February 24, 2017 - Argonne Regional Competition
2nd Place & Creative Spark Award
February 26, 2016 - Argonne Regional Competition
3rd Place.
May 31, 2014 - BSA Discovery Outpost at Woodfield Mall
HEHS PLTW students created a new machine to cut the ribbon at the Grand Opening of the Boy Scouts of America Discovery Outpost.
Click Here for pictures and a video clip from the Daily Herald.
March 2013 - Congratulations to Team 1!
February 21, 2014 - Argonne Regional Competition
Click Here for Sun Times video footage from the 2014 competition.
Click Here for an article in the Sun Times.
Click Here for pictures by the Sun Times.
Click Here for an article in Groupon.
November 15, 2013 - District 211 Annual Report
Team 1 included on Page 52 of the 2012-2013 D211 Annual Report
June 17 through July 15, 2013 - Harold Washington Library
This machine was on display in the Grand Lobby of the Harold Washington Library from June 17 through July 15, 2013 to help promote the Chicago Public Library summer initiative "Full STEAM Ahead."
Thanks to John Reeves, Peter Fritz, Samantha Acosta, Jessica Brooks, Adam Long, Gregg Lugo, Will Herbert and Yazmin Nuñez for helping to inspire the library patrons.
Click here for the CPL tumblr page
April 11, 2013 - D211 Board of Education Meeting
April 11, 2013 - Argonne Tour and Awards Presentation
Trophy presented by Dr. Eric D. Isaacs - Director, Argonne National Laboratory
March 16, 2013 - High School National Competition
Hosted by STEM Forward at Waukesha County Technical College
2nd Place
&
Best Construction
Team 1 is the first team in the 18 year history of the Argonne Regional Contest to medal at the National Competition!
Click here for the STEM Forward website and additional pictures.
March 11, 2013 - Argonne Regional Competition
Hosted by Argonne National Laboratory
1st Place
&
People's Choice
Click here for the Argonne Press Release and additional pictures.
More Links:
Argonne Article Cross-Posted at Department of Energy Website 2013
Department of Energy Photo of the Week (Team 2) 2013
Same Article in the Daily Herald 2013
Daily Herald Article from 2011
Rube Goldberg - Scroll down for College and High School Results (as of May 2013)
2015-2016 Task - Open an Umbrella
Jill Prigge, Team Leader, Spokesperson - Junior
Megan Amato - Junior
Harpreet Auby - Junior
Erin Johnson - Sophomore
Radhay Patel - Senior
Allison Schrader - Sophomore
Jasemin Sertesen - Sophomore
Miraj Shah - Junior
Meghan Sutalski - Junior
Dillon Vadgama - Senior
Hana Wakefield - Sophomore
2014-2015 Task - Erase a Chalkboard
Dillon Vadgama, Team Leader - Junior
Laura Turf, Team Leader - Senior
Megan Amato - Sophomore
Harpreet Auby - Sophomore
Geoffrey Golly - Sophomore
Fuka Jimma - Sophomore
Jill Prigge - Sophomore
Miraj Shah - Sophomore
Meghan Sutalski - Sophomore
Alan Zapinski - Sophomore
2014 BSA Grand Opening - Cut a Ribbon
Megan Amato - Freshman
Lars Gavris - Junior
Geoffrey Golly - Freshman
Gregg Lugo - Senior
Nandini Patel - Freshman
Miraj Shah - Freshman
Meghan Sutalski - Freshman
Laura Turf - Junior
Dillon Vadgama - Sophomore
2013-2014 Task - Zip a Zipper
Team 1
Samantha Acosta, Art Director & Team Leader - Senior
Yazmin Nuñez, Team Leader - Junior
Jessica Brooks - Senior
Peter Fritz - Sophomore
Emilio Guzman - Senior
Will Herbert - Junior
Gregg Lugo - Senior
Eduardo Patino - Senior
Team 2
Zak Notzen, Team Leader - Senior
Dillon Vadgama, Team Leader - Sophomore
CJ Dimacali - Sophomore
Shreyas Gandlur - Sophomore
Zak Notzen - Senior
Ram Perianan - Sophomore
Adil Shedbalkar - Sophomore
Grace Wilkins - Sophomore
2012-2013 Task - Hammer a Nail
Team 1
Adam Long, Team Leader - Senior
John Reeves, Team Leader - Senior
Samantha Acosta, Art Director - Junior
Jessica Brooks, Spokesperson - Junior
Gregg Lugo - Junior
Yazmin Nuñez - Sophomore
Team 2
Eduardo Patino, Team Leader - Junior
Will Herbert, Spokesperson - Sophomore
Peter Fritz - Freshman
Emilio Guzman - Junior
Rima Homsi - Sophomore
Luke Iehl - Senior
Nicole Srb - Sophomore
2011-2012 Task - Inflate a Balloon and Pop It!
Adam Long, Team Leader - Junior
Haley Worman, Team Leader - Senior
Ari Divizio, Spokesperson - Senior
Samantha Acosta - Sophomore
Melanie Bliudzius - Freshman
Jessica Brooks - Sophomore
Brian Hagen - Senior
Stephanie Lynn - Senior
Danny Lyons - Junior
Yazmin Nuñez - Freshman
John Reeves - Junior
Jamie Vadgama - Senior
2010-2011 Task - Watering a Plant
Haley Worman, Spokesperson - Junior
Alana Bliudzius - Junior
Weston Bruemmer - Senior
Ari Divizio - Junior
Brian Hagen - Junior
Adam Long - Sophomore
Danny Lyons - Sophomore
Andrew Ruthe - SeniorAlex Swartzell - Senior
Justin Wiewora - Junior
2009-2010 Task - Dispense an Appropriate Amount of Hand Sanitizer Into a Hand
Michael Gascon, Team Leader- Senior
Ari Divizio, Spokesperson - Sophomore
Alana Bliudzius - Sophomore
Zach Demmon - Senior
Bimal Dholakia - Senior
Zain Khan - Senior
Josh Pearson - Junior
Andrew Ruthe - Junior
Parth Soni - Junior
Haley Worman - Sophomore
Grace Watkins - Senior
Thanks to
Mr. Josh Schumacher, Assistant Principal (2014-2016), Principal
Mr. Dan Andersen, Assistant Principal
Mr. David Ligman, Applied Tech Department Chair
Mr. James Britton, Assistant Principal (2009-2010), Principal (2010-2016)
Ms. Brigid Tileston, Assistant Principal (2012-2015)
Mr. Allan Hausfeld, Applied Tech Department Chair (2009-2012)
Mr. Russell Cumings, Assistant Principal (2010-2014)
The Rube Goldberg Team Parents
HEHS Maintenance Department
D211 Transportation Department
Special Thanks to the following for their donations of time, food, transportation, etc...
The Prigge Family (2016)
The Amato Family (2015)
The Shah Family (2015)
The Vadgama Family (2015)
Ari Divizio, Adam Long & John Reeves (2014)
The Brooks Family (2014)
The Fritz Family (2014)
The Guzman Family (2013-2014)
The Herbert Family (2013-2014)
The Dimacali Family (2014)
The Reeves Family (2012-2013)
The Divizio Family (2010-2012)
The Bliudzius Family (2010-2012)
The Lyons Family (2011-2012)
The Gascon Family (2010)
Argonne National Laboratory (2010-2016)
Northrop Grumman (2013, 2016)
The Home Depot - Schaumburg (2012-2013)
Chicago Public Library Foundation (2013)
Jim Nicolaisen (2011-2016)
Greg Scholl (2012-2013)
Joe Kleitsch (2014-2016)
