Annual Report 2011-2012

Determined Learners, Future Leaders During the two or three years that they are enrolled in High Jump, students participate in over 350 classroom hours of academic enrichment annually, including Saturday programming and daily six-week aid counseling, supplies and textbooks and are exposed to life-changing opportunities such as an annual educational leadership experience and other special activities.

OUR MISSION High Jump equalizes access to education for middle school students who have exhibited exceptional academic ambition and potential, and who are of limited economic means. We provide academic enrichment, counseling, and support to students of diverse backgrounds, with the goals of sending our participants to superior college preparatory schools, ensuring their success while they are there, and enhancing their ability to gain admission to highly regarded four-year colleges and universities.

HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 1 from the Executive Director

Dear Friends of High Jump,

Shamsideen Musa, an Parker’s support coupled with Latin’s steadfast alumnus of Cohort 7, partnership and Lab’s commitment to allow us shared an observation to serve 40 percent more students in our Prep about the program that 6 program has allowed us to grow dramatically. resonates in many ways with the year we have We now serve 220 students and are on track to serve 280 by June 2013. path to his May 2012 graduation from the I admit, being new to High Jump, I was nervous of Medicine at the University of about pursuing a steeper trajectory of growth , Shamsideen told a room full of High than High Jump had ever undertaken before. Jump friends and supporters, “High Jump helped me turn opportunities that I thought were talented kids, help them develop their talents beyond my dreams into the next logical step.” and then connect them to earned opportunities In June 2012, High Jump’s leadership realized — has been extremely meaningful to me both a long-held dream to increase the number of personally and professionally. Our staff team was so eager to double our recruiting challenge “High Jump helped me turn opportunities of rigorous academics, powerful peer networks and character and leadership skill development. teachers to guide those students. Our board that I thought were beyond my dreams into We are increasing the number of young people members were so invigorated to secure the in Chicago who will experience the kind of the next logical step.” opportunities that Shamsideen was talking guiding our growth. I realized this was a chance about. One of our founding partners, the for High Jump to live up to the model Shamsideen Francis W. Parker School, joined Latin School and every other young High Jumper who had – Shamsideen Musa, Cohort 7 of Chicago and the University of Chicago Lab conquered fear, doubt and unease on their own Schools to welcome High Jump students into path has set for us. We would turn this opportunity their school communities. to grow into simply the next logical step.

Such alchemy would be impossible without the

ongoing support of our generous donors and partners. We thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to support High Jump’s determined learners and future leaders.

With gratitude,

Lee Hart Executive Director

2 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 3 from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

“Our students work hard to achieve High Jump has a long of providing high quality academic enrichment opportunities their education goals, and as a for Chicago’s brightest, hardest-working middle schoolers. Since its founding, our tuition-free community of supporters we know program has focused intently on helping to make an excellent education accessible to motivated that we must also continue to work Students graduate from High Jump’s two-year Dear Friends, course of study with a solid academic foundation, hard to help them succeed.” We are very pleased to share with you this annual report for High Jump’s 2011-2012 preparatory high schools in and around Chicago, – Vince Cozzi, 2011-12 chair of the Board of Trustees school year, a period marked by tremendous and across the country. Our students work change and growth for the program. At the hard to achieve their education goals, and as a beginning of the year, we welcomed Lee Hart community of supporters – faculty, staff, parents, as our new executive director. For those of volunteers and donors – we know that we must you fortunate enough to have met Lee, you also continue to work hard to help them succeed. will know that her energy and enthusiasm for As we look back on the year, we can say with working with High Jump’s talented students certainty that we did work hard on the students’ have only been matched by her drive to see behalf. With the generous support of the Francis the program serve more great kids. In just a W. Parker School community, we opened a new short time, Lee has raised the bar – pushing location that will allow High Jump to double the hard to grow the program to a third campus number of students the program serves. This location and to ensure that our results are is not only an exciting development for High tangible and measurable. Jump, but it is welcome news in our city and for from greater access to learning and choice.

We are proud of our High Jump students, and of their achievements in school and in their careers. Their successes inspire us in so many ways. We hope that they continue to inspire you, too.

Thanks very much for your support.

