Quest Academy Seventh Graders Perform Twelfth Night

The Quest Academy seventh grade LA/SS students performed Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with passion, poise, and emotion. Mrs. Fabsik and Mr. Shilhanek are so incredibly proud of all the seventh graders. Below will be clips of each scene. Feel free to share it to members of…

Shakespeare Performance Thursday, March 17, 8:30 a.m.

The time is nearly here for the Quest Academy 7th Grade LA/SS students to present Twelfth Night. Here are some pictures of our dress rehearsal. We will start promptly at 8:30 with a feast immediately following the performance. See you there. Mr. Shilhanek

Sixth Graders Working on Dragonwings’ Projects

Mr. Shilhanek’s LA/SS class is working on Dragonwings’ projects to present Friday before Spring Break. Students are producing everything from a replica of the plane described in the novel to the historical Chinese dynasties. Here are some examples. Sarah and Ben Describe 3d Project

Quest 8th Graders Attend John Kasich Rally

The Quest Academy eighth grade LA/SS classes attended the John Kasich rally held at the Community Center in downtown Palatine Wednesday. Throughout the year the Quest eighth grade LA/SS students have studied the Constitution, most specifically here is the focus on the political process. Because…

Shakespeare Theater and Rehearsal

Quest Academy’s seventh grade students experienced Navy Pier’s Shakespeare Theater, watching Twelfth NightThursday, March 10. Quest students have been reading, analyzing, and preparing for a performance Thursday, March 17. Quest Academy was fortunate to have front-row seats, which enabled them to truly experience the actors’…

Super Tuesday Online Discussion with Congressman Kinzinger March 3

Our eighth graders with a few eager seventh graders are going to discuss Super Tuesday results in a Today’sMeet. It is a backchannel discussion as the results begin. Please discuss the election with your sons and daughters. Thursday, we are going to discuss SuperTuesday results…

Spanish-American War Presentations

Mr. Shilhanek’s eighth grade LASS students presented the Spanish-American War from a primary source point-of-view. Students analyzed the war in order to determine whether it was imperialistic or an idealistic. America was able to expand its territories throughout the West and the South, including Texas…