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09 March 2018

‘Symphony of Change’ At Brown Brings Students New Band

Through a partnership with local organization Symphony of Change, Brown Academy students have taken an interest in music. They’re learning how to read music and play instruments as a band.

06 March 2018

Lindblom Students Challenged With Creating Change

Lindblom High School freshmen taking Human Geography were tasked with the challenge of creating a project that would reimagine a public space, or solve a current problem that would directly benefit their community.

06 March 2018

Walter Payton Students Lend A Hand on ‘Sweetness Day’

More than 1,000 Walter Payton College Preparatory High School students participated in “Sweetness Day,” the school’s ninth annual day of service event March 2.

01 March 2018

Brentano ES Celebrates Crossing Guard Appreciation Month

CPS joined city partners and more than 75 Brentano Elementary students to celebrate Crossing Guard Appreciation Month and launch an accompanying public safety campaign to highlight the importance of crossing guard and student safety Monday.

01 March 2018

Whitney Young Named CPS Decathlon City Champs

Whitney Young’s Academic Decathlon team has been named the new CPS Academic Decathlon City Champions.

26 February 2018

Marshall Girls Basketball Team New State Champs

The celebratory energy spread through the auditorium Monday at Marshall High School as students, faculty and staff cheered on the girls basketball team, congratulating the new 2018 Class 2A Girls Basketball State Champions.

26 February 2018

Civil Rights Activist, Historian, Gets Dyett’s First Honorary Eagle Award

A special assembly held at Dyett High School, in honor of African American History Month, paid homage to African American historian and civil rights activist Timuel Black.

23 February 2018

Students Participate in ‘Introduce A Girl to Engineering’ Day

Women engineers from the James Dyson Foundation spent a day with female students at Amundsen High School Feb. 22.

23 February 2018

Students Named Spelling Bee Champs

Two diverse learners, Shine Foriwaa from Fulton Elementary and Ryosuke Johnson from Ryder Elementary, competed in the Network 11 Spelling Bee on Feb. 5 and won.

23 February 2018

Students Celebrate Chinese New Year Through Dance

Students from Haines Elementary participated in a special assembly with performances to honor Chinese New Year Feb. 20.

21 February 2018

Lindblom Student Named Scholastic Poetry Winner

Lindblom senior Alexis Smith, 17, submitted a collection of poetry and won a 2018 Scholastic Writing Award at the Chicago Regional Level.

20 February 2018

86-Year-Old Principal Renews Contract, Not Ready To Retire

Hiram Broyls has been principal of Burbank Elementary in Belmont Cragin since 1977 and is still going strong. In fact, he just renewed his contract for another four years and says he has no plans of leaving anytime soon.