All Course Request Changes were due before 9/9

Please reach out to your counselor for course questions. 

As a reminder, Vincentian Day is a learning opportunity for our students where they choose from a wide range of offerings which are facilitated by our faculty and that focus on topics that include the seminars on the arts, physical and emotional well-being, literacy, service, and many more topics. Vincentian Day seminars will take place both on and off our campus with many using the City of Chicago as our classroom. A course catalogue will be shared with parents and students in upcoming weeks so that students can preview courses and begin building their top 5 choice list. Registration for Vincentian Day will take place at the beginning of the school year. Here are a few additional reminders about Vincentian Day for parents and students:

• Vincentian Days take place every other Wednesday between noon and 3 p.m. Please refer to the School calendar on our website for a preview of these dates

• Bus service for those enrolled in this program will be available on these days

• Our Dining Hall will be open at 11:00 a.m. for students who would like to purchase lunch before Vincentian Day begins and for students on campus for Advisory in the morning

• For Vincentian Days offerings that involve cooking, we are not able to accommodate food allergies. However, there will be dozens of options for students to choose from. 

• Participation in Vincentian Day is a requirement of all DePaul Prep students

All DePaul Prep student emails are accessed through Gmail and follow the same naming convention: studentfirstname.studentlastname AT depaulprep DOT org.

Your initial password is depaulGRADYEAR. (If you are a new freshman, your default password will be depaul2026. If you are an incoming junior transfer, your default password will be depaul2024, and so forth.)

When you first login, change your password for security. Check your school email frequently and don't forget to respond to teachers and administrators in a timely manner.

Watch the video below narrated by Ms. Eaton, our Instructional Technology Coach (meaton@depaulprep.org) for instructions on how to setup your iPad with your necessary apps, email address for the first time, and Schoology.

To log into PowerSchool:

1) Visit depaulprep.powerschool.com 

2) Returning students: Log in with your DePaul Prep Email, via the "Student Sign In" in the bottom right corner of the welcome box.

3) New students (Class of 2026 and Transfers): Please set up your DePaul Prep email first. You can find instructions on how to set up your email HERE. TRANSFERS: Please note your password will be the same as the incoming freshmen (depaul2026).  Then log in with your DePaul Prep Email, via the "Student Sign In" on PowerSchool. 

Parent Powerschool Account Creation 

This will be used for course scheduling, notifications for overall quarter, semester and exam grades and tracking student grade trends. New parents have received an access code in order to create a powerschool parent account through their emails.  

To create an account and then Log in: 

1. Visit depaulprep.powerschool.com  
2. Click “Create an Account” on the top tab, then the bottom right  “Create Account” icon.
3. Insert all necessary account details.
4. Enter the Student Name(s), Access ID(s), and Access Password(s) associated with your student(s), sent to you in your email.  
5. Indicate your relationship to each student.
6. Click “Enter” in the bottom right corner.  

For any issues, please contact Mitchell Baum, mbaum@depaulprep.org. 

Parents: Update your Contact Information 

Once logged into your parent access account in PowerSchool:

1. Select “Forms” on the left hand side of the page.
2. Under the “General Forms” Tab at the top, select “Student Contacts Update”
3. Listed are all contacts that we have on file for your student. Click “Add” to add more contacts.
4. Select the pencil icon at the far right of a listed contact in order to make updates to a listed contact.
5. Click “Submit” when finished to save all changes/additions.

Parents: Update your Student Information 

Once logged into your parent access account in PowerSchool:

1. Select “Forms” on the left hand side of the page.
2. Under the “General Forms” Tab at the top, select “Student Information Update”
3. All information presented will be what is currently in our system. Please make any changes/corrections.
4. Click  “Submit” when finished to save all changes/additions.

For any issues, please contact Mitchell Baum, mbaum@depaulprep.org. 

On Wednesday, August 17th - Friday, August 19th between 8:00 am - 12:00 pm, bring your student’s iPad backed up to iCloud, updated to the most recent iOS, and logged out of the Apple ID. Have their iPad passcode ready to share with our IT staff. Parental controls also need to be disabled. If it’s not on the latest operating system AND fully logged out of their Apple ID, it will be immediately returned and can be dropped off the following day or scheduled day if it’s ready.

• Last names A-H Aug. 17 between 8:00 am -12:00 pm
• Last Names I-Q Aug. 18 between 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Last Names R-Z Aug. 19 between 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Freshmen devices will be ready for pick up at the beginning of orientation Aug. 23rd.

Sophomore devices will be ready for pick up Aug. 22 8:00 am - 3:00 pm or on Aug. 24 between 12:00-3:00pm.

If you are unable to come at these times, please contact help@depaulprep.org. 

Freshmen will also be assigned a locker and given a lock that they can pick up and practice using during the iPad drop off. There will be a separate table in the commons for lock pick up. Sophomores should already have their locks from last year.  

It is CRITICAL that all families enter their child’s medical information into our Magnus system by August 15, 2022. This includes all vaccination information and other required medical documentation. DePaul Prep will strictly enforce childhood immunization requirements and will hold students out of school if these are not in place as is required by the Illinois State Board of Education. Please review the IDPH Immunization Requirements here. See below for how to access Magnus if you have not already done so.

Visit our Student Health page to download and complete all necessary Student Health forms. All forms will need to be uploaded to your Magnus Health profile. Magnus Health SMR (Student Medical Record), is DePaul Prep's health system to organize and keep all updated immunizations and health-related forms for school and athletic use. DePaul Prep will not be accepting hard copies of health forms; all forms must be uploaded to your student’s Magnus Health account

NEW STUDENTS:  Magnus Health is accessible once you have logged into the Parent Portal. 

You can also download the app for more convenience:  Learn more at bit.ly/MagnusApp.  

See below for the list of information to be uploaded into the Magnus Health SMR.  

Timely submission of health information and other forms is vital so that preparations can be made prior to the first day of school. You will receive weekly reminders as long as there are outstanding items in your account. If there is no data in your account, please reserve 20 to 30 minutes per child. Once information is uploaded, it will be verified by our nurse and if there is anything that needs to be corrected, you will be notified.  The good news is that you will not have to repeat this work next year: the data is securely stored, so going forward you will simply provide updates to the record as needed.  Anything updated will also be verified and you will be notified if anything needs to be amended.

*If there is any misinformation on the students’ account records, please contact our school nurse: Ms. Barbara Mulcrone

Here is a checklist of things that should be uploaded into Magnus:

• Student Health Record
• Over-the-counter Medication Form
• Immunization Form
• COVID-19 Vaccination Status
• Dental Exam Form -- only for Freshmen
• Eye Examination Form -- only for Freshmen and Transfer Students
• Recent Physical Form -- only for Freshmen and Transfer Students 

• Athletic Pre-Participation Examination Form -- this form needs to be submitted annually sophomore through senior year only if your child will be playing a sport (the form is good for 13 months after exam). Check the dates so you know when the next form is due.

If applicable:

• Prescription Medication Form
• Asthma Action Plan Form
• Food Allergy Action Plan Form
• Diabetes Action Plan Form
• Seizure Action Plan Form
• Concussion and Steroid Acknowledgement Form
• Consent to Treat -- Athletic Trainer
• Sport Concussion Assessment Tool

Questions or Problems?
For Magnus Health FAQs, please visit our Student Health page on the DePaul Prep website.

If you are having difficulty navigating the Magnus system, entering data online, or downloading the hardcopy cover sheets and forms, or if you have any other questions, please contact customer support at Magnus Health SMR by phone at 877.461.6831 or by email at service@magnushealthportal.com.  No paper forms will be accepted. 

Also, please feel free to consult the Magnus Health page for Parents: http://magnushealth.com/parents/ and Privacy and Security page at www.magnushealth.com/privacy-and-security/

Welcome to the DePaul Prep Parent Portal! In this portal you will find parent-specific information all in one place! By logging into the Parent Portal, parents will now have easy one-click sign-ins to several of the online tools DePaul Prep uses for managing our students and information, including Schoology, FACTS Tuition Management, and Magnus Health. 

Sign-In to the Parent Portal
All parents are able to sign-in to the DePaul Prep Parent Portal by following the instructions below:

• Visit www.depaulprep.org/parent-portal
• USERNAME: your personal email address
  (the email you used to create your Powerschool account)
• Click FORGOT USERNAME/PASSWORD, and reset your password to create a password; then log in

If you are a returning parent, your login has not changed. If you forgot your password, please use the forgot password link to reset. 

Once signed in, you will have protected access to the DePaul Prep Parent Portal, the new 2022-23 Parent Directory, and easy one-click sign-in to Schoology, FACTS, and Magnus. Signing in to the DePaul Prep Parent Portal means you will now be automatically signed in to Schoology, FACTS, and Magnus.

Please note: some parents/guardians may be prompted for a one-time sign-in to Schoology, FACTS, or Magnus to secure the sign-in connection, but then won't need to again once the connection is made.

Trouble logging in? Contact Jenna Ernst, Marketing & Communications Coordinator at jernst@depaulprep.org

Tuition Payments begin to process in July via FACTS. Please take a few minutes to review essential details about how your FACTS payment plan works by visiting our website's Tuition & Payment Plans Page. If you did not receive a finalization notice from FACTS, please contact apiazza@depaulprep.org.  

Tuition Refund Policy 
Tuition payments support faculty salaries and operating expenses for the entire academic year. Tuition payments are collected from July through April. If a student withdraws or is dismissed for any reason during the period from July through May, monthly tuition payments which have been made will not be refunded. If tuition payments are paid in full, paid semi-annually, or paid quarterly, a prorated tuition payment may be refunded at the school's discretion. 

It is CRITICAL that all families enter their child’s medical information into our Magnus system by August 15, 2022. This includes all vaccination information and other required medical documentation. DePaul Prep will strictly enforce childhood immunization requirements and will hold students out of school if these are not in place as is required by the Illinois State Board of Education. Please review the IDPH Immunization Requirements here. See below for how to access Magnus if you have not already done so.

Visit our Student Health page to download and complete all necessary Student Health forms. All forms will need to be uploaded to your Magnus Health profile. Magnus Health SMR (Student Medical Record), is DePaul Prep's health system to organize and keep all updated immunizations and health-related forms for school and athletic use. DePaul Prep will not be accepting hard copies of health forms; all forms must be uploaded to your student’s Magnus Health account

NEW STUDENTS:  Magnus Health is accessible once you have logged into the Parent Portal. 

You can also download the app for more convenience:  Learn more at bit.ly/MagnusApp.  

See below for the list of information to be uploaded into the Magnus Health SMR.  

Timely submission of health information and other forms is vital so that preparations can be made prior to the first day of school. You will receive weekly reminders as long as there are outstanding items in your account. If there is no data in your account, please reserve 20 to 30 minutes per child. Once information is uploaded, it will be verified by our nurse and if there is anything that needs to be corrected, you will be notified.  The good news is that you will not have to repeat this work next year: the data is securely stored, so going forward you will simply provide updates to the record as needed.  Anything updated will also be verified and you will be notified if anything needs to be amended.

*If there is any misinformation on the students’ account records, please contact our school nurse: Ms. Barbara Mulcrone

Here is a checklist of things that should be uploaded into Magnus:

• Student Health Record
• Over-the-counter Medication Form
• Immunization Form
• COVID-19 Vaccination Status
• Dental Exam Form -- only for Freshmen
• Eye Examination Form -- only for Freshmen and Transfer Students
• Recent Physical Form -- only for Freshmen and Transfer Students 
• Athletic Pre-Participation Examination Form -- this form needs to be submitted annually sophomore through senior year only if your child will be playing a sport (the form is good for 13 months after exam). Check the dates so you know when the next form is due.

If applicable:

• Prescription Medication Form
• Asthma Action Plan Form
• Food Allergy Action Plan Form
• Diabetes Action Plan Form
• Seizure Action Plan Form
• Concussion and Steroid Acknowledgement Form
• Consent to Treat -- Athletic Trainer
• Sport Concussion Assessment Tool

Questions or Problems?
For Magnus Health FAQs, please visit our Student Health page on the DePaul Prep website.

If you are having difficulty navigating the Magnus system, entering data online, or downloading the hardcopy cover sheets and forms, or if you have any other questions, please contact customer support at Magnus Health SMR by phone at 877.461.6831 or by email at service@magnushealthportal.com.  No paper forms will be accepted. 

Also, please feel free to consult the Magnus Health page for Parents: http://magnushealth.com/parents/ and Privacy and Security page at www.magnushealth.com/privacy-and-security/

Below are links to the login pages for each of the solutions parents use for DePaul Prep which may need to be accessed this summer:

Sign in to FACTS

Sign in to NAVIANCE

Sign in to MY MEALTIME

Sign in to Magnus Health 
Manus is also accessible after logging into the Parent Portal

Welcome from the Dean’s Office

Welcome to the new school year!  We are excited and looking forward to meeting you all.  Dean Melisa Lord, will be supporting the juniors and seniors.  Dean Maggie Pagan, will be supporting the  freshman and sophomore class.   We are both looking forward to getting to know you and your child  along with partnering  with each of you to ensure a positive and safe learning experience this school year.  Combined, we bring to DCP a great deal of experience in school management, educational leadership and youth development.  We are prepared to be a great support in the continued success and growth of Depaul College Prep!

