Industry Features, Press Releases & Impact on Students, Schools and Communities

Public Tours Available of New McHenry High School Expansion
McHenry High School District 156 leaders will lead tours, explain planning, research that went into new center. Visitors will be able to get a look at the center’s new biomedical science lab, advanced manufacturing lab, environmental science center with a greenhouse and robotics lab...McHenry High School District 156 leaders will also be available to lead tours and explain the research and planning that went into the new center...features include a broadcast journalism center, a robotics lab, INCubatoredu classroom space, an advanced graphics lab and an advanced engineering center.

Student Ravon Johnson Taylor Awarded National 'GritGrant' Honor
Ravon Johnson Taylor was awarded the McKenzie Foundation & Uncharted Learning 2021 GritGrant award. He was chosen as one of four recipients from across the country! He is also the first Rock Island High School Student to win the award...

It's Your Business: Why Entrepreneurship for K-12 Matters
Kindergarten to 12th-grade programming is one of the pillars at The Mill.

Three Young Lake County Entrepreneurs Will Help Local High School Students Build Businesses
A group of young entrepreneurs from Lake County has teamed up to inspire students through Tavares & Eustis High Schools' new incubator entrepreneurship program, which will begin this semester...

Westlake High School Students Win National Pitch Competition to Help Fund New Business
Six Westlake High School students won a national competition, and with it $10,000 donated by Uncharted Learning, to help them with the launch of their new gift cart app GiftE. The group reached the final competition after being chosen as one of the top five teams in the country.

MISD Students In National Spotlight As They Pitch Mallet Head This Week
As anyone who has ever watched “Shark Tank” on TV knows, the lights shine brightest on those fortunate enough to land a chance to try and strike a deal with any or all of the millionaires/billionaires in the room.

Young Entrepreneurs Make the Grade in Rochester's Incubatoredu Program
"I didn't feel like a student; I felt like a business owner working with other business people," John Marshall junior Nina Munoz said.

Rocky Students Earn Thousands in Final Pitch
The Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation awarded $10,000 to Rock Island High School entrepreneurs at the Final Pitch night in the RIHS Auditorium.

Prairie Ridge High School Students Compete in Incubatoredu Pitch Night
'They build, test, learn, apply – embracing the cycle of experimentation, Prairie Ridge, says Ryan O'Neill.
Five teams of Prairie Ridge High School students competed against each other for prize money May 5 during the school’s 4th annual Incubator Pitch Night Event, a school official said.
The event was a part of the school’s dual credit business incubator class where students learn how to develop a potential product or service, Ryan O’Neill, who teaches the course at Prairie Ridge, said in an email.

Rock Island Student Entrepreneurs Win Business Awards
The INCubatoredu Entrepreneur and Enterprise students gave their business pitches to a row of “sharks” at FINAL PITCH NIGHT on Rock Island Student Entrepreneurs Win Business Awards in the Rock Island High School Auditorium. Five entrepreneur teams vied for three awards: Best Pitch Award, Best Business Potential Award, and Best Business Model Award.