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🎓👑 ALL HAIL THE VALEDICTORIAN! 👑🎓

Today, we proudly celebrate Journee, Wrightwood’s Class of 2026 Valedictorian! 🔥🔥

Through hard work, determination, and an unwavering commitment to excellence and leadership, Journee has set the standard for what it means to be a leader both inside and outside of the classroom. Being a role model and the standard of “The Wrightwood way”

⭐ Class of 2026 Valedictorian 1 of 59
⭐ A Honor Roll | 3.9 GPA
⭐ National Junior Honor Society Member
⭐ Principal Scholar
⭐ Dean’s List Scholar
⭐ Student of the Quarter
⭐ Student of the Week
⭐ Student Council Member
⭐ 8th Grade Future Leader

Journee’s success is a reflection of countless hours of dedication, perseverance, and leadership. As a proud member of the National Junior Honor Society and one of Wrightwood’s Future Leaders, she has consistently demonstrated excellence in academics, character, service, and leadership.

We are incredibly proud of the example she has set for younger Wildcats and can’t wait to see the impact she will make in high school, college, and beyond.
The future is bright, and Journee is leading the way. 🌟🐾💙💛

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🎓💙💛 HAPPY GRADUATION DAY, CLASS OF 2026! 💛💙🎓

Today is more than a graduation. It is the celebration of years of growth, perseverance, friendships, laughter, learning, and memories that will last a lifetime.

For many of us, it feels like just yesterday these students walked through our doors as little Wildcats 🥹. We watched them learn their ABCs, lose their first teeth, make new friends, overcome challenges, discover their voices, and grow into future leaders.

As educators, there is something incredibly special about watching a child grow up right before your eyes. To see the same students who once needed help tying their shoes now preparing to take their next steps toward high school is both humbling and inspiring.

To our graduates: We are proud of you.🥹🫶

Proud of the obstacles you overcame in and outside of school.
Proud of the growth you’ve shown as you matured.
Proud of the leaders you are becoming who will help better our world.

As you begin this next chapter, remember that no matter how difficult the climb, we will always be rooting for you. We’re believe in you, we’re proud of you, and we love you 🫶

Continue to dream big, work hard, and never forget where your journey started. 💙💛

Congratulations, Class of 2026. Once a Wildcat, always a Wildcat. 🐾💙💛🎓

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Saddle up for 1st grade! Our hearts are so full as we celebrated our sweet kindergarten graduates!

We are so proud of each of our students and all they have accomplished, and we’re also grateful for our incredible primary team, teachers, paras, teacher aides, and our amazing parents for all of the love, support, and care that made this themed ceremony so meaningful. We have one of the best primary education teams in Chicago! And we’re beyond excited to watch our graduates shine as first graders! 💙💛🐾

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From Chicago classrooms to the national stage… 🌟
We are incredibly proud to celebrate Jameer, one of our outstanding 8th grade scholars at Wrightwood, who earned one of the highest scores in the country in . Because of his achievement, he will be flown out to New York City to compete in the national league competition. 🏀✈️

This is what happens when talent meets opportunity, and opportunity meets top-tier instruction.

At Wrightwood, we don’t just teach but we build thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders. Our commitment to academic rigor, strong instruction, and student growth continues to set our students apart not just in Chicago… but across the country.

As Jameer prepares to graduate and begin his next chapter at Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, we know this is only the beginning. The foundation has been set and his future is bright.

Let’s show him some love as he represents Chicago, Wrightwood, and what it means to be a Wildcat. 💙🐾

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Sometimes when disagreements and beefs get in the way of lifelong friendships… everything can change in a moment.

But so can the decision to fix it, and after some time, these 8th graders decided to come together and simply, say sorry.

No yelling. No drama. Just real conversations, accountability, and a choice to move forward.

This is what growth looks like.
This is what healing looks like.
This is what choosing peace over pride looks like. ✌🏾
Not everything has to end in division. 💙💛

Because at the end of the day, some friendships are worth fighting for, and not fighting in. We’re proud of these young ladies for choosing peace and being the last students to sign our 2026 Peace Wall ✌🏾.

Happy Mother’s Day from all of us at CICS Wrightwood! 🌸🐾💗
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To all the mothers, grandmothers, aunties, and mother figures in our Wrightwood family, today we celebrate YOU 💗
Thank you for the love you pour, the sacrifices you make, and the strength you carry every day. Your impact reaches far beyond home and into the hearts of our students and school community.

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