As you prepare to return back to school we would like to highlight some key pieces of information that you will need to be successful this school year.  We encourage all students and parents to review the behavior expectations in the Parent/Student Handbook.  The Handbook provides detailed information about expectations and policies.  Below we highlighted some important policies for you to adhere to:

• Cell phones are not to be visible or used during school hours. 
• Hoodies with DePaul Prep logo are only to be worn on Fridays. 
• Hair color must be a natural color (by the first day of school).  
• Daily Attendance and punctuality is mandatory.  

These policies will be strictly enforced for the benefit of our students, staff and families.  Please reach out to us if you have any concerns or questions.  We wish you a wonderful school year and we look forward to meeting each of you.  

Maggie Pagan, Freshman & Sophomore Dean
Melissa Lord, Juniors & Seniors

We are reaching out to parents of our freshmen and transferring students to help answer the question: “What can I do to help my student prepare for the start of their high school experience at DePaul Prep?” In addition to the items and checklists contained on our Back To School Information site, here are some resources and tips we hope will help you and your student get ready for this exciting transition. 

Taking on Responsibilities
In high school, students are asked, even required, to begin taking responsibility for themselves in ways that may be new for them. To prepare for this, we offer these suggestions for this summer to help with this:

• Give your child responsibilities at home, whether this is related to chores or other ways of contributing to your household, and hold them accountable for their contributions. 
• Ensure that your child prepares this summer to get to a developmental stage where they can manage aspects of their lives independently such as getting up in the morning on their own, without you having to wake them. They should also be able to prepare themselves for school independently, including ensuring they have all necessary parts of their uniform, school materials, iPad, lunch and items that they will need for their day at school. 
• Once the school day begins, parents are not permitted to drop off items forgotten at home. Our Main Desk personnel have too many other obligations to manage during the day. Thank you for respecting our staff.

Time management
On-time arrival to school is an important part of every day for a high school student. Missing even the first few minutes of the school day can mean that a student begins their day “off-balance”. Please note the following points below to help start the year off with good habits in this area:

• Classes start promptly at 7:45 am at DePaul Prep. Late arrivals are tardy.
• For security reasons, the south doors to the Commons are locked at 7:40 am and entrance is only through the north doors thereafter.
• Work with your child to arrive on campus by 7:30 am every day so that they can go to their locker and be seated in their classroom at 7:45 am, prepared to learn.

Executive Functioning 
Executive functioning skills allow us as adults to meet all of our responsibilities at home and work as well as allow us to ensure time for rest and relaxation. Having a highly developed set of executive functioning skills is critical to success for high school students too. Consider working with your child in the following areas this summer:

• Management of their own schedule within reason - are they allowing enough time to arrive places on time? Do they plan ahead to ensure they can meet all of their obligations? 
• Sleep habits - In order to function optimally in school, students need to get a significant amount of sleep. While summer often signals a less structured schedule, helping your child establish healthy sleep patterns is really important. This is a habit that should begin now as opposed to the week that school begins. 
• Management of their possessions and space - Because parents are not able to bring forgotten items to school for their child, helping students learn the importance of checking to ensure they have everything they need for the day is another way to prepare them for high school.  

Below are some resources that may be helpful as you navigate this development process with your child:

• Rush NeuroBehavioral Center - Executive Functioning
• Center for the Developing Child - Harvard University: Executive Function and Self Regulation
• Smart But Scattered resources from author Peg Dawson

DePaul Prep also addresses time management and executive functioning in our Advisory class periods, however, you can help your child to be successful from the start by familiarizing yourself and your child with these principles this summer.

Social Media and Cell Phones
Students may not use their cell phones or have them visible during the school day at DePaul Prep. Students are here to learn, to focus on class and school work, and to engage in face-to-face interactions with adults and their peers. This summer, we recommend that you and your student discuss this policy and begin to decrease their screen time well before school starts in August. These are hard habits to break especially for teens who are trying to balance impulse control and emotional regulation against the attraction of a cell phone. We ask for your assistance this summer to manage the proper use of cell phones on campus to ensure a smoother transition for your child in the fall.

