Soaring Eagles….Imagine the Possibilities

1. Freshman Connection:
Freshman Connection was a great success. The program ended on July 30th. 194 freshmen took advantage of our three week program. As a result, these 194 students will be prepared and ahead of the game come September. We also had a wonderful end of the year celebration Friday, July 30; fourteen freshmen and two youth leaders won bikes and all students took home school supplies, flash drives, gift cards, books, and other treats.
Below is the list of students who won the bikes:
Gilberto Bravo
Rafael Lara
Edu Hernandez
Candido Salinas
Adrian Vazquez
Arturo Saldana
Cynthia Chavez
Marisol Cervantes
Norma Canedo
Giovanna Molina
Mona Fonseca
Ana Arteaga
Perla Castro
Xochitl Gonzalez

YL: Edgar Cruz and Luis Muratalla

2. Nursing Program:
The CPS practical nursing program graduation ceremony took place over the summer. Students Roberto Aguillon, Silvia Alba, Karina Aranda, Yolanda Gallo, and Nelly Jimenez successfully completed the program. The students are preparing to take the comprehensive exams and the state boards.

Five new students were accepted to our nursing program for the 2010 academic year: Sandra Ortega, Cynthia Salinas, Guadalupe Urbina, Viridiana Alvarado, and Carina Oceguera.

3. Columbia College Upward Bound
On Saturday, July 31, I attended the closing ceremony of the Upward Bound program. Many of our upperclassmen won awards for outstanding achievement in the arts. Many of our incoming freshmen also participated in the program and were recognized for outstanding performance.

4. Club M3:
23 soaring eagles ran the half marathon on August 1. In preparation for the event, the team celebrated with a pasta party at Maggiano’s.

5. Summer School:
The second semester of summer school ended on Friday, August 6. 263 students successfully recovered their credit and are back on track.

6. Iron Oaks Ropes Course
63 students attended the Freshman Connection field trip to Irons Oaks ropes course. Our excursion was wonderfully successfully. Our students faced each challenge together and each group emerged as a team at the end of the day. A special thanks to our volunteers: Mr. Gamez, Mr. Levy, Mrs. Bigelow, Mr. Stosek, Mr. Heredia (BAM).

Posted on 11 Aug 2010 by Board Admin

Summer School/Clases de verano

Monday–Friday/Lunes a Viernes 8:00-11:45a.m.
Session #1 – 6/21/10 to 7/14/10
Session #2 – 7/15/10 to 8/06/10

Freshman Connection
July 12- July 30 / Julio 12 – Julio 30
Mon, Wed, & Fri. /Lunes, Miercoles, y Viernes 8:30 a.m. - 3:30p.m.
Tue & Thur/ Martes y Jueves 8:30am - 12:30pm

New Enrollment for September 2010 / Registraciones para Septiembre del 2010
From June 21 until August 14, 2010 /
Desde Junio 21 hasta Agosto 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

For more information call (773) 534-7043 / Para mas información llame al (773) 534-7043

Orientation/Orientación
August 25th / Agosto 25
Freshmen (400’s div.) Time: 9:00am -12:00pm
Seniors (100’s div.) Time: 1:00am -3:00pm

August 26th / Agosto 26
Sophomores (300's div.) Time:9:00am-12:00pm
Juniors (200’s div.) Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Transcripts: Complete request form with the front desk. Transcripts will be completed and sent to the specified address within one week. / Para record de estudios favor de llenar la forma y dejarla con seguridad en la entrada. Todos los requisitos de studios se enviaran a la dirección que usted anoto. Dar aproximadamente una semana para que usted los reciba.

Posted on 12 Jul 2010 by Board Admin

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Juarez Scholarship Winners
1. Congratulations to the following Juarez Scholarship recipients. Each student will receive a $500 scholarship that can be used towards the postsecondary institution of his/her choice. Thank you for all of your nominations and for your contributions throughout this school year!
Patricia Alamillo (Soaring Eagle) Div 002
Gabriel Bahena Div 003
Laura Benitez Div 004
Norma Castrejon (Uriel Fernandez) Div 010
Alejandra Cordova Div 002
Cesar Estrada Div 003
Maria Hernandez Div 007
Victoria Hernandez Div 005
Ana Juarez Div 002
Jesus Magaña Div 002
Monica Santucci Div 009
Sergio Treviño Div 006
Michelle Saucedo Div 004

Class of 2010
2. The graduating class of 2010 has been awarded 4.1 million dollars in scholarships. Congratulations to all the students.

Sports Awards Banquet
3. Thank you to all the coaches for making the Sports Awards Banquet such a tremendous success following a great year in athletics. It was a great night for our student-athletes. It is wonderful to see the love and energy all the coaches have for their programs and student athletes.

Architecture Program
4. Karla Morado and Jovana Ibarra won a 6 week paid summer internship with architecture firms based on their performance in the Newhouse Architecture competition.

Soaring Eagle
5. Senior Sergio Trevino won the Comcast Student of the Year Scholarship. Sergio won a $9,000 scholarship.

