Welcome!

From Principal Mest

Dear Northside Parents and Mustangs,

Welcome back to all of our students and families, and a special welcome to our Class of 2019! I look forward to the start of school on Tuesday, and having the building full of all of the people that make Northside the special place that it is.

Over the last few weeks, our faculty, staff, and parent volunteers have been working hard to ensure the start of a great year. As we make final preparations for the first day of school, I ask that you review the following information:

First Day of School
School begins at 8:00AM and ends at 3:15PM. We will be running a modified schedule on Tuesday, September 8, so all students should report to their advisory by 8:00AM.

Programming
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we have worked through complications with programming this year. Our counselors and our programmer have been working very hard to resolve any outstanding issues with schedules. Student schedules and class sizes will continue to be adjusted over the weekend and each student will receive an updated schedule during advisory on Tuesday morning.

New to Northside
In preparation for the new school year, I am excited to announce several new faculty members who bring with them passion for teaching and learning, expertise in their content areas, and a love for our students.

Alice Costas, Visual Arts - Ms. Costas is not quite new to Northside. She is a NCP alum and also taught at Northside last year while Ms. Caplice was on leave. Ms. Costas completed her undergraduate work at Brown University and earned her M.A. at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Gabriela Escobar, Mathematics - Ms. Escobar completed her B.A. in Mathematics at Northwestern University and recently earned her M.Ed from Northwestern University.

Matthew Madia, Physical Education - Mr. Madia joins our PE department from Niles West High School. He completed undergraduate work at Northeastern University and recently earned a master’s degree from Robert Morris University.

Mark Thompson , Mathematics - Mr. Thompson joins our Math department from the Skokie School District. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and earned a M.Ed at DePaul University.

Please join me in giving them a warm Northside welcome.

Finally, I want to give a special thank you to all of our amazing parent volunteers who helped with Freshman Parent Night and orientation. The time and talents that you give to our school community are greatly appreciated.

From students, to faculty and staff, administration, and parents, it is people that makes Northside a truly wonderful and unique place.
Have a great Labor Day weekend and I look forward to the start of another amazing year of learning and growth for the Northside community.

Go Mustangs!
Kelly Mest, Principal

First Day of School Schedule

Tuesday, September 8 is a Modified Schedule.

Student's should report to their advisories at 8:00AM.

The schedule for the day is:

8:00 - 8:24 = Advisory
8:27 - 10:03 = Block 1
10:10 - 11:46 = Block 2
2A = 10:10 - 10:58
6A = 10:58 - 11:46
11:53 - 1:29 = Block 3
3A = 11:53 - 12:41
6A = 12:41 - 1:29
1:36 - 3:12 = Block 4
3:15 dismissal

View the School Calendar HERE!

The School Calendar is just a click away and can be accessed from the school website HERE.

Get Involved!

Many parents are active in a combination of the organizations listed below. We encourage families to volunteer at least 10 hours throughout the year.

Monthly meeting dates are posted on the home page of the school website under Upcoming Events.

All are welcome. Please join us!

Newsweek Ranks Northside #12 High School in Nation!

In its recent release of America's Top High Schools of 2015, Newsweek Magazine ranked Northside College Prep #12 in the U.S.

This is fantastic recognition for our students, teachers and administrators!

New to Parent Portal?

Three easy steps to sign up!

PINs can only be provided to the parent/guardian in person or by mail to the address on file. They cannot be provided by phone, email, or to a student. To request your PIN, please contact Sonia Fernandez in the Counseling Office.

Navigating Northside

Navigating Northside, our parent handbook, is now available on our school website under the "Parents" tab. Click HERE to go to the school website.

Attention Parents of CTA Commuters

Did you know that the #82 and #92 buses pick up students in front of Northside at the end of the school day? The Kimball Brown line station is also close to school at Kimball and Lawrence.

These are just a few of the ways students can use public transportation to commute to school. If you need to figure out which route would work best for your child, go to our school website and click on DIRECTIONS or Click HERE. To check out routes for your student, more information can be found at the CTA website HERE.

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Parents, Stay Informed with Social Media

For social media followers, there are several ways to keep updated about happenings at Northside.