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Where the Campaign Funds

Are Going

 

Every dollar raised will be used for capital improvements at Whitney Young including:

• Creating exceptional science labs with enhanced spaces and technology 

• Replacing teacher cubicles in disrepair with professional, inspiring work spaces

• Installing new tennis court surfaces benefiting the Whitney Young tennis teams, all students and neighbors. A $70,000 match has been offered to us by USTA to pay for these costs.

We have already raised enough funds to help replace the broken lighting in the theater with new LED lighting which benefits all performing arts programs including Asian American Club, Guys & Dolls, Young Company etc. Ms. Jeong the Arts Department Chair expressed her appreciation with this message:

"I just wanted to thank you for all for our theater lights! They are amazing!!!! After years and years of draining our funds to rent lights this concert season we are finally using our own lights. Thank you for taking charge on this monumental task of replacing lights in the theater. Thank you everyone for your support!!!!"


Watch how the Guitar Program benefited from these lights at their last performance. 

Your donation and support will leave a lasting mark on the school and ensure that future generations of Dolphins continue to thrive. 

Thank you! 

 
Building on Excellence 

The Campaign for Whitney Young

 
Fueled by a legacy of academic excellence, our students go all out every day to develop into the very best scholars, musicians, actors, athletes, doctors, lawyers, dancers, scientists, artists, problem solvers - you name it. It's a place where students can be themselves and become who they want to be.
 
More than 80,000 students from across the city of Chicago have walked the halls of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in the 40+years since it opened as the city's very first school of its kind. 
 
After decades of wear and tear, our building is showing its age. It's time to go all in to make much-needed capital improvements.
 
Please support the Campaign for Whitney Young. With your help we will continue to be an anchor in the community - where students go all out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Us

Founded in 1975 and located in Chicago's West Loop, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School (WY) has a tradition of academic excellence and ethnic and cultural diversity. 
Ranked the 4th best high school in Illinois (U.S. News & World Report, May 2019), 3rd best high school in Chicago (Chicago Magazine, May 2018) and most diverse high school in Illinois (Niche, June 2018). Whitney M. Young Magnet High School offers a very rigorous college preparatory curriculum with two programs: Magnet High School program grades 9–12, and Academic Center grades 7 & 8. Demographically, the school is a microcosm of the entire city, as its enrollment is drawn from the city at large.

Contact Us

For more information contact Whitney Young Development Director Deb Keegan at 773.534.7500 x23719 or wydevelopment@yahoo.com

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