O C T O B E R 2 , 2 0 2 2 | |
EAGLES 🦅 for DOLPHINS! 🐬 For the first time in Whitney Young history, both the boys’ and girls’ golf teams took highest honors at City Championship at Indian Boundary golf course in Chicago. Henry Reiland (JR) won Medalist by 5 strokes with a one-under-par 71 for 18 holes. Henry crushed his drive on the par five 16th hole, then stiffed his second shot 95 yards for a tap-in Eagle putt. Meilin Hoshino (SR) won Medalist by 4 strokes with a two-under-par 33 for 9 holes. On the par four 7th hole Meilin hit a 3-wood to within 71 yards of the green then sailed a perfect pitch shot into the hole for Eagle 2. The WY Girls Golf team captured City Championship for the second consecutive year by a margin of 10 strokes over Lane Tech, Jones College Prep, Walter Payton and Linblom. These Dolphins can fly! | |
Students must wear their ID starting Monday, October 3. If you did not receive your ID, go to the School Store to get one printed. Go to the School Store by 12:55 PM on Tuesday, October 4 to rectify any ID issues. Students without an ID on Wednesday, October 5 will need to purchase a temporary ID in the Main Office upon arrival to school. | |
|
FAFSA 101 - If you missed our sessions last week, you can view the recording in English and Spanish. Remember the (FAFSA) is now open! Start your FAFSA as soon as possible.
| |
National Merit Commended Students | |
|
Congratulations to the 33 students named Commended Students!
Chasen Case, Jakob Caisip, Jake Chen, Katherine Chen, Leon Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, David Dai, Yayan Deng, Elysia Duarte, Bryce Ferrall, Arnav Goel, Haile He, Hannah Henderson, Samuel Iturralde, Zara Khan, Gunn Kim, Amie Kitjasateanphun, Rachel Li, Darian Liang, Kevin Liu, Nuala MacDonald, Elliot Modzelewski, Mehdi Mrini, Jonathan Mui, Phillip Nakamura, Adrian Rivera, Trayi Sharma, Johnson Shou, Deborah Silverstein, Yujie Sun, Ellie Van Houten, Nicholas Walvoord, and Angela Xu.
| |
Allyship Tip: Celebrate Latin American Heritage | |
|
September 15th - October 15th is Hispanic Heritage month, but learning about Latin American history and culture is essential all year. Celebrate by learning about important past and present Latin American people who’ve shaped our country. Click here it visit the DEI website for more information and resources to keep celebrating this month and beyond.
| |
|
Get ready, get set and sign up for October 31st, 2022 when our School will be hosting the Free Dental Program from Mobile Care! Parents, if you want your child to participate in this Free Dental Program, please fill out a consent form and return it to Eduran1@cps.edu. NOTE: All 9th graders are required to have a dental exam on file. If you child has seen a provider already, please have your provider fill the corresponding form and submit it to school. Thank you! Please take advantage of this FREE Dental Program! OPEN TO ALL!!
| |
Register to Vote during your lunch period on Tuesday, October 4th in Red House or Blue House! | |
|
Paris! London! Springtime! What Could be Better? | |
|
Paris! London! Springtime 2023!
Article Text: Springtime is the perfect time to visit Paris and London! Join me on a fun adventure during Spring Break to two of the most famous cities in Europe! Please come to an informational meeting on this Wednesday, October 6th, in room 214 (or via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/afg-nxac-xnr) directly after school. Or, click the link below and check it out (You will need to create an account)! www.explorica.com/Leki-Albano-8941. Email me at ngleki-albano@cps.edu with any questions or if you'd like a pdf of the tour itinerary and costs. Students and parents are welcome to the meeting AND the trip!
| |
|
Are you a 9th-12th grader that is interested in joining the girls/ boys track and field team? We currently have practice every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 3:30 pm on the track. Practices are open to all, and no prior experience is needed! If you have any questions, please email pwallace1@cps.edu. Hope to see you there!
| |
Migrant Family Donation Drive | |
Would you like to help families in need? Recently, without time to prepare, Chicago has received an influx of migrant families from Mexico, Central & South America. If you would like to donate items to help these families stay safe and welcomed, please bring in NEW items only from this list provided by the City of Chicago. You can turn in your items to any visual arts teacher in the Arts Building by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7th, and they will take them to an approved drop-off station. If you would like to drop off materials yourself outside of school, you can find a list of drop-off stations here. | |
Faculty/Staff Spirit Week Photos | |
|
Dolphins! Are you interested in swimming while working on your cardiovascular fitness? Are you interested in working out in the pool? Then we have just the answer for you! Come join Ms. Kontodiakos and Ms. Walters for Swim Club in the mornings before school. All swim levels welcomed! If you are interested, please email Ms. Kontodiakos at skontodiako@cps.edu. Any questions can be directed toward Ms. Kontodiakos and/or Ms. Walters. Let's get our splash on!
