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Zachary Jeppsen (Dance '18) and Jason Patera in Chicago Tribune

Check out Jason Patera and Zachary Jeppsen (Dance ‘18) featured in Chicago Tribune!

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Jason Patera in Chicago Tribune

Check out Jason Patera in the Chicago Tribune!

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Head of School Jason Patera in Block Club Chicago

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Jason Patera Discusses Remote Learning on FOX

Head of School Jason Patera was on Fox 32 Chicago discussing remote learning.

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Jason Patera on Comcast Newsmakers

Head of School Jason Patera was recently interviewed by Comcast Newsmakers!

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Jason Patera in The Chicago Tribune

Head of School Jason Patera’s year-end advice to seniors, featured in the Chicago Tribune

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Jason Patera on Comcast Newsmakers

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Jason Patera in NAIS

Jason Patera published in NAIS

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Jason Patera featured in My Suburban Life

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Jason Patera on WGN Radio

Jason Patera on WGN Radio!

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Jason Patera featured in Berklee News

Academy Head of School featured by his alma mater.

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Goals are for Losers (and Other Interesting Reads)

Like many people, I have always enjoyed using New Year’s Day and the weeks that follow as an opportunity to set goals. I’m a habitual resolution maker (both big and small) with a long history of satisfying successes and disappointing failures.