Freshmen Connections Begins July 5th
For the 5th summer in a row, Social Justice H.S. has been able to secure funding for its famous Freshmen Connections. This program gives incoming 9th graders a head start in their academics and socio-emotional skills as they make the transition to high school.
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Javier LaraMendez
Javier LaraMendez has received a $34,000 scholarship package to Wartburg College in Iowa. He plans to study major in Political Science.
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MAY 14th Last Day to Purchase Tickets for Senior Luncheon
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The American Immigration Council to award SOJO their 2010 Service Award for immigration reform and policy on April 9th.
The event is held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers at 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605. Lunch begins at 12:45PM in the Williford Room on the 3rd floor of the hotel. This is a huge honor for every faculty and staff member. This award is especially important to all of our students and community partners who help us do this work as a school everyday!
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Congratulations English / Theater / Speech Teacher Dee Bolos
Ms. Bolos was just awarded a full grant to attend "Making the Writing Connection." This grant will allow her to attend the Summer Institute at the University of Kansas. The grant is giving out through the National Endowment for the Humanities. She will be studying with the daughter of Richard Wright, who is on faculty at the sessions.
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Check Your Child's Grade Online Now!
You can check your child's grades online 24/7 at https://parent.cps.k12.il.us.
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Chicago muralist Tracy Van Duinen won $100,000 in last year's ArtPrize—and that was for second place.
Van Duinen, who now works at Social Justice High School in Little Village, joined the muralists at the nonprofit Chicago Public Art Group at about the same time he went to work for CPS. You can see his artwork on Lake Shore Drive underpasses and throughout the city. Two years ago, his Living 2007, a mosaic mural under the drive at Bryn Mawr, was the Reader's pick for best public artwork. Then last summer, his huge, multipart mural Imagine That won $100,000 in the first annual ArtPrize competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Students to Board of Ed: Stop serving us slop
Students stood before the Chicago Board of Education today and excoriated the members on the food served at lunch and cuts to school sports.
One by one, they enumerated the "slop" they are served in school cafeterias and implored officials to change the contract guiding food services at the district. Specifically, they lamented the nachos, pizza and burgers offered almost daily.
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March Madness has started
March Madness has started-----come to school be on time and show your spirit. During your lunch period, buy some snacks and drinks to help raise money for students to help rebuild New Orleans! Chips are $0.50, Gatorade/Powerade are $1.00, candy is $1.00, Little HUG juices are $0.50.
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Cardona goes for 10,000!
Congrats to Karen Cardona she will be participating in the Chicago Scholars Mentoring Program and will be competing for one of sixteen $10,000 scholarships.
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