Benito Juarez Community Academy
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Benito Juarez Community Academy, formerly Juarez High School, is a public high school of the Chicago Public Schools
, located in the Pilsen neighborhood. It is named for Mexican President Benito Juárez
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Juarez has recently been expanded to include a campus, an auditorium, and athletic programs. Technology is integrated, and there are ten modern computer labs. Programs include Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Calculus, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature, European History, Physics, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, Studio Art–Drawing, Studio Art 2-D Design, U.S. Government/Politics, and United States History. The school offers a variety of curricular options, including AVID; College Excel; Licensed Practical Nursing; Project Lead the Way; Transportation Academy; Police and Firefighter Training Academy; TV production; Work Experience Cooperative Education Program (WECEP), and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC).
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians and officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons, is a large school district that manages over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois...
, located in the Pilsen neighborhood. It is named for Mexican President Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...
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Juarez has recently been expanded to include a campus, an auditorium, and athletic programs. Technology is integrated, and there are ten modern computer labs. Programs include Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Calculus, Chemistry, Chinese Language and Culture, Computer Science, English Language and Composition, English Literature, European History, Physics, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, Studio Art–Drawing, Studio Art 2-D Design, U.S. Government/Politics, and United States History. The school offers a variety of curricular options, including AVID; College Excel; Licensed Practical Nursing; Project Lead the Way; Transportation Academy; Police and Firefighter Training Academy; TV production; Work Experience Cooperative Education Program (WECEP), and Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC).