Intro to Business Students Visit McDonald's Hamburger University

Students in Mr. Mirandola's Intro to Business classes had the chance to learn about business from McDonald's executives during a recent trip to Hamburger University.  Beside from touring the training facility, students learned about franchising from Bob Villa and worldwide operations from Jim Kepple.

FCCLA club

The FCCLA club baked cookies after school to use them to practice cookie decorating techniques to prepare for the regional competition at the College of DuPage.
Come join them for the fun of decorating at the next meeting on November 28th!

We will have a cake decorator there to assist us with our techniques.

November 28th in room 217 after school

Students Learn About Marketing From the Kane County Cougars

Director of Public Relations for the Kane County Cougars, Shawn Touney, speaks to Sports & Entertainment Marketing students about the Cougar's marketing strategies.  Shawn met with students on Friday, November 16th, but is a regular visitor to the Sports Marketing classroom.

Winners of the Tom & Eddie's Burger Challenge

Congratulations to the 3rd Period Intro to Business class for winning this semester's Tom & Eddie's Burger Challenge.  The 3rd Period class won the competition by selling 94 Buffalo Jack Burgers.  The Buffalo Jack narrowly edged out the BBQ Blitz Burger created by North's 5th Period class.  BBQ Blitz finished with 92 burgers sold.  Congratulations to both teams.

Beginning Monday, November 19th, the Buffalo Jack Burger will be on the Tom & Eddie's menu for 30 days.

Burger Challenge at Tom & Eddie's

For the second year, Intro to Business students competed in Tom & Eddie's Burger Challenge.  This competition required each class to create and market an original burger that was placed on Tom & Eddie's menu for one evening.  The burger that generates the most sales is declared the winner.  The entries in this year's Burger Challenge included:  3rd Period's Buffalo Jack Burger and 5th Period's BBQ Blitz Burger.  This year the two classes from North competed against two Intro to Business classes from South.

Results will be released on Wednesday, November 14.  

CTE October Students of the Month

Congratulations to the following students who are being recognized for their excellence in Career and Technical Education:

Business Education:  Mike O'Malley
Computer Technology:  Nicholas Prepejchal
Family and Consumer Science:  Victoria Salamowicz
Industrial Technology:  Karen Klein

Chicago Bear Corey Wootton Speaks to Sports & Entertainment Marketing Students

On Monday, November 5th, Corey Wootton of the Chicago Bears and his agent Mike McCartney spoke to Sports and Entertainment Marketing students.  The presentation focused on marketing an NFL athlete.  Corey Wootton is a Northwestern University grad and is in his third year at defensive end for the Bears.  The afternoon before this presentation, Corey returned a blocked punt for a touchdown; his first in the NFL. Mike McCartney has spoken to Sports & Entertainment Marketing students on numerous occasions about his role representing NFL players. 

Little North Stars Preschool

The week of November 5th Little North Stars Preschool will begin. Be sure to have all your forms in prior to the start date. We do have a few open spots if you know anyone interested.

FCCLA Students Attend Their Annual Fall Leadership Conference

North High FCCLA students attended their annual Fall Leadership Conference at Ashton Place on September 20th. "Attitude is Everything" was the message stressed by the motivational  speaker Sam Glenn. Students were entertained by his sense of humor even though his speech provided a serious message. "The Choices We Make Determine the Direction We Take".-Sam Glenn

Architecture Students Learn From Local Builder

Students in Tony Ciezadlo's Architecture course have been visiting a home being built in Downers Grove to learn from Tim Oko, the builder.  This home is being built for a very important resident of the Downers Grove community, and students have been able to visit the construction site to see it being built from start to finish.  In total, students will make four visits to check on the progress and learn about home construction.   

September Students of the Month

Congratulations to the following individuals for being named Student of the Month in CTE:

Family & Consumer Science-Maria Greco
Business Education-Steven Pulaski
Computer Technology-Gregory Blevins
Industrial Technology-Zachary Baltrus

Preparing for the start of preschool

Child Development classes made paper plate masks today for preschool

Graduation Celebration Brunch

Foods 2 classes had end of the year celebration brunch.
The menu included:
Baked French Toast Casserole with Maple Syrup
Overnight Egg Casserole
French Coffee Cake
Orange Juice

