Summer Courses & Summer Reading
SUMMER READING REQUIREMENTS | 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR
The summer reading list can be downloaded using the below link. Students in Honors Survey in Literature have required reading and students in college prep and college prep with support. If you have questions, contact Ms. Nicole McGrath at nmcgrath@reshs.org.
2023 Summer School | Academic and Enrichment for Young Women in Grades 9 - 12
OVERVIEW
Multiple sessions of credit-bearing courses are offered in person over the summer from June 12 to July 27, 2023. Classes will meet Monday through Thursday. Due to the federal Juneteenth Holiday, celebrated on Monday, June 19, 2023, the middle week of session 1 will meet Tuesday through Friday, June 20 - 23, 2023. Resurrection College Prep reserves the right to limit capacity or to cancel a course due to a lack of enrollment. These courses are open to current Resurrection students and students who will be joining RES in the 2023-2024 school year. Grades earned in credit courses become part of the student’s permanent record and are averaged into her cumulative GPA after the summer school term. Any student who misses more than four hours may be dropped from a course. There will be no refund of tuition when a student is dropped due to non-attendance. Illness is to be reported before 8:30 a.m. to the Summer School office by phone at 773.775.6616 ext. 131. It is the responsibility of the student to stay current with her studies.
Session I Courses (June 12 - 29)
- Communication & Financial Literacy (0.5 credit hours)
- Health (0.5 credit hours)
- Physical Education 1 (0.5 credit hours)
Session II Courses (July 10 - 27)
- Communication & Financial Literacy (0.5 credit hours)
- Health (0.5 credit hours)
- Physical Education 2 (0.5 credit hours)
- Bridge to HS Algebra (0.25 credit hours)
- Bridge to HS Literacy (0.25 credit hours)
TUITION, REFUNDS, & TEXTBOOKS
All tuition and fees must be paid at the time of registration. TUITION is $325 per half-credit course and $175 per quarter-credit course. A refund minus a $50 administrative fee, may be obtained if a student withdraws from the course before summer school session 1 or 2 begins. No refunds will be given once summer school begins. Courses that do not meet the minimum enrollment will be canceled and you will receive a full refund.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
Online registration is available on our website from March 13, 2023 until May 1, 2023.
CODE OF CONDUCT
The rules and regulations for the regular academic year, as published in the Resurrection College Prep High School Student Handbook, apply to summer school except for some dress code regulations as described below. Please see www.reshs.org for the complete Student Handbook. Students in Physical Education classes must be in athletic shoes with a back and appropriate athletic wear. Student attire should be neat, clean, and in good taste. All students must wear shoes or sandals with or without socks. All shorts must be of an appropriate length. Clothes that are torn, shredded, tattered, in rags, full of holes, or in poor taste, are not considered acceptable wear. Hats are not to be worn in the building during the school day. Earrings may be worn on the ear and only on the ear. Hair is to be kept neat and clean. Punk hairstyles are not acceptable. For questions, please contact Ms. Terri Hanrahan, Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at 773.775.6616 x145 or thanrahan@reshs.org.
Academic Course Descriptions
COMMUNICATION & FINANCIAL LITERACY
Credit: .5
Grades: 9, 10
Sessions: I (6/12-6/29) & II (7/10-7/27)
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm + 1 hour asynchronous
Textbook: Chromebook needed; materials will be provided in the course.
This course will prepare students to communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals. An emphasis will be placed on public speaking while also preparing students to communicate via digital mediums such as blogging, podcasting, video creation, and digital presentations. This course will blend communication strategies with the financial literacy concepts and skills needed to gain personal and financial responsibility related to financial planning, savings, and charitable giving in the global community by exploring the relationship between income and careers, money management, credit and debt management, taxes, and becoming a critical consumer. Students will be required to have online access as well as the ability to utilize video and audio recordings for this course. This course fulfills the Speech graduation requirement.
HEALTH EDUCATION
Credit: .5
Grades: 9, 10
Sessions: I (6/12-6/29) & II (7/10-7/27)
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm + 1- hour asynchronous
The health education curriculum at Resurrection develops students’ attitudes, values, and skills necessary for leading physically, socially, and emotionally healthy lives. Successful health education instills the belief that everyone can alter her health habits and strive for total wellness. Students will be required to have online access as well as the ability to utilize video and audio recordings for this course. This course fulfills a graduation requirement.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION I
Credit: .5
Grades: 9, 10
Sessions: I (6/12-6/29)
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm + 1-hour asynchronous
Materials: Athletic Shoe w/backs + Athletic Wear
This required course is designed to introduce and encourage students to participate actively in a physical fitness program. During these activities, students will monitor their
physical fitness skill development in cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance and strength, and flexibility by participating in the Fitnessgram Fitness Test, heart rate monitoring, fitness center workouts, and other teacher-directed activities. This class fulfills a graduation requirement.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION II
Credit: .5
Grades: 9, 10,11, 12
Session: II (7/10-7/27)
Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm + 1-hour asynchronous
Materials: Athletic Shoes w/backs + Athletic Wear
Prerequisite: Must have completed and passed Physical Education 1
This course includes various activities and games. Students will be actively engaged in motor skill movements to increase kinesthetic awareness, coordination, flexibility, and overall strength. Students will participate in individual, dual, and team activities. In addition, students will continue to work on their individual fitness plan created in PE II. This class fulfills a graduation requirement.
BRIDGE TO HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA
Credit: .25
Grades: 9
Session Dates: 7/10-7/27
Time: 8:00-10:15 am + 30 minutes asynchronous
This course is offered to incoming 9th-grade students placed in Algebra College Prep w/Support and is intended as preparation for students matriculating to Resurrection College Prep High School. The student is exposed to the methods of problem-solving and acquires a general understanding of algebraic principles and concepts. Some major topics covered by the course include integers, rational numbers, equations, inequalities, functions, systems of equations and inequalities, exponents, polynomials, and factoring. This course will provide additional resources and skills to incoming students.
BRIDGE TO HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY
Credit: .25
Grades: 9
Session Dates: 7/10-7/27
Time: 10:15 am-12:15 pm + 30 minutes asynchronous
This course is offered to incoming 9th-grade students placed in English 1
College Prep w/Support and is intended as preparation for students
matriculating to Resurrection College Prep High School. This course will
emphasize the reading skills essential for academic success in high school
and college. Students will learn and practice reading strategies that will
allow them to interpret and analyze texts in a variety of genres, content
areas, and formats (print and electronic). Students will leave the course with
strategies that will enable them to be more effective and efficient life-long
readers and successful in English I College Prep Support or English I
College Prep at Resurrection.
Emergency Medical Information
To participate in summer school, all students must submit a Summer School Emergency Form. All forms are due no later than Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 12:00 PM. Forms can be dropped off with Mrs. Carlson in the Main Office or mailed to:
Resurrection College Prep High School
Summer School Emergency Form
Attn: Mrs. H. Carlson
7500 W. Talcott Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
Please do not submit forms via email. No student can participate in summer school without the forms being completed and submitted. Please note that this form does not replace the incoming 9th-grade physical form, 9 - 12th-grade immunization records, 9 - 12th-grade athletic physicals or the 9 - 12th grade emergency forms for the 2023 - 24 school year.