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San Miguel Schools

Transforming lives through Education

For more inormation, please call San Miguel Schools at 773-890-0233 or visit our website at www.sanmiguelchicago.org

Jakira, Gary Comer Campus, 8th grade

Something extraordinary is happening in Chicagos Austin and

Back o the Yards communities. In these neighborhoods where

ew quality educational opportunities exist, a group o students

and amilies have ound something special at a school called

San Miguel.

Before coming to San Miguel, I was struggling in school,says Jakira, an 8th grade student at the Gary Comer Campus in

Austin. I felt as if the teachers did not care about my success.Here at San Miguel I have been given the opportunity to shine!I have found a love of my studiesbecause of my teachers.

The San Miguel model is based

on a 300 year-old educational

tradition developed by St. John

Baptist De La Salle in France.

He believed in serving the poor

by providing a quality education that

was rooted in aith, benefting the

whole child, and built on strong rela-

tionships between teachers, studentsand parents. Sixteen years ago San

Miguels ounders were inspired to

continue in the ootsteps o De La

Salle, and what started as a classroom

in the dining room o a convent has

become a successul set o schools.

San Miguel middle school students

are graduating grade levels above what they thought was possible by the

time they reach 8th grade, then they are moving on to competitive high

schools, graduating, and going on to college and getting jobs.

San Miguel Schools Chicago serves over 350 Latino and Arican

American students, graduates and their amilies each year at its Back

o the Yards and Gary Comer Campuses. Both schools are in struggling

neighborhoods where the rate o students eligible or ree and reduced

lunch is over 95%. Both neighborhoods also lack quality educational

alternatives. In 2009, only 77.6% o Chicago Public Schools 8th grade

students met or exceeded standards in Reading, according to the Chicago

Public Schools Ofce o Research, Evaluation and Accountability, while

100% o San Miguel Schools 8th grade students met or exceeded stan-

dards in Reading, based on Terra Nova tests. In addition, compared to

local schools, San Miguel students have a 40% longer school day, plus

additional extended day programs ater school and a year-round schedule.

According to one prospective parent, I want my child to attend San

Miguel because I have heard a great deal o good things about the

classroom sizes and that the learning process is awesome. I want my

child to get the best education possible and San Miguel can give him that.

San Miguel is a small school which can provide a great deal o attention

one on one. My son deserves to get a great education or less.

San Miguel is able to achieve success and overcome community

challenges by building relationships. Beore a student even enrolls at

San Miguel, the aculty and sta meet with parents to talk about the

commitment they all need to make together in order or their child to

succeed. The relationship continues through parent-teacher conerences

every three weeks, and through a Family Support Program that oers

services and workshops on parenting and lie skills.

For the student, relationships are ormed with a team o aculty and sta

that includes teachers, teacher aides, counselors, coaches, volunteers,

and school leadership. All o them are ocused on providing each student

with individualized attention and support,academic as well as social and emotional.

Upon graduation rom San Miguel, our

commitment and relationships continue

through the Graduate Support Program,

which oers resources like tutoring and

leadership activities to students as they

navigate through high school.

The teachers and sta at San Miguel

are great, says Jorge, an 8th grader at

the Back o the Yards Campus. Theydedicate time during class and aterschool

to help me i I am having a difcult time

with a class or i I am going through a

personal challenge. My teachers encour-

age me to do my best and to never give

up. I know that they are preparing me or

a successul uture. What I love most

about San Miguel is the opportunities that we are given not only to excel

academically, but also to grow as individuals.

Year ater year, the success o the San Miguel model is demonstratedthrough the success o its students and graduates. Students oten

enter 6th grade perorming at 2nd or 3rd grade levels, but by the time

they graduate rom San Miguel, they are perorming at the 8th grade

level and beyond. San Miguel graduates attend a variety o private,

charter and selective enrollment high schools throughout the city, and

achieve a cumulative high school graduation rate o 84%, compared to

the Chicago city-wide graduation rate o 55%.

