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Join Amundsen school counselors and partners for a workshop series designed for Amundsen families. Topics include: the college application process, financial aid, scholarships, managing anxiety, support for diverse learners, and collegiate athletics. Families can attend up to three workshops. Doors open at 9:00am. Refreshments provided by Friends of Amundsen. Families do not need to register for this event.

Mr. Zhu would like to congratulate our decathletes for participating in the Amundsen High School Viking Scrimmage for Academic Decathlon virtually. 43 students from Amundsen High School, Lane Tech High School, Lindblom High School, and Mather High School competed virtually. Each student completed 150 multiple choice questions covering: Art, Social Science, and Literature.
Academic Decathlon - 2nd Viking Scrimmage - Art-Social Science-Literature - 9/20/2025 Results
Some notable results include
Overall
Amundsen High School - 2nd Place
Division Winners
Jonah F. - Varsity - 4th Place
Jackson J. - Scholastic - 3rd Place
Colin M.- Scholastic - 4th Place
Muzamil A. - Scholastic - 5th Place
Daniyal J. - Scholastic - 6th Place
Calvin B.A. - Honors - 2nd Place
William R. - Honors - 6th Place

Please wish our team best of luck as we compete in person at the Mather High School Ranger Scrimmage on 10/25/2025 testing Music, Math, Economics, and Science!!!
For more detailed results, click on the link above!

Join us for AAF's monthly meeting to hear about our upcoming events and initiatives and to learn how you can get involved! October's meeting will be at The Western 4303 N Western Avenue on Thursday, 10/9 at 6pm. Hope to see you there! If you have any questions do not hesitate to reach out to [email protected]

Join Amundsen Counselors and our partners with the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) for support completing the FAFSA or the Illinois Alternative Application. Click on the link to register

The Amundsen LSC has one community representative vacancy to fill for the 2025-26 school year. We will be filling this vacancy at the October LSC meeting on Tuesday, October 21, at 6pm at Amundsen. We invite all interested candidates to attend this meeting to speak briefly on their qualifications and interest in serving on the LSC. On that date, the LSC will also conduct a vote.

Details on eligibility and applying for an open seat are here: https://www.cps.edu/about/local-school-councils/lsc-vacancies/

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].