Social media can be fun and interesting. It can also have unanticipated negative impacts on the mental health of young adults. It’s likely that you as a parent have experienced the detrimental effects of social media and can see how this can affect your child. We recommend this set of resources from Common Sense Media as you navigate these experiences with your child and to help you recognize how social media can impact your child’s mental well being. 

Summer Required Reading
Please have your student consult and complete their Summer Required Reading assignments now and not on the night before the first day of school. This is their responsibility as incoming high school students and an important part of their introduction to the learning curriculum.

Our hope is that when your child arrives at Freshmen and New Students’ Orientation on Tuesday, August 23, they will arrive feeling ready for this new challenge in their lives and excited to join the DePaul College Prep community. We look forward to welcoming them to a marvelous year of personal and intellectual growth.

We also want our parents to feel prepared and welcomed into our community. We invite you to join us for our Freshmen Back to School Night, also on August 23rd, at 6:15 p.m.. We will host a Schoology Parent Workshop that same evening at 5:00 p.m. to help all parents become familiar and comfortable with our technology tools used to communicate student progress throughout the school year. 

We look forward to seeing you and your child on August 23, and we wish you a blessed summer until then!

Find all summer reading requirements here. Reading assignments will be due during the first week of school.

Parents can purchase PE uniforms through our uniform vendor, Tommy Hilfiger.

Additionally, students are allowed to wear any DePaul Prep t-shirts and pants issued either from athletic teams or clubs. 

Looking for Custom Fitting, Plus, Husky, Tall, or Slim sizes? Contact Tommy Hilfiger Customer Service at (877) 825-2860 or email customerservice@globalschoolwear.

Our plan is to be outdoors and utilize the field turf and green grass across the street beginning on the first day up to the beginning of November. 

Locker rooms are going to be available under the bleachers for students to change when we will be outside. If weather forces us to adapt and have class indoors, students will use any of the four restrooms on the first floor to change for class. Classes will be bussed to the Fr. Gordon campus gym when the weather conditions do not permit us to use outdoor facilities. 

If you have any questions, please contact Joe Voss at jvoss@depaulprep.org or Maria Hill at mhill@depaulprep.org.

All new students are required to obtain a (free!) Chicago Public Library card, or have a library card in verifiable good standing on the first day of school. Information on how to obtain a Chicago Public Library card can be found HERE. E-Cards are not acceptable and an actual physical library card is required. 

ALL STUDENTS:  Any spirit wear with the "vintage" old logos and branding (the D with the blue and orange cross woven through), including 1/4-zip pullovers, fleece pullovers, and outerwear spirit wear, either purchased previously through the Spirit Shop or team shops are still allowed to be worn on spirit days.

NEW STUDENTS:  While official school uniform polos must bear the new branding, any spirit wear with the old branding previously ordered or purchased will be allowed to be worn as outerwear.

My MealTime Online: Due to COVID 19 concerns, we are encouraging cashless transactions whenever possible.  We are happy to offer you the option to add money to your student’s meal account online through My MealTime www.mymealtime.com. A 4.9% fee is charged by the third party/bank. To avoid the fee, an account balance can be established in advance by check made out to Quest Food Services, and delivered to school. Purchases will be debited against that account balance.  NEW PARENTS should set up an online account using your student’s “Quest/Meal Time Number” = student ID # (visible after sign in on PowerSchool and begins with a 1). Student IDs can then be scanned to purchase items in the cafeteria. Balances at the end of the year will be transferred to the following school year. 

Please contact Quest after Monday, August 15 if you have any dietary needs, questions, or concerns. Food Service Director- Terese Williamson, terese.williamson@questfms.com

Visit our Food Services page to set up a My MealTime account online and learn about Quest Food Management.

Contact: Food Service Director, Terese Williamson,  terese.williamson@questfms.com

Cell Phones/Electronics

Cell phones, laser pointers, cameras, camera cell phones, electronic devices (with or without headphones or earbuds) may not be used or visible during school hours or during the times of an adjusted schedule, unless granted permission from a faculty/staff member. Cell phones and other electronic devices may not be used during passing periods, when students are out of class, in the Commons, in the bathrooms, or during lunch. Phones should be turned off, silenced at all times, and not visible during the scheduled school day. 

