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.
16 February 2018
The Sandy Hook Promise
The Sandy Hook Promise “Start With Hello” Campaign is a simple way for students to make sure no one feels left out.
15 February 2018
New Peer Conferencing Class Teaches How to Resolve Conflict
The Peer Conferencing class has been equipping students with the skills to help others resolve conflict without adults having to step in.
15 February 2018
Students Help Birth And Raise Piglets
Students from Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences helped birth baby pigs and they’ll raise the piglets for the next six months.
14 February 2018
Band Students Named ‘Top’ Jazz Trumpet Player, Percussionist
Two Whitney Young juniors auditioned for the 2018 Illinois All-State for the Illinois Music Educators Association (ILMEA).
29 January 2018
Hamilton Elementary Students Open Up About Gender Equality
Hamilton Elementary brought together its female students to discuss gender equality and whether males should be allowed in their space.
