IMSA Students to Participate In Teleconference to Capitol Hill

For Immediate Release, September 1998
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at (630) 907-5033

AURORA --  Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) students will participate in Ameritech’s 1998 Senate Education Technology Demonstration to Capitol Hill September 9, from 11:00-11:45 a.m. at IMSA. (see attached list).

IMSA was selected as one of 10 schools in the Midwest to be linked with Capitol Hill for this special education and technology event. Using distance learning technology provided by Ameritech, Sony and Video Images, students and congressmen will debate topics including environmental protection, healthcare reform, a minimum wage increase and the economics of professional sports., 

IMSA students will present the historic, economic and scientific review of the establishment of national park wilderness areas. Ecology teacher John Thompson said the event is a wonderful opportunity for his students. "It requires students to exam what technology can be used to make a presentation that can demonstrate their issues clearly and accurately in a multimedia format.", 

The day-long program sponsored by Ameritech celebrates advancements in classroom-based technology and highlights the public-private collaborative efforts underway to integrate technology effectively into teaching and learning., 

Now in its second year, the event is endorsed by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded in 1992 and dedicated to promoting positive uses of technology to improve education and training., 

Located in Aurora, IMSA is a learning enterprise that builds the capacity of students, teachers and policymakers to improve and transform mathematics and science teaching and learning. IMSA’s residential educational program serves Illinois students (grades 10-12) talented in mathematics and science; its professional development Center serves schools, educational systems, teachers and students in Illinois and beyond., 

Ameritech- U.S. Senate Presentation, IMSA Ecology Student Participants

Student Name and Hometown, 

Denise Lorenz,  Antioch

Doug Lewandowski,  Batavia

Jonathon Frederick,  Charleston

Tina Pratl,  Chicago

Mike Siew,  Chicago

Anna Inton,  Des Plaines

Kathy Chen,  Edwardsville

Angel Anderson,  Glen Ellyn

Jon Helm,  Macomb

Sarah Schmidt,  Marissa

Ryan Armour,  Raymond

Janessa Stream,  Rossville

Adrian Sauder,  Tremont

Located in Aurora, Illinois, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State to develop talent and stimulate excellence in teaching and learning in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. More than 14,000 teachers and 20,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from IMSA's professional development and enrichment programs. IMSA serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy leadership and action research.