End of the School Year Vibes at Muchin College Prep
As we settle into the summer now after being out of school for a couple of weeks, we just wanted to take a look back at some of […]
Meet Chicago Bulls College Prep’s Founding Debate Coach
“I think knowledge is cool. I think learning new things is cool.”
Haiyen Truong, an AP U.S. History teacher and debate team coach at Chicago Bulls College Prep, lives by these words. We got a chance to sit down with her, […]
Black-Owned Businesses Take Gary Comer College Prep’s Prom to New Heights
Did you know that “prom” is short for Promenade? Or that proms originated as an event for college students? How about that the last school to integrate prom did so in 2013? With each decade comes a new discovery or […]
Pride+Ally Club at ITW David Speer Academy Creates A Safe Space for ALL
“A student confided with me that they were gay but were afraid to come out for fear that their parents wouldn’t accept them. They trusted me because they knew I was one of the leaders of the Pride+Ally club and […]
Meet Hansberry College Prep’s Competitive Dance Team
Meet the Bengal Dance Collective, the competitive dance team at Hansberry College Prep. The team has thrived in the Noble League and even gone to the Illinois Dream Team Association statewide championship.
No Word Goes Unspoken: A Zine about Education & Autism
In school, I struggled with speaking and making friends. I didn’t know when it was the right time to speak so I would stay quiet until I was called on. I stayed quiet during advisory, gym, English, and lunch. Even on the bus and train ride home, I stayed silent. The same applied to making friends - I gained friends only when other people spoke to me and I was interested in their conversation. For the longest time, I assumed I had intense social anxiety… until I learned that I had Autism.
