Morgan Park High School has a tradition of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities which will meet many of the CAS requirements for IB students since they embrace the three elements of creativity, action and service. In addition, the urban character of the City of Chicago along with the residential neighborhoods where Morgan Park students reside combine to offer to IB students a blend of community and citywide opportunities needed for a balanced program of CAS activities. Students thus have the school, the local communities and the City of Chicago from which to choose and implement their CAS activities based on their interests and abilities.

The following are school organizations and sports teams open to IB students for CAS activities:

a. Student Council

b. Senior Class Officers

c. Senior Board (representatives to choose pre-graduation and graduation activities)

d. Local School Council Student Representative

a. French Club

b. Spanish Club

c. Italian Club

d. Language and International Studies Club

e. ASPIRA Club (a motivational group for Hispanic students encouraging them to seek higher education)

f. Africaa Club

g. Future Teachers of Chicago

h. Chess Club

a. School Yearbook

b. Empehi News School Newspaper

c. Creative Writing Project: "Adventures in the’ Hood: The Real Heroes" (publishing a book for children living in homeless shelters)

d. Empehi-Lites (newsletter)

a. Key Club (Service club associated with the International Kiwanis Club)

b. Amnesty International

c. Foreign exchange student hosting

d. Peer Intervention Program (a leadership development program focusing on empowering young people to lead drug and alcohol-free lives)

e. Catholic Youth Ministry Leadership Group

f. Stage Crew

g. Peer Tutors

a. National Honor Society (also perform service activities after induction)

b. Quill and Scroll Journalism Honor Society

a. Academic Decathlon

b. History Fair

c. Science Fair

d. Model United Nations

e. Mock Trials

f. Know Your Heritage Team (African-American History)

g. Parent-Teacher-Student Association "Reflections" Competition (literary or artistic rendering of a given theme)

h. Debate Team

i. Art Contests (various)

j. Essay Contests (various)

a. Baseball

b. Basketball

c. Bowling

d. Cross-country

e. Football

f. Golf

g. Soccer

h. Softball

i. Tennis

j. Volleyball

k. Water Polo

l. Wrestling

a. Cheerleaders

b. Flag Team

c. Majorettes

d. Pom-Pon Team

e. Sports Team Managers

f. Sports Teams and related activities summer training camps

a. Attendance Office Aides

b. Computerized Attendance Aides

c. Counseling Office Aides

d. Dean’s Office Aides

e. Library Aides

f. Main Office Aides

g. Programming Office Aides

h. Teacher Aides

a. Concert Band

b. Marching Band

c. A Cappella Chorus

d. Girls Chorus

e. Africaa Ensemble

f. Jubilee Singers

g. Gallery 37 (an after-school program sponsored by the City of Chicago in which students work with an artist and an artist’s assistant to bring art into the school through projects such as mural and sculpture making. This program is also available during the summer in a downtown location).

The school also has activities throughout the academic year that enlist the involvement of students. Among these are the Sunday Open House, Career Day, African-American History month activities, International Speakers Day, Heritage Day, the Red Cross Blood Drive, the Health and Wellness Fair, the Kids Helping Kids Walkathon, Clean and Green Day and the Cinco de Mayo celebration.

The City of Chicago has cultural, sports and recreational facilities in the center of the city as well as in its various neighborhoods. These institutions offer exhibits, performances, student classes, workshops, family programs and various activities which will serve as resources for CAS activities.

The IB Coordinator has contact with the following:

1. The Art Institute of Chicago

2. The Beverly Art Center

3. The Chicago Architecture Foundation

4. The Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs

5. The Chicago Cultural Center

6. The Chicago Historical Society

7. The Chicago Park District (activities at local parks)

8. The DuSable Museum of African-American Art

9. The Field Museum

10. The Lincoln Park Zoo

11. The Mexican Fine Arts Museum

12. The Museum of Contemporary Art

13. The Museum of Science and Industry

14. The Shedd Aquarium

15. The Terra Museum of American Art

In addition, there are many other venues which provide opportunities for students to participate in music, dance or theatrical performances as part of their CAS activities.

Services activities will also be available through such institutions as hospitals, homeless shelters, senior citizens’ residences, churches, civic organizations and human services agencies throughout the Chicago area.

All CAS activities will be coordinated through the CAS supervisor with the assistance of the IB coordinator. CAS supervision will be the responsibility of the Junior Academy/Senior Academy Coordinator. This is a new position in Chicago Public High Schools beginning in the 1998-99 school year as part of the school system’s high school reorganization efforts.

The CAS program will be organized as follows. Students coming into the Pre-IB program will have a summer orientation session prior to the 9th grade. As part of the orientation, CAS requirements will be explained and students encouraged to think about possible projects and activities as well as to begin participation during their Pre-IB years. Parents will be apprised of the CAS requirements and their assistance enlisted in potential CAS pursuits.

During the 10th grade, students will be given details of allowable activities, hours required, time logs, journals, self-evaluation responsibilities, school and city resources and deadlines. The CAS supervisor will meet with individual students before the end of the 10th grade to identify their CAS activities. The school’s CAS supervisor will be the liaison to school and city agencies so that individual activity supervisors will be aware of their responsibilities in verifying participation and required hours. The CAS supervisor will be available to meet with students at their request but will meet with IB students at least monthly for motivation, verification and evaluation of continued activities in the three areas.

The students’ time logs, journals and self-evaluations will be due at the end of the first semester of the 12th grade. The CAS supervisor will record and evaluate the CAS activities of each student and submit the CAS program completion form by the May 1 deadline.