This August we welcome nearly 350 students to ChiTech as we begin our 10th school year with much excitement and Panther pride! ________________________________________________________ WELCOME TO OUR NEW PRINCIPAL Almost ten years ago, ChiTech was created to be a different kind of learning experience for students—a place that provides students with great educators, experiential learning, and new…
We’re pretty lucky here at Chicago Tech Academy to have the kind of sponsors we do. Little Black Dress Night was started by Ms. Tiara Wheatley, Assistant Principal and Co-Sponsor of the Young Women’s Leadership Society (YWLS) 5 years ago. This event has become the school’s biggest source of donations, while also fulfilling its real-world…
Jada Harmon has the kind of smile that lights up a room. You can instantly tell that she loves people and that she happily beats to her own drum. Like most sophomores in high school, she is reserved at first. She sits across from me at a table giggling nervously. The conversation gets real –…
The future Dr. Corissa Dixon is practical. She is polite and measured in her responses to my questions when we first meet in an administrative office on the campus of Chicago Tech Academy, her high school. Corissa has the type of beauty that you know can only come from within. Her eyes are bright and…
Chicago is full of opportunities, and ChiTech wants to take advantage of those opportunities for our students. In addition to project-based learning, real-world learning is an integral part of our education process. Through ChiTech’s real-world learning programs, students gain access to resources in Chicago that they would not necessarily be able to access on their own.…
Tuesday, June 5, marked the second annual Ideas Day held at Chicago Tech Academy High School. Students chose gun violence in their community as the topic of their Ideas Day. The school was split into 15 business teams to develop ideas that may help raise awareness to slow rates of gun violence. Javonte Peoples, a…
