Eron Powell is new to the position of Dean of Academic Leadership at Calumet High School, but he's no stranger to Perspectives. As a History teacher at Perspectives Calumet Middle School for the past three years, Eron strongly values that Perspectives offers "education linked to love."  It's all about raising the bar and expecting the most of students, says Eron.  "If their character is right, the academics will follow."  Our students are fortunate to have the benefit of Eron's passionate commitment to education that enriches the mind as well as the spirit.
 
After five years as an admissions counselor at Northern Illinois University and Ashford University, Antoine Finner decided he wanted to switch from the college side of the table to high school side.  Having met and worked on a number of occasions with Tony Seiden, Perspectives Director of College Counseling, Antoine was particularly impressed with Perspectives' College for Certain environment.  "I'm really looking forward to helping our juniors start the transition from high school students to college scholars," he says. We're pleased to welcome Antoine to his new position as College Counselor at Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy.
 
Perspectives is pleased to announce that Perspectives Calumet Middle School teacher, Karen Schmidt, has moved up to the position of Humanities Instructional Leader at Perspectives Calumet High School of Technology.  As Instructional Leader, Karen oversees and provides guidance and support to humanities teachers on curriculum implementation and classroom instruction. Her future goal is to become a school principal, and she says, "I am so excited by this opportunity to work with the other teachers and see not just what's happening in my classroom, but what's happening in all the classrooms with all the students.  It is so rewarding to know that our students really are gaining the necessary skills to be successful here, in college, and in life."

You might be surprised to know that Perspectives currently has 600 student athletes competing on 45 teams including football, basketball, rugby, softball, baseball, track, soccer, wrestling, cheerleading and volleyball.  Unlike most high school athletic teams, several of Perspectives' teams are "co-oped" between two or more network schools.  The varsity football team, for example, is made up of players from each of the four high schools. 
 
Athletic Director Vinay Mullick is looking forward to another strong year for Perspectives athletics. In past years, Perspectives teams have won six Chicago Public School Conference Championships, two Chicago Public School City Final Appearances, five Illinois High School Association state playoff victories, and have qualified for multiple city and state championships.  We're also pleased to report that one in three Perspectives student athletes has achieved all-academic status, earning a grade point average of 3.0 or better.
 
This year, Groupon.com, the online discount coupon service, will be sponsoring a special fundraising campaign to help support Perspectives athletics.  The planned date of the campaign is October 13, 2010 - possibly extending to October 14, too - and the funds raised will go toward new uniforms for the girls and boys basketball teams and the basketball cheerleaders.  We'll have more information on this in our October newsletter, so stay tuned!

Last year's event drew more than 300 participants for an evening of dinner, auctions, raffles and more. Come learn about the many successes of our College for Certain culture and hear directly from our students!

 

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