Lone Star Burger Wins the Tom & Eddie's Burger Challenge

Lone Star Burger



Baseball Team Enjoying the Lone Star






Southwest Wildfire Burger



On Wednesday, April 18th, Intro to Business classes from Downers North and South competed in Tom & Eddie's Burger Challenge.  Each class created their own gourmet burger and designed a marketing plan to generate sales of their burger.  The burger with the highest sales between 5:00 and 9:00 p.m. was declared the winner.  The results were:  (DGN) Southwest Wildfire Burger-30 units sold, (DGS) Mustang Meltdown-59 units sold, and the (DGN) Lone Star Burger-104 units sold.  The Period 2 Intro to Business class at North, who created the winning Lone Star Burger, will have thier burger featured on the Tom & Eddie's menu for 30 days.  In addition, students will receive a catered lunch from Tom & Eddie's.  A portion of the sales for this evening will be donated to the West Suburban Humane Society.  A charity chosen by the Intro to Business students. 

Burger Challenge With Tom & Eddie's



The Burger Challenge between Intro to Business classes at Downers North and South is set for Wednesday, April 18th, from 5-9pm. Classes from DGN created the Lone Star Burger and the Southwest Wildfire Burger. A class from DGS has come up with their own creation. Come vote for the DGN burgers by purchasing one Wednesday evening. The burger with the most votes (purchased most) will be placed on the Tom & Eddie's menu for at least a month.

Preschool Open Enrollment

It is open enrollment time for the DGN Little North Stars Preschool for the 2012-2013 school year. View our Blog: www.dgnpreschool.blogspot.com Days: Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday Times: Monday/Thursday Session-12:50 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. Tuesday/Friday Session- 12:50 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. Calendar Session—Approximate Dates: Fall – October 15 -December 14 9 Weeks Spring – February 4 – May 17 13 Weeks Cost: $210 for the year How to enroll: Application form at http://www.dgnpreschool.blogspot.com/ Contact Information: Christy Tajak, 630-795-8020, ctajak@csd99.org Philosophy of Preschool The DGN North Stars Preschool is taught by high school students who are studying child development, eager to take an active teaching role and interested in careers involving children. The structure of our preschool enhances socialization, cooperative play and fun filled learning, with a play based focus on the idea that children learn the most from creative lessons. The daily schedule is a mixture of teacher and child directed play with small and large group activities based around a theme. Children will be involved in small/large motor, dramatic play, block play, music, math, science, nutrition, social studies, creative are, and sand and water play lessons focusing on the social and emotional adjustment to developing healthy self-care habits. We will also be offering a Playgroup for infants up to 3 years old second semester. Dates: March 2013 to May 2013 Days: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday Times: 8:10 am to 10:30 am Cost: $90

Scholarship Dinner at Technology Center of DuPage

Students from DGN showed off their skills at the 23rd Annual Pastry Arts & Hospitality Management Dinner

Playgroup has begun!

15 children ages 9 months to 3 years old are attending our parenting classes 3 days a week from 8-10:30 am. Let the fun begin!

Officer Fischer visits parenting classes

Downers Grove Police Officer Fischer speaks to our parenting class about child safety.

Parenting Panel

Teachers and counselors of DGN and community members came to our three parenting classes and shared their parenting stories with our students.

Thank-you,
Lois Graham
Greg Stolzer
Nicole Gibson
Kelly Holquist
Pam Fodor
Cyndi Karmik
Bruce Thornquist
Joann Purcell

Students Learn About Marketing From The Bulls

On Wednesday, February 22nd, DECA and Sports & Entertainment Marketing students attended Career Day with the Chicago Bulls.  The afternoon began with presentations from various executives of the Bulls.  The executives spoke about their job, the ways in which they are responsible for marketing the Bulls, as well as advice for high school students who aspire to work within a professional sports organization.  Students were allowed to remain in their seats after the presentation to watch the Bulls shootaround.  The evening concluded with a Bulls victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.



Architecture Student Featured in The Omega

Megan Clevenger, a student in Mr. Ciezadlo's Architecture 1 Honors course, discusses her desire to be an architect in this month's edition of The Omega.

Fourteen DECA Students Qualify For State

DGN had another great showing at the DECA regional competition held in St. Charles on January 26th.  Fourteen students placed in the top ten in their respective categories to qualify for the state competition this March.  DECA is a student organization that focuses on marketing in business. 

Foods 2 Students Celebrate the End of First Semester

Ms. Bolinger's Foods 2 Students celebrated the end of first semester with a breakfast.  Students made Christmas Morning Breakfast Casserole, Quiche Lorraine, baked french toast with maple syrup, and bacon.