For the 8th Consecutive Year, 100% of Urban Prep Seniors Have Been Admitted to College

Published: April 27, 2017

Urban Prep Academy continues to be a stellar example of education that is making a huge difference in the lives of young Chicago high school men.

For the 8^th Consecutive Year, 100% of Urban Prep Seniors Have Been Admitted to College; Urban Prep Shares Why 100% Matters as Students Announce College Selections at Annual Signing Day Event

Special tie presentation to honor Urban Prep Senior Yuri Hardy who was shot and killed in December

WHAT: Urban Prep 100% College Acceptance Celebration and Signing Day

100 percent of seniors at Urban Prep’s Englewood, West and Bronzeville Campuses, all African-American males, have been accepted to four-year colleges and universities. This is the eighth consecutive year in which the young men of Urban Prep have achieved a 100 percent college acceptance rate. To celebrate, the young men of Urban Prep will share why “100% Matters.”

Chicago Public Schools recently announced all seniors must have a post-high school plan, which could include a college acceptance letter, in order to graduate. Since its first graduating class in 2010, 100% of Urban Prep’s seniors have demonstrated a post-high school plan by having been accepted to a four-year college, and it is expected that future classes will continue this signature Urban Prep tradition that has inspired students, schools and families around the world.

As part of the event, Urban Prep’s annual Signing Day will also take place during which time students will announce their college selections. Urban Prep seniors have received over 1,300 admissions to 170 different colleges and universities across the country and received over $14 million in scholarships and grants. This year, a new record for the most college admissions was set by a member of the Class of 2017 who was admitted to an incredible thirty-nine different colleges.

Through the hard work of Urban Prep students, staff and parents, Urban Prep Academies is changing the narrative for young Black men from one of negative stereotypes to the real story of being college-bound young men and in doing so demonstrating why 100% matters.

WHEN: Thursday, April 27, 2017

Media call time: 11:45 a.m.

Assembly and Speaking Program: Noon – 1:00 p.m.

Urban Prep students and leadership available for interviews following the speaking program.

WHO: Tim King, Founder and CEO, Urban Prep Acadamey

                        230 Urban Prep graduating senior
                        Urban Prep principals, alumni, parents and supporters
                        Elected Officials

WHERE: Daley Plaza
50 W. Washington, Chicago

About Urban Prep Academies

Urban Prep Academies, founded by Tim King and a group of African-American education, business and civic leaders, operates the country's first network of charter public high schools for boys. Since opening its first school in 2006, 100% of Urban Prep’s graduates—all African American males, mostly from low-income families—have been admitted to college. Urban Prep’s three schools in Chicago’s Englewood, Near West and Bronzeville communities, as well as Urban Prep’s unique Alumni and Fellows Programs, have provided more than 2,500 students with the tools they need to succeed in college and life. To learn more about Urban Prep, visit www.urbanprep.org.

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Keywords: education, graduation, High School, Urban Prep, youth