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Michele Clark Academic Preparatory Magnet High School, a Chicago public school, is located on Chicago's West Side in the heart of the South Austin Community. Michele Clark opened in 1972, as Austin Middle School. In 1974, Austin Middle School was renamed Michele Clark Middle School to honor the Chicago based journalist, who was killed in a plane crash in December 1972. In 2002, Clark became a high school with the addition of the first 9th grade class, and now serves students in grades 9 - 12.

Welcome to Our School

The Mission of our school is to provide a safe and enriching learning environment where the whole student is nurtured and developed. Our teachers and administrators pledge to support the academic and emotional wellbeing of each and every student. Students will leave our school prepared with skills and knowledge that will give them advantages throughout their future educational and life experiences. Our rigorous standards challenge all students to rise to their full potential and become the best global citizens they can be.
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It's Always A Great Day To Be An Eagle!

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Denim Day

BOOTS & DEMIN (4/30/25)

Denim Day was initiated in 1999 by Peace Over Violence. It provides an opportunity to stand in solidarity with survivors and combat harmful behaviors and attitudes surrounding sexual violence. This campaign takes place on the last Wednesday in April to coincide with Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It began as a response to a rape conviction being overturned by the Italian Supreme Court due to victim-blaming based on her tight jeans. The following day, women in the Italian Parliament protested by wearing jeans. Peace Over Violence developed Denim Day as a local effort to bring awareness to victim blaming and destructive myths, which has now evolved into a global movement.
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AUTISM & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES WALK-A-THON

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What a fabulous opportunity for everyone that can to participate in rasing money for Austism. I have the honor of being one of the C0-Chairs and im totally excited to show off our students and school with performances, participation in the walk and loud energetic cheers.



For those that can, please mark on your calendar April 26th (12:00 pm -3:00 pm) for the Walk-A-Thon.

No time to regiester than now.
PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY

PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY

New | Plastic-Free Lunch Day - Monday, April 14th

On April 14th, CPS will join schools across the country to serve lunch without plastic! School cafeterias serve over 7 billion meals per year, and one day going plastic-free can make a huge impact. CPS schools whose food service is managed by Aramark will serve only handheld items, eliminating single-used plastic as much as possible. Resources to support Plastic Free Lunch Day in your school community can be found HERE. Reach out to [email protected] with questions.
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Mission Statement

At Michele Clark, we work as a family to provide authentic learning opportunities to develop our students to make positive impacts as global citizens who think critically and interact with the world through inquiry, empathy, integrity, and creativity. It’s always a great day to be an Eagle!
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Who Was Michele E. Clark

Michele Clark was born in Gary, Indiana on June 2, 1943. She attended the University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Grinnell College in Iowa and Roosevelt University in Chicago. In 1972 she graduated from a new program at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism created to recruit, train, and place minority journalists. Upon graduating, she began work as a reporter for WBBM-TV, a CBS owned station in Chicago. In July of 1972 she was named as a CBS News Correspondent. Her major responsibilities involved coverage of the 1972 presidential primaries.

She was killed on December 8, 1972, in a plane crash at Chicago's Midway Airport. She was 29 years old. The Summer Program in Broadcast and Print Journalism for Members of Minority Groups at Columbia University, from which Michele Clark graduated, was named in honor of her memory.
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Early College
STEM
Magnet
Independent Schools Principals (ISP)
International Baccalaureate (IB)®
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