Alumni associations' overall strategy increases community involvement and support for the school system. CPS encourages and supports the creation of high school alumni associations and when feasible or possible, elementary school associations.

The creation of these organizations is recommended for the following reasons:

• Alumni organizations increase and broaden community-based support
• They foster and encourage the concept of giving back to the community
• Alumni organizations can be used to strengthen and support LSCs
• They provide positive and extremely effective role models
• Mentoring and tutoring programs are natural extensions of alumni organizations
• Alumni organization programs are additional sources of funding and financial support
• They attract people who generally have a sincere and vested interest in the school

FORM YOUR OWN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

CHECK OUT ALUMNI MEETINGS

CLASS REUNIONS

ALUMNI OF ALTGELD AND HYDE PARK ACADEMY

The Chicago Public Schools in partnership with the Chicago Historical Society is piloting an Alumni Digital Memory Board at Altgeld and Hyde Park Academy schools. Visit the site http://alumnimemories.org to share your memories, view class pictures and other material from the past and register your name so to connect with current students.

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