Student Voices

As the 2022 Rockford Youth Poet, I worked with Rockford Ready and the Rockford Area Arts Council to develop a series of powers focused on health literacy.

I was blessed with being accepted into the Exelon Foundation STEM Leadership Academy. The Academy was created to lift up young women interested in pursuing a career in the STEM field. I spent July 31 - August 5 in Chicago at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) with 59 other young women who were accepted.

Thank you to Mr. Pickerl – and to every other teacher helping students through their hardships – for making sure we know we aren't alone.

It was a day to be remembered. The air was electric, the crowd entranced, and the sound of dodgeballs whizzing past each other filled the room.

Ever since we have started using the PDSA process, I have wanted to be more involved in my learning.

The RPS 205 Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC) was awarded the In Youth We Trust Grant through the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois.

Auburn High School senior Natasha Shrestha was recently elected to the Key Club International Board of Trustees during the 2021 Key Club Summer Leadership Conference in Florida.

“I thought I already knew a lot of stuff. … But this class just threw life right at me. There’s a lot of stuff that you need to know for your future -- if you want a successful one.” – Jefferson High School student feedback from College & Career Readiness Class