Items related to students

Events

February 2012

10 Westcott Elementary "Winter Reading Parade": 10 am - 409 W. 80th Street, Chicago, IL 60620

May 2012

TBD TALENT SEARCH: 12–12 am - Upload video clip, Start /End dates only for talent search, Chicago

May 2014

8 March to College and College Fair: 2–7 pm - Grant Park's Upper Hutchinson Field, Corner of Balbo and Columbus Drives, Chicago, IL 60607

News items

Two Top Chicago Students Win $22K Scholarships: CTA Red–Purple Modernization Program, Jun 29, 2022; As part of the Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project, CTA, project contractor Walsh-Fluor, Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Scholars created the CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund to provide a path for economically disadvantaged students to pursue STEM careers for engineering and construction-related fields. The scholarship fund includes financial and mentoring support as well as the opportunity to apply for internships on the historic RPM Project. This year’s winners are Patrick Muyenzi from Rogers Park, who will study electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Freddy Romero from Austin, who will study mechanical engineering or computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund” Student Winners for 2021-2022: Chicago Transit Authority, Jun 2, 2021; In its second year, CTA’s Red and Purple Modernization (RPM) scholarship program, created by CTA and RPM Phase One contractor Walsh-Fluor, helps Chicago youth pursue degrees in construction and engineering-related fields.
Opportunity for Neighborhood Students—Chicago Architecture Biennial's Student Ideas Competition: FREE to enter, CASH prizes: Mar 6, 2019; Registration is now open for the 2019 BP Students Ideas Competition at the Chicago Architecture Biennial!