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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Chicago social networking site reconnects CPS alums

Filed by Brittney Bain on May 15, 2008 03:07 AM

Stories that fill the pages of the recently launched Chicago Public Schools alumni Web site are as unique and diverse as the graduates who have walked the schools' hallways over the 100 years or so:

The search for the owner of a 1954 class ring, found buried in a garden, engraved with the initials GPE.

"Memories of Mr. Wahle's 'Magneto' machine," shared by a 1970s grad.

Tales of separate playgrounds for boys and girls at Mulligan Elementary in the 1940s.

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Location: Near West Side

Tags: chicago public schools, CPS, alumni, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation,

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