Meet YWLS
The Young Women’s Leadership Society is training, inspiring and supporting the next generation of tech and entrepreneurship leaders and thinkers. Get to know the club in this video, exhibited at the 3rd Annual Little Black Dress Night.
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Highlights: 3rd Annual Little Black Dress Night Panel
Thank you to our fantastic panelists who filled the night with insight, information, and laughter at the 3rd Annual Little Black Dress Night. This year’s panelists embody the pioneer spirit, leadership, and grit that ChiTech’s Young Women’s Leadership Society cultivates. Our panelists taught us that there are many routes to success and they have no…
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Ideas Day Motivates Students to Drive Change In Their Communities
There aren’t many things that get a group of high school students moving in the morning. But thanks to Chicago Tech Academy’s Class of 2017 delegates, Chicago Ideas Week YOU(th) program team, and dedicated administrators, faculty and staff, ChiTech students were on their feet last Wednesday for the first ever ChiTech Ideas and Career Day.…
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$2.3 Million in Scholarships for ChiTech Students
The Chicago Tech Academy High School class of 2017 will send 74 graduates across the stage at 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 10 at Hermann Hall, located at the Illinois Institute of Technology. ChiTech is excited to boast that our students have earned over $2.3 million in scholarship funds to attend universities in the fall…
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CHICAGO TECH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL SELECTS TECH ENTREPRENEUR AND CURRENT BOARD CHAIR AS NEW CEO
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lance Russell appointed CEO of Chicago Tech Academy to continue school’s mission of closing the opportunity gap for women and minorities pursuing STEM degrees and careers. Chicago, IL– Chicago Tech Academy today announced that Lance Russell will serve as Chief Executive Officer effective June 5, 2017. Terry Howerton, Co-founder of TechNexus and…
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Exhibiting More than Projects
JUNE 1 — Chicago Tech Academy’s second Exhibition of the 2016-2017 school year blew away nearly 200 guests. Families, friends and community partners visited the school for the second installation of the bi-annual event. Exhibition is the culmination and presentation of 10-weeks-worth of student projects. The event is a part of the school’s Project Based…