San Miguel believes in providing these educational opportunities at a

low cost to parents. The schools are 95% tuition-ree and rely on the

generosity o oundations, corporations and individuals to provide unding

or its programs. I you are interested in supporting San Miguels mission

o transorming lives and communities through education, commitment

and love, there are many ways you can get involved including:

Making a Financial Contribution

Volunteering at one o the schools

Taking a student-led tour o the school to see

or yoursel the work that is being done

Supporting San Miguels annual beneft School Rocks!

on October 20, 2011 at the House o Blues


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Gary Comer Campus

819 North Leamington Avenue

Chicago

www.sanmiguelchicago.org

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Faith based, resUlts-oriented edUcation:

Well-rounded education for grades 68 84% of alumni graduate high school

Financial aid available

Long-term supportthrough college!

Championship basketball teams, cultural activities, eld trips

A safe, trusting environment for your child

Dedicated faculty partner with parents to help students

reach their full potential

For moreinFormation,contact:(773) 261-8851

Applications due

by June 1

NOW accepting

applications for

6th and 7th grade

for the 20112012

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Providence St. Mel School isdriven by a single-mindedpurpose: to prepare students or

higher education, personal success,and productive lives in an increasinglycompetitive, global marketplace. In1978, worried about the fnancial

viability o the school and the growingviolence in the area, the Archdioceseo Chicago decided to close ProvidenceSt. Mel High School. In that same

year, Providence St. Mel Schoolreopened as a wholly independentcollege-preparatory school, By the allo 2008, Providence St. Mel Schoolhad expanded to grades Pre-K through12.

For 32 years, 100 percent o ourgraduating seniors have been acceptedto our-year colleges and universities.Further, since 2001, over 50 percento our graduates have been acceptedto colleges and universities ratedby U.S. News & World Report to beamong the tier one institutions inthe country, including Bates, Brown,Carnegie Mellon, Columbia University,University o Chicago, Georgetown,Grinnell, University o Illinois-Urbana,MIT, Michigan, Northwestern, NotreDame, Oberlin, Penn, Princeton,Stanord, Vanderbilt, and WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis.

LATEST PSM NEWSAs reported in the Chicago SunTimeson November 19, 2010Noted education researcher,

Samuel Casey Carter, inhis newly published study,On Purpose: How GreatSchool Cultures FormStrong Character,selected ProvidenceSt. Mel amongthe nations bestschools. Carterstudied 3,500 schoolsnationwide beoreselecting only 12.O the twelve schools, 2were selected rom Illinois

Providence St. Mel was one othem!

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And while were on the subject

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This isnt just a ticket to college;its a ticket to a better life. And

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Avibrant new school in the heart ofChicago, Marine Math and Science

Academy is one of six highly successfulChicago Public Military Schools. We offer

students a rigorous college preparatorycurriculum in a 21st century, technology-enriched classroom environment.

MMSA is committed to joining parentsand the community in our task: to motivate,educate, and encourage a new generation ofself-disciplined learners to achieve academicand career goals. We envision for our studentsa future among the leaders of this communityand country, and as players on the globalstage.

MMSA incorporates personalized instructionalsupports, including ACT prep and homework

center, interdisciplinary curriculum, andadvanced leadership training through theMarine Corps JRTOC program. MMSA

students excel in our collegial and invigoratingatmosphere.

MMSA offers a wide variety of instructional

programs, extra-curricular activities, and sportsto enhance our students academic and socialemotional lives. Ranging from the Phi BetaChi Science Society to the award winningdrill team, activities at MMSA are designedto motivate our young men and women tothe highest levels of scholarly and personalsuccess.

Our commitment: every MMSA student willgraduate with the academic and leadershipskills needed to be successful in post-secondary education or a career in a diverseworkforce. Marine Math and Science Academy

is ready to be your educational future.

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145 S Campbell AveChicago, IL 60540

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Marine Math & Science AcademyPreparing Students or Academic Success

The Marine Math & Science Academy, a selective enrollment school, is currently accepting applications

or qualifed reshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.

We oer:

v A Sae Learning Environment

v Small Class Sizes

v A Diverse student population v College Readiness Programs/College Prep Curriculum

v Competitive Sports

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We are currently accepting applications at Marine Math & Science Academy

or the 2011-2012 school year. Please come to the Marine Math & Science Academymain ofce or or more inormation contact us at (773) 534-7818.

