Music through Music: Fundraising for Glenwood Elementary

For our Leadership Impact project, we decided to improve the music program at an underfunded elementary school in Waukegan, IL: Glenwood Elementary. But how? We decided on collecting money through donations and performances to purchase up to 30 acoustic guitars for this school. The prestigious national music honor society, TRI-M, generously donated $700 to our cause. In addition, three of our team members, Andrew, Daniel, and Mitch, gave a performance at Via Gelato Cafe, in Glenview. They raised about $170. Cameron and Paul were unavailable to perform due to the school musical. For footage from Via Gelato, more information about our project, and the overall success, please watch the video below!

Personal Podcast project

Have a passion but still need a way to make money? I was stuck in that exact situation, and wanted to find a way out. So I combined the two! I wanted to do podcasting, so I worked on a way to find advertising for my podcast that is going to start in the summer. I talked to a couple businesses and found some local interest. I can't wait until this all gets going!

Support for Special Olympics

We support Special Olympics, an organization for special needs teens to participate in recreational activities and sports.  Though it is a national organization, there is actually a local team with students from our high school.  We wanted to support this group because it is an amazing organization that needs more acknowledgement and support.  We hope that you are as passionate as we were, good luck!!!

Glenbrook North Helps to Bring Supplies and Books to Glenwood Elementary

We are trying to collect supplies and books to help the classes at Glenwood Elementary.  To do this we have contacted the Northbrook Public Library to donate books and we have set boxes around the school for people to donate new or gently used supplies. We have been successful in collecting books and are expecting supplies in the next two weeks. We hope someone will carry on this impactful project in the following years. Check out our video for more information!

GBN students may help ease unemployment

In a time when our country's unemployment rate is on the rise and Americans are still struggling to find jobs, we knew that the best way to help out the country was to do what even the government can't do properly: create jobs. With our website, we're not only improving the welfare of students at GBN and giving them opportunities that open doors and deter them from getting involved in illicit activities, but we're also giving back to our community and more importantly our country. 

We created a website where teens can go to see the companies that are hiring in the area so they can get a job. The site is constantly being updated so that students don't get denied a position when they call or send applications simply because the position is filled. It improves the efficiency of the system and makes students aware of job openings that they may otherwise not known about.

We admit that our site is in its infancy. Our hope is that others in the future realize the potential of this program and expand on it to help solve an immense and pressing problem at a local level. We started something that should be integrated into the school website and leave a legacy that lasts for future generations to come.