From left, Ald. Willie Cochran (20th), Ald. Latasha Thomas (17th), Mayor Richard M. Daley, Ron Huberman, chief executive officer for the Chicago Public Schools and Tim King, founder and chief executive officer of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young M
From left, Ald. Willie Cochran (20th), Ald. Latasha Thomas (17th), Mayor Richard M. Daley, Ron Huberman, chief executive officer for the Chicago Public Schools and Tim King, founder and chief executive officer of the Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men join the school’s first graduating class (107 students), who were all accepted to a four-year college or university. Housed in the former Engelwood High School building at 6201 S. Stewart, Urban Prep Englewood is the nation’s first all-boys public charter high school. Daley said the success the school and its students have achieved is a testament to the city’s commitment to education. “I am honored to celebrate the accomplishments of 107 very outstanding young men. Urban Prep Academy serves as an inspiration to us all and demonstrates that we are at a turning point in public education in Chicago,” Daley said. “These students represent the ‘I Will’ spirit of Chicago. (It’s) a great day for Chicago Public Schools.” Though a charter school, Urban Prep is under CPS. Photo/Antonio Dickey
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