Simeon Career Academy
South Side School Confronts A Wave Of Grief After Losing 2 Students To Gun Violence
More than 50 school-aged children were shot and killed and hundreds more were wounded in 2021. “They’re not just dealing with this in school. This is happening in their neighborhoods," one community organizer said.
A/C Meltdown: 25 Chicago Public Schools Went Without Air Conditioning Last Week Amid Heat Wave
Teachers and students said they had to "tough it out" through high heat last week as CPS played catch-up on fixing air conditioning inside classrooms.
Simeon’s Trey Butler Is Carrying On His Family’s Love For Baseball — And Working To Make It To The Major Leagues
After learning the sport on the fields of West Englewood and Auburn Gresham, Trey was selected by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association for the All-State Team. He's the only freshman to receive this year’s honor.
Simeon High School Hosting Free Mother’s Day Plant Giveaway Saturday
Simeon High School students are collaborating with non-profit Urban Growers Collective for the giveaway at the school campus, 8147 S. Vincennes Ave.
Simeon Career Academy Votes To Keep Police On Campus — For Now
"Just knowing that an officer has a handgun on their hip causes so much stress on the students, not knowing if our lives will be taken away," one student said in asking the council to remove police.
Tour Group Won’t Refund Low-Income South Side High Schoolers For Canceled Spring Break Trip, Union Says
EF Tours had taken a "hard line" against refunds, which is devastating to "Black children at a school that is more than 90 percent low income," the union said.