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Northside College Preparatory High School
Frequently Asked Questions 2000-2001
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What is a college preparatory curriculum?
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What sets Northside College Preparatory High School apart form other excellent schools in the Chicago land area?
What is a college preparatory curriculum?
Students in a college preparatory curriculum take those courses that are prerequisites for college admission. Those courses include four years of English; three to four years each of a foreign language, science, mathematics and social studies; two years of fine arts; and four years of physical education. Several of these courses should be taken at the advanced placement level or at the college level through College Bridge. Back to the top of the FAQ
What sets Northside College Preparatory High School apart form other excellent schools in the Chicago land area?
Choosing the right high school for an individual student is very important. Students in Chicago can choose from many excellent programs at Chicago Public Schools and private and/or parochial schools. We urge parents and students to compare schools' vision and course/program offerings.
Northside College Preparatory High School offers
- An outstanding, dedicated, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic teaching staff committed to helping each student learn to the best of his/her ability
- A rich array of honors and advanced placement courses in preparation for college
- A block schedule that allows for learning at the highest levels of cognition
- A unique colloquium program that individualizes leaning and supports project-based learning
- A state-of-the-art College and Career Counseling Center
- Adventure Education (leadership and teamwork as well as health and physical education)
- A choice of six world languages (Chinese, German, French, Japanese, Latin and Spanish)
- An accelerated science program (Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and Physics) over two years
- A technologically enhanced environment. Two forty-station computer labs; a library with thirty-five computers; each classroom with five computers for student use and one for the teacher; science labs with eight computers for student use and one for the teacher
- A modern building with thirty-one classrooms, five state-of-the-art science labs, two computer labs, and a high-tech library/resource center
- A comprehensive Fine Arts Program with a two and three-dimensional art studio, choral music room, and band/orchestra room
- Athletic and extracurricular activities in which students develop their abilities as leaders and team members.
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