/profiles/athletics/ Public Charter Schools Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:42:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-noble-favicon-2-32x32.png /profiles/athletics/ 32 32 /blog/how-coaching-changed-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-coaching-changed-me Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:00:11 +0000 /?p=41129 By Aubria Myers, Basketball Coach, Gary Comer College Prep Middle School ���Ball is Life.��� This was true for me well before the saying got popular. It���s been that way since I was young. And while I no longer play, I get to continue that life as a coach. I played basketball all my [...]]]> /blog/student-athlete-spotlight-aaniyah-williams-perez-and-mekhi-slaughter-at-chicago-bulls-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=student-athlete-spotlight-aaniyah-williams-perez-and-mekhi-slaughter-at-chicago-bulls-college-prep Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:29:27 +0000 /?p=41015 This is part of a series of blogs from 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life. This blog features two student-athletes: Aaniyah Williams-Perez and Mekhi Slaughter. Aaniyah Willams-Perez When Aaniyah Williams-Perez walked into her first athletic interest meeting at Chicago Bulls College Prep, she almost turned around. It was the [...]]]> /blog/the-noble-league-cup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-noble-league-cup Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:09:42 +0000 /?p=40440 All spring last year, ITW David Speer Academy and Butler College Prep were neck-to-neck to win the 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 League Cup, 窪蹋厙惇勛圖��� year-long athletics and extracurriculars competition. Speer was the reigning champion for three years straight, but they finally lost that crown last year when Butler marched in to win by just four points at [...]]]> /blog/alumni-return-to-coach-noble-street-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alumni-return-to-coach-noble-street-college-prep Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:00:15 +0000 /?p=37716 Being a 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 Street College Prep student is no easy feat. We expect a lot from our students: We push them to work hard, challenge them daily in class, and encourage them to join extracurricular activities (it is a requirement at 窪蹋厙惇勛圖 Street to complete four enrichment credits). The list only goes on from [...]]]> /blog/girls-flag-football-at-muchin-college-prep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=girls-flag-football-at-muchin-college-prep Wed, 07 May 2025 15:00:07 +0000 /?p=37311 Girls flag football has been taking over high schools as the fastest growing sport in Illinois since the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) sanctioned it about a year ago. Now, over 150 teams are registered throughout the state. When Muchin College Prep was given the opportunity to join in on the fun, Muchin Athletic Director [...]]]> /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 [...]]]>