/profiles/gary-comer-college-prep/gary-comer-middle-school/ Public Charter Schools Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-noble-favicon-2-32x32.png /profiles/gary-comer-college-prep/gary-comer-middle-school/ 32 32 /blog/exploring-english-language-arts-at-gary-comer-middle-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exploring-english-language-arts-at-gary-comer-middle-school Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=38308 What is it really like to experience English Language Arts (ELA) as a middle schooler? To get an inside look, we spoke with Gary Comer College Prep English teacher Patrice Barnes and a few students in her class about their classwork and some of the books they read this year. Their words paint a [...]]]> /blog/creating-a-6-12th-grade-athletics-program-at-gary-comer-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-a-6-12th-grade-athletics-program-at-gary-comer-college-prep Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:30:22 +0000 /?p=36857 High school athletes cheer on and mentor middle schoolers. Coaches leading teams at varying levels collaborate to build each other up. Student-athletes walk away with not only a rich, challenging experience but a larger sense of community. This is the reality of Gary Comer College Prep’s athletics program. Coach Lawrence Jackson, Comer’s athletic director, has [...]]]> /blog/meet-noble-schools-principals-part-four/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-noble-schools-principals-part-four Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:00:47 +0000 /?p=33549 This is the fourth and final part of our series featuring all of 911±¬ÁÏÍø' principals. If you haven't yet, check out part three which featured the principals of 911±¬ÁÏÍø Street College Prep, Pritzker College Prep, UIC College Prep, and The 911±¬ÁÏÍø Academy. We're wrapping up this blog series with our last five principal [...]]]> /blog/greek-day-at-gary-comer-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=greek-day-at-gary-comer-college-prep Tue, 30 Jul 2024 15:00:38 +0000 /?p=35606 There’s no doubt that the Divine Nine sororities and fraternities have a big impact on 911±¬ÁÏÍø. Several of our staff members—from first-year teachers to senior network leaders (including our CEO Constance Jones, our Head of Strategy & Equity Jennifer Davis, and our CFO Nikita White!)—are members, along with several of our alumni. You [...]]]> /blog/two-comers-future-of-gary-comer-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-comers-future-of-gary-comer-college-prep Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:00:09 +0000 /?p=33777 This school year, 911±¬ÁÏÍø’ Gary Comer College Prep (GCCP) campuses are fulfilling their promise to the Grand Crossing neighborhood that they made in 2011—to provide a continuous, holistic education from 6th to 12th grade. In the spring, 911±¬ÁÏÍø announced that Principal JuDonne Hemingway would be the first principal to lead both Gary Comer [...]]]> /blog/guitars-over-guns-music-program-gary-comer-middle-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guitars-over-guns-music-program-gary-comer-middle-school Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:00:21 +0000 /?p=31406 Making the Band, a music mentorship program run by Guitars Over Guns at Gary Comer Middle School, is bringing music to the students and the hallways of the Chicago school.]]>