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payton community monthly meeting
12/03
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The monthly Payton Community Meeting is a brief and informative opportunity to hear what is going on at school directly from our principal. The meetings start at 6:15PM. They are generally held on the first Wednesday of every month, but always check the monthly calendar (at right) in case the schedule has changed. At press time, this year's meeting schedule is as follows:
9/3, 10/1, 11/5, 12/3, 1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1, 5/6, 6/3.
All meetings are held in the Library.
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fop fundraising is
a year-round effort
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The Friends of Payton needs your valuable donations to support Payton's educational mission There are three ways to do it:
1. Mail a check payable to FOP at 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610
2. Drop a check into the FOP box in the school office. Make it payable to FOP.
3. Contribute online via credit card by clicking the donate button on Payton's homepage. All contributions are tax deductible and all amounts are equally appreciated.
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lsc meetings are
open, next is 12/08
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Parents, guardians, and the public are welcome at Local School Council (LSC) meetings, which are held monthly in the Payton Library at 6PM.
The LSC is an elected body that has three main responsibilities: School Budget, Continuous Improvement Work Plan (formerly SIPAAA), and Principal Evaluation, Retention and Selection.
All are welcome to attend and to make comments during the "Public Comments" portion of the meeting.
For more on the LSC, including a schedule of upcoming meetings, minutes of previous meetings, and a roster of members, please visit the LSC page of the Payton website.
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two more ways to
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Check the school website periodically (some people set a reminder on their calendars to do this once or twice a week) at www.wpcp.org.
Two other ways to keep up on what's happening at school are to watch the PNN (Payton News Network) OR check Advisory Announcements.
You can also subscribe to receive the announcements via email or RSS.
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check grades & attendance online
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ParentConnection is a secure online portal for sharing classroom attendance and grades between teachers, students, and parents and guardians.
To activate a student on your ParentConnection account you must obtain the student personal identification number (PIN), which you can do on this web page on the Payton sites.
Once you have obtained the PIN you will be able to complete the application process. If you experience any problems while looking up a PIN, please email
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when your student is sick or absent for another reason
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To report your student's absence you must submit a written note, available on the website under the Parents drop down menu. Or you may click here for Reason For Absence Note. Student absences will remain unexcused until a signed Reason For Absence Note is submitted to the Office. |
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gallery 34: payton in pictures
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Find great photos of Payton happenings at Gallery 34. It is continually updated.
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payton alumni
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Please go to
www.wpcp.org/alumni for current news on Payton Alumni Association activities.
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share stories and ideas for this newsletter
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Please send us current Payton news to share with other Payton families. Here are the submission guidelines:
Less is more -- 200 words or less works best in an e-newsletter. If that's not enough room to tell the whole story, include a phone number, email address, or web link to give our readers more details. Send text as a Word attachment or type it into the body of your email.
Include a picture or two if you have them; send pictures as .jpg attachments, do not embed them in your Word document.
All submissions are due the 25th of the preceding month. Send them to: fopnewseditor@gmail.com
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the pptw
newsletter team
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Marla Gross
President, Friends of Payton
Marcia Matalon May
VP, FOP Communications
Deb Hass
Associate Editor
Susan McColgan
Associate Editor
Steve Gallancy
Sports Editor
Barb McHugh
Susan Pearsall
Erin Schertler
Marion Shuck
Jill Wohl
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newsletter
brought to you by friends of payton
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Friends of Payton (FOP)
is a volunteer-run organization that includes all of the parents and guardians of current Payton students. We raise funds and provide volunteer assistance to support Walter Payton College Prep.
Our mission is to enrich educational and extracurricular activities with outside resources to supplement the limited funding allotted to Payton through the public school system.
President
Marla Gross
Executive Vice President
Andrea Mularczyk
VP, Communications
Marcia Matalon May
VP, Fundraising
Candise Cho
Treasurer
Tracey Lowenthal
Assistant Treasurer
Dina Isaacs
Secretary
Lynn Brahin
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walter payton college prep high school
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1034 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
773-534-0034
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CALENDAR
Some details were not available at the time of this issue's publication. Contact the Payton administration with questions: 312-534-0034.
