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Jemese Marks was one of about 1,400 students who graduated this month from City Colleges of Chicago. The Austin resident earned a degree in early childhood education from Malcolm X College. Hundreds of other West Siders attend the college.
James Nnabuihe graduated as valedictorian last month from Austin College & Career Academy. He will be the third sibling to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he plans to study math.
Divvy donated 70 bikes to seniors of Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School for their second annual ride to eight nearby elementary schools.
A closing ceremony will be held Tuesday, June 18th at the school, one of four in Austin being shuttered by CPS this month.
With the summer’s heat on the rise, columnist John W. Fountain III writes about the expected increase in violent acts across the city, and urges residents and leaders to reassess measures being taken to address the problem.
Angela Brown and other family members of Isaiah Carter attended Sunday’s graduation ceremony for Manley Career Academy High School.
Nearly 70 West Side residents earned their diploma from Austin Career Education Center earlier this year.
Debra Crump says the Austin high school has faced many challenges but not received the support it needed from top brass at Chicago Public Schools.
A reporter for the Chicago News Cooperative will be following three honors students from Austin Polytechnical Academy this school year as they near graduation from the West Side high school.