File #: 17-3263    Version: 1 Name: HONORING GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE COLLEGE PREP FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 5/8/2017 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 5/9/2017 Final action: 5/9/2017
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE COLLEGE PREP FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES WHEREAS, George Westinghouse College Prep is a distinguished high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois; and WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep was founded in 2009 as a selective enrollment school within the Chicago Public Schools; and WHEREAS, more than 1,100 students attend Westinghouse College Prep; and WHEREAS, the student body of Westinghouse College Prep benefit from a rigorous College and Career program that permits students to choose a Radio-TV broadcasting career tract, a Medical Academy, or Information Networking and Business Academy; and WHEREAS, the student body of Westinghouse College Prep reflects a diverse range of backgrounds; and WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep has received numerous awards and is rated a Level 1+ by Chicago Public Schools; and WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep was named in April of 2017 one of the top...
Sponsors: RICHARD R. BOYKIN, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), LUIS ARROYO JR, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, GREGG GOSLIN, EDWARD M. MOODY, STANLEY MOORE, SEAN M. MORRISON, TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

HONORING GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE COLLEGE PREP FOR BEING NAMED ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES

 

WHEREAS, George Westinghouse College Prep is a distinguished high school located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois; and

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep was founded in 2009 as a selective enrollment school within the Chicago Public Schools; and

 

WHEREAS, more than 1,100 students attend Westinghouse College Prep; and

 

WHEREAS, the student body of Westinghouse College Prep benefit from a rigorous College and Career program that permits students to choose a Radio-TV broadcasting career tract, a Medical Academy, or Information Networking and Business Academy; and

 

WHEREAS, the student body of Westinghouse College Prep reflects a diverse range of backgrounds; and

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep has received numerous awards and is rated a Level 1+ by Chicago Public Schools; and

 

WHEREAS, Westinghouse College Prep was named in April of 2017 one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners that the teachers, students, parents, and administration of George Westinghouse College Prep are to be recognized and congratulated for the achievement of being named a top high school by U.S. News and World Report.

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