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he Oak Park Arts District oers a multi-media art camp program or children

ages 5 through 11 years old that willenrich their summer experience. Your childrenwill have the opportunity to create and learnin a hands-on environment with proessionalartists in their studios and galleries duringthe two 2-week camp opportunities that areoered. The frst will run June 13th though24th and the second will run August 8ththrough the 19th. We have hal-day morn-

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Our students are challenged to identifyand explore their individual strengths building confidence and experiencingsuccess all the way to graduation.

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Chicago Talent Development CharterHigh School, preparing all studentsor college, career, and civic lie! My

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a sophomore at Chicago Talent. I will be apart o the frst graduating class in 2013!

There are many ways that Chicago Talenthelped me through my reshmen year withsuch programs as Ci ty Year, City Heroes, andparticipating on the girls basketball team.City Year is a great organization because itprovides peer mentors and tutors in everyreshmen class. They not only help the 9thgraders they also host tutoring sessionsor all students ater school. Through City

Year I was also able to get involved in CityHeroes during the weekends and participatein community and political discussions while

gaining service-learning hours.

Another great reason to attend ChicagoTalent is class size. Our classes normallycontain no more than 25 students andthat really helps our teachers give us theindividual attention and help we need. Ourteachers also host weekly ofce hours orany students wanting additional help in theirclasses or one-on-one mentoring. This hasbeen especially helpul to me this year sinceI am now in several honors classes.

Chicago Talent also host several student

development opportunities through work-shops. Some o the workshops Chicago

Talent has hosted include programs andworkshops about cyber bullying, womens

workshops, and the AIM High program. Wehave also had a college day at Chicago

Talent where we research colleges andbegan investigating the college applications

process. At Chicago Talent we are workingevery day to prepare or a successul uture!

At Chicago Talent I have been able tobecome a leader! All the support providedmy reshmen year has helped make me eelconfdent as a student and a leader. This

year I am president o the student govern-ment. This has been a great opportunity orthe students at Chicago Talent to help makedecisions about the uture o our school.Since we attend a small school the deci-sions we help make on the student govern-ment may impact our school or many years

to come. At Chicago Talent students have a voice! Go Cardinals!

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Henry Ford Academy: Power House High opened

in August 2008 and is working to ensure that all

students in the North Lawndale and surrounding

neighborhoods on Chicagos West Side have access to

a quality education that prepares them or college and

career success.

We provide academic rigor, a college-going culture,

a project-based curriculum, and real-world learning

experiences in the community and at local workplaces.

All enrolled students attend tuition- ree.

Power House High was developed by Henr y Ford

Learning Institute and Homan Square, and i s located

at the award-winning Charles H. Shaw Technology

& Learning Center on the site o the original Sears,

Roebuck & Co. world headquarters.

Our School is proud to be a part o Ford Motor

Company and Ford Motor Company Funds Operation

Goodwill, which is committed to creating a brighter

uture in communities across the Chicago metropolitan

area.

Henry Ford Academy:Power House Highs Focus

Engaging students by making the connection between

what they learn in school and the real world beyond Ensuring that student graduate

Preparing students for college and their chosen careers

Developing the innovation skills that todays employ-

ers are seeking

All o our students are expected to demonstrate

maturity and personal responsibility in the school

and throughout the wider community. To graduate

every Power House High student must demonstrate

profciency in each o the fve developmental areas:

Academic Content, Technology, Communication,

Thinking & Learning and Personal Development.

Power House High is a small schoolthat provides:

Immersion in a college-going culture

In-depth exploration of college and career pathways Small class sizes and more hours of instruction

Structured workplace experiences in the community,

such as internships and job shadowing experiences

Hands- on, project based learning led by highly

qualifed teachers

An engaging curriculum designed to create habits,

knowledge and skills students need to achieve at high

levels

Targeted support for academic achievement

Field experiences in the community

Inclusive family atmosphere where parents are

welcomed as partners Student leadership development programs

After school activities, including sports and interest

based clubs

Opportunities to observe adults learning and working

in a variety o felds

Free Spirit Media video production training

Access to Homan Square Community Center facilities

and service providers

And so much more!!!

For more inormation please contact:

Ms. Hannah, Counselor

[email protected]

Henry Ford Academy Power House High

Principal: Alexander Phillips

931 South Homan, Chicago, Illinois 60624

773-533-7600

Power House High: Creating a Brighter Future!

providing academic rigor, a college-goingculture, a project-based curriculum, andreal-world learning experiences

If you are an elementary school counselor and are inte rested i n

Power House High giving a presentation to your 8th graders,

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Our specialized tutoring and family support

will improve your childs

test-taking, memory & self-confidence.

