Noble Students Accepted to Yale, Northwestern and Columbia

2011 will attend some of the most prestigious universities this fall including Yale, Northwestern, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Wisconsin. In total our students are attending 101 colleges and universities in the coming year.

On June 11th and 12th, the Noble Network celebrated the graduation of more than 500 students from our Noble Street, Pritzker, Rauner, Golder and Rowe-Clark campuses. Among this year's graduates were the first class of seniors for Golder College Prep and Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy. These graduates will be a part of the more than 1,400 Noble alumni attending colleges across the nation this fall. This year's graduating seniors were awarded more than $52 million in scholarships and 78% are first generation college students! Noble has 13 students are Posse scholars, more Posse scholars than any other high school in Chicago, 1 Gates Scholar and 1 Dell Scholarship Winner.

Left: Golder graduate accepting his diploma. Right: Rowe-Clark Class of 2011.

9th Annual Noble Classic This Weekend

Above: The starting line for last year's 8th Annual Noble Classic.

On your mark, get set, go! Noble supporters, students, alumni and staff will participate in the 9th annual Noble Classic 5K this Saturday, June 18th at Douglas Park. ">Founded in 2003, the Noble Classic is Noble Street Charter School's oldest annual athletic tradition. This year's run includes a 5K Fun Run and a new Kids' Dash. There is still time to join! Visit the official website for the Noble Classic to get more information and register today.

Summer of a Lifetime Sends 1,000th Student to Summer College Programs

This summer, Right Angle, a program of the Noble Network, will send its 1,000 student to participate in college-immersion programs through the Summer of a Lifetime (SOL) program. Over 300 Noble students will attend pre-collegiate enrichment programs at 58 colleges and universities across the country - a new record for SOL. For many students, SOL provides their first experience traveling outside of Chicago and their first time on a college campus. Students will be heading to some of the most prestigious universities including Princeton, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell University, among others.

Programs range from one to eight weeks and students can earn enrichment and college credit for their courses. Right Angle was founded in 1996 by Michael and Tonya Milkie and covers up to 95% of the costs for students' travel and tuition expenses.

Left: SOL 2011 Participants. Right: Students meet others who will be at their SOL program.