Dr. Kenner is soliciting questions for the Whitney Young Weekly. She will select and answer questions each week. Note: By submitting your question, you agree that the question and answer will be published and sent to the whole school community. Not all questions will be able to be answered and/or published. Due to the popularity of Kenner's Korner, questions may take at least four weeks to be published. If you have an immediate concern, please contact the Main Office during regular school hours at (773) 534-7500.

Note: Free weekly Covid testing takes place every Tuesday during lunch periods in room 104. Students 17 years old or younger must be signed up by a parent/guardian using this link: https://home.color.com/covid/sign-up/start?partner=tf-you-609755-students. At this time, parents need to sign up their student just ONE TIME for their student to be in the system for these weekly Covid tests. Students who are 18 years old may sign up without a parent/guardian.

As of 3/20/22; Source: https://www.cps.edu/services-and-supports/covid-19-resources/covid-19-readiness-data/

We are looking for parents/guardians interested in talking to students about their job and/or finding possible shadowing opportunities for Whitney Young students at their work. Please respond to this google form with your contact information! *If you already filled this out earlier in the year, there is no need to resubmit!

Student Council is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Executive Board! All 7th-11th graders with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible. All applicants must submit a teacher recommendation form, and an essay by April 17th at 11:59pm. Please contact the current Executive Board at wystuco@gmail.com with any questions. Application form is available here: https://forms.gle/cVCzZUjXibj7HGv7A

There number of challenges and bans on books in schools and libraries across the country is on the rise. Many of these books have been pulled from reading lists or curriculum because they are by and about people from marginalized groups. Books about race and racism and those that feature LGBTQ+ people have been especially at risk. Young people deserve access to media that offers a diverse range of experiences and perspectives. Click here to visit the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee website for a list of books that have been banned. Read to help fight media censorship!

Congratulations to the Novice teams of: Ava Bartkus/Giselle Weingarten, Yayan Deng/RahaelAnne Achett, Nicholas Morrison/Tyler Myers-Buford and the JV team of Amber Paramore and Maura Schumacher, who qualified for the Chicago Debate League City Championship tournament at the end of this month. Go DEBATING DOLPHINS!!!

We are starting a Food Drive and would like you to donate canned food at the Main Office. We will then give these donations to people in need.

Join Ms. Leki in the Library Cinema during Enrichment on Monday, April 4th to learn about The Great Books Summer Program. WY Students have a unique opportunity to receive a FULL scholarship to this program only available to WY students. That means TRAVEL, ROOM and BOARD - FREE! Check out this link for more program information (don't register yet!). Please contact Ms. Leki if you have any questions: ngleki-albano@cps.edu.

Our girls made Whitney Young proud last week beating New Trier 4-2 to win the Girls High School Varsity State Championship! They finished their incredible season undefeated; the only high school hockey team in the state to do so. They were regular season champs, league playoff champs and are now state champions! Pictured from left to right are Emma Heinig (senior), Ellie Corken (junior), Rosie Klein (junior), and Maya Gonzalez (senior). Maya Gonzalez won Illinois HS Girl’s Player of the year award. Congratulations to these hockey players from Whitney Young!

Congratulations to Whitney Young choir and piano students Emily Weaver, Zoe Hanson, Naima McRoberts, Owen Rucins, Grace Cook, Isabel Xie, Richard Ramirez, Alexandra Goldstein, Jun-Weng Tcheng, Daniel Duarte, Katelyn Dower, Angelo Schiciano, Stella Rhodes and Aryana Collins on competing in the 2022 IHSA solo/ensemble competition and receiving Division I and Division II ratings!

Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 on The Spirit of Chicago Cruise! This event is open to Seniors and their family members. There are only 3 weeks left to purchase tickets for $55 per person. After Spring Break, the price goes up to $70 per ticket, so get your tickets in the School Store by April 7th! The School Store is open during LUNCH PERIODS ONLY and accepts cash, check or money orders (payable to Whitney Young).

Six Flags GradNite takes place overnight on Saturday, May 21st, 2022. Seniors who wish to participate must purchase a ticket (Six Flags will not honor season passes). All participating seniors must ride the WY bus to and from Six Flags. There are only 3 weeks left to purchase tickets for $75! After Spring Break, the price goes up to $85 per ticket, so get your tickets in the School Store by April 7th!

