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Dear Payton Families:

Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year! We are excited about the learning opportunities your students will have at Payton throughout the year!

I also want to welcome our new Payton families into our growing community. This year, our freshman students represent over 100 neighborhoods across Chicago and carry enthusiasm, creativity and a thirst for knowledge that embodies the spirit of Walter Payton College Prep. Every class of Payton students brings something special to the legacy of our school and we know that the Class of 2012 is very distinctive indeed! This summer 150 of our freshmen participated in the Freshman Connection where they began to bond with their classmates, faculty and their new academic home!

There are great adventures in store for your students this year in their core classes and through our seminar program, which will offer students a myriad of learning experiences beyond the regular curriculum. Our extra-curricular activities and sports teams provide additional ways for your students to be active and grow!

We hope that you share your students excitement as we begin together!

Please join us at the Friends of Payton meetings and get involved at Payton! Meetings are every first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM.

We Nurture Leaders!

Ellen Estrada

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Dear Payton Families and Community:

The Des Moines Register, a nationally recognized newspaper, published several articles and videos about Payton in their Sunday edition. The articles focus on 21st century education, our international initiatives and our high-performing math team. They interviewed students, teachers and administrators and visited a Payton family home. The Iowa State Board of Education is developing standards for global education and for their research they sent reporters to write a case study about our school. We are honored to be the focus of breaking educational journalism and to share our model with other schools and states. Please follow the links to see what our teachers and students are accomplishing. We continue to draw the attention of the nation and beyond! Thank you for your support in so many ways for all that we do as a team to make Payton the best school in the country!

Use technology to connect students around the world - 7/21/08
Parents like rigor, international focus - 7/20/08
Facts about Walter Payton College Prep High School - 7/20/08
Teacher scans world for ideas to sharpen math curriculum - 7/20/08
As education in Iowa slips, where's the public outcry? - 7/20/08
Chicago high school emphasizes fundamentals - and a world view - 7/20/08
Commentary: International education a 'fundamental need' today - 7/21/08
Q&A: A focus on China, but real goal: Expand perspectives about world - 7/8/08

Sincerely,

Ellen Estrada
Principal

Attention Parents:  The Friends of Payton Directory and Parent Information forms are now available online.  Be sure to fill them out before September 8th!

Notice to All Underclass Students: Yearbook pictures will be taken at orientation for the 2008-2009 school year! Look your best!

Senior portrait information!

Request transcripts or records.

Payton email addresses are changing! Click here for new staff email accounts.

URGENT! We are looking for a tennis coach for Autumn.
Read about it on our employment page!

Summer Office Hours: 8AM - 1PM (M-F)

Payton teachers: read about the Teachers As Scholars program!

Click here to watch Payton's 2008 Commencement Ceremony video!

Payton was ranked #46 in the entire country by U.S. News and World Report.

View the video created by the George Lucas Educational Foundation profiling Payton on their Edutopia website