BUILDING HOPE 2023 IMPACT AWARD WINNER FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION
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The Building Hope Education Innovation Award recognizes
the hard work of our teachers, staff and the many volunteers
who coach, mentor and guest teach our students each month.

Interested in a selective-enrollment style education in a 
small, open enrollment neighborhood setting for your high school student?
Come check us out! You'll see why we are different and how we are
educating the next generation of lawyers and leaders.  Watch CEO Sam Finkelstein
discuss our academic approach.
What's Happening In September
Girls Volleyball at Intrinsic Charter, 4540 W Belmont Ave - Friday, September 1st @ 5pm
Labor Day - Non-attendance day - Monday, September 4, 2023
Girls Volleyball at Kelvyn Park, 4343 W Wrightwood - Wednesday, September 6th @5pm
Girls Volleyball at Uplift, 900 W Wilson Ave. - Friday, September 8th @ 5pm
STATE OF THE SCHOOL/RENEWAL UPDATE - All Welcome - Tuesday, September 12 at 5 pm (via Zoom)
Legal Prep FREE Community Law Clinic - Tuesday, September 12 at 5:30 pm (call 312-332-1624 for an appt)
Girls Volleyball at Marshall High School, 3250 W Monroe - Wednesday, September 13th @5pm
Girls Volleyball at Spry, 2400 S. Marshall Ave. - Friday, September 15th @ 5pm
Boys Basketball Fall League - Saturday, September 16th @ Michelle Clark, 5101 W Harrison @8:50am
Senior College Field Trip - Tuesday, September 19th
Chicago History/Architecture Tour - Wednesday, September 20th
Girls Volleyball at Al Raby, 3645 W. Fulton Blvd. - Wednesday, September 20th @ 5pm
Girls Volleyball at Aspira, 2989 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Friday, September 22nd @ 5pm
Boys Basketball Fall League - Saturday, September 23rd @ Michelle Clark, 5101 W Harrison @10:30am
Homecoming Week - September 25-29, 2023
Cross-Country Meet - Monday, September 25th, Prosser H.S., 2148 N Long Ave @4:30pm
Girls Volleyball at Austin, 231 N. Pine. - Wednesday, September 27th @ 5pm
Deere Scholars Program - September 29, 2023 (9:00 am - 12:30 pm)
Girls Volleyball at Crane Medical, 2245 W. Jackson - Friday, September 29th @ 5pm
Homecoming Dance - Friday, September 29 (academic/behavior/attendance requirements to attend)
Pancakes with Principal Williams: Breakfast and Q&A - Saturday, September 30 at 10:00 am (Adults Only)
Boys Basketball Fall League - Saturday, September 30th @ Michelle Clark, 5101 W Harrison @8am

Looking Ahead to October
Girls Volleyball at Douglass H.S.  - Wednesday, October 4 @ 5pm
Non-Attendance Days - Friday, October 6 and Monday, October 9
Mentoring Program - Thursday, October 5 (late dismissal - 6:30 pm)
JUNIOR/SENIOR COLLEGE (PSAT/SAT) TESTING - October 11 at school
First Law Program Day - Thursday, October 12 (late dismissal - 4:30 pm)
Legal Prep FREE Community Law Clinic - Tuesday, October 10 at 5:30 pm (call 312-332-1624 for an appt)
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES - Friday, October 20
Proskauer College and Career Explorers Program - Tuesday, October 24 (2-4 pm)
Haunted House - Friday, October 27

Mission

Founded in 2012, Legal Prep Charter Academy is a free, open-enrollment public high school in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Legal Prep uses its unique legal themed curriculum and culture of high expectations to cultivate compassion, self-motivation, reflection and advocacy in young adults who will be prepared to succeed at outstanding four-year colleges and universities.  
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Vision

​Our students will use their academic and civic education to grow in their professional careers, be advocates for their communities, and positively impact our society. Legal Prep students develop the skills that all great lawyers possess: excellent written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and advocacy. Whether students pursue a career in law or in another field, the skills that they learn at Legal Prep prepare them for success in college, career, and beyond.

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