The Catalyst Maria school community has an amazing upcoming service opportunity, which is the direct result of the passion and zeal that CM staff have expressed for deepening their impact and relationship with the Chicago Lawn community!

Together with CM's community partners Southside Cleanup and Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP), Catalyst Maria is sponsoring a neighborhood cleanup event on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 9:00am.  The cleanup efforts will last until noon, and then there will be food and family fun at Catalyst Maria until 2:00 pm.  

Please support this opportunity by inviting scholars and their families as well as your personal and professional networks! Please sign up through the linked image below- those who register by April 30^th will receive a free t-shirt commemorating the event (registration is open until May 7, 2021). 

Dear Catalyst families,

We hope that you are safe, healthy and are doing well. The state of Illinois and city of Chicago have announced that all individuals 16 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Below are resources for students and families to access the vaccine:

• You can contact your health care provider- the clinic, health center, or hospital where you receive health services.
• For Chicago residents- Zocdoc - https://www.zocdoc.com/vaccine or use their call center at 312-746-4835. The city operated clinics include the United Center site.  Please note that city-operated clinics are restricted to Chicago residents only.
• Federal, State, and County-operated clinics – Please check eligibility-requirements outlined by each jurisdiction.
  • State of Illinois Vaccination Locations webpage: https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/vaccination-location
  • Cook County Community Vaccination Program: https://vaccine.cookcountyil.gov/
  • CDC Vaccine Finder: https://vaccinefinder.org/search
• Several pharmacy chains are currently offering COVID-19 vaccine, and each has its own registration link:
• • Walgreens appointments can be made through this link.  
  • Jewel-Osco appointments can be made through this link.
  • Walmart appointments can be made through this link.
  • Mariano’s appointments can be made through this here.

Catalyst Maria High School currently offers Project Lead The Way Biomedical Science at the Honors level, and the school plans to make the course available to all freshmen starting in the 2021 fall semester! Check out an article on this course through the linked image below, and to learn more about joining the Catalyst Maria Wolves, please connect with CM's Director of Recruitment Naurice Olivera at the contact information below! 

 

6727 S. California Ave. Chicago, IL 60629

Direct line: 773-993-1774

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Hello Catalyst families! 

We hope that you are safe, healthy and are doing well! Please find Catalyst Circle Rock and Catalyst Maria's re-opening plans linked below, and while these may be updated moving forward, please reach out to our school teams with questions or concerns! Thank you for all that you bring to the Catalyst community and stay safe!

Catalyst Circle Rock Re-Opening Plan March 2021

Catalyst Maria Re-Opening Plan March 2021 

 

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced three winning proposals as part of the City of Chicago’s INVEST South/West program this week at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. One of the projects, near the Catalyst Circle Rock campus, includes a mixed-use residential complex anchored by a blues museum, cafe, rental building, gardens, and a sustainable food/culinary campus. The three sites the Mayor announced include the former Laramie State Bank in Austin (described above) and sites in Auburn Gresham and Englewood, with the projects valued at more than $65 million.

"Initiatives such as INVEST South/West are critical in advancing our goal to enhance the socioeconomic vibrancy of our historic South and West Sides," Mayor Lightfoot said. "Each of these winning proposals will contribute to this goal by giving residents access to new and exciting cultural, affordable housing, employment resources. I look forward to seeing these projects come to life and supporting other INVEST South/West projects just like them in the near future."

A press release on the initiative is linked here and a Chicago Sun-Times article on the event and initiative is linked here.