All the best,

Vince Cozzi Chair, Board of Trustees

4 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 5 Organizational Highlights 2011-2012

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Independent, boarding and parochial In the third year of programming, the High Jump secured several large By June of 2013, High Jump will be schools have committed more than number of students in attendance at High multi-year gifts that allowed the serving 280 students annually. Since Jump’s University of Chicago Laboratory program to launch a third campus at the program’s inception, High Jump has 18 graduates of 2012’s Cohort 22. Schools Prep 6 program increased by more Francis W. Parker School in 2012. produced more than 900 alumni. than 40 percent. Even with the increase in students, High Jump was able to maintain a 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

To ensure a quality experience for all With increased funding in 2012, For the third year in a row, a High students, High Jump began working High Jump was able to create frontline Jump alumnus was awarded the Gates with Mission Measurement, nationally leadership positions for our campuses. Millennium Scholarship. In addition, respected consultants that work with one alumnus received the QuestBridge the goal of becoming a successful Scholarship and three alumni were named their social impact. multi-site organization with replicable Posse Scholars. These college-access and goals and outcomes. youth-leadership scholarship funds are highly competitive on a national level. 5 6 7

6 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 7 Programmatic Highlights 2011-2012

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Exploring Chicago Students build personal libraries Cornell Professors Career Show & Tell Sixth grade students toured the University of fiction and nonfiction books High Jump’s Cornell University Professors The High Jump Annual Career Show & of Chicago and attended the acclaimed High Jump students ended the school year in Residence program welcomed three Tell, featured workshops such as “It’s Physics with a Bang showcase at the with a dynamic collection of books including: professors who worked with the students the Law,” facilitated by executive inspector University of Chicago Kersten Physics Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck in the areas of math, science, and

Teaching Center. The day featured hands-on Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson communications. Professor Alan Zehnder Attorney General, Diane Saltoun; “Show demonstrations and lively lectures given Orphan of the Sun by Gill Harvey of the Department of Aerospace Engineering Me the Money,” led by senior associate by university physics professors. Students Chandra’s Secret by Allan Stratton worked with students on measuring the economist, Britton Lombardi from the were also given tours of physics laboratories. power developed by wind turbines; Brian Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; “All Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress O. Earle, Department of Communication Things Green” led by Hyatt’s manager of Seventh graders attended the Chicago by Dai Sijie and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied environmental affairs, Marie Fukudome; Shakespeare Theatre’s world premiere Our America: Life & Death on the South Side of Chicago by LeAlan Jones and Management, taught and “Real Estate Development,” presented family musical The Adventures of & Lloyd Newman students about interpersonal communication by High Jump trustee, Matt Means. The Pinocchio, and enjoyed the sites of Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena skills, developing personal credibility students learned about the presenters’ Navy Pier. The Giver by Lois Lowry and how to secure and maintain it as a educational backgrounds and professional The eighth graders ventured to Six Flags presenter; and Susan Piliero, Emeritus challenges, as well as how the students’ Lord of the Flies by William Golding Great America to study the laws of Professor of Education, engaged algebra current studies will play a role in their Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury physics in motion and discover how future careers. A Midsummer Night’s Dream math and science apply to roller coasters. by William Shakespeare Students built model roller coasters Blink: The Power of Thinking Without and learned how force and acceleration Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell operate in the real world.

8 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 9 Revenues & Expenses

Special Events 42%

Revenues

Individual Donors $ 139,280 Individual Donors 16% Foundations & Corporations $205,000 In-Kind Contribution $ 164,652 Student Fees $ 11,735 Special Events $ 382,819

Student Fees 1% Total $903,487 Foundations & Corporations 23%

In-Kind Contributions 18%

Instructional 35% Expenses

General Institutional 11% Instructional $ 335,110 Instructional Support $292,410 Student Support Services $ 45,950 Student Activities $ 31,730 General Administration 16% General Administration $ 149,688 General Institutional $ 107,905

Student Support Services 5% Total $962,792

Student Activities 3%

Instructional Support 30%

10 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 11 Student Demographics Student Neigborhood Map

Current High Jump students attend public, parochial and charter schools from more High Jump serves students from across the city of Chicago. in their family to attend college.

