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Elgin expands STEM internships to include high schoolers
Chris Nawrot started as a geographic information systems intern with the city of Elgin five years ago and was hired as a full-time GIS specialist a year ago. The city is expanding its STEM-related internship program this year to include 10 new positions for high school juniors and seniors. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Posted3/15/2021 5:30 AM
It s not a stretch to say that an internship with the city of Elgin changed the course of Chris Nawrot s career.
Nawrot was a student at Elgin Community College five years ago, working toward an associate degree in engineering science, when his adviser sent out an email blast about a GIS internship with the city.
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How will graduations happen in the suburbs this year? Prepare to be outdoors
Geneva High School senior Sarah Day steps on the stage for a photograph during the school s drive-through graduation event last June. In-person outdoor ceremonies might be the norm this year. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2020
Conant High School graduate Kelly Gregory holds a likeness of herself during a send-off parade for seniors at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg last spring. This year, several suburban districts are exploring having in-person outdoor ceremonies for graduates. John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2020
Graduate Sanjana Rastogi smiles as her family drives by a long line of teachers and staff as Hoffman Estates High School holds a senior send-off parade for its Class of 2020 in the school s parking lot. Several suburban districts are exploring having in-person outdoor ceremonies for graduates this spring.