State Superintendent to recognize Jones College Prep for Academic Excellence

Chicago high school named to Illinois Honor Roll more than any other school in state

 

Chicago, IL — Illinois State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch will present the 2010 Spotlight and Academic Excellence Awards to Jones College Prep in Chicago on Monday, Jan. 31. Jones College Prep has earned 14 Illinois Honor Roll awards, more than any other school in the state, since the Illinois Honor Roll program began in 2003.

Jones College Prep will be honored at a 1 p.m. school assembly with Superintendent Koch and Chicago Public Schools Interim CEO Terry Mazany. This is the first of several visits across the state that Superintendent Koch will make to schools on the 2010 Honor Roll. The Honor Roll program recognizes schools for their accomplishments in making progress toward or maintaining academic excellence.