East St. Louis Charter High School

A change in perception, narrative and values – among other things – is needed to create a new educational mindset and system that will unapologetically nurture and encourage Black males. Tyrone C. Howard, PhD, and his son, Jaleel R. Howard, presented the virtual seminar, “Radical Care to Support Black Boy Joy in School,” to administrators, instructors and other stakeholders of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) on Friday...

Blacks account for 43 of 677 faculty members, 323 of 2,431 staff members, and 317 of 3,433 undergraduate and graduate degrees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

Statistics and analytics, panelists’ experiences and viewpoints, previously conducted and live interactive surveys, and strategies and recommendations were shared during SIUE’s second annual State of the Black Union, sponsored by the Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) and moderated by BFSA member Tar...

It was out with the old and in with the new – Chromebooks that is – when students showed up for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) January school supply pickup. 

New Chromebooks with Wi-Fi hot spots embedded into the device were given to CHS students on Thursday Jan. 28 in the Multi-purpose Room at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus (ESHEC), according to CHS Director Gina Jeffries. 

“This phenomenal...

For students and families of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), their Thanksgiving holiday is going to be filled with a lot of “swag” – courtesy of the generosity of SIUE and community donors. 

For three hours on the blustery afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 19, CHS faculty and staff, and SIUE School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB) faculty members passed out “Holiday Swag Boxes” to more than 100 vehic...

New York Times best-selling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, whose work has been translated into six languages, Andrea Nicole Livingstone – known as Nic Stone – talked about her journey as a writer during a Zoom session with students from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS). 

 “We at the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School are elated to welcome our special guest Nic Stone,” said CHS English t...

At least a dozen vehicles lined up near the roundabout on the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus awaiting the beginning of a giveaway on Thursday, Sept. 24 that included school supplies, food items, cleaning materials and midterm progress report cards. 

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) handed out items to more than 100 families during its Drive-Up, Pick-Up Day, according to Gina Jeffries, EdD, CHS director. 

“We are more tha...

American identity. It’s not one size fits all. This sentiment was part of the conversation during a diversity training workshop for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students, presented on Monday, Sept. 14 by Tabari Coleman, training consultant, director of Professional Development with the Anti-Defamation League and former CHS instructor. 

Coleman, who provides professional development and diversity training for various schools, agenc...

When Linda Crawford walked down the halls of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) on Monday, Aug. 17, she had a good feeling about the school. And that was before she received a Chromebook, a bookbag of classroom supplies, a box of food and school shirts for her niece, Kimbra, a CHS freshman. 

 “I could feel that I made the right choice, and that Charter High School was the best place for her to be educated,” said Crawford.&#16...

This is an interesting and challenging time for educating students, but teachers and parents have no other choice than to make virtual learning work, was the motivational edict from Principal Baruti Kafele, award-winning educator and best-selling author. 

The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) hosted a Zoom webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 12 featuring Kafele, who presented “Culturally Relevant Remote Strategies for Teachers and Parents.&#822...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) Board of Directors has elected a new president. Willis Young, who retired as assistant director of the East St. Louis Charter High School in July 2019, is heading up the 13-person board, effective July 9, 2020.

“I am honored and pleased to have been chosen as board of directors president for the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School,” said Young. “I have worked at the Charter High Scho...

Twenty-eight graduates of the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) Class of 2020 experienced their first virtual commencement ceremony Friday, May 26. View the ceremony at siue.edu/esl-charter-school.

CHS Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, extolled the graduates’ virtues and acknowledged it was not the type of senior year they ever could have imagined because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Victory Class of 2020, take a bow and walk with the power ...

Parents, teachers and students locally and across the nation are trying their best to juggle the new normal of e-learning and completing school at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, reminds everyone to practice empathy, find structure, take a pause and redirect as they work through associated challenges.

Jeffries shared her expertise on Friday, April 10 on St. Louis Public Radio during St. Louis on the Air hosted by Sarah Fensk...

Never before did Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) freshman LaRhonda Anthony find math exciting, until she participated in mathematical games and activities during the second annual Pi Day Festival on Friday, March 13 at the CHS. 

CHS students enjoyed a day of math in recognition of international Pi Day, which is celebrated on March 14 or 3/14. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant &...

Remembering the significant contributions made by people of African descent is why Black History Month is important, according to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) freshman Zaraih Palmer.  

Palmer was part of the CHS Black History Month program on Thursday, Feb. 27 in the Multipurpose Room at the East St. Louis Higher Education Campus. The program, emceed by CHS senior Anasia White, consisted of readings, dances and displays that paid homage t...