Turnout strong for CSA auditions

11/27/2019 -- About 100 students, mostly eighth-graders, reported for what were called early auditions. A larger number is expected when the high school holds mass auditions again in February.

CMSD will provide update on West Side campus programs

11/27/2019 -- The campus will house two high schools -- Garrett Morgan High School will move there and be joined by a new model.

Portal opens for high school choice on Dec. 2

11/22/2019 -- The District’s portfolio system allows students to attend any school they wish, provided that space is available and, in a few cases, they meet admissions criteria. Lotteries will be held if demand exceeds capacity in a grade or school.

Jane Addams culinary students doing their holiday baking (Photo gallery)

11/22/2019 -- Students in the school’s culinary program are busy year round, but this is a peak season. They are filling orders for holiday cookies, a workload that typically adds up to 350 to 400 pounds.

For Mound, a field trip can mean going next door (Photo gallery)

11/22/2019 -- Some students from Mound School trooped into the November gray and cold for a learning exercise, but none of them complained. A trip to the new Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve and Learning Center is always fun.

Students improve literacy by reading to dogs (Video)

11/22/2019 -- Some students at Marion C. Seltzer Elementary School practice reading aloud to dogs! They are a part of the “Seltzer Pup Star Reading” program started by teacher Lisa Swet.