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.