Race & Ethnicity

41%

African American

3% Hispanic 5 7% Asian 4 1 Caucasian 3 5% Multi-Racial 23

44%

Gender

Female 54% 46% Male

Home School

21%

Chicago Public Schools

1% Parochial Schools 64% Suburban Schools 3% Private Schools

Charter Schools 10%

12 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 13 High School Matriculation College Matriculation

The eighth grade Class of 2012, our Cohort 22, matriculated to the following college preparatory Cohort 18, high school class of 2012, matriculated to the following colleges and universities: public, independent, boarding and parochial schools: Columbia University Princeton University Public Schools Independent Schools Cornell College Chicago Talent Development Charter School Francis W. Parker School (2) DePaul University University of , Merced Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Latin School of Chicago (5) DePauw University University of Chicago (3) Instituto Health Sciences Academy Lycée Française de Chicago Drake University University of at Chicago (7) Grinnell College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (6) Boarding Schools Parsons: The New School for Design University of Iowa Lane Tech College Prep High School (2) St. George School Kalamazoo College University of Michigan (3) Lincoln Park High School, Double Honors Western Reserve Academy Loyola University New Orleans University of Southern California Lincoln Park High School, Honors Marquette University (2) Valparaiso University Lindblom Math & Science Academy Parochial Schools Middlebury College (2) Williams College Cristo Rey Jesuit High School (2) Northern Illinois University Fenwick High School (2) Pomona College Marine Corps Northside College Prep High School (2) Loyola Academy Rowe Clark Math & Science Academy Mother McAuley High School Steinmetz Academic Centre Seton Academy Von Steuben Science Center Walther Lutheran High School Fifty-two percent of Cohort 18 alumni are attending top 50 liberal arts colleges Walter Payton College Prep High School and national universities as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Westinghouse College Prep (3) Whitney Young Magnet High School (2)

