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Teaching students how to prepare for the future

Eighth-graders at Queen of the Universe School receive the usual curriculum of math, language arts and religion. But this year, they are getting something more: help preparing for high school and beyond.
Diego Fernandez listens as students at Queen of the Universe School, 7130 S. Hamlin Ave., practice being interviewed with motivational speaker Jan Irwin Dec. 14. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Eighth-graders at Queen of the Universe School, 7130 S. Hamlin Ave., practice being interviewed by a panel with motivational speaker Jan Irwin on Dec. 14. The program addressed how to speak to an adult, manners, dress, and skills the students will need when they enter high school and college. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A student makes a point as eighth-graders at Queen of the Universe School, 7130 S. Hamlin Ave., practice being interviewed by a panel with motivational speaker Jan Irwin on Dec. 14. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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