Flames erupt from the book each time it's opened. A smoke cloud rises from a can, hanging around before disappearing. Pennies float on water. This must certainly be a wizardly school…Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, perhaps.
Mayor Emanuel's backs off from extending the school day of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to 7.5 hours per day to 7 and adds recess for elementary schools but keeps 7.5 hours for high schools. Currently CPS students attend 5 hours and 45 minutes per day, which ranks among the shortest school days in the country.
While not too many people can say that they have walked in a hot air balloon, some students and teachers at Wicker Park's Sabin School can thanks to ReMax balloonists Bill Baker and Pat Paul.
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"We had great service, great food, a great time and did a great thing for our school," reports Julie Dickinson about the LaSalle II pre-Valentine fund raiser at the Boundary, 1932 W. Division St.
Slow-roasted pulled barbeque turkey sandwich with slaw, apple-berry ice, baked sweet potato chips won Roberto Clement Community Academy, Western and Division, second place in the annual Healthy Schools Campaign's Cooking Up Change contest Nov. 3. Their chef mentor was Chef Randy Zweiban of Province. First prize, in the twelve school cook-off, went to Chicago Vocational Career Academy team.
An interim neighborhood position on the Pritzker School Local School Council is open. Applications are due by Oct. 16. Forms are available in the school's office, 2009 W. Schiller.
With 900 students assigned to a building that maxed out at 350 about eight years ago, Thomas Drummond Elementary School, 1845 W. Cortland St., was one of the first multi-track Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Classes had to be scheduled so that all students received their educational hours annually.
School doors opened today for the 2011-2012 year at LaFayette, Drummond and Moos as part of the Track E calendar. They are part of an increasing number of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) participating in a school year schedule that trades a long summer break for three vacation periods.
Seventy-five years of creativity by multiple generations of graduates from St. Nicholas School, 2224 W. Rice St., in Chicago's Ukrainian Village was celebrated during a three day exhibit of talent May 20-21.
"Programs like Safe Haven, Safe Summer are important partnerships between CPS and faith-based leaders," said Chicago Public Schools' CEO Jean-Claude Brizard today, June 14.
The ribbon cutting ceremony on June 3 for the new mosaic mural on LaSalle II Magnet School, 1148 N Honore St. celebrated the coming together of people and ideas.
"Playthings" was the theme of the third annual fund raiser put on by Friends of Pritzker School (FOP). "I think this is fabulous, " said A. N. Pritzker School's Principal, Dr. Reese. "I am so fortunate to have a group of parents who work so diligently to put on this type of event.
Chicago elementary public school student applications must be submitted to the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Academic Enhancement for next year by Dec. 17. Applications are available online.
Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn announced that a limited amount of school funding has been restored to the State's 2011 budget. However the state budget has not been approved by both the State House and Senate and it is uncertain when that vote will be completed.
A record number of birdhouses were up for auction as over 300 attended Friends of Pritzker School's second annual event. Attendees seemed to blend with and sometimes replicate images on Wesley Kimler's canvases hanging high over head in his huge studio space along the West Carroll industrial corridor.
Ron Huberman, Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), was scheduled to make a stop during the last day of school at Wicker Park's Pritzker School. He was a no show.
Great success at the 2010 Birdhouse event, a master plan for the Pritzker School playground and money in the bank to begin a Pre K-Kindergarten playground puts Friends of Pritzker School (FPO) on a productive road to more successes as their founder K. C. MacQueen exits Illinois.
