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People Magazine Names UP Founder & CEO Tim King a
"Hero of the Year"
 
King designates $10,000 prize to Urban Prep.
 
 
Tim King We Believe

The November 8 issue of People Magazine (on stands now) announces the selection of Tim King as a Hero of the Year.  The annual award is bestowed upon individuals who "have found a way to fix the world around them--one life at a time."  Winners were selected by the editors of the magazine and based, in part, on voting by  People's 43 million readers.  "Heroes" receive $10,000 from OnStar which King has designated to Urban Prep. "It's the students, teachers and staff of Urban Prep who are the real heroes," says King.  "I'm just proud to be a part of their lives." 
 
About Urban Prep Academies

Urban Prep Academies was founded in 2002 by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders who wanted to improve the educational opportunities available to urban boys. In 2005, this nonprofit organization was approved under Chicago's Renaissance 2010 initiative to open Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men--Englewood Campus. Urban Prep is the country's first charter public high school for boys. Since accepting its first class in the fall of 2006, Urban Prep has been recognized internationally for its success in improving the academic, social and emotional development of urban young men. In addition to the Englewood campus, Urban Prep operates two other schools:  the East Garfield Park Campus and the South Shore Campus.  100% of Urban Prep's graduates have been admitted to college.

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