Types of Higher Education Institutions Attended

4 Year College And Universities 91%

No Information Available 7%

Enlisted in Armed Forces 2%

14 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 15 The Northern Trust Company Catherine & Bill Perez Grove Mower & HIGH JUMP 2011-2012 CONTRIBUTORS Joanne Nemerovski & Joel Sestito Brooke Hummer Marc Brown Richard & Debra Simon Shamsideen* & Christine Musa High Jump is grateful to the following individuals, corporations and foundations whose Kristi & David Nuelle Linda & Alan Swimmer Wendy & Wally Nathan generosity made it possible for Chicago area students to prepare for leadership and success Michelle & Anu Parekh Nicholas Trakas & Marc Cerone Jacqueline Pardo & Adrienne Banks Pitts & Mark Hornung Michael Pitts 500 + Beth Ann & Tom Papoutsis July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012. Melissa Pontikes & Mike Boyd Alicia Aixalá Cary & Beth Perlman Deborah & Stephen Quazzo Heidi & Craig Albert Janice Rodgers & Dean Hagan Quest Food Management 75,000+ 5,000+ 2,500+ Ryan & Jessamine Baker Carolyn Saper & Services Lonnie Plecha The Crown Goodman Family Diana Aixalá & Anonymous Barbara & James Beard Gavin Campbell The Sidley Austin Foundation Merrill Smith The John Buck Company Foundation Atlantic Trust Ellen & George Benson Jill & Richard Almeida Elizabeth & Jeffrey Sharp Mark & Terri Sullivan The Seedlings Foundation Katie & Chris Barber Marjorie & Charles Benton Almeida Family Foundation Soliant Consulting Robert & Kathy Sullivan Charles & Susan Barone Judith Block & Leslie & William Barker Eileen & Rob Stein 50,000+ Ivy H. Bennett Philip D. Block III John & Jessica Supera Ritu & Gautam Dhingra Jill & John Svoboda Tim & Alicia Mullen Bruce Braun & Diane Saltoun Kristi & Kevin Brown Lyndon & Daphne Taylor Don & Anne Edwards Julia & Errett Van Nice John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum Tamara & Robert Buday Scott Vogg Francis W. Parker School Katrina Veerhusen & Hugh McCombs 30,000+ Cynthia & Benjamin Anne & Chip Von Weise Evan Michael McCombs The Brinson Foundation Joanne Benazzi Friedland Sally & John Carton Chereskin Memorial Foundation Kenny’s Kids Jill Garling & Tom Wilson Sonia Chae & Bob Agler Elizabeth & Kent Dauten to 499 Beth & Bruce White Brad & Nicole Mann Andrew Karp & Sandy & Bob Chapman DLA Piper Liz & Bill Adams Kimberly Lynch William Blair & Company John & Sarah Cobb Eleanor & Michael Doar Shawn Agyeman* Loraine Kaufman Foundation Foundation Tracy Drake Julie & Ronald Allen 25,000+ Lori and Steve Kaufman Andrew Crown Emlyn Eisenach & Eric Posner Teri & Matt Andresen Anonymous Rachel Kohler & Laurel & David Elzinga 1,000+ Angelica Angeles* Anonymous Mark Hoplamazian Gregory & Patricia Gerber Scott & Kathleen Aberle David & Dana Galowich Anonymous Lindy & Michael Keiser Julie & John Mathias Suzanne Gignilliat & Carol Bernstein & Wilkingson & Nathalie Germain Anonymous* Priscilla & Steve Kersten Annmarie Neumeier Tom Hinkes Marty Eckstein John Gibbons & Anonymous Penny Pritzker & Mary & Charles Gofen Jillisa Brittan & Jeffrey Smith Carlette McMullan 15,000+ Bryan Traubert Keith & Rodney Goldstein John W. Butler Jr. & Doug & Allison Bacon Ellen & Paul Gignilliat Efroymson Family Fund Naomi & John Reese Arla & Joel Gomberg John M. Vanderlinden Susan & Steve Baird Brent & Catherine Gledhill Lisa Gregg & Randy Mitchell Maureen Rogan & Andi & Jim Gordon Debra Cafaro & Maria Bechily & Scott Hodes Sandy & Lee Golub Laurie & Scott Rose Vincent Cozzi The Edgewater Funds Terry Livingston Greg Beihl & Wendy Freyer Todd A. Smith & Shelley Greenwood & Marcy & Greg Carlin Joyce & Russell Greenblatt Aileen Belizario John Lincoln Brian & Linda Hanessian 10,000+ Marcia Friedl Sarah Cogswell Omri Ben-Shahar & Harris Bank Lee Hart & Lisa Dush Sarah Clarke Arkes Family/Hinda Fund Jeanette Sublett & Stephanie & Rob Craigie Langdon Neal The Horner Family Judy & Jamie Dimon Chris Hehmeyer Carolyn Blackman Meredith Bluhm-Wolf & Foundation Robin Loewenberg Tebbe & Zack Fishman High Jump Auxilliary Louise Blodget William Wolf Jill & John Levi Mark Tebbe Committee Michael & Nancy Borders Patricia Cox & Family Linda & Ira Hanan Martha & Joby Gardner Tina & William Wardrop Anne & Steve Hobbs Beth Kronfeld & Matt Means Nancy Horner Sabrina & Antonio Gracias Eileen Brewer Steven Kaplan & Carol Rubin Motor Werks of Barrington Houlihan Lokey Charlie & Stephanie Harrold Kristopher & Onnie Brown Patricia & Martin Koldyke Georgy Ann & William Peluchiwski Carol Jones & Tom Hynes Paul & Marianna Ingersoll Dana A. Butler Randall Larrimore Gigi Pritzker Pucker & Steven Koch Philip Kayden Tony Cardoza & Michael Pucker Koch Family Foundation Betsy & Scott Lassar Jim Lawson & Catherine Mardikes Wende Fox Lawson Ventas Healthcare Properties Richard Lazar & Jessica Tampas John Chikos Jennifer Ames Lazarre & Jill & John Levi Brian Chin Harriett Levine Paul Lazarre Lewis-Sebring Family Stephanie & Michael Chu Ray & Lisa Lewis Stuart & Susan Lucas Foundation John Cochrane & Beth Fama Rocque Lipford Sonya Malunda & Dex & Lynne Means Jessica Cogswell Elaine & Arthur Margulis Charles Lampley, Jr. Bill & Kate Morrison Kate Cogswell Kenneth & Jo Means Jonathan & Stephanie Marks Adele & Michael Murphy Kate M. Coleman Bobby & Swati Mehta John McCartney Michael & Jane Murray James and Patricia Coston Christopher & Charlene Liz & Dean Mihas Huang Olson Kathleen & James Cowie

