Fremont students get a Taste of College

Posted May 15, 2018 11:00 pm

Fremont School District 79 submission

Fremont Middle School eighth graders Amise Calliste-David, Zoe Miller and Maya Sarakis get a chance to try out some of the technology at the College of Lake County as part of District 79's recent Taste of College event. Courtesy of Fremont School District 79

About 25 eighth graders from Fremont Middle School recently got a glimpse into what it means to attend college.

As part of the Taste of College event, students visited the College of Lake County in Grayslake to see firsthand where the demands for jobs are. They also saw how lasers and photonics work, and heard about the real-world applications of degrees in the majors that deal with such devices, ranging from jobs in medicine to manufacturing. Students also visited CLC's University Center and they learned about the structure of many different colleges, from Illinois State University to Northeastern Illinois University.

Students also toured Trinity International University in Deerfield where they peeked into college dorms, dining halls and classrooms.

The focus of the program is encouraging students to think about attending college in the future, particularly students who might be the first in their family to do so.

"This program demystifies college for students and helps them see the value of it in their future," said teacher Tim Fennell, who leads this program for FSD79.

Stavros Bakopoulos, an eighth grader at Femont Middle School in Mundelein, scatters beams of light at the College of Lake County in Grayslake. Students learned about various devices and found out about majors that use them. Courtesy of Fremont School District 79

Shane O'Malley gets an up close look at some equipment during the Taste of College event. In addition to learning about careers in technical fields at CLC, students toured Trinity International University to see college student lifestyles. Courtesy of Fremont School District 79

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