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Payton Parents

Walter Payton College Prep invites parents to become involved in the Payton community. Please click the above links to find out ways you can participate.

Buy an ad for your favorite senior (PDF) to go in the 2008 yearbook.
2007-2008 Senior Yearbook Ad Order Form (PDF)

Parents Pass the Word Newsletter

The Friends of Payton's (FOP) main avenue of communicating with parents is the monthly e-newsletter, Parents Pass the Word. See below for the current and previous issues. To receive the FOP Monthly Newsletter, Parents Pass the Word, please enter your email address below and click "GO".

May Rountable

Calling all Payton Parents! The third and final Parent's Roundtable will take place Thursday, May 1st in the Literacy Center at 7 pm. The topic is, "Teens and Substance Abuse." Please join us. For more details, click here for the flyer! (pdf)

Stressed Out Students

In February, the Stressed Out Students Team, in partnership with FOP, conducted a round table discussion. The purpose of this exercise was to critically evaluate the root causes of stress within the Payton community and the symptoms of this stress. The goal of the "SOS" Team is to heighten awareness to issues affecting student stress and to identify, evaluate and develop action plans to address the issue of academic stress factors our teens face. For the more detailed article and a list of the Values and Suggested Actions resulting from this preliminary work, please click here (pdf).

FOP Elections

Friends of Payton (FOP) will be holding elections at the next monthly meeting which will take place on Wednesday, May 7. At this meeting, there will be six positions up for election: President, Executive Vice, President, Assistant Treasurer, Recording Secretary, VP-Communications and VP Fundraising. The only position not currently up for election this year is that of Treasurer. If you have an interest in running for these positions, please contact Kathy Tallering at fiveitz@rcn.com no later than Friday, May 2 as she will be drawing up the ballots that will be used for the election process.

More information is available here (pdf).

April 2008 Newsletter

March 2008 Newsletter

February 2008 Newsletter

January 2008 Calendar Update

December 2007 Newsletter

November 2007 Newsletter

October 2007 Newsletter

September 2007 Newsletter

August 2007 Newsletter

Attendance

Attendance is important at Walter Payton College Prep. By attending class daily, students further their education and that of their classmates. A phone call is necessary by 10 AM to report an absence and reason for absence.

The attendance report number is (773) 534-0042. Upon return, a note written by a parent or guardian must be presented to the attendance office stating the reason for absence. Excused absences allow students to make up work, quizzes and tests.