Economic group creates DVD showcasing area schools
By Julie Wurth
Monday March 23, 2009
Robert K. O'Daniell
Sara Seed, consultant on a Champaign County Economic Development Corp. project to produce a DVD with facts about area schools, works on a segment at Urbana High School last week.
You may know the tale of the Fisher Bunny.
Struggling high school basketball squad decides to wear rabbit's feet for luck, starts to win and – voila! – a famous mascot is born.
But did you know:
– Every University High School student is required to run (or walk) a 5K race?
– Rantoul Township High School has a state-of-the-art greenhouse?
– St. Thomas More students must do 50 hours of community service before graduation?
Those tidbits and others from all 12 county high schools and Parkland College are detailed in a DVD under production by the Champaign County Economic Development Corp. The DVDs will be handed out to prospective businesses to showcase educational opportunities in the county.
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