Microsoft selected the EnergyNet team at Alan B. Shepard High School as one of twelve winners of the Internet Yearbook contest for their web pages which showed:

• the energy data collected by students
• information on how to read a ComEd electric bill
• facts about the school's boiler and gas use
• articles on the greenhouse effect and acid rain

For winning, Microsoft awarded Alan B. Shepard High School with a multimedia computer.

In their presentation to the school board, Alan B. Shepard's EnergyNet team requested the expansion of student use of Internet. They also explained how their work benefited from Internet use. The recommendation came as a result of board policy which aimed at restricting Internet use.

 Students at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville regularly updated other teams on their project by using e-mail and posting to the EnergyNet Discussion Area. Students created an EnergyNet home page with a link to EnergyNet sponsor, ComEd.

 Students at Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park developed a web page which featured short articles on energy related topics. The articles also appeared in the MESH (9th grade block program of math, English, science, and history) newsletter.

 A student at Carl Sandburg Junior High School in Rolling Meadows designed computer software that allows for comparisons of energy conservation measures. Carl Sandburg students who required remedial reading assistance were enlisted to help the EnergyNet team by reading the postings on the EnergyNet Web board.

 Students at Central Community High School in Breese created a home energy audit packet to teach general science classes about energy. They used the computer to add graphics, color and an interesting layout. The EnergyNet team also assembled a web page that showcased their work with EnergyNet.

 The principal and teachers at Cowden Herrick High School provided two half-day Internet training sessions to help students become more comfortable with the technology. As a result, science students became eager to do online projects and research.

The EnergyNet team at Cowden Herrick High School learned the advantages of e-mail and Internet communication. After inviting a speaker from Shelbyville Co-op to talk about electricity, students e-mailed Thank You notes to the him.

 At East Peoria High School, three classes of computer applications teamed up to do the project. Team members used the Internet to look for weather sites which could help with tracking heating and cooling days. The students also created a web page to show off their EnergyNet accomplishments.

 When students at Future Commons High School in Chicago were having difficulty navigating the Internet, they asked for help on EnergyNet's Discussion Board. Students who live 200 miles away and attend Mater Dei High School in Breese came to their rescue with net surfing tips.

 At Gompers Junior High School in Joliet, students learned to create spreadsheets and chart three columns of energy data. Students made a PowerPoint presentation to the school board and created a web page with EnergyNet information.

 The EnergyNet team at Hartsburg-Emden High School used the Internet to find informational materials for their presentation to the school board. The students then created a PowerPoint presentation for the board.

 The Highland High School EnergyNet team found that their web page was a valuable tool for increasing EnergyNet participation among students.

 The teacher at Joliet West High School found Internet to be a great asset to teaching students. Internet use was pulled into another study on transportation.

 The EnergyNet Discussion Area was frequented by team members from Keith Country Day School in Rockford. They shared stories about their project and assisted other EnergyNet schools.

The involvement of Keith Country Day School in EnergyNet led them to connect with other grant opportunities related to technology.

 Mater Dei Catholic High School led the way where online communication is concerned. Each year, team members shared project information on the EnergyNet Discussion Area and assisted other EnergyNet teams throughout the state.

Mater Dei's EnergyNet team used their computer skills to teach their teachers. Each EnergyNet student was assigned a teacher and the students were responsible for showing teachers how to "surf the net."

 Nokomis High School broke down continental barriers with their Internet use. When looking for information on football field lighting, they found help through e-mail from a British company.

 Through their involvement with the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program, Olympia High School in Stanford received several free software programs to help their EnergyNet team with auditing, improvements and tracking. One additional CD-Rom program is an updated five volume energy atlas.

 Pittsfield High School's EnergyNet team made a HyperStudio Presentation for seventh graders at the new middle school to explain the four main parts of EnergyNet. The team also made a graphic packed Power Point presentation to the school board and students regularly visited the EnergyNet Discussion Area to provide progress reports on their project and to help other EnergyNet teams. Additionally, students created their own web page and posted their energy data on it.

 Students at Proviso East High School in Maywood worked with a Johnson Controls representative to put blueprints of the school into the computer. The EnergyNet team members then recreated the administration offices for use during their school board presentation.

 Middle school students at Spring Wood in Hanover Park used the Internet to find answers to energy questions. They even established an online relationship with employees at Cooper Lighting who answered many of their questions.

 Two EnergyNet students presented the benefits of the EnergyNet project to St. Charles High School board members during a debate about hooking up the district to the Internet.

 EnergyNet students at Whiteside Vocational Center became so intrigued with telecommunications technology that they designed their own Internet interface and sent the science curriculum onto the information highway.

 At Walter Sundling Junior High School in Gurnee, students are keeping track of light usage. They calculated the amount of time lights were left on in empty rooms and placed the data in a spreadsheet. The students then posted results in each room. They also used the computers to create door hangers to remind people to turn off the lights and energy pledge certificates.