Four hundred and eighty one seniors graduated from Kenwood Academy Tuesday in a cheerful ceremony that celebrated the final class to have their schooling impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Though Kenwood Academy’s boys water polo team was knocked out of the city playoffs yesterday by Whitney Young, its players and coach have a lot to be proud of.
From elections and new constructions to a labor and tenant organizing wave, a lot went down in Hyde Park this year. Herald staff tried to capture some of it.
After a seemingly quick summer break and ahead of a forecast heatwave this week, students, parents and leaders kick off the school year with “the same level of energy across the whole city of Chicago,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday.