Education Guide zone B 110217

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Chicago Christian
HIGH SCHOOL
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Chicago Christian High School
Chicago Christian High
School focuses on faith,
student achievement
Chicago Christian High
School has been serving
families for 100 years.
The school is part of the
Southwest Chicago Christian
School Association
offering preschool through
grade 12. The school’s vision
is to be a Christ-centered
learning community
intent on restoring God’s
world. CCHS serves students
with a wide range of
abilities.
CCHS offers the only
fully-certified “Project
Lead the Way” STEM
courses in the area. ACT
scores rank as one of the
highest in the area, a true
predictor of college readiness.
Advanced Placement
classes allow CCHS
students the opportunity
to receive college credit
for classes taken in high
school.
More than 70 percent
of the students who took
an Advanced Placement
exam last year at CCHS
received a passing score
of 3 or higher. Chicago
Christian also offers dual
enrollment courses with
Moraine Valley Community
College. The CCHS
Guidance Department
provides a wealth of information
regarding college
choices and also offers
specific programs, including
diversity training.
CCHS has a wide variety
of fine arts and elective
classes including Art,
Ceramics, Photography,
Foreign Language, Concert
Band, Concert Choir,
Drama and Industrial
and Applied Technology
courses. Co-curricular activities
are integral parts
of student life: Yearbook,
Theater, Scholastic Bowl,
Mock Trial, Science
Club, Worldwide Youth
in Science and Engineering,
Jazz Band, National
Honors Society, Art Club,
Rube Goldberg and Distributive
Education Club
of America.
The Mock Trial team
has placed in the Top 3 in
state on several occasions;
the Worldwide Youth in
Science and Engineering
team placed at sectionals;
the Scholastic Bowl team
won regionals; the Rube
Goldberg team won the
People’s Choice Award;
and DECA has sent several
students to the national
competition.
Chicago Christian also
has a strong tradition of
athletic success, offering
17 IHSA sports to
male and female athletes.
CCHS sports programs
have earned more than 50
championships in the last
six years, including state
championships in volleyball,
girls track, girls
basketball; this past year,
its baseball team finished
third in state and became
only the ninth team in Illinois
history to win 40
games.
Building character and
strengthening faith are vital
ingredients of the student
life at CCHS. Chapel
is held multiple times
each week, and students
are required to complete
10 service hours per year.
Many students are involved
with annual serve
projects, including canned
food drives, blood drives,
Special Olympics, mission
trips and a Kingdom
Building Day, where students
and staff spend an
entire day serving the
community.
Submitted by Chicago Christian
High School, 12001
S. Oak Park Ave. in Palos
Heights. For more information,
call (708) 388-7656 or
visit www.swchristian.org/
cchs.