PHILLIPS ACADEMY NEWS

March 2019 ed.

PROM ANNOUNCEMENT:
What's happening this
month?
Calling all Seniors - Reminder that in order to
attend Prom on May 31st you MUST complete the
Mar. 8th: Progress Reports
Senior Contract. Mar. 9th: SAT Testing Mar.
13th: DePaul Spring College
Fair 5-7 pm

Academic Cafes:
Contract Checklist: Mar. 12th: Juniors
Mar. 14th: Seniors
[] Complete all FAFSA forms Mar. 19th: Freshman
Mar. 21st: Sophomores
[] Apply to at least 5 schools
[] Complete at least 3 scholarship applications
[] Pass all your classes
[] Have 85% attendance or better!

ATTENTION PARENTS!
Third Quarter Progress Reports come out on March 8!
This is your opportunity to sit down with your student
and discuss their academic progress.

Come to the Chicago Area
College Fair!
DePaul University is hosting a
college fair for students
showcasing schools from
across the nation! Want to
hear about how college
admissions works? And how
to afford college?
When?
Wednesday, March 13th from
5-7 PM
Where?
DePaul Student Center 2250
N Sheffield Ave. Chicago, IL
60614
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ACADEMIC CAFES CONT.
Pastries and juice will be provided!
What is City Year? City Year is an
education nonprofit community
partner located here in Chicago.
Team members provide support for
students through school site visits
like Academic Cafes!
Did you know 100% of graduating
seniors in 2017 were accepted to a
college or university? Go Wildcats!
MARCH 2019
ACADEMIC CAFES:
Calling all Phillips Students! Join us on the following dates for an
Academic Cafe!
At an Academic Cafe Phillips students will learn:
Freshmen: March, 19
Phillips Freshman, join us at your Academic Cafe, Tuesday March
19th. Meet with City Year members, enjoy pastries and juice, learn
all about what it means to be a student at Phillips. Schedule
planning, courses, attendance incentives, college preparation, extra
curricular activities, clubs, committees and more will be discussed at
your first Academic Cafe!
Sophomores: March, 21
Phillips Sophomores, join us on Thursday March 21st, for your
scheduled Academic Cafe. Meet with City year members to discuss
attendance, grades, and post-secondary education planning. City
Year team members will walk you through your educational
information and see how you can achieve your academic goals!
Juniors: March, 12
Phillips Juniors, join us on Tuesday March 12th for an Academic
Cafe. Learn all things college applications and standardized exam
readiness! Here you can review your GPA, PSAT scores and
preparation, scholarships and post-secondary education choices.
Seniors: March, 14
Phillips Seniors, attend your Academic Cafe on Thursday March 14th
to explore college programs, perfect writing skills for application
essays, and check out financial aid and scholarship options! Meet
with City Year team members to align your GPA and standardized
exam scores with colleges and universities
 In March we celebrate

Women of Phillips! WOMEN'S

HISTORY
MONTH!
Maudelle Bousfield was the first African American woman to
graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
She was discouraged from pursuing a career in her first love,
astronomy, because of her race and gender. Instead, she made
history by becoming the first black woman to serve as a principal
within Chicago Public Schools--at none other than Wendell
Phillips Academy High School! Ms. Bousfield was a math teacher
and the principal at Phillips, serving from 1939 to 1950. She was
known for running a notoriously tight ship, and did not tolerate
noisiness or tardiness. At the time that she was principal, Phillips
was known for having produced several famous athletes and
musicians!
Maudelle Bousfield

Just over 75 years ago, Mary T. Washington became the very

first African American female to be a Certified Public Accountant.
Ms. Washington was a student at Phillips in the 1920s and
received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern
University. In 1939, she formed the accounting firm Washington,
Pittman & McKeever, LLC. She started the firm in a basement on
the South Side of Chicago at a time when most firms would not
consider hiring black women. Her legacy lives on through her
firm and through the Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship
Preparation Program, which is offered every January in Chicago
for college sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are majoring in
accounting. Interested in the field? Be sure to keep this
scholarship opportunity on your radar! Mary T. Washington

MARCH 2019
The Do‛s and
Don‛ts of SAT Test
Prep:
DO:
-Use Khan Academy to take
personalized practice tests
-Study in 20-30 minute
increments, then take a 5
minute break
-Alternate studying spots
-Minimize distractions
-Quiz yourself!
-Remember that you can take
the SAT more than once
-Go to bed early to get enough
sleep
-Eat a good breakfast in the
morning
-Pack up everything you will
need for the test
-Set an alarm…or two!
MEET YOUR COUNSELOR!
DON‛T: Please meet your school counselor, Crissy Vasquez! This is Crissy‛s first
-Pull an all-nighter year at Phillips and she is enjoying her time with the Phillips community
-Cram for the test immensely. She works with 10th, 11th, and 12th graders with last names
-Drink too much coffee beginning with letters A-J at Phillips. Crissy is originally from New York, but
-Change up your diet has lived all over the country and the world, including Italy and Japan!
-Overthink
-Second guess yourself! Crissy received her masters degree in school counseling at DePaul
REMINDER: 6 X 6 Attention University and got her undergraduate degree at the University of South
Juniors! Remember to log 6 Florida. In her personal time, Crissy loves spending time with her dog and
hours of practice on Khan traveling; she most recently went to Ireland, and you can see her above at
Academy Ireland‛s famous Cliffs of Moher!
(khanacademy.org) by April 6th
to receive a prize. Feeling extra Anyone who meets Crissy will immediately recognize her encouraging and
ambitious? Log 18 hours by open attitude! She also wants students to know that they will always find
April 6th and you will win a
support in room 108. She has an open-door policy and wants all Phillips
GIFT CARD!
students to know their voice is important and the counseling department
wants to hear from them.

If you haven‛t already, come to room 108 and introduce yourself!

She can be reached at (773)535-1516 or civasquez1@cps.edu

School Contact Info: Counseling Department

Room 108
Phillips Academy Mrs. Kaushal: (773) 535-1970
244 E. Pershing Road Ms. Vasquez: (773) 535-1516
Chicago, IL 60653 Ms. Fleming: (773) 535-0378
773-535-1603 Mrs. Alexander: (773) 535-0158

March 2019