The South Loop Chess Team had another very fun and successful tournament last weekend (2/26) at Rickover Naval Academy.  Thirteen students competed in the four age groups and among them were first time competitors, returning veterans, students earning a personal best score, and two trophy winners!  Abhishek Kabra earned a very impressive 4 points to...

This week our Junior Beta Club attended the State Competition in Springfield, IL. Students in 4th-8th grade spent the last few months planning and preparing to compete in numerous competitions and we are so thrilled to share with our South Loop community that SLES took home TWENTY SIX (26) Awards!! We are so proud of...

The 7/8 grade girls basketball team placed 2nd in the CPS Network 6 Invitational!  Post-Championship Game! Two hard fought victories on Saturday took the SLES Lions to the championship game. Earlier in the day they had a 10-8 win over Irving; followed by a 13-9 victory over W Brown to get to the Finals. Though...

South Loop Debate Team participated in a recent competition and they did great! Novice: Peter Gray – 20th place speakerZainab Ahmad – 8th place speakerPeter and Warren – 14th place teamZainab and Abhishek – 8th place teamJV:Ruhi Agrawal – 4th place speakerBrandon Barroso – 2nd place speakerRuhi and Brandon – Second place Team

By: Elianna S. Last month we had the spelling bee which was definitely an experience! The Spelling Bee this year was organized by Mrs. Henegan. In first place, winning the Middle School Spelling Bee was 6th grader, Abhishek Kabra, second place was 4th grader, Yoon Kim, and third place was 8th grader Margaret Dinh. In...

Both 5/6 grade basketball teams WON the CPS Farragut Conference Championship!  Post win family photo for the 5/6 Girls Team SLES Girls won 10-2 against STEM Magnet, besting the competition with their solid defense, stealing the ball over and over to maintain control throughout the game. Coaches: Danielle Campbell (community member) & Arielle Johnson (parent...