John H. Vanderpoel Humanities Academy

04/12/2024

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08/27/2021

Our Team working and planning for a successful school year! Mskrb Banks

08/27/2021

We are Moving Forward, Onward & Upward at VHA! Ready for Day 1💚💛 Mskrb Banks

06/25/2021

Greetings VHA friends and Family,

Please consider purchasing a memorable Gale Sayers hat. The proceeds will go to fund and establish the Gale Sayers Reading Lab in our school library.

Hats are $20.00.

I'm sure there is a football fan in your circle who'd love the gift. Thanks in advance!

Welcome to the Gale Sayers Commemorative Hat online store. It’s Tops is partnering with Ardie Sayers to sell hats in memory of her husband, Gale. Profits from each hat are being donated to Vanderpoel Humanities Academy, a school in Chicago that Gale was very involved with. The money will be put...

05/10/2021

Congratulations Mrs. Hall!!! ❤️🐯🌟

When she does the math, Ms. Maura Hall estimates that she’s educated approximately 1,000 CPS students during her career with the district.

04/23/2021

You're invited to join in this dynamic conversation, "Is it really news?"
Top media executives & reporters are coming together to discuss how we ALL can consume News, Media and Social Media Responsibly.
Can we pinpoint misleading headlines?
Are we influenced by photo-shopped photos?
Are we trying to keep up with 'The Jones' on the GRAM?
We we all in media overload???

Join us for this FREE HOT TOPIC discussion. Sponsored by the Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation and Procter & Gamble. Register at www.eztaylor.org

The Ezekiel Taylor Foundation is a 501(c)3 that provides mentorship, job readiness, life-skill programming, and college financial assistance to African-American males in the Chicago area who attend, or seek to attend, an accredited college, university or trade school. Named after the late Ezekiel...

02/26/2021

Greetings VHA Friends and Family,

I hope this message finds everyone well and excited about returning to school. I wanted to share some important tools you will need on Monday morning, March 1, 2021.

Please remember, school starts at 7:30 a.m., instruction begins at 8:00 a.m. and any students arriving after 8:15 a.m. are considered tardy.

All students both Hybrid and Remote are expected to join our school wide Morning Meeting by logging into the Google Meet

While we are happy to address any questions or concerns you may have, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher first for the most accurate information. Please check your class dojo and/or the VHA School website (www.vhaelementary.org) for all official communication. Have a wonderful weekend, be safe and we can't wait to see our students on Monday.

Respectfully,
Kia R. Banks
Principal

John H. Vanderpoel Humanities Academy

02/12/2021

Calling ALL students and parents! Register for 'Secure the Bag' for your chance to win scholarships and prizes as you learn how to go to college, debt free.
You don't want to miss this FREE virtual workshop Sat. Feb 20th.
Register at www.eztaylor.org

The Ezekiel Taylor Foundation is a 501(c)3 that provides mentorship, job readiness, financial programming, and college financial assistance to African-American males in the Chicago area who attend, or seek to attend, an accredited college, university or trade school. Named after the late Ezekie...

10/03/2020

Our PAWsome TIGER Team was up and out early today to distribute curriculum materials to support our Remote Instruction! My TEAM is AWESOME!

10/03/2020

We are so proud to be VHA Staff Members! Thank you to our PAWSOME Tiger Staff! !

08/16/2020

Parents/Guardians:

As we collectively plan to support our parents through the Fall Remote Learning, we are offering a Parent Remote Learning Training. During this training, we will expose parents to tools that teachers will use during the Fall. Our goal is to provide detailed instructions on how to navigate the following:
Claiming your child(ren) email address
Access Parent Portal
Signing up for Google Classroom
Navigating Google Suite (Docs, Forms, Meets, Slides)

To register for the training, please click here. Please register no later than Monday, August 17th, at 5 pm.

Yours in education,

Kia R. Banks, Principal
John H. Vanderpoel ES

06/16/2020

Congratulations Class of 2020!