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Mr. Krishna Kulkarni from University of Chicago's Center for Middle Eastern Studies joined AP World History classes to speak about how Islamic empires used coins as a state building method.

Is there a debate team for 7 graders? If not, could we form one? 

There is currently no debate team for 7th graders. In order to form a team, students would need a teacher sponsor. If that is something you are interested in, please come see me in the Main Office and I outline the steps to form a new club/team with you.

If you bought basketball shorts for PE, can you exchange them for normal PE shorts?

We do exchange items in the School Store. The only stipulation is the item has not been worn or washed.

When will our mobile ID pictures be updated?

We use an outside company to take most of our student ID pictures. The news pics became available this week and have already been uploaded to Mobile ID.

Why is there an extra day of advisory this year? Now that enrichment is only twice a week, all the clubs are trying to fit into those two days and it’s making it impossible to participate in more that 2 clubs.

Historically, advisory took place three days a week. Last year being our pilot year for enrichment, we saw the need to make an adjustment to meet the needs of our counseling department having time with their respective advisories. With regards to club meetings, the ideal time to meet is after school, however on enrichment days, clubs can meet and extend their meeting time after school as needed.

Mr. Harris is soliciting questions for the Whitney Young Weekly. He will select and answer questions each week. Note: By submitting your question, you agree that the question and answer will be published and sent to the whole school community. Not all questions will be able to be answered/published. Due to the popularity of Harris' Huddle, questions may take at least four weeks to be published. If you have an immediate concern, please contact the Main Office during regular school hours at (773) 534-7500.

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Tickets are on sale starting Monday, September 12 in the School Store during lunch periods.

SAVE $5:  Buy your bus/game combo ticket for $10 by Friday, September 23. The combo ticket increases to $15 after September 23.

Game only tickets: On sale in the School Store starting Monday, September 12 during lunch periods. Tickets are $5.

All tickets are cash only.  More information about Homecoming will be sent in the coming days.

Source: https://www.cps.edu/services-and-supports/covid-19-resources/covid-19-readiness-data/

Chicago Public Schools is continuing with free weekly Covid testing. If you wish to participate, you must consent or re-consent by clicking here.

IMPORTANT: Every CPS student or staff member who wants to enroll in weekly testing this school year MUST complete a new consent form. Consents from last school year or this summer WILL NOT be valid for the 2022-23 school year. 

Whitney M. Young Affirmed Names (Yearbook and Honor Roll): This form is OPTIONAL.  The purpose of this form is to support Transgender & Gender Nonconforming Students by insuring their name is correctly listed in the Whitney M. Young school yearbook and announced correctly at Honor Roll assemblies. In order to meet the yearbook deadline's and honor roll dates, this form must be completed by Monday September 12, 2022 and no later revisions can be made. This form must be submitted annually. Names submitted via this form will be used in the yearbook in place of legal names as they are currently recorded by CPS. If you have a question about this form, the use of preferred names or support of transgender and gender nonconforming students, please contact your counselor.  Additionally, preferred names, gender and pronouns can be updated in the student information system ASPEN as well as for CPS email address and user name. Please see your counselor to proceed.

College Trips:  The Counseling Department is organizing visits to college campuses.

Sept 15 - University of Illinois Urbana-Champain (sold out)

Sept 28 - Northwestern University

Oct 18 - University of Illinois Chicago

Oct 24 - Grand Valley State

Nov 3 - DePaul University

Upperclassmen can download the permission slips from the grade level Google Classroom page as trips are finalized and pay in the School Store to reserve their spot.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Talking about topics like suicide and mental health is often considered taboo, but the stigma surrounding suicide can prevent people from seeking help. Studies show that nearly 1 in 5 high school students have had serious thoughts about suicide. Someone you care about may be struggling, and your help could make a major difference. Help destigmatize mental health support using the following tips:

1. Speak up about mental health

2. Take talk about suicide seriously

3. Fight myths about suicide

4. Seek help when you need it

Click here to visit the DEI website for more in depth information and resources for destigmatizing mental health and preventing suicide.

