Lane Tech College Prep, recognized as a Blue Ribbon school in 2012, provides a challenging and meaningful curriculum in a high tech learning environment that provides the tools for students to prepare for their best possible future. Lane has the largest Advanced Placement (AP) Program in Illinois, a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Program with the largest science fair in the state, a Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science (GEMS) program, and award-winning music, art, and journalism programs. Lane offers over 100 electives including seven world languages, 3-D animation and digital design, robotics, cyber security, aerospace engineering, marine biology, guitar, and web design. Continuously updated lab spaces at Lane include a Reading and Writing Computer Resource, a STEM wing with an aquaponics facility, multiple computer labs, a Makerʼs lab, state of the art library, and SMART classrooms.
Honors Program
Alpha
THE ALPHA HONORS PROGRAM is an invitation-only program where students take rigorous courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math. Alpha students conduct and present research at the annual Lane Science Fair. Students begin research their freshman year and extend the research in subsequent years with the goal of developing expert knowledge in one area. Many Alpha students conduct their research at a university or professional lab with the assistance of professors or professional researchers. Alpha students often complete the AP Capstone program as part of the Alpha curriculum.
Omega
THE OMEGA ISTORIA PROGRAM is an invitation-only program for students interested in the humanities. The Omega curriculum focuses on art, theater, literature, history, and music, with a special focus on purposeful and continuous collaboration between Social Science and English courses.
National Honors Society
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY is available to junior and senior students who have a weighted GPA of 3.5 and an unweighted GPA of 3.0, 50 service learning hours, and 75 activity points. NHS students are expected to complete service and fundraising projects throughout the year.
Advanced Placement
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) courses provide students the opportunity to earn college credit based on the results of a culminatng exam. Lane has the largest AP program in the state, offering all 38 AP courses. In addition, Lane was one of 100 schools worldwide to pilot the AP CAPSTONE program. In AP Capstone, Students take an Interdisciplinary Investigations and Critical Reasoning Seminar as juniors, an independent mentored Capstone Research Project as seniors, as well as any four additional Advanced Placement courses. Students receive the AP Cambridge Capstone Credential upon graduation, which demonstrates studentsʼ proficiency in college-level subject knowledge and is recognized by colleges and universities as the highest Advanced Placement achievement. Lane was the only Chicago school to pilot the program, and now mentors other CPS and suburban high schools as they implement AP Capstone.
Lane Tech Scholars
LANE TECH SCHOLARS are students whose grade point averages are in the top 50 of their class. Lane Scholars must maintain their top 50 GPA ranking, be an active member of at least one club or sport, and have updated service learning hours to remain eligible for the program. Senior Lane Scholars are honored at a special awards assembly each year.