Joyce Kenner is a Principal at Chicago Public "He would've been proud," Dawson said of his father. Dr. Kenner worked for 32 years at Whitney Young -- 27 of those years as principal. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Principal and CEO. None were in attendance, but their classmates who were remembered them fondly. She hosted several popular psychological advice shows, including The Dr. Joyce Brothers Show, on both television and radio. She was the New York City-born daughter of two Jewish attorneys. "Literally as soon as I walked into Whitney Young my hives went away and I knew this was my home," Franklin said. This section can be locked, requiring permission to
WebDr. Kenner, who has been the principal at Whitney Young since 1995, is retiring this year. All Rights Reserved. Sometimes Joyce goes by various nicknames including Joyce D Kener, Joyce D Kenner, Joyce D Kinner, Joyce Dorsey Kenner and Joyce M Dorsey. Kenners 27 years leading Whitney Young make her the longest-serving active CPS principal at a single school. Current Whitney Young Principal Dr. Joyce Kenner, who has served as principal for 21 years, acted as emcee of the reunion. Copyright 2009-2018, DNAinfo. (l[p]("DOMContentLoaded",i,!1),d[p]("load",r,!1)):(l[h]("onreadystatechange",o),d[h]("onload",r)),c("mark",["firstbyte",s],null,"api");var x=0,E=t(17)},{}]},{},["loader",2,10,4,3]);p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px}NEAR WEST SIDE Four decades of Whitney M. Young Magnet High School alumni donned their orange and blue Saturdayand greeted fellow former classmates at a reunion held in honor of the school's 40th anniversary. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dr. Joyce Kenner was brought to tears at a pep rally held in her honor Thursday, as she prepares to retire after 27 years as Whitney Young Its troubling to me to have lost as many people through central office and the leadership, in terms of principals and assistant principals, Kenner said. Michelle graduated from Chicagos Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 1981. ("undefined"!=typeof FormData&&t instanceof FormData))try{return JSON.stringify(t).length}catch(n){return}}}},{}],14:[function(t,n,e){var r=0,o=navigator.userAgent.match(/Firefox[\/\s](\d+\.\d+)/);o&&(r=+o[1]),n.exports=r},{}],15:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n){var e=[],r="",i=0;for(r in t)o.call(t,r)&&(e[i]=n(r,t[r]),i+=1);return e}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=r},{}],16:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e){n||(n=0),"undefined"==typeof e&&(e=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=e-n||0,i=Array(o<0?0:o);++r