DECEMBER
12/01 College Planning Night - Junior Parents, 6:30-8PM
12/03 Payton Community Meeting, 6:15-7PM, Library
12/03 Seminar Day
12/05 Winter Instrumental Concert, 7-10PM, Recital Hall
12/08 Local School Council Meeting, 6-8PM, Library
12/09 Winter Choral Concert, Beginning Choir, 7-9PM, Recital Hall
12/10 Payton Boosters Meeting, 6-7PM
12/12 Winter Choral Concert, 7-9:30PM, Recital Hal
12/18 Best Buddies Holiday Party, 2:30-3:30PM, Lunchroom
12/18 Winter Dance Concert, 3:30-9PM
12/19 Fifth Annual Payton Alumni College Fair, Atrium
12/19 Seminar Day
12/22-1/2/15 No School, Winter Vacation
JANUARY
1/07 Payton Community Meeting, 6:15-7PM, Library
1/12 Local School Council Meeting, 6-8PM, Library
1/14 Seminar Day
1/19 No School, Martin Luther King Day
1/23 8 Period Day
1/26-28 Semester Finals
1/29 Seminar Day
1/30 No School, School Improvement Day
*PLEASE NOTE: Throughout the year, the Payton calendar may differ from the online Chicago Public Schools calendar. For the Payton calendar, please click here.
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 A LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Payton in 2014: A Recap
Dear Payton Parents and Guardians,
Payton is a remarkable place. The data tell a compelling story: we again have been rated the top high school in Illinois by multiple rating entities; we have 7 National Merit Semi-finalists and 3 National Achievement Semi-finalists; we earned a second National Blue Ribbon Award; our fall varsity sports teams made it to the city and/or state playoffs; we have one of the highest percentages of National Board certified teachers in the state; our science and math programs have been rated in the top 50 nationally; our students took well over 1,000 Advanced Placement exams in the spring, with a supra-majority of the students earning 3+ on the exams; our class of 2014 earned over $16 million in collegiate scholarships; and, in the past few years, Payton students have availed themselves of opportunities to travel with Payton teachers on 23 trips abroad.
The data is just part of a dynamic story - it is the product of talented students, an expert faculty, and wonderfully-supportive families. As for the parents...thank you! First, for sharing your children with us. It is our joy to have the opportunity to help their evolutions from childhood to young adulthood. And thank you for all that you do to make Payton such a wonderfully vibrant place of teaching and learning. Specifically, thank you one and all for your very generous financial support during the Fall Appeal, the accumulated funds will support many important components of Payton's programs. And thank you, too, for the time and thoughtfulness so many of you have given by assisting with courses, seminars, enrichments, athletic and extracurricular events, main office activities, and special events. Your efforts are important, noticed, well-received, and, frankly, necessary to the ongoing health of our Payton community. Thank you!.
I encourage you to continue to put your fingerprints all over the school as we carry on in our efforts to enhance and optimize the Payton experience.
Go Grizzlies!
Tim Devine, Principal
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 Payton Community News
PARTICIPATE
Dec. 3: Payton Community Meeting, 6:15PM, Library. Hear what's happening at Payton from Principal Tim Devine. The Fundraising Team will meet immediately afterwards; please join us!
Dec. 5, 9, 12: Enjoy one of the several seasonal school music concerts this month.
Dec.: Spirit Wear Holiday Sale. More information coming soon.
Mar. 4: Sweetness Day!
Mar. 28: Save the Date for our Spring Gala.
VOLUNTEER
Dec.: Drop off auction item solicitation forms wherever you do your holiday shopping! The forms will be available soon on the Gala webpage; print a few and bring them to your favorite stores and restaurants.
Feb./Mar.: We're still looking for someone to host the spring Parents Night Out. You provide the venue, we do all the work!
Feb. 20: Travel Expo is here. Students will learn about Global Connection opportunities and meet representatives from outside organizations. Please volunteer to set up tables, greet representatives, and more.
Feb./Mar.: Sweetness Day is coming. Help identify potential service venues or volunteer to be a chaperone with one of our service crews.
To get involved in these and other activities, click here.
