Stand ing ▁up ▁for ▁their ▁school ▁and ▁neighborhood " ▁article ▁written ▁by ▁Mar tha ▁Wood all ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁" U CH S ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁lose ▁more ▁people ▁in ▁one ▁year ▁from ▁drug ▁over d oses ▁than ▁all ▁the ▁l yn ch ings ▁in ▁history ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁school ▁security ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁help ▁reduce ▁the ▁violence . ▁School ▁officials ▁also ▁created ▁a ▁single ▁l unch ▁period ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁brought ▁in ▁Chicago ▁police ▁officers ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁about ▁violence , ▁and ▁started ▁a ▁peer ▁med iation / conf lict ▁resolution ▁program . ▁ ▁Dem ise ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁University ▁City ▁High ▁school ▁strugg led ▁to ▁keep ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁required ▁test ▁scores ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁school ▁district ▁system . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁Promise ▁Academy ▁school . ▁ ▁An ▁additional ▁hour ▁was ▁implemented ▁to ▁support ▁academic ▁and ▁social ▁en rich ment . ▁While ▁other ▁high ▁schools ▁were ▁released ▁at ▁ 3 pm , ▁U CH S ▁Promise ▁Academy ▁students ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁ 4 pm . ▁The ▁extra ▁hour ▁was ▁in ▁place ▁so ▁that ▁students ▁could ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁sports ▁or ▁club ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁receive ▁additional ▁help ▁or ▁t utor ing ▁from ▁staff ▁to ▁ensure ▁students ▁were ▁well - r ounded ▁and ▁successful . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁community ▁groups