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The MTHS Foundation provides resources to support student well-being and promote innovative learning opportunities for the students and staff of District 207. These educational enrichment grants represent the Foundation's work toward achieving its its mission.

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2024 -2025 Grants Awarded:

• Narrative Medicine Conference – Maine East
  Interns who have been trained in narrative medicine attend conference, and will serve as the "Young Ambassadors" for the 24/25 school year program. 

2023 -2024 Grants Awarded:

• Scholastic Bowl NAQT State Tournament @ Champaign, IL– Maine East
  Students selected to participate in the State Tournament get a chance to compete.​
• All District Choral Concert– Maine East
  Maine East, Maine South and Maine West All School Concert, along with mini workshops led by Chicago-based professional musicians. 
• ACDA Midwestern Regional Honor Choir– Maine South
  Four South Students selected to participate in the honor Choir in Nebraska. Other students from around the country will be in attendance. 
• Model United Nations University of Chicago Conference– Maine South
  South Students are introduced to the art of debate, negotiation, and public speaking with a focus on the complexity of international relations/organizations.
• BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple Field Trip– Maine West 
  South Asian and Indian Student Associations and Pi Sigma Pi History Honor Society explore the temple and culture together.
• Mucho Exito Conference  – Maine East 
• Monarch Butterfly Conservation Project  – Maine West

          Environmental Awareness Club Conservation Project. 

• A Bilingual Book Club "Solito" - Maine West 
  Event celebrating cultural and linguistic backgrounds of Latinx culture. 
•  Field Trip to Wagner Farm - Maine West 
  Environmental Science students explore ecosystems and where our food comes from.
• Culture Stations – Maine South, Maine West 
  World Cultures students are exposed to a variety of regions across the globe through artifacts and food. 

• Photography Field Trip BaHai Temple and Botanical Gardens – Maine West 
  Photography students take photographs incorporating concepts they have learned throughout the year .
• 2nd Annual Media Career Day – Maine West
  Transportation provided to take students to Noise Floor Sound Studios for immersive experience.
• Future Teachers Conference  – Maine West
• A Cappella Field Trip to Laredo Taft Campus – Maine East
  Students participate in team building and leadership skills conference. 
• Maine South Wall of Honor Alumni Spirit Wear – Maine South 
• Illinois High School Theatre Festival  - Maine East, Maine South, Maine West
  Students attend an immersive theatre festival downstate at the University of Illinois.

2022-2023 Grants Awarded: 

• Junior Leader Spring Leadership Trip – Maine East
• 2023 Individual Player National Championship Tournament – Maine East
  Qualifying students attend National scholastic bowl tournament.
• Family, Career & Community Leaders of America State Conference – Maine East
• Constitution Team National Competition – Maine South
  Students go to Washington DC to compete at the National level. 
• SKILLS USA State Championships – Maine East, Maine West
  Students compete against other Illinois students in the areas of Automotive Service, Computer Programming, cyber Security and more.
• Raku Firing with Visiting Artist Carl Mankert – Maine West
  Ceramics and Design 2/Advanced students fire their own pottery works with visiting artist Carl Mankert.
• DECA Competition – Maine West
  Students participate in a professional conference in career areas to include marketing, finance and business.
• HOSA State Leadership Conference – Maine East, Maine South
  Students participate in HOSA State Leadership Conference and competition.
• 2023 Auto Show Field Trip – Maine East
  Transportation provided to take students to the Chicago Auto Show.
• Rhonda Popko Visting Artist  – Maine West 
• Argonne National Laboratory Tour – Maine South
  Transportation provided to take students to Argonne National Lab for an immersive experience.

• Aging in Fruit Fly Adults and Larvae – Maine South
  Science students conducted research and reported findings on the aging of fruit flies.
• Culture Stations – Maine South
  World Cultures students are exposed to a variety of regions across the globe through artifacts and food .
• Future Teachers Conference  – Maine East, Maine South, Maine West 
• Media Career Day – Maine West
  Transportation provided to take students to Noise Floor Sound Studios for immersive experience.
• Ojibwe Drum Keeper – Maine West
  Cultural awareness program for students presented through storytelling and music.
• Cricket Training Session  – Maine East 
  Special event training session featuring speakers and trainers working with students on the foundation of the sport.
• Latino Summit  – Maine East
  Summit to empower the lives of Latinx students through the pillars of success.
• Virtual Enterprise Trade Show - Maine East 
  Virtual Enterprise students attend an annual trade show. 
• Conchas y Chocolate: A Bilingual Book Club - Maine West 
  Event celebrating cultural and linguistic backgrounds of Latinx culture. 
• Responsible Technology - Maine East
  A presentation geared towards using technology and social media responsibly, along with the importance of internet safety as it relates to cyber bullying.  
• Choir Performance at Illinois Wesleyan University - Maine West 
  Transportation for the Maine West Choralier's to perform at a choral concert.
• Model United Nations University of Chicago Conference - Maine West 
  Competition that educates high school students in the art of debate, negotiation and public speaking.
• Illinois High School Theatre Festival  - Maine East
  Maine East student attend an immersive theatre festival downstate at the University of Illinois.
• Yonty Friesman Presentation - Maine West
  Speaker on why media literacy is important and what that looks like not only in the school setting but in your personal life as well.
• Black Excellence is Everywhere - Maine West
  Black professionals speak to Black Student Union/Black Empowerment members, and any other students interested in attending. 

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Opportunity Grants Awarded

Fashion Students Field Trip to Neiman Marcus - Maine East 
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