Quest Academy student gives helping hand

Palatine, IL - Sept. 29, 2015 - Quest Academy hosted the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin in a friendly soccer match. The idea was initiated by Quest Academy student Rohan Miglani, in an effort to collect athletic equipment for the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin as a part of a service learning project. Rohan, a current seventh-grader, and Joseph Hargrave reached out to the public and collected athletic gear for children to use.

Quest Academy of Palatine donated soccer uniforms to the Boys and Girls Club of Elgin. Players wore their new uniforms for the match and played a fun 60-minute game at the west campus. Following the match, the two teams enjoyed a pizza dinner with smiles all around.

"Sports are a very important part of our lives so having a sports equipment drive and the games with an organization like the Boys and Girls Club that takes care of kids our age was an easy choice," Rohan said. "Coach Ryder and everybody at Quest was so supportive and even donated the uniforms, I could see the joy in their eyes."

Service learning is an integral part of the Quest Academy curriculum and encourages students to actively reflect and seek to make a positive change in our society.

About Quest Academy

Founded in 1982, Quest Academy currently serves more than 300 students from throughout the Chicago area, with a faculty and administration of 55. Quest Academy, an independent day school for children from preschool through eighth grade, admits students who show evidence of exceptional intellectual capability. By providing these gifted students with a rich, rigorous and differentiated curriculum, Quest prepares them for competitive higher education programs and productive professional careers while inspiring a lifelong love of scholarship and appreciation of the arts.

To learn more about Quest Academy, visit questacademy.org.