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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Engineering, Honors Accounting Among New Course Proposals for District 99

School board members heard presentations Monday on several new course proposals for the 2013-14 school year.

Students at Downers Grove North and South high schools could have several new classes to choose from next year—including advanced accounting and engineering courses. Administrators from both schools were on hand at the Community High School District 99 workshop meeting Monday night to present curriculum proposals for the 2013-14 school year. The district analyzes its existing curriculum every year, gathering input from teachers, parents and students on courses that should be added, removed or modified, according to Superintendent Mark McDonald. This year, District 99 officials are recommending eight new courses, as well as name changes for several existing classes. "All of these courses go through a relatively rigorous vetting process, …

Vanessa Mumford

12:08 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012

This is nice! It is good that schools upgrade or should I say add up new courses in there school. This is for the benefit of the community and the people who dreamed to take those courses. -http://www.know-accounting.com/   more ›

Sunday, September 19, 2010

GEMS Light the Way for Girls in Math, Science

Woodridge twins help start a club to foster relationships with mentors.

Sabina Maddila had a hypothesis. The Naperville Central student wondered what she could do to get more women involved in engineering. Her solution: Start a group for girls just like her, who are interested in careers in engineering, math and science. Throughout her high school years, Maddila, now a senior, had pondered the question that plagues so many students: What do I want to be when I grow up? She considered law and medicine, both of which have groups geared toward up-and-coming students. But she soon realized those were careers that didn't interest her. Instead, she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps and pursue engineering. Maddila said her father explained that when he was in school, most of his classmates were men. "I …

Mike G.

1:13 pm on Monday, August 13, 2012

My entire career was in Mechanical Engineering (Commercial Construction Industry) and there's more women Engineers now than in 'the olden days' that's for sure. I worked with a few over the years that covered many Engineering disciplines. So I don't know exactly what "under-represented" means. As to Math and Science there's plenty on women in those fields (those are pretty broad terms and cover …   more ›

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