Benito Juarez Academy (CPS) in Chicago Celebrates Juarez Unido Renaissance Fair
The students and teachers enjoyed a celebration of the first day of Juarez Unido Day at Juarez Academy, a Chicago Public School. Encouraging students to join school clubs and expand their academic and professional visions. Balloons, music, and food for everyone to enjoy.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 22, 2006 -- The students and teachers enjoyed a celebration of the first day of Juarez Unido Day at Juarez Academy, a Chicago Public School. Encouraging students to join school clubs and expand their academic and professional visions. Balloons, music and food for everyone.
The first day of Juarez Unido Day is called the Renaissance. Juarez Unido Day is a homeroom day when school is scheduled for a half day schedule once a month. During the second part of the half day students work with their homeroom teachers on test preparation and other activities to give academic direction to the students. Homeroom, or Division as it is called in other CPS schools, is the class where enrollment and attendance are taken as well as the distributed of other pertinent material and information for the students. The time length of homeroom during regular schedule is approximately 15 minutes.
The school was decorated festively with ribbons and balloons all over the patio and cafeteria. There was free soda pop and food for the students outside on the patio. There was even a disc-jockey ready with good music to hear that all the students enjoyed. In the center of the cafeteria inside the building was a large cluster of tables with school clubs that students could join. The displays where beautifully set up and many student volunteers were available to help students decide what clubs were best suited to them. One of the purposes of the Renaissance Day is to encourage students to get involved in school activities and programs.
Juarez Academy is a High School that is part of the Chicago Public Schools. The school celebrates with pride the ethnic background of the Hispanic community. Not far from Jaurez Academy is the Mexican Museum of Fine Art which works closely with the school offering diverse programs for the students as well as a cultural out reach for the community.
There are approximately 1,600 students at Juarez most of which are of Hispanic heritage. The students are polite, courteous, and well mannered. Often you are offered food and drink by students at this event to make you feel part of the community. The spirits in the school runs high this time of year when students come back and see their friends and prepare to study.
Over the years Juarez’s scholastic standing has been on the rise due to the vision of their Principal, Mr. Natividad Loredo. Together with his Assistant Principals: Dr. Carmen Cruz, Dr. Richard Gelb, and Mr. Juan Ocon, Juarez students are scoring higher on standard achievement tests, higher on grades, and higher on college entrance. Further, working with Mr. Manuel Medina, Officer of Languages and Culture of the Chicago Public Schools, the school has become a center for cultural events, social enrichment, and learning.
Stephen F. Condren ~ Artist
Stephen F. Condren, an educator with Chicago Public Schools, is on the President's Circle of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and a long-standing member of the Council. He speaks German, Spanish, and Japanese and has traveled extensively all over the world dedicating himself to the cause of World Peace and Multi-Cultural awareness. Mr. Condren is one of the country’s leading landscape painters and owner of Condren Galleries Ltd., located on Michigan Avenue, downtown Chicago. Mr. Condren is recognized in Who's Who in American Art.
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