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Victor J. Andrew High School students recently celebrated their media, visual and performing arts artistry at the 4th annual Fine Arts Signing Day.

Around the Southland: Evergreen Park students lauded for ‘unusual achievement,’ and more

May 18, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

Evergreen Park students lauded for 'unusual achievement' Mustang Pride Awards were presented Thursday to 24 Evergreen Park Community High School students who were recognized by staff members for unusual achievement...

Shepard High School teacher Gia Mallet and student Kentrell Carson stand in Mallet's classroom at the Palos Heights school. Mallet nominated Carson for an award based mainly on his kindness.

Landmarks: In the season of graduation and celebration, a Shepard senior is recognized for his kindness

May 13, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

I was talking last week with a guy who went to my high school around the same time as me, but I had no recollection of him. That's because, he...

Susann Cabrejo a junior at Bremen High School in Midlothian, helped organize a soccer game between students and staff at the school that raised $2,000 for the American Diabetes Association.

Around the Southland: Bremen student raises $2K for diabetes group, MPA coach in hall of fame, and more

May 12, 2023 at 10:16 a.m.

Bremen High School Student raises $2,000 for American Diabetes Association On April 27, students from Bremen High School made their way to the football field to lend a helping hand,...

Volunteers clear debris from the bank of the Chicago River at Canal Origins Park in Chicago during a Chicago River Day event in 2014. Chicago River Day returns on Saturday with volunteer opportunities at several Southland sites.

Volunteer opportunities, birding extravaganza on tap outdoors on Saturday

May 10, 2023 at 12:48 p.m.

With warmer temperatures and pleasant sunshine abundant in the late springtime sky, it's a great weekend to get outside and explore the interesting natural features the Southland has to offer....

Richards High School student Osasumwen Okungbowa stands with Swallow Cliff NSDAR Treasurer Audra Gray after the student was presented the DAR JROTC Award.

Around the Southland: JROTC cadets lauded by DAR, eight graders have service day, and more

May 5, 2023 at 11:52 a.m.

Swallow Cliff DAR lauds JROTC cadets from Oak Lawn, Palos Shepard High School student Deztini Dickerson stands with Swallow Cliff NSDAR Corresponding Secretary Diana McAleenan and chapter Vice Regent Gale...

The Oak Lawn Community High School journalism team finished fifth last week at the Illinois High School Association Journalism State Finals at Heartland Community College in Normal had six members with top-6 finishes at the contest.

Around the Southland: Student journalists from Oak Lawn, Lemont shine at state, and more

April 28, 2023 at 12:04 p.m.

Student journalists from Oak Lawn, Lemont shine at state The journalism team from Oak Lawn Community High School brought a top-5 finish home to the south suburbs after six of...

An honorary street sign calls 22nd Street in Chicago Heights Jerry Colangelo Way. Colangelo, a Basketball Hall of Fame member, grew up a few doors down in a house his grandfather made from two railroad boxcars and some extra lumber, he said.

Landmarks: 3 Star Tavern in Chicago Heights, where Jerry Colangelo cut his bocce ball chops, to close after 87 years

April 22, 2023 at 7:47 a.m.

There used to be a sign posted right outside an old, two-story house on the south side of 22nd Street in Chicago Heights, separated from its neighbors only by narrow...

The band from Victor J. Andrew High School is one of three from Tinley Park Schools that will participate in the prestigious Super State conference in May at University of Illinois at Urbana.

Around the Southland: Three Tinley Park bands heading to Super State, Shephard students sing for White Sox, and more

April 20, 2023 at 6:17 p.m.

The band from Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park is making a repeat visit to the Illinois Super State Concert Band Festival May 5 and 6 at the...

Debra Williams, a community engagement specialist with The Nature Conservancy, at Paintbrush Prairie in Markham, one of four prairie remnants preserved in that village. Williams is leading an effort to further engage with people living near the preserves.

Managers of Markham prairies seek to link residents with nature

April 18, 2023 at 5:15 a.m.

Debra Williams' role as a community engagement specialist with The Nature Conservancy means she talks to lots of people. But some of her phone conversations have stood out. In one,...

Blondean Y. Davis, superintendent of Matteson School District 162 and CEO of Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park, sits with Southland students who received scholarships after a recent fundraising effort by the Superintendents' Commission and the United Negro College Fund.
- Original Credit: Southland College Prep

Around the Southland: Fundraiser nets 75 scholarships, Shepard students adopt highway, and more

April 14, 2023 at 5:49 a.m.

Fundraiser nets scholarships for 75 students A fundraising effort by group of suburban school district superintendents and the United Negro College Fund in March generated scholarships for 75 students from...

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