Information Technology
6. The following Information Technology students have been accepted for paid internships this summer giving them valuable work experience in areas of science and technology:
Fernando Araujo -- EPIR
Jose Galarza -- IIT
Rigoberto Garcia -- City of Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection/Finance and Payroll Department.

DCCP Department
7. The following students recently passed the Microsoft Office Specialists (MOS) Certification exams in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel. These certifications are real-world, adult-level certifications indicating the students have a very high level of proficiency in the software. Special congratulations goes to Jose Quintino for being the only student to pass the daunting Microsoft Access test and to Laura Benitez, Jose Galarza, and Eduardo Villanueva for passing both the Excel and Word tests!

Microsoft Office Specialists in Excel
Agustin Arreola
Estevan Arroyo
Laura Benitez*
Anthony Carmona
Yael Chavez
Samantha Chiu
Marcos Escobar
Jose Galarza*
Rigoberto Garcia
Roxanna Gonzalez
Roberto Gutierrez
Daisy Lazaro
Nancy Mejia
Jesenia Meza
Jeremiah Morales
Crystal Moreno
Marco Ochoa
Ilse Romero
Jocelyne Romero
Brenda Rosas
Jessica Ruiz
Vanessa Salgado
Janet Urbina
Eduardo Villanueva*

Microsoft Office Specialists in Word
Alejandro Aguirre
Laura Benitez*
Sergio Del Real
Jose Galarza*
Jeraldine Guillen
Israel Loeza
Antonio Luna
Alexander Machuca
Nicole Maldonado
Mayra Martinez
Elizabeth Mendoza
Sonia Mondragon
Felipe Rodeo
Jocelyn Rosas
Cindy Ruiz
Rosario Vera
Eduardo Villanueva*

Ms. Bell, Mr. Bermudez, and Mr. Eggleston are very proud of all of these soaring students!

Soaring Students
8. The following students tested into College Level English/English 101:
Reynaldo Rios
Nora Castrejon
Evelyn Garcia
Victor Medina
Miguel Bocanegra

Saturday Academy
9.) Fourty five freshmen successfully completed the Saturday Academy. All the students recovered their credit and are now back on track. Thank you to all the teachers and staff and to our partners and friends at Sun Trading for the many hours devoted to our students.

Music Department
10. Mr. Love would like to recognize and congratulate all of the band students on their hard work and dedication. The following students are recognized for their outstanding dedication and service to the band.
Advanced band:
Musician of the year - Ana Juarez
Most Improved player - Alejandro Aguirre
Perfect Attendance - Miguel Bocanegro

Section Leaders - Ana Juarez - flute
Louis Ramirez - alto saxophone
Delfino Gonzalez - tenor saxophone
Adolfo Flores - trumpet
Javier Salgado - percussion
Alejandro Aguirre - Single player award
Noe Diaz - Single player award
Marlene Trinidad - Single player award
All seniors received an award for their years of service to the band!

Special recognition was given to Noe Ochoa and Alejandro Aguirre for helping out with keeping the band room in order as well doing repairs when needed.

Freshman Connection
11.) 248 students have registered for Freshman Connection. That is 99% of our goal. Freshman Connection starts July 12 and ends July 31.

Juarez Blood Drive
12. The JROTC department hosted the annual Juarez blood drive. Of the 46 units collected, 42 units were whole blood and 4 units were double red cells. Since one blood donation can save up to three lives, the units collected at this drive will potentially save 138 lives. We extend our gratitude to everyone who gave unselfishly of themselves to help others!

Attendance, Grades and Summer School
13. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are full days of attendance. Attendance is not projected for Tuesday and Wednesday. Please remind students that they must be present all week except Thursday.
Grades must be in by MONDAY at 3 p.m.

Summer School registration forms will be in division teacher’s mailboxes. Please distribute to students as you receive them.

News and Events
1. Monday: Final Exams Day Two. Grades must be in by Monday at 3 p.m.
2. Tuesday: NCLB meeting in the patio at 5:30.
3. Tuesday: Day of Service for all Freshman students.
4. Thursday: Teacher Institute Day. Non-student attendance day.

Posted on 14 Jun 2010 by Board Admin

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JROTC awards
1. Attached please find the JROTC awards for this year’s cadets as awarded by instructors Hobbs and Zepeda. Congratulations to all the students for their dedication and leadership throughout the year.

Memorial Day Honored
2. The Juarez Drumline and JROTC participated in the Memorial Day parade. This event took place in downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 29th, 2010. There were over 8,000 participants in this parade and it was televised live on ABC channel 7. Great job to our students!

Below is a list of intermediate band students recognized by instructor Taylor for their dedication to their craft.

Section Leaders
Ivan Morales, flutes
Leo Guzman, percussion
Andres Estrada, clarinets
Genaro Saucedo, alto saxophones
Gabriel Cordova, tenor saxophones
Orlando Zapata, trumpets

Single Instruments
Jose Castillo
Manuel Garcia
Jimmy Hernandez
Christian Belmont

Best Attendance
Rosario Gutierrez

Most Improved
Jimmy Hernandez

Outstanding Leadership/dedication
Leo Guzman

All 28 of the seniors received senior band awards.

