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Chicago Tribune
6 days ago
- General
- Chicago Tribune
As summer still beckons, Gary charter opens school year
Parents gripped their kids' hands Monday as the wide-eyed, backpack-toting youngsters arrived at Gary's 21st Century Charter School to kick off the first day of school in Northwest Indiana. At this K-2 building, one of three 21st Century schools in Gary, parents began arriving about 7 a.m. with their children in the school's navy blue polo shirts. The school, at 556 Washington St., sits in the heart of Gary's downtown, across from the towering, hollowed-out legendary City Methodist Church. Principal Janelle Williams and assistant principal Marcus Hurt greeted kids as they slowly emerged from cars. The school set up a 'Welcome back to school' sign for photos outside the building and parents flocked to get a last-minute picture. Felecia Day brought her son, Brandon Meredith, 6, to begin his first-grade year. Her older son, Jeveah Day, is a freshman at the charter's high school at 1440 E. 35th Ave. Day is happy with the school. 'The teachers really get them ready for the future, not just today,' she said in reference to the school's aggressive approach to offering college credit courses that lead some to degrees by the time they graduate from high school. Day herself is a graduate of Gary Middle College, operated by the GEO Foundation, the same nonprofit that oversees 21st Century Charter. It caters to dropouts, ages 16 to adults. Day found her own future there and a high school diploma. She's now a phlebotomist at Methodist Northlake Hospital in Gary. James Hobbs brought his son, Imari Wilkes, 6, to start his second year at the school. 'He's shy when he's around new people,' said Hobbs, who's a security guard. He said the school is close to home and he heard good reviews about it. 'We're happy and that's why he came back.' Tomika Dunagan, of Gary, brought her daughter, Erika-Sarah King, 5, and cousin, Legacy Randolph, 5, to begin their school careers in kindergarten. Both girls sported clear, pink-strapped backpacks with the required supplies tucked inside. Dunagan also has another child at the 21st Century high school. 'I like this curriculum. I like the 1-on-1 individual assistance they get.' Pete Morikis, who's spent most of his career in traditional public schools, including the Gary Community School Corp. and Griffith Public Schools, is beginning his third year as executive director. 'I love working in the city of Gary,' said Morikis, who's never worked at the charter school until 21st Century. 'It's a great experience, there is a lot of academic freedom and good support.' Morikis also favors the early August start, despite competition from the Lake County Fair and sun-filled carefree summer days. 'It gives us a longer runway with more instruction time,' he said. The earlier start allows for longer breaks during the year, Morikis said, including a week at Thanksgiving. 'All our classrooms have live teachers and K-5 teachers and a paraprofessional are in every classroom,' he said. In some cases, it reduces the teacher-student ratio to 15 to 1, he said. To address the state's new absenteeism law, Morikis said the charter added a new community outreach coordinator, Tennille Foster, who previously worked at the Gary Community School Corp. As the clock edged closer to the start of school, parents began disappearing and students gathered in the gym/multi-purpose room for breakfast. Michelle Brantley moved to Gary from Chicago three years ago and her child, Ishara, 7, has been a student since kindergarten. 'It's a great school, they mentor here and they're always hands-on with the kids,' she County Aug. 11: East Chicago Aug. 12: Hanover Community Aug. 13: Highland, River Forest, Lake Station, Hobart, Hammond, Crown Point, Lake Ridge, Griffith, Merrillville, Tri-Creek, Lake Central, Munster, Whiting Porter County Aug. 13: Boone Township, Duneland, East Porter, Porter Township, Union Township, Valparaiso Aug. 18: Portage Township Charter schools Aug. 4: 21st Century Charter, Gary Aug. 7: East Chicago Urban Academy Aug. 11: Charter School of the Dunes, Aspire, HIAT, Steel City Charter (K-3), all Gary Aug. 12: Gary Lighthouse, Steel City (4-6), East Chicago Lighthouse Aug. 13: HAST, Steel City (7-11), Hammond Aug. 14: Steel City (12) Aug. 18: Thea Bowman, Gary Aug. 19: Discovery, Porter
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
General Mills gives cereals a makeover with Marvel's ‘The Fantastic Four'
General Mills (GIS) is bringing Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing to the cereal aisle with a special series of cereal boxes inspired by Disney's (DIS) Marvel Studios' 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' in theaters July 25. A limited run of replica Lucky Charms cereal boxes – resembling those seen in the film – will also be released as part of the collaboration in July. Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See Insiders' Hot Stocks on TipRanks >> Read More on GIS: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue UPS appoints Morikis to board of directors General Mills, Lactalis receive clearance for U.S. yogurt transaction General Mills Launches Global Transformation Initiative General Mills to take 'targeted organizationalal actions', record $70M Q4 charge Trump Trade: Trump considers 50% tariff on EU, 25% on iPhones Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UPS Appoints John Morikis to Board of Directors
ATLANTA, June 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the appointment of John Morikis to the UPS Board of Directors, effective immediately. Morikis is the retired Chairman, President and CEO of the Sherwin-Williams Company, a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution and sale of paint, coatings and related products. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of General Mills, Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation, and recently retired as the Executive Chairman and as a member of the Board at Sherwin-Williams. "John's extensive experience leading a highly complex, multinational organization, coupled with decades of public company Board experience will bring valuable perspective to our team," said William Johnson, Chairman of UPS Board of Directors. "We're excited to have John join us and look forward to his contributions." Morikis, 61, initially joined Sherwin-Williams as a management trainee. He advanced over four decades with the company through key leadership roles, including Division President and Group President. He later served as President and Chief Operating Officer before being appointed Chief Executive Officer. As CEO, Morikis spearheaded a company-wide overhaul to differentiate Sherwin-Williams by emphasizing world class talent, breakthrough innovation, customer-driven solutions, and a focus on value-added products and services. "John has a proven ability to anticipate industry shifts and will bring deep expertise in global operations, supply chain optimization, acquisition integration and business transformation to the UPS Board," said Carol Tomé, UPS Chief Executive Officer. "We're thrilled to welcome John to the UPS Board." Morikis will join the board's Audit Committee. About UPS UPS (NYSE: UPS) is one of the world's largest companies, with 2024 revenue of $91.1 billion, and provides a broad range of integrated logistics solutions for customers in more than 200 countries and territories. Focused on its purpose statement, "Moving our world forward by delivering what matters," the company's approximately 490,000 employees embrace a strategy that is simply stated and powerfully executed: Customer First. People Led. Innovation Driven. UPS is committed to reducing its impact on the environment and supporting the communities we serve around the world. More information can be found at and View source version on Contacts UPS Media Relations: pr@ UPS Investor Relations: investor@