16 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 17 Stephanie Cox-Baston Sadaf Jaffer* Gina Rodriguez & Alex Rodriguez Alan Cravitz & Shashi Caudill Lewis & Norma Jenkins Julie Ann Roin & Saul Levmore Tim Cronister & Debra Sampey Anna D. Johnson Eric Rosado* Carol Cushing Hulon & Raymonda T. Johnson Andy & Laura Rosenband Karen Dailey Christopher & Allison Jones Jose G. Rueda Celia & Andy David Karie & David Katz Jennifer Ruehl We thank you for all that you have Daniel Davies & Alice Lyon Dennis Keller Fern Bomchill Davis Stacey Kennedy* Steven & Laura Rugo Edward Dobbins Elizabeth Kieff & Thomas Levinson Nancy & David Sarne done and continue to do to support Paulette Dodson Ari Klein & Courtney Tarvis Erika Schmidt Danielle Drabkin David Knapp & Cindy Hoffman John & Brigid Sexton High Jump’s determined learners Randall & Liz Dunn Bernard Kramer & Jill Weinberg Mark & Linda Shapiro Jennifer Dupras Joseph & Karen Lambert Lindsey Simon and future leaders. Don & Beth Eugenio Lindsay & Marc Landsberg Fanette Singer Patti & Joseph Farago Pierre Lapan & Lena Clement Susan Slack Stacy & Howard M. Feldman Geralyn Lawler David Smith Grant Feurer Annie Lee Joel Spear & Cathy Wyatt Karen G. Fisher Lettuce Entertain You Naomi & Jim Stanhaus For Your Glory Soap, Inc. Enterprises, Inc. Donna & James Stinnett Daniel B. Frank Rick Levin & Kimberly Weiner Emily Heisley Stoeckel & Peter Loring Goldman & Robert & Carol Lifton Kevin L. Stoeckel Jessica Goldman Maria & Jose Lopez David & Carol Stone Dana Gonzalez Alan and Janet Lougee Kent & Lora Swanson Jeremy Guterl Norma Loza* Alyssa Temple Tess Hallinan Laura & James McCormick Helen Tewelde* Matthew Hanson Blythe & David Mendelson Marilynn & Carl Thoma Jeffrey Harvey & Julie Shelton Anne Moore & Brian Tilton Nicho Hatsopoulos & Harry M. Dent III Dain Tofson & Laura Schwab Cathy Ojakangas Tiffany Moore Deborah Tometz David Haymes & Leslie Winter Chris & Eileen Murphy Celia Turner Thomas & Jane Hecht Mukaiba Musa Celeste Villanueva Adam & Carey Hecktman David Nelson Dorothy Osborn Walton Janet & Robert Helman Ruthann Neumeier Richard Wagner Steve & Lena Helms Philip* & Amina* Nevels Eva Wassermann & Roger Hill Patty & Craig Henderson Eleanor Nicholson Vanessa Weathersby Suzanne Hendrick Sandra Noble Debbie Weinstein & John Huml Arthur & Nicole Herbst Heidi Ortolaza* J.T. White Frank & Nancy Hogan Janet & Rodger Owen Mark* & Laura Wimbiscus Yoon Russell and Catherine Holmquist Peg M. Panzer Andrea Zopp Holy Trinity High School Joan Paparigian Jing Jing & Chris Hsee Jill Gofen Parker In Kind Craig Hyland & Ryan Hannon Joan & David Parsons Francis W. Parker School Tasha Jackson-Jones & Nancy & Thomas Patterson Latin School of Chicago Damian Jones Brenda Pulliam University of Chicago Heinrich Jaeger & Julie Lemon John M. Rafkin Laboratory Schools Irene Reed Ronald Richlinski

*High Jump alumni

18 HIGH JUMP annual report 11-12 19 High Jump Board of Trustees High Jump Staff

Vincent Cozzi Chair Board Of Trustees Trustees Emeriti Lee Hart Diana Aixalá Richard J. Almeida Executive Director Langdon Neal Immediate Past Chair Bill Barker Paula Hannaway Crown Milton Rodriguez Wilhelmina Walker Ivy Bennett Frank Hogan Priscilla Kersten Vice Chair Development Director Campus Director – Sally Carton Dr. Eleanor Nicholson Latin School of Chicago Adrienne Banks Pitts Secretary Sarah Cogswell Valerie Warnsby Patricia Cox Program Director Kimmy May John G. Levi Treasurer Randall Dunn Development & Executive Assistant Paty Perea Charles S. Gofen Cohort 11 Alumna Veronica Galindo Rodney Goldstein Program & Alumni Campus Director – Shelley Greenwood Relations Coordinator Francis W. Parker School Charles Hunter Prep 6 Coordinator – University Anna Jonhson of Chicago Laboratory Schools Whitney Lasky Julie Mathias Michelle McGuire Matthew D. Means Georgy Ann Peluchiwski Nicholas K. Pontikes Naomi Reese Scott B. Rose Richard E. Rothkopf Carolyn Saper Jeffrey S. Sharp Julie Simmons Robin Tebbe Errett Van Nice Tina Wardrop

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