[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


      IN RECOGNITION OF NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL

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                           HON. RAHM EMANUEL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2006

  Mr. EMANUEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in proud recognition of 
Northside College Preparatory High School, recently selected by 
Newsweek Magazine as one of America's best high schools.
  Northside College Preparatory High School, found in 1999, was the 
first new Chicago public school to be built in 20 years. This magnet 
school on the North Side of Chicago provides a well-rounded education 
to bring out the best in the exceptional young adults who fill its 
classrooms.
  The school achieved the highest score in Illinois for 5 straight 
years from 2001-2005 on the Prairie State Achievement Exam. Last year, 
415 students at Northside took 905 AP exams, with 83 percent scoring a 
three or better. It also has a great deal of National Merit, National 
Achievement, Hispanic, and Illinois state scholars. And in 2003, 
Northside won the division three National Academic Decathlon 
Championship.
  Northside College Preparatory High School's exemplary academic 
instruction produces world-class graduates: 92 percent of the 2005 
graduating class continued on to a 4-year institution. To equip 
students for a lifetime of success, the school partners with DePaul 
University, Northeastern Illinois University, North Park University; 
Mayer, Brown, Row & Maw; OWP&P Architects; and S&C Electric.
  Mr. Speaker, Northside College Preparatory High School is a shining 
example of public education at its best. I am proud of the students, 
faculty, and families of the schools and I wish them continued success 
in the coming years.

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