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The Sweetest News in the City · Walter Payton College Preparatory High School · 1034 N. Wells St. · Chicago, IL 60610

  • Payton Community Stands with its Teachers

    CPS’S letter home to parents last night did not seem to disrupt the nearly 200 pre-planned walk-in across Chicago today. While the letter’s language labeled these walk-ins as “civil disobediences,” it did not stop over one hundred Payton students from standing in support of their teachers. With many students arriving to school surprised to see a mass of… Read more

  • Wellness Fair 2016

    The annual Wellness Fair, coordinated by Ms. Bertoni, was another great success this year as students, staff, and faculty enjoyed the healthy food, activities, and information in the atrium on February 12. Vendors, clubs, and volunteers spent all of the lunch periods promoting healthy living at Payton. Read more

  • CPS Cuts $120 million from School Budgets, While FOP Backs Payton

    Second semester cuts became a reality for many CPS Principals today. After the threat of layoffs due to the district’s place of blame on the union’s rejection of a “good” contract, principals attended a doomsday budget meeting this afternoon. Many principals became aware of today’s meeting last week, sending out emails to faculty speculating on… Read more

  • Students Rally with Teachers for a Fair Contract

      Recap of CTU Rally on Wednesday, February 4 Over five thousand students, parents, teachers, and allies rallied with the Chicago Teachers Union for a fair contract and against the proposed layoffs. Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools announced the need to eliminate pension “pick-up” in 30 days as well as cutting $100 million from schools, resulting… Read more

  • CTU Calls for Mass Rally Amid CPS Announcement of CUTS

    With the reality of cuts to schools fast approaching, the Chicago Teachers Union plans to protest the nearly 1,000 cuts threatened by the district. At Walter Payton HS, those cuts could result to approximately 4.4 positions down from the initial projection of 12 positions when the district threatened to layoff 5,000 positions by second semester.… Read more

  • Class of 2016 Says “Cheese” (Photos by Niklas Krug)

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  • Senate President Calls for State to Fix Education Funding Formula

    With over 400,000 Chicago Public School students depending on state aid to fund their education, Senate President Cullerton called for a fix of the state’s funding formula. Chicago Public school students receive only $31 dollars in comparison to surrounding suburban districts receiving about $2,000 per pupil in state payouts. While surrounding districts have reserve funds… Read more

  • CPD and Latino Leaders Push for Diversity

    Payton students have been active over the last two years in protest for more accountability and transparency in the Chicago Police Department. In part, because of Payton’s population residing in neighborhoods that are affected by overall crime and communities that lack trust in their local police precinct.  Latino leaders from the Chicago Police Department, Chicago… Read more

  • Iowa Caucus narrows the field

    What do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have in common? Not much, but with the Iowa Caucus right around the corner, they are currently both the frontrunners of their respective parties, according to Real Clear Politics. Hillary Clinton is the leading Democrat candidate with 46.8% popularity, followed by Bernie Sanders with 42.8% and Martin O’Malley… Read more

  • Possible CPS Bankruptcy

    Governor Rauner is attempting to pass legislation that would allow the state to takeover the financial strapped Chicago Public Schools. While the outcome of CPS declaring bankruptcy is still unknown, for this would be the district first time, many criticize the proposal based on previous school takeover in neighboring states. While students are Walter Payton… Read more

  • Warframe Review and Update 18, The Second Dream

      WARFRAME published by “Digital Extremes” developed by “Digital Extremes”. (rated M for mature by ESRB) available on PC,Xbox one, and Playstation 4. Third-person shooter action MMO. Science Fiction Open beta as of 2013 with weekly updates and periodic patches/bugfixes Update 18 (U18) “The Second Dream” released 12/02/15 for PC, 12/18/15 for PS4, and 12/21/15… Read more

  • War on Christmas or social consideration?

    Starbucks has recently been accused of waging a “war on Christmas.” This winter, the company ditched its previous holiday cups, featuring sleds, ornaments and carolers, opting for a simple red cup. The company has been met with opposition stemming from a viral video posted by Joshua Feurerstein. The former pastor claims that the new cup… Read more

  • Getting to Know Your School Board: Jesse Ruiz, From VP to CEO to President

    Jesse Ruiz’s list of accomplishments qualify him for his next endeavor in Chicago’s political scene. As December marks the last month of Ruiz’s tenure serving as Vice President of the Chicago School Board, starting next month, he’ll begin to serve as President of the  Chicago Park District. Payton students have benefitted from his tenure on… Read more

  • Fallout 4 Review, War…war never changes, well ok it sort of did

    FALLOUT 4 published by “Bethesda Game Studios” and Developed by “Bethesda Softworks”. (Rated M for mature by ESRB) Available on PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4 First person open world RPG Single player. Post apocalyptic and Science Fiction. Released November 10, 2015, Paid Expansion packs planned (by Jack Knabe, gameplay 11/11 to 12/16) The introduction… Read more

  • Animal Society at Payton helps animals find their path

    Can you find the path to these holiday animals? Have you found yourself teary-eyed after one of Sarah McLachlan’s animal abuse commercials? If you care about the mistreatment of animals around the world, the Animal Society at Payton- ASAP for short- is perfect for you. ASAP is a club open to anyone interested in learning… Read more

  • Need Some Sweets to Brighten Up Your Week?

    Do you want to make some tasty treats to enjoy in front of the fire, but you think it’ll be too hard and time consuming? Fear no more! Compiled here are three super easy, winter-inspired recipes for your enjoyment. Peppermint Hot Chocolate Courtesy of Number-2-pencil.com Ingredients 2 cups of milk 2 cups of heavy cream… Read more