Backpacks

Backpacks are to be kept in the student’s locker. Students should only carry their necessary belongings to their classes. An 8.5”L x 5”H bag is allowed to carry to class for pencil/pens, calculator and other smaller items. Students will be allowed to go to their locker prior to the first bell and during passing periods to pick up their necessary belongings for their classes.

Lockers

• Only school issued locks are permitted on the lockers.  Lockers are to be KEPT LOCKED.  Students are only to use the locker assigned to them; any changes must be approved by the Dean. Students are not to give locker combinations or share lockers with anyone at any time.
• DePaul College Prep is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen items. Students should not bring expensive personal items into the school (i.e. jewelry, and other expensive articles of clothing). All lost, damaged, or stolen items should be reported to the Dean of Students.
• Lockers are the property of DePaul College Prep and subject to search by a designated DePaul Prep representative at any time and for any reason.
• Students who vandalize lockers will be held accountable for restitution and face disciplinary consequences on a case-by-case basis.  Students who possess permanent markers and substances that can make the locker dysfunctional will face disciplinary consequences on a case-by-case basis.  Students who are in possession of another student's lock may face a serious discipline action and/or expulsion.  
• Food or drinks for lunches are to be removed from lockers at the end of every day.
• Gym bags are to be stored in lockers 
• Students may only go to their lockers in the designated time in the morning, during change of class, and immediately after school. 
• If a locker does not work properly (i.e., it is jammed, the combination will not work, or the student forgot the locker combination), the student should report this to the Dean of Students, immediately.

Student Orientation Days

Orientation days are designed to allow time for students to adjust to their new learning environment and begin the settling in process. Faculty grade-level teams, along with administrators, will lead each orientation day. Student attendance is mandatory.

Freshmen (2026): 

• Orientation Day 1: Tuesday, August 23 
• Orientation Day 2: Wednesday, August 24

Transfer Students:
Wednesday, August 24 from 7:45am - 10:45am

On Thursday, August 25, 2022 all students, faculty, and staff will begin the school year. 

An overview of the Block Schedule & Vincentian Day Colloquium details can be found HERE. 

To both welcome and orient our Freshmen parents & guardians to the 2022-2023 school year, we will host a required parent meeting. President Mary Dempsey and Dr. Megan Stanton will lead this meeting, with support from our Parent Association Grade Chairs. In this meeting, we will review important information about the fall semester and our return to school. Members of our Parent Association, which serves as a support to DePaul Prep families, students, faculty and the entire community, will also welcome parents to the new school year and highlight opportunities to be involved as a parent volunteer.

• FRESHMAN PARENTS: Tuesday, August 23, 6:00 PM-8:30 PM in the DePaul Prep Commons 
• RETURNING AND TRANSFER PARENTS: Back to School Night, September 15, 2022. 

Freshmen and transfer students will take their ID photos and will receive a temporary ID to use for the first few weeks of school on the first day of orientation. They will then receive updated IDs with pictures in the following weeks. 

Returning Students need to keep their IDs from their previous school year to be used for next year. 

Students should wear a white or navy polo for the photo which they will take on the first day of orientation, August 23, 2022. 

Summer Office Hours

Summer Office Hours at DePaul Prep will end on Friday, August 5. Summer Office Hours are Monday-Thursday, 8am-1pm, closed Fridays. DePaul Prep will resume full-time hours (7:30am-4pm), Monday - Friday, beginning Monday, August 8.

School Calendar

A complete and updated calendar for the 2022-2023 school year can always be found here on our website. Please make sure to check the school calendar throughout the year, as dates and events may change.

New Academic Center 

Bus registration for the 22-23 School Year is closed. 

Please direct any questions to tklein@depaulprep.org. 

You will be notified by August 10 if we are able to accommodate your student and their scheduled pickup time and location.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

If your son/daughter plans to park on campus for the 2022/2023 school year, you will need to fill out the parking permit form below. Once the form is completed and submitted, your son/daughter will be issued a parking permit. They will be able to obtain these passes on the first day of the school year. Parking tags must be hung from the rearview mirror with the artwork facing out, and displayed at all times. Any vehicle that is not properly registered or does not display a parking tag is subject to being towed. All students with permits may park in either the North or the South lot.

Student Ventra Cards will be available for purchase  at the Reception Desk for $2 on orientation day for Freshmen and Transfers and on the first day of school for returning students. Students are not able to purchase them earlier unless they are enrolled in a Summer School Course.

Returning students who still have their passes can fill out this form during the summer to have their pass reactivated to the student fare on the first day of school.

