ABC News 7 Chicago
Chicago, Ill., United States
May 4, 2011

Seniors at Chicago's Urban Prep Charter School learned which direction their lives will take. The students have attended an all-male charter school in one of school's toughest neighborhoods. Wednesday, the students were cheered for their successes so far and the possibilities ahead.

The young men are used to posing for photos. Wednesday the dignitary is Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel. These young men have been watched as Urban Prep Charter Academy for young men continues to defy the odds.

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Grinnell's Chicago admission recruiter Quinton Clay and trustee Eric Whitaker '87 were also interviewed for this story.

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Cedric Abdul-Hakeem '15
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