Alumni


Meetings

During the school year, graduates are also invited to return to High Jump for gatherings that will provide valuable opportunities for peer-to-peer contact and support. For further questions about these and other High Jump alumni programs, please contact High Jump’s Recruitment and Alumni Relations Office at 312.582.7705.

According to the African proverb, "It Takes a village to raise a child," High Jump has proven this by being a teacher, mentor, friend and family to our daughter. High Jump helped shape an uncertain child into a confident young woman. We are eternally grateful. Thank You.

— Michelle Amor Gillie, Parent of Cohort 18 Student, Crisline Christian

Internships

The Field Museum provides exclusive paid summer internship opportunities for High Jump alumni. Program alumni are privy to available positions, prior to public posting.


High School Placement

When applying for high school, each student is encouraged to apply for admission in a minimum of one school in each system: public, parochial, and independent day or boarding schools.  High Jump students attend the best college preparatory schools locally and nationally. The graduates of Cohort 20 will attend the following top college preparatory high schools in the fall of 2010:

Boarding Schools
Choate Rosemary Hall
Western Reserve Academy (2)

Independent Schools 
Francis W. Parker School
Latin School of Chicago (6)
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Public Schools
Jones College Prep High School (2)
Lane Technical High School (6)
Lincoln Park High School, IB Program (7)
Lindblom Math and Science Academy
Marine Math & Science Military Academy
North Grand College Preparatory High School
Northside College Preparatory High School (4)
Prosser Academy High School, IB Program
Walter Payton College Preparatory School
Whitney Young Magnet High School (3)

Parochial Schools
Cristo Rey Jesuit
Guerin College Prep High School  
Holy Trinity High School
Queen of Peace
St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School
St. Scholastic Academy, IB Program (2)

College Selection

Over 82% of High Jump alumni attend college.  Of that, more that 42% attend “Top 50” ranked universities or liberal arts schools, as determined by the U.S. News and World Report. Some graduates of the most recent cohorts to enter college have continued their studies at: