In the News
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Ray Teachers Participate in Golden Apple STEM Institute at U of C
Hyde Park Herald, July 26, 2017 Teachers at Ray Elementary School, were among teachers from public and private high schools across the state that participated in a Golden Apple STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Institute at the University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Learning Center, 924 E. 57th St., on Wednesday, July 19. Read more> |
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CPS Administrators Concerned About New Year with Budget Crisis
CBS Chicago, June 20, 2017 CPS closes the book on an eventful school year. And although their summer vacation is only a few hours old, teachers and administrators are already feeling anxious about next year. Read more> |
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Ray Elementary School to Host Annual Walk-A-Thon
Hyde Park Herald, May 17, 2017 Ray Elementary School will host its second annual walk-a-thon on Friday, May 19. The fundraiser, in which Ray students walk, skip, or run on a designated path outside the school will help to support new recess equipment and maintain its partnership with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. Read more> |
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Local Schools Fought to Keep Staff and Programs
Hyde Park Herald, December 28, 2016 Ray Elementary School, 5631 S. Kimbark Ave., held their first Walk-a-Thon on May 20 to raise money for school supplies and programs. Read more> |
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Art Programs Still Thriving At Local Schools
Hyde Park Herald, December 20, 2016 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has been hit hard with multiple cuts this year, but according to a new report by the nonprofit arts advocacy group, Ingenuity, CPS students have seen an increase in access to arts education programming. Read more> |
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Ray Advances in Book Competition
Hyde Park Herald, April 27, 2016 Students at Ray Elementary School, 5361 S. Kimbark Ave., are advancing to the citywide final competition of Battle of the Books on May 7. Read more> |
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CPS Teachers Raising the Bar
CPS' Inside CPS, March 17, 2016 We talk a lot at CPS about setting high expectations for our students; about encouraging them to work harder and reach higher to realize their full potential. It’s exciting, then, to see our teachers following that same advice. Read more> |
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Eastman Egg Food Truck Brings More Than Eggs To Hyde Park Students
DNAinfo, February 11, 2016 The area around the University of Chicago is a regular stop for the Eastman Egg Company food truck, but not because of the eager lunch crowd. View online> |
Photo by Janet Rausa Fuller
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Jane Averill Remembered as a Passionate Teacher Hyde Park Herald, December 16, 2015 Hyde Park lost a long-time community member and passionate teacher Monday Dec. 7. Jane Averill passed away after her battle with cancer. Averill was a pre-K teacher at Ray Elementary School, 5631 S. Kimbark Ave., from 2001 until April of this year when she retired. Inside her classroom, room 413, she is remembered as a caring teacher. Read more> |
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Week in Photos
Hyde Park Herald, September 9, 2015 LaWanda May, PTA president at Ray Elementary School serves ice cream to Donna Ridge and her sons, August 31st, during the Ray School ice cream social. View online> |
Photo by Owen M. Lawson III
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Michael Tercha / Chicago Tribune
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First Day of School - Chicago Tribune Photography
The Chicago Tribune, September 8, 2015 Children head back to Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Click here to view full photo album. |
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Local Youth Get Tech Savvy at Artfice: Graduate Students Bring Technology to Neighborhood through Nonprofit Center
The University of Chicago, August 18, 2015 Pete Dahlberg stands before a classroom of eager elementary school students. He’s poured liquid nitrogen into a deep steel pot, and the resulting steamy vapor makes this PhD student in Biophysical Sciences appear a wizard wielding a magic brew. Read more> |
James Crooks teaches Shipharh Carney a new computer skill at Artifice. (photo by Jean Lachat)
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Photo by Owen M. Lawson III
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Ray School Garden
Hyde Park Herald Thanks to the University of Chicago (esp its landscape architects Kathleen Golomb and Richard Bumstead), SECC and Brickman Group, the south side of Ray School along 57th Street received a landscape overhaul. The Hyde Park Herald posted pictures of the new Ray School Garden. See the pictures> Read article> |
University's Athletes Give Back to Surrounding Community
The Chicago Maroon, April 13, 2015
The Men's Athlete Association, the Order of the C, partnered with Ray Elementary School to bring free after school sports training program to young students. Read more>
The Chicago Maroon, April 13, 2015
The Men's Athlete Association, the Order of the C, partnered with Ray Elementary School to bring free after school sports training program to young students. Read more>
Ray Elementary Students Number One in Chess League
The Hyde Park Herald, February 4, 2015
The Ray Elementary School Chess Club won first place in its section in the Chicago Scholastic Chess League Renaissance Knights Competition. Read more>
The Hyde Park Herald, February 4, 2015
The Ray Elementary School Chess Club won first place in its section in the Chicago Scholastic Chess League Renaissance Knights Competition. Read more>
