An overnight storm on Sept. 6 caused a power outage at Naperville Central High School and surrounding neighborhoods, resulting in an e-learning day being called by the district.
Power was restored to Central at around 9 a.m., and school will be held as usual on Sept. 7, according to a Talk203 message.
“Due to the continued power outage and uncertainty regarding when it will be restored, Naperville Central High School will have an e-Learning Day today, Wednesday, Sept. 6,” said a Talk203 message sent out to parents and students.
Athletics will practice and play as usual on Sept. 6, but clubs and activities will not hold meetings or practices, according to a Talk203 message.
E-learning instruction was entirely asynchronous, and included digital activities, worksheets and recorded lessons. Zoom and other types of synchronous learning were not used.
“Students should expect to receive at least five hours of asynchronous instruction or school work through their Canvas accounts,” the Talk203 said. “Students will be given assignments aligned to current learning progression and goals.”
According to poweroutage.us, a combined 820 customers from DuPage and Will county lost their power. Central Senior Luka Van Osdol was one of those customers.
“Today I was surprised [that we called an e-learning day] because I have no power- how am I gonna get my work done?” Van Osdol said.
Jake Pfeiffer contributed to this story.
This story was updated to include the status of Central’s power, along with information about club and activity meetings.
