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Students at Whitney Young Magnet High School in Chicago were celebrated by Principal Rickey Harris for scoring a perfect 36 on the ACT. Nearly 5% of the junior class achieved the monumental feat.
The Chicago School is spending about $48 million in construction costs, and the expected economic impact over 10 years is projected to be $1 billion, with $4.8 million in taxes, according to Nealon.
A group of young musicians attending San Luis Obispo High School performed at the Madonna Inn ballroom on Tuesday night. The band consists of three juniors and one senior — all four are members ...
Nearly two dozen juniors at Chicago high school scored perfect 36 on their ACT “When it first showed, I thought it was the website being wrong. I refreshed a couple times because I just didn’t ...
23 students scored a perfect 36 on their ACT at a Chicago school. The principal credit this year's extraordinary record to the school's culture of high expectations.
Chicago high school students take charge and lead peace movement on South Side On the track and football field at Perspectives Leadership Campus, a group of high school students marched for peace.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Twenty three students at Whitney Young High School got perfect scores on their ACTs. It's the most the West Loop Chicago public school has ever seen. Less than 1 percent of test ...
Students walk the hallways at a high school on the South Side of Chicago on Nov. 2, 2022. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) By Paul Vallas. PUBLISHED: May 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM CDT.
For decades some of the city's brightest students have shown their very best at the Chicago Public Schools science fair, but a Lane Tech senior stole the spotlight this year.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a 14-year-old Chicago high school student earlier this month, Chicago police said Thursday.
About 25,000 Chicago Public Schools students were absent for more than a month last year, according to a new analysis by WBEZ and Chalkbeat. Sarah Karp went to one Southwest Side high school where ...
After years of working to clear their names, a former principal and assistant principal at Lincoln Park High School have been removed from Chicago Public Schools “Do Not Hire” list.