May, 2017


WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

Alignment Rockford and Rockford Public Schools hosted the first annual Academy Showcase April 27, 2017 at Prairie Street Brewhouse. The free event welcomed the community to engage with RPS 205 high school students and faculty as they demonstrated their Academy projects and community partnerships. Students from each academy within each school provided live performances, interactive demonstrations, games and more!






The house was packed. The best parts were the students and staff from different schools intermingling and supporting each other in ways I have not seen before, and seeing how many new AST members were signing up to be a part of the RPS community -  Jen Lawrence, Principal at  Guilford High School
CHECK OUT OUR 2016 ANNUAL REPORT!
Explore Where You Can Get Involved

Click the image below to read about the work of our teams in 2016 and the exciting work ahead in our 2016 Annual Report! 

See anything that interests you and want to learn how you can get involved? Click on the survey below. 



OPEN INVITATIONS TO PARTICIPATE

2017-2018 CAPSTONE KICK-OFF August 30th!
Volunteers Needed! Sign up for one day event or support throughout the year

There are many ways community members can get involved in student capstone projects. Sign up for a one day kick-off event the morning of August 30th or sign up to support the projects throughout the year! Read the Full Capstone Kick-Off Flyer

BE A KICK-OFF
INDUSTRY PANELIST
BE A KICK-OFF
TABLE FACILITATOR
BE A CLASSROOM
PROJECT CONSULTANT 






2017 ACADEMY EXPO October 4th!
Alignment Rockford invites you to host a booth at the 2017 Academy Expo at no charge, to meet with 9th grade Rockford Public School students and discuss your career with them. This will help 9th grade students make an informed decision on their College and Career Academy selection for 10th grade. 

Alignment Rockford is also seeking Hospitality Ambassador teams in the areas of: load-in/load-out, registration, food service, student engagement, and booth judging. 

ACADEMIES UPDATE










2017 ACADEMY AWARDS

On May 18th Rockford Public School Academy teams, students, and volunteers came together at Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Country Club for the 4th annual Academy Awards to celebrate their exceptional work throughout the year!  

And the winners are.... 
Academies Year In Review Through Pictures!
Academies Year In Review Through Pictures!

Community Member of the Year:

 

Project of the Year: 
 Guilford High School's Habitat for Humanity Home

 

Organization of the Year:
 University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford 


 Staff Member of the Year: 
 Thomas Jefferson High School's Craig Stenberg

IN THE NEWS
Guilford High School Students Build a Habitat for Humanity Home!

On May 5th RPS 205   Guilford High School  and Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity celebrated the very first home that Guilford Construction students built for a Habitat family! Not only did these students build a home for the family, they collected donations for the family, and  Guilford High School 's key club raised money to purchase the family a dishwasher.  


OSF Saint Anthony Hosts Jefferson High School Students in Real World Robotics Application

On May 9th OSF Saint Anthony hosted twenty students from either the Health Sciences (HS), Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Trades & Technology (EMITT) career academies at Jefferson High School, to engage in a hands-on demonstration of the da Vinci surgical robot. Paula Carinsky, CEO, OSF Saint Anthony's Medical Center welcomed the students; Dr. Lawrence Prabhakar, daVinci Colorectal Surgeon and Director of the Saint Anthony's Robotics Program, and Dr. David Cable, daVinci Cardiothoracic Surgeon, provided a program overview and Q&A session with the students. T he hospital hopes to offer similar experiences in the coming school year to students interested in health sciences or engineering career pathways.
RPS Cardboard Canoe Race
With only a limited supply of duct tape and cardboard, students within the Engineering Design classes at Auburn, East, and Guilford High Schools designed, marketed, built, and raced canoes for respective awards at the second annual Cardboard Canoe Race at Levings Lake May 12th! 

RPS 205 and community members came out to judge and assist in the races! Aside from the fun, students learned valuable lessons in engineering design, marketing, soft skills, and teamwork! 


ACADEMIES NEED YOU FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR!

Community members are needed to help plan and implement project-based learning and real-world experiences! Please consider joining an Academy Support Team (AST) at one of our high schools! 

Click the image below to read the job description. Check out the video from some of our current members to learn about their experience as an AST member! 


Alignment Rockford's mission is to align community resources in support of public school strategies to raise student achievement, improve the health and happiness of our children, and advance the economic and social well-being of our community.