Principal's Message
Uplift is a college preparatory high school. Our graduation requirements position our students to qualify for acceptance in almost every college or university in the United States. Advanced Placement classes will be made available to all students, which will enable them to earn college credit while still in high school. Our connections to institutions of higher learning will give our students the opportunity to take college level classes off campus and in a real college/university setting. It also gives us the chance to collaborate with professors and use equipment found only at the university level. Our partnership with GEAR- UP provides Uplift students with even more resources to reach the goal of attaining a college degree.
All students, from grades 6 to 12, will make college visits every year they attend Uplift. The goal of their hard work must be made tangible and going to the universities and experiencing the college life will help make it so. The college experience will also be brought to the students at Uplift. We are proud to be in partnership with
Loyola University for their Student Clinical, where pre – service teachers work in the classrooms with students for a portion of the year. Also,
Truman College and
Northeastern Illinois University have sent observers and/or students teachers in our school.
University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and
Northwestern University have sent groups of students and professors to observe and discuss education and educational policies and to learn about the school’s community connections. And just recently, Boston College Alumni Association has formed a partnership with Uplift and this relationship will get its official kick off this school year 2006 – 2007. At any given time there is an element of college life inside Uplift, which we hope help lead students to make college a part of their lives.
Principal Stephanie Y. Moore
