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  • Battle of the Classes 2010
    Posted: 7/23/2010
    Summer is winding down and before everybody heads back to college or school - we have one more opportunity to hang out and "battle it out".

    Come and represent your class as we "battle it out" to be this year's champion. Meet the SC Staff too, as they organize their powerful all-star intern team which will face the winner!
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  • Mission Complete: 2010 Garfield Park Conservatory Volunteering a Success
    Posted: 7/8/2010
    On July 7th, 2010 twenty Chicago Scholars participated at a 2nd Annual Community Service Project at Garfield Park. Scholars braved the heat, planted 6 trees and enjoyed the beautiful Garfield Park Conservatory.
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  • Community Service 2010 @ Garfield Conservatory
    Posted: 6/21/2010
    Roll up your sleeves and join Chicago Scholars in planting some trees.
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  • Chicago Scholars meet Gov. Tim Kaine
    Posted: 6/14/2010
    On April 14th, during the interviews to select a new incoming class of scholars (Class of 2015), current Chicago Scholars met former Virginia Governor and current Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine. The former Governor was gracious and enthusiastic to speak with the Scholars as they discussed their aspirations of attending colleges around the nation. Please enjoy a few photos that we snapped during the meeting.

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  • Former College Bound Board member: attorney and President of Charter Schools
    Posted: 5/28/2010
    An award-winning Chicago trial lawyer with the law firm of Goldberg, Kohn Ltd. is also the recently elected president of the largest charter school system in Illinois.
    Asked how he manages to be a trial lawyer and the president of a school system, David J. Chizewer
    said, "I don't sleep a lot."
    Chizewer also co-founded the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, an advocacy group that tries to
    educate people about charter schools.
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  • Chicago Scholars Support "Youth For Peace Rally"
    Posted: 5/6/2010
    Chicago Scholars will join the I-Care Week to support youth peace movement.
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  • CPS & Chicago Scholars Announce LAUNCH
    Posted: 3/31/2010
    Chicago Scholars Announces New Professional Development Program for CPS High School College Counselors

    Beginning in June 2010, Chicago Scholars will combine a unique approach that combines professional development to enhance college counseling skills for CPS counselors and coaches
    who will putting their new knowledge to work supporting 250 of the district's best and brightest students.
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