12th Ward Schools / Escuelas del Distrito 12

12th Ward School News-

07/7/08-

The Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP)

The Chicagoland Regional College Program (CRCP) and its partner UPS recognize the economic challenges facing our city's residents, in regards to employment, access to college education and financial aid. With this in mind the CRCP and UPS have collaborated with five local institutions of higher learning to creat new opportunities for aspiring  college students. CRCP is a great way for interested candidates of any age to access a quality education, employment opportunites and do it without incurring huge debt because of college loans.

Participation in the program is contingent upon the candidate's employment on the 10pm-3am or 4am-9am shifts at UPS in Hodgkins. Benefits include 100% paid tution, required books and fees, academic bonuses and program mentors on campus. AdditionallY, CRCP students are provided a transportation allowance can apply for rental assistance.

For more information and details please call the CRCP Recruitment Office at 708-839-8350.   

06/18/08-

1000 Healthy Kids & Families Campaign  

On Saturday, June 21^st, a large group of community partners and Resurrection Health Care will participate in an effort to enroll 1,000 children in the Illinois All Kids health insurance program. Hundreds of volunteers will be stationed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at enrollment locations throughout the Chicago area to assist state-certified agents in helping families apply for All Kids insurance coverage as part of the 1000 Healthy Kids and Families Campaign.  This campaign is the beginning of a long-term effort to try to eliminate the plight of uninsured children in Illinois.

In Illinois, every child is eligible for some form of public health insurance. However, an estimated 376,000 Illinois children still are not enrolled in All Kids and therefore have only limited access to quality health care.  If approximately 1,000 children were enrolled in the All Kids program every day, all children in Illinois would have health care coverage in one year.

The 1,000 Healthy Kids & Families Campaign aims to galvanize health care providers, churches and community organizations around the state to advocate for long-term solutions to the health care coverage crisis and to continue enrolling eligible children and families into public health programs. Below is a link to find out more information and also the locations in which children can be enrollment.

http://www.1000healthykids.org/programs/healthy_kids_campaign.cfm

05/28/08-

Hispanic Hertiage Organization is hosting the annual Hispanic Heritage Essay Contest

The Hispanic Heritage Organization is hosting the annual Hispanic Heritage 2008 Essay Contest. The Hispanic Heritage Organization, founded in 1994 to enhance education and cutural awareness for Hispanic and non-Hispanics each year celebrates Hispanic Hertiage month (September 15th through October 15th) by hosting a variety of events.

This year's essay topic is "How I would develop a plan for immigration." Essays may be written in English and Spanish. The contest is to open all students in the Staet of Illinois from grades 4 through 12th and college and adult education students. 17 winners will be selected. Entries must be submitted on or before Monday, June 30, 2008. Winners will be announced on Friday, September 5, 2008 during the Opening Ceremony at the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago. For information or an entry form please call (312) 819-1502 or to download a copy click below.

05/12/08-

The 12th Ward Schools' 2007 ISAT and High School (PSAE) Test Scores were recently recently. We are proud of all our schools and congratulate them on a job well done. Click on the link to see the scores in their entirety.

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