Students who are not medically compliant with the state of Illinois' minimum health requirements received a letter in advisory on Friday. Please check with your child to see if they received an individualized letter. Hard copies of the medical forms are due to the School Nurse by September 30.

Our School will be hosting the Free Dental Program this coming October 31st, 2022. If you want your child to participate in this Free Dental Program, please fill out a consent form and return it to Eduran1@cps.edu.

NOTE: All 9th graders are required to have a dental exam on file. If you child has seen a provider already have your provider fill the corresponding form and submitted to school.

-No time to read? Not to worry; all readings will be done during our club time.

- Can't find the "right" book? We'll explore plenty of works!

- Just love reading (or writing!) in general? Come join us ➡ INFO meeting: Wednesday, 09-14 | 3:30PM | room 113. See poster and consider sharing!

Springtime is the perfect time to visit Paris and London! Join me on a fun adventure during Spring Break to two of the most famous cities in Europe! Please come to an informational meeting on October 6th in room 214 directly after school. Or, click here and check it out! Email Ms. Leki-Albano at ngleki-albano@cps.edu with any questions. Students and parents are welcome!

Please join us for our first monthly LSC meeting of the new school year on Wednesday, September 21st at 5:30 pm in the Whitney Young Library. As always, we’ll discuss the latest news affecting the school and what the LSC is working on. You’ll have a chance to ask questions about whatever is on your mind. To see the schedule for the 2022-2023 LSC meetings click here.

We are the Cultural Inclusivity Coordinating Committee (CICC). Members of this committee work to strive for cultural inclusivity to promote awareness through workshops, culture fests, culture days, etc. We are excited to have you join us and we have many fun things planned! Please join our google classroom for any future announcements.

We are WY UNICEF Club (The United Nations Children’s Fund), which is responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children around the world. UNICEF now works in more than 190 countries and territories throughout the world. Please join our google classroom for any future updates.

Here's the second and final round of voting for Spirit Week themes! The top themes were selected from the suggestions given. Choose your favorite themes that you'd like to see the most, and fill out this form to vote!

Attention all students! Homecoming Court nominations have now opened. If you would like to nominate yourself or others, fill out this form. Please read all the information at the top of the form. Good luck!

Student Council is looking for 8-12 parent volunteers to help out at the Homecoming Dance on October 1st! Parent volunteers will be needed from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM to work coat check, monitor the dance floor to prevent crowd surfing, and overall ensure the dance runs smoothly.  If you are interested in volunteering, please email Ms. Wright at rwright18@cps.edu.

The Whitney Young girls golf team blazed through its first match of the season with an all-time-record low of 174 stokes. The top four qualifying scores for nine holes were Meilin Hoshino (captain) 40; Jasmine McGhee 41; Ariya Chang 45 and Isabella Rozwat 48. Played at Sydney Marovitz Golf Course against Taft, the team and their parents celebrated afterwards with Coach Johnson’s home baked cookies. Who say’s sugar isn’t a great motivator?

Interested in helping advocate for girls in our community? Although overlooked, there are still a strikingly high percentage of females in the world who face disparities in access to education, political power, bodily autonomy, medical care, access to jobs, and much more. Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world's hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. The club will meet every other Thursday during enrichment in room 200 starting 9/15/2022! Join the Google Classroom with the code, 4ajajxb.

The Youth Organizing Until Trauma Heals (Y.O.U.T.H) Council, is starting our second term this Fall! We’re looking for new members who are passionate about social justice and can commit to the team. Our mission is to spark dialogue about public safety issues in Chicago, empower young people from across the City to engage in matters of safety, equity, and inclusion, and amplify young people’s voices that have been historically underrepresented and underutilized. Please apply here if you are interested! The application is due on September 16th!  Please apply here if you are interested!

Wednesday, September 21

LSC Meeting (5:30 PM, Library)

Thursday, September 22

Quarter 1 Progress Reports Distributed

Friday, September 23

NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day

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