Announcements: Week of April 30^th

GOOD NEWS!

Congratulations to Tamir Williams and Raven Williams who were named 2012 Gates Millennium Scholars.

KING MATH TEAM:

The King Math Team competed on Saturday (4/21/12) at Lane Tech in the citywide finals of CCML.  Our math-letes are Jasmine Lomax, Peter Blankson, Trinity Adamsel, and Linda Wong.

If your student is interested in joining the Math Team, please contact Ms. Datwyler ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL:

Congratulations to our 3^rd Quarter Honor Roll Students. See the attached list.

DESTINATION IMAGINATION:

On April 14^th our Destination Imagination Team [Engineering] competed in the Regional Competition at Northern Illinois University and they made it to Global Finals 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The finals are Wed 23-May-2012 to Sat 26-May-2012! Wish them luck.

PSAE:

We had 100% attendance for both PSAE days! Students felt good about the test and celebrated with a cookout with faculty and staff on Wednesday afternoon.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT TESTING:

Testing will begin on May 8^th. Please see the calendar on the King website for more details

WORK PERMITS:

Is your student planning to work this summer? Any student under the age of 16 will need to obtain a work permit in order to do so.

The procedure for this is:

1.       The student needs to have a job offer (a letter of intent to hire on company letterhead).

2.      Bring in a copy of their birth certificate, social security card and a current physical.

3.      Be accompanied by a parent to the counseling department to see Ms. Jones.

SENIOR PARENTS:

Tuesday May 1st is college commitment day. Has your student decided where they will be attending college in the fall? If not, have them stop by the Counseling department to sign up to attend the HEAT College Fair on Friday May 4^th. We will email you with more information.

Seniors with credit deficiencies have signed off on those deficiencies with the counseling department this week. If you are the parent of a senior who falls in this category and you have questions, please contact the counseling department at 773.535.1175.

Thanks for all your kind words and your continued support of King. We will have a great end to the school year.

LeeAndra Khan – Interim Principal

Kevin Tate – Assistant Principal

Incoming Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Class of 2014!! 

June 25th - July 20th at King College Prep High School

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.    Monday thru Thursday

70 Service Learning Hours!

Sign up in Ms. McDowell's Room 214 as soon as possible...program is filling up fast!!

This summer you can earn 70 Service Learning hours by participating in the Summer of Service and Leadership 2012. The program is 4 weeks in length and will involve various service projects and leadership seminars culminating in one large school-wide project. Ms. McDowell, the Service Learning Coach, will be facilitating the program this year. If you are interested and have any questions sign up in Room 214 or contact her via email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . 

Summer of Service and Leadership (SOSL) engages students in 21 high schools around the city in team building and leadership development experiences that prepare them to serve their communities. Students examine the issues of aging, poverty and environment and then serve at locations throughout the city by working side-by-side with senior citizens, assisting and food pantries and restoring natural habitats.

In addition to the great service work students do through the program, SOSL is also a great transition program for 8th graders as they embark upon their high school careers. With the help of teachers, college mentors, and community partners, students are able to build new relationships with teachers, fellow students, and leaders in the community. They also have opportunities to explore college with the support of the college mentors.

The following high schools are participating in SOSL this summer: Amundsen, Chicago Academy, Clemente, Gage Park, Harlan, Kelvyn Park, Kennedy, King College Prep, Kinzie, Richards, Roosevelt, School of Social Justice, Solario, Steinmetz, Taft, Upflit, Von Steuben, Washington, and Whitney Young.  

Check out more information about this and other Service Learning opportunities on our main website page and the CPS website page at www.slcps.blogspot.com