs awareness” says Celina. Calandria said, “It was an honor to help raise money for an organization that does so much to help mental awareness”. Anastasia remarks, “It was great to see the project come full circle and to do such a fun event that would benefit teens and families in our community”. As Nicole reflected in summary, “It was an honor to incorporate something we love, like fashion, into an event that helps raise money and awareness for a local charity”.

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FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Restaurant Management Students Battle It Out in “Restaurant Wars”

The Restaurant Management classes ended the year with a bang by competing in their “Restaurant Wars” Final Exam. Each class was divided into two teams that were charged with creating their own restaurant concept to open for judging. All four teams did an excellent job coming up with unique concepts. Each team was given a budget with which to shop for ingredients and décor to create their restaurants.

Restaurant concepts included a breakfast diner called “Rise & Dine”, a Cajun café name “Nola’s”, a spicy Mexican themed restaurant called “El Coche”, and a restaurant featuring simple yet elegant fare called “Semplice”

Each team invited teachers, administrators and local business owners to dine at and judge their restaurant. Students not only created and executed tasty and difficult menus, they gained experience and skills in business management, menu costing, pricing, and teamwork. The students all did an amazing job and impressed all involved.

Important Dates:

8/12 – Senior Materials Pick-up, 8am-1pm

8/13 – Junior Materials Pick-up, 8am-1pm

8/14 – Sophomore Materials Pick-up, 8am-1pm

8/15 – Freshman Orienta on, 8am-3pm

8/18 – Materials Pick-up – All grades, 2pm-7pm

8/28 – Back to School Night, 7-8:30pm

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