The Lion's Roar Newspaper: Volume 3 No. 7

Urban Prep Celebrates the Class of 2023 at Commencement

Credit: Michael Kardas Urban Prep's 14th Annual Commencement Exercise for the Class of 2023 was held on Saturday, June 17th at the Greenwood Oasis. The event was attended by families, friends, faculty, and staff to celebrate graduation. Valedictorians Messrs. Devin Bufford from the Englewood Campus, Robert Howard from the Downtown Campus, and Seven Brimmer from the Bronzeville Campus gave moving speeches about their 4 years at Urban Prep and a charge to their fellow brothers. The event included special video presentations from Urban Prep Alumni, Political Leaders, and Celebrities. As a yearly ritual, there was a beautiful tribute to the Class of 2023 in which their baby pictures morphed into the Urban Prep crest. Awards presented included: Academic Excellence, the Credimus Medal, the Alfred B. Lee Scholarship, the Dr. Mary Patillo Scholarship and the Founder's Medal. The event was well attended and the graduates concluded the event by standing tall and proud to recite the Urban Prep Creed.

Urban Prep Academies' Class of 2023 conclude Commencement by stand proud on the stage reciting the Urban Prep Creed; Messrs. Devontay Johnson, Englewood Campus, Eljiah Johnson, Bronzeville Campus, Myles Johnson, Bronzeville Campus, Calvin Jordan, Englewood Campus and their fellow Urban Prep brothers during the musicial guest, Nickolas Hall & Friends' performance of "Man In The Mirror".

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Class of 2023 Commencement Photos

PREP CHARTER ACADEMY

Photos Credit: Michael Kardas

Urban Prep Alumni Mr. Brandon Black, Stanley Belfort and Joseph Olalusi, Class of 2023 Senior Class Presidents Billy Hayes, Robert Howard and Seven Brimmer and Class of 2024 Junior Class Presidents Latrell Scott, Tristan Hunter, Michael Woodard and Myles Brown pose after the passing of the book ceremony; Valedictorians Messrs. Devin Bufford, Seven Brimmer and Robert Howard give speeches; Mr. Myles Johnson pose for a photo while in the graduate holding room; Nickolas Hall & Friends perform at Commencement.

Capturing Memories: Urban Prep Senior Prom 2023

Urban Prep Class of 2023 celebrate their Senior Prom aboard the Spirit of Navy Pier; Messrs. Justyn Garrison, Bronzeville Campus, Joseph Coleman, Englewood Campus, Alonzo Morris, Jason Mapp, Dylan Purnell, and Seven Brimmer, Bronzeville Campus with their prom dates; Mr. Jermaine Jackson pose for a picture during prom; Messrs. Leandre Mauldin, Dayion Gage, Robert Howard, and Kanye Morgan, Downtown Campus pose together for a photo; Mr. Taleoferro Williams dancing with his date.

Photos Credit: Jessie Mack

URBAN PREP'S ANNUAL NETWORK

Urban Prep students Messrs. Melvin Mack, Englewood Campus, Daniel Brown, Downtown Campus, Name, Campus, Reginald Abernathy, Bronzeville Campus, Eriyonn McGee, Englewood Campus, Kamarion Coleman, Englewood Campus, Jeremiah Williams, Englewood Campus, Orlandre Smoot, Downtwon Campus, Shamar Boyd, Bronzeville Campus, Yashua Beals, Downtown Campus, and Sincere Dawson, Bronzeville Campus pose with their awards in Academic Excellence, Dress Code Exceptionality, and Athletics during Network Tropaia; Bronzeville Pride of Relentlessness pose after winning Pride Family of the Year; and Mrs. Angela Coleman (Englewood), Mrs. Luree Ward(Downtown), and Ms. Bernice Hampton (Bronzeville) receive the Team UP Medal voted by their perspective student body.

Photos Credit: Jessie Mack

NETWORK TROPAIA & FIELD DAY 2023 NEWS

Photos Credit: Dominick Williams/Jessie Mack Urban Prep students from the Englewood, Downtown, and Bronzeville Campus came together for a day of celebration and fun to conclude the school year. After the Annual Network Tropaia, where students are acknowledged for their academic performance, attendance, improvements, and athletic/club participation, students played board and card games, videos on the game truck, flag football, participated in a potato sack race, and a bean bag toss. Pictured: Messrs. Raymond Gardner (potato sack race), Nasir Poole, Bronzeville Campus playing UNO, Jayden Jeter, Bronzeville Campus playing bean bag toss and Davion Hardaway, Bronzeville Campus, Joshua Smith, Englewood Campus, Troy Boyd, Jr. UP Chief Operating Officer and Englewood Prinicipal Othiniel Mahone playing flag football.

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