ADDING TRANSIT VALUE TO YOUR CARD
Your Student Ventra Card is active and can be used as soon as you add transit value. You can add transit value online at ventrachicago.com, via the Ventra App (available for download through Google Play or in the Apple App Store), at Ventra Vending Machines at CTA rail stations, at participating local Retailers (use the Find A Retailer map on ventrachicago.com to find a location nearby), or over the phone by calling 877-669-8368.

REGISTERING YOUR CARD
Your card is not automatically registered. Registering your card is optional but has many benefits including protection of your transit value if your Card is lost or stolen, access to convenient account management features online or via the Ventra App, and e-mail notifications with important messages about your account. Register at ventrachicago.com, or by calling 877-669-8368. If you already have a Ventra web account, simply log in and click on Register a Ventra Card. By following this process, you can add new cards to your existing account without having to create a separate online account. It does not matter whether you register the card to the student or parent.

STUDENT VENTRA CARD BENEFITS
This card entitles you to the Student Reduced Fares noted below for trips taken Monday thru Friday between 5:30AM and 8:30PM on CTA buses and trains only. You will automatically be charged the Full Fare outside of these times.

IMPORTANT – RENEWING YOUR STUDENT FARE PRIVILEGES
This card does not entitle you to the Student Reduced Fare indefinitely. You must renew in the fall for every new school year. Bring your Student Ventra Card to the main office at the beginning of the school year. We will renew the reduced fare entitlement by sending your card information to CTA. It will take a few days to process.

HOW TO USE THE CARD
Tap your Student Ventra Card on the Ventra readers to pay for train and bus fare (including transfers) with transit value. Alternatively, to pay with cash/coins on buses, you can request the reduced fare and show the driver your Student Ventra Card. Please note that bus drivers cannot give change and transfers are not available when paying with cash.

REPLACING YOUR CARD IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN OR DAMAGED
You will need to purchase another Student Ventra Card in the DePaul Prep Main Office. Please note that we buy a limited number of cards and may sell out during the school year. If the old card was registered, your parent or guardian can call 877-669-8368 to have a balance transferred to your new card.

ADDITIONAL HELP
Visit ventrachicago.com/students or call 877-669-8368 if you need more information or help. You may also visit the CTA website for fare information.

DePaul Prep is seeking a bus driver for a morning route that would take approximately 45 minutes to an hour. The driver would pick up a mini-bus at DePaul Prep and complete the route ending back at campus. 

Please contact Mr. Tom Kleinschmidt if you are interested. 

If your student plans to participate in our athletics program for any season (Fall, Winter, and/or Spring), the following forms must be completed and the following steps must be taken:

• All parents must register their student-athletes via the athletics homepage by August 5 for a Fall sport. This must be done prior to tryouts. Step-by-step instructions will be sent out a week prior to the registration open date. Students' ID #s are visible after login on their powerschool page. 

DePaul Prep must have an up-to-date IHSA Pre-Participation Examination Form (this is in addition to the State of IL Health Exam/Physical form) and Sport Medicine and Acknowledgement Consent Form on file before team tryouts. The IHSA form must be filled out, signed by 1) a physician, 2) your student, and 3) a parent/guardian.  You will upload your IHSA Exam Form to your Magnus Health profile (see MAGNUS HEALTH above). A tutorial video on how to upload your forms is available on the Athletics homepage.

Fall sports begin August 8. Specific team details on tryout dates, times, and additional details can be found here.  Official IHSA sport dates for winter and spring seasons can also be found at the same link.

Parent Association

Interested in being involved with the Parent Association? Please check out the four main areas of focus for the Parent Association to see how you can connect, support and volunteer: Community Building, Parent Engagement, Fundraising and Booster Club. You may also complete the Volunteer Interest Form so that we can contact you about the many opportunities this Fall!

Upcoming Events: 

• In conjunction with the Advancement Team, we hope you can join us for the Fall In Fundraiser on Sunday, September 18 at 2pm on DePaul Prep’s campus. Save the date! 

• Join us for the Parent Association Book Club on Monday, September 26, 2022.

Booster Club

The Booster Club fosters an environment of support and encouragement, while creating a spirited atmosphere for students, parents and the DePaul Prep community. The Booster Club helps to support the athletic programs, co-curricular activities, and clubs, through volunteerism, fundraising and community building events. Take Action Today: Join the DePaul Prep Booster Club.