DONATE
The Annual Appeal is underway. If FOP raises $100,000 by Dec. 31, we'll receive a challenge grant of $50,000 from several Payton supporters, including members of the 2014 graduating class. Click here to help us meet our goal!
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 DONORS CHOOSE FUNDRAISER
Payton Astronomers to Present at AAS National Meeting
Greetings Payton Families,
We are Payton's astronomy research team. We are collaborating with two other schools: Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois and Breck School in Minneapolis, Minnesota on an astronomy research project. So far we have gone through over 800 different galaxies in search of black holes. This has been a long and tedious task, but it gave insight into what it is like for actual astronomers. We are looking forward to presenting our findings at the 224th American Astronomical Society meeting that will be held in Seattle, Washington from Jan. 5-8, 2015. This meeting will allow us to make many new connections with astronomers who will assist in expanding our knowledge. However, before we are able to proceed towards our goal, we will need your help in funding our trip. The majority of the costs will be used for our transportation and hotel fees. We are hoping to gather up $5,500 for our trip.
We have a very diverse team that consists of a total of 16 students whom vary from freshmen to seniors. A group of 6 students will be going to the meeting to represent the entire team. Four of the 6 students that are going are now seniors. This will be the last year in which they will be able to represent Payton at the AAS meeting. Our team is very eager to enable these 6 students to show how much effort they have put into their project. Presenting this project may guide them to doing great things in the future. We humbly request your assistance in helping these students fulfill their hopes in attending the meeting. You can help fund Payton's team by contributing through Donors Choose. Any amount will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your support!
Walter Payton Astronomy Research Team
L to R: David Cante (soph), Vikrant Sharma (SR ), Sydney Ford (SR), Emily Eng (SR), David Zegeye (SR). Not pictured: Imany Noel (JR)
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 CLASS OF 2015
Senior News:
A Prom Date
Prom for the senior class will be on May 22, 2015 at the Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Place, from 6-11PM. Seniors are planning fundraisers such as senior t-shirt sales in December, the annual Senior Parent Potluck Dinner in January, and Winter Formal on February 13. For more information, contact Michelle Mowery at mlmowery@cps.edu. |
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Fundraising News
Annual Appeal - We are so close to meeting our $100,000 Challenge. Let's get the extra $50,000 Bonus. Thanks to your generous support, we have raised $90,000 so far. Help keep the momentum going until we reach the top by making your donation now - click here or mail your check to FOP, 1034 N. Wells St., Chicago, IL 60610.
Spring Gala - Be A Payton Star Supporter when you volunteer to assist with Friends of Payton's largest fundraiser of the year. This year's Gala, Stars Under the Skyline, to be held Mar. 28 will celebrate our stellar students, teachers, staff, and the Chicago community that supports Payton. We are looking for help with data entry, advertising, sponsorship, and night of the event volunteers. Most importantly, we want everyone to reach out to neighborhood businesses to solicit much-needed funds for Payton. Click here to download the form and bring it along when you are visiting shops, restaurants, salons and other businesses. Businesses love to promote their products and services - they just need to be asked. To volunteer, send an email to clyons1218@yahoo.com or sheosullivan1224@gmail.com.
Teacher Wish List - A big thank you to volunteers who helped during the Report Card Pickup! We have raised $4,097.20 and there are still many more items available for "purchase." Click here to email FOP about a Teacher Wish List donation.
Please Come to the Next Fundraising Meeting - Dec. 3 at 7PM in the Library, immediately following the Payton Community Meeting with Mr. Devine. If you have any questions, send us an email.
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 CLUBS AND TEAMS
Reported with the help of Lena White (SR)
Artists Anonymous, the Payton art club, has been busy learning about screen printing, preparing for the Burned art show, and holding open studio time for aspiring artists. In order to screen print the club has been stretching their own screens. Students use an L-shaped tool that fits into the groove of a frame and a hammer to pound a damp rope into place, which will keep the screen taut. Although it has been rather loud in the art room, the students have found it very enjoyable to learn about the process used to make everything from graphic t-shirts to poster designs.
