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January 2023
Newsletter
News for the Families of Payton HS
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Important Dates
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Jan 9: School Resumes, 8 period day
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Jan 10: Payton Boosters Meeting, 7pm
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Jan 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, NO SCHOOL
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Jan 17: LSC meeting, 6pm
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Jan 18: FOP Community Meeting for Parents & Caregivers, 6pm, virtual
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Feb 20: President's Day, NO SCHOOL
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Happy New Year!
School resumes on Monday, January 9 with an 8 period day.
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Annual Appeal
We still need your help.
Please consider donating to the Friends of Payton Annual Appeal.
Donate to support Walter Payton College Prep. Every year, there is a substantial gap between the funding WPCP receives from CPS and the cost of our current class sizes and programming.
Why Donate to Annual Appeal?
Click HERE to view Principal Shabazz's October 19, 2022 substantive discussion of CPS funding sources and uses, how it trickles down to WPCP, our supplemental funding needs, and how FOP's financial support enhances our school. (password for video file: 1th!0%$1).
The enormous financial support we receive from current parents and guardians makes a critical difference at Walter Payton, and goes to support:
- 4.5 teaching positions, which impacts our breadth of courses and class sizes, especially those classes which make a Payton education so special, including the wide offering of AP classes and specialized electives.
- A new mini-bus to provide transportation for all student athletes and academic teams (as well as tournament and invitational fees, and referees)
- Payton Cares (dietary, transportation, mental health and clothing support for students in need)
- Freshman/Sophomore onboarding, as well as Senior graduation activities
- Faculty professional development, which helps promote teaching excellence in the classroom
- Payton’s writing and math centers, including SAT prep, college essay and scholarship application support
- Seminars, music and arts classes and other student programs/performances
- Support for athletics and academic teams (tournament and invitational fees, as well as referees)
- Global Connections travel programs for students eligible for Reduced/Free Lunch
- Student textbooks and technology
Reach out to our amazing Annual Appeal Volunteers with Questions! Thank you Annual Appeal Team!
Co-Chairs: Ruben and Erica Lara FOPannualappeal@gmail.com
Captains: Beth Bentley, Ana Conforti, Danielle Cupps, Hannah Ding, David Hansen, Ethan Jackson, Camille Kejo, Asmitav Pahua, Devadarshini Rajeshkumar, Neha Sahni, Bob Strauss, Augustina Townsend
Database Managers: Tracey Lazos and Dora Shih
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AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is an easy way for the school to benefit from your Amazon purchases.
To learn how to designate Friends of Payton as your Amazon charity, please visit https://smile.amazon.com/ and choose Walter Payton College Prep.
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Participate
Join the monthly FOP Payton Community Meetings.
Our next meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, January 18, 2022 at 6pm.
Meetings will be held on these Wednesday evenings at 6pm: January 18, February 1, March 1, April 19, May 17, and Monday, June 5. Please save the dates... and you can always find them on our website! Principal Shabazz will kick off each meeting with an update about what's happening at Payton and answer parent/guardian questions. All Payton HS families are welcome.
SAVE the DATE: FOP's Annual Spring Fundraiser, Grizzly Spring Bash, March 24, 2023
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FOP invites everyone to celebrate the new year via Restaurant Week scheduled for Jan 20, 2023 - February 5, 2023. We have a variety of locations throughout the city and hope that one of them fits your schedule. Please sign up to join our parents in trying new restaurants and meeting new or old friends.
Restaurant Week has $25 lunch/brunch menus and dinner menus that range from $42-59 per person. Gratuity, beverages and tax are not included in this price. Each diner will be responsible for payment of their own meal, please check with your payton host for the best payment method if separate checks are restricted at the restaurant.
If you are willing to HOST, please sign up and reach out to Chitra Nair (chitranair7@gmail.com) or Tina Louie (tlouie0406@gmail.com) so that we can get your reservation on the sign up. Being a host is easy, sign up, make a 10 person reservation at the restaurant of your choice, make your menu selections and eat with friends!
Please sign up here to join us! Check back often as we will be updating new restaurant reservations as they come in.
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Faculty Holiday Lunch to be rescheduled | |
The faculty holiday lunch was postponed because of the weather. Thank you to all who signed up to bring desserts and volunteer at the faculty holiday lunch. The new date will be announced soon. | |
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DirectorySpot
Download the free DirectorySpot app to access the Payton Family Directory!
Smartphone/Tablet: Download the DirectorySpot app by going to Google Play or the Apple App Store and searching for "DirectorySpot." You can also click on one of these links for your device:
- Launch the DirectorySpot app. On the log-in screen, enter your email address as your Username, and click on "Reset Password." (You will need to sign in with the same email address you use to receive messages from Friends of Payton.)
- Look for an email from DirectorySpot with a link to create a new password, relaunch the DirectorySpot app, and login with your username and password.
Desktop: Go to www.directoryspot.net and click on "Login" in the upper right hand corner.
- Enter your email address as your Username, and click on "Reset Password." (You will need to sign in with the same email address you use to receive messages from Friends of Payton.)
- An email will be sent to you with a link to set your password. Click on the link in your email to set your password and login.
Prefer the Directory in Print? Please email FOP's directory volunteer at FOPdirectory@gmail.com with your student's name and advisory number to request a PDF you can print at home.
Please note: the app will contain the most current contact information.
If you have problems with the directory or would like to make changes to your family's contact information, please describe the changes to be made in an email to FOPdirectory@gmail.com. Please reference your student's name and advisory number.
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Payton Boosters Corner
The Payton Boosters Association is looking for volunteers to serve on its Board, become a team parent, and/or assist with fundraising efforts. Please contact pba@wpcp.org if you are interested in supporting our teams.
Season pass ticket sales are available! This is the PBA's main fundraising effort and proceeds go directly to our teams, supporting athletes and competitors. The season pass gets you into all home football, basketball, and volleyball games! Visit the Booster's page for details and click here to purchase.
Because of your generosity, we can march forward.
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Friends of Payton (FOP) is the primary organization for parents and guardians to support Walter Payton College Prep. FOP has a 3-pronged mission, as it creates and supports opportunities to (i) Volunteer, (ii) Participate & Build Community, and (iii) Financially Support Payton.
Our mission is to enrich the school's educational and extracurricular activities with resources that supplement the limited funding allotted to Payton through the Chicago Public School system. FOP is run by parents/guardians of Payton students as an audit-compliant 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations to the school through FOP are tax-exempt.
Every parent and guardian of a current Payton student is automatically a member of Friends of Payton - there are no membership dues or application processes. Learn how to get involved by attending a Payton Community Meeting or by contacting FriendsofPayton@gmail.com or visiting the FOP website at at https://www.wpcp.org/FOP for more information.
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Why Donate to FOP?
Every year, there is a substantial gap between the funding WPCP receives from CPS and the cost of our current class sizes and programming.
To learn more visit the
FOP Donate website.
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