Everyone got into the act at Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights. Their EnergyNet team was made up of students, school custodians, administrators and library staff. They all worked together on the audit of the school building.

 Brownstown High School began its EnergyNet project by working with school staff to collect data. The high school students also helped the junior high students with their energy audit.

 Team members at Hartsburg-Emden High School taught a 7th grade class how to use spreadsheets during an 8-day period of mini-courses. Everyone participated in helping with community publicity. The team made posters and an article was produced for the school newsletter.

 EnergyNet team members at LeRoy High School learned the value of team work and cooperation. Students who audited the electric bill gave incorrect information to the data analysis team which resulted in having to redo the audit.

 Mater Dei Catholic High School team members learned a lesson in procrastination. The EnergyNet communications leader report-ed to EnergyNet staff that the team almost presented false numbers to the school board but caught their mistake a few hours ahead of time. He said the error would not have occurred if the work had been completed earlier and reviewed.

The Mater Dei team used a monthly newsletter to communicate information between teams.

 The lead teacher at Monticello High School created an authentic assessment tool for students involved in the EnergyNet project. He used individual and group goals for grades. Each class period, the teacher sat down with students and teams to work on goals. The students' grades were based on these student-developed goals. Every two weeks, the EnergyNet team held an All-Team meeting to discuss the tasks which had been completed and those which needed to be done.

 Each year, Nokomis High School's EnergyNet team looked at their goals and developed teams to match the tasks. One year, 14 students were divided into four teams to analyze the recent boiler and lighting changes in the school. Here were their tasks:

• Survey Team-Interview teachers, students, the superintendent and board members to get their opinions on the changes
• Heating Degree Days Team-Determine what they are and how they relate to our evaluation
• Electrical Team-Analyze the electric bill making data tables and graphs of kilowatts used, cost, relation of HDD
• Gas Team-Analyze the gas bill making data tables and graphs of therms used, cost, relation of HDD

 At Waterloo Middle School, EnergyNet team members decided that in addition to the regular teams, they needed a management team to oversee the completion of the project. They initiated their own meetings outside of class.