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26 April 2018

Morgan Park HS Students Form ‘EmpoWEered’ To Give Back

Morgan Park freshmen have been creating care packages and making sandwiches for the homeless for National Volunteer Week.

16 April 2018

Walsh Elementary Students Practice Sustainability, Make Paper

There’s no wasting paper for one group of elementary school students at Walsh Elementary in Pilsen.

10 April 2018

Chicago Students Continue to Make Progress

NAEP results show that CPS remains one of the fastest-improving districts in the country.

06 April 2018

Michele Clark HS Alum Brings Dance To Brown Academy

Through the Joffrey Ballet, Dani Jo Williams teaches dance styles ranging from ballet to African-style moves at Brown.

05 April 2018

Oglesby Elementary Brings New Ballroom Dancing Class To Students

Fourth and fifth grade students have been learning the merengue, tango, swing, salsa and the waltz during the day.

04 April 2018

George Westinghouse College Prep Students ‘Stand For The Silent’

High school students at George Westinghouse College Prep participated in a special assembly, “Stand for the Silent.”

03 April 2018

Belding Elementary Students Plant, Harvest Vegetables From Tower Gardens

Belding Elementary students have been growing and harvesting bok choy, bib lettuce, rainbow chard, and more, all right inside their classrooms.

30 March 2018

Brooks HS Freshman, Kayla Gant, Named New Girls Varsity Shot Put Champ

Brooks High School’s Kayla Gant earned first place in the Girls Varsity Indoor Shot Put Championship.

30 March 2018

Teens To Visit Memphis, Commemorate Dr. King

Teens from four South Side high schools will travel to Memphis to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination and visit Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

28 March 2018

QA With The Living Legend: Marshall HS Girls Basketball Coach Dorothy Gaters

Marshall HS Coach Dorothy Gaters discusses her legacy, what pushes her and her greatest life learned lesson in her over 30 years of coaching

27 March 2018

Amundsen HS Principal Shares How IB Programs Benefit Students

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson announced the expansion of International Baccalaureate (IB) and Early College STEM (Science Technology Math and Engineering) programming at eight neighborhood schools throughout the city on Tuesday.

26 March 2018

Morgan Park HS Grad Shares His IB Diploma Programme Experience

Victor Scotti Jr. graduated from the IB Diploma Programme (DP) at Morgan Park High School and continued his studies at the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in sociology.