On Thursday, Jan. 30, the first group of New Trier High School students traveled to A.J. Katzenmaier Academy, located in North Chicago’s District 187, to volunteer in the After School Enrichment Program. This partnership, in which New Trier students can support classroom learning activities, was made possible through collaboration with North Chicago Community Partners (NCCP). Junior adviser Bethany Nichols has been a key player in organizing this program and communicating with NCCP. She accompanied students on Jan. 30, and more recently on Thursday, Feb. 20, but the process to set this up started long before. When New Trier switched to the system of graduating class teams in 2023, where an adviser chair, assistant principal, and support staff liaisons follow each class rather than switching every year, a long-term service project for the class of 2026 became possible. News Editor Allison Boehm wrote the story. Read More - Link in Bio