Personal Reflections
July 10, 2017 Dear IMSA Family, After almost three years without a state budget, IMSA finally has a budget for FY 2018, which began July 1,...
Alums came home to IMSA for Alumni Weekend 2017!
Classes of 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 and 2012 reunited with fellow alumni Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July...
Personal Reflections
June 8, 2017 Dear IMSA Family, Congratulations on a successful completion of the 2016-2017 academic...
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy new innovation center now accepting applications for startup opportunities
ILLINOIS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ACADEMY NEW INNOVATION CENTER NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR STARTUP OPPORTUNITIES Aurora, IL, May 31, 2017—The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) is accepting applications for Fox Valley s...
IMSA Presents The Tellabs Foundation Next Generation Innovator Award. Apply by July 31!
Middle school innovators from across Illinois can now enter The Tellabs Foundation Next Generation Innovator...
IMSA Student Announced Winner of Inaugural ‘The Next Launch’ Business Pitch Competition
Ayan Agarwal, an IMSA student and Hinsdale native, won first prize at the first-ever regional business pitch competition, “The Next Launch,” on Wednesday, May...
Washington Post names IMSA one of “Top-performing schools with elite students”
America's Most Challenging High Schools list is designed to recognize schools that challenge average...
The promise and power of IMSA – Impact Report 2017
See IMSA's 2017 Impact Report highlighting our contributions to educational innovation and excellence in Illinois and...
Personal Reflections
May 4, 2017 Dear IMSA, You should have seen...
IMSA brings top minds in diversity together to increase STEM pipeline – registration required
Aurora, IL – Some of the nation’s top minds in diversity and inclusion will come together to share best practices on how to build a sustainable and strong education to career pipeline for underrepresented groups into science, technology, ma...
IMSA Board of Trustees honors 2017 alumni award recipients
The IMSA Board of Trustees honored four Alumni at a ceremony March 30, 2017 in recognition of their accomplishments and contributions to their fields of endeavor, to IMSA, and to the citizens of Illinois, our nation and the...
2018 Senior Banquet
Information and FAQs (December 2017) Any questions or interested in getting involved? Please email SeniorBanquet2018@gmail.com for more...
David Ying ’17 receives President’s Volunteer Service Award
IMSA Senior David Ying was the recipient of the President's Volunteer Service Award for his work as tutor, both at IMSA and in the surrounding Aurora community, and his work with...
Personal Reflections
March 13, 2017 Dear IMSA Family, Have you ever wanted to “stop the world” and get out of the rat rac...
Checkmate! The IMSA Chess Team won State! Go Titans!
After seven rounds of chess played over two days where some individual games last more than 2 hours, IMSA emerged undefeated and claimed the state...
“IN2 Launches Innovative Student Ideas Into Reality at IMSA” reports Daily Herald
The days as a simple preposition are over for the word "into," at least at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in...
Local Teens Win Business Venture Prize in IMSA’s TALENT Power Pitch Competition
IMSA senior Ayan Agarwal scored top cash prize for Blabl, a speech therapy app to engage speech-impaired...
Personal Reflections
February 1, 2017 Dear IMSA Family, Happy (belated) New...
YouTube Co-Founder Cuts Ribbon to Open Innovation Center for All Illinois Students
On March 30, IMSA and esteemed alumnus, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, unveil the Steve and Jamie Chen Center for Innovation and Inquiry...
Maker 1.0: Middle School Design Divas (GIRLS ONLY, grades 7-8)
Calling all middle school design divas: turn your brain power into girl...
Entrepreneurship: Startup Academy, Residential (Grades 9-10) [Selective Enrollment Program]
This program is limited to 24 participants selected on the basis of a competitive...
Extreme Math and Science @ IMSA (Grades 8-9)
Salt and pepper…..peanut butter and jelly….science and math—without math, science just wouldn’t be the...
Personal Reflections
December 23, 2016 Dear IMSA Family, Today, the campus is growing eerily quiet as many IMSA students go “home” to their families for the winter break after completing final exams and the fall...
Personal Reflections
November 18, 2016 Dear IMSA Community, It’s been an eventful time since the Cubs won the World S...
Kudos to mathematics faculty member Ruth Dover as Wolfram Research awards Most Innovative of 2016!
"It's really interesting to see this great diversity of topics and backgrounds of the people who use our technology," said founder and CEO Stephen Wolfram. "Each year we pick out a few people who we think have...
Personal Reflections
October 11, 2016 Dear IMSA Community, Last week, while standing outside my office, which is next to the Information Resource Center and overlooks the Senior U-bench, I realized how grateful I am to those who came before me, those who had t...
IMSA Welcomes Dr. Norman “Storm” Robinson as Professional Field Services Executive Director
IMSA announces the hire of...
54 IMSA Students From 40 Communities Named National Merit® Semifinalists
The National Merit® Scholarship Program recently named 54 semifinalists from IMSA in its 2017...
Personal Reflections
September 11, 2016 Dear IMSA Community, It’s a pleasure to welcome you to IMSA’s 30th anniversary year!...
Personal Reflections
July 14, 2016 Dear IMSA Community, Over the past few weeks, IMSA’s summer camps and outreach programs have been in full swing...