In preparation for the quarterly art show, Burned, everyone in art club wrote a worry or fear on a piece of paper and then the group safely did a cathartic burn of them outside. Many of the members of Artists Anonymous are working on pieces for this show during open studio time. Other members of the club are working on personal artwork or a current project from art class during this time.
The club is also accepting artwork for its next show, to be held in early Jan. The theme for this show is Space. It welcomes submissions of any finished work, including pieces from art classes in or outside of school. Students can bring submissions to Ms. Guizzetti's room.
Presidents of Artist Anonymous, Maisie Anrod (SR) and Ann Rogers (SR), say that the 2014-2015 school year has had a great start in the art department! The club meets during enrichment period Mon., 2:40 - 3:30PM. Students interested joining the art club can contact Ms. Guizzetti (pguizzetti@cps.edu) for more information.
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 FINE ARTS
Ring in the Holiday Season
Winter Choir & Band Concert Schedules. Students have been working very hard to prepare a beautiful program for our community. Don't miss it!
Fri. Dec. 5 Winter Instrumental Concert
Tue. Dec. 9 Beginning Choirs, Pieces of Perfection, & Sounds of Sweetness
Fri. Dec. 12 Intermediate and Concert Choir, Pieces of Perfection, & Sounds of Sweetness
All Concerts are in the Payton Recital Hall beginning at 7PM. Tickets are $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for senior citizens and students with school ID. Save your Dec. 9 Choir ticket....it will get you in the Dec.12 Choir performance too!
Congratulations to Jakarri Adell (JR), Anthony Charletta (SR), Thomas D'aprile (soph), Pria Daniel (SR), Caeley Harihara (SR), Billy Lynn (JR), Hannah Sudworth (soph), Arleigh Truesdale (SR), and Zac Veitch (JR) for being selected to perform and represent Payton at the Illinois Music Educator's Regional Choir Festival last month.
Sounds of Sweetness will entertain lunch crowds downtown this holiday season. Please stop by and see them perform.:
Dec. 3 - Harold Washington Library, 12-12:45PM
Dec. 11 - 500 W. Monroe Building, 11:50AM-1:20PM
Dec. 16 - 203 N. LaSalle Building, 11:50AM-1:20PM
Dec. 19 - 35 W. Wacker (Leo Burnett Building), 11:50-1:20PM
And get the sweet sounds of the season with Sounds of Sweetness's new Holiday CD - the best stocking stuffer ever, for only $10.
The Payton Jazz Orchestra was invited to perform at the Museum of Science & Industry's annual thank you dinner last month. The event recognized volunteers that set up the "Christmas Around the World" exhibit.
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 GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Opportunities for
International Study
Think BIG
Business is Global 2014 is a two-week summer program for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors at the Kelley School of Business. The program blends study of culture, language, and business practices of East Asia, East Africa, and Turkey to introduce students to the possibilities of tomorrow's global marketplace. No passport necessary! To learn more, email Emily Bagienski, call her at 812-855-5749. Application deadline is Apr. 7.
Invite the World to Your Home
Open your doors and broaden your horizons by hosting an intercultural exchange student during the 2015-16 school year through the Youth for Understanding (YFU USA) Scholarship. Students are from one of more than 60 countries around the world. Host opportunities often close by March, so email Zach Knoch (630-297-5948) or Margaret Warker (301-503-6761) or visit yfuusa.org to learn more.
Upcoming Study Abroad Opportunities
Don't miss a valuable deadline for your student to go far! Stay informed about these and other Global Connections opportunities by regularly visiting us online.
The U.S. Department of State's Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad program (YES Abroad) provides competitive merit-based scholarships for U.S. secondary school students (age 15-18.5) to study for one academic year in select countries. Visit yes-abroad.org to learn more. Deadline: Jan. 7.
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 STUDENT GOVERNMENT UPDATE
Welcome Class of 2018
Reported with the help of Amy Hoke (SR), VP of Student Government
Student Government has been working with the makers of "Homestretch," a documentary on adolescent homelessness in Chicago, to generate a list of possible fundraising ideas and events Payton could sponsor to raise awareness on this issue. Student Government hopes to set several of these plans into action within the upcoming weeks! More to follow ...
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