NewHouse Architecture Competition
3. Students in Ms. Weaver’s classes participated in the Newhouse competition. The following are Newhouse Winners. The best news of all, one of our students won in the essay division, all other essay winners were from Lane. Congratulations to Ms. Weaver and to all the students.

Juarez Community Academy:
Alvarado Jorge Junior 698 2 Replication: Physical Model - Residential Honorable Mention
Hernandez Jimmy Freshman 699 3 Design: Chicago Bungalow Redesign First Grand
Ibarra Jovana Junior 687 2 Replication: Physical Model - Residential Third
Ibarra Jovana Junior 686 10 Architectural Photography Overall Grand
Jasso Alejandro Junior 727 4 Design: Disaster Relief - Mobile Kitchen Honorable Mention
Morado Karla Najeli Junior 652 6 Replication: Hand-Rendering First
Ramirez Brenda Junior 1326 10 Architectural Photography Second
Ramirez Brenda Junior 678 2 Replication: Physical Model - Residential Second
Williams Carlimah Marie Junior 700 4 Design: Disaster Relief - Mobile Kitchen Second

and........
Louis Ramirez won third in the essay division!!!!!!! He will read his essay at the awards on June 9th!!!!!

Debate Team:
4. I received the following note from Less Lynn, Executive Director of the Chicago Debate Commission: Juarez met the Participation Standard at every tournament this year and increased its participation by 113% compared to 2008-2009. It also had an extremely strong year competitively. Juarez’s debate program is making impressive strides forward – for the benefit of Juarez students. One simple word: Congratulations. A special thanks to Andrea Drew, Samuel Sanchez, Edson Garcia, Farrah Sawyer, and the Debate Coaches for making this year a tremendous success.

Senior Prom
5.Senior Prom took place at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel on Friday. The event was put together by the senior council and sponsored by teachers Shabib and Koulogeorge. Everyone was elegantly dressed and a good time was had by all. A special thanks to all the teachers and staff who attended for making the evening special for our students.

News and Events
1. Tuesday: Universidad Para Padres offers Parenting classes from 5–7 p.m. in the library.
2. Tuesday: Senior awards banquet in the patio from 9a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
3. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday:
Senior graduation rehearsal will be in the patio from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
4. Thursday: NCLB meeting in the upper patio, 5:30 p.m.
5. Tuesday: The Sports banquet will take place in the patio starting at 6 p.m.
Please see coach Wylde for more information.
6. Friday (June 11th) and Monday (June 14th):
7. Saturday: Freshman Saturday program from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
8. Saturday: Computer classes for parents in room 213 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Posted on 07 Jun 2010 by Board Admin

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College Tour for Juniors
1. On Monday, May 24th, 48 juniors participated in a college tour: 20 students visited De Paul, 17 students visited NLU, and 11 students visited DeVry and Arturo Velazquez Institute. The students received information on admissions and financial aid.

Library Media Center
2. The library has been awarded a $6,000 grant by the Laura Bush Foundation to build its non-fiction collection, with a particular focus on books that support the social studies curricula. The library will work with the social studies team to identify materials for acquisition.

Café con el Director
3. Café con el Director was a great success once again. The parents received information on the final exams, end of year events, and Parent University summer events.

Soaring Eagle
4. Student Nora Castrejon won the Jiffy Lube $7,500.00 scholarship. She is a current driver’s education student and had to write an essay on “The Road to a Successful Future”. Her essay won her the scholarship. She will be the 4th daughter in college and this money will be extremely helpful come senior year.

High School Investigation Day
5. HSID took place on May 27. Juarez played host to more than three hundred 8th grade students. The 8th graders were entertained by the Juarez cheerleaders and drum line. The 8th graders were also led on tours of the building by student leaders. All of the 8th graders were able to register for the Freshman Connection summer program.

Staff Appreciation Day
6. The National University of Health Sciences' Chicago Whole Health located at 720 W. Maxwell will be visiting our school for a Staff Appreciation Day. University interns will bring chiropractic tables to the school and perform 5-10 minutes of soft tissue massage, stretching and some chiropractic adjustments, if necessary. We hope teachers will enjoy this service, especially after a long school year. Staff Appreciation Day will be Wed. 6/2 from 12 noon- 4 p.m. and Thursday 6/3 from 8 a.m.-12 noon in the conference room.

News and Events
1. Monday: Memorial Day observed.
2. Tuesday: Universidad Para Padres offers Parenting classes from 5 – 7 p.m. in the library.
3. Tuesday: Senior finals and graduation fees are due.
4. Wednesday: Senior finals and all senior debts are due.
5. Friday: Senior prom. Please see Mrs. Shabib for details and information. Senior grade entry is due at noon.
6. Saturday: Freshman Saturday program from 8 – 12 p.m.
7. Saturday: Computer classes for parents in room 213 from 10 – 12 p.m.

Posted on 01 Jun 2010 by Board Admin