Senior Prom will take place at The Drake Hotel on Friday, June 3rd, 2022. Each Senior may purchase two tickets. The deadline to purchase tickets for $125 per person is Friday, April, 29th. Tickets can be purchased in the school store. The School Store is open during LUNCH PERIODS ONLY and accepts cash, check or money orders (payable to Whitney Young)

Congratulations to seniors Jordan Williams and Tova Kaplan for being named a 2022 Coca-Cola Scholar! A Coca-Cola Scholar not only exemplifies superior leadership, service, and academics - they are change agents, positively affecting others in their community. Less than 1/4 of 1% of applicants are selected for this extremely competitive award.

As Coca-Cola Scholars, they will each receive:

-a $20,000 college scholarship

-a new family of 6,600+ Coca-Cola Scholar alumni to encourage, challenge, and support them in a shared goal to make the world a better place

Last weekend, Grace Chen, Alexandria Flojo, Leo Ostiguin, Karina Rangel, Gabriel Murillo, Renee Picard, Ashton Zigler, Julia Chang, Lilly Nash, and Sam Park were featured at the Illinois High School Arts Exhibition at the Bridgeport Art Center. This is the largest high school art show in the state. This group of students, along with Noah Lynn Shelton El were offered a combined $1.3 million in college scholarships. Grace also won a Top 20 award for her artwork, and Sam won 1st Place at the Art Throwdown live art competition. Congrats again, artists! Everyone is highly encouraged to check out the show, as it is AMAZING. For more information, click here.

Our WY Fair Trade Club was featured in the most recent issued of Natural Awakenings Magazine! Read the article: click here.

FoWY's Neighborhood Socials are BACK! Join us, this Wednesday, and catch up with other parents and friends. RSVPs are not required but share our event or let us know you'll be joining us by clicking here.

Last weekend, the Whitney Young Mock Trial team competed in the Illinois State Bar Association Mock Trial tournament. Led by coaches Ronald Rodgers, Chelsey Metcalf, and Micheal Cohen, as well as faculty sponsor Mr. Jamison, the team advanced to the final round of 8 for just the second time in program history. Eve Darke (‘22) was recognized as an “Outstanding Attorney.” Whitney Young remains the only Chicago Public School to field a mock trial team. Congratulations to everyone involved for making this season such a success!

We are busy planning a spectacular Spring Bash, and we want you to be part of it! We are collecting song requests, and would love to hear what would get you moving on the dance floor (or grooving in your seat). Please fill out this form to submit a request. By the way, ticket prices increase on Friday, so get your tickets now by clicking here. Thank you!

Juniors, do you have any burning questions for Dr. Kenner and the administration? Join us on Tuesday, March 29 in the library for snacks and an hour with your favorite principal! You will be signed out of Block 4 (A & B) so please sign up using this form click here to reserve a spot.

Please join us for the monthly LSC meeting on Wednesday, March 23rd at 5:00 pm in the Whitney Young School Library. As always, we’ll discuss the latest news affecting the school and what the LSC is working on. The LSC Candidate Forum will be held during this meeting. This is an opportunity for LSC candidates to discuss their candidacy for the upcoming LSC election which will be held on April 21st. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions about whatever is on your mind.

From students in Ms. Boyle's class: To a lot of people, clickbait may be hard to avoid. This article is to teach the reader on how to combat such nemesis.

Each year we are required to administer the 5Essentials Student Survey, also known as the My Voice Survey. PLEASE complete it today. It only takes a few minutes and helps with the CPS SQRP report/ranking for Whitney Young. This is your opportunity to voice your opinions on a wide variety of school issues. You will need to use your CPS Gmail account to access the survey. The survey is anonymous.

Most students will not have any difficulty accessing the survey. If you do, please contact me via email.

Student directions:

To complete the survey, students need to complete the following steps:

1. Link to survey: https://survey.5-essentials.org/cps/

2. Select the student survey

3. Enter the Student ID (8 digits), and date of birth.

4. Click Login.

5. Take the survey.

6. Click Submit survey.

Thank you,

John Fanning

jpfanning@cps.edu

GRADE 11: SAT Testing

GRADES 7 & 8: IAR Testing

GRADES 9, 10, AND 12: No school