Give your child the pride of making you proud

with better grades & a positive attitude.

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hat does amily have to do with im-proving education? I asked that ques-

tion in this same space almost twoyears. Now ater two more years o worseningstatistics and more individual child pain I haveto say: Hello! Its all about the amily! This ismy cry or help to my ellow education serviceproviders, health proessionals, governmentofcials, and you: we must work harder tokeep Family Hope alive! I wrote two years agothat hope comes natural or children. Unlikeadults, they dont have to be convinced tobelieve in hope. Any hope. Adults however,have no problem promising children the betterlie that a good education is supposed to giveand then dash that hope only to revive it -re-

package it - every time an educational reormmovement or political cycle comes around.Children just want hope un-dashed andpromises kept! This is where amily comesin. Families sacrifce daily to keep hope alivethrough more tutoring and extras so that theirchildrens dreams have a chance. Its justwhat parents do.

It is so important that proessional provid-ers o extra school help attend to the humansacrifces o amilies including encouraginghealth maintenance o all amily members.

This extra attention gains more urgency when

servicing teenagers and grandparents. Mosto us can relate to an unmotivated and stub-born teenager can challenge ones liver. Andgrandparents can ill-aord anymore damage

to the liver beyond that already cause bymore years. At Dr. Bills Learning Centers we

include parents, siblings and grandparents inthe process o helping children help them-selves. We specialize in stress reduction orall aected by the challenged and challengingstudent. Our specialized tutoring plans includea range o support designed or each studentand amily. We provide specialized evidence-based services or test-anxiety relie, memoryenhancement, and reading/math problemrehabilitation. We also assist amilies withnutritional or amily counseling to minimizedisappointment and stress and maximize hopeand confdence.

I advocate that parents consider this whenshopping or extra help or children. Please,wherever you get help remember: reducethe stress and save the liver. The sta at Dr.Bills Learning Centers wishes you all the besto success in learning and good health. Andthank you or keeping your Family Hope alive!

You inspire all us.

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Continuing an established amily traditionin barbering, Elaine Sappington openedHis & Hers Barber School, Inc. in 2001

and received an Award o Merit rom the Austin

Chamber o Commerce. Ms. Sappington is thefrst woman to open a barberschool on the West Side oChicago. The school is licensedby the Illinois Department oFinancial and ProessionalRegulation, and is a member othe Barbers Union.

The school boasts 4 licensedinstructors and 2 instructors aidsand 2 complete classrooms.Classes are taught in bothEnglish and Spanish, andtests are available in both

languages.Ms. Sappington opened

the school because she sawa need or barber trainingon the West Side. Thebarbering business is alucrative one, and with hard work barbers canearn a good living, she said. But barber andbeauty shops have been in the black communityor many years here in Chicago going back tothe days o Madame C.J. Walker.

According to Ms. Sappington, barbers haveto be ready or anything, including styles that

come and go. We are committed to servingthe community and we oer the education andtraining to our students that will give an ambitiousman or woman the opportunity to have a lucrative

and satisying career in barbering.

Ms. Sappington has been a member o theAustin Chamber o Commerce since opening herschool and enjoys the networking opportunities.

She sees more people becoming interested inopening their own business on the WestSide. Our school is an avenue or

young men and women to do somethingpositive with their lives learning andearning a living. My goal is to remaincommitted to the community and givethose who want it, an opportunity tomake an honest living.

Ms. Sappinton gives glory to Godand Ms. Camille Lilly in thanks or the

success o the school. The school does notreceive any fnancial aid or grant money.

His & Hers Barber School, Inc. oershaircuts to the public or $7(children 10and up and adults) and $5 (inant to age9), Tuesday through Friday, 8-3pm, and onSaturdays or $9 (children 10 and up andadults) and $7 (inant to age 9), 8 - 2pm.His & Hers Barber School, Inc. students are

trained in graphics but do not oer them to thepublic because many parents and schools do notallow them.

To inquire about the school or register or classes,call 773-261-2099 or email [email protected].

His & Hers Barber School, Inc.

Ms. Elaine Sappington5355 W. Madison, Chicago, IL 60644773-261-2099

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