Maine South High School District 207 Board Honors Students for Career Exploration
The District 207 Board of Education named three students as “207’s Best” in the area of career exploration during the April meeting. The students recognized were Anna-Christina Gonzalez from Maine West, Inara A. Matani from Maine East and Thomas “Tommy” Weber from Maine South.
Anna-Christina is a perfect example of what District 207 aspires to help every student “find their why” says Maine West Principal Dr. Eileen McMahon. She calls Anna-Christina’s journey one that has been “thoughtful, ground and methodical” to find her chosen path after high school.
She spent the summer between freshman and sophomore year in an internship with a daycare center. While she loved that work, she was deeply affected by the serious illnesses suffered by members of her family and that was when she became immersed in her exploration of health care fields. She attended numerous medical appointm