High School Application info for Skinner West Families
This site updates with new info as it becomes available throughout the year.
HIgh School Application Help
Planning for our future means figuring out what the best High School is for each of us depending on our interests, needs, and wants. It also means figuring out this sometimes confusing application in Chicago. Your School Counselors are here to help!
8th Students can: Ask questions at school in room #330, email KLBrooks@cps.edu or fill out a Talk Ticket. You must be signed into your CPS email to fill out a Talk Ticket.
Parents/Guardians can: Email KLBrooks@cps.edu or call 773-534-7790 ext. 61212
Skinner west announcements about high school
Is your CPS High School having Freshman Connection this summer? Learn more about it, the dates/times, and register on this website.
If your child is currently on a waitlist for a CPS school, offers can be given out starting April 1st to the first contact listed in your GoCps account by email or phone. The lower your waitlist #, the better chance you have of receiving a waitlist offer. If you receive a waitlist offer by email or phone, you should see it at 8:00 am the next day in your GoCps account and have 2 business days to log in and accept it before it expires. Accepting a waitlist offer will automatically decline your current GoCps offer. The first contact listed in your GoCps account should check their email and phone at least once per day starting April 1st if you're expecting a waitlist offer.
The GoCps rolling waitlist opens on April 1 @ 10:00 am in your GoCps account. The rolling waitlist lists CPS schools that have or might have seats available. ONLY add your child's name to a waitlist for a school you want MORE than your current GoCps offer. Accepting a waitlist offer will automatically decline your current GoCps offer. More information on the rolling waitlist is on the slides below in the "Resources" section.
If your child applied for Principal Discretion, those who are awarded an offer will be notified on April 12th. Offers must be accepted by April 19th.
If you want to apply to Intrinsic's downtown location, you must apply using this link. Their school is not a choice on the GoCps application.
Applications for private High Schools can usually be found on their website. The tab for Private School Scholarship Information at the top of this page might be useful.
Resources
FC Eng Flyer.pdfFC Esp Flyer.pdf
Click below to enter the 8th grade virtual counseling room (must be signed in with CPS email to access)
About Ms. Brooks, Skinner West School Counselor
Ms. Brooks is the School Counselor supporting all 5th-8th grade Skinner West students. She majored in Psychology in undergrad at the University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign and holds a master's degree in School Counseling from the University of Colorado. She's an advocate for Chicago students and has been a School Counselor in Chicago Public Schools since 2006. Although she's a Cubs fan, she won't hate on Sox fans ;)
About Ms. Maniak, Skinner West School Counseling Intern
Ms. Maniak is a School Counseling Intern at Skinner West. She was born and raised in Michigan where she received a Bachelor's in Science degree in Psychology at Michigan State University. Go Green! Ms. Maniak moved to Chicago to complete her master's degree in Forensic Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. For over 10 years, she has provided mental health services to those incarcerated in the Chicagoland area. More recently, Ms. Maniak returned to school at DePaul University to obtain her School Counseling Endorsement. She is looking forward to learning from the students at Skinner West!