| |
Open Mic Returns October 6 | |
|
Whitney Young's Poetry Slam Team (which meets on Mondays from 3:30- 4:30) is hosting the first Open Mic of the year this Thursday, September 22nd during enrichment in room 188! Don't miss out on enjoying poetry, music, rap, stand-up comedy, and any other performance art with us. Sign up to perform: click here. A team captain will get back to you. Also, join the google classroom with the code ehonii3 for more information. See you there!
| |
Crucible Wants Writers and Poets | |
|
Are you a talented writer or poet? Would you like to have your work published in a new and exciting magazine, the Crucible? Click on this link to submit a fiction/poetry work of 2000 words or less to our magazine! You'll be put in contact with our editors, who will read your writing, talk with you about it, and consider it for our next issue of the magazine! We'd love some creative energy from the community because we know the School of Champions students are full of fantastic ideas. We accept all kinds of creative work, with some reservations, and you can contact cpirtle@cps.edu if you want to write articles for the Crucible as well!
Whitney Young Crucible First Issue: The Whitney Young Crucible is the arts and culture magazine of the school and they just published their first issue. Find it on Mobile ID or at this link. It contains profiles, articles, fiction, poetry, a horoscope and an advice column! Also come to our meetings every Thursday after school in Room 207 to be part of the hottest thing at Whitney Young.
| |
Chicago Marathon Volunteers Needed | |
|
Chicago Marathon Volunteers Needed!
Article Text: Let's show Chicago how Dolphins show UP! We need 75 volunteers to assist at Aid Station #11 (aka the "Whitney Young Aid Station") located on Adams and Racine next Sunday, October 9. Volunteers will assist with distributing water and Gatorade to race participants, as well as assist with the set up and clean up of the Aid Station. Bonus... you get to cheer on all the runners as they approach mile 15 of the 26.2 mile race. As a volunteer, you'll receive an official Bank of America Chicago Marathon track jacket, hat and credentials. Please register ahead of time - sorry, no walk up volunteers will be accepted - using this link and make sure you pick "Aid Station 11". The volunteer registration link will close on Monday, Oct. 3rd at midnight so register to volunteer today! Volunteer commitment is for 5:30am - 1:30pm and this event qualifies for (8) service hours. Parents, students, friends, and family are ALL welcome to volunteer to help!
| |
|
If you or anyone in your family has an old watch that no longer works or you don't want anymore I have an AP Sculpture student who wants to use some in his sculpture. Please drop them off to the Main Office attention to: Lisa Wax. Thank you so much!!!!
| |
Yearbook Needs Your Input | |
Hey Dolphins! 🐬🐬🐬 Yearbook is looking for your opinion on some questions. We wanted more input from the student body and came up with the idea of achieving that through polls. Please fill out the forms below and share them with your friends!!!
Poll pt.1: Miscellaneous Questions
Poll pt.2: What is your favorite ...
| |
Introducing Cluster Chronicles | |
|
Cluster Chronicles is a bi-weekly entry showcasing our Cluster Department. Stay tuned as we introduce you to our amazing cluster teachers and paraprofessionals as they engage our students in exciting educational activities!
| |
|
The WY Movie Club Will Be Featuring Spooky Movies Every Week All This Month! This Wednesday we will kick off October with Hocus Pocus 2! Please send your favorite spooky movies to tdjamison1@cps.edu.
| |
Homecoming and Spirit Week Feedback Form | |
Hey Dolphins! We hope you all had a great time at Homecoming this weekend and showed your school spirit. Student Council asks you to fill out this feedback form, to let us know how you feel about Homecoming and to give you the chance to give us any ideas for the future. Thank you, and have a great rest of your weekend! | | |
|
Big sports fan? Interested in photography and sports journalism? Want to go to games and get connected with our athletes and coaches? Join the Whitney Young Courtside, the first official sports editorial club! Click here to join. | |
|
Date: Monday, October 3
Time: 6 pm ct - 7pm ct via Zoom
Need help crafting a great essay?
Join us for this special evening Hot Topics session. English teachers staffing the writing center Ms. Leki - English Department Chairperson and Ms. Floreani; in partnership with our Counseling team Ms. Melton and Ms. Edwards, will provide guidance on the college essay writing process.
Not a senior? These helpful tips could also be applicable to any kind of admissions essays (summer programs, job applications, etc). All students and parents are welcome! Please use this link - click here to register.
Hosted by: Whitney Young’s Local School Council, Counseling Department and Friends of Whitney Young. Please contact Sheila Oshuntuyi with questions: WYHotTopics@gmail.com.
| | | | | |
