Schools

The annual Peace Rally and March is a demonstration of the King school community’s commitment to social justice.

Thousands of books were donated to ensure South Shore students have the resources to create their own personal libraries.

Each of these educators shares a passion for teaching that has led them to build deep relationships with students that will last for years to come.

Ms. Economou wants her students to become critical thinkers who know how to research to find answers to their questions.

Ms. Calhoun and Ms. Escobedo have been extremely deliberate in prioritizing building relationships with both students and their parents.

AP Hernandez loves being at Kinzie and doesn’t think she would do anything differently in her past nine years at the school.

By leading by example over the past decade, AP Melgar says that she has become more comfortable and confident in herself.

AP Ware believes that being a school leader is an ongoing partnership with students that can last many, many years.

AP Gaines wants her students to be successful, not just in academics, but in all of the gifts and talents that are inside of them.

Mr. Hennagir wants students to feel excited about literature and empowered as writers and thinkers.

Ms. Trejo has made it a priority to make sure that Taft students feel like the spaces within the school have been designed by them, for them.

Ms. Lane wants her students to understand why we are where we are right now and analyze the societal structures that are in place.