- Created on 09 May 2011
Jennifer Hudson exercises with students
Award-winning singer-actress Jennifer Hudson stretched her arms and legs Tuesday with dozens of students at a Southwest Side school to help promote physical fitness.
- Created on 04 May 2011
Charter school sending graduates to Ivy League
Urban Prep Academy, Chicago's all-male African-American charter high school, has another first. It will send its first students to an Ivy League school.
- Created on 10 April 2011
Students receive free prom dresses
Thousands of Chicago-area high school juniors and seniors received free prom dresses and accessories during the annual Glass Slipper Project boutique event at McCorkle School on the South Side.
- Created on 17 April 2011
Students win money for financial literacy essays
Three students from Woodlawn Community school on the South Side recently walked away with more than $200 in cash and prizes as part of the Save That Penny For a Sunny Day Prosperity Play.
- Created on 23 March 2011
Several high school seniors advance in citizen competition
Eight Chicago high school seniors from the Chicago Park District’s Central Region advanced to the next round in the park district’s Junior Citizen Award competition.
