Day 1 of NHD

Day one was a success. The girls had a great time with the only the Illinois delegation pizza party. They collected at least 30 different buttons from different states. They also prepared for today’s judging. Their website about Jane Addams will be judged at 2:30…

Sara and Aarushi Advance to National NHD in June

Congratulations goes to Quest Academy’s Sara Gregg and Aarushi Verma. Their group website project, “Jane addams: How She Led Immigrants to a Better Life” advanced to nationals (NHD) at the Univeristy of Maryland June 14-18. This is the sixth time in seven years that Quest…

State History Fair Qualifiers

Congratulations State History Fair Qualifiers. Quest will send a strong contingent of projects to the State History Fair in Springfield, which will be held Thursday, May 7, in Springfield, IL. Tara Weil and Nanouk Roy qualified for state with their documentaries. Aubrey Landau, Parker Amoroso,…

Regional History Fair

Quest sent four documentaries, four papers, three websites and two performances to Regional History Fair at Lane Tech High School in Chicago Saturday. Students should find out by Wednesday if they advance. If your student advances, Mrs. Howe has blocked off rooms in Springfield until…

Regional History Fair Qualifiers 2015

Congratulations to all who made it. All students, though, should be proud of their accomplishments. This has been an excellent learning process for everyone. Great job everyone. Peformances Audrey “Poetry for the Pulitzer: Gwendolyn Brooks and Her Relatable Style of Poetry That Led to the…

History Fair Websites

Here are our websites. Please take a look. Just copy the URL and paste it into your browser. Alden http://14420742.nhd.weebly.com/ Sara and Aarushi http://50966404.nhd.weebly.com Aleah http://61928143.nhd.weebly.com Scotty 36297511.nhd.weebly.com Charlie 46159270.nhd.weebly.com Wes http://70588751.nhd.weebly.com Shreya http://55154143.nhd.weebly.com Tess http://13169481.nhd.weebly.com/

History Fair Pictures

The Quest History Fair was such a success. Pictured are various websites and exhibit boards. Students worked so hard, and the results were great. Students produced over 50 projects, including eight extended papers. History Fair is Lane Tech in Chicago on Saturday, April 25, 2015…

History Fair Performances and Documentaries

Students worked so hard on their History Fair projects. Thank you so much to all the parents and professionals who took time to judge. We even had four alumni come back to judge. Thank you so much. We will announce regional qualifiers Wednesday or Thursday…

Sheila “History’s Alive” Speaks to Quest History Fair Students

What a pleasure it was to have Ms. Sheila “History’s Alive” performance specialist talk to Quest seventh and eighth graders. She covered areas of preparation, including performances, documentaries, and historical performances overall. Thank you so much to Mrs. Blaetz for setting this up. Preparation: