JuDonne Hemingway

Gary Comer Middle School

About JuDonne Hemingway

Welcome to Gary Comer College Prep.

At GCCP, our mission is clear: to advance long-term economic and social mobility for our students and alumni. This year, we are deepening that mission through three priorities that guide everything we do: Academic Excellence with Equity, Pathways That Matter, and Adult Culture & Capacity.

Our commitment means students are not only completing school—they are being elevated, prepared, and inspired to thrive in college, career, and life. We deliver rigorous academics with modern, practical skills; we nurture creativity through the arts; we broaden perspectives through world languages and global learning; and we ground our students in leadership, service, and active citizenship.

GCCP is a safe and supportive community where every student—regardless of background—has access to opportunity. From honors and dual enrollment courses to after-school programming at the Gary Comer Youth Center, from voter registration drives to neighborhood cleanups, our students are learning, leading, and taking off toward excellence.

We are proud of our progress and clear about the work ahead: accelerating growth for students who arrive behind grade level, deepening family partnerships, and celebrating the milestones—rising GPAs, strong attendance, college acceptances—that prove what is possible.

This is our vision. This is our mission. This is GCCP.
We are taking off to excellence—together.

Warmly,
JuDonne Hemingway
Principal, Gary Comer College Prep