Transportation for students attending therapeutic schools like Walsh Academy is often a little different in that students are picked up by cabs, sometimes unmarked, often with different drivers, and rarely do they have any kind of familiar relationship with the students they transport or the staff receiving them. It is important that students are taught […]
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Walsh Academy celebrates first historic graduation
Eight Charles H. Walsh Sr. Academy & Career Tech High School students celebrated important milestones this morning. They are Walsh Academy’s first group of graduates at its first graduation ceremony at the new location under a new name. Walsh Academy (formerly Jen School) moved to its current location at 6935 W. Touhy Avenue in Niles […]
Read MoreWalsh Academy receives CISCO recognition
The Construction Industry Service Corporation honored Walsh Academy and Maryville with a special mention award during its annual meeting at the Westin Hotel in Lombard on January 19. The award is part of CISCO’s annual Pride in Construction Award program. Walsh Academy and Maryville’s recognition is only the second time that CISCO used its discretionary […]
Read MoreEmergency School Closing Information
Our school will be listed under Walsh Academy. ECC- EMERGENCY CLOSING CENTER – https://www.emergencyclosingcenter.com/ . Television – WGN, WLS, WBBM, NBC – CHICAGO. Radio- WGN, WBBM.
Read MoreCharles H. Walsh Sr.
Chuck lived in three different orphanages for 11 of his first 17 years. Happily, the third orphanage was Maryville where he met new friends and learned many lessons for his future life. In those days, the boys attended academic classes for half days and learned different vocational skills for half days. In an interview with Forest & Bluff magazine in 2006, Chuck remembered […]
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