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2024 Summer School

Loyola Academy Summer School offers some of our finest classes for enrichment or remedial purposes. Our program is one of the Academy’s traditions of excellence and includes courses taught by many of our finest teachers.

Summer School runs from Monday, June 17, to Friday, July 26, 2024. Full-credit and half-credit courses run six weeks. Classes meet five days each week. A course may be cancelled due to lack of enrollment.

Registration for summer school opens on Monday, January 29, and closes on Friday, May 17.

Contact the Summer School Office

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Mrs. Tamara Butvilas

Assistant Dean of Students, Director of Summer School

(847) 920-2645

2024 Summer School Information

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Calendar

2024 SUMMER SCHOOL CALENDAR

MONDAY, JUNE 17
First day of classes

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Juneteenth Observed—No School

THURSDAY, JULY 4 and FRIDAY, JULY 5
Independence Day Holiday—No School

FRIDAY, JULY 26
Last day of classes
Class Hours

PERIOD 1
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

PERIOD 2
10:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.

All full-credit (four-hour) courses will meet periods 1 and 2 every day. Half-credit courses will meet periods 1 or 2 for six weeks. Enrichment courses will meet periods 1 or 2 for three weeks, except where noted in the course description.
Attendance

Regular attendance is imperative. Please do not ask for special consideration. Any student absent for more than twelve hours from a full-credit course or six hours from a half-credit course will be withdrawn from the course. No exceptions will be made for vacations or camps.
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Semester Exam Policy

If a student is taking a course for full credit or half credit, the student is required to be in attendance for both their first semester exam on Wednesday, July 3, and second semester exams on Friday, July 26. An excused absence from a semester exam requires documentation from a medical doctor. An unexcused absence from a semester exam will result in a grade of zero.
Grades

Grades earned by Loyola Academy students for credited courses become part of their permanent record and are averaged into a student's cumulative average at the completion of Summer School.
Credit

All courses—with the exception of enrichment courses for junior high students and incoming freshman and Speech and Communications—earn half or full credit. Only courses Z191 English 1 Prep, Z311 Introduction to Algebra 1, and Z431 Geometry Prep may be taken on an audit basis.
Tuition

All tuition and fees must be paid before Monday, May 24, unless other arrangements are made with the Loyola Academy Business Office. A full refund, minus a $50 registration fee, may be obtained if a student withdraws from a course before or during the first week of Summer School (June 17–June 21). A 65-percent refund, minus a $50 registration fee, may be obtained if a student withdraws from a course during the second week of Summer School (June 24–June 28). There will be no refunds after Friday, June 28.

LOYOLA STUDENTS
$1,800 for full credit
$900 for half credit

NON-LOYOLA STUDENTS
$1,900 for full credit
$950 for half credit

LITERACY & LEARNING
ALGEBRA 1 ESSENTIALS
$600 four week course

ENRICHMENT COURSES
$500 two-hour, three week course

STEAM TEAM
$500 one week course
$1,000 two week course

EXPLORE CHICAGO
$500
Transportation

Current PACE and CTA public transportation schedules can be found at www.pacebus.com and www.transitchicago.com. Ventra cards for reduced student fare permits for the CTA are available in the Business Office, Room 173.
Registration—Online Only

Registration will be available online only beginning Monday, January 29. Registration for all courses except repeat courses should be completed by Friday, May 17.

Summer School Rules & Regulations

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Absence Reporting

Illness is to be reported before 8:30 a.m. to the Summer School Office by phone at 847.920.2707. It is the responsibility of the student to stay current with his/her studies. Any deficiency in assignments, homework, or testing must be resolved with the teacher. See our Summer School attendance policy for more information.
Dress Regulations

Student attire should be neat, clean, and in good taste. All students must wear shoes or sandals with or without socks. All shorts must be at least fingertip length. Clothes that are torn, shredded, tattered, in rags, full of holes or in poor taste, regardless of their current popularity in fashion, are not considered acceptable wear. Hats are not to be worn in the building during the school day (8:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.). Rules for earrings and hair are as follows:

Male Students — Earrings are not to be worn during the school day (8:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.). Violators will have their earrings confiscated by the teacher and turned over to the director of Summer School. Hair must be kept neat, clean, and of a natural hair color. Facial hair is not permitted. Students must be clean shaven.

Female Students — Earrings may be worn on the ear and only on the ear. Hair is to be kept neat, clean, and of natural hair color. Halters, off-the-shoulder style, tube-style, and exposed back tops are not allowed.
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Disciplinary Code Violations
Serious violations of the Disciplinary Code may result in immediate dismissal from Summer School with consequent loss of credit and tuition.

The following are considered serious violations of the Disciplinary Code; however, this is not an all-inclusive list:
- Poor classroom behavior.
- Smoking and vaping on campus. Inside the building: Violators will be fined $25.00 for the first offense. Outside of the building: Violators will be fined $15.00 for the first offense. A second offense in either case may result in dismissal from Summer School.
- Leaving campus during the school day. Students are not permitted in the parking lot during the school day (8:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.) except upon arrival to and departure from school.
- Speeding or reckless driving. 15 MPH is the speed limit.
- Possession or use of alcohol or drugs. Alcohol or drug use or possession or possession of any drug related paraphernalia will not be tolerated and will lead to immediate dismissal from Summer School.
- Truancy from any class or part of a class.
Technology Use Policy

Available in Loyola’s Student Handbook.