High School District 211 represented among I.S.B.E. 2007 "Those Who Excel" award recipients

Township High School District 211 was represented among the recipients in the Illinois State Board of Education’s 2007 "Those Who Excel" education awards program. The State Board annually sponsors the "Those Who Excel" awards to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the state’s public and non-public schools.

High School District 211 award-winners are (listed alphabetically):

• Hoffman Estates High School Social Worker Andrés Acosta (student support personnel category)
• Schaumburg High School Chemistry of Foods Team (team category); Team members include Family & Consumer Science Teacher Kerry Frost and Science Teacher Kenneth Turner
• Palatine High School Science Teacher Anthony Krotz (classroom teacher category)
• William Fremd High School Principal Marina Scott (administrator category)
• James B. Conant High School Parent Karen Strauch (community volunteer category)
• William Fremd High School Athletic Director's Secretary Joan Volberding (educational service personnel category)

Award recipients were honored by the Illinois State Board of Education at the Those Who Excel awards banquet on Saturday, October 13, 2007, in Decatur, Ill.

Seated from left to right: Kerry Frost (Schaumburg H.S. Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher), Joan Volberding (Fremd H.S.
Athletic Director's Secretary), Marina Scott ( Fremd H.S. Principal), Karen Strauch (Conant H.S. parent)
Standing from left to right: Ken Turner (Schaumburg H.S. Science Teacher), Tony Krotz (Palatine H.S. Science Teacher),
Andres Acosta (Hoffman Estates H.S. Social Worker)