Urban Prep Academies is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders. The first school Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men, Ellenwood Campus was opened in 2006. Urban Prep Academy strictly inforces uniform of black blazers, khaki pants and red ties, until they are accepted to college- they then get their gold tie. The Academy's mission is to provide a comprehensive, high-quality college preparatory education to young men that results in our graduates succeeding in college.
Recently, the entire senior class at Chicago's only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges. The 107 seniors had earned spots at 72 schools across the nation. They were congratulated at an assembly in which Chicago Mayor, Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools chief, Ron Huberman attended. The lucky seniors belong to the first graduating class at Urban Prep.
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wow that is really good. I wish they would do that at stephenson since we are "the number one high school in all of america". They are very lucky.. i wonder what they did to deserve such award...good blog jazi
that was so nice and unexpected.! i bet there happy. lol kinda jealous now. . :/
This is beautiful I think its history and its shows african americans in a good way I love seeing things like this honsetly.Intelligence goes along way.
Wow, it actually doesnt suprise me :) Congrats!
Doesn't surprise me either. That's exactly what should happen. It should happen at schools all over... especially at a prep school.
I think schools like this are good to havee.
That's really great news! If only SHS could be that way..with girls and boys. But it is a shame that it is such a big deal because that typically doesn't happen. This should be expected and not come as such a surprise.
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